If you are a new player looking to experience Aloy’s journey for the first time, . The stuttering is gone, the textures look sharper, and the world feels more alive. If you are a veteran with 100 mods installed, wait a week for the script extenders to catch up.
Data miners discovered that Update v1589 ships with a . While this doesn't affect the DRM status (the game still has Denuvo), it changed the memory addresses used by the popular HorizonLib mod framework. horizon zero dawn remastered update v1589
The most significant gain is in the . This metric measures stuttering. Essentially, v1589 has almost eliminated the traversal stutter that occurred when riding a Charger across the Embrace. Nixxes appears to have rewritten the asset streaming pipeline to prioritize GPU memory over system RAM, which is a risky but effective maneuver for systems with 12GB+ VRAM. The Denuvo & Modding Controversy Here is where Update v1589 gets spicy. Upon installation, many mod users discovered that their "Skip Intro" and "Free Camera" mods stopped working. If you are a new player looking to
| Setting | Pre-v1589 (1.2) | Post-v1589 | Improvement | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | 82 FPS avg | 91 FPS avg | +11% | | 1440p / Native | 101 FPS avg | 108 FPS avg | +7% | | 1% Low FPS (4K) | 48 FPS | 67 FPS | +40% | Data miners discovered that Update v1589 ships with a
8/10 (Performance: 10/10, Community Management: 6/10). Have you noticed any other changes in Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered Update v1589? Check your version number in the bottom right of the main menu and share your FPS benchmarks in the comments below.
However, the aggressive refresh of the Denuvo DRM and the subsequent breaking of existing mods leave a sour taste for the power-user community. It is a classic developer-versus-modder battle that feels unnecessary for a primarily single-player game.