Ubisoft has launched its first developer replace for Star Wars Outlaws, with new inventive director Drew Rechner promising huge adjustments after the open world journey debuted to disappointing gross sales.
Rechner mentioned within the update that Ubisoft had been “gathering and actioning gamers’ suggestions” since launch and has recognized key areas the place it might “elevate the sport expertise to raised meet” participant expectations.
Sentiments similar to these are sometimes seen within the wake of disastrous sport launches however Star Wars Outlaws debuted to constructive evaluations. Poor gross sales shook a struggling Ubisoft, nonetheless, and it’s now working to enhance the sport forward of what it hopes might be a gross sales bump alongside its Steam launch and the vacation interval.
This may end in Star Wars Outlaws getting revamped fight, stealth, and controls. “The primary key space of enchancment to the sport is fight the place we see an actual alternative so as to add extra depth and pleasure to the expertise, additional rewarding your ways and precision,” Rechner mentioned.
“Our second key space is stealth, which isn’t solely about bettering the readability and consistency of enemy detection, but in addition offering selection in the way you wish to method every encounter.
“Lastly, our third key space of focus is centered across the character controls, which implies bettering the reliability of canopy, growing the responsiveness of climbing and crouching, and customarily bettering the consistency of the controls general.”
These adjustments might be made when Replace 1.4 arrives on November 21, the identical day Star Wars Outlaws launches on Steam. Gamers can count on extra data on the adjustments within the coming weeks.
Replace 1.3 arrived in October and introduced a handful of huge adjustments of its personal, together with enhancements to stealth. Gamers got “extra flexibility in how they method conditions” alongside upgraded enemy exercise to make gameplay really feel extra reasonable.
Rechner strikes into the Star Wars Outlaws inventive director function as earlier inventive director, Julian Gerighty, turns his consideration to The Division 3 at Huge Leisure.
Ubisoft as a complete continues to be embattled by rumors of a takeover and different points. The French writer delayed Murderer’s Creed Shadows into 2025, and has ditched Epic Video games Retailer exclusivity for its PC video games.
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