Curious Expedition 2 (Switch): Software updates (latest: Ver. 3.1.0 – Robots of Lux / Next: Ver. 3.2.0)
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)!
Click here for more Software updates!
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;
OR
- 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.