hotfix · January 24, 2026
No Rest for the Wicked Hotfix 2 Adjusts Balance and Fixes Crashes
Hotfix 2 for No Rest for the Wicked addresses startup crashes, realm sharing errors, and nerfs Ilaria runes. The update also increases the housing item limit and cleans up various multiplayer bugs.
Hotfix 2 arrives for No Rest for the Wicked, bringing direct fixes for startup crashes tied to non-Gregorian calendar settings and issues preventing private realm sharing. Alongside these technical stability patches, developers adjusted rune balance and raised building limits for housing.
Stability and Crash Fixes
The patch resolves a startup crash caused by unsupported culture information where the system calendar is set to a non-Gregorian format. It stops rapid damage numbers from kicking players back to the main menu. Audio desyncs during cinematics and inventory lockups after consuming the last Sublime Ember are resolved.
Combat Balance and Adjustments
Runes from Ilaria receive a damage reduction because their output was too high. The update removes a bug where the Toggle run setting forced run attacks while standing still, and fixes an issue where the Drain Focus enchantment caused Full Focus sound effects to repeat continuously during combat.
Housing and World Improvements
The housing item limit increases from 64 to 256 items. Interactive house items now display correct interaction hints, and the patch eliminates a shiny asset that appeared behind players using alchemy tables inside houses. Vendor icons no longer swap positions when tabbing in and out of zoomed map screens.
Multiplayer and UI Fixes
Players can share private realms while they are in a conflicted state. The update fixes an issue locking players out of the Boon menu if a selection coincided with another player advancing chambers. Loot no longer spawns in unreachable locations, and vendor buildings at levels 2 and 3 use replaced mesh colliders to improve performance.
Why this patch matters
Hotfix 2 targets progression blockers and multiplayer friction while rebalancing high-damage runes and raising the housing item limit.