Dragon’s Dogma 2 Update 4.000 Adds Hard Mode Alongside Dark Arisen DLC
Capcom is on a tear this year, and that seems to be continuing with Dragon’s Dogma 2’s new DLC, Dark Arisen, which will be available tomorrow.
While the actual content can’t be played until October 9, Capcom has rolled out Dragon’s Dogma 2 update 4.000 on all platforms, and this brings the DLC data, and a new feature for base game owners.
Alongside that, a handful of bugs have been squashed will should also be experienced by base game owners as well.
For the complete info, read on for the official patch notes.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 Update for Dark Arisen Also Brings Base Game Improvements via Patch 4.00 | 4.000
[PlayStation®5 Pro / PlayStation®5 / XBOX Series X|S / Steam]
◆ Added Features and Adjustments
❖ Added features to support the Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen Expansion DLC.
❖ Added Hard Mode.
❖ Added a feature that allows players to carry over current saved data and start the game over from the beginning.
❖ Pawn Adjustments
- Added Orienteer specialization.
❖ Other Adjustments
- Increased the amount of rift crystals received when interacting with a forgotten riftstone from 30 to 90.
Note: For forgotten riftstones that you have already interacted with, you’ll receive the difference in rift crystals when you start the game again after the update. - Added thermal properties to some armor
◆ Bug Fixes
Pawns
- Fixed a bug where the pawn’s priority for using skills granting elemental enchantments would sometimes decrease.
- Fixed a bug where pawns would sometimes fight barehanded even though they had a weapon equipped.
- Fixed a bug where pawns would sometimes not climb or descend ladders.
- Fixed a bug where the main pawn would sometimes say the support pawn’s line when using the “High five!” command.
- Fixed a bug where items given as a gift when dismissing a support pawn would sometimes not be removed from the inventory.
UI
- Fixed a bug where changing the button mapping for Weapon Skills 5 and 6 would sometimes cause the item names to disappear from the control guide in the main menu.
- Fixed a bug in Button Mapping where buttons assigned to vocation actions could also be assigned to weapon skills that were assigned to two buttons.
- Fixed a bug in Button Mapping where buttons assigned to switch weapon skills could also be assigned to weapon skills that were assigned to two buttons.
Quests
- Fixed a bug in the quest The Phantom Oxcart where pawns could sometimes push the player out of the oxcart when waiting at the front of the cart.
- Fixed a bug in the quest Ware the Corrupted Beasts where progressing the quest between the in-game time of 3:00 a.m. and dawn would result in the quest becoming uncompletable.
Other
- Fixed a bug where some parts of Sovran’s Greaves were replaced with incorrect parts.
- Fixed a bug where the detection of the latest saved data was changed after using an Unmaking Arrow.
[PlayStation®5 Pro]
◆ Added Features and Adjustments
❖ Added official support for Enhanced PSSR (PlayStation® Spectral Super Resolution).
[Steam]
◆ Added Features and Adjustments
❖ Graphics Options Additions and Adjustments
- Added F SR 3 Frame Generation to the Graphics section of the Options menu.
- Changed DLSS SUPER RESOLUTION version to 4.5.
- Changed DLSS FRAME GENERATION to support multi-frame generation.
- Changed DLSS FRAME GENERATION to be usable even when DLSS SUPER RESOLUTION is off.
❖ Other Adjustments
– Changed to enable DualSense® Wireless Controller adaptive triggers/controller vibration/motion sensor functionality.
If you’re on the fence about whether Dark Arisen is a solid buy, check out our review and why we think it makes the action-RPG better.
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