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Hollow Knight New Update Analysis: Detailed Changes and Improvements
This video details the significant changes and improvements brought by the new Hollow Knight update, including graphical enhancements, gameplay adjustments, bug fixes, and new configuration options. The game's versions on different platforms are compared to highlight the improvements.
1. 🎨 New Cover and Silence for Salubra: Initial Changes in Hollow Knight
- ✅ The update brings a new cover for the game, more refined and fresh, similar to the style of Silksong.
- ✅ After obtaining Salubra's blessing, she disappears and stops singing once the soul reserve is full, allowing you to enjoy peaceful environments.
00:00 - 01:04
1. 🎨 New Cover and Silence for Salubra: Initial Changes in Hollow Knight
- ✅ The update brings a new cover for the game, more refined and fresh, similar to the style of Silksong.
- ✅ After obtaining Salubra's blessing, she disappears and stops singing once the soul reserve is full, allowing you to enjoy peaceful environments.
01:05 - 01:26
2. ⚙️ Configurable HUD: Customization Inspired by Silksong
- ✅ The HUD, which displays the health bar and other stats, is now configurable, allowing you to adjust its size and even hide it.
- ✅ This adjustment is similar to the one that will be implemented in Silksong.
02:04 - 02:33
3. 🎭 Aesthetic Correction in Forgotten Crossroads: Dreamers' Masks
- ✅ An aesthetic error is corrected in the arch of Forgotten Crossroads, where the masks of the three dreamers now have their correct individual design.
- ✅ Previously, all three masks showed Monomon's design.
02:34 - 02:52
4. ⏸️ Inventory Pauses the Game: Change for Speedrunners
- ✅ When opening the inventory, the game now pauses, similar to Silksong.
- ⚠️ This change could affect speedrunners.
02:53 - 03:28
5. 🗺️ Improved Map: 360 Degree Navigation and Marker Priority
- ✅ The map now allows 360-degree navigation with a joystick.
- ✅ The marker selector now prioritizes existing markers, making it easier to remove them.
03:29 - 05:12
6. 🚀 Technical Improvements on Consoles: Optimized Resolution and Performance
- ✅ Significant improvements have been implemented in the game's performance on consoles.
- ✅ PS4 and Xbox One reach a native resolution of 1080p at 60 FPS.
- ✅ PS5 and Xbox Series can reach a resolution of 4K at 120 FPS, similar to the PC version.
- ✅ Switch 2 (in the dock) also reaches 4K, while in portable mode it remains at 1080p and 60 FPS. Switch 1 remains at 720p and 60 FPS in portable mode, but now runs at 1080p in the dock.
05:13 - 05:54
7. 🖥️ Support for Ultrawide Monitors: 21:9 and 16:10 Formats
- ✅ Hollow Knight is now compatible with monitors in 21:9 and 16:10 (ultrawide) formats.
- ✅ The game adapts to display correctly on wider screens.
05:55 - 06:12
8. 🛡️ Aesthetic Change in the Linked Health Bar
- ✅ The masks blocked by the link in the Godhome now have a more noticeable appearance (orange).
06:13 - 06:27
9. 🐛 Bug Fix in the Hive Bank
- ✅ A bug has been fixed that allowed you to continue doing pogo in the previous location of the bank in the hive after it fell to the ground.
06:28 - 06:51
10. ⚔️ Adjustment to Grey Prince Zote: Reduced Jump
- ✅ Grey Prince Zote has received an adjustment to his jump, making it smaller to avoid unfair hits.
07:01 - 07:28
11. 🗡️ Adjustment for Sly: Charged Attack Hitbox Corrected
- ✅ The hitbox of Sly's charged attack has been adjusted to match its visual representation, correcting unfair hits.
07:29 - 07:31
12. 🛠️ Hollow Knight Mods Stop Working
- ✅ Hollow Knight mods have stopped working because they were made for the previous version of the game.
07:43 - 08:04
13. 🎮 Camera Shake Adjustment
- ✅ An option has been added to adjust the camera shake, allowing you to increase it, reduce it, or remove it completely.
08:05 - 08:28
14. 🔒 Softlock Correction in City of Tears
- ✅ A softlock has been fixed in City of Tears that occurred when killing the great husk sentry with spells.
- ✅ The room now closes instantly if the sentry is attacked, preventing the player from getting trapped.
08:29 - 08:46
15. 🧪 Pogo Removal in Unn's Acid
- ✅ The possibility of doing pogo on the acid in the chamber of the goddess Unn in the fifth pantheon has been removed.
08:47 - 09:16
16. 📸 Recording Enabled on Switch 1 and 2
- ✅ It is now possible to take screenshots and clips in Hollow Knight on Switch 1 and 2.
09:17 - 09:30
17. 🏆 "Misiones" Changes to "Achievements"
- ✅ The section of the main menu where the achievements are viewed is now called "Achievements" instead of "Misiones" on the Switch.