DragonSword Awakening Updates and Patch Notes

Concise summaries of DragonSword Awakening patches, their practical impact, and useful next steps for players.

Quick answer

Version 1.0.3 is the latest DragonSword: Awakening update covered here. It contains two targeted progression fixes; the broader graphics, crash, and quest fixes arrived in version 1.0.2.

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Current version

1.0.3 is the current game version covered by this page.

Recent patches

Update 1.0.3 — Steam display date July 24, 2026

The official notes list two fixes: World Bosses and Sudden Missions not resetting, and the Intermediate Promotion Quest prison door not opening. No broader balance or character change is inferred.

Update 1.0.2 — Steam display date July 24, 2026

The official notes group changes under Graphics Options, Quests, and Miscellaneous.

  • Graphics: excessively small resolution after file verification, a Frame Generation crash, and unsaved FPS Limit changes.
  • Quests: issues in Adventure Quest 29, the Veteran Promotion Quest, the Novice Mercenary Dain area quest, and Ornette's Bond Quest.
  • Crashes: the Ornette's Bond Quest shutdown and several other crash issues.

This is a concise impact index, not a copy of the complete official notes.

Update 1.0.1 — Steam display date July 23, 2026

The official note says an issue allowing unpurchased DLC to be equipped was fixed.

Startup-crash notice

An official notice documented a startup crash after certain graphics options were changed. Its workaround targets GameUserSettings.ini under DS\Saved\Config\Windows.

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