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Elie Gould

'I'm honestly scared to go to sleep': Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's hardcore mode is finally here for anyone who wants a 'tougher slice of medieval life'

Henry with a castle in the background.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's 1.2.4 patch introduces a couple of bug fixes, like rebalanced shop prices for herbs and a new bald hairstyle for Henry. But let's be serious, no one's getting out of bed for those features (well, maybe the new hairstyle), when the real kicker is the new hardcore mode that's tacked onto the patch as well.

"Hardcore mode is here, and it's not for the faint of heart," the patch notes say. "You won't see your location on the map. You won't fast travel. You won't get surrendering enemies, visual cues in combat, or even basic directions, unless you earn them."

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