Horizon: Zero Dawn Update 1.04 fixes a bunch of quests but messes up outfit stat displays

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Ended up stuck in the middle of a quest in Horizon: Zero Dawn with no clear way forward or, even worse, with your beloved spear nowhere to be found? You should give it another try now, because the latest patch for the game fixed a bunch of progression problems. Just don't get excited when you find a new piece of armor with double the stats because that's a glitch too.

Update 1.04 introduced a new issue where all outfit stats appear to be doubled in the menus, but they're not actually affected in-game where it counts. Guerrilla Games is trying to fix the problem ASAP. Now here are the quests that received the biggest fixes - there are some quest-related spoilers here, though nothing major about the plot itself.

Before the patch, opening a DLC treasure box before retrieving Aloy's items could prevent her from getting her spear back. Yikes! The issue won't happen any more, but if you already ran into the problem, you'll need to load an earlier save to get back on track.

No more sneaking into the gates of Mother's Watch by fast traveling to this location, and you shouldn't encounter a situation where you can't make your way through Carja Fort.

Erend used to vanish after you spoke with him if you didn't take your time on the bridge. He shouldn't do that any more.

If you got killed by the Behemoth, there used to be a possibility that you'd respawn in an empty arena. The patch removes that chance, but if you're already sitting in an empty arena you'll need to travel to Sunfall to restart the quest.

The update also fixed a problem where Aloy could get stuck in her sliding animation, which honestly sounds like a plus to me. If you could slide everywhere, why wouldn't you?

Connor Sheridan
Connor Sheridan

I got a BA in journalism from Central Michigan University - though the best education I received there was from CM Life, its student-run newspaper. Long before that, I started pursuing my degree in video games by bugging my older brother to let me play Zelda on the Super Nintendo. I've previously been a news intern for GameSpot, a news writer for CVG, and was formerly a staff writer at GamesRadar.