Bethesda has released update 2 for Redfall along with its patch notes. The game is available now on the Xbox Series X|S and PC.
Bethesda and Microsoft initially released Redfall on May 1, 2023. The game received several negative reviews upon its release because of its broken state, several bugs, and lacking mechanics compared to other games in the genre. The newest update adds several features that many have requested since the game’s release, such as a performance mode.
Redfall Update 2 Patch Notes
Here are some of highlights of the patch notes for Redfall‘s second update, courtesy of Bethesda:
- Enabled Performance Mode on Xbox Series X|S.
- Improved PC performance and stability across a wide range of hardware configuration
- Addressed several edge-case memory crashes.
- Weapons with silencers, or silenced muzzle attachments, now reflect their “silent” state in tooltips.
- Silenced weapons generate less noise, and are less likely to alert nearby enemies.
- Improvements to Screen Narration
- Numerous improvements to default Aim-Assist and Dead Zone tuning, and more options for players to customize these settings for both Controller and Keyboard/Mouse.
- During the Settling In mission, Anna Creelman will now fill the player’s pistol, shotgun, and assault rifle ammunition.
- Added new Vampire Nest spawns to Old Town and Sedgewick neighborhoods.
- Added a tutorial blade and Archive entry for Psychic Residue.
- Remi’s C4 no longer remains in the world after exploding.
- Various fixes for mission objective persistence.
- Added mission dialogue for Fall Like Lightning.
- Players can now sneak up and take down unaware Cultists & Bellwether enemies with staked weapons.
- Increased open world enemy population and mission encounter balancing.
- Added unique open world enemy encounters in Redfall Commons.
- References to the Burial Point district have been added into the Map, and other locations in the Redfall Commons district.
- Improved the lighting presentation in the Black Sun boss arena.
- Improved visual fidelity for psychic space butterflies, fog pockets, the Black Sun’s glowing sigil, and various water effects.
- Added visually distinct player indicators and markers for Multiplayer sessions, and unique co-op ping color for each player in the squad.
- Improved player ping visibility.
- The Light’s Out achievement will now be awarded in multiplayer only if the Lost in the Fog mission is active.
Lastly, Redfall is available now on the Xbox Series X|S and PC.
