Hogwarts Legacy version 1.000.004 details released for PS5 players. According to the official Hogwarts Legacy update notes, the latest patch brings ray-tracing improvements and other changes. Apart from this, the Hogwarts Legacy update 1.04 also includes stability fixes.
Unfortunetly, since the release, players are experiencing various bugs and issues. Recently, a day-one update was also released with minor tweaks. More tweaks and changes are expected to come with Hogwarts Legacy version 1.000.005. Read more details below.
Hogwarts Legacy Patch 1.000.004 – February 17, 2023
Online
Fixed issues with achievement data being properly pushed to Wizarding World portal after linking
Added additional retry connections to WB Games server in the event session expired
Gameplay
Trophies
Fixed a trophy cap limit resolving the Collector’s Editiontrophy not updating correctly. This will retroactively unlock and display all earned trophies earned by the player. This resolves the following reported issues:
Addressed a bug related to a broken Hogwarts Legacy trophy.
Addressed the Trophy tracker for PS5.
Added ray-tracing improvements.
Bug Fixes:
General
Online
Fixed issues with achievement data being properly pushed to Wizarding World portal after linking.
Gameplay
Owl Mail
Fixed an issue with mail not properly triggering sequential mission.
World Events
Fixed rare crash around certain locations where in-game World Events spawning.
NPC
Fixed a rare crash when respawning NPCs in the world.
Fixed crash with some NPC schedules.
Characters
Fixed issues with flickering occurring with a transparent head while hair is still present.
UI
Updated localization text for additional content items.
Added Build version to first time EULA.
Fixed rare occurrence of mission descriptions not being displayed correctly.
Cinematics
Corrected VFX presentation of robe transformation.
Fixed a stability issue when skipping cutscenes.
Fixed a crash when playing cutscenes and cinematics.
Save Game
Fixed error of rewriting last autosave slot.
Fixed an issue when restarting from last save around not being able to talk to a vendor after initial conversation.
Performance and Stability
Improved performance on Fidelity mode.
Fixed rare crash around hovering over the map.
Fixed issue with wind causing distortion and stretching of world assets.
Fixed a rare occurrence with material swapping.
Fixed a rare crash with map assets state.
Fixed Rare crash occurring with in-game world events.
Fixed a memory leak with global lighting system HL-313.
XSX
Performance and Stability
Improved crash collection to help chase rare crashes.
PC Steam/PC Epic Games
Cinematics
Fixed audio issues missing or not properly playing.
Anti-Aliasing and Screen resolution settings disabled when using DLSS and not Super Resolution.
Raytracing
Fixed issue with RTAO looking worse than SSAO.
Adjusted default setting to Medium Quality.
Performance and Stability
Shader type compilation optimization.
Shader compilation performance updates and functionality enhancements.
Fixed a crash affecting Text2Speech usability.
Resolved issues with world assets abruptly being stretched which resolves the following reported issues: HL-305, HL-265.
Resolved an issue with Nvidia GPUs having lower frame rate compared to AMD.
DirectX Version 12
Please note DirectX Version 12 is required to run Hogwarts Legacy on PC. We do not suggest attempting workarounds to run the game with DirectX Version 11 as this can cause stability issues with launching the game and the player experience.
Addressed a few bugs and performance issues.
Adds various gameplay optimizations.
Addressed stuttering and lag issues.
Fixed various game crashing issues.
Addressed loading issues.
Addressed some glitches.
Added general stability and performance improvements.