IGN has confirmed that Ubisoft has quietly ready a day-one patch for Murderer’s Creed Shadows that makes a variety of essential adjustments, together with to temples and shrines.
Ubisoft supplied IGN with the patch notes for this replace, which the corporate confirmed weren’t included in any public announcement.
Murderer’s Creed Shadows day-one patch notes:
This replace brings numerous enhancements and fixes, together with:
- Gamers now not getting caught inside movable objects after dodging ahead and interacting with them in kofuns
- Repair for procedural weapons being eliminated incorrectly when promoting gadgets
- Changes to stop gamers from going out of bounds when proning towards objects
- Improved horse navigation, decreasing points with turning and blocked paths
- Lighting changes for cave, kofun, and architectural entrances/exits
- Fixes for material clipping on Yasuke’s outfits (whereas using) and Naoe’s outfits (whereas crouching)
- Residents with out weapons now not bleed when attacked, decreasing unintended blood spill in temples/shrines
- Tables and racks in temples/shrines at the moment are indestructible (Some objects like drums or bowls can nonetheless be damaged as they’re generic ones current all over the place in the world) (Tables are nonetheless dynamic objects, so gamers can nonetheless transfer/push them).
The headline here’s a change to tables and racks in temples and shrines, which at the moment are indestructible in the Feudal Japan-set sport. Ubisoft instructed IGN the day-one patch is for all gamers and not Japan-specific, but it surely’s arduous to see this alteration in specific being something however a response to the controversy surrounding the sport in the nation.
Yesterday, March 19, Shigeru Ishiba, the Prime Minister of Japan, responded to a query about Murderer’s Creed Shadows throughout an official authorities convention assembly.
The Murderer’s Creed Shadows query was requested by Japanese politician and member of the Home of Councillors of Japan, Hiroyuki Kada. Kada, who will marketing campaign for re-election this summer season, stated:
“I worry that permitting gamers to assault and destroy real-world areas in the sport with out permission might encourage comparable conduct in actual life. Shrine officers and native residents are additionally fearful about this. After all, freedom of expression should be revered, however acts that demean native cultures ought to be prevented.”
Prime Minister Ishiba responded:
“How you can tackle this legally is one thing we have to talk about with the Ministry of Financial system, Commerce and Business, the Ministry of Schooling, Tradition, Sports activities, Science, and Know-how, and the Ministry of Overseas Affairs.
“Defacing a shrine is out of the query – it’s an insult to the nation itself. When the Self-Protection Forces have been deployed to Samawah, Iraq, we ensured they studied Islamic customs beforehand. Respecting the tradition and faith of a rustic is key, and we should make it clear that we are going to not merely settle for acts that disregard them.”