Hogwarts Legacy February 14 Update Patch Notes

Hogwarts Legacy February 14 Update Patch Notes

Read here for a breakdown of the February 2023 Hogwarts Legacy patch notes and see the full extent of gameplay and bug fixes in the game,

15th Feb 2023 14:28

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Hogwarts Legacy has released another patch update this February 2023 after the initial day one patch. For a concise list of all fixes and updates in the recent Hogwarts Legacy patch, read here.

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Hogwarts Legacy Patch Notes: February 14 Update

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The recent February Hogwarts Legacy patch has fixed the following issues (you can read more at the official patch notes blog post here):

General Fixes

  • Fixed issues with achievement data being properly pushed to the Wizarding World portal after linking.
  • Fixed an issue with owl mail not properly triggering its mission.
  • Fixed crashes around certain locations where in-game World Events spawn.

NPCs

  • Fixed a crash when respawning NPCs in the world.
  • Fixed crash with some NPC schedules.
  • 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 occurrences of mission descriptions not being displayed correctly.

Cinematics

  • Corrected VFX presentation of robe transformation.
  • Fixed a stability issue when skipping cutscenes.
  • Fixed a crash when playing cutscenes and cinematics.

Save Game

  • Fixed the error of rewriting the last autosave slot.
  • Fixed an issue when restarting from the last save around not being able to talk to a vendor after the initial conversation.
  • Fixed multiple reported issues of game crashes. (full list of reports is linked to the original blog post)

Performance and Stability

  • Improved performance on Fidelity mode.
  • Fixed rare crashes around hovering over the map.
  • Fixed issue with the wind causing distortion and stretching of world assets.
  • Fixed a rare occurrence with material swapping.
  • Fixed a rare crash with the map assets state.
  • Fixed Rare crashes occurring with in-game world events.
  • Fixed a memory leak with the global lighting system

For PC users via Steam or Epic Games

  • Fixed audio issues missing or not properly playing.
  • Switch Pro controller support update
  • Enable frame generation while DLSS is disabled.
  • Anti-Aliasing and Screen resolution settings are disabled when using DLSS and not Super Resolution.
  • Fixed issue with RTAO looking worse than SSAO.
  • Adjusted default setting to Medium Quality.
  • 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.
  • Resolved an issue with Nvidia GPUs having a lower frame rate compared to AMD.

 

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