If life in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 wasn’t strenuous enough, Warhorse Studios has released patch 1.2.4, which adds Hardcore Mode. When starting a Hardcore playthrough, players must choose three negative perks out of ten.
These are permanently active throughout and include debuffs such as a 20 percent decrease in Experience gain, less carrying capacity, and more noise while walking around. Somnambulant causes Henry to sleepwalk while Bashful turns off all map assistance. Combine the two, and Warhorse says you can wake up in a random location, and since there’s no fast travel or option to see your place on the map, hijinx ensue.
The patch includes other features and improvements, including rebalancing shop prices for herbs, a bald hairstyle for Henry, crash fixes, and more. Check out the full notes below.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is available for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC. Its next patch will add horse racing, with a release window yet to be announced. However, its first paid DLC, Brushes With Death, is scheduled for this Summer.
Patch 1.2.4
New
Hardcore Mode
- Introduced the option to start a new playthrough in hardcore mode.
Features
Balance
- Rebalanced shop prices for herbs, so that they never sell for a higher price than their buying price.
Barber
- Added the bald hairstyle option for Henry.
- Fixed shadow flickering under certain weather conditions.
Dice
- Fixed a crash caused by getting hit while choosing dice.
Items
- Fixed the broken wreath model.
Mods
- Fixed issues with saving when having too many mods installed.
Skills & Perks
- Fixed Sagittarius, On the Road, Salva, and Wildrider perks not working properly when taken while playing on 1.1.X and after loading on 1.2.X.
Stability
- Fixed several most frequent crashes.
Platform-Specific Fixes – Xbox
- Fixed some saves not being available to load due to Gold edition / Season pass licensing issues.
Quests
Judgment Day
- Fixed incorrect NPC behavior after completing the final quest.
- Fixed the victory overlay sometimes not displaying correctly.
The Jaunt
- Fixed Lord Semine sometimes getting stuck after the practice fight on the way from Semine.