We’ve prepared a new hotfix based on player reports following the Free Online Update.
Fixes include:
- Controller input fixed for Xbox 360, Xbox One/Series, XInput, and Steam Input users.
- Steam Deck / Proton compatibility improved with an automatic Classic launch path.
- Frozen gameplay display fixed by improving the Scaler Host capture system and adding automatic recovery/fallback.
- AMD/D3D display recovery added for device-loss and rendering failures.
- Pause settings now recover correctly after interrupted or crashed Online Versus sessions.
- Improved game-process cleanup and restart handling to reduce stability problems between matches.
- Controller fixes apply across all supported Vanguard Princess editions.
We’re continuing to test multiple consecutive matches, Steam Input ON/OFF, Steam Deck, AMD GPUs, and all supported game versions. If you still experience controller, crash, or display issues after the hotfix, please post your controller/GPU model, game version, and the contents of your Logs folder. Thank you to everyone who reported these issues and helped us track them down.
UPDATE 9/7/2026
Thanks for the continued reports and logs. We’ve identified several issues from the recent update and have prepared another hotfix addressing controllers detected in Settings but not responding during gameplay, Steam launch options opening the wrong Vanguard Princess version, incorrect display/capture fallback behavior, focus and Alt+F4 issues, and additional antivirus false-positive hardening.
We’re testing the updated build now across multiple Vanguard Princess editions and controller configurations.
If you still experience problems after the next update, please send your Logs folder to [email protected]