The Blood of Dawnwalker Hotfix 1.0.4 Released on September 9 for Update 1.005

Rebel Wolves has released the biggest patch for The Blood of Dawnwalker to date, and this brings the game to version 1.0.4 today, September 9.

Console gamers will see this download as The Blood of Dawnwalker update 1.005, and this brings quest progression fixes, various visual resolutions and a lot more.

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There are platform-specific fixes for PC as well, which are all detailed in the official patch notes.

The Blood of Dawnwalker Update 1.005 Delivers Largest List of Fixes Yet

Highlights:

• Improved the game’s stability.
• Fixed several issues that blocked quest progression.
• Fixed an issue that blocked players from saving the game.
• [STEAM ONLY] Connecting controllers with the outdated GameInput software should no longer cause FPS drops.
• Torches can no longer grow uncontrollably.

Full list of changes:

Stability

• Multiple improvements to the game’s stability.

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Gameplay

• Fixed an issue that blocked the tutorial progress if Voracious Bite was used a bit too fast.
• Fixed issues that caused Coen to get stuck inside certain houses with no way of getting out.
• Crake can now talk to Coen even during his training sequence.
• Dead NPCs can no longer start dialogues.
• Fixed an issue that disabled blocking under certain circumstances.
• Fixed an issue that blocked players from saving the game.

Quests

• Ocha will no longer attack Coen when attacked by guards.
• Fixed an issue that caused Coen to get stuck in a cave in the “Deep Down” quest.
• Fixed an issue that caused Murohn to not spawn under certain circumstances.
• Fixed an issue that caused one of the possible solutions for the “Hive and Seek” quest to end prematurely.
• Progressing the “On the Run” quest no longer causes infinite loading.
• “A Lone Wolf’s Hunt” now appropriately shows the difficulty level.
• Fixed an issue that caused a soft-lock after following Sara.
• Investigating the rag is now optional in the “Smoke and Ashes” quest.
• Fixed an issue that caused a blocker in “The Heart Wants What It Wants” quest.

Art

• Coen and Iorgu will now drink from their cups even on low graphical settings.
• We are no longer using that one red pipe asset we weren’t supposed to use.

Audio

• Fixed issues that caused music to stop playing in the prologue.

Miscellaneous

• [STEAM ONLY] Connecting controllers with the outdated GameInput software should no longer cause FPS drops.
• Torches can no longer grow uncontrollably.
• Fixed an issue that prevented Quality preset mods from applying properly.

Plugin

• [PC ONLY] Fixed issues with VSync when using FSR Frame Generation

In related news, Rebel Wolves is already working on the sequel, which the game’s narrative lead confirmed yesterday.

We expect more patches to drop, and we’re hoping it will include a larger set of fixes.

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