Damn. I need a new PC thanks to Epic. I'll try retweaking my system this weekend, but for now the game is almost unplayable. Sure, I'm running a single core proc and a gig of ram, but I could play at halfway decent framerates before the patch. I'm not sure what changed, but this thing taxes the hell outta my PC even in the menus now. Seems like my hard drive is struggling to keep up. Wonder if I would see some improvement if I add more ram.
Edit:/Okay, I turned down the texture settings. Apparently, I had turned everything all the way up the last time I played (quite a while back). Returning all my settings back to where I usually have them for playtime did the trick. So far, I've played EdenInc, Turbine, Shaft and Koos Barge. I have to say that Koos Barge might be one of my new favorite maps. I don't know what it is about that darned ship, but it is definitely going to get plenty of fragtime from me this weekend.