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Hogwarts Legacy — Patch Notes - May 4 2023 (3 of 4)

Patch Notes - May 4 2023 (3 of 4)

Developer Note - This patch addresses overall gameplay experience and stability improvements.

BUG FIXES:

GAMEPLAY Combat

  • Resolved spiders spawned by the Acromantula keep attacking on the Arena's victory screen: HL-5171

  • Resolved when using Glacius and Confringo to damage Inferi it does not remove its invulnerability stat

  • Resolved troll not attacking when Avatar is close to a wall

  • Resolved when dodging the first swing of a Troll parry attach with a blink the second attack will teleport in front of the avatar

  • Resolved when dodging the first swing with a blink the next club smashing onto the ground attack will be unblockable from Troll

  • Resolved issue when avatar dies during the first time doing the encounter the Enemies reappears in different positions.

  • Resolved the enemies being able to activate their shields even after the avatar has won the duel

  • Resolved rock wall no longer being highlighted early with manual target

  • Resolved an issue when the avatar fails a spell, the second failure is triggered once the dummy gets up

  • Resolved character partial wetness from wading not displaying

  • Resolved the DW Animagus transformation being broken

  • Resolved while fighting the 'Poacher Animagus' and casting Levioso and then Transformation, the enemy won't turn back to its original form

  • Optimization in delaying the Death FX

  • Resolved Trolls being able to dash for an excessive long distance when attacking the Avatar after they perform a Swift dodge roll: HL-3853

  • Resolved Forest Troll disengaging from combat in a bandit camp

  • Added a vertical root motion to the spider squish finisher animation

  • Removed 180 rotation on the main control of spider squish finisher animation

  • On easy mode, players can defeat opponents without breaking their shield

  • Resolved spiders - While in their explode-able "on-fire state" not exploding when taking death blow damage while in air

  • Resolved avatar being able to cast ancient magic during stealth portion disrupting enemy

  • Resolved Graphorn getting stuck on rocks in fight arena

  • Resolved chance dummy's textures stretch after being hit with Glacius then hitting the ground

  • Resolved spider webs producing a frozen square texture when the Avatar casts Glacius on them

  • Resolved an issue in the last part of the witches tomb the Inferis not attacking the avatar when standing on the Depulso platform

  • Resolved in the South Coast Battle Arena, being able to get the Armored Troll stuck in a spot

  • Resolved Victor Rookwood standing off screen during the wand linking

  • Resolved an issue with enemies (Hogwarts Protector / Guardian) not animating properly when hit with abilities

  • Resolved Training Dummies not reacting correctly when hit by Expelliarmus

  • Resolved the River Troll not attacking the avatar at a certain distance

  • Resolved the Avatar not being able to perform the Ancient Magic Finisher while aiming

  • Resolved Animagus in Wolf form being affected by Transformation while in the air does not revert to their normal form

  • Resolved pickups getting destroyed

  • Resolved issue just before the final fight with the Pensieve Guardian the enemies can disappear while fighting with them causing a delay on the mission

  • Resolved enemy combatants disappearing

  • Resolved corruption effect disappearing from the troll when it is hit by the avatar

  • Resolved Dugbogs not being harmed when lifted by the tongue

  • Resolved enemies getting stuck in fear animations if the avatar uses the ancient magic finisher just before failing a mission

  • Resolved being able to pull board out of door without breaking the board, causing door to not open

  • Resolved generic student NPC treadmilling when fast traveling to Grand Staircase Floo Flame

  • Resolved Dorothy Dencourt getting stuck in the door of her house making it impossible to get in after finishing her routine walk in Upper Hogsfield

  • Resolved delay on one of the enemy shields not showing up correctly during the mission

  • Resolved Troll Lair Troll disengages from combat and fazes through wall

  • Resolved spider lairs only spawning baby spiders

  • Resolved during the second encounter with the Inferis they do not attack the avatar if it remains on the ramp

  • Resolved Poacher Ranger cloak reacting oddly to Glacius

  • Resolved Acromantula joining combat while crawling over hole in cave

  • Resolved Pensieve Guardian´s Blue-Orb Attack not being able to be countered

  • Resolved the Troll being able to get stuck on a sign mid-flight

Cinematics

  • Resolved a chance of random T4 Student appearing between characters: HL-7500

  • Resolved Claire Beaumont animation expression transitions

  • Resolved Adelaide Oakes intense robe clipping issues during cinematics

  • Resolved Kogawa cinematic starting prematurely during fade out transition

  • Resolved issue with avatar's wand being visible in their hand during the cinematic

  • Resolved Professor Hecat sliding to her spot before setting up the dueling table

  • Resolved both Prof. Ronen and the Avatar floating in the air during the cinematic

  • Resolved Sebastian being positioned in front of the camera during the last cinematic with Professor Garlick

  • Resolved Niamh Fitzgerald missing from her portrait in the map chamber

  • Resolved the avatar being able to use the target lock on Guardians during the cinematic

  • Resolved avatar's robes appearing before Fig makes them appear: HL-11993

  • Resolved avatar's hand not positioned correctly when grabbing the potion

  • Resolved camera freezing in one place after talking to Garreth Weasley before starting

  • Resolved the avatar seeming to have no legs for a moment due to improper coat collision

  • Resolved Sebastian Sallow's Robe clipping through body at end of cinematic

  • Resolved missing black screen transitions when skipping the certain cinematics

  • Resolved black lines appearing on the Summoner's Court platform during the cinematic

  • Resolved the avatar clipping with the camera at the end of the cutscene when entering the Ravenclaw's room

  • Resolved Professor Ronen being out of place during the end of year cinematic: HL-11595

  • Resolved Professor Onai's bracelet clipping through her forearm

  • Resolved NPC's having their eyes misaligned during cinematics: HL-316

  • Resolved skipping the final cinematic places the Avatar in the middle of the room

  • Resolved the book on the pedestal disappearing during the transition into the cutscene

  • Resolved preview videos taking unusually long time to load in

  • Resolved avatar being able to cast Revelio during the cinematic

  • Resolved a missing part of the texture in the left armpit of the avatar after winning pumpkin game

  • Resolved issue of avatar being sent out of world when using skip functionality

  • Resolved Fig not having the book in a part of the cinematic

  • Resolved random NPC that walked in front of Cressida during the cinematic

  • Resolved black flickers appearing on the Avatar's back during the cinematic

  • Resolved being able to open the Tools Wheel and the Spell Tab during the cinematic

  • Resolved black flickers on the avatar's robes during the cinematic where the Field Guide is given to the avatar

  • Resolved avatar's tongue being seen clipping through their teeth when they talking

  • Resolved a black screen allowing the avatar to do basic casts and spells can appear instead of cinematic

  • Resolved Grotto entrance appearing before the cinematic Squid Door playing

  • Optimization to speed up initialization of conversations

  • Resolved camera angle issue of Sophronia Franklin, the mission giver, obstructing the final cinematic

  • Resolved not able to continue with the mission when closing the title during cinematics

  • Puzzles

  • Resolved Moth near Fig's classroom disappearing when the avatar is carrying it to the Mothframe

  • Resolved Lumoths ignoring spinners and not attaching

  • Resolved Snidgets not being found if the Avatar finishes the moonstone puzzle prior to starting the quest: HL-4430

  • Resolved low LOD on fire puzzles in Hogwarts

  • Resolved missing collision on the wall next to the Incendio puzzle cube

  • Resolved blocking the progression by placing the Accio Platform in the middle of the bridge puzzle and resetting the room

  • Resolved the puzzle cube not respawning and getting stuck mid-air multiple times

  • Resolved characters disappearing during dialogues if a Merlin Trial was completed just before the interaction

Conversations

  • Resolved general conversation timing issues

  • Resolved issue when interacting with Kogawa outside her room causes the Avatar to be teleported back to her room

  • Resolved avatar popping during conversations

  • Resolved a chance for cinematic to present misplaced camera while on stairs

  • Resolved the avatar shifting up and down during the conversation with Natsai

  • Resolved Ominis holding two wands to one wand in different conversations

  • Resolved Natsai and Sebastian's necks briefly stretching up during the Three Broomsticks conversation: HL-11584

  • Resolved flashing light just after the conversation with Natty

  • Resolved Thomas Brown arm traversing his body if quickly skipping conversation

  • Resolved the arm of Sacharissa Tugwood making weird movements while talking to the Avatar

  • Resolved subtle flickering on Sharp and Avatar's faces during conversation

  • Resolved talking with Niamh Fitzgerald after starting mission, the camera gets stuck in the right pillar

  • Resolved hands clipping with shoulders during conversations

  • Resolved the camera staying locked on Dorothy Sprottle during a conversation

Characters

  • Resolved general clipping instances with gear and hair combinations: HL-4080

  • Resolved ambient beasts can't return to their normal shape

  • Resolved Cedar Rivet Gloves and Forest Rivet Gloves having unexpected textures

  • Resolved Orange Eye of Newt Goggles appearing identical to the Brown Eye of Newt Goggles: HL-1117

  • Resolved Intro outfit and robe not being available in your Gear Appearances by default: HL-4880

  • Created model for the Arachnophobia version of Spider - meshes and textures

  • Created Acromantula balloon model for Arachnophobia mode

  • Resolved Fig's robes clipping through his torso after the final repository reveal

  • Creation, updates and support for new Ronen Themed Gear for male and female

  • Resolved Dorothy Dencounrt AO issue on her hands by changing her SRXO

  • Resolved ceramic mask having a wrong positioning on the avatar's head after casting Disillusionment

  • Resolved avatar’s clothes looking dirty: HL-344

Avatar

  • Resolved Avatar getting stuck at various locations in the game

  • Resolved issue of avatar dying jumping over railing

  • Resolved the Avatar not alerting the enemies if the player quits the mission after taking the invisible cloak and loads another save file

  • Resolved the avatar getting stuck between some ruins walls and lose all control input

  • Resolved the avatar's shadow not connecting to their feet

  • Resolved Lumos light passing through the headwear and illuminates the Avatar's head

  • Optimization to remove/delete objects at locations avatar respawning points to avoid becoming stuck: HL-2911

  • Resolved avatar becoming stuck in a swimming animation after jumping within a dive spot cave

  • Resolved avatar bouncing on the water while swimming: HL-47

  • Resolved the avatar getting stuck under water near The Watermill wheel

  • Resolved avatar getting stuck on the rails of the staircase that leads to the 'Room of Requirement'

  • Resolved avatar getting stuck in a toilet cubicle in the Witch's Bathroom

  • Resolved bad robe issue on avatar

  • Resolved avatar getting stuck in a pile of packages after using Reparo on them

  • Resolved the avatar having a lazy eye: HL-316

  • Resolved avatar headtracking

  • Resolved the avatar being controlled during the cinematic of the door of the Room of Admittance

  • Resolved the avatar becoming stuck / trapped between a telescope and railing in the Astronomy Tower

  • Resolved the avatar being able to jump off the bridge while being the Headmaster

  • Resolved the avatar getting stuck behind the elevator at the end of the dungeon

  • Resolved avatar headtracking abruptly focusing on more than one point upon entering Underground Harbor

  • Resolved the avatar getting stuck at the entrance of a goblin tent

  • Resolved the avatar headtracking abruptly focusing on more than one point upon entering Underground Harbor

  • Resolved avatar being able to reverse the rotation of the Shifting Stairs which can lead to OOW content

  • Resolved the avatar being able to glide and stay in midair at the dungeon

  • Resolved the avatar being able to get trapped between a chariot and some rocks

  • Resolved the avatar getting stuck and it being impossible to go out without turn off the title

  • Resolved the avatar getting stuck in the roof of the shop "Flutes and Lutes" due to a missing collision

  • Resolved the avatar being able to fall OOW through some textures of the mountain next to a Puffskein Den

  • Resolved avatar not interacting with the crate after falling on the floor instead the grid

  • Resolved the avatar being rejected by the common room door

  • Resolved the Ancient Magic meter capping at two bars when loading a save from the main menu: HL-11989

Flight

  • Resolved broom flight boosting and vertical animation: HL-8140

  • Resolved light fading in and out on Moon Trimmer Broom

  • Resolved while mounting a broom, the player is performing an Ancient Magic throw will freeze the thrown object in place and it can be thrown again

  • Resolved avatar being able to climb to the top of the mountain surrounding the Tower Tunnel dungeon, allowing them to fly OOW

  • Resolved avatar flying out of bounds under barrier behind Falbarton Castle

  • Resolved hole in no-fly allowing player to enter old Forest region

  • Resolved avatar entering vault castle while flying in a broom

  • Resolved avatar being able to fly out of world through wall with broom

  • Updated new fly volumes

  • Resolved No Fly Zone border not appearing correctly

  • Resolved Headmaster's Office can be accessed via broom

  • Resolved getting stuck while trying to enter the San Bakar's Tower while mounting the Graphorn

  • Resolved the avatar being able to fly OOW through a missing collision in the mountain next to a Puffskein Den

Achievements/Trophies

  • Resolved Game not progressing after collecting the Guide Page

  • Resolved progress not given toward Challenges when defeating Inferi by using the 'Transformation' and 'Depulso' spells: HL-2980

  • Resolved the chests not being able to be collected in various locations

  • Updated location some Hogwarts items

  • Resolved "Combat" and "Quests" challenges remaining at 99% when completed, blocking the Avatar from reaching level 40 and 100% completion: HL-5331

  • Resolved an issue defeating all named enemies did not complete challenge: HL-2980

  • Resolved Great Hall Demiguise statue after patching game

  • Resolved Goblet of Fire Casket's Revelio Page respawning after patching game

  • Resolved issue with “A Forte for Achievement” being unlocked too earlier: HL-5331

  • Resolved "The Merlin's Beard!" achievement being collected without completing all the Merlin trials

  • Resolved the Overland's Collection Chests total counter only updating after all the Hogwarts and Hogsmeade chests are collected

  • Resolved issue with achievements do not follow Steam language

Spells/Talents

  • Resolved the "Confringo Mastery" talent not breaking the shields with the small fiery projectiles

  • Resolved Alohomora VFX can be spammed with auto solve button

  • Resolved Wooden gate becoming stuck after using Transformation spell.

  • Resolved Revelio incorrectly revealing / highlighting Astronomy tables after they have been solved

  • Resolved issue when using Wingardium on objects, the objects do not break when hitting enemies

  • Resolved Diffindo spell not working inside the undercroft

  • Resolved using any spell that has an AoE effect near any animal will count towards the combo counter and will drop ancient magic particles

  • Resolved the user not being able to give any input to the character if hard quitting the title when learning Crucio

  • Resolved Glacius causing an odd behaviour on Ashwinders clothes when cast

  • Resolved issue with forgotten statue can grow in size after casting Reparo multiple times

  • Resolved player being able to break shields with the basic cast

  • Resolved Inferi tutorial needing a hold A to continue instead of tap A

  • Resolved Marmadukes sarcophagus incorrectly revealed / highlighted by Revelio when accessing the dungeon outside of the quest

  • Resolved AoE spells affecting enemies without entering a cooldown when used while aiming without targeting them

  • Resolved casting Descendo on a recently transformed enemy will cause it to fall through the ground

  • Resolved casting Depulso on the tree while levitating causes it to flip and float in the air

  • Resolved the avatar being able to cast Alohomora to the door leading to long hallway even though the lock is on the other side of the door

  • Resolved using Depulso on objects, they sometimes don't break on other enemies if they're too close

  • Resolved casting Accio to the hanging crate will make the crate fall in the floor making the avatar unable to interact with the crate blocking the progress

  • Resolved the ability to hit the ghost 'Nearly Headless Nick' with a vase using Accio

  • Resolved Hogwarts forgotten statue already repaired before the Player repairs it

  • Resolved Daedallian house chests being highlighted with Revelio even when they are in a different house

  • Resolved the statue not being rebuilt with Reparo

  • Resolved issue with Glacius not affecting the water

  • Resolved Wingardium Leviosa be able cast on targetable objects within Hogwarts, making the camera move in odd angles

  • Resolved player not being able to cast Accio or Wingardium Leviosa on the bones

  • Resolved an issue in getting stuck in one of the Reparo objects after Reparo'ing it

  • Resolved the avatar getting stuck on one of the Reparo objects during the Troll fight

  • Resolved Sebastian sitting on nothing at the end of the mission after learning Transformation

  • Resolved Crucio spell missing if the spell is cast too clo

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