The most critical fix in v1.28.00 targets a persistent memory leak that occurred when the game rendered heavy particle effects (e.g., using Yokai Shift with lightning familiars). Prior to this patch, players with 16GB of RAM or less would experience frame drops into the teens during the final boss fight of The First Samurai DLC. This patch optimizes texture streaming and clears the VRAM buffer more aggressively.
Following the initial v1.28 release, further minor patches were issued: Nioh 2 Complete Edition Update v1 28 00-CODEX
When Nioh 2 Complete Edition launched on PC in February 2021, it was met with critical acclaim for its deep combat mechanics, punishing difficulty, and near-infinite build customization. However, like many ports from console to PC, it required several rounds of post-launch refinement. The most critical fix in v1
Fixed a crash that occurred when pressing specific keys simultaneously while using keyboard and mouse. Following the initial v1
Despite being designed for a controller, Team Ninja continued to improve KBM support. v1.28.00 fixes a bug where mouse clicks would occasionally fail to register during custom key binding. It also adjusts mouse smoothing, making it less floaty for players using the Katana’s "Backwave" parry timing.