Horizon Zero Dawn Receives Patch For General Fixes To ‘The Frozen Wilds’

The Frozen Wilds expansion content receives a second pass

Posted By | On 11th, Nov. 2017

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Open world sandbox epic, Horizon Zero Dawn has just been updated to Patch 1.42, which tweaks the newly launched first and only expansion you can expect for the game, titled ‘The Frozen Wilds’.

Horizon Zero Dawn was one of the surprises of early 2017, building a vast, unique and beautiful world for players and protagonist Aloy to explore while the unravel the mystery of why machines are becoming more violent, as well as her own origins.

The Frozen Wilds released on November 7 to general critical acclaim, with a respectable 83 on Metacritic. The expansion takes Aloy beyond the northern mountains for a new mystery. The patch retouches some of the combat balance issues some players were experiencing with the content, other general improvements, as well as some specific Frostclaw and Fireclaw encounters during specific story missions.

Latest Patch 1.42:

We’re pleased to announce that Patch 1.42 for Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds will be released today! This patch provides general fixes for ‘The Frozen Wilds’ expansion.

Patch Summary:

  • Fixed combat balance issues for some players in the quest storyline of ‘The Frozen Wilds’ expansion.
  • Fixed a number of general improvements for ‘The Frozen Wilds’ expansion.

General Fixes:

  • Rebalanced the encounter with the three Frostclaws during the quest ‘For The Werak’ on Story, Easy and Normal difficulty. The damage done by the Frostclaws depends on how many Frostclaws are left during the encounter.
  • Rebalanced the encounter with the Fireclaw during the quest ‘The Forge of Winter’ on Story, Easy and Normal difficulty.

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