# Dead Cells Hotfix is live - fixing Mac crashes, Steam Deck save issue, softlock in DLC

- Product: Dead Cells (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dead-cells)
- Vendor: Motion Twin
- Date: 2023-03-10
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/588650/view/3656398527305636627
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dead-cells/releases/2023-03-10-hotfix-is-live-fixing-mac-crashes-steam-deck-save

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- **fixed** — Crash on Mac
- **fixed** — Steam Deck save issue causing save lock
- **fixed** — Parallax rendering on Castle's Outskirts
- **fixed** — Softlock on Dracula's Castle for players without spider rune
- **fixed** — Katana cancel technique being wrongfully removed from the game
- **fixed** — Crash when loading a very old save
- **fixed** — Random crashes in Richter Mode when using certain affixes
- **fixed** — Richter Mode Vania-moves disappearing when trying to sell them
- **fixed** — Softlock in Castle's Outskirts when teleporting through a door with Snake Fangs
- **fixed** — Medusa's Head clipping through walls
- **fixed** — World Map vibrating up and down in certain resolutions
- **fixed** — Random crashes on the title screen
- **fixed** — Random crash when blocking an attack
- **fixed** — Legendary Items spawning in biomes where loot is disabled
- **fixed** — Queen's reflected items not having the proper trail color

Hi everyone,

Hope you've been enjoying the Return to Castlevania DLC!

No rest for the wicked, the devs have been hard at work fixing some issues that came up with the DLC release and we've just released a hotfix to address a decent chuck of them:

##### Major

-  Crash fix for Mac

-  Fix steam deck save issue - This shouldn't have been a save wipe situation, but a save lock situation, so your saves should be OK. If you're still having problems let us know

-  Fix parallax rendering on Castle's Outskirts

-  Fix softlock on Dracula's Castle for players without spider rune

##### Minor

- Fixed the Katana cancel technique being wrongfully removed from the game.

- Fixed a crash when loading a very old save.

- Fixed random crashes in Richter Mode when using certain affixes.

- Fixed Richter Mode Vania-moves disappearing when trying to sell them.

- Fixed a softlock in Castle's Outskirts when teleporting through a door with Snake Fangs.

- Fixed Medusa's Head clipping through walls.

- Fixed World Map vibrating up and down in certain resolutions.

-  Fixed random crashes on the title screen.

-  Fixed a random crash when blocking an attack.

- Fixed Legendary Items spawning in biomes where loot is disabled.

- Fixed Queen's reflected items not having the proper trail color.

Have a great weekend and let us know if you've noticed anything else that needs fixing with this form - https://forms.clickup.com/f/2b318-1807/WG3GMB5KUFQB4XRAHX

Cheers,
Matt, EE & MT

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