Horizon Zero Dawn’s awaited PC Patch 1.01 is now live, its patch notes revealing fixes for save game issues, crashes and more.
Horizon Zero Dawn’s PC Patch 1.01 also fixes an issue that saw Concentration and other slowdown mechanics not working properly for all players.
Having special characters in your Steam or Windows name should also no longer stop you from saving the game and saving screenshots while in Photo Mode.
Horizon Zero Dawn PC Patch Notes 1.01
Horizon Zero Dawn’s PC Patch 1.01 marks the first small steps towards addressing issues with the game’s recent PC port. Here are all the changes introduced and known issues, as per the full patch notes:
Crash/Hang Fixes:
- Fixed an issue where the game would crash if the SteamUI didn’t initialize properly on startup.
Functionality Issue Fixes:
- Fixed an issue where Concentration and other slowdown mechanics wouldn’t work for everyone.
- Fixed an issue where Windows/Steam profile names containing special characters would prevent some players from saving the game. We are still investigating other saved game issues as well.
- Fixed an issue where Windows/Steam profile names containing special characters would prevent some players from saving screenshots in Photo Mode.
Other Fixes:
- Added improved diagnostic data collection when submitting a crash report.
- Fixed several backend issues.
- Fixed a video corruption issue for specific hardware. We’re continuing to look at other hardware configurations as well.
Known Issues
- Some players are experiencing startup crashes. Patch 1.01 fixes a few, but not all, of these crashes.
- Some players are experiencing GPU-related hangs during gameplay. The improved diagnostic data collection added in Patch 1.01 is aimed at making it easier to track these down.
- Some players are experiencing graphical settings issues, such as Anisotropic Filtering not working, 4K not displaying correctly, or HDR not working correctly.
- Some players are experiencing performance issues on specific GPUs or hardware combinations.
- We're aware of and continue to investigate all issues in this list on Reddit as well. Thank you to u/EvilMonkeySlayer for compiling this for us.
Horizon Zero Dawn is now available on PC after initially launching as a PS4 exclusive title.
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