Team Cherry has released the fourth patch for Hollow Knight Silksong into public beta on Steam, marking their second update this week. This latest overhaul demonstrates the developers’ ongoing commitment to refining their acclaimed game, bringing significant improvements to controller support and a crucial first attempt at a new Simplified Chinese translation. This localization effort follows prior negative player feedback, including a notable “review-bombing” incident from Chinese players.
[A video showcasing Hollow Knight Silksong gameplay with various tools and abilities.]
Deciding which tools to equip in Silksong is always a challenge, with players often struggling to find enough slots for all their preferred options. These strategic choices are a core reason why many consider Hollow Knight Silksong to be among the finest Metroidvania games available. Each tool must truly shine to justify its place in your loadout.
The Multibinder tool, a popular risk-reward choice, replaces the standard three-mask heal with a slightly slower, two-stage restoration, granting two masks per stage. In response to community requests, Patch 4 significantly enhances this tool. Now, the initial stage of binding will also cleanse you of Muckmaggots, a crucial improvement as previous versions only offered a single animation for removal, similar to the basic bind.
Further refining gameplay, the update addresses the Multibinder’s “unintentionally long bind time” when paired with the Shaman crest. Additionally, the patch resolves glitches where Hornet could inadvertently exit her ‘plasmified’ state, for example, if it was active during Bellway travel. It also rectifies a bug preventing Styx from distributing rosaries upon receiving the Queen’s Egg.
Building on the prior patch’s support for Dualsense Edge and Mac controllers, Team Cherry has transitioned to Unity’s new input system. This change is expected to enhance overall controller performance and broaden device recognition. For fans of high-end controllers, this is welcome news, ensuring a smoother and more compatible gameplay experience.
[An image showing Hornet performing a bind in Hollow Knight Silksong.]
Perhaps the most significant change is the inclusion of a new Simplified Chinese script. This vital update comes after a cascade of negative reviews at launch, which heavily criticized the game’s initial poor localization. Team Cherry openly states that this new translation is “a basic implementation only, to be refined and updated based on player feedback.” Early discussions on the game’s Steam forum suggest that further refinements will indeed be necessary.
Hollow Knight Silksong Patch 4 (update 1.0.28954) is now available on the public beta branch. While the official patch notes from Team Cherry detail the major changes, players should also be aware that several “smaller tweaks and fixes” are included but not explicitly listed. In previous updates, these unlisted changes have sometimes proven quite significant, so keen-eyed players might discover further unannounced improvements.
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