Mafia: The Old Country fixes DLSS and HDR distortion

The Mafia: The Old Country DLSS and HDR fix addresses distorted game visuals when both technologies are active at the same time at lower frame rates. Hangar 13 released the targeted PC hotfix on August 20 after reports of the combined graphics configuration producing an incorrect image.

Mafia: The Old Country: confirmed details

The official note contains one graphics correction and does not list story, mission, difficulty or broader performance changes. It specifically ties the reported distortion to the simultaneous use of DLSS and HDR under lower-frame-rate conditions. Players using only one feature, or encountering a different visual fault, may be seeing another issue.

What changes for players

Affected PC players can re-enable the intended DLSS and HDR combination after installing the hotfix instead of treating one option as a permanent workaround. If distortion continues, recording resolution, DLSS mode, HDR display settings, driver version and frame-rate range will make a new report more useful than assuming the patch failed universally.

Timing and wider context

A narrow hotfix can be important without serving as a complete optimisation pass. Hangar 13 does not claim higher average frame rates or universal HDR calibration changes in this announcement. Console versions are not named because the corrected configuration and patch notice are specifically for PC.

The feature list and timing above reflect the developer’s announcement published on August 20, 2026. Future hotfixes can adjust balance or availability, so live values should be checked against the current client.

For Mafia: The Old Country, the practical checkpoint is the live client: confirm the installed version, platform notes and regional rollout before relying on a scheduled feature. Store availability, maintenance windows and certification can create timing differences even when the developer announces one date for the wider release.

Source: official announcement. All release dates, named features and numerical values in this report come from that primary source; the analysis is our own.

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