Unleashing Excitement: Unveiling the Latest Update for Horizon Forbidden West

Guerrilla Games has recently launched update 1.26 for Horizon Forbidden West, bringing further enhancements to the game. This update follows the introduction of the Burning Shores expansion, which introduced additional story content, quests, weapons, and more to the game. Since its initial release, Guerrilla Games has been consistently delivering updates for Horizon Forbidden West, some of which have introduced new features. For instance, update 1.21 included convenient quality-of-life additions like Thalassophobia mode and the auto-pickup loot feature. With the release of update 1.26, Guerrilla Games remains committed to addressing bugs and implementing other changes to enhance the overall gaming experience.

The latest update for Horizon Forbidden West, version 1.26, has been released by Guerrilla Games along with the corresponding patch notes. This update primarily addresses various bug fixes that were hindering players' progress in the main quest. Additionally, it tackles bugs that were preventing gamers from completing side quests and participating in world activities. Furthermore, the update resolves an issue specifically related to the photo mode in Horizon Forbidden West.

One notable fix introduced in patch 1.26 is the resolution of an issue that was preventing players from upgrading the Specter Gauntlet, a new weapon introduced in the Burning Shores expansion. Moreover, the update addresses multiple crashing issues and implements a range of other enhancements, including an improved spawn rate of salmon within the game world. Lastly, the patch notes for update 1.26 highlight improvements made to the audio and visual aspects of Horizon Forbidden West. In summary, this update focuses on rectifying bugs and introducing various improvements to enhance the overall experience of playing Horizon Forbidden West.

Guerrilla Games has released a substantial patch for Horizon Forbidden West, following closely after the game's previous update. Patch 1.25, which arrived in June, included various bug fixes for the main quest, side activities, UI, and other aspects of the game. Since the release of Burning Shores, the developers have consistently provided updates for Horizon Forbidden West, with a focus on addressing issues in the new content.

Fans should be aware that Guerrilla Games is currently working on a sequel to Horizon Forbidden West, although no official announcement has been made yet. Considering the game's release in the previous year and the launch of Burning Shores in April 2023, it is likely that gamers will have to wait some time before the sequel becomes available.

Horizon Forbidden West Update 1.26 Patch Notes

Main Quests

Resolved a bug in the Main Quest "Heaven and Earth" where players who fast travel to the Forbidden West and leave their flying mount downed there during the "Fly to Starlight Rise" objective would encounter incorrect overrides upon returning to the Burning Shores, hindering their progress.

Addressed a glitch in the Main Quest "Heaven and Earth" where players were able to access and interact with the second ballista in the chasm without Seyka's assistance, causing quest objectives to not update correctly and impeding progress.

Fixed a bug in the Main Quest "Heaven and Earth" where Seyka would become trapped behind a door, preventing players from progressing further.

Resolved a glitch in the Main Quest "Heaven and Earth" where entering the door code during the objective "Search the Ruins for Londra and the Missing Quen" and then reloading from a saved game would cause the quest to be stuck on the objective "Find the Door Code" even though the door was already open, hindering progress.

Resolved a bug in the Main Quest "Heaven and Earth" that caused quest progression to be obstructed when players left the quest area and quick saved at a campfire.

Addressed a glitch in the Main Quest "Heaven and Earth" that could block progression when multiple autosaves were created under specific circumstances.

Fixed a bug in the Main Quest "The Stars in Their Eyes" where reloading a saved game during the "Scan the Device" objective caused the objective to disappear from the Quest Log and in-game marker, potentially causing confusion and hindering progress.

Resolved a problem in the Main Quest "For His Amusement" where replacing a Waterwing during the "Meet Seyka at the Waterwing Site" objective would prevent the objective from updating, thus obstructing progression.

Resolved a problem in the Side Quest "In His Wake" where players who fast traveled away during the "Investigate the Skirmish Site" objective while dialogue regarding Pirik's note was playing experienced an issue where the objective did not update, preventing further progression.

Resolved a problem in the Side Quest "A Friend in the Dark" where Gildun would fail to enter the elevator if players accessed and operated the valve wheel without going through the vent, which could hinder progress.

Addressed an issue in the Side Quest "A Friend in the Dark" where Gildun would not join the elevator if players only pushed the first wagon halfway, resulting in Gildun being left behind and potentially obstructing progression.

World Activities

Fixed an issue for Cauldron “THETA'' where the shield in the second puzzle room would reappear when players died three times after disabling it, blocking progression.

Fixed an issue for “Aerial Capture: East” where a “Pangea Figurines” callout would interrupt the audio log, after which it would not play again.

Datapoints

Fixed an issue for “Notes on Londra’s Code” datapoint where the datapoint would not be awarded to players if they enter the door code before finishing the planetarium puzzle.

Weapons

Fixed an issue for the Specter Gauntlet where it would not be upgraded with the Railgun Mode if the weapon is in the player’s stash while crafting the upgrade.

Skills

Fixed an issue for the Trap Mines Valor Surge where the second wave of level 3 Trap Mines would not trigger if any of the first wave mines were detonated prior.

Performance and Stability

Multiple crash fixes.

Photo mode

Fixed an issue for Photo Mode where under certain conditions the lighting would flicker while maneuvering the camera close to water level.

Other

Increased the spawn rate of salmon in the Forbidden West area.

Fixed multiple issues where players could get stuck in assets and/or geometry or fall out of the world.

Fixed an issue where players were not able to travel with a flying mount between the Burning Shores and the Forbidden West at specific sections of the border.

Fixes and improvements to audio.

Fixes and improvements to visuals.

Horizon Forbidden West is available now on PS4 and PS5.