Wuchang: Fallen Feathers 15-20% Faster After Update 1.5 with Downgraded Shadow Quality

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers had a troublesome release on PC. Despite peaking at 131.5K players, the game was plagued by severe optimization issues. Much of the criticism was directed at the poor performance, lowering the reviews to 48% positive. Following patch 1.5, the game runs much better, but at what cost?