| Metric | Pre-1.9.5 (v1.9.4) | Post-1.9.6 | Improvement | |--------|--------------------|-------------|--------------| | Install size (PC) | 68.2 GB | 52.1 GB | | | Fast travel load screen | 12.4 seconds | 9.8 seconds | 21% faster | | Texture pop-in (Rattay lower gate) | Heavy | Minimal | Significant | | Save game write time (quicksave) | 2.1 sec | 1.4 sec | 33% faster | | Frame rate stability (PS4, Sasau monastery) | 24-28 fps | 27-30 fps | Smoother |
Warhorse Studios delivers a swan song of efficiency for Henry of Skalitz Kingdom Come Deliverance update 1.9.5-1.9.6 -16...
If you’ve been holding off on replaying Henry’s journey from blacksmith’s son to knight errant, now is the time. Download the patch. Enjoy the faster fast travel. And marvel at how 52 GB can still hold one of the most dense, beautiful, and punishing medieval worlds ever crafted. | Metric | Pre-1
The cryptic “-16” in community patch notes became a badge of honor. It signaled that the developers listened, optimized, and left their game in a better state than they found it. And marvel at how 52 GB can still
This article dissects exactly what 1.9.5 and 1.9.6 contained, why the file size reduction matters, how it impacts gameplay, and why this might be the final, definitive version of Kingdom Come Deliverance . When players first saw update 1.9.5 queued on Steam, Epic Games Store, or their console, confusion reigned. The download size was often reported as 20–25 GB, yet after installation, the game’s total folder size shrank . Users on Reddit and the official Warhorse forums quickly confirmed: their installs had dropped from roughly 68 GB to just over 52 GB.
| Metric | Pre-1.9.5 (v1.9.4) | Post-1.9.6 | Improvement | |--------|--------------------|-------------|--------------| | Install size (PC) | 68.2 GB | 52.1 GB | | | Fast travel load screen | 12.4 seconds | 9.8 seconds | 21% faster | | Texture pop-in (Rattay lower gate) | Heavy | Minimal | Significant | | Save game write time (quicksave) | 2.1 sec | 1.4 sec | 33% faster | | Frame rate stability (PS4, Sasau monastery) | 24-28 fps | 27-30 fps | Smoother |
Warhorse Studios delivers a swan song of efficiency for Henry of Skalitz
If you’ve been holding off on replaying Henry’s journey from blacksmith’s son to knight errant, now is the time. Download the patch. Enjoy the faster fast travel. And marvel at how 52 GB can still hold one of the most dense, beautiful, and punishing medieval worlds ever crafted.
The cryptic “-16” in community patch notes became a badge of honor. It signaled that the developers listened, optimized, and left their game in a better state than they found it.
This article dissects exactly what 1.9.5 and 1.9.6 contained, why the file size reduction matters, how it impacts gameplay, and why this might be the final, definitive version of Kingdom Come Deliverance . When players first saw update 1.9.5 queued on Steam, Epic Games Store, or their console, confusion reigned. The download size was often reported as 20–25 GB, yet after installation, the game’s total folder size shrank . Users on Reddit and the official Warhorse forums quickly confirmed: their installs had dropped from roughly 68 GB to just over 52 GB.