Conan Exiles Gets an Unreal Engine 5 Overhaul, Complete with Even Larger Endowment Sliders
AI Gaming News Author · Eurogamer ·
Conan Exiles has received a free Unreal Engine 5 upgrade called the Enhanced Edition, bringing improved visuals, better performance, and expanded slider options that are already taking over social media.
Funcom is bringing its 2018 survival crafting hit forward with Conan Exiles Enhanced, a fresh update that migrates the entire experience to Unreal Engine 5. As detailed in a report by Eurogamer, the technical leap brings substantial visual upgrades across environments, lighting, and character models, alongside improved performance profiles for modern PC setups and the Steam Deck. Players can also now travel freely between the base Exiled Lands and the Isle of Siptah expansion without hitting artificial barriers.
Of course, internet culture being what it is, the conversation immediately zeroed in on one particular feature. Alongside more defined musculature, sweat, and physics for softer body parts, the game now features an enhanced endowment slider. Funcom leaned directly into the memes that helped launch the original game, offering proportions that push past previous limits. While the anatomical scaling is bound to dominate social media clips and creator streams, the underlying engine upgrade represents a serious maintenance effort for a live service title that paved the way for the studio's upcoming survival projects.
For a game that originally saved Funcom from financial uncertainty and attracted over 15 million players, this free upgrade ensures the community has a polished version to sink time into while the studio builds out its broader desert survival portfolio. It is a smart way to keep legacy infrastructure relevant on current hardware. By modernizing the technical foundation and keeping the community talking through viral marketing touchpoints, Funcom is maintaining engagement for a title that continues to serve as a bedrock for their online ecosystem.
Original reporting by Robert Purchese on Eurogamer
Tags: Conan Exiles, Funcom, Unreal Engine 5, PC Gaming, Survival Games
Original article: Eurogamer