Curious Expedition 2 (Switch): Software updates (latest: Ver. 3.1.0 – Robots of Lux / Next: Ver. 3.2.0)

21 October 202221 October 2022 Lite_Agent Curious Expedition 2, Maschinen-Mensch, Thunderful

On this page, you will find all there is to know about the various Software updates for Curious Expedition 2 on Nintendo Switch (originally released on August 11th 2021 in Europe and North America, and August 12th 2021 in Japan)!

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Curious Expedition 2 – Ver. 3.2.0

Release date: TBA
Patch notes:

New

Naturalists can now tame T-Rex

Beasts that can be promoted above level 8 now improve their perk stats at all levels

Tigers, Spectral Tigers and Giant Bats now only take 1 party slot. They have each had a perk removed also to match other 1-slot beasts.

A second Inspector will no longer join your party if you Cryo-Freeze the first. If this has happened to you, just load your save game and the second Inspector should leave.

Using Joobee on a Needle Plant tile will now find Needle Plant Needles

Fixes

Fixed not being able to tame Angry Elephants

Fixed being able to buy a Field Kitchen when you already had one

Fixed missing weapons images when mounted

Fixed Magnifying Glass not giving extra dice when searching an Old Camp

Fixed not being able to re-equip a Jellyfish Saddle that somehow fell off the Jellyfish

Fixed the park selection when beginning Endless Mode not being applied

Fixed Naturalist being able to recruit twice at the start of a Campaign

Fixed missing or hidden tooltips about how many party slots an animal will require before you tame it

Fixed not being able to recruit after abandoning an expedition

Fixed night tavern event where you can have a party member help out being shown even when you have no valid party members

Fixed night tavern event where a free recruit is offered giving duplicate buttons when playing as Naturalist

Fixed paths still being calculated as if you were overburdened when you use the Composting Kit to get rid of items

Fixed not being able to visit locations when the party is on the far edge of the map

Fixed some missing text at the Burial Ground

Fixed Oryx Hides using the wrong icon

Fixed overlapping characters being displayed when using Kinetographer to film a Chasm

Fixed various translation issues

Fixed Charged Robot status not giving correct dice in event challenges

Fixed Charged Robot status not increasing in level when character is promoted

Fixed Mysterious Eggs not being compostable

Fixed Jellyfish Tentacle not properly being Frozen or Thawed along with the Jellyfish

Fixed badly positioned Tamed Giant Crab in combat

Fixed missing dice when starting combat at zero health while mounted

Fixed crash when generating some Archipelago maps

Fixed Mountain shrine aftermath effecting the wrong shrine sometimes

Fixed character becoming cropped or invisible when having the new Robotic Equipment equipped

Fixed camera movement not completing when teleporting in Celestial Shores

Fixed left analogue stick on controller causing Rest/Wait to be cancelled

Fixed music stutter at Golden Pyramid

Fixed crash when loading some Caverns maps

Fixed very first tavern event not progressing when playing as Naturalist in Director Mode

Fixed missing text when using Batteries when nobody needs charging

Fixed some character sorting issues in Waterfalls and Director’s Office

Additional notes: none.
Source: Maschinen Mensch

Curious Expedition 2 – Ver. 3.1.0

Release date: September 15th 2022 (Japan, North America, Europe)
Patch notes:

Changes

Undead Pirate’s “Fear of the Dead” now effects enemies differently:

Non-humanoids are not so scared of a pile of bones, so they get only 5 vulnerability

Humanoids are still pretty scared, but slightly less scared: maximum vulnerability reduced to 40

When you are forced to flee in combat when at zero sanity due to Fighting Spirit, the infobox is displayed when highlighting the button

Fixes

Fixed expeditions not being generated in Endless mode sometimes

Fixed some impossible Cavern maps

Fixed missing animal recruits in villages

Fixed Nagual issues with duplicating characters

Fixed not being able to teleport over geysirs that fully block your path

Fixed War Chest perk not giving correct number of items sometimes

Fixed ransom payment at village ruler not giving you back the abducted character

Fixed Parasaurolophus Crest increasing Attention Chance more than it should have

Fixed getting sanity every time you visit the last Survey Point in Trials and Triangulations

Fixed not being able to play Go when only human in your party is the Club Inspector

Fixed Kobolds that are recruited in villages not being counted as locals of that world

Fixed Escort Shaman quest not being removed properly when shaman dies in combat

Fixed rest event where characters who fought together become friends not working sometimes

Fixed Collect Artifact quest on Pale Mask islands sometimes not being completable

Fixed getting the same expedition type twice in a row for DLC Islands in Campaign mode

Fixed Malin’s tracks sometimes being hidden in Act 2 Part 1

Fixed Coca Wine sometimes teleporting you into fog

Fixed Tanuki names containing English text when playing in Russian

Fixed some hint locations being on water in Celestial Shores

Fixed visual issues on Highlands maps with Fog covers Mountains

Fixed issues with some needle plant events not properly being shown

Fixed ship not being connected to underground lake sometimes in Caverns maps

Fixed some locations in Paris not having any ambient audio

Fixed prey animals not properly animating when they change tile

Fixed character walking over water in Islander XP event

Fixed being able to quickly click twice on some buttons, causing issues later

Fixed various visual/animation issues

Reduced memory usage during gameplay

Additional notes: none.
Source: Maschinen Mensch

Curious Expedition 2 – Ver. ???

Release date: January 31st 2022 (Japan, North America, Europe)
Patch notes:

Endless Mode (option will appear once you complete the game)

No Modifier option in Director Mode

Solved annoying Village Quest bug

Lots of other small improvements

Additional notes: none.
Source: Maschinen Mensch (Twitter)

How to download updates for Curious Expedition 2 for the Nintendo Switch?

To download the updates for Curious Expedition 2, you have three options:

let the console do its thing if you have automatic downloads activated, and didn’t completely turn it off

If not…

try to launch the game from the Home Menu while being connected to the internet. You should get a prompt when doing so: simply follow the instructions on screen;

select the game > press either + or – to go to the Options page > select Software update > select Via the Internet.

To check that you have the latest version installed, simply select the game on the Home Menu, and press – or + to go to the Options: the version number is displayed just below the game title.