God Of War Update V1013 Extra Quality -

Within 48 hours of the v1013 drop, the God of War modding Nexus exploded. Paradoxically, the first major mod was titled "v1013 Lite Quality" – a version that downscales the "Extra Quality" assets to run on a Steam Deck.

However, the positive reception is deafening. One prominent modder, Fimbulwinter_FX, wrote:

"This is the patch Sony didn't have to make. Most companies would have saved this tech for a remaster. Santa Monica brute-forced it into a free update. The 'Extra Quality' setting is proof that PC is the lead platform for visual preservation." god of war update v1013 extra quality

Officially, patch v1.0.13 for God of War (2018) on PC was a stability and bug-fix update. It did not add new content, but it improved the experience.

The most critical aspect of this review is the elimination of traversal stutter. Within 48 hours of the v1013 drop, the

With v1.0.13 stabilizing the performance, players could finally appreciate what the "Extra High" settings actually offer.

Update v1.0.13 effectively validated the PC port as superior to the PS4 version, but only for those with the hardware to run it. "This is the patch Sony didn't have to make

Let’s be real. "Extra Quality" is code for "We aren't optimizing this for your GTX 1060." Here is the performance hit we recorded on a test bench:

| Setting | Pre-v1013 (Ultra) | Post-v1013 (Extra Quality) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 4K Avg FPS | 142 fps | 79 fps | | VRAM Usage | 9.2 GB | 19.8 GB | | Load Times (NVMe) | 4 seconds | 7 seconds |

The VRAM usage is the story here. The "Extra Quality" textures are massive. If you have a 12GB card, do not enable the "Experimental" texture pool. You will stutter. The update is clearly designed for next-gen GPUs with 20GB+ VRAM.

If you boot up God of War post-v1013 without a 4K monitor or an RTX 3080 or better, you might not notice a thing. This patch is for the enthusiast. Here is the granular breakdown: