Summary
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's new Hardcore Mode increases difficulty with permanent negative perks and no fast travel.
- Patch 1.2.4 finally adds Hardcore Mode for free, giving players a tougher KCD2 experience.
A brand-new Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 update has added the long-awaited Hardcore Mode, giving players the option to experience the RPG with a new level of challenge. Only the best Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 players will have any chance of beating the game in this new mode.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is one of the biggest successes of the year so far. Launched back in February, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has continued to pass major sales milestones, giving developer Warhorse Studios a well-deserved hit. Critics have praised the game for its incredible dedication to realism, and the developer has only continued to improve the game even further since its launch through various patches.
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has finally released its 1.2.4 update, adding the free Hardcore Mode feature that Warhorse Studios has been promising for a while. Hardcore Mode in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 was accidentally made available via console commands last month, albeit in an unfinished state, but the full version is now here for players to enjoy. The idea is to make the game a much tougher experience, with players being required to take three permanent negative perks at the start of each playthrough. Fast travel is no longer an option, either, and players won't be able to see Henry's position on the map automatically. Even combat has been changed, with Warhorse Studios stating, "They’ll try to flank you, so fighting multiple opponents is much harder."
Outside of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's punishing Hardcore Mode, Patch 1.2.4 also comes with various other essential fixes. Shop prices for herbs have been rebalanced, several perks have been fixed, and issues with saving when installing too many mods have been resolved. Perhaps most important of all, Warhorse Studios has added the bald hairstyle option for Henry in the barber. It's not the most significant patch beyond Hardcore Mode, but that should be plenty to keep players busy.
Even with the free updates for the game, Warhorse Studios is still working on paid Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 DLC. The plan was to have three paid DLCs come out this year according to the original roadmap, so players will have to remain patient to see what the studio is working on for later this year.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Update 1.2.4 Patch Notes
New
Hardcore Mode
- Introduced the option to start a new playthrough in hardcore mode. More on Hardcore Mode here.
Features
Balance
- Rebalanced shop prices for herbs, so that they never sell for a higher price than their buying price.
Barber
- Added the bald hairstyle option for Henry.
- Fixed shadow flickering under certain weather conditions.
Dice
- Fixed a crash caused by getting hit while choosing dice.
Items
- Fixed the broken wreath model.
Mods
- Fixed issues with saving when having too many mods installed.
Skills & Perks
- Fixed Sagittarius, On the Road, Salva, and Wildrider perks not working properly when taken while playing on 1.1.X and after loading on 1.2.X.
Stability
- Fixed several most frequent crashes.
Platform-Specific Fixes - Xbox
- Fixed some saves not being available to load due to Gold edition / Season pass licensing issues.
Quests
Judgment Day
- Fixed incorrect NPC behavior after completing the final quest.
- Fixed the victory overlay sometimes not displaying correctly.
The Jaunt
- Fixed Lord Semine sometimes getting stuck after the practice fight on the way from Semine.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 89 /100 Critics Rec: 95%
- Released
- February 4, 2025
- ESRB
- Mature 17+ / Use of Alcohol, Blood and Gore, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Intense Violence, Partial Nudity
- Developer(s)
- Warhorse Studios
- Publisher(s)
- Deep Silver
WHERE TO PLAY
- Engine
- CryEngine
- Genre(s)
- RPG, Action-Adventure, Open-World
