# Hollow Knight Update notes for v1.5.68.11808

- Product: Hollow Knight (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/hollow-knight)
- Vendor: Team Cherry
- Date: 2021-06-07
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/367520/view/3064116832207100344
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/hollow-knight/releases/2021-06-07-update-notes-for-v1.5.68.11808

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- **added** — Added Borderless option to fullscreen in video options
- **added** — Enabled controller rumble for supported configurations such as Xbox One controller on Windows
- **changed** — 64-bit is now required; 32-bit players can access previous version 1.4.3.2 as a beta
- **changed** — Vulkan is now the default graphics API for Linux
- **changed** — Enabled incremental GC and removed heap size increase method to reduce hitching and memory usage on startup
- **changed** — Reduced screen tearing during screen shakes
- **changed** — Sideways dash is now preferred when Dashmaster is equipped to reduce accidental down dashing
- **changed** — Grimm chest reward is now left on the ground if you banish him without collecting it
- **changed** — Crystal Guardian will now wake up when damaged by area attacks such as Spore Shroom
- **fixed** — Fixed uncollected Grubfather rewards being miss-able
- **fixed** — Fixed the Soul Tyrant battle in pantheons getting stuck after being defeated sometimes
- **fixed** — Fixed death loop if moving too high during Absolute Radiance phase 2
- **fixed** — Fixed Elderbug's Greenpath hint dialogue
- **fixed** — Fixed issues with binding mouse buttons
- **fixed** — Fixed multi damage sometimes taking too much health with lifeblood
- **fixed** — Fixed Absolute Radiance music change triggering too early if moving too high in phase 2
- **fixed** — Fixed Glowing Womb charm becoming inaccessible
- **fixed** — Fixed issue where Watcher Knight's back roll was not happening
- **fixed** — Fixed damage inconsistency with area attacks on Radiance, Absolute Radiance, and Pure Vessel
- **fixed** — Fixed settings changed in pause menu being reset when quitting to menu

- Added "Borderless" option to fullscreen in video options
- 64-bit is now required (For players with 32-bit computers the previous version (1.4.3.2) can still be accessed as a beta)
- Vulkan is now the default graphics API for Linux
- Enabled controller rumble (only supported for certain configurations, e.g. Xbox One controller on Windows)
- Hopefully less hitching, and less memory usage on startup (enabled incremental GC, removed heap size increase method)
- Reduced screen tearing during screen shakes
- Fixed uncollected Grubfather rewards being miss-able
- Fixed the Soul Tyrant battle in pantheons getting stuck after being defeated sometimes
- Fixed death loop if moving too high during Absolute Radiance phase 2
- Fixed Elderbug's Greenpath hint dialogue
- Grimm chest reward is now left on the ground if you banish him without collecting it
- Fixed issues with binding mouse buttons
- Fixed multi damage sometimes taking too much health with lifeblood
- Fixed Absolute Radiance music change triggering too early if moving too high in phase 2
- Fixed Glowing Womb charm becoming inaccessible
- Sideways dash is now preferred when Dashmaster is equipped (less accidental down dashing!)
- Fixed issue where Watcher Knight's back roll was not happening
- Crystal Guardian will now wake up when damaged by area attacks (Spore Shroom, etc)
- Fixed damage inconsistency with area attacks on Radiance, Absolute Radiance, and Pure Vessel
- Fixed settings changed in pause menu being reset when quitting to menu
- Fixed damage sometimes not being applied correctly to Nail Arts when using the Fury of the Fallen charm
- Fixed dialogue box getting stuck when talking to Cloth in Queen's Gardens
- Fixed issue where closing the brightness menu in-game would in some cases restart the game
- Various minor map fixes
- Various minor translation fixes
- Other minor fixes