Harry Potter Wizards Unite: Patch notes 2.0.0, update, iOS & Android

The "Harry Potter GO" game from Niantic is currently only available in a handful of countries, but is already on its third major patch. HPWU version 2.0.0 contains a number of new features, including a social tab and an update to Greenhouses.

For some fans of Niantic mobile games, such a patch is a good indicator of the global rollout being close.

New wizarding achievement badges

Like in Pokemon GO, badges reflecting your achievements will be available on HPWU. You will be able to display them on your profile.

Two new discoveries

• London Five Transcript
  Mysteries Chapter 1
  Page: Grim Fawley - Motives
  
• Redacted Report
  Mysteries Chapter 1
  Page: Grim Fawley - Ministry Record

Foundables now available

• Albus Dumbledore
• Kingsley Shacklebolt
• Sirius Black
• Sorting Hat
• Gryffindor Student
• Hufflepuff Student
• Ravenclaw Student
• Slytherin Student

Foundables deleted from game data

• Godric Gryffindor
• Helga Hufflepull
• Rowena Ravenclaw
• Salazar Slytherin

New titles in the Ministry ID

New reward titles for your ID have been identified in the game data. They unlock after you have completed quests and accomplishments.

• Accomplished Auror – Complete 1 Auror book
• Elixir Enthusiast – Brew 1 Elixir potion
• Challenge Champion – Win 1 challenge
• Detector Distributor – Place 2 dark detectors
• Eliminator of Elites – Defeat 2 elite foes
• S.O.S. Ambassador – Encounter foundables in 3 countries
• Chamber Challenger – Defeat 2 foes in a challenge
• Herbaceous Harvester – Loot 3 Greenhouses
• Diligent Diner – Loot 3 Inns
• Wizarding Wanderer – Walk 2 kilometres
• Masterful Magizoologist – Complete 1 Magizoologist book
• Apprentice Apothecary – Pick up 2 ingredients from the map
• Strategic Spellcaster – Cast 1 spell
• Superior Spellcaster – Cast 1 Masterful spell
• Calamity Investigator – Find 1 mystery item
• Portkey Passenger – Open 2 portkeys
• Practiced Potioneer – Brew 1 potion
• Proficient Professor – Complete 1 Professor book
• Advance Guard – Reach level 3
• Helpful Herbologist – Plant 3 seeds
• Accomplished Archivist – Place 3 stickers

Changes to Fortresses

The fewer players fighting in a Fortress, the better the multiplier of rewards.

Changes to Ingredients

The quantities of ingredients collected via the map have been modified.

New ingredients

New ingredients have been added to the game files. They can be found on the map or in Greenhouses. These seeds can be used in the communal pots!

• Alihotsy Seed
• Angel’s Trumpet Seed
• Baneberry Seed
• Bitterroot Seed
• Flitterbloom Seed
• Ginger Seed
• Leaping Toadstool Spore
• Lovage Seed
• Peppermint Seed
• Scurvygrass Seed
• Sneezewort Seed
• Snowdrop Seed
• Sopophorous Bean Seed
• Valerian Seed
• Wolfsbane Seed
• Wormwood Seed
• Water

Changes to Potion Recipes

Recipes and what level you need to attain to unlock them have been amended.

• Baruffio's Brain Elixir
  Frog Brain: 2 > 1
  Runespoor Eggs: 2 > 1
  Powdered Dragon Claw: 3 > 1
  
• Dawdle Draught
  Sopophorous Bean: 2 > 1
  Unlock level: 17 > 10
• Strong Exstimulo Potion
  Snowdrop: 1 > 2
  Re'em Blood: 2 > 1
  Crafting time: 2 hrs > 6 hrs
• Potent Exstimulo Potion
  Bitter Root: 3 > 2
  Snowdrop: 4 > 2
  Re'em Blood: 3 > 2
  Unicorn Hair: 2 > 1
  Crafting time: 6 hrs > 8 hrs
  Unlock level: 10 > 9
• Exstimulo Potion
  Crafting time: 1 hr > 2 hrs
• Healing Potion
  Crafting time: 1 hr > 3 hrs
• Invigoration Draught
  Lovage: 1 > 2
  Crafting time: 1 hr > 4 hrs
• Strong Invigoration Draught
  Crafting time: 2 hrs > 8 hrs
• Wit Sharpening
  Crafting time: 2 hrs > 4hrs
  Unlock level: 22 > 15

New Function: Friends

A dive into the game data reveals that a friends feature is coming, similar to what was implemented in Pokémon GO. You'll be able to complete challenges together, as well as send gifts.

Playing with friends will award XP for both Wizarding and Wizarding Challenges, and you can also link your Facebook account to find friends who already play the game.

To do this, simply exchange Friend Codes. You can find this from the Friends menu, which is the icon in the bottom left that looks like two wizards together.

Once you are friends, you'll be able to see each others' recent activity and codenames.

Communal Pots — a new function for seeds

An all-new feature is the changes to Greenhouses, designed to make them more useful for wizards. The addition of communal pots mean that anyone can grow a plant in an empty one, so keep an eye out!

• Simply choose a plant to grow. You'll need the right number of Ingredient Seeds, some water, and a certain amount of time for the plant to grow.
• You can use your Herbivicus spell to gain more Potion Ingredients from the plant. The great thing about communal plants is that anyone can contribute to growing the plant and gaining more from it.
• Once fully grown, the Ingredients will appear on the Map. To harvest them, return to the Greenhouse location. Anyone nearby will be able to gather the whole yield, so be sure to return before the Ingredients disappear!

Balance changes to Foundable rarity

The rarity of some of Foundables has been increased, most likely to limit the massive spawn of items and to increase the diversity of the elements encountered.

New Foundables

Three new items to find have been added to the Registry, under the Oddities chapter. They will be unlocked in your Registry with 10 fragments (20, 40 and 80 to obtain bronze, silver or gold).

Gaining levels

The amount of experience required to move up the first few levels has been reduced. Here are the new values needed to progress to the corresponding level:

• 2 - 2250 → 1000 XP
• 3 - 2350 → 1500 XP
• 4 - 2400 → 2000 XP
• 5 - 4000 → 3000 XP
• 6 - 5000 → 4000 XP

Avatar customization

Observable from the main menu and your Wizard's Identity Card, your avatar can be personalized at will via filters, cosmetics, special clothes and more.

It should be noted that a very large number of cosmetics will unlock at certain levels.

Account statistics

A whole range of new statistics on your wizarding account will be added to your Ministry ID card.

• Number of Inns and Greenhouses visited
• Battles won
• Foundables returned
• Distance travelled

It is not yet known exactly what these achievements will look like, but they are reminiscent of badges in Pokémon GO, which reward you with certain achievements.

New event book

A new item acquired during events will be added to the game. Restricted Books will be used to improve your skills, and will essentially be a third currency in the game.

Generally speaking, it's the entire Professions tab that has been updated with this patch. More readable sections, more remarkable statistics... All you need to get back in touch with the professions in HPWU.

Visual changes to Fortresses

The Fortress interface — equivalent to the Gyms of Pokémon GO — will be updated with this patch. Here is an overview:

As a reminder, the game is available via an APK on Android mobiles. Check out our guide on how to download and install the APK for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite!

Written by Romain "Zorg" Becquelin and David "Olucaron" Duffy. French sections translated by Millenium.