Black Fable: Wukong developer Sport Science has issued a brand new replace for the record-breaking motion recreation, including a lot of new options.
Update 1.0.12.16581 provides a brand new boss rush mode referred to as Problem, which might be discovered at any Keeper’s Shrine after beating the sport a minimum of as soon as. Two varieties of problem can be found: Return of Rivals and Gauntlet of Legends.
Return of Rivals lets gamers problem a defeated boss to a duel, selecting from three ranges of issue. Gauntlet of Legends lets gamers struggle towards a number of opponents in succession, utilizing custom-made curses to tailor the problem. As with Return of Rivals, if any opponents stay undefeated in the primary recreation, the associated gauntlet will probably be unavailable.
“This mode might be tough, as some outdated opponents might shock with new strikes,” Sport Science warned in a blog post. “Proceed with warning!” There are distinctive rewards tied to Problem, detailed beneath within the patch notes.
In the meantime, the patch provides the brand new Journeyer’s Chart, which is unlocked when the participant first enters Black Wind Mountain and meets the Keeper. Afterwards, for every new territory reached, a Journeyer’s Chart might be purchased on the Keeper’s Shrine. There’s new tools, too, to have a good time the upcoming Chinese language New Yr, and new music library features.
Final month, Sport Science teased “some surprises” for Black Fable: Wukong. Accepting the Sport of the Yr award through video message on the Golden Joysticks, Sport Science co-founder Feng Ji inspired individuals who have but to purchase the smash hit motion recreation to now achieve this. He then added the tease: “In fact, you may need already accomplished our recreation. That’s completely wonderful too. Hold following us, and there may simply be some surprises ready for you later this 12 months.” It appears these new additions, designed for gamers who’ve beat Black Fable: Wukong already, are the surprises in query.
Black Fable: Wukong launched on August 19 and offered an eye-watering 18 million copies in simply two weeks throughout PC and PS5, reportedly making over $700 million in income within the course of. That was sufficient to place Black Fable: Wukong up there with Grand Theft Auto 5 and Name of Responsibility: Fashionable Warfare 2 as one of many fastest-selling video games of all time, and is an astonishing return for a recreation that had a reported finances of $70 million over six years of improvement. It did so effectively that Sony pointed to Black Fable: Wukong as making a major contribution to income throughout its final monetary quarter., making up for the Harmony catastrophe.
DLC is about to observe. In September, Sport Science investor Hero Video games confirmed plans to launch an Elden Ring-style growth for Black Fable: Wukong forward of any sequel. Maybe we’ll get a primary take a look at The Sport Awards 2024 later this week.
IGN’s Black Fable: Wukong assessment returned an 8/10. We mentioned: “Regardless of some irritating technical points, Black Fable: Wukong is a good motion recreation with incredible fight, thrilling bosses, tantalizing secrets and techniques, and a good looking world.”
Whilst you’re right here, IGN has loads extra Black Fable: Wukong guides that can assist you out, together with Important Ideas and Methods, Issues Black Fable: Wukong Would not Inform You, and our Boss Checklist and Guides.
Black Fable: Wukong replace 1.0.12.16581 patch notes:
What to Know Earlier than Patch Set up
- As a result of platform’s replace mechanism, your laptop might want to reserve a bigger quantity of free disk area for non permanent storage of the replace recordsdata.
- If in case you have put in any mods within the recreation, putting in the patch might trigger compatibility points. This might stop you from launching the sport or triggering error pop-ups throughout gameplay. We suggest uninstalling the put in mods and verifying the integrity of the sport recordsdata earlier than restarting the sport
- In the event you encounter unusually massive replace sizes throughout patch set up, or if the sport will get caught, crashes, or fails to start out after set up, please check with the Installation/Patch FAQ on our official web site.
- All new objects launched on this patch won’t be required for any recreation achievements.
Main Updates
New Gameplay: Problem
“It is robust to confront the outdated rivals anew, however the Nice Sage will at all times prevail!”
- After finishing the sport a minimum of as soon as, the Destined One can discover “Problem” at any Keeper’s Shrine.
- There are two varieties of problem obtainable: “Return of Rivals” and “Gauntlet of Legends”.
- “Return of Rivals”
- The Destined One can problem a former opponent to a duel, selecting from three ranges of issue.
- If any opponents stay undefeated in the primary recreation, the corresponding rebattle will probably be unavailable.
- “Gauntlet of Legends”
- The Destined One can battle towards a number of opponents in succession, utilizing custom-made curses to tailor the problem.
- This mode might be tough, as some outdated opponents might shock with new strikes. Proceed with warning!
- If any opponents stay undefeated in the primary recreation, the associated gauntlet will probably be unavailable.
- Finishing any gauntlet rewards gamers with new uncommon treasures.
- Medication: “Glimmering Scale Pellets” and its method;
- Drink and Soaks: “Bitter Wine”, “Frost-Enduring Chrysanth”, and “Strong Antler”;
- Curios: “Stone Tiger Tally”, “Ever-Burning Palace Lantern”, and “Fragment of the Ocean-Settling Pillar”;
- Gear: “Three Hill Crown”;
- Weapons: “Qing Mallet”, “Fanged Cyan Employees”, and “Leeching Centipede Employees”.
New Sport Function: Journeyer’s Chart
“Let the chart chart the journeyer’s journey.”
- A outstanding one has captured these landscapes, organizing them into charts for steerage and marking.
- A Journeyer’s Chart might be unlocked when the Destined One first enters Black Wind Mountain and meets the Keeper.
- Afterwards, for every new territory reached, a “Journeyer’s Chart” might be bought on the Keeper’s Shrine.
New Gear: Armor Set of Opulence
Because the 12 months involves a detailed, we want all Destined Ones an early Joyful Chinese language New Yr! Might you’ve got pleasure and prosperity all 12 months spherical.
- 4 particular armor items have been crafted to have a good time the upcoming Chinese language New Yr.
- After set up, all Destined Ones can declare these straight by “Trailblazer’s Present” at any Keeper’s Shrine.
New Music Library Features
- “Black Fable: Wukong Soundtrack Choice” has been added as a brand new soundtrack software (some tracks aren’t obtainable for export as a result of copyright restrictions).
Please be aware: Resulting from configuration points on EPIC, purchasers of “Black Fable: Wukong Deluxe Version Improve” might expertise delays in receiving the soundtrack choice. Your persistence is far appreciated.
Bug Fixes
Bosses
- Mounted a difficulty the place yaoguai chiefs “The King of the Kingdom of Flowing Sands and His Son” won’t drop the spirit of “Second Rat Prince” upon defeat.
- Mounted a difficulty the place yaoguai queen “Kang-Jin Star” would die unexpectedly beneath sure situations.
- Mounted a difficulty the place “Zhu Bajie” couldn’t be defeated throughout a sure part.
- Mounted a difficulty the place yaoguai king “Yellow Loong” would get caught underground in sure conditions.
- Mounted a difficulty the place some abilities of yaoguai king “Yellow Loong” couldn’t be interrupted even after being seen-through.
- Mounted a difficulty the place yaoguai chiefs “Cloudy Mist, Misty Cloud” would proceed attacking gamers whereas in invisible state beneath sure situations.
- Mounted a difficulty the place yaoguai chief Lang-Baw-Baw couldn’t have interaction in fight beneath sure situations.
- Mounted a difficulty the place some abilities of “Erlang, the Sacred Divinity” would deal irregular harm to the Destined One.
- Mounted a difficulty the place the Destined One might have interaction within the battle with “The 4 Heavenly Kings” in kinds apart from “Stone Monkey” beneath particular operations.
- Mounted a difficulty the place the Destined One might be blocked by an invisible wall, stopping him from coming into fight in sure conditions.
- Improved the grappling efficiency of yaoguai king “Yellow Wind Sage”.
- Diminished the invulnerability period of “Inexperienced-Capped Martialist”.
- Enhanced the effectiveness of the vessel “Wind Tamer” towards yaoguai chief “Non-Void”.
- Improved the fight expertise with yaoguai chiefs “Cloudy Mist, Misty Cloud”.
- Improved the fight expertise with yaoguai chief “Emerald-Armed Mantis”.
- Improved the fight expertise with “The Nice Sage’s Damaged Shell”.
Ranges
- Mounted a difficulty the place Zhu Bajie didn’t seem in Mount Huaguo beneath sure situations.
Protagonist
- Improved the expertise when the Destined One consumes a number of medicines consecutively.
- Enhanced the expertise of Assorted Combos and Charged Heavy Assaults.
- Optimized the outline of Transformations-related Abilities.
- Mounted a difficulty the place the harm detection of Spirit Expertise endured indefinitely beneath sure operations.
- Mounted a difficulty the place the animation of Life-Saving Strand couldn’t be triggered when the Expertise had taken impact beneath particular operations.
- Mounted a difficulty the place “Bull King’s Masks” might achieve Focus even when attacked throughout invincible states (Doging, Excellent Dodging, or Seeing-By way of).
Interplay
- The Music Library progress bar now helps dragging.
- Management customization for Keyboard & Mouse now helps mouse facet buttons.
- Mounted a difficulty the place the Dash button icon wouldn’t show in Controller Sort B’s format.
- Mounted a difficulty the place the Stock interface won’t show content material beneath sure operations.
- Mounted a difficulty the place the UI might turn out to be misaligned beneath particular operations.
Sound and Subtitles
- Mounted errors in some sound results.
- Mounted irregular voice playback for sure yaoguai kings.
- Optimized the amount of sure sound results.
Efficiency
- Mounted occasional crashes for some customers after enabling DLSS body technology.
- Mounted display flickering points for some customers after enabling XeSS.
- Mounted a reminiscence leak concern beneath sure situations.
- Mounted crashes brought on by outdated drivers.
- Optimized efficiency for quite a few scenes and boss fights on medium and low-end configurations.
- Enhanced the efficiency of Full Ray Tracing on GeForce RTX.
Localization and Different
- Added language help for Turkish.
- Added and improved translations for Portraits in a number of languages.
- Corrected translation errors and mounted points with spelling, capitalization, and terminology consistency in a number of languages.
- Improved the interpretation of lyrics in a number of languages.
- Enhanced the standard of some English voiceovers and their synchronization with subtitles.
- Improved textual content show in a number of languages.
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