Developer Note - This patch addresses overall gameplay performance and stability as well as online connection improvements. 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 Fixed audio issues missing or not properly playing Corrected VFX presentation of robe transformation Fixed a stability issue when skipping cutscenes Fixed a crash when playing cutscenes and cinematics Save Game Fixed rebuilding of Save Game list if manually deleted 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. Resolves the following reported issues: HL-494, HL-246, HL-1063, HL-590, HL-542, HL-976, HL-965, HL-1158, HL-1184, HL-1089, HL-1240, HL-1031, HL-1490, HL-1433, HL-89, HL-1930, HL-1086, HL-1636, HL-1585, HL-1028, HL-1933, HL-2606, HL-2062, HL-1587, HL-488, HL-498, HL-162, HL-1706, HL-2626, HL-2865, HL-2888, HL-2804, HL-2910, HL-2944, HL-3000, HL-3043, HL-3024 Controllers Switch Pro controller support updates HL-346 Upscalers Enable frame generation while DLSS is disabled 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 Improved crash collection to help chase rare crashes 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 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.