Troubleshooting: How to get the Dishonored 2 Beta Patch

Since Dishonored 2 hit last week many users have been reporting issues with the game itself, to alleviate some of the problems Bethesda have released a Beta Patch for PC users to combat some issues (such as Low Priority in the Task Manager and some Mouse Issues related to the Framerate).

UPDATE - Beta Patch 1.2 has been released and features a huge list of new fixes

Update v 1.2 Overview

• General performance and optimization improvements
• Auto-detection of the Visual settings was re-worked based on player feedback and observed issues. If still experiencing issues after updating drivers and downloading patch 1.2, advise using the “Restore Settings” option to apply the recommended settings for your hardware.
• Max pre-rendered frames is now managed by the game, advise removing any previous manual customizations in graphics driver control panel
• Fixes multiple related to game logic
• Fixed various issues related to user interface
• Fixed various issues related to mouse/KB and gamepad, including:
  • Mouse smoothing is now set to minimum by default
• Fixed various issues related to using alt-tab related bugs
• Fixed various issues related to multiple monitors
  • Fixed a bug where Resolution Scaling was deactivated when the game ran above 30 FPS
  • Changed the Resolution Scaling settings to be more clear
• Added new settings in the Options menu:
  • Added a Framerate Limiter so the player can limit framerate fluctuation when playing without V-sync
  • Added TAA Sharpness option
  • Added more options to V-Sync settings. NOTE: If you previously disabled V-sync, please check your FPS limiter setting to ensure it is set to your desired limit.
  • Added Triple Buffering option

Beta Patch 1.1 Notes

Fixes included in the Patch

• Mouse improvements, including a fix for sensitivity being framerate dependent
• Fixes an AMD cloth physics issue, which impacts framerates at various points in the game
• Fixes an issue affecting CPU task priority - the game no longer switches CPU task priority

How to get the Patch

Step 1)

Find Dishonored 2 in your Steam Library, right click it and go to Properties.

Step 2)

Head to the Betas tab and select "betapatch - Public" from the dropdown menu. Then hit close and it will download a 6.4 GB Patch (be patient while this happens as it can take a while, especially on slower machines).

If it gets stuck at 99% just be patient as it's writing to disk

If you still have issues after this patch we suggest waiting for the patch next week which will have the performance fixes in place and should hopefully resolve most of the issues. Also make sure you're running the latest Nvidia Drivers or if you're on AMD to make sure your driver is at least version 16.10.2.

Source: http://steamcommunity.com/app/403640/discussions/0/208684375414148474/