Hotfix 2.0 is the newest specifically named hotfix in the sources checked for this page. Balance Patch 1 is the larger launch-week update. It launched first on PC, and the official community manager confirmed the PS5 and Xbox Series rollouts on August 23. Still compare the build string in your own pause menu before testing an old bug.
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Checked 2026-08-24. Status labels separate confirmed rollout from workarounds and unresolved reports.
Hotfix 2.0 and Balance Patch 1 are covered by current developer and Steam posts.
The official community manager confirmed the PS5 rollout in the Balance Patch 1 thread.
The official community manager confirmed the Xbox rollout in the same thread.
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- Close the game and let Steam, PlayStation, or Xbox finish every pending update.
- Record the build string shown in the pause menu before testing an old problem again.
- Reproduce the problem once on the updated build and report it with platform, location, and steps if it remains.
What Hotfix 2 confirms
The official community post lists general crash fixes, stability and performance improvements. It also says the Slayer Seal beacon-menu lockup and a riposte weapon-stealing bug were addressed.
- Miscellaneous crash fixes
- Stability and performance work
- Slayer Seal UI lockup fix
- Riposte weapon-stealing fix
What Balance Patch 1 changes
Balance Patch 1 changes the economy, several bosses and enemies, selected weapons, Guard movement and five Tarstones. The post also includes more crash, bug and performance work. It launched first on PC; the official community manager later confirmed the PS5 and Xbox Series releases in the same thread on August 23.
- Shell map locations use Gloom and previously spent Glimpses are refunded
- Smelting costs less Gloom
- Selected bosses and enemies lose health or damage
- Great Martyr's Blade and Troubadour's Lute receive damage buffs
How this tracker handles version drift
This page records only named changes visible in current developer or platform posts. If a newer patch appears, the page date and version label must change together; advice on older builds should then be moved into history rather than silently left as current.
Evidence log
Sources checked
External sources are linked for verification. Community reports describe symptoms and are not treated as universal fixes.
OfficialBalance Patch 1Official community-manager patch post with the detailed launch-week balance list.
↗PlatformHotfix 2.0 - Release NotesPinned Steam release notes for crash, stability, performance and bug fixes.
↗PlatformHotfix 1.0 on SteamDeveloper-marked Steam post confirming Hotfix 1 reached the default PC branch.
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