Today, Ubisoft released the latest Title Update for Assassin’s Creed: Shadow, and here are the game’s full patch notes. This update brings many significant changes, most notably making the pre-order bonus quest, “Thrown to the Dogs,” available to everyone. I do wonder how people who preordered the game feel about this, and it kinda feels like people who played or released just didn’t get the full experience they paid for, but I guess that is Ubisoft for you.
Key Changes
This update introduces a range of fixes and rebalances across the game, addressing numerous player experience issues. A key highlight is the resolution of the persistent “New Item” notification bug in the inventory and the removal of erroneous desynchronization warnings. The patch also tackles significant progression blockers in various quests, ensuring smoother gameplay for missions like “Vision of Realms,” “Nobutsuna Sensei,” and several related to “Diary of Lady Rokkaku.”
Beyond general bug fixes, the update implements a notable rebalancing of the in-game economy. The exploit allowing excessive Mon acquisition from certain items has been corrected, and the cost of Crafting Materials and Hideout Resources from merchants has increased, while their seasonal availability has decreased. To offset this, the amount of Mon gained from completing contracts has been boosted, encouraging more world exploration and engagement with gameplay activities to acquire resources.
Finally, several quality-of-life improvements have been made, including fixes for NPCs getting stuck in the world, visual glitches such as oversized NPCs and mounts not fitting stables, and stability enhancements for customised hideouts. Combat and stealth mechanics also received attention, with a correction to a misleading affliction buildup engraving text, and the Shinobi Bell effect no longer being blocked by line of sight.
Where to Buy
If you are interested in trying out Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, you can find the game over here on Steam.
Assassin’s Creed: Shadows Patch 1.0.5 Release Notes
General
- Fixed the issue where players had a persistent New Item notification in their inventory. We did it!
- Addressed an issue where some players were given a new save file at level 60, with gear and all objectives uncovered.
- Fixed an issue where the desynchronization warning for ‘killing civilians’ would appear without any reason.
- Fixed an issue where romancing Lady Oichi before romancing Rin could cause a breakup.
- Fixed various localisation issues.
Balancing
- Fixed an issue where the Samurai Daisho and Ronin occasionally gave an extremely high amount of Mon regardless of their level, disincentivising other methods of gaining Mon.
- We have also partially rebalanced the Mon economy to encourage more world exploration and gameplay activities to earn Crafting Materials and Hideout Resources instead of purchasing them through merchants.
- In pursuit of this, we’ve bumped up the cost of Crafting Materials and Hideout Resources sold by Merchants and lowered the quantity available each season for each Merchant.
- If you still want to purchase them, we’ve increased the amount of Mon acquired from completing contracts.
World
- Fixed an issue where Yagoro would become trapped in a Kofun and not return to the hideout.
- Fixed an issue where players could remain stuck inside the construction site at Osaka Castle.
Quests
- Fixed an issue where players could not exit the quest “Vision of Realms” if they selected ‘Quit to Memories’ and loaded their progress from the Animus Memories menu.
- Fixed an issue where quitting during the “Nobutsuna Sensei” quest caused Yasuke to become stuck in the flashback.
- Fixed an issue where Yaya doesn’t join “The League” after being successfully recruited.
- Fixed progress issues in the “Showdown in Sakamoto” quest that happened if Katsuhime had previously died.
- Fixed an issue in the “Wake Up Call” quest where the “troublemaker” couldn’t be hunted down.
- Fixed an issue in the “Find Local Dishes” quest where Narezushi could not be obtained from merchants.
- Fixed an issue in the “Wolves and Foxes” quest where players were not able to speak with Hattori Hanzo. I guess we’ll let you talk to him now.
- Fixed an issue where players could not progress in “A Peculiar Guest”.
- Fixed an issue where players could not complete the “Missing Missive” quest due to being unable to retrieve the letter.
- Fixed an issue where the game would crash during the “Temple of the Horseman (An Eye for an Eye)” quest.
- Fixed an issue in the “Diary of Lady Rokkaku” quest where Katsuhime’s letter would sometimes disappear. You got mail!
- Fixed an issue where the game incorrectly believed Katsuhime was dead and players could not complete the “Diary of Lady Rokkaku” quest.
- Fixed an issue where players could not complete the “Diary of Lady Rokkaku” quest due to Naoe and Katsuhime being attached to surrounding water. They just wanted to go on a little swim!
- Fixed an issue where players could not complete the “Diary of Lady Rokkaku” quest due to Katsuhime dropping into the water and swimming to shore.
Stealth
- Fixed an issue where the Shinobi Bell effect was blocked by line of sight from NPCs.
Combat
- Adjusted an issue where the +600% affliction buildup engravings were a text error. It has now been fixed to reflect the real build-up amount of 6%.
Visuals & Graphics
- Fixed visual issues.
- Fixed some issues where the “Kaen” and “Sekiryu” mounts would not fully fit in the stables.
- Fixed a visual issue with the “Samurai Daimyo Armour”.
- Addressed an issue where players could sometimes see a giant NPC in towns.
Hideout
- Improved stability for heavily customised Hideout.
- Fixed an issue where players could sometimes not interact with Gennojo in the Hideout.
