# V Rising V Rising 1.0 Hot Fix #9

- Product: V Rising (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/v-rising)
- Vendor: Stunlock Studios
- Date: 2024-09-17
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1604030/view/7449605597527317156
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/v-rising/releases/2024-09-17-v-rising-1.0-hot-fix-9

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- **changed** — Increased the strength of haptic feedback by 60%
- **fixed** — Fixed stuttering that can occur when scrolling through the player list on servers with a lot of players
- **fixed** — Fixed stuttering that can occur when using the map with a gamepad
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the selection options would extend outside of the screen space in the social menu on servers with a lot of players
- **changed** — Made it easier to see which server ruleset is selected in the Game Settings Ruleset tab
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where players could get an inconsistent ordering of clan mates in the HUD
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where players would sometimes not show in the clan HUD
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the tooltips on weapons would show incorrect information after the weapon had been unequipped when playing on a gamepad
- **changed** — The Host game and Join game buttons are no longer visible when reading the Server Info in the server list
- **added** — Added gamepad UI optimizations
- **fixed** — Fixed issues with scrolling in the merchant UI while using a gamepad
- **fixed** — Fixed some layout issues in the Castle Heart menus when using a gamepad
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the Vampire Powers menu would forget what a bear is when playing with a gamepad
- **fixed** — The Emote wheel is no longer displayed as empty when riding a horse
- **changed** — Improvements were made to the feel of the V Blood menu when playing on a gamepad
- **fixed** — Fixed a rare range exception error that could occur when using a gamepad in the build menu
- **fixed** — Fixed UI issues that would occur when playing with HDR enabled
- **changed** — Optimized the performance of health bars
- **fixed** — Fixed the selector being stupid and not showing the last items in the character creation menu if the selector was placed in a row with no additional items
- **fixed** — Fixed the sun is rising text getting stuck on the screen when teleporting to Dracula's throne room

Hello Vampires.

We’ll be patching V Rising today at 11:00 CEST. (EDIT: The patch did not go live at 11:00 CEST due to technical difficulties, but will be updated later today once they are resolved.)

Rising from our crypts once more to bring you a heavier hotfix, today’s patch includes a massive triple-digit grab bag of general, UI, and bug fixes, as well as a hefty dose of game balance adjustments.

We highly recommend restarting the game to ensure you get the latest version.

**This update brings the following fixes:**

##### General Fixes

-  Increased the strength of haptic feedback by 60%.

##### UI Fixes

-  Fixed stuttering that can occur when scrolling through the player list on servers with a lot of players.

-  Fixed stuttering that can occur when using the map with a gamepad.

-  Fixed an issue where the selection options would extend outside of the screen space in the social menu on servers with a lot of players.

-  Made it easier to see which server ruleset is selected in the Game Settings Ruleset tab.

-  Fixed an issue where players could get an inconsistent ordering of clan mates in the HUD.

-  Fixed an issue where players would sometimes not show in the clan HUD.

-  Fixed an issue where the tooltips on weapons would show incorrect information after the weapon had been unequipped when playing on a gamepad.

-  The Host game and Join game buttons are no longer visible when reading the Server Info in the server list.

-  Added gamepad UI optimizations.

-  Fixed issues with scrolling in the merchant UI while using a gamepad.

-  Fixed some layout issues in the Castle Heart menus when using a gamepad.

-  Fixed an issue where the Vampire Powers menu would forget what a bear is when playing with a gamepad. (Don’t ask.)

-  The Emote wheel is no longer displayed as empty when riding a horse.

-  Improvements were made to the feel of the V Blood menu when playing on a gamepad.

-  Fixed a rare “range exception” error that could occur when using a gamepad in the build menu.

-  Fixed UI issues that would occur when playing with HDR enabled.

-  Optimized the performance of health bars.

-  Fixed the selector being stupid and not showing the last items in the character creation menu if the selector was placed in a row with no additional items.

-  Fixed the “sun is rising” text getting stuck on the screen when teleporting to Dracula’s throne room.

-  Fixed an issue where the difficulty filter could not be selected with a gamepad in the dedicated server list.

##### Bug Fixes

-  Prevented accidental double taps when opening the map with a gamepad. This stops the map from opening and then immediately closing.

-  Fixed issue where adaptive triggers would stop camera input when playing with Controller Layout 2.

-  Fixed an issue where the navigation could break when swapping between the social menu and the systems menu with a gamepad.

-  Fixed an issue where navigation would become unresponsive when pressing the D-pad when editing settings with a value input.

-  Made the Tutorial System more optimized to help lower-end systems.

-  SYSTEM messages no longer display two timestamps.

-  The brightness slider on first startup is no longer affected by framerate issues.

-  Fixed a bug where the client would use the next parameter if provided with an empty value for saveFileName.

-  Fixed some issues with the pathfinding for the map marker guidance that would lead players down the wrong roads.

-  Fixed an issue where options were not properly saved if an autosave was occurring just as the option was changed.

-  Fixed an issue where the aim previews for the Great Sword would sometimes lock up.

-  Pressing Esc no longer closes the whole Private Game Setup when trying to deselect a text input field.

-  Fixed the missing walk animation for the Vampire Cultist when the unit is engaged in combat.

-  Fixed the Aim Preview for Ice Block to work properly when targeting allied players.

-  Fixed a performance issue with t

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