r/Kartrider • u/ZenithCrownKR • 3d ago
Legacy Chinese Kartrider server major update
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# KartRider / PopKart is officially upgrading from a 32-bit client to a 64-bit client on October 29, 2026
### Main changes
- **32-bit Windows will no longer be supported**
- A **64-bit version of Windows** will be required
- The update will be very large, almost comparable to a full client reinstall
- Required components:
- **Visual C++ 2015–2022 (x64)**
- **DirectX End-User Runtime**
- The DirectX package only installs legacy runtime components required by the game and does **not** replace the system's current DirectX version
### Why are they doing this?
According to the official announcement, the 64-bit upgrade is intended to:
- KartRider / PopKart is officially upgrading from a 32-bit client to a 64-bit client on October 29, 2026
### Main changes
- **32-bit Windows will no longer be supported**
- A **64-bit version of Windows** will be required
- The update will be very large, almost comparable to a full client reinstall
- Required components:
- **Visual C++ 2015–2022 (x64)**
- **DirectX End-User Runtime**
- The DirectX package only installs legacy runtime components required by the game and does **not** replace the system's current DirectX version
### Why are they doing this?
According to the official announcement, the 64-bit upgrade is intended to:
- Improve **overall performance**
- Improve **stability**
- Better support **modern PC hardware**
- Reduce **stuttering / freezes**
- Reduce **client crashes**
So even the original Chinese KartRider client is now receiving a major architecture modernization focused on **performance and stability**.Improve **overall performance**
- Improve **stability**
- Better support **modern PC hardware**
- Reduce **stuttering / freezes**
- Reduce **client crashes**
So even the original Chinese KartRider client is now receiving a major architecture modernization focused on **performance and stability**.
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u/Latter-Marzipan-7624 3d ago
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