Developer Guerrilla Games has released update 1.24 for Horizon Forbidden West, fixing a wide variety of issues present in the game. Horizon Forbidden West got positive reviews upon its launch in February 2022, with a lot of praise being given to the improvements made from Horizon Zero Dawn.
Since its release, Guerrilla Games has released several updates for Horizon Forbidden West that further improve the game by fixing bugs and sometimes adding new features. As an example, update 1.09 for Horizon Forbidden West added a secret quality-of-life change that allowed users to turn off pick-up animations, speeding up the process of grabbing resources needed to make arrows and other items. Now, the development team has released patch 1.24 for Horizon Forbidden West which is said to fix a ton of bugs.
Guerrilla Games has shared the patch notes for the new Horizon Forbidden West update, listing out the huge number of issues being fixed with its release. The patch notes are divided into different sections that describe changes being made to the main quests, side quests, UI, and the overall performance of the game. It looks like several issues in the quests of Horizon Forbidden West were preventing players from progressing through the story, so users will likely not run into these problems after installing update 1.24.
This patch also solves problems in the various open-world activities in Horizon Forbidden West, such as gamers not being to collect certain items scattered all around the world. It fixes issues related to the Specter Gauntlet, such as a weapon upgrade still showing as available despite users crafting it earlier. Furthermore, patch 1.24 fixes crashing issues while also improving the frame rare drops in Horizon Forbidden West.
The final section details an assortment of other changes, such as improvements to the audio and visuals of Horizon Forbidden West, along with fixes for problems that would result in players getting stuck in the geometry. Overall, it looks like patch 1.24 for Horizon Forbidden West fixes a significant number of bugs that were present in the game.
Fans should note that the Burning Shores DLC for Horizon Forbidden West is now available, but users are required to finish the main story of the base game to access the new content. It adds some exciting weapons to Horizon Forbidden West, with the powerful Specter Gauntlet mentioned in the patch notes possibly being one of the best new weapons available in the game.
Horizon Forbidden West Update 1.24 Patch Notes
FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS
Main Quests
- Fixed an issue for Main Quest “To the Burning Shores” where creating a save at the campfire during the “Climb Up the Tower” objective and then loading that save would lead to a progression blocker, as Seyka would block the climbing path.
- Fixed an issue for Main Quest “To the Burning Shores” where the time of day could become stuck after fast traveling away from the tower.
- Fixed an issue for Main Quest “To the Burning Shores” where very rarely Seyka would disappear after the boss fight at the tower, blocking progression.
- Fixed an issue for Main Quest “Heaven and Earth” where during the “Kill the Clamberjaws” objective one of the Clamberjaws could get stuck outside of the player’s reach, blocking progression.
- Fixed an issue for Main Quest “Heaven and Earth” where backtracking through the quest could result in progression blockers.
- Fixed an issue for Main Quest “The Stars in Their Eyes” where players would be able to get stuck in invisible walls.
- Fixed an issue for Main Quest “For His Amusement” where creating a quick save and loading it during the “Investigate the Armory” objective would cause the Storage Device to not be interactable, blocking progression.
- Fixed an issue for Main Quest “For His Amusement” where players would be able to get into the volcano before opening the door, blocking progression.
- Fixed an issue for Main Quest “His Final Act” where players could get stuck outside of the combat area during the Horus fight by clipping through the tentacles.
Side Quests
- Fixed an issue for Side Quest “In His Wake” where restarting from save after looting Pirik and then fast traveling would cause the cell door to be unable to pry open, blocking progression.
- Fixed an issue for Side Quest “The Splinter Within” where the skiff could get stuck in plane wrecks.
- Fixed multiple issues for Side Quest “A Friend in the Dark” where the crate could get stuck while using the elevator.
- Fixed an issue for Side Quest “A Friend in the Dark” where players could get stuck behind or under the elevator, blocking progression.
- Fixed an issue for Side Quest “A Friend in the Dark” where part of the puzzle could be skipped by jumping onto walls.
- Fixed an issue for Side Quest “A Friend in the Dark” where under certain conditions Gildun would become idle and not move the elevator, blocking progression.
- Fixed an issue for Side Quest “A Friend in the Dark” where restarting from save right after killing the Burrower swarm will reset the “ Kill the Machines ”objective, reverting progression.
- Fixed an issue for Side Quest “A Friend in the Dark” where the luggable wagon cart could be released early, potentially blocking the crate from being pulled down if players fall down the platform.
World Activities
- Fixed an issue for “Aerial Capture: North” where players with an already broken save file would still not be able to go to the start of the flight path after examining the improvised transmitter, making the activity incompletable.
- Fixed an issue for “Aerial Capture: East” where players who failed the flight path under certain conditions would not be able to start it again, blocking progression.
- Fixed an issue for several “Aerial Captures” where Aloy’s callouts could cut off the recording dialogue.
- Fixed an issue for Cauldron “THETA” where dropping into the Cauldron from the left side of the opening could potentially not trigger the start of the activity, blocking progression.
- Fixed an issue for Relic Ruin “Murmuring Hollow” where restarting from save while holding an energy cell could potentially block progression.
- Fixed an issue for Relic Ruin “Murmuring Hollow” where the energy cell could be thrown off the cliff, blocking progression.
- Fixed an issue where the Stormbird could become idle in the storm cloud when players approached it at a certain timing. This left players unable to start “Aerial Capture: West” and unable to collect the Delver’s Trinket collectable “Mighty Pint,” thereby blocking the Errand Quest “The Delvers’ Trove”.
- Fixed an issue for the “Delvers’ Trinket” collectables where players could skip part of the puzzle while collecting the “Cherished Flask.”
- Fixed an issue for the “Pangea Figurines” collectables where players could not collect the “Green Raptor” if they left the parking garage after opening the trunk in which the collectable is located.
- Fixed an issue for the “Pangea Figurines” collectables where due to a mistranslation for several languages in the description of the “Green Raptor,” players could not enter the correct code for this collectable at the Dino Digits Quiz, blocking progression.
- Fixed an issue for the “Pangea Figurines” collectables where for several languages the code information was missing from the description of the “Dimorphodon,” making the Dino Digits Quiz incompletable.
Datapoints
- Fixed an issue for datapoint “Notes on Londra’s Code” where players would not be awarded the datapoint in their notebook if they enter the code correctly.
- Fixed multiple issues for “Pangea Figurines” collectables where for several languages the description would not show up for the “Dimorphodon,” “Queen Rex,” and “Reggie the Pterodactyl.” Players would miss out on information needed to complete the Dino Digits Quiz.
Machines
- Fixed an issue where unmarked machine sites would not spawn machines after players reached Ghost Level 101.
Weapons
- Fixed an issue for the Specter Gauntlet where the option to craft the upgrade obtained during Side Quest “In His Wake” would still display at some workbenches after crafting.
- Fixed an issue for the Specter Gauntlet where crafting ammo would use all available resources from both the Inventory and the Stash.
Skills
- Fixed an issue for the Workbench Expert skill where it would not decrease the cost of crafting ammo for the Specter Gauntlet.
UI/UX
- Fixed an issue for the Fabrication Terminal where despite unlocking overrides for all machines, a question mark would still be present for the last entry, potentially causing confusion.
Performance and Stability
- Multiple crash/hang fixes.
- Fixes and improvements to frame rate drops.
- Optimization of art assets.
Photo mode
- Fixed an issue for photo mode where using it inside the Horus could cause camera clipping and graphical flickering.
Other
- Fixed an issue for Brimshine where players would not have enough to buy and upgrade everything. One Brimshine Sliver has been added near the entrance of Cauldron “THETA.”
- Note that Jobs will not point to this location until Aloy (re)visits this area!
- Fixed multiple issues where players could get stuck in assets and/or geometry or fall out of the world.
- Fixed an issue where skiff locations were available within the range of Zenith Towers while they were still active. Fast traveling to such locations would cause players to be immediately targeted and killed by the Defense Drones.
- Fixed multiple issues with on screen text and mistranslations.
- Fixes and improvements to audio.
- Fixes and improvements to visuals.
Horizon Forbidden West is out now on PS4 and PS5.
