there are honestly no issues with performance, if you disable a few option.
why is it so important to have everything in Max.. (you can even max out 90% of the option an still get good performance), on systems that should be able to run it... My silly 960 runs the game on med/high at 50-60 fps, I really focus more on the game than the GFX, and I am haveing fun playing it.
The microtransaction is.. laughable, but I don't want to start with helper items when I play anyway, (I like building from scratch)
@theinherentvice: This is one of those games that are, done, but does not really have enough features to keep players interrested. So unfortunately will probably be forgotten before they "complete" it :/
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