Patch 1.0.2 "Halloween Update"

Happy Halloween to all you vampires and ghouls out there!

We are delighted to announce that we’ve got a Free Update for you today. It's a Halloween Update that includes 24 new ways to customize your look, with 8 new hairstyles, 8 makeup styles, and 8 eye colors. All so that you can celebrate the end of October in style!

This spooky update comes alongside more quality-of-life improvements as we continue to consider the feedback you provide through various channels. We’ll keep releasing regular updates and patches throughout 2025 and into 2026.

In future updates, we’re looking at including features such as an FOV slider, new save game options, custom difficulty settings that include the ability to play only Phyre’s side of the story on your second playthrough, as well as additional customization options.

If you’re still experiencing bugs, please complete the bug report form. It helps us immensely to get an overview of what issues people are facing!

We appreciate and encourage you to continue sharing your thoughts with us. For issues related to redeeming pre-order codes, blood points, or other platform-related problems, please contact Paradox Support. Note: The issue with the pre-order codes should be solved now.

It also includes a number of bug fixes, see the changelog here (warning might contain spoilers):

Patch 1.0.2 "Halloween Update" Changelog

Fixed Crashes

• The game freezes while following the scent during the objective "Follow Verona's Scent"

• Title crash during the combat on top floor of South Main ST. Parking

• Title crash after killing enemies or Miranda near Aurora Pawn Shop during Onda’s side quest in The Pathways of Hesperides

• Title crash after setting the quality preset to Medium from Ultra near the distraction tutorial

• Title crash upon restarting the checkpoint while opening the rear entrance to the 'Hole in the Wall' bar

• Random game crash during the combat on the rooftop of C_07 building while progressing through the 'Meet Katsumi at the hole in the wall' objective

• The game froze during the objective "Track down and deal with Edward" in the side quest of Niko "The Violent Glove"

• The game froze and terminated while climbing up the tower via roofs in the Square Room

• Title crashed when progressing through “To Founder on the Lethe” and reached Plastic Factory

• Game crash when the player was in combat during the final battle

• Game crash on transition screen after 'The Prince of Seattle' Chapter in Performance Mod

• Game crash/fails to boot when starting the game

• Game freezes and crashes randomly after reloading from the last checkpoint and re-engaging in combat near the elevator door

• Random game crash after restarting from last checkpoint after killing Alicia during Niko's side quest 'The Betraying Bracelet'

• Game crash upon input at “Press Any Button” screen when launched from Epic Launcher

Fixed Bugs

• Player permanently lost jump functionality when spamming jump key while feeding on the Stealth tutorial Ghoul

• Objective and map marker fails to update after restarting from last checkpoint upon completing conversation with Gideon's glasses

• Bypass first Unbirthed combat encounter, breaking objective update flow

• Player got stuck inside the broken elevator when attempting to climb the shaft during telekinesis tutorial

• Scent trail & Fabien's dialogue fails to trigger upon interacting with the dead Ghoul behind Makom bar

• Dash tutorial failed to trigger when jumping into the "Strike from Above" sequence in the quest "To Taste a Foreign Body"

• Fabien’s dialogue fail to trigger and toilet door failed to highlight after eliminating all Sabbat Ghouls in Verona quest

• Interaction prompt fail on the Atrium entrance door