If you’ve played Hogwarts Legacy on PC and encountered a host of issues with the Harry Potter RPG, the first major Hogwarts Legacy patch is here after launch. It’s packed with bug fixes, improvements, and fixes for crashing and stuttering issues, but it didn’t quite do the job.
As you improve your game with the best Hogwarts Legacy mods, this Hogwarts Legacy patch should alleviate your issues with the new open-world game. However, some reports indicate that the fixes are not universal, so be sure to check and report any issues.
There have been numerous reports of Hogwarts Legacy stuttering issues since launch (especially in Hogsmeade), and a handful of players on the subreddit say this Hogwarts Legacy patch doesn’t fix any of that for them. . At the time of publication, it is unclear whether the sporadic nature of the issues stems from different PC hardware or is more related to the game itself. You can submit bug reports here, which will be the best way to let the team know about specific issues.
You can read the Hogwarts Legacy patch notes below, with fixes ranging from bug fixes and other improvements specific to Steam and the Epic Games Store for PC as well. While you wait, we have a breakdown of the Hogwarts Legacy Map and Hogwarts Legacy Spells, which are sure to help you on your adventure.
Hogwarts Legacy Patch Notes
General
On line
- Fixed issues with achievement data being sent correctly to the Wizarding World portal after linking.
how to play
- Owl Mail – Fixed an issue with the mail not triggering the sequence mission correctly.
world events
- Fixed a rare crash at certain locations where in-game world events would spawn.
NPC
- Fixed a rare crash when respawning NPCs in the world.
- Fixed a crash with some NPC schedules.
Characters
- Fixed flickering issues occurring with a transparent head while the hair was still present.
user interface
- Updated localization text for additional content items.
- Added build version to EULA for the first time.
- Fixed the rare case where mission descriptions were not displaying correctly.
Cinematic
- Fixed dress transformation VFX presentation.
- Fixed a stability issue when skipping scenes.
- Fixed a crash when playing cutscenes and cinematics.
save game
- Fixed a bug with rewriting the last autosave slot.
- Fixed an issue with restarting from the last save and being unable to speak to a vendor after the initial chat.
Performance and stability
- Improved performance in fidelity mode.
- Fixed a rare crash when hovering over the map.
- Fixed an issue with wind causing world resources to distort and stretch.
- Fixed a rare occurrence with gear sharing.
- Fixed a rare crash with map asset status.
- Fixed a rare crash that occurred with in-game world events.
- Fixed a memory leak with the Global Illumination system.
PC Steam/PC Epic Games
Cinematic
- Fixed issues with audio missing or not playing correctly.
controllers
- Updates to Switch Pro controller support
Upscalers
- Enable frame generation when DLSS is disabled.
- Screen resolution and anti-aliasing settings are disabled when using DLSS and not super resolution.
laser trace
- Fixed issue with RTAO looking worse than SSAO.
- Default setting set to Medium Quality.
Performance and stability
- Optimized compilation of shader types.
- Shader builds performance updates and feature enhancements.
- Fixed a crash that affected the usability of Text2Speech.
- Fixed issues with world assets being abruptly extended
- Addressed an issue with Nvidia GPUs having a lower frame rate than AMD.
DirectX version 12
- Please note that DirectX version 12 is required to run Hogwarts Legacy on PC. We do not suggest trying any workarounds to run the game with DirectX version 11, as it may cause stability issues when starting the game and the player experience.
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Harry Potter series creator JK Rowling has made a number of transphobic comments on social media in recent years. Warner Bros. has the license to create games based on Harry Potter. Although the details of this agreement are not known to the public and WB Games claims that “JK Rowling is not directly involved in the creation of the game”, it is likely that as creator and owner of the intellectual property of Harry Potter, she receives royalties on your sales. If you would like to learn more about transgender equality or show your support, here are two major charities we encourage you to visit: the National Center for Transgender Equality in the US and Mermaids in the UK.