MAFIA: THE OLD COUNTRY PATCH NOTES
Read the most up-to-date Patch Notes for Mafia: The Old Country, including an archive of previous patches.
August 2025 Update Notes – Aug 28
We're rolling out an update for Mafia: The Old Country that addresses a wide range of reported issues and improves stability on all platforms. We appreciate your patience as we make these refinements, and we want to thank everyone who has given feedback and helped make the experience better for all players.
Gameplay
- Addressed various instances of companion characters like Luca, Cesare, and others not performing required actions, resulting in blocked progress. If you encounter this issue, reloading your last checkpoint should resolve it.
- Performing a takedown on a specific guard is no longer a requirement to complete the objective in the Customs Warehouse in Chapter 3 if the player is able to avoid it.
- Addressed reported instances of invisible collisions present in unwanted locations.
- Addressed reported instances of missing or misplaced combat covers.
- General improvements to Enemy AI reaction timing, pathing, and behavior.
- General improvements to Friendly and Neutral NPC pathing, animation, and behavior.
- Various gameplay fixes and improvements.
Visuals
- Addressed reported ghosting issues during certain cinematics when using upscaling.
- Visual improvements to cinematics on ultrawide displays.
- Improved hair physics behavior in various cinematics where flickering could sometimes be observed.
- Visual improvements on various cinematics lighting, VFX, popping, and clipping.
- Various visual fixes and improvements.
UI
- Addressed a reported issue causing the Main Menu background to revert to its initial state when starting a new story playthrough after completing it for the first time.
- Improvement to contextual HUD functionality.
- Addressed several reported instances of missing subtitles throughout the game in all languages.
- Various UI fixes and improvements.
Audio
- Addressed several reported instances of audio (music/ambient/VO) not playing throughout the game.
- Addressed several reported instances of mismatched audio and subtitles throughout the game.
Animation
- Addressed several reported issues of animation popping, warping, and misalignment.
- Addressed several reported instances of Enzo or NPCs being stuck in animation states.
- Addressed several reported instances of incorrect animations playing during conversations.
- Various fixes and improvements to Animation.
Localization
- Addressed the “Protection Agreement” note which contained repeated words.
- Addressed reported inconsistent translations across all languages.
Platform Specific
PlayStation 5
- Various stability improvements when playing on the PlayStation 5.
Xbox Series X|S
- Various stability improvements when playing on the Xbox Series X.
- Various visual and stability improvements when playing on the Xbox Series S.
Steam
- Addressed a reported issue causing DLSS Frame Generation to randomly stop functioning during gameplay, requiring a game restart.
- Various stability and performance improvements on the PC version.
PC Hotfix Patch Notes – Aug 20, 2025
As we continue work on a larger post-launch Patch, we have another small PC Hotfix Patch that addresses reported issues to improve stability. You can expect the more comprehensive patch soon.
Cinematics
- Set the default value for Cinematic Framerate to Unlimited instead of 30FPS for new players. If you have already played the game, you should change this setting manually via the Graphics menu.
- Improved performance during cinematics transitions when using Unreal TSR.
Performance
- Additional improvements to stability.
PC Hotfix - Aug 13, 2025
A huge thank you to everyone who's been playing Mafia: The Old Country and sharing your feedback with us. We're actively working to address reported issues—and while that work is ongoing, we're rolling out this small PC Hotfix Patch that specifically addresses a visual hitch on certain graphics cards. You can expect a more comprehensive patch soon.
Graphics
- Addressed a reported issue where ground textures were missing when playing on certain series of graphics cards.
NOTE: This hotfix went live at approximately 6:00 AM PT / 3:00 PM CEST.
Day 0 Patch Notes – Aug 7, 2025
Welcome to the Family. In tandem with the launch of Mafia: The Old Country, we're releasing a Day 0 Patch that we strongly recommend downloading before you begin Enzo's journey. It features numerous enhancements to technical performance, particularly on PlayStation 5 Pro, as well as added features and various improvements that apply to all platforms.
New Features
PS5® Pro Enhanced Support
- Higher dynamic resolution in both Quality and Performance modes
- Support for Variable Refresh Rate
- Support for 120Hz displays
- Increased Cinematics Frame Rate
Increased Cinematics Framerate on PC
- New option in the Graphics Settings to allow players to choose cinematics framerate between 30, 60 and Unlimited FPS
Contextual HUD option
- The Contextual HUD option lets you immerse yourself in an even more cinematic experience, where HUD elements are hidden by default.
- You can make the hidden HUD elements reappear for a few moments by pressing the Ping button.
- This option is recommended for a second playthrough or experienced Mafiosi.
Gameplay
- Many improvements to AI behaviors in stealth and open combat.
Visuals
- Many improvements to environment visuals stability.
- Added an option to allow equipping DLC outfits during the story. Use at your own risk; this feature may create some narrative dissonance as some story cinematics rely on a specific outfit to work both narratively and visually.
UI
- Improvements to the translation of many localized text lines across all languages.
Audio
- Many improvements to the timing of voice over lines in cinematics across all languages.
Miscellaneous
- General improvements to framerate and stability.
