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Update History - Version 8 vs Version 9
Oct 23, 2026, 01:09 PM
Expanded practical gameplay guidance
Oct 23, 2026, 01:12 PM
Updated Steam patch status and ability reset guidance
1-The Blood of Dawnwalker released on September 3, 2026 and began receiving fixes the same day. This page covers the published PC updates through Update 1.1, released on Steam on October 22, 2026. The Steam announcement does not establish a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X|S rollout date, so its changes should not be assumed to describe a console build.1+The Blood of Dawnwalker released on September 3, 2026 and began receiving fixes the same day. This page covers the published PC updates through Update 1.1, released on Steam on October 22, 2026. The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S rollout dates for these changes remain unconfirmed.22Day-One Patch44A day-one patch shipped alongside the release itself rather than after it. The studio described it as a further polish pass across the whole experience and did not publish an itemised note list for it, so most of the specific changes it carried are not documented.66One thing it did carry is documented, and it was the subject of a public reversal. A console gameplay trailer shortly before launch showed the game targeting forty frames per second, which was read as confirmation that sixty was off the table. The studio then stated that a performance mode had been in testing all along and that the results had arrived in time to commit to it, and it shipped in the day-one patch. The console graphics modes are therefore part of the launch build rather than a later addition.88ConsolePerformanceBalancedQualityPlayStation 560 fps target40 fps target30 fps targetXbox Series X60 fps target40 fps target30 fps targetXbox Series SNot offeredNot offered30 fps onlyPlayStation 5 Pro60 fps target40 fps target30 fps target, plus unspecified visual enhancements1010An earlier version of this page recorded the console performance mode as unconfirmed. That is now settled: it is in the shipped build. Note that the console storefront capability lists still declare no frame-rate capability for the game, which is a gap in the storefront metadata rather than evidence against the modes.1111Hotfix 1.0.21313Released September 3, 2026 for PC, on launch day.1515ChangeDetailFarkas dialogueCoen can talk to Farkas even after killing all of the characters standing around him, where the conversation had previously become unreachable.Tutorial escortLunka no longer gets lost while leading Coen during the tutorial.Uriashi blacksmithThe uriashi blacksmith can now craft a certain holy sword. See Equipment and Crafting and Saint Mihai.Controller inputAdjustments to controller dead zone, and to input problems that occurred while sprinting. PC only.1717Known Issues Acknowledged in 1.0.21818The same note listed three problems the studio had confirmed but not yet fixed, along with the workarounds it suggested.2020IssueSuggested workaroundStuttering in Windowed or Borderless modeRun the game in Full Screen.Crashing while compiling shadersUpdate system firmware.Missing button remapping for a PlayStation 5 gamepad used on PCNone given at the time. See the next hotfix.2222Hotfix 1.0.32323Released September 4, 2026 for PC, the day after launch. It added DualSense controller support on the Steam build, which addresses part of the third known issue recorded in the previous hotfix.2525Hotfix 1.0.42727Released September 9, 2026 for PC. The studio led with stability, several quest-progression blockers, a bug that stopped players saving at all, frame-rate drops caused by outdated controller software, and torches that could grow uncontrollably.2929AreaChangesStabilityMultiple improvements to the game's stability.GameplayTutorial progress is no longer blocked when Voracious Bite is used too quickly. Coen no longer gets stuck inside certain houses with no way out. Crake can now talk to Coen during his training sequence. Dead characters can no longer start dialogues. Blocking is no longer disabled under certain circumstances. Saving is no longer blocked.QuestsOcha no longer attacks Coen when guards attack him. Coen no longer gets stuck in a cave during Deep Down. A Murohn that could fail to spawn now spawns. One of the possible solutions to Hive and Seek no longer ends early. On the Run no longer causes an infinite load. A Lone Wolf's Hunt now shows its difficulty level correctly. A soft-lock after following Sara is fixed. Investigating the rag is now optional in Smoke and Ashes. A blocker in The Heart Wants What It Wants is fixed.ArtCoen and Iorgu now drink from their cups on low graphical settings, and a background asset that had been used by mistake was removed.AudioMusic no longer stops playing during the prologue.MiscellaneousConnecting a controller with outdated system input software no longer causes frame-rate drops. Torches can no longer grow uncontrollably. Quality preset mods now apply properly.PluginFixed problems with VSync while frame generation is in use. See Unreal Engine 5.3131Three of these lines are useful outside the patch itself, because they confirm content by name in the shipped build: Voracious Bite as a vampiric ability, Crake as a character Coen trains alongside, and a displayed difficulty level attached to individual quests.3232Hotfix 1.0.53434Released September 10, 2026 for PC. A single change: improvements to the shader compilation pipeline, which the studio says can resolve stuttering for some players. That addresses the shader-related problems acknowledged back in the 1.0.2 note.3636Since Hotfix 1.0.53838Hotfix 1.0.5 remained the latest published note through October 19, 2026. Update 1.1 followed on Steam on October 22, with gameplay changes and a larger set of fixes.4040New Game Plus4242There is no New Game Plus mode at launch. Completing one of the endings sends the player back to the title screen, and carrying on means loading an earlier save (the failure ending, when the thirty days run out, is the exception and leaves the world open). On a Polish PlayStation livestream on September 10, 2026, director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz was reported to have said that New Game Plus is coming, without giving a date. Community mods that imitate the mode are not the official feature.4444Numbering4646No 1.0.1 hotfix appears in the published feed. The jump from the launch build to 1.0.2 is what the studio published, and nothing on this page should be taken as evidence that an unlisted intermediate patch exists.4848Console Builds5050The console versions received the day-one patch and the graphics modes described above. The October 22 Update 1.1 announcement confirms its Steam release, but does not establish a console rollout date. No console version or release date is inferred from that note.51+The console versions received the day-one patch and the graphics modes described above. Update 1.1 is confirmed on Steam from October 22; console version numbers and rollout dates remain unconfirmed.5252Related Pages5454For what shipped in the box rather than what has been patched since, see Editions and Pre-Order Bonuses, System Requirements and Critical Reception.5656Update 1.15858Released on Steam on October 22, 2026. The update adds ability resetting, expands difficulty and accessibility options, revises merchant and equipment handling, and fixes combat and quest problems.6060AreaChangeAbility resetDraught of Mind Rebirth resets Swordmastery, Witchcraft and Vampirism abilities and returns the time spent learning them for use on a different ability set. The note does not specify a perk reset, recipe or acquisition location.DifficultyThe previous Story preset is renamed Forgiving. A new Story difficulty adds combat assistance.Accessibility and controlsLarger subtitles, subtitles for all dialogue, and controller deadzone settings.MerchantsBuyback is available, and equipped items are hidden from the selling list.EquipmentThe same item can be assigned to both day and night presets. Upgrade costs, especially at higher levels, are rebalanced.ExplorationAnimals can be petted. Shadowstep and Planeshift attachment is improved.CombatCamera, targeting and disengagement improvements, plus fixes for excessive Omniblock reduction and Wild Blood buffs received without the perk.QuestsProgression and NPC-state fixes across Home Sweet Home, Stronger Than Achilles, The Night of Horrors, Between the Words, Where Old Devils Lie, Midnight Reckoning and other quests.Time costsThe Gilded Gauntlet fight, Ambrus Dungeons: Judge and Executioner and Ambrus Cellars: Trouble Brewing now consume time correctly.Other fixesFrame generation, save, load, crash, map, torch and controller fixes. The Japanese Steam build removes blood and gore censorship.61+AreaChangeAbility resetDraught of Mind Rebirth resets Swordmastery, Witchcraft and Vampirism abilities and returns the time spent learning them for use on a different ability set. Resetting perks and the draught's acquisition route remain unconfirmed.DifficultyThe previous Story preset is renamed Forgiving. A new Story difficulty adds combat assistance.Accessibility and controlsLarger subtitles, subtitles for all dialogue, and controller deadzone settings.MerchantsBuyback is available, and equipped items are hidden from the selling list.EquipmentThe same item can be assigned to both day and night presets. Upgrade costs, especially at higher levels, are rebalanced.ExplorationAnimals can be petted. Shadowstep and Planeshift attachment is improved.CombatCamera, targeting and disengagement improvements, plus fixes for excessive Omniblock reduction and Wild Blood buffs received without the perk.QuestsProgression and NPC-state fixes across Home Sweet Home, Stronger Than Achilles, The Night of Horrors, Between the Words, Where Old Devils Lie, Midnight Reckoning and other quests.Time costsThe Gilded Gauntlet fight, Ambrus Dungeons: Judge and Executioner and Ambrus Cellars: Trouble Brewing now consume time correctly.Other fixesFrame generation, save, load, crash, map, torch and controller fixes. The Japanese Steam build removes blood and gore censorship.6262The update also fixes Xanthe taking Burning Blood or Soul Reaping damage while untargetable, an infinite beehive money exploit, duplicate legendary amulet acquisition, and incorrect Broad Swipe III and IV damage bonuses. It permits leaving the Lunar Games labyrinth if it was entered before its quest chain.6363A known issue remains: switching FrameGen from Off to On may crash the game on an AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT. The announcement does not add New Game Plus.64+A known issue remains: switching FrameGen from Off to On may crash the game on an AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT. New Game Plus remains unconfirmed for this update.