Silent Hill 2The first post-release update, 1.04, is now available for PlayStation 5 and PC. The new update fixes a long list of issues, crashes and bugs on both platforms. Exclusively on PC, the game now supports Nvidia DLSS frame generation, as well as a new option to fix potential stuttering issues.
On October 21, Konami and Silent Hill 2 Developer Bloober Team has released the full patch notes that recently released the first update to the horror remake. Silent Hill 2 has received high praise from critics and fans since its launch earlier this month, but some have criticized the game’s performance and pointed out a few annoying bugs plaguing the game.
This new one Silent Hill 2 The patch, which is available now, should hopefully alleviate some of the issues while also making the remake work better on PS5 and PC. For AMD and Intel GPU users, a new culling option will hopefully reduce some of the stuttering that people have been complaining about since launch. It also modifies the Abstract Daddy boss fight. Apparently the boss wasn’t working properly and that made it harder to attack you. That might explain why I was able to beat that boss without taking any damage on my first try. And here I just thought I was really good at the game.
Anyway, here are the full patch notes for Silent Hill 2 on both PS5 and PC.
-PS5 Patch Notes-
Technical
- Fixed a rare crash in AI.
- Fixed a rare crash with texture binding.
- A rare crash while streaming has been fixed.
- A rare crash in the audio portal update has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue with the option to toggle In Game Motion Blur.
Gameplay
- Fixed an issue where the translation of the UI preset ‘High’ was not being translated and displayed correctly.
- Fixed an issue where Wooden Plank would appear during James’ death animation.
- Fixed a streaming issue where staring at the walls in the Grote Markt caused problems loading the entire area around James.
- Fixed an issue where interacting with the wrong side of the peephole at Brookhaven Hospital would teleport James to the other side.
- Fixed an issue where breaking windows at Neely’s Bar would cause James to become stuck in the window frame.
- Fixed an issue that allowed James to access the inaccessible balcony in Blue Creek Apartments.
- Fixed an issue with Abstract Daddy’s behavior during boss battles where the enemy was not hitting James properly.
- Fixed several issues with Abstract Daddy’s third TV: it should now have proper sound and the wall will not interfere with its position.
- Fixed an issue where a question mark from the conference room would not disappear after obtaining a Cinderella statue at the Lakeview Hotel.
- Fixed an issue with the detection of collisions with the walls of the dayrooms at Brookhaven Hospital.
- Fixed an issue that caused James to fall under the map when approaching Laura entering Brookhaven Hospital from the bushes on the left.
- Removed debugger numbers behind backgrounds in Blue Creek Apartments clock room.
- Fixed an issue where James could not leave the 3F hallway in the Lakeview Hotel.
- Fixed an issue where the light bulb on the 3rd floor of Blue Creek Apartments would turn on constantly and be immune to destruction.
- Fixed an issue where James’ small coffee table was blocking the corner of the room in Woodside Apartments.
- Fixed an issue where completing the Loath Path in Labyrinth would require the player to do it all over again.
- Fixed an issue that caused Spider Mannequins to freeze when attacking James while he was going through a squeeze traversal.
- Fixed an issue where James could get stuck in the window frame while attacking lying figures outside the window.
- Added more natural movement for James when switching weapons while aiming.
- Fixed an issue that caused the Spider Mannequin event to trigger multiple times on Fear Path in the Labyrinth.
- Improved ability to pick up items during the final boss fight.
- Fixed an issue where photo frames overlapped in the Moth Room.
- Improved deformation of nurses’ skirts.
- Fixed an issue when displaying NewGame+ unlock information not appearing in the player’s chosen language.
- The visible loosening of the door of an abandoned garage on the west side of South Vale has been resolved.
- Question mark on the map solved during Chute Puzzle at Woodside Apartments.
-PC Patch Notes-
- Fewer visual issues when using the latest version of NVIDIA DLSS.
- Added an option to enable DLSS frame generation in the menu when using DLSS for supersampling.
- NVIDIA Reflex is now active when DLSS frame generation is enabled.
- Added support for AMD FSR 3.1.1.
- Added an option to enable AMD Fluid Motion Frames in the menu when using FSR 3.1 for supersampling.
- Intel Nanites updated to support upcoming driver updates.
- Improved performance and optimization for Steam Deck.
- Fixed stuttering issues related to sky map generation.
- Added an option to enable/disable HZB culling to fix stuttering on some AMD/Intel GPUs.
- All graphics settings must be saved locally.
Gameplay
- Fixed an issue where the translation of the UI preset ‘High’ was not being translated and displayed correctly.
- Fixed an issue where Wooden Plank would appear during James’ death animation.
- Fixed a streaming issue where staring at the walls in the Grote Markt caused problems loading the entire environment around James.
- Fixed an issue where interacting with the wrong side of the peephole at Brookhaven Hospital would teleport James to the other side.
- Fixed an issue where breaking windows at Neely’s Bar would cause James to become stuck in the window frame.
- Fixed an issue that allowed James to access the inaccessible balcony in Blue Creek Apartments.
- Fixed an issue with Abstract Daddy’s behavior during boss battles where the enemy was not hitting James properly.
- Fixed several issues with Abstract Daddy’s third TV: it should now have proper sound and the wall will not interfere with its position.
- Fixed an issue where a question mark from the conference room would not disappear after obtaining a Cinderella statue at the Lakeview Hotel.
- Fixed an issue with collision detection with the walls of the day rooms at Brookhaven Hospital.
- Fixed an issue that caused James to fall under the map when approaching Laura entering Brookhaven Hospital from the bushes on the left.
- Removed debugger numbers behind backgrounds in Blue Creek Apartments clock room.
- Fixed an issue where James could not leave the 3F hallway in the Lakeview Hotel.
- Fixed an issue where the light bulb on the 3rd floor of Blue Creek Apartments would turn on constantly and be immune to destruction.
- Fixed an issue where James’ small coffee table was blocking the corner of the room in Woodside Apartments.
- Fixed an issue where completing the Loath Path in Labyrinth would require the player to do it all over again.
- Fixed an issue that caused Spider Mannequins to freeze when attacking James while he was going through a squeeze traversal.
- Fixed an issue where James could get stuck in the window frame while attacking lying figures outside the window.
- Added more natural movement for James when switching weapons while aiming.
- Fixed an issue that caused the Spider Mannequin event to trigger multiple times on Fear Path in the Labyrinth.
- Improved ability to pick up items during the final boss fight.
- Fixed an issue where photo frames overlapped in the Moth Room.
- Improved deformation of nurses’ skirts.
- Fixed an issue when displaying NewGame+ unlock information not appearing in the player’s chosen language.
- The visible loosening of the door of an abandoned garage on the west side of South Vale has been resolved.
- Question mark on the map solved during Chute Puzzle at Woodside Apartments.
