Capcom’s high-fantasy RPG Dragon’s Dogma 2 will get a brand new replace on all platforms this month that makes some much-needed modifications, together with one which makes Pawns extra dependable, much less dumb, and fewer talkative. We love Pawns that do their job silently, however one of the vital notable modifications on this upcoming patch makes the dreaded Dragonsplague illness simpler to take care of.
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Dragonsplague is a viral an infection that completely impacts Pawns. This sickness causes all types of issues in your loyal servants, from disobedience to pulsing purple eyes to complications. These are all indicators that one thing is amiss, however if you happen to don’t catch these indicators early, then, as Capcom warns in an in-game pop-up message, “devastating calamity” will ensue. That calamity? The contaminated Pawn will rework right into a shadow dragon and kill everybody on the town which sucks as a result of, until you already know what to search for, it’s doable you’ll ignore the warnings and be pressured to wash up the mess your devoted retainer has left behind. In an upcoming replace, nevertheless, the lethal illness will turn into extra noticeable, making it rather less of a nuisance.
“Decreasing the an infection frequency of dragonsplague and adjusting the indicators of Pawns contaminated with dragonsplague to be extra noticeable,” Capcom wrote within the April 19 patch notes. “For instance, when contaminated, glowing eyes shall be extra noticeable.”
The glowing purple eyes are at present tough to note, particularly if you happen to’ve given your Pawn purple eyes in the character creator. With the upcoming Dragon’s Dogma 2 replace, you’ll have the ability to to zoom in on character’s faces whereas within the standing menu. If these eyes are purple and glowing, then your finest plan of action is to both dismiss the Pawn or kill them outright. Sucks, however you gotta do what you gotta do.Get to work, physician Arisen. You’re wanted.
There are different needed modifications to Pawn habits on this patch, too. They received’t fall off cliffs as typically, which is nice. I’m uninterested in saving my Pawns on a regular basis, particularly when escaping by means of treacherous mountains. And now they’ll truly information you if you inform them the place beforehand they’d simply…ignore your request. Plus, they received’t speak as a lot (lastly!) they usually’ll assist out if you’re in want extra (once more, lastly!). One of the best one, although? You’ll lastly have the ability to high-five them extra successfully—beforehand the animations simply wouldn’t play out irrespective of how shut you had been to your Pawn’s prolonged hand. I really like this. There’s nothing like a celebratory fist-bump or high-five after slaying a dragon.
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Sadly, there’s no launch date for when this patch will go stay, although Capcom tweeted that the plan is to drop the replace on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Sequence X/S this month. We’re close to the top of April, so we don’t have for much longer to attend for these modifications. Under are the patch notes for this replace:
Dragon’s Dogma 2 April 2024 Patch Notes
- Decreasing the an infection frequency of dragonsplague and adjusting the indicators of Pawns contaminated with dragonsplague to be extra noticeable.
- For instance, when contaminated, glowing eyes shall be extra noticeable.
- Including the choice to zoom in on faces of the Arisen and Pawns within the standing display, retailers, and many others.
- Fixing some points and implementing changes associated to the mini map.
- Treasure chests which have already been acquired received’t be displayed on the mini map.
- Changes to Pawns’ habits and dialogue.
- Fixing points the place often the participant couldn’t excessive 5 Pawns.
- Fixing points the place Pawns wouldn’t begin guiding after providing to information.
- Making Pawns much less more likely to fall off cliffs.
- Decreasing the frequency of some Pawn dialogue strains.
- Bettering Pawn strains to raised match circumstances.
- Fixing some points the place the Major Pawn speaks Help Pawn’s dialogue.
- Making Pawns extra more likely to support the Arisen if the Arisen instructions them to assist whereas being held by enemies.
- Decreasing the frequency of Pawns providing to be employed by the participant whereas within the discipline.
- Fixing points the place typically escort quests are thought-about failed when accessing Character Edit or different particular conditions.
- Fixing points the place the participant may very well be jailed when preventing monsters on the town.
- Fixing some crashes and freezes in particular circumstances.
