Patch Notes
Developer Note - This patch addresses overall gameplay performance and stability as well as online connection improvements.
Online
Fixed issues with achievement data being properly pushed to Wizarding World portal after linking.
Gameplay
Owl Mail
Fixed an issue with mail not properly triggering sequential mission.
World Events
Fixed rare crash around certain locations where in-game World Events spawning.
NPC
Fixed a rare crash when respawning NPCs in the world
Fixed crash with some NPC schedules
Characters
Fixed issues with flickering occurring with a transparent head while hair is still present.
UI
Updated localization text for additional content items
Added Build version to first time EULA
Fixed rare occurrence of mission descriptions not being displayed correctly
Cinematics
Fixed audio issues missing or not properly playing
Corrected VFX presentation of robe transformation
Fixed a stability issue when skipping cutscenes
Fixed a crash when playing cutscenes and cinematics
Save Game
Fixed rebuilding of Save Game list if manually deleted
Fixed error of rewriting last autosave slot
Fixed an issue when restarting from last save around not being able to talk to a vendor after initial conversation. Resolves the following reported issues: HL-494, HL-246, HL-1063, HL-590, HL-542, HL-976, HL-965, HL-1158, HL-1184, HL-1089, HL-1240, HL-1031, HL-1490, HL-1433, HL-89, HL-1930, HL-1086, HL-1636, HL-1585, HL-1028, HL-1933, HL-2606, HL-2062, HL-1587, HL-488, HL-498, HL-162, HL-1706, HL-2626, HL-2865, HL-2888, HL-2804, HL-2910, HL-2944, HL-3000, HL-3043, HL-3024
Controllers
Switch Pro controller support updates HL-346
Upscalers
Enable frame generation while DLSS is disabled
Anti-Aliasing and Screen resolution settings disabled when using DLSS and not Super Resolution
Raytracing
Fixed issue with RTAO looking worse than SSAO
Adjusted default setting to Medium Quality
Performance and Stability
Shader type compilation optimization
Shader compilation performance updates and functionality enhancements
Fixed a crash affecting Text2Speech usability
Resolved issues with world assets abruptly being stretched which resolves the following reported issues: HL-305, HL-265
Resolved an issue with Nvidia GPUs having lower frame rate compared to AMD
Improved crash collection to help chase rare crashes
Improved performance on Fidelity mode
Fixed rare crash around hovering over the map
Fixed issue with wind causing distortion and stretching of world assets
Fixed a rare occurrence with material swapping
Fixed a rare crash with map assets state
Fixed Rare crash occurring with in-game world events
Fixed a memory leak with global lighting system HL-313
DirectX Version 12
Please note DirectX Version 12 is required to run Hogwarts Legacy on PC. We do not suggest attempting workarounds to run the game with DirectX Version 11 as this can cause stability issues with launching the game and the player experience.