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New Dragon Quest XI patch adds 90fps/120fps/144fps framerate options, brings keyboard improvements

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Square Enix has released a brand new patch for DRAGON QUEST XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age. This patch adds more framerate options (90fps, 120fps and 144fps) as well as the option to leave the frame rate unlocked. Moreover, it adds three (Low, Medium, High) pre-set graphic settings to choose from.

Perhaps the most important new featured, though, is the control improvement that Square Enix has implemented. Thanks to this patch, it’s now possible to move the command selection cursor using the left stick, and by extension WASD on keyboards, with very few exceptions in certain screens. As such, we won’t have to use the directional keys in order to navigate these screens.

This patch also makes it possible to select which key exits the game (by default this is set to Esc) and it’s also possible to bind the Esc key to a different function, and fixes a crash that could occur when the player is 300m away from their horse on the field.

As always, Steam will download this patch the next time you launch its client and you can find its complete changelog below.

Dragon Quest XI Patch October 12th Release Notes

  • We’ve identified a bug which can sometimes cause the game to crash when the player is 300m away from their horse on the field, this has been fixed.
  • Players are now able to send log data to the DRAGON QUEST XI development team in cases where the game crashes.
  • Players are able to choose between three (Low, Medium, High) pre-set graphic settings before launching the game (see below for details).
  • People’s names (such as “Robert”) have been removed from the list of prohibited words when selecting the main character’s name at the beginning of the game.
  • Multiple text bugs have been fixed.
  • It’s now possible to move the command selection cursor using the left stick, and by extension WASD on keyboards, with very few exceptions in certain screens.
  • It’s now possible to select which key exits the game (by default this is set to Esc) and it’s also possible to bind the Esc key to a different function.
  • More frame rate options have been added; 90 fps, 120 fps, 144 fps as well as the option to leave the frame rate unlocked.

Full details on pre-set graphics settings:

Low

  • Antialiasing Quality: None
  • Post-Processing Quality: None
  • Shadow Quality: None
  • Screen Percentage: 65%
  • Display Mode: Windowed
  • Resolution: 1280*720

Medium

  • Antialiasing Quality: 3
  • Post-Processing Quality: 2
  • Shadow Quality: 2
  • Screen Percentage: 83%
  • Display Mode: Full-Screen
  • Resolution: 1920*1080

High

  • Antialiasing Quality: 6
  • Post-Processing Quality: 3
  • Shadow Quality: 3
  • Screen Percentage: 100%
  • Display Mode: Full-Screen
  • Resolution: 1920*1080