Patch Notes - March 08, 2023
Developer Note - This patch addresses overall gameplay, performance and stability as well as online connection improvements.
Bug Fixes:
PC
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ONLINE
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Improve player account network registration and tracking.
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Fixed DLC related issues during pause menu, gear menu.
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Fixed DLC flying mount inventory issue potentially disappearing during a mission.
Gameplay
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MISSIONS
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Fixed blocker issue when unlocking the bandit camp cage before starting the mission. Resolves the following reported issue: HL-437
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Fixed not being able to complete a quest during a specific conversation with Madam Kogawa missing from her desk. Resolves the following reported issue: HL-1173
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Fixed avatar getting stuck between barrel and furnace by jumping or opening tool wheel.
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Fixed a duplication collision next to one of the store entrances.
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Fixed issue with waypoints being in the air instead of the ground within Hogsmeade.
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Fixed objective maker being over Fig properly after waiting period.
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Fixed missing exit prompt on some doors within Hogwarts.
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Fixed opening butterfly chests other than the intended ones for a quest doesn't count toward mission progression. Resolves the following reported issue: HL-5620
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Fixed butterflies to not appearing at the specified area to progress the mission again. Resolves the following reported issue: HL-4807
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Fixed incorrect merge mission progression.
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Fixed stability issue in the Spoons in the Potion’s classroom.
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Fixed stars being present when focusing telescope during Astronomy class on low settings. Resolves the following reported issue: HL-3032
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Fixed stars brightness and pop issues with Astronomy mini-games.
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Fixed shields not displaying correctly during Crossing Wands missions.
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BROOM FLIGHT
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Fixed player getting trapped while mounting a broom or while rotating a statue.
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Fixed not landing on Viaduct bridge.
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Fixed mesh breaking when avatar mounts broom after teleporting in open area.
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Fixed flash and shuttering when mounting any broom.
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**WORLD EVENTS **
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Fixed wagon carts clipping into one another while avatar is blocking them.
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Fixed occasional respawning duplication of One Man Band in Hogsmeade.
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CHARACTERS
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Fixed issue with characters that do not have hair.
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VFX
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Fixed broom speed parameters.
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Fixed enemy shields not displaying correctly during Cross Wands missions.
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Fixed enemy shields disappearing after being hit several times.
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Fixed visibility of constellations at the astronomy table.
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Fixed Dark Wizard Extortionist AOE lightning VFX attack remaining on screen.
Audio
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Fixed audio of waterfall in the cliffside based on avatars proximity.
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Update latest audio soundbanks
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Resolved localization and VO selection properly playing correctly.
UI
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Updated localization strings.
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Fixed female avatar face appearing different from the creation preview during gameplay. Resolves the following reported issue: HL-543
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Fixed transition between UI purchase window and forced conversation with vendors.
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Fixed map showing wrong path to the map chamber.
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Fixed damaged being represented when enemy is hit with transformation and Ancient Magic Throw. Resolves the following reported issue: HL-4810
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Improve tracking for Room of Requirement.
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Fixed Ansel issue when FOV is set too high.
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Fixed UI controller icons displaying correctly based on controller platform type.
Cinematics
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Updated facial animations.
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Fixed NPC treadmilling during the House Cup.
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Fixed blurred texture and LOD pop.
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Fixed Avatar robes appearing before Fig makes them appear before the sorting ceremony.
Raytracing
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Improve stability and performance after long play throughs.
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Improve VFX performance during while raytracing.
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Improve performance by batching and caching raytracing buffers.
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Removed fog volumes for better BVH performance.
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Fixed RTAO making decals black.
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Fixed directional light shadows.
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Fixed shadows on trees.
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Fixed performance of the culling of lights in the frontend.
Save Game
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Fixed not being able to talk to Vendors during sequential saves after issue being patched. Resolves the following reported issues: HL-412, HL-494, HL-590, HL-5260
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Fixed streaming in and out after getting the 'Dung Bomb' field guide and loading a manual save.
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Fixed an issue when turning off the title and loading an auto-save during final credits causing an infinite loading screen.
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Fixed voice pitch setting save issue with avatar.
Performance and Stability
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Fixed streaming issues throughout Hogwarts.
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Fixed crash when common room is being shown to the player.
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Fixed crash with skeletal mesh.
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Fixed crash with deflection impacts.
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Fixed crash when reading dictionary files.
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Fixed performance when using ancient magic squash finisher on elevated Thornback Ambusher in Rune Door arena.
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Improve rendering performance of translucent objects.
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Fixed crash during a story graph.
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Fixed streaming of plants in the Slytherin Common Room.
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Fixed several memory leaks.
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Fixed crash with map icon state.
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Fixed crash with invalid UI.
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Fixed streaming out of the Great Hall while navigating Hogwarts. Resolves the following reported issue: HL-71
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Fixed crash during audio occlusion checks around player.
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Fixed crash when using explosive barrels.
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Fixed crash when using Incendio spell.
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Fixed crash when using Accio, Confringo, or Stupefy spells.
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Fixed crash when updating gear items.
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Fixed crash recursive crash with Solomons shields.
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Fixed crash with mount zones.
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Fixed crash during combat cursed lifetime.
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Fixed crash during and spawning race on broom
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Fixed occlusion culling with doors opening and closing.
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Fixed occlusion culling issue.
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Fixed a crash when travelling to Professor Fig’s classroom.
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Fixed crashes related with Niagara and destructible related VFX.
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Fixed a crash with damage over time not registering correctly.
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Fixed crash spawning actor not being stored correctly.
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Fixed crash with spawning actors correctly.
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Fixed crash during character creation. Resolves the following reported issue: HL-232
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Fixed optimization animation instancing.
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Fixed crash with moving stairs.
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Fixed crash with VFX after prolonged play throughs.
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Fixed crash related transformations in Overland.
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Fixed crash dealing with object state.
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Fixed crash with parry in combat.
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Fixed crash with VFX AOE.
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Fixed crash with hints.
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Fixed crash with achievements with an invalid online userid.
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Fixed crash while speaking to Rackham.
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Fixed crash when using Wingardium.
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Fixed performance drops experienced during longevity of the game.
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Fixed performance drop in Divination classroom.
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Improve VRAM usage specially for video cards with reduced memory.
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Fixed raytracing lighting performance in the frontend.
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Fixed using Ansel while a spell is being cast.
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Fixed using Ansel while the avatar is riding a broom.
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Updated shader compilation with latest PSO cache.
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Fixed lighting optimization with Nvidia drivers.
Display
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Resolved 32:9 aspect ratio issue when using an Ultrawide monitor. Resolves the following reported issue: HL-260
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Fixed Ansel issue when FOV is set too high.
Miscellaneous
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Updated “Special Thanks” credits and legal lines.
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Updated minimum Nvidia and AMD video driver recommendations