Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 has received Patch 1.4, bringing with it the latest DLC, expanded Photo Mode settings, and a wide range of improvements. Players can now enjoy enhanced visual tools, better quest stability, and combat refinements that improve the medieval RPG experience.
This update also includes important balancing adjustments, such as reworked polearm perks, improved durability of halberds, and updates to items and shops. Alongside hundreds of bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements, fans will appreciate smaller touches like Henry finally learning how to cook eggs.
Full Patch Notes
Features
- Added new DLC.
- Expanded Photo Mode with effects, camera, day/time, and precision controls.
- Henry has been re-taught how to cook eggs.
Animals
- Loading the game no longer occasionally causes animals to flee.
Balancing
- Infantryman polearm perk now adds +5 polearm skill and reduces enemy defense.
- Halberds are now almost twice as durable.
- Increased spoilage time for alcoholic drinks.
- Increased quality of the Trollbane hammer.
- Leek and Parsnip now have stats and an icon.
- Expanded plate gauntlet selection in Kuttenberg shops and open world.
- Slightly nerfed Brunswick set and Twitch/PROS items.
- Standardized icons for some food items.
Blacksmithing
- Improved alignment at smithy anvils.
Codex
- Fixed missing Smelters codex page.
Combat
- All polearm combos now require three moves.
- Fixed rotating enemy scabbards.
- Fixed walking animation while charging with a polearm.
Crime
- Added sounds for indulgence payment.
- Corrected arrest dialogue.
- Stolen food amounts now properly calculated.
- Thief’s Eye stolen items are not confiscated outside their origin.
- Looting or killing bandits no longer counts as a crime.
- Guards now investigate directions more accurately.
- Duplicate theft accusations resolved.
Daily Life
- Adjusted scribe’s table in Troskowitz.
- Improved NPC navigation near chicken coops.
- Better settlement behaviors in Bylany and Rabstein.
- Fewer drunken NPCs in Kuttenberg.
- Fixed door access in Emperor Charles Tavern.
Dialogues
- Fixed NPC collisions during dialogue.
Dice
- Fixed error when quitting dice mid-opponent scoring.
- Fixed probability with Saint Antiochus’ die.
Environment
- Fixed stuck locations across several areas.
- Fixed terrain alignment at smithy anvil in Devil’s Den.
- Fixed water barrier in Kerchak pond.
- Horses can no longer enter Bozena’s alchemy hut.
Fast Travel
- Added new point near Sigismund’s camp.
Horse Riding
- Fixed horse capsule breaking after collisions.
- Fixed autopilot and camera focus conflict.
- Fixed horses sliding on obstacles.
Horse Trading
- Extended stolen horse sales area duration.
Mutt
- Fixed timers for dog-marked objectives.
PROS
- Corrected item stats for Warhorse purpoint and Cutpurse’s gambeson.
- Updated model of Patron’s coat.
Photo Mode
- Added expanded configuration options.
- Keys can be remapped in settings.
- Fixed blur effects when drunk.
- Fixed poison effects persisting in photo mode.
Random Events
- Adjusted caravan spawn near Troskowitz.
- Bandits now attack when nearby.
- Fixed event horses not reacting to damage.
- Henry can now surrender in pillory events.
- Guards killing prisoners no longer blamed on Henry.
- Prisoners now react to pebble hits.
Rented Rooms
- Fixed inaccessible rented rooms.
- Trespass not triggered after overstaying.
Reputation
- Fixed indulgence box reputation penalty.
Shield Painting
- Fixed missing unlock after An Old Friend achievement.
Shop
- Fixed basket addition issue.
Skills & Perks
- Adjusted Belligerent Brawler perk icon.
- Improved hidden perk notifications.
- Slightly reduced boosted stats of Pebbles and Herring.
Takedowns
- NPCs no longer draw weapons mid-knockout.
Tutorials
- Opponents now defend in practice fights.
UI
- Added adaptable UI with toggle.
- Fixed haptic feedback issues.
- Corrected craftsmanship info with buffs.
- Improved UI on ultrawide screens.
- Better controller feedback on stamina.
- Multiple item drying supported in smokehouse.
- Implemented new Chinese font.
- Added pop-up when save slots are full.
- Customizable quick access menu keys.
- Removed accidental New Game option after death.
- Fixed journal scrolling map bug with controller.
- Fixed dialogue selection after closing help screen.
- Tutorial buttons properly display with mixed input devices.
Visuals
- Implemented HDR output.
- Implemented Intel XeSS 2.0.
- Fixed clothing physics on horseback.
- Improved detail of certain clothing items.
Miscellaneous
- Fixed interactive hare skin item.
- Improved guard animations while drunk.
- Improved NPC terrain navigation.
- Restoring gear now works after forced changes.
- Removed obsolete Nebakov Mill item.
Quests
- Extensive fixes and improvements across dozens of quests, including Ars Dimicatoria, Dancing with the Devil, Exodus, Hunger and Despair, The Fifth Commandment, The Hermit, The Lion’s Den, and many more.
- Issues resolved include NPC behavior, quest triggers, dialogue bugs, environmental collisions, journal updates, balance adjustments, and reward fixes.
Kingdom Come Deliverance II is a single-player, first-person action role-playing game developed by Warhorse Studios. As a direct sequel to the 2018 original, it follows Henry in 15th-century Bohemia amid a brutal civil war. Known for its focus on realism and historical accuracy, the game features a vast open world that is double the size of its predecessor, with skill-based progression and challenging, physics-driven combat.
The game was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S on February 4, 2025.
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