New Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 patch adds bald representation and the long-awaited hardcore mode: "No handholding. No shortcuts"

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 character Zizka holding his wounded eye
(Image credit: Warhorse Studios)

A new Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 patch adds the action RPG's long-awaited Hardcore mode and, perhaps more importantly, gives you the option to make Henry bald as a cue ball.

We have a much more comprehensive writeup on Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's new Hardcore mode here, but here's a quick rundown of the big highlights: If you enable this more challenging game mode, UI will be minimal in and out of combat, you won't see your health or stamina bars, directional indicators for angles of attack won't be visible on-screen, and the compass will be removed.

Jordan Gerblick

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