The newest replace for Assassin’s Creed Shadows comes out tomorrow, and it provides free new content material alongside quite a few tweaks and enhancements. Title Replace 1.0.6 is headlined by a quest developed in collaboration with Critical Role, in addition to a brand new, tougher problem setting.
The replace’s new questline known as A Critical Encounter, and its narrative facilities round Rufino, a personality first created throughout Critical Role’s one-off Assassin’s Creed-themed collection. Rufino is voice-acted by Critical Role’s Robbie Daymond, and completion of the hunt unlocks Rufino as an Ally. Along with this quest, Ubisoft can be including a Critical Role-themed weapon pack that may be bought within the in-game retailer.
The replace additionally provides a brand new Nightmare problem setting, designed to considerably enhance the problem that gamers face. Nightmare will increase enemy ability and reduces the effectiveness of participant skills; enemies will not be solely stronger, but in addition sooner and smarter, in line with the patch notes. Gamers can even need to be extra cautious about noise; on this setting, Naoe will make a sound even whereas crouching.
Together with these two massive content material additions, the replace provides a bunch of adjustments and tweaks to enhance the sport. As an illustration, gamers can now choose to take away headgear throughout cutscenes; Ubisoft has additionally added a toggle for particular VFX. Title Replace 1.0.6 launches tomorrow, June 25, at 7 AM PT / 10 AM ET / 2 PM UTC; You may take a look at the entire listing of adjustments within the patch notes under.
This is not the primary massive collaboration that Ubisoft has accomplished for Shadows. Again in Could, the corporate launched collabs with Lifeless By Daylight and Balatro. The corporate plans for extra content material to come back sooner or later: In line with its Yr 1 roadmap, future updates will add new sport plus, further story content material, and the Claws of Awaji growth.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Replace 1.0.5 Patch Notes
Patch sizes
- PS5: ~6.27 GB
- Xbox Sequence X|S: ~19 GB
- Mac: ~9 GB
- PC: ~17 GB
- Steam: ~8.5 GB
Patch Highlights
Critical Role
For our second particular collaboration, we partnered with Critical Role to deliver this new content material to Assassin’s Creed Shadows. This features a new free quest known as “A Critical Encounter,” a brand new Ally to recruit and a brand new trophy/achievement so as to add to your assortment.
New Free Story Pack: “A Critical Encounter”
Rufino, an outdated good friend of Tomiko and Heiji, calls in a life debt after uncovering a lethal conspiracy. Whereas working as a translator, he found proof {that a} secretive group has been hiring assassins to eradicate influential commoners.
Now, he turns to Naoe and Yasuke for assist in stopping these killers.
Unlock circumstances: Full “Manner of the Blacksmith” and unlock Yasuke as a playable character. This questline will begin within the Hideout.
- Reward: New Ally based mostly on Critical Role’s Assassin’s Creed Shadows One-Shot marketing campaign character, Rufino, performed by Robbie Daymond. Additionally, you will get a banner within the hideout with the Critical Role brand.
- New Trophy/Achievement: “A Critical Encounter”, obtained upon completion of the questline.
With this collaboration, we can even launch a Critical Role Weapon Pack impressed by the Critical Role universe, out there for buy within the sport retailer! This pack contains 2 weapons for each characters, a Tanto and Katana for Naoe and a Kanabo and Teppo for Yasuke.
New Nightmare Difficulty Setting
We’re including a brand new Difficulty Setting (Nightmare) that can introduce further challenges to your journey. This mode will influence each fight and stealth, requiring extra tactical planning and better consideration to your environment. Put together for harder enemies and a extra intense total expertise.
Here’s a tease of some adjustments you’ll be able to count on from this new problem:
- Participant defensive choices are much less efficient, and enemies deal better harm in any respect ranges.
- E.g., Parries now require excellent timing to deflect the hit–imperfect parries will solely partially block incoming harm.
- Enemy AI is smarter, sooner, and extra aggressive in quite a lot of circumstances, together with detection.
- E.g., Even whereas crouching, Naoe now generates some sound! And even whereas within the shadows, she could be seen whereas transferring!
- E.g., Enemies will now not change into weak from dodges or parries–only skills can put them right into a weak state.
- Fight sources (like adrenaline, rations, and shinobi objects) are tougher to come back by, making their use much more important.
Toggle Headgear in Cutscenes
We’re excited to introduce a extremely requested characteristic: gamers can now select to point out headgear, whether or not it is a hood, helmet, headband, or extra throughout cutscenes. Now your type can shine by means of dialogue scenes too!
You will see that the choice out there within the in-game settings.
- Word that headgear is not going to be displayed in cinematics or in some particular cases the place a rule overrides this setting (romance-specific cutscenes).
VFX Toggles
Gamers can now disable/allow particular VFX to additional customise their expertise. These embrace the power to cover or present the loot on lifeless our bodies, the final identified place of the participant, the particular assaults indicators of the enemies, and extra.
All will likely be accessible within the Interface choice menu.
Open World Alarm
We’ve expanded the Regional Alert System out there in Castles to the entire Province. Now by repetitively attacking Civilians or Navy items outdoors Castles, the alarm could be triggered, and a gaggle of Guardians will hunt you on the earth.
Horse Digicam Presets
Now you can toggle between 3 totally different digital camera presets whereas using in your mount (maintain the down button on controller/’X’ key on keyboard whereas using) permitting for a extra cinematic expertise to absorb the total fantastic thing about Japan.
Extremely Low Specs for PC
We’re including a brand new visible high quality stage, the Extremely Low mode. It will permit PC gamers with a restricted GPU configuration to expertise the sport in higher framerate circumstances.
Record of Bug Fixes
Common
- Mounted a problem the place the Onryo Masks remained seen regardless of deciding on the choice to cover gear.
- Mounted a problem the place gamers had been unable to earn Mastery Factors.
- Mounted a problem the place Mastery Factors weren’t returned after resetting the Mastery Tree.
- Mounted a problem the place gamers couldn’t swap characters anymore even with out gameplay context restrictions.
- Mounted a problem the place allies could possibly be skilled to veteran rank with out upgrading the dojo to stage 3.
- Mounted a problem the place Gennojo didn’t instantly seem within the hideout after recruitment. He was busy washing his hair!
- Mounted a problem the place generally a participant stays caught in a Pink Zone, with out with the ability to quick journey anyplace, by permitting them to quick journey to the hideout.
- Mounted a problem the place the Oni Drawing stays caught on display after finishing the “Imaginative and prescient of the Realms” quest.
- Mounted varied localization points.
Quests
- Mounted a problem the place gamers couldn’t progress within the “A Probability Encounter” quest when following Fuyu.
- Mounted a problem the place gamers couldn’t full the hunt after defeating all Kabukimono.
- Mounted a problem the place Woman Oichi’s letter grew to become unavailable after the Fuji-maru cutscene.
- Mounted a problem the place gamers had been unable to speak to Katsuhime within the crop discipline when she was sitting on the bottom. She simply wished some peace and quiet!
- Mounted a problem the place monitoring the “Temple Tales” quest solely confirmed a progress bar with no textual content.
- Mounted a problem the place Genzaburo’s Teppo Grasp was lacking from the Kaya Shrine.
- Mounted a problem the place Yagyu Munetoshi revealed a later plot level too early within the “Nobutsuna’s College students” quest.
- Mounted a problem the place gamers couldn’t assassinate the Godai of Void as a result of the NPC was lacking. He took his identify too severely.
- Mounted a problem the place gamers couldn’t full the “Diary of Woman Rokkaku” quest after dodge rolling and dropping Katsuhime.
- Mounted a problem the place gamers couldn’t full the “Diary of Woman Rokkaku” quest when there was no instant choice to hold Katsuhime.
- Mounted a problem the place gamers glitched by means of an anomaly within the “Heads Will Roll” quest, making Animus actions unavailable.
- Mounted a problem the place gamers couldn’t progress within the “Misplaced Honor” quest as a result of the sport failed to modify to Naoe.
- Mounted a problem the place gamers couldn’t progress by means of the Event after dying.
Visuals & Graphics
- Mounted some minor visible points.
- Mounted misplaced visible parts with the Darkish Woods Kusarigama.
- Mounted a problem the place all NPC horses appeared as equivalent.
- Mounted a clipping difficulty with Naoe’s Sekiryu outfit.
- Mounted a problem with the “Bloodshade Katana” being seen out of the sheath when transmogged.
- Mounted a motion physics difficulty with the Lifeless by Daylight Oni’s armor.
Audio
- Mounted a problem the place footstep audio often ceased when opening the map whereas transferring.