CD Projekt has released the patch notes for Cyberpunk 2077’s 1.2 update, detailing the more than 500 changes set to be included in the game’s second major deployment.
Patch 1.2 was originally due to be released in February and fix the remaining prominent issues on last-gen consoles, butits launch was delayedto late March after the studiofell victim to a cyber attack.
While there’s still no firm release date, on Monday the Polish developer published an exhaustive list of changes set to be included in 1.2, which include bug fixes, graphical upgrades and stability improvements.
UPDATE 5.47pm GMT:Patch 1.2 is now available forPCand consoles ahead of itsStadialaunch later this week.
ORIGINAL STORY CONTINUES:Graphically, players on all platforms should expect improvements in materials details quality, interior and exterior light sources, textures rendering from afar, and more, according to CDP. On PC, ray tracing will be enabled for AMD cards via its latest GPU drivers.
On consoles,CD Projektsays it’s fixed multiple game freezes, memory issues and improved screen space reflections.
Finally, key bug fixes include a new ‘unstuck’ feature for when vehicles become lodged in scenery, changes to NPCs reacting to blocked lanes of traffic, and fixes for instances when cars would launch into the air or teleport during quests.
In addition to the list below, CD Prokekt claims there are “many more” changes not detailed.
In a previous developmentupdateearlier this month, CD Projekt outlined several upcoming improvements toCyberpunk 2077.
First up, police responses to criminal activity are being adjusted so that first responders take longer to turn up at the scene of a crime. The authorities will also now send in a recon drone unit to assess the situation.
Patch 1.2 should also reduce instances of unintended character dodging, which CD Projekt said has resulted in over 4,000 player deaths over the last month.
Cyberpunk’s 1.1 update launched in January, adding various stability improvements related to memory usage, crashes, quest bugs, performance and visual issues.
CD Projekt released a roadmap forfuture Cyberpunk 2077 updates, DLC and the game’s freenext-gen console updatein December 2020.
Environment and levels
Graphics, audio, animation
UI
Stability and performance
This section discusses changes that enter all the platforms but many of them make a bigger difference on last generation consoles and lower performance machines.
