Update 1.25 for Horizon Forbidden West is now live and it fixes a wide variety of issues present in the game. Horizon Forbidden West received positive reviews upon its launch in February 2022, and developer Guerrilla Games released an expansion titled Burning Shores in April 2023.
Since the game came out, Guerrilla Games has rolled out several patches for Horizon Forbidden West that fix bugs and add new features. As an example, patch 1.21 for Horizon Forbidden West added some useful quality-of-life improvements, such as an option that lets users pick up loot automatically, along with a thalassophobia mode and other accessibility features. Patch 1.25 for Horizon Forbidden West is now available, with the aim of fixing an assortment of issues across different parts of the game.
The full patch notes for update 1.25 of Horizon Forbidden West detail fixes for a variety of issues related to its main quest, side activities, performance, UI, and more. This update fixes bugs that were present in the main story of the Burning Shores DLC, such as some objectives not getting marked as completed despite players finishing them. As far as open-world activities, patch 1.25 for Horizon Forbidden West fixes a problem that caused chests to spawn below the geometry, in addition to some issues that were preventing gamers from progressing further.
This update also fixes an issue where the weapon wheel displayed an incorrect amount of ammo for the Specter Gauntlet. For gamers yet to play the DLC, the Specter Gauntlet is a new weapon added in the Burning Shores expansion, and it’s one of the best new additions to Aloy’s arsenal along with The Emperor’s Reign Hunter Bow. Finally, patch 1.25 for Horizon Forbidden West fixes some miscellaneous problems, such as instances where an incorrect sound effect would play upon picking Dye Flowers.
Guerrilla Games has released several updates for Horizon Forbidden West since the Burning Shores DLC came out. Launched on May 17, Patch 1.24 for Horizon Forbidden West included a ton of fixes as well, and update 1.25 looks to be on a similar level. While many of these patches aim to fix issues present in the new expansion, some make other general improvements to the game.
Fans of the series should note that a sequel to Horizon Forbidden West is currently in development at the studio. As Sony has not officially unveiled the title, not much else is known about the game, and it’ll probably take a few years for the sequel to come out.
Horizon Forbidden West Update 1.25 Patch Notes
FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS
Main Quests
- Fixed an issue in “To The Burning Shores” where the Defense Drone’s laser VFX were not visible after dying/restarting checkpoint.
- Fixed an issue in “To The Burning Shores” where the “Search for a Way Up the Tower” objective could not be completed if the player destroys the pullable ceiling too early.
- Fixed an issue in “Heaven and Earth” where leaving the Observatory before the objective updates to “Find the Transmitter” causes the transmitter not to be interactable, conditionally blocking progression.
- Fixed an issue in “Heaven and Earth” where entering the code to open Londra's private room before the objective updates to “Find the Door Code” causes the objective to not update correctly.
- Fixed an issue where the Zenith Tower’s shots would not kill Aloy and Seyka during “Heaven and Earth - Fly to Starlight Rise”, resulting in an awkward swim back to land.
- Fixed an issue in “For His Amusement” where opening the door to the Armory while Seyka is engaged in combat in the main courtyard may cause her to become idle, possibly blocking progression.
- Fixed an issue in “His Final Act” where the mission objective “Meet Seyka in Fleet’s End” did not have a quest marker on Seyka.
- Fixed an issue in “His Final Act” where Seyka’s bow was floating next to Seyka.
- Fixed an issue where the Defense Drone can be looted twice.
Side Quests
- Stopped Gildun’s hands from clipping through Aloy’s hair when Gildun gives her a hug.
- Fixed an issue in “A Friend in the Dark” where Aloy is able to place the Pullable Box halfway through the elevator's exit which conditionally blocks further progression if the player jumps down.
World Activities
- Fixed several treasure chests that were located under the ground’s geometry.
- Fixed Aloy saying that she’s “picking up another signal” after completing Aerial Capture: South.
- Fixed an issue in Cauldron THETA where if the player makes progress in the first room of the Cauldron, backtracks to the entrance and returns, their progress will be reset and callouts repeated.
Machines
- Fixed an issue where the Stingspawn’s eye light shone brightly in the distance, but the Stingspawn itself wasn’t visible.
- Fixed the Stormbird’s repeated use of the “Thunder Dive” attack without a triggering cooldown.
- Fixed an issue where flying out and immediately going back to the Burning Shores area will cause the player to spawn midair without the mount, possibly causing death by falling.
- Fixed an issue where the Tideripper can appear to warp through the air.
Weapons
- Fixed an issue where the Weapon Wheel displays an incorrect amount of ammo for the Specter Gauntlet if Aloy is forced to stow her weapon by a Status Effect while she is aiming a Designator.
- Acid Resistance boost lowered by 10% on Quen Deadeye, Quen Commander, Blacktide Quen Commander and Tenakth Vanquisher to align the acid resistance to the other elementals
- Fixed an issue where Aloy was unable to equip weapons following a Clamberjaw attack.
UI/UX
- Fixed an issue in Relic Ruins: Murmuring Hollow where the Battery Stations in the carts and the Ornament room shows a powerless indicator with a charged battery inside after reloading the autosave.
Performance and Stability
- Added several crash fixes.
- Fixed several locations where the player could get stuck.
Other
- Fixed an issue where Aloy kept her Diving Mask on during two cinematics in Main Quest “Death’s Door” in New Game Plus playthroughs.
- Removed a set of floating climbing poles in the Hollywood Hills area.
- Picking up Dye Flowers no longer results in a canister collection sound effect instead of the correct sound effect.
Horizon Forbidden West is available now on PS4 and PS5.
