Capcom has revealed patch notes for Dragon’s Dogma 2 Title Update 4 ahead of the launch of Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen. Title Update 4 brings support for the Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen expansion along with the introduction of new adjustments and features, including a Hard Mode.
Read up on the patch notes below, via the game’s official website:
Dragon’s Dogma 2 Title Update 4 Patch Notes
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 after the update.
- Added thermal properties to some armor.
- Increased the amount of rift crystals received when interacting with a forgotten riftstone from 30 to 90.
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 FSR 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.
- Graphics Options Additions and Adjustments
Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen releases on October 9 for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam for $49.99. The Dark Arisen Expansion will also be available separately as DLC for the base game for $29.99. The Norgan Fashion Set – Northern Attire will be available as a pre-order bonus, which can be accessed via in-game storage at launch. Players who pre-order Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam will also get immediate access to Dragon’s Dogma 2 prior to the release of the expansion.
