Today, Team Ninja and Koei Tecmo released the Nioh 2 version 1.26 update on all platforms. It is currently out on PC worldwide and rolling out on PS4 and PS5 platforms for every version of Nioh 2 including Nioh 2 Remastered, Nioh 2 Complete Edition, and more. This update follows the first Nioh 2 PS5 update which was 1.25.1 (version 1.025.001 on the dashboard) that addressed 120fps issues, activity cards, and more. Today’s Nioh 2 version 1.26 update is a 449.9MB download on PC. The update will be the Nioh 2 version 1.026.000 update on PS5 and version 1.26 update on PS4. Watch the Nioh Collection launch trailer below:
Nioh 2 version 1.26 update patch notes
The full patch notes for all platforms are here and the PC patch notes including DLSS support are below:
The game was updated to the 1.26 version, you can find the changes of this version below:
■Additional Features
・Added the “Dragon Ninja” transformation
You can acquire it by accessing “Boons” from the Shrine
・“DLSS” added to “Graphic Settings”
Available for GeForce RTX Series graphics boards
※Please ensure you have the latest drivers
※This setting can be switched outside of missions
■Bug Fixes
・Fixed an issue that could cause items to suddenly become unusable during multiplayer, preventing a number of actions from being performed properly
・Fixed an issue where the duration of the “Sloth Talisman” effects would sometimes be excessively long, when used by enemies
・Fixed an issue where yokai could fall when the “White Tiger” or “Nue” Yokai Ability was activated near a cliff
・Fixed an issue where the elemental projectiles would fly to the ground when locking on to Lady Osakabe and performing a Strong Attack while either the “Fire Familiar”, “Water Familiar”, or “Lightning Familiar” talismans were activated
・Fixed an issue where the powerful strike that can be activated by the Switchglaive Mystic Arts, “Wildfire Flux ” and “Tempest Flux”, could not be triggered at 120FPS
・Fixed an issue related to the rolling boulder traps, that caused the sound of rolling stones to linger
・Fixed an issue where strata that guests had not unlocked could be selected on an Underworld Expedition
・Fixed an issue where enemies in the Dark Realm had a high chance of dropping the armour, “Kobo Daishi’s Priest Vestments”
・Fixed an issue where facial “accessories” would disappear when the head armor “Sohaya Deserter Ears” was equipped
・Fixed an issue where the headgear for “Katagiri Katsumoto” and “Wakisaka Yasuharu”, who appear in the main mission “Cherry Blossom Viewing in Daigo”, were switched
・Fixed an issue where the “Switch Confirmation Button” settings set in the “Controls” menu would be reverted after a reboot
・Fixed an issue where actions such as attacking or searching could not be performed if a mouse button was set to “Change Stance” in the “Key Configuration” section of “Keyboard & Mouse Settings”
・Fixed an issue where the controls listed in the key configuration section of the “Keyboard & Mouse Settings” menu did not match those in “Controls” when the control configuration was set to something other than Type A
・Fixed an issue where the user’s profile name would sometimes be displayed as “unknown” when using Demon Parade Picture Scrolls or Character Creation Codes
・Fixed an issue where some of the UI elements would display incorrectly when using an ultrawide monitor
・Fixed an issue which sometimes caused crashes to occur when checking the Special Effects of equipment in certain languages
・Other minor bug fixes
Nioh 2 is now available on PS5, PS4, and PC via Steam. Read my Nioh 2 PC review here.
