Use the launcher's Update button, or extract into a new folder and start the launcher - it offers to bring everything over from your previous version.
- Smoother matches on slow graphics chips. On an Intel UHD 630 at 480p, frames shown on time went from 42 % to 82 %, and speed from 52.7 to 62.3 fps. Crowds now take far fewer drawing steps.
- Fixed: matches slowing down on AMD laptop graphics (Radeon 780M class, Steam Deck, Ryzen laptops). Since v1.4.0 these chips could drop to 35-45 fps in matches. On a Radeon 780M laptop, matches now run at 59.4 fps with 1.9 % of frames late (was 45.7 fps, 30.5 % late), without the crashes the earlier memory setting was added for.
- Fewer first-time hiccups. More of the game's effects are prepared before you play, so the first matches after installing stutter less.
- New launcher home-screen artwork.
- Windows and Linux are now separate downloads: Windows players download WWE2K14-Recomp-v1.4.4-x64.zip (160 MB, was 212 MB); Linux players download Linux-WWE2K14-Recomp-v1.4.4-x64.zip.
- New Settings option Intel Lake compatibility shaders (off by default). Turn it on only if the Native renderer crashes or looks wrong on an Intel graphics chip.
- New Settings option Faster loading (off by default; works with Locked 30).
Known issues: as v1.4.3. If the title-screen demo has played, choosing a mode can hang - press Start within about 20 seconds. On some laptops "Lower CPU use" makes entrances less smooth - leave it off unless your PC runs hot or loud.