The Blood of Dawnwalker Patch Notes and Update History

After checking the latest build, review the Respec & Draught of Mind Rebirth, Story vs Forgiving Difficulty, Deep Down Walkthrough, On the Run Walkthrough, Hive and Seek Walkthrough, The Heart Wants What It Wants and Quests & Quest Order.

Update 1.1 is released on PC, PS5 and Xbox: platform status

The official October 22, 2026 release notes confirm Update 1.1 on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. This supersedes both the October 16 preview and our earlier PS5-only check. Read the full official changelog or the Bandai Namco release announcement.

Check the version installed on your platform. Release confirmation does not establish download size, exact rollout hour, a repaired save or a measured frame-rate improvement.

Released features: what changes for an existing save

The official release notes include:

• Ability respec: Draught of Mind Rebirth resets learned abilities so their learning time can be reassigned. Item acquisition details are not provided. The respec guide separates the released feature from unknown refund and trophy rules.
• Difficulty: the existing Story mode becomes Forgiving; a new Story mode adds combat assistance. This supersedes the earlier working name. See the version-aware Story/Forgiving comparison, including the limits of current trophy evidence.
• Readability and controls: larger subtitles, coverage for all dialogue lines and controller deadzone settings. See the settings evidence and limitations.
• Inventory and economy: merchant buyback, equipped items hidden from selling, equipment usable in both day/night presets, and rebalanced upgrade costs. Do not reuse old high-level cost totals as current prices.
• Combat and traversal: targeting, camera and Shadowstep/Planeshift changes. The notes also correct an Omniblock stamina bug; see build planning.

These are developer-documented changes, not our own gameplay tests. The full notes do not list New Game Plus, a campaign-deadline reset or complete respec acquisition and trophy rules.

Match a quest blocker to the documented fix

• Bakir / The Lunar Game: event timing text, entering the labyrinth early, post-event combat triggers and draining/end-of-quest crashes have specific fixes. Use the Bakir troubleshooting section.
• Lacra's chain: follower/path issues, disappearing after the Matriarch, an invisible platform in Our Rotten Roots and loading problems in The Night of Horrors are covered. The Lacra guide separates those from legitimate prerequisite waits.
• St. Mihai's sword: prerequisite chalice/grave objectives and Executive Order objective visibility have relevant fixes. Compare your exact stage with Forge It Anew.
• Traversal and black screens: the notes include map-fall fixes in Hive and Seek and Deep Down, plus a black screen after training with Ocha. Record the action and location instead of grouping all stalls as one bug.

Update first, preserve the affected save, and test an earlier copy only if one is available. A listed fix is not a guarantee that every already-blocked save repairs itself. The earlier 1.0.x sections below are history, not a complete list of current fixes.

Known 1.1 issue: RX 9070 XT and FrameGen

The developer flags a possible crash when FrameGen is switched from OFF to ON on AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT. Avoid deliberately reproducing that toggle if it matches your hardware. The notes do not supply a confirmed workaround or establish the same issue on every Radeon GPU. See the PC symptom checklist; do not replace this specific warning with a claim that all PC stutter is fixed.

Historical hotfix records before 1.1

• PC / Steam: Hotfix 1.0.5, live September 11, 2026.
• PlayStation 5: Hotfix 1.0.4, rolled out September 9, 2026.
• Xbox Series X|S: Hotfix 1.0.4, rolled out September 9, 2026.

These are historical records, not a claim that every platform is still running these versions. The all-platform 1.1 release supersedes those baselines. The earlier Steam-only 1.0.5 focused on shader compilation; version numbers alone do not establish feature parity across platforms.

Hotfix 1.0.5 — PC / Steam

Hotfix 1.0.5 improves the shader compilation pipeline and can fix stuttering for some users. The official announcement does not claim that every performance issue is resolved, so treat it as a targeted improvement rather than a universal stutter fix.

If you still see stuttering after updating, record your installed version before applying launch-day workarounds; do not downgrade to this historical version based on this guide.

Hotfix 1.0.4 — PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S

Hotfix 1.0.4 was an earlier post-launch stability and quest-fix update. Official highlights included:

• improved overall stability,
• fixes for several quest-progression blockers,
• a fix for an issue that blocked saving,
• a Steam-specific fix for FPS drops caused by outdated GameInput software when connecting controllers,
• and multiple smaller gameplay, art, audio, and input fixes.

Quest fixes in 1.0.4

The official notes specifically list:

• Deep Down: fixed a case where Coen could become stuck in a cave.
• Murohn: fixed a case where Murohn could fail to spawn.
• Hive and Seek: fixed a possible solution ending prematurely.
• On the Run: progressing the quest no longer causes infinite loading.
• A Lone Wolf's Hunt: difficulty is now displayed correctly.
• Sara sequence: fixed a soft-lock after following Sara.
• Smoke and Ashes: investigating the rag is now optional.
• The Heart Wants What It Wants: fixed a progression blocker.

The patch also fixes a tutorial blocker involving Voracious Bite, cases where Coen could become trapped inside houses, a state where blocking could stop working, and an issue that prevented saving.

Earlier PC update 1.0.3

PC version 1.0.3 added Steam support for the DualSense controller. It remains part of the update history, but it is no longer the latest PC version.

Hotfix 1.0.2 — earlier all-platform fixes

Hotfix 1.0.2 addressed several early quest blockers, including states involving Farkas, the Lunka tutorial, and Uriashi crafting the holy sword. It also included PC input changes.

Update 1.1 is now the current release covered here. Treat 1.0.x fixes as historical context, not the current troubleshooting baseline, unless you are intentionally running an older build.

Troubleshooting before assuming a patch failed

1. Verify the version shown by the game or platform client.
2. Confirm that the fix is documented for your platform.
3. Restart the game after installation.
4. If a quest remains blocked, test from a save made before the affected step when possible.
5. Preserve the affected save and record the quest, objective, platform, and version before reporting it.

For active progression problems, start with the Quests & Quest Order hub. For fight preparation and encounter routing, use the Boss Guides hub.

What is not confirmed

All-platform release and the full 1.1 changelog are now confirmed. This check does not establish download sizes, exact respec acquisition/refund rules, trophy effects or measured performance gains. New Game Plus remains absent from this changelog; a skill reset does not establish a carryover campaign. Community reports are leads for diagnosis, not official repair instructions or tests performed by this site.

Sources

• PlayStation — Update 1.1 out now on PS5, October 22, 2026

• Steam community news list checked for platform-specific announcements

• Rebel Wolves — Update 1.1 preview, October 16

• Official Hotfix 1.0.4 notes

• Official Steam announcement: Hotfix 1.0.5

• Official Hotfix 1.0.2 notes

• Official Steam community news feed

• TweakTown — announced October patch changes

• GamesRadar report on the NG+ confirmation