Update 1.021 has arrived for Horizon Forbidden West, and here are the comprehensive patch notes that show the changes that arrived with this patch. The latest version prepares the game for the release of Burning Shores DLC, which will be available tomorrow. Besides, it brings new Accessibility Features to the game. Check out the Horizon Forbidden West 1.021 update patch notes below.
Horizon Forbidden West 1.021 Update Patch Notes
Before announcing the latest Horizon Forbidden West, a community manager of the game stated on Reddit, ”We’re very happy to announce that our team is releasing Patch 1.21 for Horizon Forbidden West today. Patch 1.21 sets up the game for the release of Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores. It also brings additional Accessibility Features. Patch 1.21 is exclusive to PlayStation 5 users. Do note that Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores content will be playable from April 19th onwards.”
NEW FEATURES
Introduced new accessibility features, including:
- Enlarging Subtitles
- Auto-Pickup
- Color Blindness settings
- Auto camera
- Navigation assist in Focus Mode
- Thalassophobia mode
- Additional accessibility features
- Support for Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores expansion has been added.
”Please note, you do not need to own the DLC to make use of these features as they will be patched into Horizon Forbidden West.”
- Thalassophobia – This feature aims to ease thalassophobia symptoms by improving underwater ambient visibility and allowing you to breathe indefinitely, regardless of story progression.
- Improved UI readability options – Added options to increase waypoint and quest icon sizes.
- Navigation Assist – Added an option to assist the player’s orientation during a quest, with a new option added in Focus mode to face the camera towards the current objective.
- Additionally, if the user has a waypoint set, the camera will prioritize aiming toward this direction.
- Color Blind settings – Added new color blind accessibility options.
- Auto Camera – Added an option to allow the camera to follow your movement behavior from the left stick without having to control it with the right stick.
- HUD Vignette – Added an option to add a vignette to darken the edges of the screen, increasing the contract and improving HUD readability.
- Auto Pickup – Added an option to collect pickups automatically without button-press interactions from the player.
- Improved Subtitle Sizes – Increased the size of subtitles for the Large and Extra Large options.
”Please continue to inform us of any issues via the Support Form. We kindly ask you to use this as your primary form of sending in your issues; the team is unable to use the comments of this post or mentions or DMs on social media as an efficient way of sourcing issues. Thank you for your understanding!”
Horizon Forbidden West is available on PlayStation platforms. For more information regarding this update, check out the official Reddit post.
