Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is the best game for those looking to experience medieval life, and this involves playing as a knight, resplendent in full plate armor. One of the most immersive details and mechanics is that Henry can lower his visor, gaining protection at the cost of vision. In the first game, this was done automatically upon drawing a weapon, and unfortunately, cutscenes and dialogue would play out with the visor down, meaning Henry's face could not be seen.
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This has been improved upon in the sequel, as Henry's visor will always be raised during dialogue, allowing players to see more of Tom McKay's wonderful acting. Players also have complete control over their visor in combat or when exploring, but this means players need to know how to raise and lower their visor in KCD2, whether they are using a controller or keyboard and mouse.
How To Raise Or Lower Your Visor In Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
If players have found a helmet with a visor, then raising or lowering it is thankfully easy to do. This can only be done during actual gameplay, and cannot be changed during dialogue, where it is always down.
Remember that to wear a helmet, Henry must have a coif of some sort equipped.
With A Controller - Hold Down On The D-Pad
For players who are using a controller, lowering and raising the visor is done by holding Up on the d-pad. This should not be confused with simply pressing Up, which will instead bring up the map. It is the opposite of holding the Down button on the d-pad, which is how to equip a torch in KCD2.
With Keyboard & Mouse - Z Key
Raising and lowering Henry's visor is actually faster for those using a keyboard and mouse, as it is bound to the Z key as default, and it does not need to be held down.
There's currently no way to raise or lower the visor in the Inventory menu, but if Henry has it lowered, it will appear this way in the menu too.
Should You Lower Your Visor In Combat In Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2?
The defensive value of having full face protection arguably outweighs the slight loss of vision, especially if players are facing weapons that can pierce, such as a longsword. In a one-on-one duel, the tunnel vision doesn't matter so definitely put your visor down, but an argument could be made for raising it when facing multiple enemies in KCD2.
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If PC players want the protection of having their visor down, without losing their vision, then there is a mod for this. Note that official modding support is coming to KCD2, so hopefully, this will continue to work or something better will be available on the Steam Workshop.
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
- Genre(s)
- RPG, Action-Adventure, Open-World
