What changed in Batman™: Arkham Knight in 2015

Special Combo Takedowns can now be performed with Quickfire Gadget binds if they were rebound

Added Arkham Knight as a playable character for AR Challenges & the Red Hood Story Pack

Fixed missing rain effects on a few remaining player character skins

Fixes to some keyboard and mouse prompts after being rebound

Minor performance optimizations for certain combinations of hardware

Quick Photo Mode can now be triggered with keyboard and mouse controls when using the Batmobile

Fixed graphical corruption that may occur after Alt-Tabbing

Improvements and corrections to some localized text

Previously equipped gadgets can be selected with keyboard and mouse again after restarting an AR Challenge

Quick Photo Mode can now be triggered with keyboard and mouse controls when using the Batmobile

Previously equipped gadgets can be selected with keyboard and mouse again after restarting an AR Challenge

Improvements and corrections to some localized text

Special Combo Takedowns can now be performed with Quickfire Gadget binds if they were rebound

Added new Classic Harley Quinn skin for use in AR Challenges & the Harley Quinn Story Pack

Fixed missing rain effects on a few remaining player character skins

Added new Classic Harley Quinn skin for use in AR Challenges & the Harley Quinn Story Pack

Batgirl’s Remote Hacking Device can now be properly selected with keyboard & mouse in AR Challenges

Added Arkham Knight as a playable character for AR Challenges & the Red Hood Story Pack

Made frame times more consistent for 60hz monitors running at 30fps with VSync enabled

Batgirl’s Remote Hacking Device can now be properly selected with keyboard & mouse in AR Challenges

Fixed keyboard & mouse controls that did not function in DLC AR Challenges when no previous save data existed

Fixes to some keyboard and mouse prompts after being rebound

Minor performance optimizations for certain combinations of hardware

Fixed keyboard & mouse controls that did not function in DLC AR Challenges when no previous save data existed

Fixed some issues with stars being awarded or lost incorrectly in specific AR Challenges

Restored heavier rain during the opening section of the game

Made frame times more consistent for 60hz monitors running at 30fps with VSync enabled

Fixed some issues with stars being awarded or lost incorrectly in specific AR Challenges

Fix for 1970s and Arkham Origins skins coming soon

Fix for 1970s and Arkham Origins skins coming soon

Players who hit 33 stars for certain achievements only need to complete one more race to unlock them.

Some players may need to restart their Steam client for the changes to take effect.

Some players may need to restart their Steam client for the changes to take effect.

Fixes the awarding of Achievements for completing the Street Demonz, Gangland Express, Rough Justice, and Joy Ride DLC.

Players must reload their 100% GCPD Lockdown save point to unlock the Rough Justice achievement.

Players must reload their 100% GCPD Lockdown save point to unlock the Rough Justice achievement.

Players who hit 33 stars for certain achievements only need to complete one more race to unlock them.

Fixes the awarding of Achievements for completing the Street Demonz, Gangland Express, Rough Justice, and Joy Ride DLC.

An issue where Stagg Airships occasionally would not appear correctly was fixed.

An issue prevented the player from re-entering the Orphanage after collecting the final Riddler secret right after completing the first mech fight.

A rare issue preventing Riddler informants from spawning under certain conditions at 90% completion was fixed.

Players occasionally got stuck on a black screen or Batman fell out of the environment when restarting an AR Challenge after aborting it.

Players were able to skip part of the story at Stagg Airships by using the Voice Synthesizer, inadvertently blocking progress.

A rare blocker caused by dying and reloading a specific save point during the Cloudburst battle was resolved.

A rare issue prevented Riddler informants from spawning under certain conditions at 90% completion.

A rare save corruption issue due to infinite falling was triggered on a streaming border.

A rare save corruption issue due to infinite falling was triggered on a streaming border.

A rare blocker was caused by dying and reloading a specific save point during the Cloudburst battle.

Main game save files would be overwritten after completing the 'Uncontainable' AR Challenge.

A rare teleporting issue while in corner cover could occasionally cause a crash.

A rare crash issue when using Quickfire Freeze Blast or Batarangs on a Line Launcher wire was fixed.

A rare teleporting issue while in corner cover that could occasionally cause a crash was fixed.

An issue that prevented the player from re-entering the Orphanage after collecting the final Riddler secret right after completing the first mech fight was resolved.

A blocking issue where Riddler Robots occasionally failed to spawn on the rooftop near one of the trophies was resolved.

Players occasionally were not able to hack Riddler devices to receive trophies in monkey cages.

Players occasionally were not able to hack Riddler devices to receive trophies in monkey cages.

Players were able to skip part of the story at Stagg Airships by using the Voice Synthesizer, inadvertently blocking progress.

An issue preventing users from hacking a Dragon Drone if it was destroyed too early was resolved.

An issue prevented users from hacking a Dragon Drone if it was destroyed too early.

An issue where the Arkham Knight’s tank may be missing when trying to rescue Oracle was fixed.

An issue where the initial tank battle at Ace Chemicals would not trigger correctly was fixed.

A rare issue causing players to get stuck with a 'Secure the Area' prompt onscreen was fixed.

Sometimes the initial tank battle at Ace Chemicals would not trigger correctly.

An issue with one of Riddler’s Riot Bombers by scanning and taking out a bomber without standing on the pressure plate was resolved.

An issue where users would be stuck on a rooftop when destroying Serpent drones too quickly was resolved.

A rare issue caused players to get stuck with a 'Secure the Area' prompt onscreen.

An issue occurred by scanning and taking out a bomber without standing on the pressure plate.

Stagg Airships occasionally would not appear correctly.

Users would be stuck on a rooftop when destroying Serpent drones too quickly.

Teleporting followed by a rare crash occurred when using Quickfire Freeze Blast or Batarangs on a Line Launcher wire.

An exploit with the drift bonus during AR Challenges was fixed.

Players occasionally got stuck on a black screen or Batman fell out of the environment when restarting an AR Challenge after aborting it.

An issue where main game save files would be overwritten after completing the challenge was resolved.

A blocking issue occurred where Riddler Robots occasionally failed to spawn on the rooftop near one of the trophies.

An issue with the 1989 Burton Batman skin where the suit would go missing when Batman removes his belt and gadgets was fixed.

The suit would go missing when Batman removes his belt and gadgets.

The Arkham Knight’s tank may be missing when trying to rescue Oracle, preventing progress.

An exploit with the drift bonus during AR Challenges was fixed.

This was due to level streaming in the background.

This was done to improve performance.

This fix was also made on PS4 & Xbox, as rain was always intended to diminish after the cinematics and players gained control of Batman.

This fix was also made on PS4 & Xbox.

This change was made to save on VRAM.

This occurred after receiving a mission.

Shout out to uns3en and ID_Daemon.

Provided troubleshooting steps for users experiencing crashes or performance issues after the September patch.

Fixed issue with Premium Edition users not receiving their DLC content.

Addressed issue with launching the game in full screen on hybrid graphics systems.

Updated memory usage recommendations for Windows 10 users.

Improved memory and VRAM usage for better performance.

Investigating issue where players are not receiving DLC achievements.

Fixed issue with Premium Edition users not receiving their DLC content.

Investigating issue where players are not receiving DLC achievements.

Enhanced performance across all GPUs with latest drivers.

Merged bug fixes from consoles including reduced frame rate hitches and low resolution texture bugs.

Investigated crashes and performance issues related to configuration files modified by 3rd party tools.

Resolved issue with incorrect languages set for some DLC.

Provided recommendations for memory usage and management on Windows 10.

Fixed issue with incorrect languages set for some DLC.

Merged bug fixes from console versions to improve performance.

Addressed issue with launching the game in full screen on hybrid graphics systems.

Free digital copies of Batman: Arkham Asylum GOTY, Batman: Arkham City GOTY, Batman: Arkham Origins, and Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate for players who purchase Batman: Arkham Knight before November 16, 2015.

Recommended at least 12GB of system RAM for smoother gameplay on Windows 10.

Tracks include Batcave Set, Penguin’s Dockyard, Cobblepot’s Causeway, Joker Parade, Ashes, Cataclysm.

Includes challenges: High Interest, Uncontainable, Sky High, Feline Frenzy, Armored Assault, Flying Grayson.

Includes various skins for Batman, Catwoman, Robin, and multiple Batmobiles from different eras.

PC players will gain access to Photo Mode, Big Head Mode, and character selection in combat AR challenges.

Tracks include: Batcave Set, Penguin’s Dockyard, Cobblepot’s Causeway, Joker Parade, Ashes, Cataclysm.

Owners of Batman: Arkham Knight for PC will receive free copies of Batman: Arkham Asylum GOTY, Batman: Arkham City GOTY, Batman: Arkham Origins, and Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate if purchased before November 16, 2015.

Includes challenges: Financial Crash, Deconstruction, Assault on GCPD, Teen Titan, Cat’s Conundrum, Newton’s Cradle.

Includes challenges: Financial Crash, Deconstruction, Assault on GCPD, Teen Titan, Cat’s Conundrum, Newton’s Cradle.

Includes Batgirl: A Matter of Family, Red Hood Story Pack, Harley Quinn Story Pack, GCPD Lockdown starring Nightwing.

Includes challenges: Chemical Reaction, Stage Fright, Cauldron Speedway TT, Guardians, Precinct, Vertigo.

Having at least 12GB of system RAM allows the game to operate without paging and provides a smoother gameplay experience.

Resolved issue with Season Pass DLC content not being downloaded automatically.

Working with GPU partners to add full support for SLI and Crossfire.

Resolved an issue where Season Pass DLC content was not being downloaded automatically.

A contest for the Steam community to create Batman: Arkham themed cosmetic items for Team Fortress 2, with winning items given to those who purchased Batman: Arkham Knight before the end of the contest.

Batman: Arkham Knight will be re-released for PC on Oct. 28th with a patch bringing it up-to-date with console content.

The PC version now supports all add-on content released for console.

Includes challenges: High Interest, Uncontainable, Sky High, Feline Frenzy, Armored Assault, Flying Grayson.

Resolved hard drive paging issue with some GPUs on Windows 7 after extended gameplay.

Includes: Batgirl: A Matter of Family, Red Hood Story Pack, Harley Quinn Story Pack, GCPD Lockdown starring Nightwing.

PC players will gain access to Photo Mode, Big Head Mode, Batman: Arkham Asylum Batman Skin, and character selection in combat AR challenges.

Batman: Arkham Knight will be re-released for PC on Oct. 28th, bringing it up-to-date with console content.

PC version now supports all add-on content released for console.

Includes various skins for Batman, Catwoman, Robin, and multiple Batmobile designs.

Working with GPU partners to add full support for SLI and Crossfire.

A new 'Community Challenge Pack' will be given free to owners of Batman: Arkham Knight in January 2016.

Includes challenges: Chemical Reaction, Stage Fright, Cauldron Speedway TT, Guardians, Precinct, Vertigo.

A contest for the Steam community to create Batman: Arkham themed cosmetic items for Team Fortress 2, with winning items given to those who purchased Batman: Arkham Knight before the end of the contest.

A hard drive paging issue with some GPUs on Windows 7 may occur after extended gameplay sessions. Re-launching the game resolves the issue.

A new 'Community Challenge Pack' will be given free to owners of Batman: Arkham Knight in January 2016.

Addressed performance issues related to HDD usage.

Addressed issues causing frame rate drops during gameplay.

Enhancements require the latest drivers for optimal performance.

Resolved issues with textures displaying at low resolutions.

Expanded options available in the in-game settings menu.

Improved memory management for better performance.

Requires the latest drivers

Requires the latest drivers; Min Spec AMD GPU is once again the Radeon HD 7870 2GB

Requires the latest drivers; Min Spec AMD GPU is once again the Radeon HD 7870 2GB

Options for 30/60/90 FPS

Includes various new settings options

Includes various new settings options such as Max FPS, Motion Blur, Chromatic Aberration, Film Grain, Texture Resolution, Texture Filtering, Adaptive V-Sync, VRAM Usage Meter, Mouse Sensitivity Slider & Mouse Smoothing Option

Modifying the internal review process for all games due to the launch issues.

Identified a number of fixes for larger issues affecting PC players at launch.

The DLC will not be available on July 14 for PC players due to ongoing fixes.

The DLC will not be available on July 14 for PC players due to ongoing fixes for the main game.

Identified a number of fixes for larger issues affecting PC players at launch, currently being implemented.

Modifying the internal review process for all games due to the issues faced at launch.

A future patch will enable this in the graphics settings menu

Added support for frame rates above 30FPS in the graphics settings menu.

Fixed a bug that caused the game to crash when turning off Motion Blur in BmSystemSettings.ini.

Fixed a crash that was happening for some users when exiting the game.

Corrected an issue that was causing Steam to re-download the game when verifying the integrity of the game cache.

Fixed a bug which disabled rain effects and ambient occlusion.

Using NVIDIA Control Panel to set one card as a dedicated PhysX card may improve performance.

Recommended settings include 1920x1080 resolution, V-Sync On, Anti-Aliasing On, and Normal Texture Resolution.

WB Games is working with NVIDIA and AMD to identify and fix performance issues for PC users.

WB Games is working with NVIDIA and AMD to identify and fix performance issues for PC users.

Recommended drivers for optimal performance: NVIDIA GeForce GameReady WHQL Driver version 353.30 and AMD Catalyst 15.6 beta driver.

Crossfire on AMD and Eyefinity on AMD are not fully supported and will be addressed in future driver updates.

NVIDIA users should use GeForce GameReady WHQL Driver version 353.30 and AMD users should use Catalyst 15.6 beta driver.

Crossfire on AMD and Eyefinity on AMD are currently not fully supported.

Players should not disable or edit the size of their page file for optimal experience.

Working on improving streaming performance from mechanical hard drives is a top priority.

Noted increased streaming performance when the game is installed on an SSD.

Provided settings include 1280x720 resolution, V-Sync Off, Anti-Aliasing Off, and Low Texture Resolution.

Changing game’s .ini files may negatively impact performance and stability.

Recommended settings include 1920x1080 resolution, V-Sync On, Anti-Aliasing On, and Normal Texture Resolution.

Provided settings include 1280x720 resolution, V-Sync Off, Anti-Aliasing Off, and Low Texture Resolution.

Working on improving streaming performance from mechanical hard drives (HDD) and recommending SSD installation for better performance.

NVIDIA has prepared a custom Game Ready driver tuned for Batman: Arkham Knight.

The minimum specs for Batman: Arkham Knight for PC have been adjusted.

AMD has released updated drivers optimized for Batman: Arkham Knight.

There are known issues with the performance of Batman: Arkham Knight for PC owners using AMD graphics cards. The team is working with AMD to resolve these issues.

The minimum specs for Batman: Arkham Knight for PC have been adjusted.

There are known issues with the performance of the game for PC owners using AMD graphics cards. The team is working with AMD to resolve these issues.