Horizon Zero Dawn PC Patch 1.01 Is Live

Horizon Zero Dawn officially launched on PC on August 7th, 2020. While the game was a massive success on PlayStation 4 when it launched in 2017. However, the launch of the PC port has been hit and miss for many PC users. The game has struggled with a variety of bugs and issues. Guerilla Games quickly acknowledged the problems and got to work on fixing them.
In a post on Reddit, Guerilla Games revealed what we could expect to see from patch 1.01 in Horizon Zero Dawn. From fixing launching issues, as well as giving updates on known issues that they are fixing. For the full details of Patch 1.01, you can check out below. Not sure if your PC can play Horizon Zero Dawn? You can check out the minimum requirements here. 

Patch 1.01

KNOWN ISSUES

In addition to the issues identified previously, we’re working on a number of high-priority 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.

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.

Source

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