Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 New Update 1.024 Adds Hardcore Mode in Patch 1.2.4
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While we just got the big barbershop update last month in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, the devs have another treat in store for players today, as they have added Hardcore mode in the action-RPG. Called tPatch 1.2.4, console gamers will see this as Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 new update 1.024 (complete version 1.024.000).
Aside from Hardcore mode, this patch also fixes to skills, platform-specific issues, quests and more.
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Hardcore Mode Added as Part of Update 1.024:
New
Hardcore Mode
- Introduced the option to start a new playthrough in hardcore mode. More on Hardcore Mode here.
Some of the things players can expect from KCD2’s Hardcore Mode:
- Disabled map position
- Compass removed
- Added option to ask different NPCs about your location in the world.
Features
Balance
- Rebalanced shop prices for herbs, so that they never sell for a higher price than their buying price.
Barber
- Added the bald hairstyle option for Henry.
- Fixed shadow flickering under certain weather conditions.
Dice
- Fixed a crash caused by getting hit while choosing dice.
Items
- Fixed the broken wreath model.
Mods
- Fixed issues with saving when having too many mods installed.
Skills & Perks
- Fixed Sagittarius, On the Road, Salva, and Wildrider perks not working properly when taken while playing on 1.1.X and after loading on 1.2.X.
Stability
- Fixed several most frequent crashes.
Platform-Specific Fixes – Xbox
- Fixed some saves not being available to load due to Gold edition / Season pass licensing issues.
Quests
Judgment Day
- Fixed incorrect NPC behavior after completing the final quest.
- Fixed the victory overlay sometimes not displaying correctly.
The Jaunt
- Fixed Lord Semine sometimes getting stuck after the practice fight on the way from Semine.
The “Gallant Huntsman Kit” which was originally exclusive to the Gold Edition of the game, can now be bought as DLC too.
What does the Gallant Huntsman’s Kit include?
- St. Hubert hat: Hunting cap based on a legend about St. Hubert
- Master huntsman’s hood: Adorned with pearls to protect from the elements
- Nimrod coat: Hunting coat based on the famous hunter Nimrod
- “Master huntsman’s hose: Trousers for a proper hunter
- Master huntsman’s gloves: Hunting gloves crafted from leather for manipulating weapons and downing game
- Master huntsman’s boots: Hunting boots well-made from leather for stable movement through dense forest
- Artemis’ crossbow: A new type of ranged weapon perfect for hunting Hunting bolt: 30 bolts to use with the crossbow
Expect more patches from Warhorse in the coming weeks and months. Once another one is available, it’ll be up here on MP1st.
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