New Horizon: Zero Dawn Update Now Available, Here's What It Does [UPDATE]

Update: Hot on the heels of update 1.21, Guerrilla has released another patch, version 1.22. This resolves a crash that occurred when getting on certain mounts with the 1.21 update installed. The original story follows.

A new patch has arrived for PS4 exclusive Horizon: Zero Dawn. Unlike the most recent one, which expanded the game's Photo mode, the 1.21 update deals primarily with fixing various bugs and other issues.

Many of these are related to issues after disabling the HUD, but gameplay is also affected. For instance, the lure call should no longer be able to pull a bandit from the other side of a camp. A number of progression bugs that prevented players from advancing in the game have been resolved; these are detailed in the full patch notes below, but beware of potential spoilers.

Some problems with Photo mode have been addressed as well. For instance, one issue that's been resolved--sadly, I would argue--involved throwing a rock and then changing poses, which would cause Aloy's body "to bend, twist, and spin rapidly." At least Twin Peaks is now back to fill that void.

Developer Guerrilla Games notes that if you run into a problem, you should first try going back to a recent save. If that doesn't work, take a screenshot, make note of your location, and send all of that to Guerrilla's support team.

You can see everything that's changed in the patch notes below.

Horizon: Zero Dawn 1.21 Update Patch Notes

General Fixes

• Fixed an issue with the lure call, where some players could lure bandits from the other side of the bandit camps, by reducing its range.
• Fixed an issue where for some players, 'Strike from Above' would not activate when coming from a zip line.
• Fixed an issue with 'Strike from Above' where for some players Aloy would get stuck until the strike would be completed.
• The 'Inactive Quests' toggle option now also filters the 'New Quests' icons from the map screen.
• Fixed an issue with the interaction markers when set to 'always off' in the custom HUD menu. If some players positioned the camera through a bandit's body the interaction markers would appear visible again.
• Fixed an issue with the 'Show HUD on touch' menu option not resetting to the default value.
• Fixed an issue where some players would not get a notification when they have leveled up if they had the 'XP bar' feature set to 'always off' in the custom HUD menu.
• Fixed an issue where some players could suddenly be thrown from a Tallneck's head and killed when it makes a very sharp turn during its path.

Photo Mode Fixes

• Fixed an issue where changing poses after throwing a rock would cause conflict between animations where Aloy's body would begin to bend, twist and spin rapidly.
• Fixed an issue with the 'Look At' toggle and Body Poses being available during hit reactions that Aloy triggers on herself such as falling and grenade damage.
• Fixed an issue with Aloy twisting and bending if the player selects the 'Look At' toggle shortly after closing the focus.
• Fixed an issue where having previous Photo Mode settings active whilst in a new instance of Photo Mode with the Focus open would cause animation issues when pressing the triangle button.
• Fixed an issue with the 'Greetings' option whilst on top of the Spire, it would state the player is located in the Estate.
• Fixed an issue with the 'Greetings' option where the wrong weather effect would be mentioned while at Mother's Crown. Fixed an issue with the 'Field of view' option where it could cause several level of detail issues especially when overlooking Meridian.

Progression Fixes

SPOILERS

• Fixed an issue in "Hunter's Blind" where some players cannot progress past Hunter's Blind and follow Talanah because Aloy was bound to the sequence of “The City of the Sun” quest.
• Fixed an issue in "Underequipped" where some players encountered that one of the objectives would become blank once completed if the player started the quest at Hunter's Gathering.
• Fixed an issue in "Maker's End" where some players were able to avoid a progression trigger, resulting in the player getting stuck on the 'Go to Ted's Office' objective.
• Fixed an issue in "Deep Secrets of the Earth" where some players were not able to obtain the datapoints in Sobeck's office if the player wants to pick them up after the explosion caused by Helis, as they have disappeared.

Crash Fixes

• Fixed various miscellaneous crashes.