Futuremark has released a pair of new updates for its first-person space shooter Shattered Horizon, now available for download.

The v1.2.1.28 patch brings several optimizations to the game’s engine code, with noticeable frame rate and general performance improvements, especially with middle to low end cards. The update also brings a change to the winning conditions of the Assault mode to reduce the percentage of matches ending in ties, and weekly leaderboards have been added to the Shattered Horizon website.

A minor patch (v1.2.1.29) released shortly after the update previously detailed fixes a few rare crash bugs as well. Both are available automatically on Steam for owners of the game. From the change log:

Shattered Horizon patch 1.2.1.28

This update makes several optimizations to engine code. Frame rates and general performance should improve noticeably particularly with low and mid range cards.

The winning conditions for Assault mode have been changed to reduce the number of matches ending in draws. A team now wins either by capturing more control points than the other team during the round, or by capturing all of the control points faster than the other team.

Server commands have been added allowing admins to edit the level cycle while the game is running. See the Shattered Horizon game manual for details.

Weekly leaderboards have been added to the Shattered Horizon website:

http://stats.shatteredhorizon.com/stats/weeklyLeaderBoards.action

Patch 1.2.1.29

This minor update fixes a few rare bugs that can cause the game to crash.