Owlcat Games continues its work Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, this time with a patch aimed at fixing some nagging issues. Patch 1.0.88 includes a host of changes, including making skill checks easier across the board. The next major patch will be released sometime in January 2024.
Patch 1.0.88 also fixes “a large majority of broken quests and cutscenes that blocked progression or only worked for specific choices,” made major changes to items and skills, improved optimization, and adjusted companion quests and responses. This includes fixes to system stability, co-op desynchronization, broken story missions, weapon damage, and a particularly tricky ladder that served as a one-way ticket for the Space Wolf companion Ulfar.
Skill checks are also simpler across the board, which is helpful for players who rely on Knowledge, Persuasion, or Medicine checks during their playthroughs. The massive RPG campaign still has a number of bugs and technical issues that make it difficult to progress: I found myself baffled when I romanced Heinrix from Calox and discovered that our bickering locked him in a 'sex mode' , in which I could not equip either of them. his equipment or use him in battle. I had to break up with the Inquisition agent to restore his combat power.
Despite that lingering problem, it's good to see Owlcat Games continuing to polish things up.