Dragon's Dogma 2

Balance · 1

• The number of equippable weapon skills has been increased from four to six.

  number increase

Content · 10

• New monsters and powerful foes have been added in the Norgan region.

  new monsters and powerful foe

• Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen features Official Pawns, which are Pawn characters created by streamers and creators. The first new batch of Official Pawns is now live, including three characters from the Capcom Collectibles video series.

  new content

• The Forsaken Dominion of Norgan introduces a new loot-based relic expedition gameplay cycle.

  loot-based relic expedition gameplay cycle

• 12 new dungeon challenges known as The Lost Rites have been added in the expansion. The Lost Rites appear on the base game map throughout Vermund and Battahl, offering rare equipment and legendary treasures.

  new dungeon challenge

• A new story and region called The Forsaken Dominion of Norgan has been added in the snowy north.

  new story and region

• Hard Mode has been added to the base Dragon's Dogma 2 game.

  new game mode

• An Eternal Ferrystone has been added for easier fast travel.

  new item

• A side-quest chain in Norgan unlocks a feature to change the appearance of weapons and armor while retaining original stats.

  feature to change appearance of weapons and armor

• Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen has been released, adding new content to the game.

  new content

• New Hairstyles and Tattoos have been added to the Character Creator.

  new cosmetic item

System · 2

• Support for FSR 3 Frame Generation and DLSS 4.5 Dynamic Multi Frame Generation has been added.

  support for new technology

• An option to restart the game at any time using the same save data has been added.

  option to restart game

General · 1

• Improvements to game optimization and stability have been made. Another round of engine and performance improvements were implemented. Improved loading times for the game. Enhanced server stability to improve the online experience. Update 4.0 includes adjustments and fixes for recent features like save files and pawn interactions. Dragon's Dogma 2 is receiving a free update version 4.0 on October 9th, coinciding with the release of Dark Arisen. PC players are receiving major graphics improvements. The document discusses the October 9 patch notes.

  general

• Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen is scheduled to launch on October 9th.

  release date

• A region-wide state switch called 'Dark Moon' will occur in Norgan, changing the lighting, day/night cycle, weather, and ambient sound.

  world state

• The final battle will take place under the Dark Moon, as indicated by the file name finalbattle_area_darkmoon.

  final battle environment

• Cutscene cs6000 is likely the turning point where the Dark Moon rises, featuring the protagonist and multiple copies of a monster or dragon.

  turning point

• Some armor will have thermal properties added.

  armor

• A bug where pawns' priority for using elemental enchantment skills would sometimes decrease has been fixed. A bug where pawns would sometimes fight barehanded despite having a weapon equipped has been fixed. A bug where pawns would sometimes not climb or descend ladders has been fixed. A bug where the main pawn would sometimes say the support pawn's line when using the 'High Five!' command has been fixed. A bug where items given as a gift when dismissing a support pawn would sometimes not be removed from inventory has been fixed. A bug in the quest 'The Phantom Ox Cart' where pawns could push the player out of the ox cart has been fixed. A bug in the quest 'Ware the Corrupted Beasts' where progressing between 3:00 a.m. and dawn could make the quest uncompletable has been fixed. A bug where some parts of the Sovereign's Greaves were replaced with incorrect parts has been fixed. A bug related to the detection of the latest saved data after using an Unmaking Arrow has been fixed.

  fix

• An issue where changing button mappings for weapon skills 5 and 6 could cause item names to disappear from the control guide has been fixed.

  ui element

• The Dark Moon state switch will affect 11 specific map tiles in Norgan, forming an L-shaped block, suggesting it impacts only a portion of the region.

  map coverage

• A time zone map is available to help players determine the release time in their region.

  release time

• The Dark Arisen 2 DLC pack includes new hair packs inspired by characters from Devil May Cry and Resident Evil.

  cosmetic item

• A new Pawn specialization called Orienteer is being added.

  pawn specialization

• DualSense features including adaptive triggers, vibration, and motion sensors are being added for Steam players.

  controller support

• Each area in Norgan will swap to its 'darkmoononly' version, which will likely include new enemy spawns, objects, and NPC setups.

  enemy spawns, objects and npc setup

• The PS5 Pro version of Dragon's Dogma 2 will benefit from Enhanced PSSR.

  enhanced pssr

• Forgotten Riftstones now give 90 Rift Crystals instead of 30. Players who previously interacted with Forgotten Riftstones will receive the difference in Rift Crystals upon updating.

  currency reward

• The map tile nrd_02 will not have a Dark Moon version, possibly serving as a safe zone or an untouched area.

  map state

• Problems in the button mapping menu where certain vocation actions could be assigned to the same buttons as weapon skills using two-button combinations have been resolved. Conflicts in the button mapping menu related to weapon skill switching have been resolved.

  keybinding