Update 1.013 for Hogwarts Legacy focuses primarily on optimizing the game’s performance and visual fidelity for the PlayStation 5 Pro. The developers have enhanced the overall sharpness across all game modes and improved several aspects based on the graphical settings chosen by players. Performance Mode benefits from a higher dynamic resolution target and better quality for view distance, foliage, and structural elements, while Fidelity Mode also receives a resolution boost. For those using Fidelity Mode with Ray Tracing, the update introduces sharper reflections, realistic shadows, and extends ray-traced reflections to bodies of water across the game world.
Beyond visual enhancements, this update addresses over 150 bug fixes, with specific improvements targeting gameplay stability, environment interaction, and various UI, mission, and lighting inconsistencies. Issues such as invisible obstacles, floating objects, and unintended visual effects during missions and cinematics have been resolved. Several mission-specific problems were addressed, including instances where players could lose critical items or encounter mission interruptions. Additionally, lighting corrections have been applied to areas like the Gryffindor Hallways and Great Hall, enhancing overall visual consistency in these areas.
Hogwarts Legacy Update 1.013 Complete Patch Notes
- General Improvements
- Enhanced visual sharpness for all modes using PlayStation 5 Pro.
- Performance Mode
- Higher dynamic resolution target compared to base PS5.
- Improved quality for view distance, foliage, rocks, and structures.
- Fidelity Mode
- Higher dynamic resolution target compared to base PS5.
- Fidelity Mode with Ray Tracing
- Higher dynamic resolution target compared to base PS5.
- Enhanced ray-traced reflections across water bodies.
- Sharper ray-traced reflections overall.
- Realistic ray-traced shadows enabled.
- Bug Fixes (Over 150 for PS5 and PS5 Pro)
- Overland/Hogwarts
- Fixed invisible collision in Hufflepuff bedroom area (HL-19816).
- Resolved inaccessible treasure chest before Rookwood’s Boss Battle (HL-19549).
- Corrected overlapping Fwoopers spawning issue.
- Fixed floating pool of water near a treasure vault.
- Resolved visible seam in the Haunted Shop Dungeon.
- Removed floating books in Gryffindor Dormitory.
- Fixed geometry gaps causing light bleed in Transfiguration Courtyard pillars.
- Resolved seam issues in Slytherin Dungeon Hallway and Male Bathroom.
- Corrected seam visibility behind West Hogsmeade Floo Flame.
- Stability
- Fixed occasional crash after completing an Ancient Magic Hotspot.
- UI
- Resolved unintended pop-up at the end of game credits.
- Missions
- Fixed broom purchase resetting ingredient tallies at Spintwitches (HL-18873).
- Resolved issue of Puzzle Cube loss in dungeon floor trap.
- Fixed Fastidio becoming invisible until summoning monster.
- Corrected free movement during Puffskein brushing in Beast Class mission.
- Avatar
- Fixed specific character preset where eyes protrude during cinematics.
- VFX
- Corrected Incendio VFX with unintended upward flame (HL-19713).
- Resolved invisible Lumos butterflies around wand.
- Fixed unintended spell cast VFX in cinematics.
- Lighting
- Corrected lighting issues in Gryffindor Lower Hallways during daytime.
- Fixed lighting pop-in around Arithmacy Door in Faculty Tower.
- Resolved lighting and texture inconsistencies with Faculty Tower Frog Statue teleport.
- Corrected shadow pop-in issues at Great Hall entrance.
- Photo Mode
- Fixed animation inconsistencies with assets in Photo Mode.
- Overland/Hogwarts
Hogwarts Legacy is an open-world action RPG that immerses players in the iconic wizarding world of the 1800s, before the well-known events of the Harry Potter series. Set inside and around the walls of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, players create their characters, explore magical locations, and uncover secrets as they embark on a journey filled with spells, creatures, and moral choices.
The game is available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S|X, and PC.
