If you played Hogwarts Legacy soon after release and paid attention to the ongoings in the community, you probably remember the Arachnophobia Mode mod:
The infamous Cubus Arachnicus practically became a meme in the community
The mod arrived right after release, right in time to relieve us of twitchy, hairy, hissy enemies. Yes, the spiders in Hogwarts Legacy are that creepy. To be fair, the ominous brown cubes are a little unsettling in of themselves, but the devs really outdid themselves with the spider look, animations, and sound effects in Hogwarts Legacy, considering that the Nexus Mod has been downloaded nearly 16,000 times to this date.
Hogwarts Legacy Official Arachnophobia Mode
Here’s an issue, though — without the mod support for consoles, there was nothing to protect the more sensitive console audiences against the creepy twitchy crawly.
Thankfully, with today’s patch the dev team have responded to the demand with the official Arachnophobia Mode that removes the spider legs, modifies their behavior, and gives them little cute roller skate feet instead.
If it wasn’t for the bloodthirsty red eyes and the ominous shadow particles surrounding the little creature, you wouldn’t be even able to tell that it’s evil. Can I take it to my Vivarium?
This Mode also removes the creepy animations and sounds like the skitters and screeches and makes their corpses in the world invisible. Note that this setting doesn’t affect the spider images in the Field Guide.
To turn the setting on, navigate to Accessibility Options, scroll to the bottom, and look for the setting called Arachnophobia Mode.
Other Bug Fixes & Full Patch Notes
May 4th Patch also addressed a lot of bug fixes, and we mean a lot (like, more than 500), continuing the trend of polishing and patching up the game over the past couple of months. If you struggled with performance issues at launch and didn’t feel like picking up the game for a while, right now might actually be a good time for it!
Resolved Lodgok’s Helm of Urtkot quest lock, preventing players from continuing with the quest
Did some laundry after students pointed out that robes looked dirty
Multiple save game fixes
Identified and resolved multiple collections and Field Guide Page issues
Resolved multiple issues that could cause the player to fall out of the world
Performance
Resolved multiple potential crashes
Performance fixes and optimizations
And more than 500 additional fixes. You can read the full detailed notes by selecting the tabs.
Resolved non-offensive player names being restricted when naming a character: HL-50
Updated Israel EULA mapping from ae-AR to en-GB”
Resolved gaps between walls being present at various locations
Resolved collision related issues at various location in and out of combat
Resolved re-spawning issues with Gobstones after they have been collected: HL-1894
Resolved avatar being able to move a lantern to an unreachable location when using Windgardium Leviosa making it impossible to progress.
Resolved the Ancient Magic barrier persisting after defeating all the enemies
Resolved Professor Weasley not being at the entrance of the Ravenclaw dorms after waking up
Resolved Accio Ball fail mission becoming stuck
Resolved player being able to escape Hogwarts as Professor Black
Resolved the player being able to defeat Leander and Nellie with Incendio and they will remain actively moving
Resolved the collision for the Slytherin common room entrance always being present
Resolved failing the mission with the key of admittance causes the key to disappear: HL-974
Resolved an issue with the camera shaking uncontrollably if placing the Accio box with the treasure directly under the regular one
Resolved mission not progressing past “defeat the enemies” in final area
Resolved Sebastian spinning in Devil’s Snare tunnel side area: HL-518
Resolved there being no collision on the right side of the shop’s roof Dogweed & Deathcap: HL-3046
Resolved one of the bells being stuck behind stairs at the bell towers by using Wingardium Leviosa
Resolved intermittent fog being present close to Professor Fig’s Classroom
Resolved fog having unintended behavior in a room in the Headmasters office: HL-12376
Resolved volume water not calculating correctly: HL-47
Resolved an issue when untracking and activating, mission icon is in the ground
Resolved the Hogwarts South Battle Arena not having a checkmark after being completed: HL-7777
Resolved the chests not being able to be collected in various locations
Resolved beast in a cage not being rescued after opening the cage: HL-1390
Resolved visible gaps on the ground at various locations in the open world
Resolved Jackdaw’s statues having a chance of not falling, remaining inaccessible.
Resolved issue when leaving the game just when the Avatar gets inside the book may block the progress: HL-2953
Resolved when reloading inside the open room after solving the puzzle will cause the avatar to respawn trapped.
Resolved avatar falling out of world through a spot near Hogwarts West Valley
Resolved Graphorn disappearing during battle.
Resolved objective description finding and returning Rabe’s wand errors.
Resolved hanging crate taking a long time to fall down after the pulley is destroyed
Resolved Dorran being immobile after the cinematic where the centaurs arrive
Resolved a Note disappearing from a body after the avatar casts Confringo on it
Resolved West Hall- Art – gameplay investigateable mesh missing and does not match with the related guide page
Resolved defeating Ranrok’s loyalists without getting detected and using Disillusionment blocks mission progression: HL-11365
Resolved using bone clusters meant for another part of a puzzle blocking a mission
Resolved an invisible collision in the Central Hall near the Library
Resolved avatar and NPCs getting stuck for a while due to an invisible collision on a step outside J. Pippin’s Potions at Hogsmeade
Resolved the target lock from Clock Tower’s pendulum being misplaced blocking the avatar from casting spells on it when positioned by its side
Resolved ehe Avatar becoming stuck on a loop by saving on the platform after losing the match and closing the title: HL-11476
Resolved mission beacon appearing improperly if the avatar dies during the goblin fight
Resolved Kogawa becoming stuck outside between missions
Resolved Helga Hufflepuff being seen in a Portrait in Central Hall
Resolved the races not being skipped if the player chooses to skip them via the “Skip Trial” prompt after failing them at least twice in Story difficulty
Removed unintended plane observed over the water in the open world
Resolved a black screen occurring when releasing beasts into the Vivarium
Resolved objective updates triggering late and authority figures appearing late after unlocking first door
Resolved avatar blocking the spot on the rock that Poppy is supposed to climb, otherwise it will cause her to walk off and not climb the rock
Resolved Conjuration Chests not giving out their loot after being opened: HL-3868
Resolved Fig getting stuck on a roof by using a broom at the start of the mission
Resolved the avatar being able to jump off the bridge next to the Ravenclaw Tower while being the Headmaster
Resolved a visible seam on the pillar in Central Hall
Resolved an issue with quest step to Hogsmeade being delayed
Resolved Reparo bridge not having any animation when being repaired
Resolved Reparo bridge flickering after it is repaired
Resolved three torches failing to light up blocking the mission from being completed
Resolved consumables not being restored to the original amount if they’re used up prior to the wave, after restarting/quitting the North Coast battle arena
Fixed door for Headmasters room
Resolved Vivarium animation and save locking when updating game: HL-6449
Resolved misleading paths when tracking the missions
Resolved the Mountain Cave Ruins stop streaming when the player loads in the game during the transition
Resolved mission not appearing on the Quest Log if the Avatar interacts with Clothilde after defeating Selwyn
Resolved player getting game over screen when restarting from last save after defeating the troll
Resolved world marker pulsing when the player needs to return to Herbology class
Resolved issue with control lockout for side mission does not occur if the player fast travels after another mission
Resolved player getting stuck when jumping over the banister in the Hufflepuff Common Room
Resolved Sebastian Sallow getting stuck spinning in circles outside the Restricted Section entrance
Resolved the Phoenix being able to escape from the mountain cave when hit by Depulso
Resolved the lore notes and the chests in the Kogawa’s office disappearing when the avatar approaches the office
Resolved avatar being able to go out of bounds by jumping over the rocks
Resolved Ominis getting stuck on the ceiling of the undercroft making it impossible to finish the mission
Resolved there being no interact prompt to interact with Poppy after collecting the moonstone
Resolved avatar entering library without learning Disillusionment using collision
Resolved ghost detecting the avatar in a wrong section and stalling the mission
Resolved Deek appearing inside the wall of ”Room of Requirements” blocking the mission progression
Resolved the player being able to use the wait function in-between mission objectives, blocking the player from starting the Quidditch pitch Broom Trial
Resolved there not being any nav mesh inside of the player shop
Resolved the wand chest streaming out when the avatar flies
Resolved students standing on broom and having no faces when loading during the mission
Resolved mission pathing not leading the player to the mission entry point after completing
Resolved arena blockade lingering for a moment after casting Reparo on the destroyed house
Resolved ancient magic not working correctly when Avatar reaches an unintended area
Resolved handing in moons without tracking the mission causing incorrect moon requirement to be displayed
Resolved collision related issues in and out of combat
Resolved Sebastian Sallow being idle in library after mission
Resolved the Avatar is able to return Biscuit to Garnuff even without having it
Resolved the Camera following the first cinematic of the mission zooms in too much
Resolved avatar jumping over the shifting stairs to get stuck in the treasure area
Resolved issue with the Avatar being able to jump outside the castle into an out of bounds spot with no “return to quest area” countdown
Resolved an issue with the user being unable to track/untrack the ‘The Sky is the limit’ mission directly in the map
Resolved free aim tutorial appearing after almost completing the mission
Resolved missing interact prompt when entering the elevator from the Underground Harbor
Resolved avatar being able to fall OOW inside a cave below the ground from a corner of the house in front of the mill in Irondale
Resolved a missing spider lair not showing up in open world
Resolved the avatar getting trapped in a collision at the entrance to Rackham’s vault, and will be forced to restart the game
Resolved issue with avatar getting stuck between a chair, sofa and a box, located in Pitt-Uppon Ford Hamlet
Resolved waypoints disappearing after failing the mission
Resolved Jackdaw statue getting stuck inside the wooden floor of the owlery blocking mission progression
Resolved mission being blocked when loading an autosave made after “Speak with Anne and Solomon”
Resolved items that appear inside boxes after learning Wingardium Leviosa disappearing when the Avatar uses Accio on them
Resolved avatar’s feet clipping visibly
Resolved out of world being visible when the avatar stands in the entrance of vault
Resolved avatar being able to get into the water using Highwing and not getting out unless it mounts the broom
Resolved box clipping through the Depulso platform at the final Lumos puzzle area of the Collector’s cave dungeon
Resolved cliff base being above the ground allowing avatar to see out of bounds
Resolved there being a long delay before the final conversation with Jackdaw triggers after the pumpkin game
Resolved missing collision in a tree outside the Combat Challenge
Resolved after completing the “Dark Arts Arena”, defeated one time causes the enemies to not spawn when retrying
Resolved when avatar meets Lodgok outside the tavern, he turns back and returns to Hogsmeade by walking
Resolved Kogawa missing from her office
Resolved leaving and reentering the dungeon may cause the doorway to become blocked: HL-2199
Resolved the Avatar gets stuck between the wall and the spinning door.
Resolved doors being kept open too long to help with streaming
Resolved the haunted house door standing out when the Avatar cast Revelio: HL-6617
Resolved black debug planes being visible when the Dancing Shoes WOW event triggers
Resolved Dancing Shoes being triggered while still in the store
Resolved interacting the first time with Ice Garden freezing the game
Removed Ice Garden world events from game
Resolved Zonko clipping with a door at the end of the WOW event
Resolved WE_ICE_GARDEN_RUNAWAY not spawning and blocks all variations
Resolved issue with characters spawning in wrong direction or incorrectly
Resolved incorrect or erratic pathing and navigation
Resolved treadmilling issues
Optimization adjustments to lower the distance when NPCs on the way to Hogsmeade, Hogwarts and other locations
Resolved vendor floating over the sea at Clagmar Coast: HL-4636
Resolved NPC hands floating far above desk with specific animation transitions
Resolved Poacher Ranger treadmilling onto a wall when the Avatar casts Disillusionment and hides after a cutscene
Resolved bumping the elf causing the NPC to multiply and stack on the pumpkin
Resolved issue with Avatar talking with “Clifford Cromwell”, he would reintroduce himself again
Resolved Ellie Peck in Brood and Peck having 3 Vendor Icons
Resolved station misplacement causing the NPC not to interact with the railing
Resolved misplaced stations causing the NPC to clip with the couch
Resolved animation issue with ghost painting a picture in Hogsmeade
Resolved NPCs using certain stations being misplaced, noticeably floating in the air during Halloween
Resolved misplaced creepy man station making the NPC lean into nothing
Resolved NPC using station clipping with the environment
Resolved disappearing animation from goblins NPCs not beiong displayed correctly
Resolved generic Prefect NPC seen walking in mid-air in the room before going in the Athenaeum
Resolved a student being seen standing next to the player while Professor Black announces the house cup winner
Resolved floating NPCs due to winter decoration near Honeydukes
Resolved long delay on Ronen
Resolved station Grindstone being under the surface making Helen Thistlewood walk through the ground and then appear out of nowhere in Upper Hogsfield
Resolved world not streaming in when loading the title after opening the legendary chest inside the Venomous Tentacula room: HL-807
Resolved Lucan getting stuck walking in the same place after completing mission
Resolve NPCs not being transferred between locations in low population settings
Resolved interacting with Deek while entering the vivarium for the first time can skip the cinematic and generate issues
Resolved Sebastian Sallow behaving incorrectly after being caught and retrying the mission
Resolved Thornback Matriarch getting stuck on a loop between animations after spawning
Resolved Natty walking off and getting stuck walking up a hill backwards
Resolved the Avatar being able to push the hanging crate with Depulso when it is falling, affecting the landing
Resolved Diffindo not targeting enemies correctly if they are falling or lying on the floor
Resolved the ability to cause Marmaduke’s sarcophagus to disappear by casting certain spells on it
Resolved Levioso not properly destroying a Yellow Shield
Resolved students colliding with the Avatar and getting stuck
Resolved interacting with vendors causing an unintended camera angle
Resolved misplaced stations causing the NPC to clip with the couch
Resolved student NPCs not leaving the classroom after completing mission
Resolved the avatar being able to hear the mission giver even if they are not present and suddenly appears
Resolved NPC Alfred Lawley walking against the wall indefinitely when getting alert from the other side of the wall
Resolved spiders spawned by the Acromantula keep attacking on the Arena’s victory screen: HL-5171
Resolved when using Glacius and Confringo to damage Inferi it does not remove its invulnerability stat
Resolved troll not attacking when Avatar is close to a wall
Resolved when dodging the first swing of a Troll parry attach with a blink the second attack will teleport in front of the avatar
Resolved when dodging the first swing with a blink the next club smashing onto the ground attack will be unblockable from Troll
Resolved issue when avatar dies during the first time doing the encounter the Enemies reappears in different positions.
Resolved the enemies being able to activate their shields even after the avatar has won the duel
Resolved rock wall no longer being highlighted early with manual target
Resolved an issue when the avatar fails a spell, the second failure is triggered once the dummy gets up
Resolved character partial wetness from wading not displaying
Resolved the DW Animagus transformation being broken
Resolved while fighting the ‘Poacher Animagus’ and casting Levioso and then Transformation, the enemy won’t turn back to its original form
Optimization in delaying the Death FX
Resolved Trolls being able to dash for an excessive long distance when attacking the Avatar after they perform a Swift dodge roll: HL-3853
Resolved Forest Troll disengaging from combat in a bandit camp
Added a vertical root motion to the spider squish finisher animation
Removed 180 rotation on the main control of spider squish finisher animation
On easy mode, players can defeat opponents without breaking their shield
Resolved spiders – While in their explode-able “on-fire state” not exploding when taking death blow damage while in air
Resolved avatar being able to cast ancient magic during stealth portion disrupting enemy
Resolved Graphorn getting stuck on rocks in fight arena
Resolved chance dummy’s textures stretch after being hit with Glacius then hitting the ground
Resolved spider webs producing a frozen square texture when the Avatar casts Glacius on them
Resolved an issue in the last part of the witches tomb the Inferis not attacking the avatar when standing on the Depulso platform
Resolved in the South Coast Battle Arena, being able to get the Armored Troll stuck in a spot
Resolved Victor Rookwood standing off screen during the wand linking
Resolved an issue with enemies (Hogwarts Protector / Guardian) not animating properly when hit with abilities
Resolved Training Dummies not reacting correctly when hit by Expelliarmus
Resolved the River Troll not attacking the avatar at a certain distance
Resolved the Avatar not being able to perform the Ancient Magic Finisher while aiming
Resolved Animagus in Wolf form being affected by Transformation while in the air does not revert to their normal form
Resolved pickups getting destroyed
Resolved issue just before the final fight with the Pensieve Guardian the enemies can disappear while fighting with them causing a delay on the mission
Resolved enemy combatants disappearing
Resolved corruption effect disappearing from the troll when it is hit by the avatar
Resolved Dugbogs not being harmed when lifted by the tongue
Resolved enemies getting stuck in fear animations if the avatar uses the ancient magic finisher just before failing a mission
Resolved being able to pull board out of door without breaking the board, causing door to not open
Resolved generic student NPC treadmilling when fast traveling to Grand Staircase Floo Flame
Resolved Dorothy Dencourt getting stuck in the door of her house making it impossible to get in after finishing her routine walk in Upper Hogsfield
Resolved delay on one of the enemy shields not showing up correctly during the mission
Resolved Troll Lair Troll disengages from combat and fazes through wall
Resolved spider lairs only spawning baby spiders
Resolve during the second encounter with the Inferis they do not attack the avatar if it remains on the ramp
Resolved Poacher Ranger cloak reacting oddly to Glacius
Resolved Acromantula joining combat while crawling over hole in cave
Resolved Pensieve Guardian´s Blue-Orb Attack not being able to be countered
Resolved the Troll being able to get stuck on a sign mid-fight
Resolved a chance of random T4 Student appearing between characters: HL-7500
Resolved the avatar being controlled during the cinematic of the door of the Room of Admittance
Resolved the avatar becoming stuck / trapped between a telescope and railing in the Astronomy Tower
Resolved the avatar being able to jump off the bridge while being the Headmaster
Resolved the avatar getting stuck behind the elevator at the end of the dungeon
Resolved avatar headtracking abruptly focusing on more than one point upon entering Underground Harbor
Resolved the avatar getting stuck at the entrance of a goblin tent
Resolved the avatar headtracking abruptly focusing on more than one point upon entering Underground Harbor
Resolved avatar being able to reverse the rotation of the Shifting Stairs which can lead to OOW content
Resolved the avatar being able to glide and stay in midair at the dungeon
Resolved the avatar being able to get trapped between a chariot and some rocks
Resolved the avatar getting stuck and it being impossible to go out without turn off the title
Resolved the avatar getting stuck in the roof of the shop “Flutes and Lutes” due to a missing collision
Resolved the avatar being able to fall OOW through some textures of the mountain next to a Puffskein Den
Resolved avatar not interacting with the crate after falling on the floor instead the grid
Resolved the avatar being rejected by the common room door
Resolved the Ancient Magic meter capping at two bars when loading a save from the main menu: HL-11989
Resolved broom flight boosting and vertical animation: HL-8140
Resolved light fading in and out on Moon Trimmer Broom
Resolved while mounting a broom, the player is performing an Ancient Magic throw will freeze the thrown object in place and it can be thrown again
Resolved avatar being able to climb to the top of the mountain surrounding the Tower Tunnel dungeon, allowing them to fly OOW
Resolved avatar flying out of bounds under barrier behind Falbarton Castle
Resolved hole in no-fly allowing player to enter old Forest region
Resolved avatar entering vault castle while flying in a broom
Resolved avatar being able to fly out of world through wall with broom
Updated new fly volumes
Resolved No Fly Zone border not appearing correctly
Resolved Headmaster’s Office can be accessed via broom
Resolved getting stuck while trying to enter the San Bakar’s Tower while mounting the Graphorn
Resolved the avatar being able to fly OOW through a missing collision in the mountain next to a Puffskein Den
Resolved Game not progressing after collecting the Guide Page
Resolved progress not given toward Challenges when defeating Inferi by using the ‘Transformation’ and ‘Depulso’ spells: HL-2980
Resolved the chests not being able to be collected in various locations
Updated location some Hogwarts items
Resolved “Combat” and “Quests” challenges remaining at 99% when completed, blocking the Avatar from reaching level 40 and 100% completion: HL-5331
Resolved an issue defeating all named enemies did not complete challenge: HL-2980
Resolved Great Hall Demiguise statue after patching game
Resolved Goblet of Fire Casket’s Revelio Page respawning after patching game
Resolved issue with “A Forte for Achievement” being unlocked too earlier: HL-5331
Resolved “The Merlin’s Beard!” achievement being collected without completing all the Merlin trials
Resolved the Overland’s Collection Chests total counter only updating after all the Hogwarts and Hogsmeade chests are collected
Resolved the “Confringo Mastery” talent not breaking the shields with the small fiery projectiles
Resolved Alohomora VFX can be spammed with auto solve button
Resolved Wooden gate becoming stuck after using Transformation spell.
Resolved Revelio incorrectly revealing / highlighting Astronomy tables after they have been solved
Resolved issue when using Wingardium on objects, the objects do not break when hitting enemies
Resolved Diffindo spell not working inside the undercroft
Resolved using any spell that has an AoE effect near any animal will count towards the combo counter and will drop ancient magic particles
Resolved the user not being able to give any input to the character if hard quitting the title when learning Crucio
Resolved Glacius causing an odd behaviour on Ashwinders clothes when cast
Resolved issue with forgotten statue can grow in size after casting Reparo multiple times
Resolved player being able to break shields with the basic cast
Resolved Inferi tutorial needing a hold A to continue instead of tap A
Resolved Marmadukes sarcophagus incorrectly revealed / highlighted by Revelio when accessing the dungeon outside of the quest
Resolved AoE spells affecting enemies without entering a cooldown when used while aiming without targeting them
Resolved casting Descendo on a recently transformed enemy will cause it to fall through the ground
Resolved casting Depulso on the tree while levitating causes it to flip and float in the air
Resolved the avatar being able to cast Alohomora to the door leading to long hallway even though the lock is on the other side of the door
Resolved using Depulso on objects, they sometimes don’t break on other enemies if they’re too close
Resolved casting Accio to the hanging crate will make the crate fall in the floor making the avatar unable to interact with the crate blocking the progress
Resolved the ability to hit the ghost ‘Nearly Headless Nick’ with a vase using Accio
Resolved Hogwarts forgotten statue already repaired before the Player repairs it
Resolved Daedallian house chests being highlighted with Revelio even when they are in a different house
Resolved the statue not being rebuilt with Reparo
Resolved issue with Glacius not affecting the water
Resolved Wingardium Leviosa be able cast on targetable objects within Hogwarts, making the camera move in odd angles
Resolved player not being able to cast Accio or Wingardium Leviosa on the bones
Resolved an issue in getting stuck in one of the Reparo objects after Reparo’ing it
Resolved the avatar getting stuck on one of the Reparo objects during the Troll fight
Resolved Sebastian sitting on nothing at the end of the mission after learning Transformation
Resolved Crucio spell missing if the spell is cast too close to an enemy
Resolved the Swift talent spawning in a brighter light as VFX at night
Resolved cast basic attacks against the second crystal wall generating a light issue on basics VFX
Resolved weird Reparo animation when casting it on the wooden bridge
Resolved the second Reparo bridge during mission having an odd animation while being repaired
Resolved blue outlines being seen in incorrect locations when using Revelio on Merlin Trials
Resolved VFX Ring not being present when using “Wait” at a Mission Entry Point
Resolved whirlpool VFX issue when using swimming teleport
Fixed Wingardium excessive range
Resolved the Incendio VFX coming out in the wrong direction after rolling
Resolved issue with shield effects not showing
Resolved altering the Alcove visual style for the first time the VFX becomes misplaced
Updated timing of VFX to unlock triptych
Resolved issue with water/steam VFX disappearing briefly based on the angle of the camera
Resolved iteration transition effect is too intense on room architecture
Resolved Incendio Dragon Braziers (floor & wall mounted) briefly having a pixelated flame when ignited
Resolved particle effects for Ancient magic pickups remaining on indefinitely
Optimized rainbow VFX
Resolved no candy being visible in the avatar’s hand when eating Whizzbees candy from a bowl
Optimization Troll Swing Cascade VFX
Resolved Wendelin the Weird Painting missing VFX
Resolved explosive barrels not exploding even though they are lit and then just disappear
Added new set of incinerate VFX for arachnophobia-mode spiders
Resolved ancient magic crater inside the dungeon havig a red halo flickering with white noise textures
Resolved volumetric wind not working
Resolved volumetric fog suddenly appearing when walking out the map chamber
Resolved when customizing the alcoves in the ‘Room of Requirement’ the VFX will be displayed on the wall to the right of the alcove and distort the Avatar’s hand
Resolved issues with Guardian’s attack(AM re-activate/recovery radial blasts VFX could be tilted to the side
Resolved the glow of the Deathly Hallows disappearing when moving the camera
Resolved fire VFX is not present in the fireplace inside the library
Resolved Felix Felicis potion remaining on after using a previous save
Resolved unnatural water behavior in the Green houses interior pond
Resolved dust VFX popping far away from the Graphorn
Resolved fire VFX is missing on campfires and candelabras
Updated the shadowy VFX particles on Death Appear and Disappear during the final combat sequence
Resolved there being a white fire in professor Weasley’s office chimney
Resolved some Ancient Magic Hotspots not finishing VFX at the end cinematic after completing them
Resolved Inferius’ VFX missing when it is defeated and its body just disappearing abruptly
Resolved the dirt appearing misplaced when the avatar puts the Mandrake into the pot
Removed odd VFX over Pensieve guardians before starting the combat
The letter overlays the UI of the Owl Post
Resolved the ‘Audio Visualiser’s ‘Ambient Conversation’ icon lingering on screen when fighting Inferi
Added Arachnophobia mode to the Accessibility option
Resolved the Fireplace not having any UI interaction despite being highlighted in High Contrast Gameplay
Resolved Teacup not having any UI interaction despite being highlighted in High Contrast Gameplay
Removed Corruption VFX from the Arachnophobia mode spider version
Removed small crawling spiders for Arachnophobia mode
Adjusted the spider corpse assets that are already present in dungeons and lairs will remain on screen even if Arachnophobia mode is turned on
Resolved assets of small crawling spiders in the dungeon stages and in the open world when arachnophobia mode is active
Resolved issue with Arachnophobia Mode enabled spiders emitting a screech when burning causing discomfort to people with Arachnophobia
Resolved an issue of Arachnophobia mode not defaulting to Off
Resolved the ‘Arachnophobia Mode’ accessibility option not resetting to the default value when using the ‘Reset to Defaults’ menu feature
Resolved the animation after killing small spiders and exploding normal spiders still showing normal spider legs with the Arachnophobia mode On
Resolved spiders having texture issues when toggling Arachnophobia Mode on or off during battle
Resolved the body of the spider for the WE_ICE_GARDEN world event failing to be displayed correctly when activating Arachnophobia mode
Resolved spiders in dungeons not remaining unchanged with Arachnophobia mode is on
Resolved localization of Japanese line breaking rules not displaying correctly for low screen resolution
Resolved Map Changing to a black screen if the Player Presses the Pause Button During the Map Tutorial
Resolved minimap breaking after leaving poacher tent: HL-12306
Resolved icons disappearing from the map when quickly zooming in or out
Resolved Player losing ability to fast travel after abandoning quest while competing in broom races
Resolved damage numbers that are 5+ digits/figures are cutoff on Death’s Trolls
Resolved issue when wearing a robe’s hood, equipping a gear item will cause the hood icon to appear on all slots.
Resolved Field Guide page challenge counters not being consistent: HL-2376
Resolved floo flames missing for fast travel
Resolved holding the purchase key before the wand UI appears causing the cinematic to be black
Resolved an issue with giving a custom name to any beast causes its description to appear as debug/placeholder text while selling them to Brood and Peck: HL-8818
Resolved floo flames not being unavailable when loading an autosave after learning an unforgivable spell in the Undercroft: HL-5739
Resolved issue with quest beacons / icons flickering
Resolved cursor in the Menus to disappearing
Resolved missing house on the Hogsmeade map
Resolved reward icon remaining in the challenge after collecting the reward
Chance the item / tool wheel may become inaccessible after using Ancient Magic Throw
Resolved the pathing in the HUD changing and misleading the player
Resolved the Room of Requirement’s Floo Flame UI guiding the avatar to the observation deck in the Astronomy Tower
Resolved the story difficulty “Skip Sequence” prompt for Astronomy Tables is missing its description instead showing its Title / Header twice
Resolved options in the Main Menu reverting to default after rebooting the title
Resolved fast traveling before mail tutorial causing busy state blocker
Resolved the text on the Giant Purple Toad’s offspring cutting off at the top when font size is set to large
Resolved debug text [QUEST_GT01_01_THIEFRING] appearing when the player loot the “Signet Ring” item during mission
Resolved notes throughout the game not opening properly when interacted with
Resolved the message of the day text cooldown is very long and defaulting size always
Resolved the loading screen going pitch black for 22 seconds after using a Floo Flames
Resolved spell diamond not displaying spells correctly
Resolved an overlapping issue for location names in saved games section in main menu
Resolved floo flames being accessible on map when not visible
Resolved a virtual cursor being available during gameplay if the Avatar open and closes the Field Guide Map quickly using the Touchpad button
Resolved beast names “Gwyneira the Diricawl” and “Biscuit the Mooncalf” being cut off in Breeding Pen screen
Resolved Keenbridge hamlet not showing the Field Guide pages counter on the collectables tracker
Resolved text cutting off when choosing a breeding pair in Breeding Pen menu when text size is set to large
Resolved Fwopper den having a double icon
Resolved UI displaying an incorrect number of defeated enemies for a moment when a wave starts at the Battle Arena
Resolved locking up of the Pause Menu when trying to exit by pressing several buttons
Resolved Flying Page at the Fountain in Hogwarts Grounds not counting towards the Map counter or The Bell Tower Wing sector: HL-2376
Resolved Lucan appearing with two mission icons above his head
Resolved crash Fast Traveling to Hogsmeade after mission
Resolved the update history always displayed on the default English language instead of being localized to supported languages
Resolved female – Gear icon is missing and showing up as a red exclamation mark
Resolved Felix Felicis potion UI being slightly displaced and can causing an erratic animation when switching potions
Resolved red debug lines on top of the Hogwarts north combat challenge battle arena
Resolved icons not matching the spells when swapping to a new spell set during a battle
Resolved map counter for Collection Chests increasing for the Astronomy Wing area, instead of the counter for the Library Annex area
Resolved an issue with the mission UI updating even though the player doesn’t start it
Resolved gear comparison when trying to sell unidentified gear displaying correctly
Resolved hood icon appearing on each equipment after activating and re-open the Gear menu
Resolved Leopold Babcocke’s store being misplaced in the minimap
Resolved the minimap inside the underwater vault being inaccurate
Resolved ‘Gregory the Smarmy’ Revelio page does not count as collected on the UI
Resolved enemy damage numbers’ option stops working when the ‘Show Enemy/Target Info’ option is set to off
Resolved pause menu getting stuck in transition when map is disabled
Resolved the player hanging on the MAP’s menu if they select the Hogwarts map before the map tutorial going to Hogmeade asks for it
Resolved the player getting stuck in the shopping interface after attempting to interact with a vendor while Natsai’s ‘Owl Post’ letter is being read
Resolved UI not popping up after completing mission
Resolved VO mission triggers and lines not delivering correctly
Resolved mission VO not playing naturally
Resolved pressing the skip button during the reveal of the next pensive will cause the audio and the subtitles to vanish.
Resolved skipping dialogue can lead to characters remaining in silence
Resolved many locations having no audio ambience
Resolved attenuation on the big waterfall
Resolved missing SFX in female antigravity hat animations
Resolved some Lodgok dialogue issues
Resolved straining one-sided Goblin door lacking any audio
Resolved location specific lines not playing correctly
Resolved caged Kneazle having no sound when crying for help
Adjusted cooldown of certain lines
General audio performance and optimizations enhancements
Resolved issue with Hogsmeade related dialogue playing when exiting location but should only play when entering
Resolved certain audio lines not being reproduced
Resolved generic NPC Prefect girl missing dialogue when detecting the avatar
Resolved lip sync missing throughout the game
Resolved VO dictionaries edge cases
Resolved audio and subtitles issues for optional strings for playerfemale-male and playermale-female not being played
Resolved no SFX being heard when the Hedge Maze retract after finding the chest at any Hedge Maze
Resolved Nora’s dialogue line not being played at her location
Resolved every character besides the avatar is missing their lip-sync in Brazilian Portuguese
Resolved spamming triangle button making several Protego SFX reproduce simultaneously on the controller speaker
Resolved an issue with the avatar’s mission VO starting to play while the shop is open
Resolved dialogue option about the tasks to learn Flipendo being available after having learnt the spell
Resolved reloading the last save file after finishing the mission before collecting its related Field Guide Page will cause it to become uncollectable
Resolved online save transfer causing player to load in with spell diamond automatically filled
Resolved destroyed boxes respawning after doing a reload causing the Avatar to become stuck
Resolved reloading a mission after defeating enemies causes enemies to spawn inside tent
Resolved issue of platforms stop reading previously saved data
Resolved avatar spawning OOW when loading a save made inside one room of the Slytherin Common Room: HL-71
Resolved reloading a save in Kogawa’s Office makes the Avatar go OOW: HL-6216
Resolved restarting from last save after completing mission causes arena walls to reappear and linger
Resolved avatar spawning OOW after loading a save on the corridor between the Library and Central Hall: HL-2650
Resolved reloading a save made during the Reparo objective after the troll fight fails the mission
Resolved saving and loading a save while inside the stone pillars type of Vault traps the avatar permanently
Resolved being unable to generate manual and autosaves: HL-3622
Resolved an issue generating two auto saves once the game opens
Resolved an issue where flushing the auto save cache wasn’t going through the compression process
Resolved an issue with the save file leading to an infinite loading screen after the game is closed during Weasley’s conversation: HL-7000
Resolved inconsistences found on the save data when transferring saves from Gen8 to Gen9 consoles
Resolved title generating two auto saves once the game opens
Resolved modification of the option “Upscale Sharpness” not correctly saving when the player restarts the game: HL-3153
Resolved reloading a save made right before talking with Grace, the mission becomes stuck on the “Return to Grace” mission step: HL-5684
Resolved issue to progress after placing a lantern on a pedestal then loading a save file.
Resolved when reloading a save after completing the astronomy table the table is not interactable
Resolved a save being reloaded after reading Jackdaw’s clue will not advance mission step
Resolved loading a save created after having defeated Fastidio’s for the final time causing him to attack the player even though he’s already defeated
Resolved autosaves not showing the save icon and closing and opening the title creates progression loss
Resolved mission getting stuck on after restarting from last save
Resolved issue when creating a new character while having previous save data causing loading issues when selecting previous save
Resolved progression getting stuck when reloading an autosave during missions
Resolved abandoning quest sees the avatar fall to the ground when gameplay resume
Resolved pop-up message when there’s not enough available space to save not pausing the title and maintaining controller input
Resolved the title remaining in a black screen if the avatar loads an autosave made after completing mission and solving the astronomy table for a second time
Resolved title generating corrupted manual and autosaves that makes the game crash when reloading it
Resolved reloading a save made on a corner of the Faculty Tower makes the avatar go OOW: HL-11915
Resolved reloading an autosave before the first encounter with Ranrok, leaves the player stuck behind closed doors
Resolved general platform crashes
Resolved memory leak with object state
Added general mission performance updates
Added general streaming optimization and updates
Resolved streaming of content causing avatar to be OOW
Optimization update for NPCS
Resolved graphical corruption issues at various locations of the game
Resolved dying and reloading a manual save from inside the Water causing a brief Soft Lock for the Avatar
Resolved crash on failure initiating online access
Resolved memory leaking when using Jinx cool down
Optimization to VFX for enemy & avatar shields
Optimization to Gear DB queries
Resolved a LoadMap crash
Resolved crash with getting damage over time
Optimization to several hitches within game
Resolved crash while navigating mission
Resolved crash fast travelling to the Central Hall
Resolved a crash when gameplay kept referencing the old world
Resolved crashes when using the fast travel after defeating the River Troll
Resolved crash in with water related volumes
Optimized sun fading issue in intro
Resolved hitch happening when hitting goblins with Stupefy
Resolved crash with Incendio
Resolved crash when accessing inventory items
Resolved crash for times when fog is turned off
Optimization reflection captures
Optimization to bad reflection popping on water
Resolved performance issues with ancient magic squash finisher on elevated Thornback Ambusher in Rune Door arena
Optimization with lighting
Optimization DB queries
Optimization to fix for infinite loop caused by running out of memory
Performance improvements at the end of the missions
Optimization in moving NPC VFX to soft references
Animation optimization
Resolved crash with critical finisher
Resolved infinite load screen when attempting to mission
Resolved load times of up to five minutes when entering the sanctuary
Resolved crash when running movies
Resolved crash when running destructible meshes
Resolved spell tool crash
Resolved crash with wizarding world linking
Resolved crash when loading save game in PerksTree
Resolved hitches happening multiple times a frame
General performance and optimization to stations
Resolved infinite loading screen after force shutting the game during the conversation with Weasley: HL-7000
Resolved crash after getting caught by death
Resolved general proxy and LOD updates/optimizations
Resolved crashes while finding references and garbage collection
Resolved poor performance occurring when certain trees are on-screen while Ray-Tracing is enabled
Resolved a crash with spell caster
Resolved TargetInfo crash
Optimization to shaders
Resolved a crash with navlinks
Fixed and cleaned up the library airlock
Resolved crashes during the boot sequence when launched on the bare minimal initial payload
Resolved hitches with Broom Enemy spawner
Optimized bink player url open to async thread for ambient paintings
Resolved extreme tile streaming issues being observed in the open world
Resolved a wheel item crash
Wingardium crash fix
Fixed crash with characters visibility
Fixed crash accessing HUD
Resolved UI loading screen crash
Resolved crash for LookingActor functionality
Resolved ‘Something went wrong’ message being displayed when trying to start the game without enough available space
Resolved several crashes during combat encounters
Resolved a crash with chaos collision
Resolved crash when reloading a save file after exiting to the main menu
Resolved a crash when accessing wand linking
Resolved a crash when accessing initializing tools
Resolved infinite loading screen if fast travelling to the Room of Requirement
Resolved being stuck in an infinite load after disconnecting controller while fast travelling
Resolved streaming issues with wall and several assets from a house when looking through outside the door in Irondale
Resolved streaming issue of furniture and other elements of Pitt-Upon Ford house when the avatar passes by the door
Optimization turning certain NPCs visibility mesh being considered for ray tracing
Resolved PhysicalMaterial crash
Resolved coastal entrance taking too long to stream in, blocking the avatar permanently if they fly through the tunnel
Resolved significant performance drops and hitches before entering vault twelve
Resolved last bridge on the way to the Dragon’s nest presenting streaming issues
Resolved title crashing if the avatar uses ‘Avada Kedavra’ on ‘Cassandra Manson’ at the beginning of the boss fight
Resolved crash after casting Diffindo at a goblin in the southern battle arena
Resolved a soft lock happening when talking to Professor Weasley at the end of mission
Resolved a major hitch while following Professor Binns
Resolved general hitch issues throughout the game
Resolved crash when attempting to enter Horklump Hollow
Resolved crash during the first Knight fight
Removed Online Chat Plugin because it has a chance to crash game
Resolved general platform crashes
Resolved crash when fast traveling to Hogsmeade floo flames
Added spell impact optimization to fix hitches
Optimization when streaming in different wand styles at Ollivander’s
Resolved one of the rooms leading to the first astronomy table having a streaming delay
Resolved hitches when the avatar loots any transfiguration or trait chests
Resolved door connecting the North Hall with Transfiguration Courtyard having streaming issues
Resolved the stairs leading to the Hufflepuff Basement having LOD issues and taking a while to load
Resolved the interior of the owlery not streaming in when the avatar looks through the top window
Resolved directional light popping on/off at certain times of day – Fixing up sun/moon
Changes and additions made to the game credits
Resolved light changing abruptly when the Avatar moves around near the Tower Tunnel
Resolved flickering lighting on the window left of the Demiguise in Fig’s office
Resolved sparkle seaweed roughness.
Resolved Blue Light occurring outside of the Astronomy Tower After speaking to Amit
Resolved the camera experiencing intense vibrations when the platform overlaps the bridge
Resolved unintended shadow effect after casting Lumos
Resolved window’s light streaming in and out when walking near the door that led to the Transfiguration Courtyard at day
Resolved sunlight streaming in and out when the Avatar is climbing the ladder to the Divination Classroom
Resolved issue with avatar casting no shadow in Gringotts vault
Resolved physics simulation crashes
Performance
Resolved graphical corruption issues at various locations of the game
Optimizations for Apparate for PC low settings
Optimizations for DisApparate for PC low settings
Optimizations for Spell/AOE for Low PC
Resolved Avada Kedavra spell VFX not being visible with effects quality set to Low
Reduced spell VFX in Deathly Hallows
Resolved a framerate drop around the manor on Steamdeck
Resolved a frame drop from intro section of game up to reaching Hogwarts on Steamdeck
Resolved ChromaSDKPlugin Update 1.0.0.8 crash.
Updated NRD
Improved minimum pool sizes to prevent textures from getting too blurry
Shader type compilation optimization
Shader compilation performance updates and functionality enhancements
Achievements
Resolved issue with achievements do not follow Steam language
Controllers
Resolved back audio channels not playing and converting to ‘vibration’ when a ‘DualSense’ controller is set as the audio output
Resolved rumble vibration feature not functioning on Sony controllers
Dualsense controller support for PC
Resolved Xbox prompts showning when playing with a PS5 DualSense Edge controller
Resolved the d-pad interacting with the settings menu while the EULA is opened
Resolved Switch Pro Controller spell diamond action keys incorrectly replicating the Xbox controller
Display
Resolved avatar appearing in the right corner of the screen during the Hogwarts invitation letter when using an Ultrawide monitor
Resolved localization of Japanese line breaking rules not displaying correctly for low screen resolution
Upscalers
Update DLSS to 3.1.2
Set XeSS as default upscaler for Intel Arc GPUs
Added warning to be shown when using outdated drivers on the Intel Arc GPU.
Updated to FSR 2.2
Updated to XeSS 1.1
Raytracing
Fixed issue with RTAO and decals being black
Adjusted lighting and shadows
Resolved Ray tracing making odd or extremely bright visual effects on affected textures in certain areas: HL-9198
Resolved Ray Tracing shadows creating a hitch when moving in a specific area of Hogsmeade at night
Miscellaneous
Updated min driver recommendation for Nvidia cards
Resolved Ranrok’s Orbs not breaking on low-spec PC: HL-9076
Resolved GPU drivers warning prompt only appearing in English
Resolved the “Nvidia Reflex Low Latency” tooltip not providing information on its options
PlayStation 5
Performance
UDS optimizations
Added PS5 Controller Firmware out of date popup for DualShock on PC Platforms
Updated a valid CachedSaveGameListInfo structure to help avoid PS5 from being overburdened and crashing.
Resolved transferring save data from PS4 to PS5 causing a suspended and unresponsive screen to appear for more than 30 seconds.
Trophies
Resolved Levioso Statue page already collected respawning again after importing a PS4 save file to PS5.
Audio
Resolved when using the original audio setting on a PS5 set to any language with VO available other than English, the character’s lip-sync will not match the audio language
Xbox Series X/S
Performance
Resolved graphical corruption issues at various locations of the game.
Resolved the user no longer being able to return to the main menu after disconnecting and reconnecting the controller on the ‘Installation Progress’ screen.
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Dedicated contributor at EIP Gaming and a part-time collector of books she will never have time to actually read. Jumps on the newest releases just as quickly as on the uncovered dusty collections from the basement. For her, shiny graphics can never be an excuse to not have a polished player experience or an immersive story.
