Crimson Ascendant.
The plan above Ultimate, for players who want every tool: guided performance modes that check your PC before they change anything, deeper analysis, a repeatable benchmark workflow and CrimsonTV Pro for clips without a watermark.
Not for sale yet. There's no price, pre-order or early access. It will be announced in the Discord when testing is done. Ultimate keeps everything it includes today; nothing is moved out of a plan you already paid for.
- 1Analyse this PCCPU, GPU, RAM, Windows version, laptop or desktop, what's already set.
- 2Show the planEvery change it would make, and what it skips and why, before anything happens.
- 3Backup firstA restore point and the original values are saved.
- 4Apply and verifyEach change is read back. Failures are reported, never hidden.
- 5Undo the whole runOne button puts every value back. A restart is asked for only when needed.
Each mode has one job.
They pick from the same reviewed tweak library as Ultimate, filtered for your hardware. Results depend on your PC and what limits it; the benchmark shows what changed on yours.
0 Delay
Aims at a shorter, steadier path from your input to the frame: input, timer and network-path settings that fit your PC. It lowers delay where a setting can; it can't remove delay.
Ultimate FPS
Aims at higher and steadier frame rates while you play: GPU, power and background-load settings that fit your hardware, with laptops treated differently from desktops.
Ultimate Performance
Aims at a fast, responsive PC overall: startup, background apps, storage and Windows settings, for gaming and everything else.
Measure, compare, keep the clip.
System analysis
A report of your hardware, drivers and settings, with what limits your FPS on this PC.
Benchmark workflow
The same test before and after a change, with averages and 1% lows, saved so you can compare runs.
PC snapshots & history
A snapshot of your settings before every run and a history of what changed, with restore.
CrimsonTV Pro
Instant replay and recording: the last 15 seconds to 5 minutes always ready on a hotkey, encoded once by your graphics card's video encoder, with a clip library and trimming. CrimsonTV will be free (up to 720p and 60 FPS, with a CrimsonTV watermark); Pro, included with Ascendant, removes the watermark and allows higher resolutions and frame rates where your screen and graphics card support them.
Background apps
A reviewed list of what runs in the background, with what each one is. You approve every change.
Everything in Ultimate
All Ultimate tools and optimizations are included.
What Ascendant does
- Checks compatibility before it changes anything
- Shows the plan, makes a backup, verifies every change
- Reports failures and skipped changes honestly
- Undoes a whole run with one button
What it never does
- Interfere with anti-cheat or inject into games
- Disable antivirus, Windows security or essential services
- Change CPU voltage or firmware settings
- Promise a fixed FPS gain or "zero" impact
About Ascendant.
When will it be released?
When testing is done on real gaming PCs. The date will be announced in the Discord's #announcements and on this page.
How much will it cost?
The price hasn't been set. It will be published together with the release.
I own Ultimate. Do I lose anything?
No. Ultimate keeps every feature it includes today. Ascendant adds new tools on top.
Can I pre-order?
No. There's no pre-order, deposit or early-access sale. If anyone offers you one, it isn't us; please report it in a ticket.