Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 developer Sandfall Interactive has launched Patch 1.2.3 for its well-received role-playing sport throughout all platforms.
The replace makes a lengthy record of fixes and, crucially, steadiness modifications, together with nerfing Clair Obscur’s most game-breaking construct (patch notes under).
Sandfall had signalled this modification was coming, saying it hadn’t deliberate to make any steadiness tweaks this early — simply bug fixes, “until one thing clearly stood out.”
“Nicely, Stendhal did,” the developer continued.
The construct in query is (was!) for younger fencer Maelle and a sword referred to as Medalum, which unlocks a Virtuose Stance that offers 200% bonus harm. Gamers have been combining this with ability-stacking and the Stendahl talent, which offers excessive single goal Void harm, to dish out billions of injury, sufficient to kill the ultimate boss in only one hit.
“It was underwhelming for many of improvement, so in our closing pre-release steadiness cross, we gave it a huge harm enhance — and clearly overdid it. It ended up overshadowing most different choices,” Sandfall mentioned.
“We nonetheless need you to have the ability to break the sport — and also you completely nonetheless can — however Stendhal was making it a bit too straightforward.”
The nerf is included in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s first full hotfix set. Whereas Stendhal remains to be a robust single-hit talent with nice synergy potential, it’s now extra in-line with every thing else.
In the meantime, the patch fixes what feels like a bug that was making Medalum third Lumina doubling all harm in Virtuose Stance, as an alternative of doubling solely Burn harm.
This is the related factors from at the moment’s patch notes:
- Mounted Medalum third Lumina doubling all harm in Virtuose Stance as an alternative of doubling solely Burn harm.
- Stendhal: Decreased harm by 40%.
Clair Obscur is a breakout hit for Sandfall, and has already bought over 2 million copies. It’s value remembering that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was, alongside Bethesda’s Oblivion Remastered, a day-one Sport Cross title. That makes this gross sales milestone all of the extra spectacular.
When Bethesda shadow-dropped The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered amid the launch of fellow role-playing sport Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, most thought there could possibly be just one winner. Nonetheless, it turned out that there was loads of room for each video games to succeed.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has finished so effectively that French President Macron has praised the event workforce. You should definitely try our ideas for the essential issues to know earlier than heading into the sport.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 replace 1.2.3 patch notes:
Steam Deck
- Mounted backgrounds of assorted menus not displaying correctly on the Steam Deck
Numerous Ultrawide Fixes
- Gameplay now not turns into zoomed after a cutscene happens in ultrawide resolutions
- The Choices menu picture will now not be stretched in ultrawide resolutions
- Fight UI now adapts accurately to ultrawide resolutions
- Sport will now not decrease upon altering settings in ultrawide decision
- Cutscenes gained’t letterbox in 32:9 side ratio
- Title display now shows fullscreen when the sport is launched in ultrawide decision
Mouse and Keyboard
- UI button prompts in Expedition Menu are actually seen and absolutely capable of be triggered with Keyboard
- Mouse buttons don’t turn into unresponsive after first use
- With mouse cursor on display, utilizing ‘WSAD’ or directional arrows to navigate in UI or set off another performance will now not conceal the cursor as an alternative of doing the supposed motion
- Left Mouse-button click on will now not block the participant from utilizing Keyboard to navigate menus
- Mouse enter is just not misplaced after the primary Soar counter assault whether it is pressed solely as soon as
Mounted areas of the world map the place you may get caught:
- Between lanterns scattered on the bottom close to Stone Wave Cliff portal
- Whereas strolling on the ship wreck close to the Forgotten Battlefield degree entrance
- Between lanterns on the bottom close to Bourgeon encounter subsequent to Stone Wave Cliffs degree
- Between two small rocks positioned between Spring Meadows and Abbest Cave
- Between vases and corals when leaping from rooftopps
- Between numerous rocks
- In ruins behind Flying Manor degree entrance
- Close to the bridge between Flying Waters and Spring Meadows
- Within the rocks on the World Map, close to Flying Waters
- Subsequent to hardened land, near the Flying Waters location exit
Mounted conditions the place Esquie particularly would get caught (poor man):
- When taking off from paint bridges, making him fall by way of the bridge and limit motion
- When flying into backside components of levitating buildings close to Visages
- Close to the Flying Waters entrance degree
- Close to a large hammer when traversing near Blades’ Graveyard degree
Weapon and talent fixes and tuning:
- Mounted Lithelim attribute scaling not working at excessive degree. Decreased preliminary Vitality scaling from A to C (will nonetheless finish at S at max degree). Added Luck scaling beginning at D.
- Mounted Blizzon attribute scaling not working at excessive degree. Decreased preliminary Luck scaling from B to C (will nonetheless finish at S at max degree). Added Protection scaling beginning at D.
- Mounted Medalum third Lumina doubling all harm in Virtuose Stance as an alternative of doubling solely Burn harm.
- Stendhal: Decreased harm by 40%.
Different fixes
- Boss encounter in Stone Wave Cliffs can now be completed on NG+
- You’ll now not be blocked by the Journal UI window after opening the primary Journal within the Spring Meadows
- Mounted being unable to shoot in Free intention whereas exploring ranges resulting from worn triggers
- Lune and Monoco now not spawn in similar place throughout finish of theirs Degree 6 relationship quests if they’re accomplished with out going to camp
- If at camp you choose “bear in mind the target”, then rapidly select to “fall asleep” and instantly after press “go away”, the display now not goes black
- You’ll be able to now not set off the “Discovering the reality” cutscene in Outdated Lumière a second time in a row, splitting the celebration without end with solely Verso and Maelle in it.
- Replace to rolling credit
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