Hogwarts Legacy PC Patch Notes 2/24/23 – Bug Fixes & Optimization

Hogwarts Legacy released a new patch today for the PC version of the game, featuring several bug fixes. This includes fixes for a number of crashes, an issue with the Owl Mail not probably triggering missions, and a horrifying issue with flickering occurrences that would cause a head to become transparent. Apparently it wasn’t just a Disillusionment charm gone wrong!

The patch also added several performance and stability updates. This includes optimizing shaders and improving fidelity mode. Finally, there is a note at the end of the post, stating that DirectX Version 12 is required to play Hogwarts Legacy on PC. Any workarounds to get the game to run on DirectX Version 11 are apparently inadvisable. You can check out the full patch notes below.

Hogwarts Legacy PC Patch Notes 2/24/2023

Online

Fixed issues with achievement data being properly pushed to Wizarding World portal after linking

Gameplay

Owl Mail
- Fixed an issue with mail not properly triggering sequential mission
World Events
- Fixed rare crash around certain locations where in-game World Events spawning
NPC
- Fixed a rare crash when respawning NPCs in the world
- Fixed crash with some NPC schedules
Characters
- Fixed issues with flickering occurring with a transparent head while hair is still present.

Updated localization text for additional content items
Added Build version to first time EULA
Fixed rare occurrence of mission descriptions not being displayed correctly

Cinematics

Fixed audio issues missing or not properly playing
Corrected VFX presentation of robe transformation
Fixed a stability issue when skipping cutscenes
Fixed a crash when playing cutscenes and cinematics

Save Game

Fixed rebuilding of Save Game list if manually deleted
Fixed error of rewriting last autosave slot
Fixed an issue when restarting from last save around not being able to talk to a vendor after initial conversation. Resolves the following reported issues: HL-494, HL-246, HL-1063, HL-590, HL-542, HL-976, HL-965, HL-1158, HL-1184, HL-1089, HL-1240, HL-1031, HL-1490, HL-1433, HL-89, HL-1930, HL-1086, HL-1636, HL-1585, HL-1028, HL-1933, HL-2606, HL-2062, HL-1587, HL-488, HL-498, HL-162, HL-1706, HL-2626, HL-2865, HL-2888, HL-2804, HL-2910, HL-2944, HL-3000, HL-3043, HL-3024

Controllers

Switch Pro controller support updates HL-346

Upscalers

Enable frame generation while DLSS is disabled
Anti-Aliasing and Screen resolution settings disabled when using DLSS and not Super Resolution

Raytracing

Fixed issue with RTAO looking worse than SSAO
Adjusted default setting to Medium Quality

Performance and Stability

Shader type compilation optimization
Shader compilation performance updates and functionality enhancements
Fixed a crash affecting Text2Speech usability
Resolved issues with world assets abruptly being stretched which resolves the following reported issues: HL-305, HL-265
Resolved an issue with Nvidia GPUs having lower frame rate compared to AMD
Improved crash collection to help chase rare crashes
Improved performance on Fidelity mode
Fixed rare crash around hovering over the map
Fixed issue with wind causing distortion and stretching of world assets
Fixed a rare occurrence with material swapping
Fixed a rare crash with map assets state
Fixed Rare crash occurring with in-game world events
Fixed a memory leak with global lighting system HL-313

DirectX Version 12

Please note DirectX Version 12 is required to run Hogwarts Legacy on PC. We do not suggest attempting workarounds to run the game with DirectX Version 11 as this can cause stability issues with launching the game and the player experience.