A new patch has been released for Hogwarts Legacy on PC that includes the previously announced mod support and additional features and bug fixes in build 1326194.
New features and options have been added for Ray Tracing in game. Where previously RT was only an on or off option there are now selectable options in game to be able to customize based upon your PC setup with quality settings for each feature.
Reflections are higher fidelity and enabled on bodies of water
Options for render distance and realism for shadows and reflections have been added
DLSS4 support has been added
Ray Reconstruction has been added
Multi-Frame Generation can be used if you have an RTX 50 series GPU
Mods
You can now find and install mods through a new Play Mods section in the game! A nice feature they added is that you can copy your existing save files to keep a backup of your playthrough without mods.
Cosmetic ModsBroom ModsDungeon Mods
Bug Fixes
Quite a few bugs have been fixed for audio, character visuals, the UI, gameplay, environments, and more.
Full Patch Notes
Build Version – 1326194
Developer notes – This patch adds new Ray Tracing features and enhancements, DLSS4 support, Bug Fixes, and MODs support to the PC version of the game.
Ray Tracing now has more toggles exposed for users to customize their experience. Previously, users could just turn RT features on and off, with a global RT Quality setting. We now expose quality settings for each feature, excluding RTAO, and an additional RT geometry quality.
In addition to the following:
All Raytraced Reflections are now rendered at a higher fidelity, resulting in crisper, more detailed visuals.
Raytraced Reflections have been enabled on bodies of water, including the Black Lake.
Additional settings have been exposed for the Raytracing feature on Hogwarts Legacy, allowing users to customize the visual experience to best suit their hardware. Previously Raytracing was simply enabled or disabled via a global quality setting. In the latest patch, we now expose quality settings for each feature (excluding Raytraced Ambient Occlusion).
Raytracing Geometry settings have also been exposed; this allows users to adjust the render distance and realism of both Raytracing Shadows & Reflections. This affects the level of detail that the game renders raytraced geometry.
Support for Nvidia’s DLSS4 has been added to the game.
Support for Nvidia’s Ray Reconstruction technology has been added to the game.
RTX 50 series GPU owners can utilize Nvidia’s Multi-Frame Generation technology.
Another new addition is now Hogwarts Legacy’s MOD support on the PC. You now have the ability to play with Community MODs that have been added to our PC version of the game, adding MOD browsing and installation in our PC Client. We have also modified our game editor and made it available to the modding community on Epic Game Store, integrated with CurseForge MOD system, and spent some time improving the character, quests, and dungeon systems to make them more user friendly in the editor. This system will open the creativity of our community for our Hogwarts Legacy community.
Playing with MODs:
By linking a WB account, players can now install mods from the new MODs menu
Players can browse and discover new mods from the new mod browser, click “Play MODs”
Players are able to create new saves and copy existing vanilla saves in order to play with MODs while keeping your vanilla save files safe. Create, Access, and Play MODs on the Enable MODs screen in “Play MODs”
Players are able to assign a different mod configuration to different saves to allow mod experimentation
Reminder that you need to be online for the MODs system to work properly
MODs Creator Kit with Curseforge Integration Best Practices & Do’s and Don’ts
Do use some form of source control to back up the contents of any mods that you are working on. When the Creator Kit is updated from the Epic Game Store, sometimes files that are not part of the official installation (such as a user’s mods) will be removed. Backing up your mod source in some form of source control will help you prevent lost work such as this.
Don’t attempt to open the Creator Kit uproject directly (e.g. by double-clicking on it) – users should always launch from the Epic Game Store.
Don’t change the activation state of any of the Creator Kit project’s plugins – it tends to break things.
Don’t use non-alphanumeric characters in the names of assets (this includes whitespace characters) or database fields. This will likely cause problems and may prevent things from working as intended. In place of whitespace characters in names, use an underscore _ instead if needed.
Don’t attempt to change the enabled / disabled state of any existing plugins in the Creator Kit. That will break things.
Don’t attempt to add / remove any plugins from the Creator Kit. That will break things.
Don’t force-delete Blueprints / other assets that are referenced by any mods you might be working on in the Creator Kit. Force-deleting in-use assets can lead to instability / crashes.
Don’t attempt to create a new character from within the Creator Kit multiple times. Specifically, entering the avatar creator portion of the Root Level more than once per program run in the Creator Kit can cause the Creator Kit to get stuck, requiring the user to restart the Creator Kit.
Due to changes to both data serialization and upgrades to our Raytracing features in the Hogwarts Legacy engine, level code changes were made that will break all 3rd Party MODs that use skeletal mesh assets made before the upcoming MODs patch.
Additional updates in the patch include:
Audio
Resolved wrong voice lines being triggered for Avatar when equipped with Azkaban Prisoner outfit
Resolved no SFX being player when purchasing a haircut from Madam Snelling’s Trees Emporium
Characters
Resolved several clipping issues with various gear and outfits
Resolved specific preset Avatar eyes protruding from eyelids
Resolved transition popping between presets in the character creator
UI
Resolved wrong UI icons appearing incorrectly
Resolved debug text being visible for the name of Stalk – Honey Brown want when receiving it
Resolved “Message of the Day” section on Main screen disappearing after being clicked
Resolved incorrect subtitle test being displayed when Fig cast spells against the Guardian statues
Resolved no transition and overlay effect occurring when switching between main menu and save game slots
Resolved not being able to to change submenu in character creator when using a controller left and right bumpers
Resolved issue with the end user agreement appearing twice
Resolved an outdated legal disclaimer when launching game
Environments
Resolved visual seam issues throughout the Hogwarts castle, Hogsmeade, etc
Resolved missing collision issue with Avatar able to walk through doors in the Greenhouse
Resolved an atmospheric saturation effect looking unnatural when walking by the graveyard
Resolved lighting leaking through walls throughout various locations
Resolved player being able to see out of the world
Resolved missing textures in the Underground Harbour
Resolved self-shadow popping near or in Manor Cape
Resolved Ravenclaw house chest clipping through a chair
Resolved waterfalls streaming out while flying on the broom
Gameplay
Resolved Avatar getting teleported out of world after being attacked and accessing the pause menu
Resolved player being unable to collect Wiggenweld Potion
Resolved an issue with fast traveling after learning Incedio spell before a quest is complete breaking the mission flow
Resolved player not being locked from certain actions during missions
Resolved Avatar holding two wands after completing Levioso mini game
Resolved Avatar getting thrown in the air when opening the field guide after being hit during a mission
Resolved beasts getting thrown in the air when Avatar opens a menu during the Levioso or Accio spell effect
Resolved an issue with Amit not being nearby when launching or tracking a quest
Resolved Accio spell not appearing in the correct spell slot when trying to play Summoner’s court
Resolved “Out of Bound” interior volumes teleporting player out of the world when on a broom
Resolved mountains streaming out of view when flying the broom
Resolved level of detail oddities based off the players proximity near the meat cart
Resolved the abandon quest prompt appearing after leaving the cellar in the “Venomous Revenge’ mission
Resolved a wireframe outline appearing when using Lumos after a swift dodge during a Merlin Trial
Resolved Ranrok dragon remaining visible with no animations during transition phase after being defeated while Crucio burn is active
Resolved when casting Glacius while a spider is burrowing causing it to get stuck
Cinematics
Resolved irregular visual cuts occurring causing missing actions and dialogues during the Intro vault cinematic
Raytracing
Resolved blocky reflections appearing on the island in the middle of the Black Lake
Resolved reflections flickering when payer is flying on a mount
Resolved framerate issues when turning Raytracing on
Resolved bright screen flashes occurring during the game
Resolved odd eye reflection in the mirror
Resolved over brightness in interior spaces
Resolved lower level of details flickering in Overland
Resolved Gryffindor portrait appearing corrupted and flickering
Resolved shadow triangle being cast on floor of the Ravenclaw tower not showing up properly
Resolved some portraits and paintings appearing to be reflective and shiny
Resolved unnaturally appearing bright lights through walls of interiors when Raytracing was on
Stability/Performance
Resolved game freezing when launching initial game boot up
Resolved game crashing during the seizure warning screen on boot-up
Resolved an infinite loading screen when going back to the One Eye Witch Dungeon
Resolved a crash occurring after the title reveal in game
Resoled crash when opening map menu and tracking a mission
Resolved a crash when following Natsai Onai to Hogsmeade
Miscellaneous
Resolved floating items appearing various locations of the game
Updated to the latest PSO cache for the game
Updated Nvidia Streamline SDK
Updated XeSS SDK
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