Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Hardcore mode details and release date

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In the upcoming Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 (KCD2), players can anticipate an added Hardcore mode as a free update, complete with fresh advantages, hurdles, and consequences that intensify the existing challenging gameplay. For quite some time now, the Hardcore mode in KCD2 has been accessible through mods, but many enthusiastic gamers have unofficially unlocked it. With this update, the option to play it will be officially integrated into the game, allowing players to dive right in without any extra steps.

Warhorse Studios has not provided a comprehensive overview of what Hardcore mode entails, but they have disclosed some tantalizing tidbits to whet players’ appetites for the challenging experience ahead. For those eager to learn more, we’ve gathered all the available information below, including details on the new perks and modifications to KCD2 in Hardcore mode.

Hardcore mode in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 explained

The challenging mode for Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 is set to drop between April 14th and April 20th, as hinted by a recent tweet indicating its release within the upcoming week. This difficulty setting was already mentioned in the initial plan for Kingdom Come Deliverance 2.

In the PC edition of Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, a Hardcore mode was previously implemented. This can be activated using console commands within the game. However, it’s uncertain how closely this experimental version aligns with the final product. Nonetheless, when played in this manner, Hardcore mode introduces these gameplay adjustments:

1. Increased realism and difficulty level across various aspects of the game.
2. Reduced UI elements for a more immersive experience.
3. Limited fast travel options, encouraging exploration on foot or horseback.
4. Reduced enemy AI awareness, making survival more challenging.
5. Added hunger and thirst mechanics, requiring careful resource management.
6. Decreased damage resistance, making combat more perilous.
7. Eliminated the auto-save feature, emphasizing player decision-making and strategic planning.

  • Reduced UI in and out of combat, including no visible health and stamina bar.
  • Fast travel is disabled.
  • Auto-save is disabled.
  • Your position on the Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 map is not marked.
  • The compass does not show cardinal directions.
  • Players pick three of the negative perks laid out below when starting the game. They are permanent penalties that cannot be removed throughout the entire playthrough.

All KCD2 Hardcore mode perks

If the negative abilities in King’s Court Defender 2 resemble those you choose using console commands on PC versions, and based on the marketing, this seems plausible, here’s a breakdown of all the options for Henry’s “disadvantages”. This way, you can decide how to strategically weaken Henry according to your playstyle.

  • Bad Back: You can generally carry less, and whenever you bend to pick up a herb or mushroom, there’s a small chance you’ll strain your back and be left hobbling for a while.
  • Bashful: You can’t ask people for directions, so it’s more difficult to find your way around. Besides that, you’re too shy to speak to the girls at the bathhouse, so you can’t request all of their services. Since you’re not much of a talker, gaining Speech skill is also slower.
  • Hangry Henry: In addition to the usual effects of hunger, starving also reduces your Speech, Charisma, and Intimidation. Moreover, all food will fill you 20% less, and your digestion rate increases by 50%.
  • Heavy-Footed: Your shoes wear down faster, and you generally make more noise.
  • Menace: Once you’re branded for a crime, the effect is permanent, and getting caught for any other serious crime will lead to your execution. What’s more, guards will punish you more severely, and the consequences of these punishments will be more intense.
  • Numbskull: All your experience gain is 20% slower.
  • Picky Eater: Your pickiness causes all food in your inventory to spoil 25% faster. When gutting animals, you’re also pickier and get only half the meat and other items from animals.
  • Punchable Face: Coming across travellers on the road is more dangerous, as is getting into a fight. Besides that, enemies never surrender and are more confident, making fights more difficult.
  • Somnabulant: You lose energy faster and every time you sleep, there’s a chance your sleepwalking legs will take you somewhere else.
  • Sweaty: You get dirty faster, meaning you start to smell faster. And when you do, you can be smelled from twice as far away, making you easier to detect. Plus, perfume doesn’t give you any positive effects. You just can’t hide this stench.

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2025-04-09 19:41