Tuesday, April 18th 2023

The Division 2 Update 17.2 Improves DirectX 12 Performance and Stability

Ubisoft has released its latest Title Update 17.2 which brings a lot of gameplay fixes, but also improves DirectX 12 performance and stability.

There are plenty of fixes, including some serious gameplay bugs with NPCs, weapons, and more, that have been spotted in the game.
TU 17.2 PATCH NOTES

STABILITY
  • Improved DX12 performance and stability
MANHUNT
  • Fixed the exploit that allowed farming high amounts of XP by resetting Legacy Manhunt: Faye Lau mission
  • Fixed the issue with the Flooded Levee, Ellipse Fuel Depot and the Washington Monument Control Points being blocked from capturing
  • Fixed the issue with the XP not being awarded after clearing the Control Points that are part of the Manhunt
  • Fixed the issue with the players being stuck with the decryption side mission when returning to their own sessions after interacting with the laptop in the host's game
  • Fixed the issue with the players being unable to collect loot dropped by Bantam if he is killed before descending from the platform during the last beat of his takeover bounty
  • Fixed the issue with the Main Mission icon disappearing from the DC Mega Map after completing the brief
  • Fixed the issue with the DARPA mission remaining locked after completing the Pentagon mission
  • Fixed the issue with the League challenges not being tracked account wide
GEAR, WEAPONS & TALENTS
Fixed the issue with the Regulus Exotic Pistol being unavailable for crafting
Fixed the issue with the NinjaBike Messenger Exotic Backpack that was causing the previously equipped Brand Set bonuses to remain active after being unequipping or replaced
Fixed the issue with scrolling through the Stats Tab with the NinjaBike Messenger Exotic Backpack equipped resulting in a brief game freeze and the Stats Tab disappearing
Fixed the issues with the Habsburg Guard Brand Set named gear pieces The Courier and Cherished not giving brand specific materials when deconstructed
Fixed the issue that allowed crafting the Hotshot Gear Set pieces without using any Hotshot Wires
Fixed the issue with the Relic Named Marksman Rifle having no materials requirement for crafting
Fixed the issue with the Prophet Named Pistol having no materials requirement for crafting
Fixed the issue with the Prophet Named Pistol dropping in qualities other than High-End
Fixed the issue where landing a killing body shot empowered by the Determined Talent or its Perfect version replenished the Talent
Fixed the issue with The Trap Talent being applied to the group members in PVE
Fixed the issue with the Ceasar's Guard Named Chest piece of the Empress International Brand Set dropping with the Weapon Damage Core Attribute instead of the Skill Tier Core Attribute
Fixed the issue with the previously owned Ceasar's Guard Named Chest piece having no Core and Attributes
Changed the time for the agent to mark an enemy from 2 seconds to 0.5 seconds for the Sacrum Imperium Exotic Marksman Rifle
Added c79 optics mod to the Sacrum Imperium Exotic Marksman Rifle
Fixed the issue with Aggressor Kneepads of the Heartbreaker Gear Set missing its Appearance and Dye slots
Fixed the issue with the Headhunter Talent being triggered by headshot killing wildlife
Fixed the issue with the Determined and Perfect Determined Talents being triggered by killing wildlife
Fixed the issue where activating the Rules of Engagement Talent of the Ongoing Directive Gear Set while holding any deployable skill or the Chem Launcher in hand caused the previously drawn weapon to receive Bleed ammo equal to the skill's number of charges and lose all other ammo it had after consuming them

VANITY
Fixed the issue with the Enduring custom weapon skin not equipping on the Black Market AK-M
Fixed minor clipping issues for various Necessary Tactics apparel items
Fixed the issue with the Aces Vest Dye Slot not changing the color of the vest
Fixed the issue with the NinjaBike Messenger Exotic Backpack clipping with various shirts

UI
Fixed the issue with the Global Difficulty UI element being misaligned in Arabic language on Mega Map and Mini Map

EXPERTISE
Fixed the issue with the information panel for the highlighted item not being updated properly for the Mods and Dye fields
Fixed the issue with the "Insufficient materials" message appearing if the bench level is not high enough for the upgrade. Now changed to "Bench level is too low".
Fixed the issue with the exclamation marks in the Expertise Menu not disappearing after viewing the new item
Fixed the issue with the highlighted item in the list not resetting for sets in the Expertise Menu
Fixed the issue where scrolling through a gear piece's stats in the Expertise menu also scrolls through the items list

SUMMIT
Fixed the issue that allowed the Group Leader to lock themselves in the Summit lobby while other players from the group were going to the 100th floor

CONFLICT
Fixed the issue with the players becoming invisible and applying damage to other players with skills after going Out of Bounds

COUNTDOWN
Fixed the issue with the agents below Level 40 being able to start matchmaking for Countdown at the BOO Pilot
Fixed the issue with the "Extraction zone" text being flipped when the agent is inside the said zone

OTHER CHANGES
Fixed the issue with the Drone Controller not spawning inside BOO when player reaches World Tier 1
Fixed the Stash tab SFX not playing when accessing it from the Buy Back tab in the Vendor Menu
Fixed the noticeable inconsistency between neck and chest skin tones on any NPC who wears low-cut neck shirts
Fixed the issue with one Heavy NPC will remaining stuck on the other side of the Gate during co-op in the Pentagon Intro Mission
Source: Trello
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3 Comments on The Division 2 Update 17.2 Improves DirectX 12 Performance and Stability

#1
jesdals
I used to play the game but havent played it for more than a year - perhaps one should pay it a revisit

well did the update and now I cant play the game :-( thats proberly why I dont play Division 2 any more..
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#2
ltkAlpha
STABILITY
  • Improved DX12 performance and stability
Better 4 years late than never, I guess. Good job?
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#3
jesdals
Its still unplayable for me after the update even the Ubisoft Connect crashes - well guess Im not going to by a season pass for their 5 year plan for the game...
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