Hogwarts Legacy February 14 Update Patch Notes
Hogwarts Legacy has released another patch update this February 2023 after the initial day one patch. For a concise list of all fixes and updates in the recent Hogwarts Legacy patch, read here.
- Be sure to also check out the Hogwarts Legacy day one patch guide to see which bug fixes have been resolved in the game so far.
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Hogwarts Legacy Patch Notes: February 14 Update
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The recent February Hogwarts Legacy patch has fixed the following issues (you can read more at the official patch notes blog post here):
General Fixes
- Fixed issues with achievement data being properly pushed to the Wizarding World portal after linking.
- Fixed an issue with owl mail not properly triggering its mission.
- Fixed crashes around certain locations where in-game World Events spawn.
NPCs
- Fixed a crash when respawning NPCs in the world.
- Fixed crash with some NPC schedules.
- Fixed issues with flickering occurring with a transparent head while hair is still present.
UI
- Updated localization text for additional content items.
- Added Build version to first-time EULA.
- Fixed rare occurrences of mission descriptions not being displayed correctly.
Cinematics
- Corrected VFX presentation of robe transformation.
- Fixed a stability issue when skipping cutscenes.
- Fixed a crash when playing cutscenes and cinematics.
Save Game
- Fixed the error of rewriting the last autosave slot.
- Fixed an issue when restarting from the last save around not being able to talk to a vendor after the initial conversation.
- Fixed multiple reported issues of game crashes. (full list of reports is linked to the original blog post)
Performance and Stability
- Improved performance on Fidelity mode.
- Fixed rare crashes around hovering over the map.
- Fixed issue with the wind causing distortion and stretching of world assets.
- Fixed a rare occurrence with material swapping.
- Fixed a rare crash with the map assets state.
- Fixed Rare crashes occurring with in-game world events.
- Fixed a memory leak with the global lighting system
For PC users via Steam or Epic Games
- Fixed audio issues missing or not properly playing.
- Switch Pro controller support update
- Enable frame generation while DLSS is disabled.
- Anti-Aliasing and Screen resolution settings are disabled when using DLSS and not Super Resolution.
- Fixed issue with RTAO looking worse than SSAO.
- Adjusted default setting to Medium Quality.
- 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.
- Resolved an issue with Nvidia GPUs having a lower frame rate compared to AMD.
- For more Hogwarts Legacy tips, check out our guide on how to get to Jackdaw's Tomb in Hogwarts Legacy.