Assassin’s Creed Shadows continues to evolve with each major update, and Ubisoft is pushing out one of the game’s more substantial patches today – 1.0.5. This title update introduces a pre-order quest, a Dead by Daylight collaboration, various photomode changes, quality-of-life improvements, and a Balatro crossover.
It was revealed in the full patch notes that update 1.0.5 will overhaul some key parkour mechanics, and dozens of bug fixes have been addressed across all platforms.
Read on to check out the full patch notes for Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ 1.0.5 update.
Balatro Comes to Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Ubisoft revealed that a Balatro Trinket can be found in Assassin’s Creed Shadows with the latest patch. There’s a variant for both Naoe and Yasuke dubbed ‘Winning Hand’, and the ability of the Trinket is that it can apply afflictions on combo enders.
However, Ubisoft neglected to provide a route to the Balatro Trinket, suggesting that players will need to ‘work together to figure out how to get it.’
Here’s the full sweep for Patch 1.0.5 in Shadows, as penned by Ubisoft.
1.0.5 Patch Sizes:
- PS5: ~3.31 GB
- XBS: ~19 GB
- MAC: ~9 GB
- PC: ~13 GB
- Steam: ~4.3 GB
Thrown To The Dogs Quest Unlocked
With this update, all players will receive access to the pre-order bonus quest, “Thrown to the Dogs”. Help a loyal dog avenge his late master and unlock Tsuki-maru as a pet to place in your Hideout.
The quest is available in the early game, once you have completed “From Spark to Flame”. It can be found at the Tennoji Temple, outside of Osaka.
Dead by Daylight Event
We’re excited to unveil our first special collaboration with this new Dead by Daylight event coming to Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
As villagers begin to disappear, Naoe becomes suspicious of the strange presence attacking the local people of Harima. To succeed, you will need to master unique mechanics and confront a formidable otherworldly threat…
This event comes with a new free quest that you can access from the Hideout upon unlocking Yasuke as a playable character. Once the event is completed, you will obtain a free trinket and banner.
You will also be able to further personalise your two characters with a Dead by Daylight-inspired pack in the store, featuring outfits, weapons, trinkets, and the chance to ride off into the shadows with none other than the loyal steed, Maurice.
Parkour Improvements
The team has prepared a bunch of improvements to enhance the parkour mechanics. We want to give a big thank you to all our dedicated parkour players for their ongoing feedback since launch.
Here are the main changes:
New Vertical Jump: We’re adding a brand-new parkour interaction allowing both Naoe and Yasuke to jump and grab any ledge, awnings or overhangs within reach, reducing the need to rely on vertical wall-runs. To trigger it, simply press the jump button as you approach low overhangs, and your character will make the jump.
Sprint Toggle Lock: As long as the directional inputs are maintained, sprint no longer disengages when using Parkour Up or Parkour Down.
Enhanced Back and Side Ejects: We’ve also enhanced the distance and height of side & back ejects, favouring foot landings over hand landings. This includes new animations for Naoe when performing height-gaining side ejects, extending her capacity to remain high up during parkour.
New Photo Mode Features
Photo Mode is receiving its biggest update for an Assassin’s Creed game, with the addition of new features to better customise your shots and make the most out of capturing the beauty of Feudal Japan.
These include the following options:
- Change the time of day
- Play around with numerous poses and facial expressions
- Toggle headgear on/off
- Play music while editing your shots
- Sticker colorization
- New customisation frames
- Save Custom Filters
- Reset only one parameter
- Tweak camera speed
- Improved preview mode
- Fullscreen (PC only)
All Bug Fixes:
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 and 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.
Platform-Specific Fixes (Xbox)
- Addressed an issue where the gamertag would load indefinitely in the thumbnail of Photo Mode images on the World Map.
- Addressed Mouse and Keyboard input issues.
- Restored Balanced Performance Mode that was missing on Xbox Series X after Update 1.0.4.
- NOTE: Balanced Performance Mode requires having the proper setup with a 120, 144, 165 or 240 Hz monitor.
What are you most excited about from the 1.0.5 patch for Assassin’s Creed Shadows? Let me know on the Insider Gaming forum.
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