Capcom’s high-fantasy RPG Dragon’s Dogma 2 will get a brand new replace on all platforms this month that makes some much-needed modifications, together with one which makes Pawns extra dependable, much less dumb, and fewer talkative. We love Pawns that do their job silently, however one of the crucial notable modifications on this upcoming patch makes the dreaded Dragonsplague illness simpler to cope with.
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Dragonsplague is a viral an infection that solely impacts Pawns. This sickness causes every kind of issues on your loyal servants, from disobedience to pulsing crimson eyes to complications. These are all indicators that one thing is amiss, however should you don’t catch these indicators early, then, as Capcom warns in an in-game pop-up message, “devastating calamity” will ensue. That calamity? The contaminated Pawn will rework right into a shadow dragon and kill everybody on the town which sucks as a result of, except what to search for, it’s potential you’ll ignore the warnings and be compelled to wash up the mess your trustworthy retainer has left behind. In an upcoming replace, nevertheless, the lethal illness will develop into extra noticeable, making it rather less of a nuisance.
“Lowering the an infection frequency of dragonsplague and adjusting the indicators of Pawns contaminated with dragonsplague to be extra noticeable,” Capcom wrote within the April 19 patch notes. “For instance, when contaminated, glowing eyes shall be extra noticeable.”
The glowing crimson eyes are at present tough to note, particularly should you’ve given your Pawn crimson eyes in the character creator. With the upcoming Dragon’s Dogma 2 replace, you’ll be capable of to zoom in on character’s faces whereas within the standing menu. If these eyes are crimson and glowing, then your finest plan of action is to both dismiss the Pawn or kill them outright. Sucks, however you gotta do what you gotta do.Get to work, physician Arisen. You’re wanted.
There are different crucial modifications to Pawn habits on this patch, too. They received’t fall off cliffs as usually, which is nice. I’m bored with saving my Pawns on a regular basis, particularly when escaping by means of treacherous mountains. And now they’ll really information you while you inform them the place beforehand they’d simply…ignore your request. Plus, they received’t discuss as a lot (lastly!) and so they’ll assist out while you’re in want extra (once more, lastly!). The very best one, although? You’ll lastly be capable of high-five them extra successfully—beforehand the animations simply wouldn’t play out irrespective of how shut you had been to your Pawn’s prolonged hand. I really like this. There’s nothing like a celebratory fist-bump or high-five after slaying a dragon.
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Sadly, there’s no launch date for when this patch will go dwell, although Capcom tweeted that the plan is to drop the replace on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Collection X/S this month. We’re close to the tip of April, so we don’t have for much longer to attend for these modifications. Under are the patch notes for this replace:
Dragon’s Dogma 2 April 2024 Patch Notes
- Lowering the an infection frequency of dragonsplague and adjusting the indicators of Pawns contaminated with dragonsplague to be extra noticeable.
- For instance, when contaminated, glowing eyes shall be extra noticeable.
- Including the choice to zoom in on faces of the Arisen and Pawns within the standing display screen, outlets, and so on.
- Fixing some points and implementing changes associated to the mini map.
- Treasure chests which have already been acquired received’t be displayed on the mini map.
- Changes to Pawns’ habits and dialogue.
- Fixing points the place often the participant couldn’t excessive 5 Pawns.
- Fixing points the place Pawns wouldn’t begin guiding after providing to information.
- Making Pawns much less more likely to fall off cliffs.
- Lowering the frequency of some Pawn dialogue traces.
- Bettering Pawn traces to raised match circumstances.
- Fixing some points the place the Fundamental Pawn speaks Help Pawn’s dialogue.
- Making Pawns extra more likely to support the Arisen if the Arisen instructions them to assist whereas being held by enemies.
- Lowering the frequency of Pawns providing to be employed by the participant whereas within the area.
- Fixing points the place typically escort quests are thought of failed when accessing Character Edit or different particular conditions.
- Fixing points the place the participant might be jailed when preventing monsters on the town.
- Fixing some crashes and freezes in particular circumstances.
