Naughty Dog has released update 1.0.5 for the PC version of The Last of Us Part 1, making some much need changes and improvements to this port. The Last of Us Part 1 received a ton of criticism when it came out on PC in March 2023, with players experiencing a wide variety of issues with the port.As a result of the problems, users started review bombing the PC version of The Last of Us Part 1, and it currently has a rating of mixed on Steam. The critical reception is not any better, as the PC port of The Last of Us Part 1 has a score of 57 on Metacritic, a sharp contrast to the PS5 version which is sitting at 88. Now, Naughty Dog has released patch 1.0.5 of The Last of Us on PC, which looks to solve some of the users' biggest complaints.RELATED: Funny The Last of Us 2 Tattoo Pays Tribute to Adorable Moment Update 1.0.5 for the PC version of The Last of Us Part 1 is now live, and it makes improvements in a variety of different areas. This patch will finally address a huge complaint from the user base, as it reduces shader building times for the PC port of The Last of Us. Naughty Dog has also optimized the code for better CPU performance, along with other performance improvements across several levels of the game. Furthermore, it comes with a few new graphical options that allow users to change the density of visual effects, while also adding a very low option for the Ambient Character Density settings.

Other major issues addressed by patch 1.0.5 include reduced VRAM impact of the quality of textures, which will allow users to increase this setting without facing performance penalties. This update for The Last of Us Part 1 also fixes some crashing issues present in the game along with a few additional bugs. Finally, the last section details some changes specific to AMD users, as players will now experience improved loading times.

Overall, it looks like patch 1.0.5 for the PC version of The Last of Us Part 1 is a massive update that addresses many of the issues faced by the user base. While its launch was not well-received, Naughty Dog has been consistently releasing updates for The Last of Us, with patch 1.0.4.1 releasing at the end of April 2023. It’ll be interesting to see how it runs after the patch, and if the user score of The Last of Us Part 1 changes as a result of these improvements.

The Last of Us Part 1 Update 1.0.5.0 for PC Patch Notes

  • Reduced shader building times
  • Optimized code to improve global CPU performance
  • Optimized content to improve performance across several levels
  • Improved level loading to help reduce the amount of 'Please Wait' and loading screens
  • Added a new Effects Density setting, which adjusts the density and number of non-critical visual effects (Options > Graphics)
  • Increased crowd sizes on Low and Medium Ambient Character Density settings and added a Very Low option (Options > Graphics)
  • Implemented additional scalability tuning for Low and Medium in-game Graphics settings
  • Reduced the VRAM impact of texture quality settings, allowing most players to increase their texture quality settings or experience improved performance with their current settings
  • Fixed a crash that would occur on boot on Windows 11
  • Fixed a crash that could occur on Intel Arc
  • Fixed a crash that may occur when starting a New Game in Left Behind prior to the completion of shader building
  • Corrected an issue where pointing the camera at the floor while aiming would cause the player and camera to visually stutter
  • Fixed an issue where Sniping Sensitivity settings were not applying to all scoped weapons. Additionally, Sniping Sensitivity has been renamed to Scoped Sensitivity (Options > Controls > Mouse Camera Sensitivity)
  • Fixed an issue where players could not click on 'Jump To Unbound' when prompted in the custom controls settings (Options > Controls > Input > Customize Controls)
  • Fixed an issue where changing Graphics settings (Options > Graphics > Graphics Preset) during gameplay wouldn't restart the player at the correct checkpoint
  • Fixed an issue where adjustments to Lens Flare (Options > Graphics > Visual Effects Settings > Lens Flare) were not not applied
  • [Pittsburgh] Fixed an issue where players may consistently fall out-of-world when restarting at the checkpoint in the bookstore
  • [Left Behind] Fixed an issue where players may get soft locked when jumping into the electrified water

AMD-Specific

  • Implemented improvements to load times
  • Fixed an issue where shaders may take an abnormally long time to load

The Last of Us Part 1 is available now for PC and PS5.

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