New Hogwarts Legacy update adds '500 fixes' and QOL updates (Arachnophobia)

With the release of Hogwarts Legacy to last gen consoles (PS4 and Xbox One) a major update was released May 5th. This update ranged from small QOL updates to a major overhaul on a certain enemy type.

Here is an overview of some of the minor patch notes:

Professor Ronen Themed Cosmetic Gear

• Added support for the new Professor Ronen Cosmetic Set Twitch Drops

Additional Fixes

• Resolved Lodgok’s Helm of Urtkot quest lock, preventing players from continuing with the quest

• Did some laundry after students pointed out that robes looked dirty

• Multiple save game fixes

• Identified and resolved multiple collections and Field Guide Page issues

• Resolved multiple issues that could cause the player to fall out of the world

Performance

• Resolved multiple potential crashes

• Performance fixes and optimizations

"And more than 500 additional fixes." Full patch notes here.

Fixes to certain bugs and performance issues have certainly made the game more stable overall. This also must be in preparation for the release of the game on last gen consoles. When the game initially released, Portkey Games released a statement about the absence of the game on last gen consoles. (Statement here).

The biggest update to the game was an overhaul to the spiders. Specifically target towards those who deal with arachnophobia. The update aimed to reduce the spiders and noises they make so players don't have to see or deal with them if they chose not to. This option is optional as it does not affect the story in any sense.

Arachnophobia Mode

An Arachnophobia Mode has been added to the accessibility options. When toggled on, this mode:

• Changes all enemy spider appearances

• Reduces and removes spider skitters and screeches

• Removes small spider ground effect spawners

• Makes static spider corpses in the world invisible

  • Collision is still active to prevent players from getting stuck when toggling this setting

• Note that spider images in the Field Guide remain unchanged

Again, full patch notes are available here.