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The March 8 update fixes the vendor bug, Take the Biscuit bug and overall gameplay performance for the PS5, XSX and PC version of Hogwarts Legacy. Read on to be informed about this update!
List of Contents
According to Hogwarts Legacy's official Twitter account, the official patch is available as of March 8, 2023 for the PS5, XSX and PC version of the game.
Be sure to connect your system on the internet to download the latest patch.
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Online ・ Improve player account network registration and tracking. ・ Fixed DLC related issues during pause menu, gear menu. ・ Fixed DLC flying mount inventory issue potentially disappearing during a mission. Gameplay ┗ Missions ・ Fixed blocker issue when unlocking the bandit camp cage before starting the mission. Resolves the Take the Biscuit quest bug. ・ Fixed not being able to complete a quest during a specific conversation with Madam Kogawa missing from her desk. Resolves the Madam Kogawa's Assignment bug. ・ Fixed avatar getting stuck between barrel and furnace by jumping or opening tool wheel. ・ Fixed a duplication collision next to one of the store entrances. ・ Fixed issue with waypoints being in the air instead of the ground within Hogsmeade. ・ Fixed objective maker being over Fig properly after waiting period. ・ Fixed missing exit prompt on some doors within Hogwarts. ・ Fixed opening butterfly chests other than the intended ones for a quest doesn't count toward mission progression. Resolves the Follow the Butterflues bug. ・ Fixed butterflies to not appearing at the specified area to progress the mission again. Resolves the Follow the Butterflies bug. ・ Fixed incorrect merge mission progression. ・ Fixed stability issue in the Spoons in the Potion’s classroom. ・ Fixed stars being present when focusing telescope during Astronomy class on low settings. ・ Fixed stars brightness and pop issues with Astronomy mini-games. ・ Fixed shields not displaying correctly during Crossing Wands missions. ┗ Broom flight ・ Fixed player getting trapped while mounting a broom or while rotating a statue. ・ Fixed not landing on Viaduct bridge. ・ Fixed mesh breaking when avatar mounts broom after teleporting in open area. ・ Fixed flash and shuttering when mounting any broom. ┗ World Events ・ Fixed wagon carts clipping into one another while avatar is blocking them. ・ Fixed occasional respawning duplication of One Man Band in Hogsmeade. ┗ Characters ・ Fixed issue with characters that do not have hair. ┗ VFX ・ Fixed broom speed parameters. ・ Fixed enemy shields not displaying correctly during Cross Wands missions. ・ Fixed enemy shields disappearing after being hit several times. ・ Fixed visibility of constellations at the astronomy table. ・ Fixed Dark Wizard Extortionist AOE lightning VFX attack remaining on screen. ┗ Audio ・ Fixed audio of waterfall in the cliffside based on avatars proximity. ・ Update latest audio soundbanks. ┗ UI ・ Updated localization strings. ・ Fixed female avatar face appearing different from the creation preview during gameplay. ・ Fixed transition between UI purchase window and forced conversation with vendors. ・ Fixed map showing wrong path to the map chamber. ・ Fixed damaged being represented when enemy is hit with transformation and Ancient Magic Throw. ・ Improve tracking for Room of Requirement. ┗ Cinematics ・ Updated facial animations. ・ Fixed NPC treadmilling during the House Cup. ・ Fixed blurred texture and LOD pop. ・ Fixed Avatar robes appearing before Fig makes them appear before the sorting ceremony. ┗ Raytracing ・ Improve stability and performance after long play throughs. ・ Improve VFX performance during while raytracing. ・ Improve performance by batching and caching raytracing buffers. ・ Removed fog volumes for better BVH performance. ┗ Save Game ・ Fixed not being able to talk to Vendors during sequential saves after issue being patched. Resolves the save game bug ・ Fixed streaming in and out after getting the 'Dung Bomb' field guide and loading a manual save. ・ Fixed an issue when turning off the title and loading an auto-save during final credits causing an infinite loading screen. ・ Fixed voice pitch setting save issue with avatar. ┗ Performance and Stability ・ Fixed streaming issues throughout Hogwarts. ・ Fixed crash when common room is being shown to the player. ・ Fixed crash with skeletal mesh. ・ Fixed crash with deflection impacts. ・ Fixed crash when reading dictionary files. ・ Fixed performance when using ancient magic squash finisher on elevated Thornback Ambusher in Rune Door arena. ・Improve rendering performance of translucent objects. ・ Fixed crash during a story graph. ・ Fixed streaming of plants in the Slytherin Common Room. ・ Fixed several memory leaks. ・ Fixed crash with map icon state. ・ Fixed crash with invalid UI. ・ Fixed streaming out of the Great Hall while navigating Hogwarts. ・ Fixed crash during audio occlusion checks around player. ・ Fixed crash when using explosive barrels. ・ Fixed crash when using Incendio spell. ・ Fixed crash when using Accio, Confringo, or Stupefy spells. ・ Fixed crash when updating gear items. ・ Fixed crash recursive crash with Solomons shields. ・ Fixed crash with mount zones. ・ Fixed crash during combat cursed lifetime. ・ Fixed crash during and spawning race on broom ・ Fixed occlusion culling with doors opening and closing. ・ Fixed occlusion culling issue. ・ Fixed a crash when travelling to Professor Fig’s classroom. ・ Fixed crashes related with Niagara and destructible related VFX. ・ Fixed a crash with damage over time not registering correctly. ・ Fixed crash spawning actor not being stored correctly. ・ Fixed crash with spawning actors correctly. ・ Fixed crash during character creation. ・ Fixed optimization animation instancing. ・ Fixed crash with moving stairs. ・ Fixed crash with VFX after prolonged play throughs. ・ Fixed crash related transformations in Overland. ・ Fixed crash dealing with object state. ・ Fixed crash with parry in combat. ・ Fixed crash with VFX AOE. ・ Fixed crash with hints. ・ Fixed crash with achievements with an invalid online userid. ・ Fixed crash while speaking to Rackham. ・ Fixed crash when using Wingardium. ・ Fixed performance drops experienced during longevity of the game. ・ Fixed performance drop in Divination classroom. ┗ Display ・ Resolved 32:9 aspect ratio issue when using an Ultrawide monitor. ┗ Miscellaneous ・ Updated “Special Thanks” credits and legal lines. |
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Gameplay ┗ Characters ・ Fixed character lip-sync animation when “Original Audio” is set. ┗ Cinematics ・ FFixed localized VO not playing correctly when set to “Original Audio” is set. ┗ Controllers ・ Improve LED effects. ┗ Activities and Game Help ・ Improve Activities performance update and memory usage. ・ Update to Game Help hints and videos. |
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| Cinematics ・ Fixed black flickering on characters face. ・ Fixed graphical glitches with Fig’s head when he first opens the door. ・ Fixed shadow flicker in tea cup. Performance and Stability ・ Improved frame rate performance issue when dismissing the contextual menu. ・ Improve fidelity mode performance for smooth 30 FPS experience. |
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| Audio ・ Resolved localization and VO selection properly playing correctly. UI ・ Fixed Ansel issue when FOV is set too high. ・ Fixed UI controller icons displaying correctly based on controller platform type. Raytracing ・ Fixed RTAO making decals black. ・ Fixed directional light shadows. ・ Fixed shadows on trees. ・ Fixed performance of the culling of lights in the frontend ・ Improve VRAM usage specially for video cards with reduced memory. ・ Fixed raytracing lighting performance in the frontend. Performance and Stability ・ Fixed using Ansel while a spell is being cast. ・ Fixed using Ansel while the avatar is riding a broom. ・ Updated shader compilation with latest PSO cache. ・ Fixed lighting optimization with Nvidia drivers. Display ・ Fixed Ansel issue when FOV is set too high. Miscellaneous ・ Updated minimum Nvidia and AMD video driver recommendations. |
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The patch fixes the bug in the PS5, XSX and PC version wherein the player cannot interact and progress properly with the quest objectives, as well as interact with any of the shopkeepers in Hogsmeade.
This resolves the following issues that were reported in the patch notes:
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| ┗ Take the Biscuit Quest ・Unable to interact with the Poacher's Cage in the Openworld with Alohomora. ・Players cannot also progress the Take the Biscuit side quest as they need to interact with the lock. ┗ Madam Kogawa's Assignment 2 Quest ・Unable to interact with Madam Kogawa after completing her task in her office at Hogwarts. ┗ Follow the Butterflies ・Following different butterflies, other than the intended ones, progresses the quest and will disappear after completion. ・Unable to interact with the butterflies after character death, as they will not respawn. ┗ Shopkeeper Bug ・Unable to interact with Albie Weekes at the Spintwitches Sporting Needs in Hogsmeade. ・Players cannot also progress the Flight Test side quest as they need to interact with Albie Weekes. ・Unable to interact with Calliope Snelling at the Madam Snelling's Tress Emporium in Hogsmeade. ・Unable to interact with Beatrice Green from Dogweed and Deathcap in Hogsmeade. ・Unable to interact with Leopold Babcocke at Hogsmeade Valley, west of East North Ford Bog Floo Flame. |
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