Bloober Team’s Silent Hill 2 remake has released Patch 1.04, addressing several gameplay bugs.
It’s not uncommon for new games to launch with major bugs, making the experience either amusingly janky or frustratingly unplayable. Fortunately, dedicated developers like Bloober Team are quick to address these issues. Today, they officially released Patch 1.04 for the Silent Hill 2 remake, tackling some of the major problems in the survival horror game and fixing various technical issues.
The patch notes outlined several changes made to the Silent Hill 2 remake, including fixes for some amusing bugs. For instance, protagonist James would teleport through a peephole in the Brookhaven Hospital area or get stuck in a window near Neely’s Bar. Another bug involved a wooden plank appearing during James’ death animation. The patch also includes improvements to the “deformation of Nurses’ skirts.”
On the technical side, Bloober Team reduced visual glitches when using the latest version of Nvidia DLSS, added an option to enable DLSS frame generation in the menu when using DLSS for supersampling, and added support for AMD FSR 3.1.1. James is now looking a little smoother than he appeared in the trailers. Additionally, Steam Deck players should notice improvements in the game’s overall performance and optimization.
Bloober Team and publisher Konami released the Silent Hill 2 remake on October 8th, which was met with raving success from fans, as well as financially. The survival-exploration horror game has already sold over 1 million copies across both physical and digital media. CGMagazine’s own Editor-in-Chief Brendan Frye gave the game a 9/10 in his review, noting, “This is Silent Hill 2, as you remember it, but better in nearly every way.” While fans have expressed their excitement for Bloober to do more Silent Hill games, the team has already stated that their efforts are focused on its sci-fi survival horror game Cronos: The New Dawn.
Here is a list of the Silent Hill 2 Remake Patch 1.04 Notes
Technical
- Reduced visual glitches when using the latest version of NVIDIA DLSS.
- Added an option to enable DLSS frame generation in the menu when using DLSS for supersampling.
- NVIDIA Reflex is now active when DLSS frame generation is enabled.
- Added support for AMD FSR 3.1.1.
- Added an option to enable AMD Fluid Motion Frames in the menu when using FSR 3.1 for supersampling.
- Updated Intel Nanites to support upcoming driver updates.
- Improved performance and optimization for Steam Deck.
- Fixed stuttering issues related to sky map generation.
- Added an option to enable/disable HZB culling to fix stuttering on some AMD/Intel GPUs.
- All graphic settings should be saved locally.
Gameplay
- Fixed an issue with translation for UI “High” preset not being translated and displayed correctly
- Fixed an issue with Wooden Plank appearing during James’ death animation
- Fixed streaming issue where staring at the walls inside the Grand Market caused problems with loading all of the environment around James
- Fixed an issue where interacting with the wrong side of the peephole in Brookhaven Hospital teleported James to the other side
- Fixed an issue where breaking windows near Neely’s Bar got James stuck in the window frame
- Fixed an issue that allowed James to access the inaccessible balcony in Blue Creek Apartments
- Fixed an issue with Abstract Daddy’s behavior during boss fight where the enemy was not hitting James properly
- Fixed multiple issues with Abstract Daddy’s 3rd TV – it should now have the correct audio, and the wall won’t interfere with its position
- Fixed an issue with a question mark from the Conference Room not disappearing after obtaining Cinderella figurine in Lakeview Hotel
- Fixed an issue with collision detection with the Dayroom walls in Brookhaven Hospital
- Fixed an issue where James was falling under the map when approaching Laura entering Brookhaven Hospital from the bushes on the left
- Removed debug numbers displayed behind wallpapers in Blue Creek Apartments’ Clock Room
- Resolved an issue with James not being able to leave the 3F corridor in the Lakeview Hotel
- Fixed an issue with the lightbulb on the 3rd floor of Blue Creek Apartments constantly switching on and being impervious to destruction
- Resolved an issue with the small coffee table blocking James in the corner of the room located in Woodside Apartments
- Fixed an issue where after completing the Disgust Path in Labyrinth, the player was forced to do it all over again
- Fixed an issue with Spider Mannequins getting stuck when attacking James while he is going through squeeze traversal
- Fixed an issue with James getting stuck in the window frame while attacking Lying Figures located outside of the window
- Added more natural movement for James when switching weapons while aiming
- Fixed an issue with triggering Spider Mannequin event on Fear Path in the Labyrinth multiple times
- Improved the ability to pick up items during the final boss fight
- Fixed an issue with picture frames overlapping in the Moth Room
- Improved the deformation of Nurses’ skirts
- Fixed an issue occurring when displaying the information about unlocking NewGame+ which didn’t appear in the player’s chosen language
- Fixed visible unloading of the door of an abandoned garage in the west side of South Vale
- Fixed question mark on the map during Chute Puzzle in Woodside Apartments
