Ubisoft’s subsequent large patch for Assassin’s Creed Shadows is accessible in the present day, July 29, 2025, and the writer has now given an in depth rundown of every part included.
As beforehand introduced, Title Update 1.0.7 provides New Recreation Plus mode, which is able to unlock as quickly as you hit the credit after finishing the sport’s story. From right here, you may have a few choices: both to restart the sport from scratch, or choose up the motion from when Naoe first arrives at the sport’s hideout. Both method, your hard-earned gear, expertise, allies and hideout development will carry over.
Whether or not you are taking part in New Recreation Plus or not, there is a degree cap enhance from 60 to 80, and a lift in the Data Rank cap from 8 to 10, permitting you to counter the sport’s higher-level enemies with the means to unlock extra expertise. You too can now improve gear at your Forge to degree 4, too.
Sweat your method via Shadows’ story a second time by way of New Recreation Plus and you will unlock a gold katana and lengthy katana for Naoe and Yasuke, respectively, and in addition snag the final of the following three new achievements/trophies, which this replace additionally provides:
- Get pleasure from the Journey: Attain Degree 80
- Stars Unseen: Attain Data Rank 10
- Value its Wait: Full the story on New Recreation Plus
Lastly, Ubisoft has rebalanced a few of the sport’s cash and sources. Gamers will doubtless be blissful to see a boosted quantity of Mon now given from promoting gadgets, whereas bought gadgets price much less. You will additionally get extra sources from dismantling gadgets and from finish of season chests.
Ubisoft is set to proceed updating Shadows for the forseeable future, with an extra patch due in early September that can add the means to fast-forward the time of day and higher unfog the world map when synchronising viewpoints. Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ first main growth, Claws of Awaji, then arrives on September 16 as the sport’s first paid add-on — although it will likely be free for anybody who initially pre-ordered the sport.
Discover in the present day’s full patch notes beneath:
NEW GAME+
- Upon finishing the major story on any issue, begin a brand new sport whereas preserving all collected expertise, gear, Allies and hideout development out of your first playthrough.
KNOWLEDGE RANK & LEVEL CAP INCREASE
- We have raised the degree cap from 60 to 80, that means more durable foes with enhanced ways and consciousness – demanding sharper reflexes and smarter methods.
- To fulfill this rising menace, we have additionally expanded the Data Rank system to 9 & 10 permitting gamers to unlock and develop a broader array of expertise, passives, and fight strategies to develop into much more masterful.
- The Forge can now be upgraded to degree 4, permitting gamers to improve all weapons and equipment to degree 80 to have the edge on the rising threats that await.
ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
- Eliminated a efficiency warning on MacBook Air when utilizing M4 following improved help.
- Fastened an error in Picture Mode the place the “Present UI” immediate was seen in preview mode, affecting gamers taking screenshots with their native techniques.
- Particular person gadgets will now have their devoted web page inside the retailer.
- Katsuhime not vanishes from the hideout after the earlier 1.0.5 repair for the breakup bug.
BALANCING
- Adjusted the variety of Mon acquired from buying and selling. Buying gadgets prices much less, whereas promoting gadgets provides extra.
- Elevated the variety of sources gained from dismantling gadgets.
- Barely elevated the quantity of crafting supplies wanted to improve gadgets.
- Rebalanced the finish of season chest rewards and elevated the amount of crafting supplies and Hideout sources given.
- The Radial Impact improve in Yasuke’s Teppo tree had its base injury elevated from 25% to 50%, and its injury is now additionally additional elevated by different Armor Buster upgrades.
- Allies now acquire extra well being and injury as the participant ranges up.
- Ronin enemies now have 4 Well being Segments, up from 3.
LIST OF BUG FIXES
Normal
- Cultural discoveries close to Katano Citadel now seem appropriately in the codex after being noticed.
- Corrected Naoe’s Kata dialogue in Wakasa.
- Added a ‘Mark all as Learn’ choice for the Codex menu.
- Added a Degree Selector for Data Path.
- Fastened the ‘Limitless’ trophy often not unlocking after acquiring a legendary piece of substances of every sort.
Gameplay
- Addressed a difficulty the place gamers doubtlessly bought caught outdoors the Animus wall throughout the Revenge mission in Tsuruga Citadel. Get again right here!
- Fastened a bug the place gamers may get caught inside a room in Saika Citadel.
- Corrected a bug the place gamers may get caught while exiting the Miyataki Warehouse.
- Fastened a bug the place gamers may get caught inside rocks in the Obama Hillside space.
- Addressed a difficulty with Naoe’s Robes of the Enraged.
- Genzaburo’s Teppo Grasp is again from lunch and is now current at Kaya Shrine.
- Fastened an error with some cross-progression achievements precipitated if a playthrough was partly on MacOS.
Expertise & Upgrades
- Fastened a difficulty the place the “Hidden Hand” cooldown discount upgrades weren’t utilized.
- Fastened a difficulty the place the “Prolonged Notion” Shinobi Improve did not grant the further instruments injury.
- Corrected a difficulty the place the “Nightcrawler” Murderer passive did not grant injury at evening.
- Corrected a difficulty the place the “Infinite Barrage” Tanto Improve was as an alternative granting the impact of the “Contemplation” Tanto Improve, and vice versa.
- Fastened a difficulty the place the “Invigorating Kill” Tanto Improve solely labored with the stabbing a part of the transfer and never the throw.
- Addressed a difficulty the place the “Teppo’s Would possibly” Teppo Improve solely labored with the computerized follow-up shot and never the Teppo melee swing.
- Corrected a difficulty the place perks that elevated adrenaline gained on deflect, parry and dodge had little to no impact.
- Fastened a difficulty the place injury assassinations gave much less adrenaline than profitable assassinations.
- Fastened a difficulty the place the “Capability injury” data tree node had no impact past 1st degree.
- Corrected a difficulty the place the “Posture injury” data tree node had no impact past 1st degree.
- Solved a difficulty the place the “Weak injury” data tree node had no impact past 1st degree.
- Fastened a difficulty the place afflictions had decrease durations on civilians than on enemies.
- Fastened a difficulty the place injury discount perks weren’t utilized towards some enemy projectiles.
- Addressed a difficulty the place the “Wave of Wasps” Teppo was awarded with a random perk, as an alternative of its legendary perk.
- Addressed a difficulty the place equipping the “Robe of the Spirit” Naoe Gentle Armor prevented all instruments from making use of any buildup.
Visuals & Graphics
- Addressed numerous environmental points with floating bushes and rocks. Tree huggers rejoice!
- Fastened a difficulty the place the glowing eyes on the Mountain Demon Kanabo appeared misplaced when the weapon was holstered.
- Corrected a difficulty the place the Ikko Ikki banner inside the Hideout didn’t match its preview.
- Fastened a difficulty inflicting the sport to crash when previewing hideout beauty stations on a constructing with the Dragon Pores and skin utilized to it.
UI
- The database entry for Sen No Rikyu now shows the appropriate picture.
- Corrected a difficulty the place setting HUD visibility to “Disable”, then switching to “ON” would trigger a few of the HUD modules to not work.
- Fastened a text-only concern the place “Armor Avoidance” Lengthy Katana Improve acknowledged it granted 100% armor piercing, when it solely granted 50%.
- Corrected a text-only concern the place “Marksman’s Contact” Teppo Improve acknowledged it granted 100% armor piercing, when it solely granted 50%.
- Fastened a text-only concern the place “Widespread” Instruments Improve acknowledged it elevated the Smoke Bomb radius to 10 meters, when it solely elevated it to five meters.
- Addressed a text-only concern the place “Absolute Shockwave” Kanabo Improve confirmed 167% as an alternative of 67%.
- Corrected a difficulty the place the “Improved Floor Assassinate” icon was bigger than supposed.
- Reworded the “Improved Sense” Murderer Improve to showcase the lingering impact period in seconds.
- Reworded the “Temporal Mastery” Bow Improve to showcase the gradual time period in seconds.
Localization
- Corrected the German localization in Rescue the Particular Visitor.
- Fastened an error the place pointless characters appeared in the German translation of the “+50% injury on subsequent hit after a kill” engraving.
- Addressed a typo in the “Kirishitan” codex entry for Cristão.
SPOILERS WARNING!
Quests
- Preventing for the Trigger: Fastened a difficulty the place Kimura Kei couldn’t be killed as a result of the third assault sequence wouldn’t start. Why will not you die already?!
- Butterfly Collector: Adjusted the positioning of the Paper Service provider.
- Towards The Koga-ryu: Fastened a difficulty the place gamers couldn’t full the quest as a result of Katsuhime was lacking. Cannot a lady take a break?
- A Promise: Addressed a difficulty the place the servant didn’t reply to interactions. Impolite.
- Temple Tales: Fastened a difficulty the place gamers couldn’t proceed attributable to being unable to work together with Joken Hokkyo.
- Addressed a difficulty the place killing all Genzaburo troopers earlier than assembly Koshiro prevented his quest development.
- Misplaced Honor: Fastened a difficulty the place gamers could not progress in the quest as a result of Ise Sadatame was caught in place.
- Homecoming: Fastened a difficulty the place gamers couldn’t full the quest after killing the goal in model 1.0.6.
PLATFORM-SPECIFIC FIXES
PC
- “Vital Hit!” achievement now unlocks appropriately.
- Corrected the mistranslation of “handbook” for the Chinese language localization for HUD settings.
- Fastened a typo in the “Collector” achievement for the German localization on Steam and Ubisoft Join.
Mac OS
- Engravings at the moment are appropriately awarded when looting a legendary weapon.
Ubisoft just lately introduced that Assassin’s Creed Shadows has now hit 5 million gamers — and it seems like a model of the sport for Nintendo Swap 2 is on the method, too.
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