Hogwarts Legacy Nintendo Switch Patch Notes | 12/12/2023

General

• Addressed book on the pedestal from clipping while playing.
• Improved loading times in and out of Hogsmeade shops.
• Addressed textures flickering when avatar stands at a specific distance in the Glided Perch.
• Addressed avatar not being able to destroy the pillars after restarting mission.
• Address some save game issues.
• New additions and edits to the game credit listing.
• Addressed when reloading from last save after rescuing the phoenix makes the avatar repeat their meeting line despite the phoenix not being there.

Audio

• Addressed Edgar Adley being muffled when talking to player.
• Addressed Padraic Haggarty sounding muffled when avatar is in front of his stand.
• Addressed Professor Fig being muffled when delivering lines in the Pensieve chamber.
• Addressed creating a save with the audio language pack active causes the dialog to be muted if the user deletes the language pack.
• Addressed and updated general audio and dialog optimizations.

Avatar

• Addressed avatar not being able to interact with Claire Beaumont.
• Addressed avatar getting stuck inside the Incedio castle statue above Manor Glenn’s basement.
• Addressed issue with avatar being able to leave Hogwarts through the Clocktower door as Headmaster Black.
• Addressed Avatar having rainbow colored hair.
• Addressed avatar various hair styles looking unnatural and too light.
• Addressed avatar’s hood clipping into robe. HL-15635
• Addressed avatar being able to fall out of world when rolling after waiting. HL-15937 
• Addressed scarf flaps floating behind the avatar’s shoulder.
• Addressed the avatar getting stuck after a conversation with Eddie Thistlewood.
• Addressed avatar’s hand popping during shot transitions.

Characters

• Addressed cosmetic coloring issues with Bernard Bdiaye.
• Addressed stitching of Sirona Ryan’s clothing.
• Addressed parts of Augustus Hill’s clothing having unintended colors.
• Addressed Garreth Weasley’s hair looking unnatural during conversations.
• Addressed Ominis’ eyes not having the blindness effect from a distance.
• Addressed Artur Plummly being lit incorrectly during a conversation.
• Addressed multiple head gear with low resolution textures.
• Addressed Olive patterned robe appearing low quality.
• Addressed Garnuff’s shoulder clipping through his outfit.
• Addressed Elf-Made Ivory gloves being low textures.
• Addressed gears displaying low level of detail before appearing at proper resolution when equipped for the first time.
• Addressed Edgar Adley’s eyelashes detaching when blinking.
• Addressed clipping instances with the Poacher cloak and casual school uniform.
• Addressed the “Spider Slayer” helmet having low resolution.
• Addressed Herodiana’s attire clipping through several robes.
• Addressed all house emblem patches on cloak and robe shoulder slipping the sleeve.
• Addressed several outfits clipping through the lower back of the coats.

Combat

• Addressed defeating Loyalist Sentinal before the cinematic prevents the level from progressing.
• Addressed enemies getting stuck and idle pose when attacked.
• Addressed enemies not being affected by Depulso Mastery AOE blast.
• Addressed and optimized combat with spiders.
• Addressed various spiders running around too long after being attacked with the Confringo spell.

Enemies/NPCs

• Addressed town people disappearing during time-of-day transition.
• Addressed lighting issues of NPC’s hair.
• Addressed NPCs treadmilling when leaving Charms classroom after mission.
• Addressed Natsai running in circles at the beginning of Hippogriff Heist.
• Addressed Loyalist Ranger walking through the air when respawning if the avatar approaches with the Disillusionment spell on.
• Addressed Inferis disappearing when leaving the room they initially spawned in within the Glen Manor basement.
• Addressed Poacher Rangers playing unnatural animation loops.
• Addressed Quagmire Troll and Troll Lair despawning as the avatar runs away.
• Addressed t-pose goblins not being able to be destroyed in final fight.
• Addressed a troll attacking another troll instead of the avatar in the last fight of “Lodgok’s Loyalty” mission.
• Addressed Matilda Weasley appearing low resolution.
• Addressed combat persisting if avatar flies away without destroying baby spiders in the Heirloom.
• Addressed random NPC’s floating in the Bell Tower when observed from the stairs.
• Addressed Amit Thakkar getting stuck behind some floating boxes during a combat encounter.
• Addressed Professor Weasley falling out of the world as avatar wonders away too far.

Highlands

• Addressed gaps/holes in terrain at various locations.
• Addressed and updated optimization to general fog throughout the game.
• Addressed harsh shadows rendering for various foliage.
• Addressed popping of floating foliage based on distance from avatar.
• Addressed low resolution textures appearing for various assets.
• Addressed out of world areas appearing when flying around North Ford Bog Region.
• Addressed Mooncalf tree displaying incorrectly.
• Addressed torches not displaying correctly as the avatar moves throughout the vault.
• Addressed bright wall in Isadora’s ruins basement during “In the Shadow of the Estate” mission.
• Addressed black sharp texture on the entrance of the cave, the avatar has to enter to find what Jackdaw left for Anne on “Prisoner of Love” mission.
• Addressed forgeables popping in and out.
• Addressed avatar getting stuck in the wall inside the Tomb of the Villager.
• Addressed farm level of detail abruptly popping in and out while avatar is on the broom.
• Addressed popping in and out of landscape from various Vaults and Hamlets.
• Addressed various portions of Vaults and Hamlets missing based on avatar’s distance and/or position.
• Addressed a body of water appearing abruptly while flying towards it.
• Addressed a random geo plane appearing in the middle of the Hamlet within the Deathly Hallows.
• Addressed misplaced water at the Merlin Trial.
• Addressed chest in Hamlets and various other areas clipping through the ground.
• Addressed and updated optimizations to the level of detail of various trees.
• Addressed floating chest near Keenbridge Hamlet.
• Addressed missing collision and terrain gaps on the ground and cliffs of the Forbidden Forest.
• Addressed lighting being generated without a source in the ruins.
• Addressed dark plane appearing on the exterior of the Water Mill.
• Addressed missing textures on the corner of Jackdaw’s Tomb.
• Addressed vines popping in and out inside the south ruins.
• Addressed Bog bank popping in and out while flying next to Hogsmeade barrier on the east side.
• Addressed avatar being able to pick up Jackdaw statue through the wall.
• Addressed background loading near Stonebridge when flying.
• Addressed assets improperly popping in and out from various locations.
• Addressed castle ruins near Brocburrow rendering in slowly as avatar approaches.
• Addressed stone stairs of Bandit camp rendering in slowly as avatar approaches.
• Addressed low level of details of Goblin camp.
• Addressed whole sky appearing black while avatar is standing within the doorframe in several Hamlets and Bothies.
• Addressed level of details for Feature House.
• Addressed black shadow popping in and out when aoutvatar is walking in reverse in dungeon.
• Addressed giant purple toads being out of their cages in Falbarton castle.
• Addressed Natsai pathing breaking during Hippogriff Heist at Archie’s hideout.
• Addressed avatar falling out of the world in The Elf, the Nab-Sack and the Loom
• when jumping toward the Acromantula and cutscene ending.
• Addressed visibility variations when approaching Cragcoft on a broom. 
• Addressed various textures missing throughout Highlands.
• Addressed castle ruin’s vault appearing incorrectly based on avatar’s distance.
• Addressed missing ground collision around Feldcroft.
• Addressed excessive fog occurring in the Devel’s Snare tunnel during the daytime.
• Addressed tree trunk Gladwin leans out level of detail.
• Addressed avatar clipping through various rock formations.
• Addressed a chain popping in and out based on avatar’s position.
• Addressed several rocks disappearing.
• Addressed normal grass appearing during the winter season in the Quidditch Pitch.
• Addressed random dirt patches in the snow.
• Addressed being able to enter a passageway to Hogsmeade before starting “Dissending for Sweets”.
• Addressed collision missing causing the avatar getting stuck temporarily in the wall during “It’s All Gobbledegook”.
• Addressed Professor Fig becoming stuck against three goblins while crossing the bridge.
• Addressed a spider floating in the air next to a spider den.
• Addressed floating rocks, stone, trees and debris.
• Addressed various chest level of detail slowly loading into the proper model.
• Addressed a floating tree in the Forbidden Forest.
• Addressed an Oak tree not having snow and loading in too slowly.
• Addressed roots and bushes around northern house in Keenbridge popping in and out.
• Addressed a chest near Central Hogwarts Valley floo flame popping in and out based on the avatar’s distance.
• Addressed avatar getting stuck out of bounds in the coastal entrance with Highwing.
• Addressed a chest in a Bandit Camp being unreachable.
• Addressed mountain and terrain in the coastal region level of detail loading in slowly.
• Addressed various seams throughout interior structures.
• Addressed seeing out of world when flying away from Percival’s Tower.
• Addressed geo gaps at the entrance of a Treasure vault.
• Addressed pond not appearing correctly near “Fire and Vice” mission entry point.
• Addressed being able to see out of world flying high near the top western region.
• Addressed platforms breaking inappropriately based on avatar’s proximity.
• Addressed missing rubble asset displaying correctly while collision correctly blocks path when close to it.
• Addressed Hazel the Unicorn falling out of world from the Unicorn Den as avatar approaches.
• Addressed intense fog displaying toward the end of “It’s all Goobledegook”.
• Addressed pine trees looking green during the winter season.
• Addressed avatar being able to walk to the bottom of the river.
• Addressed a bag container and poacher corpse being blocked by a tree.
• Addressed erratic animations occurring with trees within the forest reveal cinematic.
• Addressed trees used in puzzle for “Well, Well, Well” having low resolution until the avatar is super close.
• Addressed missing collision on a Bandit camp tent.
• Addressed unnatural lighting on the ceiling of the  Korro castle ruins.
• Addressed bright fog occurring in the initial dungeon of “Cursed Tomb Treasure”.
• Addressed plant textures appearing broken.
• Addressed specific Grillages not possessing collision allowing the avatar clip through them when standing on them.
• Addressed a waterfall in the Poidsear loading out too quickly.
• Addressed trees by the Threstral den having various levels of detail depending on the position of the avatar.
• Addressed stretched textures at the cliffside.
• Addressed lighting flickering and transitions vaults.
• Addressed a mine cart near Mine’s Eye changes size abruptly based on avatar’s position.
• Addressed pillars located throughout various locations having low level of detail.
• Addressed Solomon Sallow teleporting out of bounds and getting stuck inside the walls during the boss fight.
• Addressed Gobmine in coastal area having various fog inconsistencies.
• Addressed certain areas going dark based on the avatar’s position.
• Addressed pumpkin mini-game not progressing after destroying the pumpkin.
• Addressed Merlin Trials being completed infinite times. HL-15947 
• Addressed wood panels clipping through the tarps in the Quidditch arena.
• Addressed mountains near Aranshire not loading fully when viewed from certain locations.
• Addressed telescopes appearing low resolution after interacting with them in the Astronomy table.
• Addressed bright light occurring in at the entrance of various dungeons.
• Addressed immense fog occurring when entering the “Charles Rookwood’s Trial” dungeon.
• Addressed avatar getting stuck in the bone stairs if they are on the wrong side.
• Addressed Merlin Trail gazebos displaying incorrectly after cinematic completes.
• Addressed ambient creatures appearing low resolution.
• Addressed popping in and out of ruins while flying on the broom.
• Addressed Merlin Trial gazebos displaying low resolution when flying around.
• Addressed avatar being defeated due to misplaced scalable wood.

Hogwarts

• Addressed floating House Elf interaction point in the kitchen.
• Addressed various lighting seams throughout Hogwarts.
• Addressed white blocky fog showing up when entering Central Hall from Transfiguration Courtyard.
• Addressed avatar being able to fly through the cliffside near Viaduct Bridge.
• Addressed a gap in stairs on the Viaduct Bridge.
• Addressed treasure chest not spawning.
• Addressed Wyvern fountain’s changing color depending on the game camera position.
• Addressed moth puzzle door disappearing depending on avatar’s position.
• Addressed world missing when going to the top of Black’s room.
• Addressed floating pumpkins being seen during ghost hide and seek mini-game.
• Addressed Peeves not sliding down the stairs in the Central Hall.
• Addressed avatar falling out of the world when fast traveling to the Sanctum.
• Addressed avatar falling out of the world from Professor’s Sharp bedroom.
• Addressed avatar falling out of the world while idling in the Hogwarts grounds near the Greenhouse.
• Addressed lamps disappearing based on the avatar’s position.
• Addressed rock clipping through the castle wall.
• Addressed banners/shield disappearing in and out based on avatar’s position.
• Addressed bell being stuck in the stairs that the bell tower when using Accio.
• Addressed window inside Arithmancy door room display incorrect textures.
• Addressed not being able to exit after collecting the treasure chest in the Hogwarts grounds.
• Addressed “Burn House” not loading in correctly.
• Addressed floor in Greenhouse having low textures.
• Addressed Slytherin Common Room loading in slowly when descending the spiral staircase.
• Addressed part of the castle wall in the Transfiguration Courtyard having different material near the courtyard floo flame.
• Addressed snow appearing on top of roof structures out of season.
• Addressed low quality Levioso statues spread throughout the castle when fast traveling.
• Addressed potted plants appearing broken because of low quality in the Slytherin Dungeon.
• Addressed invisible collision within the Viaduct Bridge.
• Addressed one of the castles Great Hall towers missing.
• Addressed ghost throughout the castle flickering at a short distance in the Astronomy Tower.
• Addressed being unable to interact with the teacup in Headmaster’s desk.
• Addressed a black hole in the wall within the Hogwarts Dungeon.
• Addressed a blue light appearing and disappearing within the library.
• Addressed chalk board decal in library looking misaligned.
• Addressed white light flickering at the bottom of the spiral staircase.
• Addressed Hufflepuff entrance and barrels appearing low resolution.
• Addressed inconsistent fog near Professor Fig’s classroom when moving around.
• Addressed Sebastian Sallow not teleporting to Central Hall after conversation in the DADA tower.
• Addressed cave walls in the Swamp Vivarium having unintended pink textures.
• Addressed avatar’s head missing or scarf stretching during DADA intro cinematic.
• Addressed Headmaster Black’s hand popping between camera shots.
• Addressed light flickering within Central Hall various times of day.
• Addressed black screen flickering when avatar walk toward the balcony in Central Hall.
• Addressed black pillars in the Greenhouse.
• Addressed the walls in the Owlery having slipping textures.
• Addressed fog flashes when avatar enters the Central Hall from Transfiguration Courtyard.
• Addressed getting stuck on black screen when avatar falls asleep.
• Addressed geo rendering incorrectly at the doorstep of the Viaduct entrance.
• Addressed Defense Against the Dark Arts tower not loading correctly when fast traveling.
• Addressed some steps and textures leading to Hogwarts boathouse missing.
• Addressed the Greenhouse windows being too bright.
• Addressed inconsistent loading of world when avatar goes down the stairs to a room accessible through the Transfiguration courtyard.
• Addressed the doorway area before the boss arena noticeably bright.
• Addressed some gaps in a pillar in the North Hogwarts exit.
• Addressed lamppost appearing darker than expected during winter.
• Addressed the world not being fully loaded when exiting the Central Hall door to the Viaduct Bridge.
• Addressed Slytherin exterior windows not showing up as expected from certain distance when flying.
• Addressed very bright light coming from the window inside the Arithmancy door room on the Long Gallery.
• Addressed the Grand Staircase railing looking incorrect.
• Addressed pillars next to Central Hall appearing low level of detail.
• Addressed assets in the Undercroft having low level of detail.
• Addressed Slytherin common room fireplace being low resolution.
• Addressed appearing and disappearing in Hogwarts when the avatar in on the Viaduct Bridge.
• Addressed blue streaks appearing on the pillars of the DADA tower.
• Addressed an unintended shadow effect in the Slytherin dorm room.
• Addressed various textures missing throughout Hogwarts.
• Addressed door frames not loading in correctly when using “Wait” in the secret room inside the Great Wall.
• Addressed conjured items not initially displaying correctly.
• Addressed the archway decorative trim popping in and out at close distance in the Central Hall.
• Addressed stuffed troll appearing low resolution in the school dungeon.
• Addressed interior window displaying correctly within interiors of Hogwarts.
• Addressed the Bell Tower initially being seen in low resolution.
• Addressed unintended black streaks on the doorframe in the clock tower.
• Addressed various geo gaps throughout Hogwarts.

Hogsmeade

• Addressed light flickering and interior seams within interior shops in Hogsmeade.
• Addressed and updated lighting optimization in Zonko’s Joke Shop.
• Addressed and updated lighting optimizations in Three Broomsticks.
• Addressed long time-of-day shift when avatar idles near Three Broomsticks.
• Addressed unintended lighting issues during the Winter around Steepley and Sons.
• Addressed issue with exterior ceiling missing from Three Broomsticks.
• Addressed game camera being obstructed when exiting Scrivenshaft’s Quill Shop door.
• Addressed Lodgok staying inside Hogshead instead of meeting the player outside.
• Addressed avatar briefly getting stuck behind the “One Man Band” when exiting Honey Dukes.
• Addressed window displaying incorrectly within Ollivanders.
• Addressed lighting turning off and on in Zonko’s Joke Shop.
• Addressed the lighting displaying incorrectly in the Three Broomsticks.
• Addressed potions having an orange lighting in the potions shop.
• Addressed bush and/or small trees floating in the air.
• Addressed Augustus Hill not being inside Gladrag’s but behind it.
• Addressed Logdok not leaving Hogs Head Inn after retrying mission.
• Addressed ancient magic hotspot floor texture clipping the terrain.
• Addressed view of town missing during Three Broomsticks cutscene.
• Addressed flashing occurring at the end of Three Broomstick cinematic talking to your companion.
• Addressed pink textures showing up in Alfred Lawley’s cellar.
• Addressed companions idling when exiting through the back or side door of Gladrags Wizardwear after purchasing your first gear.
• Addressed Sebastian not immediately apparating away after completing the gear tutorial.

Spells/VFX

• Addressed first Accio crate getting stuck on the second floor and blocking mission progression. HL-15664 
• Addressed puzzle fireflies not displaying correctly.
• Addressed Diffindo spell not displaying correctly.
• Addressed Glacius being overridden by target highlight outline.
• Addressed flashing lights around Ranrok.
• Addressed fire effect staying on screen too long.
• Addressed Ancient Magic not displaying correctly based on avatar’s position on top of tower.
• Addressed various VFX spells not displaying correctly.
• Addressed and optimized Glacius spell vertical surface effect.
• Addressed and optimized fireflies
• Addressed and optimized casting enchanted compass to track a marker at a longer distance.
• Addressed abnormal VFX when using the Alteration spell.
• Addressed flashing lights around Ranrock.
• Addressed misplaced flashing red VFX on Ranrok as the avatar makes an escape.
• Addressed casting Bombarda spell while not in combat could cause intense light flashing.

UI

• Implemented new home icon menu icons for multiple languages. Updated in-game icons for home menu display.
• Addressed mini-map not displaying correctly when loading into Hogwarts.
• Addressed compression issues with tutorial pop-ups.
• Addressed issues with voice and subtitles not being available when using language packs.  HL-15585 
• Addressed being unable to use the d-pad when selecting languages. HL-15577 
• Addressed an Arithmancy Door being hard to see.
• Addressed Arithmancy symbols of the puzzle being barely visible.
• Addressed text size option not being available in the menu settings.
• Addressed mini-map appearing blurry in Docked mode.
• Addressed black screen flickering in Dungeons when UI pops up.
• Addressed spell minigame icons not being resizable in hand-held mode.
• Addressed blue flame icons appearing pixelated.
• Addressed “Field Guide Pages” and “Room of Requirement” accessible from other sections of the Challenge menu.
• Addressed the Field Guide page “Slytherin’s Sink” not being counted on the map after saving and exiting the game.
• Addressed floating vendor icon over various locations.
• Addressed several icons appearing at once on the mini-map during “Professor Sharp’s Assignment 1”.
• Addressed min-map zoom out when approaching various shop entrances.
• Addressed when pressing “B” when initiating an Alohomora lock causes the player to be unable to use the “Back” button when inside the mini-game.
• Addressed screen flickers when using fast travel during loading screens.
• Addressed a texture rainbow strip appearing on the side of the menu screen.
• Addressed mini-map pathing towards the Manor Cape leading the avatar away from the destination.
• Addressed Three Broomsticks missing an interactive icon to enter.
• Addressed “X” and “Y” buttons having the description changed when pressing the “ZR” button to read them.
• Addressed the missing language pack DLC message does not automatically update in the main menu.
• Addressed player being unable to use touchscreen functionality on the menu prompts with dropdown menus.
• Addressed primary settings still being able to be navigated with other options open.
• Addressed challenges sub-menus position is misplaced when changing to another menu while any challenge sub-menu is open.
• Addressed red gel glue clipping letter the first time the avatar opens the Owl Post.
• Addressed Reparo spell tutorial pop-up video shuttering.
• Addressed quest not updating properly after picking up first note.

Performance

• Addressed general stability, performance, and asset optimizations.
• Addressed hitching when doing a Merlin Trial Sphinx Puzzle.
• Addressed and updated “Single Player” mode of Nintendo Controller.
• Addressed and optimized Jackdaw’s Tomb loading
• Improved loading times in and out of Hogsmeade shops
• Addressed crash occurring during cinematic in the library.
• Addressed hitching when using the tool wheel when selecting an item.
• Addressed a crash occurring when fighting the guardian knights in the void.
• Addressed a crash when progressing into the Athenaeum.
• Addressed a crash occurring after picking up pages and before fighting knights in “Jackdaw’s Rest” mission.
• Addressed and applied various optimization enhancements to cinematics.
• Addressed better way of handling load/unload on fast travel cycle.
• Addressed and applied general optimization updates to various locations. Addressed a crash when passing by the Greenhouse’s floo flame station.
• Addressed low frame rate when casting Revelio spell after burning the vines.
• Addressed and applied general optimization enhancements to various foliage instances.
• Addressed crash occurring after completing “Professor Hecat’s Assigment 2” in the Forbidden Forest.
• Addressed and applied various conversation optimizations.
• Addressed low frame rate when avatar opens any traits or wand chests.
• Addressed low frame rate when casting the Conjuration spell in the “Room of Requirements”.
• Addressed a hitch when grabbing a broom in “Fly Class”.