Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Patch Notes 1.4: New DLC, Bug Fixes & Improvements

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Patch Notes 1.4

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Patch 1.4 delivers a substantial update featuring a new DLC, an upgraded Photo Mode, visual enhancements, broad quest and combat improvements, and extensive bug fixes.
Features

Animals

• Loading the game no longer occasionally causes animals to flee.

Balancing

• Changed the Infantryman polearm perk: It now adds +5 polearm weapon skill when wielding a polearm in combat and reduces enemy defense, making them less likely to perfect block, riposte or execute master strikes.

• Halberds are now almost twice as durable.

• Henry has been re-taught how to cook eggs.

• Increased the time it takes for alcoholic drinks to spoil.

• Increased the quality of the Trollbane hammer.

• Leek and Parsnip now have stats and an icon.

• Slightly increased plate gauntlet selection in Kuttenberg shops with a few also added into the open world.

• Slightly nerfed stats of the Brunswick set and other Twitch/PROS items.

• Standardised icons of some food items.

Blacksmithing

• Improved alignment at smithy anvils.

Codex

• Fixed missing Smelters codex page.

Combat

• All polearm combos now require only three moves.

• Fixed rotating enemy scabbards.

• Fixed walking animation while charging an attack with a polearm.

Crime

• Added sounds for indulgence payment.

• Corrected arrest dialogue.

• Each spoonful of food stolen from a kettle is now reflected in the final amount.

• Items stolen with the Thief's Eye perk are not confiscated outside of their location of origin.

• Looting or killing bandits is no longer listed as a crime.

• Pursuing guards now investigate in a better direction.

• The player is no longer accused of committing the same theft twice after passing a skillcheck and keeping the item.

Daily life

• Adjusted the scribe's table in Troskowitz.

• Improved NPC navigation around chicken coops.

• Improved settling in Bylany.

• Improved settling in Rabstein.

• Fewer drunken NPCs now wander around Kuttenberg.

• The player can now open the door of the rented room at the Emperor Charles Tavern in Kuttenberg.

Dialogues

• Fixed passerby NPCs colliding with player during dialogues.

Dice

• Fixed error when giving up in a dice game while the opponent was scoring.

• Fixed probability of values thrown with Saint Antiochus' die.

Environment

• Fixed player getting stuck in multiple locations in Grunta, Trosky, Suchdol, Maleshov and other locations.

• Fixed terrain alignment at the smithy anvil in Devil's Den.

• Fixed water barrier in Kerchak pond.

• Horse can no longer enter Bozena’s alchemy hut.

Fast travel

• Added new fast travel point near Sigismund's camp.

Horse riding

• Fixed horse capsule breaking after multiple collisions.

• Fixed conflict between autopilot and focus camera, which caused choppy camera movement.

• Fixed horses sliding when colliding with certain obstacles.

Horse trading

• Extended the period during which a stolen horse remains in the sales area at a horse handler's.

Mutt

• Fixed timers related to marking objectives for your dog.

PROS

• Item stats for the Warhorse purpoint and the Cutpurse's gambeson are no longer switched.

• Polished and updated the model of Patron's coat.

Photo mode

• Added a menu with expanded configuration options (effects, camera settings, day/time settings, precision controls, etc.).

• Photo mode action keys can now be overridden in keybinding settings.

• Photo mode is no longer blurry when drunk.

• Visual effects of the Dollmaker poison no longer persist in photo mode.

Random events

• Adjusted a caravan spawn point near Troskowitz.

• Bandits now attack the player if standing nearby.

• Fixed event horses not reacting to damage when their rider is dead.

• Henry can now surrender in the pillory random event while standing near the pillory NPC.

• Henry is no longer charged for murdering a fleeing prisoner killed by guards in the pillory event.

• Prisoners in the pillory now react to being hit by a pebble.

Rented rooms

• Fixed issue with inaccessible but paid rented room after level switch.

• Trespass will not be triggered if the player stays longer than they paid for.

Reputation

• Fixed indulgence box lowering player's reputation.

Shield painting

• Fixed an issue where a symbol was not unlocked upon earning the An Old Friend achievement.

Shop

• Fixed inability to add the first highlighted item to the basket immediately after opening a shop

Skills & perks

• Adjusted buff icon of the Belligerent Brawler perk.

• Improved UI notification when gaining hidden perks.

• Slightly lowered the boosted stats of Pebbles and Herring from Good old Pebbles and Red Herring perks.

Takedowns

• NPCs no longer draw weapons if the player is already performing a knockout or stealth kill animation.

Tutorials

• Opponents now start practice fights in defense.

UI

• Implemented UI adaptability (UI elements are now shown only when relevant); can be toggled in options.

• Controller haptics no longer react to NPCs using mortar and pestle.

• Fixed craftsmanship level information when wearing items that provide a craftsmanship buff.

• Improved UI navigation on ultrawide screens.

• Improved controller feedback while Henry's stamina is low.

• It is now possible to select multiple items for drying in the smokehouse.

• New font implemented for traditional Chinese.

• Added a pop-up window for when the player's pool of saved games is full and using Saviour Schnapps would override the oldest save.

• Quick access menu action keys can now be overridden in keybinding settings.

• Removed the New Game button from the menu after death to prevent accidental playline overwriting.

• Scrolling in the journal no longer moves the map when using controller.

• After closing the Help screen with the mouse, the player can now choose any dialogue line they wish.

• Tutorial buttons are now displayed when starting a new game with a mouse and opening the inventory with a controller.

Visuals

• Implemented HDR display output.

• Implemented Intel XeSS Super Resolution 2.0.

• Fixed NPC clothing physics while riding horses.

• Minor improvements in the detail and visual quality of certain clothing items.

Miscellaneous

• Fixed the interactive hare skin item.

• Improved drunken guard animations.

• Improved NPC movement through difficult terrain.

• Players can now re-equip their gear the first time they open the inventory after it was changed involuntarily (e.g. by quests, baths, etc.).

• Removed an obsolete item in the Nebakov Mill.

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