Rebel Wolves has rolled out the very first post-launch patch for The Blood of Dawnwalker, the vampire-flavoured fantasy RPG from the studio founded by Witcher 3 veterans. While the update won’t solve every problem plaguing players since release, it delivers some welcome relief for anyone trapped behind broken quests or stuck chatting with NPCs who simply refused to speak.
What’s Fixed in The Blood of Dawnwalker’s First Patch
The debut patch takes a modest but meaningful bite out of the game’s rougher edges. According to the developer, the focus was squarely on progression-blocking issues and general controller behaviour on PC — the kinds of problems that can bring a story-driven RPG grinding to a halt.
Quest Progression and Mute NPCs
The headline fix targets blocked quest progression. For a game built around narrative momentum, few things are more frustrating than a main or side quest that quietly breaks itself. Several of these blockers have now been squashed, letting players push forward through the game’s dark medieval storyline without needing workarounds or reloads.
The “tight-lipped NPC” problem has also been addressed. Characters who would previously clam up and refuse to hand over crucial dialogue — including your brother Lunka — will now actually talk to you, restoring access to conversations and quests that were effectively locked away.
Controllers, Tutorials, and One Very Important Blacksmith
Beyond the quest fixes, the patch cleans up general controller behaviour on PC and smooths out issues with the game’s tutorials, which had apparently been misbehaving for some players. And in one of the more charming patch notes we’ve seen recently, Rebel Wolves has taught a blacksmith a new recipe — a small touch, but one that suggests the studio is paying attention to details both big and small.
What’s Still Broken — For Now
Not every launch woe has been drained dry just yet. Rebel Wolves has confirmed it is still working on fixes for several high-profile technical issues that surfaced at launch:
- Stuttering — the hitching and frame pacing problems reported by PC players remain under investigation.
- Shader compilation crashes — a familiar pain point for Unreal Engine titles, where lengthy first-time compilation can cause crashes and long loading stutters.
- Playstation button mapping — players using PlayStation controllers are still waiting on corrected button prompts.
There’s no firm timeline for these fixes yet, but the fact that Rebel Wolves has publicly acknowledged them — and shipped its first patch quickly — is an encouraging sign of an active, communicative post-launch pipeline.
Context: A Rocky but Promising Launch
It’s worth remembering that The Blood of Dawnwalker comes from Rebel Wolves, a studio co-founded by former CD Projekt RED developers, including The Witcher 3’s game director. That lineage set expectations sky-high, and the game’s blend of gothic vampire storytelling and Witcher-style RPG mechanics has drawn plenty of attention.
Llaunch-window jank is hardly unusual for an ambitious open-ended RPG — genre stablemates have historically needed weeks or months of patches to hit their stride. The real test is consistency, and shipping targeted quest fixes within the first stretch of launch suggests Rebel Wolves intends to meet that test. If the stuttering and shader crash fixes land soon, the game’s technical reputation could recover quickly.
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Source: Rock Paper Shotgun
Source: Rock Paper Shotgun