Horizon Forbidden West has today debuted its 1.09 update across all PlayStation platforms, so here’s the full list of changes and fixes with this patch.…
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Horizon Forbidden West has today debuted its 1.09 update across all PlayStation platforms, so here’s the full list of changes and fixes with this patch. Today’s update is quite beefy as far as bug fix updates go, bringing about a whole heap of fixes for areas such as quests, world activities, graphics, and much more! Despite the game launching back in mid-February, the team at Guerilla seem quite diligent when it comes to correcting mistakes with the game. Provided they keep doing that, you likely won’t find any complaints nearby. Without further adieu, here’s everything new with Horizon Forbidden West in its 1.09 update!
Horizon Forbidden West Update 1.09 Patch Notes
Known Issues
We are currently looking into several issues reported by the community. Please note that these issues are not yet fixed in this patch, but our teams are aware of them and theyโre being investigated.
The team continues to make tweaks to the gameโs content with the goal to reduce visual shimmering.
During Side Quest โBlood Chokeโ, Atekka does not use the ballista.
The โUpgraded Every Pouch Typeโ Trophy does not unlock for some players after upgrading each Pouch type โ please note, for this trophy you will need to have the Food Pouch which is collected after purchasing food from a chef.
Certain Firegleam and Metal Flower Icons remain after being found/used.
Fixes and Improvements
Main Quests
Fixed an issue in Main Quest โThe Dying Landsโ where machines would stay stuck behind an energy shield.
Fixed an issue in Main Quest โThe Broken Skyโ where the player could get stuck in invisible collision.
Fixed an issue in Main Quest โThe Broken Skyโ where Dekka would be standing behind the throne and cannot be interacted with.
Side Quests
Fixed an issue in Side Quest โThe Second Verseโ where Zo would not be in Plainsong after completing all Main Quests.
Fixed an issue in Side Quest โDrowned Hopesโ where the player could โpry openโ rocks from the wrong side, breaking progression.
Fixed an issue in Side Quest โThe Delugeโ where Aloy could become stuck in the ground under water after igniting firegleam.
Fixed an issue in Side Quest โThe Delugeโ where Snapmaws could become stuck inside a wall, out of Aloyโs reach.
Fixed an issue in Side Quest โThirst for the Huntโ where the quest did not update after killing the Thunderjaw.
Fixed an issue in Side Quest โLofty Ambitionsโ where Morlund could conveniently get stuck in a rock, leaving Aloy to take on the Stormbird on her own while he cheered her on from safety.
Fixed an issue in Side Quest โIn the Fogโ where the memorial marker could not be found in Scrap Piles.
Fixed an issue where alternating between Side Quest โWhat was lostโ and Errand Quest โFirst to Flyโ would cause Kotallo to be unable to be interacted with.
Fixed an issue in Errand Quest โSupply Dropโ where Littay would become stuck underneath the terrain.
Fixed an issue in Errand Quest โShining Exampleโ where the player could block progression by destroying the metal flowerโs vines before the โDestroy the Metal Flowerโs Vinesโ mission objective shows up.
Fixed an issue in Errand Quest โSons of Prometheus Dataโ where the ambushers took the term โghostedโ to a new level and are no longer present after dying.
World Activities
Fixed an issue in Cauldron โKappaโ where the player could respawn in an out of bounds area.
Fixed an issue in Rebel Camp โFirst Forgeโ where reloading a specific save game would spawn the player underneath the terrain.
Fixed an issue in Salvage Contract โColleague and Keyโ where the player would get stuck in an โExamine the Disc Launcherโ animation.
Fixed an issue in Relic Ruin โThe Dry Yearnโ where the railroad cart could get stuck behind a piece of rubble.
Fixed an issue in Relic Ruin โThe Long Coastโ where a pullable crate can get stuck in the water.
Fixed an issue where the Black Boxes could not be picked up.
Fixed an issue where the Black Boxes could not be handed in with Untalla.
UI/UX
Fixed issues when remapping specific button actions.
Graphics
Further improvements related to shimmering/sharpness.
Performance and Stability
Loading screen reductions.
Crash fixes.
Localization and spelling fixes.
Other
Fixed several issues that prevented 100% completion in the Notebook. Completionists rejoice!
Fixed several issues where the player could escape from a boss fight with a mount.
Fixed an issue where customizations to the Hunterโs Kit would not persist after restarting save.
Rebalanced several combat mechanics.
Fixed multiple Music issues.
Horizon Forbidden West and the 1.09 update are available on PS4 and PS5. For more information regarding this update, check out the official Reddit post.
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