To celebrate the 1st anniversary of its release, the craziest game of 2023 is being updated once more. The second patch for Wanted: Dead, featuring a ton of improvements, updates and fixes has arrived.


Dauer HQ level — First Ninja encounter rework:

• The First Ninja encountered now has a health bar displayed, and his HP and damage have been modified to provide a better combat experience.
  
• A new checkpoint detail: Respawn point now happens right before the first Ninja encounter.
  
• Extra Stimpacks are now placed on the level.
  

Improvements and additions:

• Mini-bosses now have a 100% Stimpack drop chance.
  
• The cover system has been updated to enable a manual cover option. It is set as default,
  but can be switched back in the Options menu.
  
• Easy “Neko Mode'' difficulty is now available from the Start menu.
  
• A new Player Stats menu has been added, listing various combat stats performed across
  the game for the related Achievements/Trophies progress tracking.
  

PC Improvements:

• DLSS 3.5 and FSR 2.2 are now available for Steam.
  
• Cloud saves are now available on Steam.
  

Bug fixes:

• Further stability improvements have been implemented.
  
• The game no longer registers controller input while minimized.
  
• Gamepad vibration/haptics no longer occur when the game is being controlled via mouse
  and keyboard.
  
• Reset options in the Display section now work correctly.
  
• Graphics settings are now saved after restarting the game.
  
• HDR no longer switches off upon restart.
  
• The “Space Runaway” music can no longer be heard in the Police HQ after quitting Stage 2.
  
• Flickering issues were corrected in Kowloon Park.
  
• Redundant prompts have been removed in Kowloon Street.
  
• Various boss health bar bugs have been fixed.
  
• Hannah is no longer able to go back and repeat fights in Kowloon Street after a save/load.
  
• The chainsaw can no longer be dropped during the hand attack animation, which used to
  cause an incorrect animation with invisible weapons.