Assassin’s Creed III Remastered: Patch Notes zum 21,9 GB großen Day 1 Patch

PATCH SIZES:
Xbox One: 21.9 GB
Playstation® 4: 17.9GB
PC: ~16GB

Assassin’s Ceed III Remastered

SUMMARY:

• Addressed several crashes and progression blockers in Assassin’s Creed III & Assassin’s Creed Liberation Remastered.
• Improved the flow of several missions in Assassin’s Creed III & Assassin’s Creed Liberation Remastered.
• Made some objectives clearer in Assassin’s Creed III Remastered.
• Made numerous graphical improvements in Assassin’s Creed III and Assassin’s Creed Liberation Remastered.
• Improved lighting in several areas in Assassin’s Creed III Remastered, especially Naval missions.
• Crowd & NPC’s have been improved in Assassin’s Creed III Remastered.
• Several visual effects have been improved both visually and to support gameplay.
• Addressed and improved the alternative Outfits and character models in Assassin’s Creed III Remastered.
• Tweaks to the fighting system and combat mechanics in Assassin’s Creed III Remastered.
• A few Naval mission gameplay bugs have been addressed in Assassin’s Creed III Remastered.
• Cut-scene and cinematic fixes in both Assassin’s Creed III and Assassin’s Creed Liberation Remastered.
• Numerous environment art fixes and improvements; including trees, vegetation, water and weather in Assassin’s Creed III Remastered.
• User interface improvements to clarify player interactions and usability (in-game and in on-line areas) in Assassin’s Creed III and Assassin’s Creed Liberation Remastered.
• Addressed and balanced audio and volume levels in both Assassin’s Creed III and Assassin’s Creed Liberation Remastered.
• Addressed several localization errors in both Assassin’s Creed III and Assassin’s Creed Liberation Remastered.

Crashes, Technical and Performance Fixes & Improvements

• Addressed a crash on Xbox One and Playstation® 4 when desynchronizing during the „Chasing Lee“ mission.
• Addressed a crash on Playstation® 4 when skipping a cut-scene in „The Foam and the Flames“ mission.
• Improved the Performance / Frame Rate in the Homestead Manor.
• Improved the Performance / Frame Rate when talking to Juno in a cut-scene in the present.
• Improved the frame rate / performance when entering the backstage area during the „Deadly Performance“ sequence.
• The Navigation Map now has smoother performance.
• Addressed some game stats on Xbox One.

Gameplay and Progression Blocker Fixes & Improvements

• Notoriety is now correctly reset when the player desyncs.
• Addressed the restricted area „In the Wolf’s lair“ Liberation mission.
• Addressed a bug where the player got stuck after Fast Travelling.
• Addressed a blackscreen that sometimes appeared after the intro cut-scene of the final mission in „Tyranny of King Washington Part 3: The Redemption“.
• Addressed a progression blocker in the „Father and Son“ mission, caused when performed a haystack assassination, when the objective is to steal an enemies clothes for a disguise.
• Addressed a progression blocker during the boarding sequence in the „Assassinate Church“ mission.
• It is now possible to use rope darts/poison darts to attack the poachers during the „Fool me once..“ Homestead mission.
• During the „Silk Errand“ Homestead mission, it’s now more clear when you are watching a flashback.
• The player will no longer become stuck when attempting to interact with an empty weapon rack in the Davenport Homestead basement.
• Addressed a bug where Connor could escape „Bridewell prison“ by running through a wall in his cell.
• Optional Objectives in the „Alternate Methods“ mission will no longer incorrectly display as „failed“ when their criteria are passed.
• Improved the flow of „The Parting of the Blue Sea“ mission in „Tyranny of King Washington Part 3: The Redemption“.
• The Bear in the „Hunting Lessons“ mission will now damage Ratonhnhaké:ton as intended.
• Addressed the mission briefings during the „Smear“ Homestead side Mission.
• Fort Objectives will no longer instantly be marked as „Completed“ when approaching an enemy fort.
• Addressed the completion conditions for the „Protect a Family“ mission.
• During the Hunting Mission „The Man-Eater“, the dead body in the bears cave will now appear consistently, allowing the objective to be completed.
• In „Tyranny of King Washington Part 2: The Betrayal“, the „Rescue civilian“ side missions objective is now displayed as „Failed“ when the civilian is killed.
• Muskets are now limited to the correct number of bullets when picked up.
• Addressed a bug where the Cook in the „Journey to the New World“ mission could not be found where expected for the „Speak with the Doctor or Cook“ objective.
• Second eavesdrop cannot be completed in mission „Laid to rest“ if mission is loaded from DNA
• Addressed the conditions for the „Call the Wolf Pack to chase down the guard“ objective in the „One-Man Wolf Pack“ mission.
• Boarding cut-scene is now triggered correctly after sinking the Man-of-war escort in the „Bitter End“ mission.
• Improved the unlock conditions for the „Completionist“ trophy.
• Prevented completed objectives from the Homestead mission „An Eye for trouble“ from carrying over into the next mission.

Graphical Corruption and Flickering Fixes & Improvements

• Addressed some situations where flickering artefacts would appearing near the top of the screen, when HDR was enabled on Playstation® 4.
• Addressed noticeable flickering, level of detail and shadow changes between shots in cut-scenes.
• Addressed a graphical corruption caused by quitting a Memory through the DLA Tracker.
• Effects will no longer flicker In Sequence 11 mission „Battle of the Chesapeake“ during the „Escape the Man of War“ objective.
• Reduced the crowd flickering during Washington’s speech in the „One step at a time“ mission in „Tyranny of King Washington Part 3: The Redemption“.
• Fix shadow flickering on ship sails during „The Rescue“ mission.
• Robert Faulkner’s sash will no longer flicker, when he’s standing on board the Aquila ship in Naval sequences.
• Improved the texture flickering on Charles Lee’s clothes during the „Bridewell Prison“ mission.
• Addressed a flickering wooden material, during the introduction cut-scene to „The Tyranny of King Washington Part 2: The Betrayal“.
• Parts of the wall will no longer flicker in the warehouse area, where Benjamin Church is being held captive during „The surgeon“ mission in Sequence 2.
• Prevented large buildings from causing black glitches on the ground in Boston.
• Addressed a corrupt shadow which appeared on Connor during a cut-scene in „Lee’s last stand“ mission.
• Addressed a corruption in the Homestead Manor when Ratonhnhaké:ton climbed on it during Sequence 5 Mission 1.
• The „Bear Claws“ item will no longer have a corrupt texture when viewed in the inventory and shops.
• Prevented the screen from flickering while using the Eagle Flight ability.
• Purchasable maps in General Stores will no longer have a corrupt texture.

Lighting Fixes & Improvements

• Generally improved the lighting in Naval Missions.
• Improved how raindrops are lit.
• Addressed the lighting in the final cut-scene of the main game.
• Improved the lighting on the projector during the North Dutch Church’s Puzzle in New York’s Underground.
• Reduced the exaggerated lighting during „Big Dave’s Big Hammer“ Homestead mission, when Big Dave sharpens his tools.
• Addressed corrupted lighting when jump into the Money Pit in the „Oak island“ mission.
• Addressed some corrupt lighting during „The Wedding“ mission.
• Improved a discrepancy between the lighting of the night sky in the opening cut-scene of The Midnight Ride mission and the in-game lighting.
• Fix lighting in the final fight with Washington in „Tyranny of King Washington Part 3: The Redemption „when cut-scene is skipped.
• Addressed the lighting in „The Hard Way“ mission, to reduce the silvery effect.
• Addressed a bug in the „Welcome to Boston“ mission when Haytham’s hair would be lit blue, when standing in The Green Dragon Tavern.
• Addressed a candle floating slightly above the table during a cut-scene in the Green Dragon Tavern in Sequence 2 Mission 5.
• Improved the lighting in a cut-scene leading up to the „Sky world journey“ mission in „The Tyranny of King Washington Part 1: The Infamy“
• Addressed a flickering light during a cut-scene in Sequence 4 Mission 3, while Ratonhnhaké:ton is talking to his friend while standing in a tree.
• Addressed a flickering light when entering the backstage area during the „Deadly Performance“ sequence.
• Improved the lighting in the Spirit Journey sequence.
• Addressed an issues where some taverns were corrupted inside, when entering them from. outside in winter
• Addressed some corrupted lighting in the „Conflict looms“ mission at night.
• Addressed some corrupted fires in the „Conflict looms“ mission at night.
• Addressed corrupt lighting in the cut-scene at the end of Sequence 3 „The Braddock Expedition“
• Improved the shadows on the props on the table during the Templar meeting cut-scene at the end of the „Deadly Performance“ sequence.
• A glowing doorway will no longer be visible during a cut-scene in „The Wedding“ Homestead mission.

Crowd and NPC Fixes & Improvements

• Major improvements to the crowd system functionality.
• Crowd members / citizens are now less likely to drop down onto the ground from the air.
• Improved how female crowd members / citizens skirts move. Prevented them noticeably changing shape.
• Prevented NPC’s from walking through the scene during the cut-scene after completing all Conscription Liberation missions.
• When interacting with a Quest Giver, they are now more likely to deliver their quest.

Visual Effect Fixes & Improvements

• Improved how Eagle Vision looks, especially when standing on Synchronisation Points.
• Removed a glowing white plain from the side of the ship during a cut-scene in the „Journey to The New World“ mission.
• Guard dogs will now glow red as a threat, when using „Wolf Cloak“ power in „The Tyranny of King Washington“
• Improved the effects on campfires at night during Homestead side missions.
• It is now less likely for snow to fall inside of the Homestead manor house.
• Reduced the glow on the eagle during the „Sky world journey“ mission in „The Tyranny of King Washington Part 2: The Betrayal“
• Storm effects are no longer present inside the building during the intro cut-scene to the „Aquila Unchained“ mission.
• Reduced the brightness of the clues in the „Prudence’s Primrose“ and „The Wedding“ missions, when observed with Eagle vision.
• It is now less likely for snow and rain to fall inside of the Homestead Tavern.

Character & Outfit Fixes & Improvements

• Improved the quality of reflections in characters eyes throughout the game.
• Addressed cases where characters would stand in a T-Pose after camera cuts in some cut-scenes.
• Addressed a corruption on Connors outfits when switching between missions using the DNA Tracker.
• Switching between the outfit colour variations now works as expected.
• Improved the reflection on Ratonhnhaké:ton’s Animal Spirit outfit.
• Improved the reflections in the eyes of Stephane Chapheau.
• Addressed a gap in Haytham’s sleeve which was visible in the Journey to the New World mission when he pointed his sword at the camera.
• Addressed a dent in Ratonhnhaké:ton’s back, seen when climbing while wearing the Animal Spirit outfit.
• The „Animal Spirit“ outfit will now correctly have Hidden Blades if equipped at the General Store.
• Improved Juno’s headpiece, which was corrupted during cut-scenes in the Present day mission „Desmond’s decision“.
• Improved the animation when entering the Underground sections of Boston or New York while aiming pistols.
• Using the Eagle Flight power, while Connor is holding a picked up weapon, will no longer cause the weapon to stay attached to the Eagle in flight.

Fight System Fixes & Improvements

• After the player uses a trip mine in combat (as a counter), attacking staggered enemies will no longer result in infinite repeated attack moves without a combo finisher.
• Sword counter kills will no longer incorrectly count towards the „Kill 10 mercenaries using firearms“ objective, in the „Johnson’s Errand“ mission
• Clarified conditions when Connor synchronises due to explosive damage (from gunpowder barrels, grenades, or trip mines).

Naval Mission Improvements

• Prevented the Aquila ship from sailing through a mountain / clipping outside of the game world during „A Bitter End“ mission in the Sequence 9.
• Addressed the ship’s sails during the storm in „Journey to the New World“, which were becoming unfurled at the wrong time.
• Addressed the wind direction in „The Hard Way“ mission during Sequence 9.

Cut-Scene Improvements

• Prevented the player from using Eagle Vision and other powers at certain points during the „Inevitable Confrontation“ mission cut-scene.
• Addressed a noticeable transition in the „Deadly Performance“ mission when skipping a cut-scene.
• Connor will no longer stand in a T-Pose when skipping the final cut-scene in the „Battle of Monmouth“.
• Disabled Eagle Vision during the cut-scenes in the „Journey to the New World“ mission.
• Removed some enemy Guard characters, which were visible in the background of a „One-man Wolf Pack“ mission cut-scene when they shouldn’t have been.
• Addressed a noticeable transition when skipping a cut-scene in Sequence 9 „A Bitter End“ mission.
• Prevented a character from blocking the camera shot during a cut-scene in Sequence 9 „Missing Supplies“.
• A character on a boat is no longer placed underwater during a cut-scene in the „French Involvement“ side mission.
• Haytham is no longer displaced after skipping a cut-scene in the „Johnson’s Errand“ mission.

Environment Fixes & Improvements

• Improved the snow tracks left behind characters in deep snow, and reduced snow glossiness.
• Addressed a corrupt tree texture in the „Sky world journey“ mission in „The Tyranny of King Washington Part 2: The Betrayal“
• Improved the quality of the trees seen outside of the van loading screen near the start of the game.
• Made the texture of the tree which Ratonhnhaké:ton is leaning on to count during the Hide & Seek game in Sequence 4 Mission 2.
• Improved the look of trees during Naval missions.
• Addressed a noticeable change of weather when entering or leaving specific cave in „Tyranny of King Washington“ Episode 1
• Improved a weather transition during „The Hard Way“ Naval mission.
• Improved the vegetation and trees details in Bunker Hill
• Improved the weather during the „Search the wreckage“ section of the Dark Waters naval mission.
• The weather will no longer incorrectly change when re-loading the game during the „Biddle’s Hideout“ Naval mission.
• Addressed the background during the Benedict Arnold Assassination.

Water Fixes & Improvements

• Improved the reflections in the sea and large bodies of water.
• Addressed corrupt sea water in several Naval missions.
• Addressed a large red reflection in the sea during a naval mission in Sequence 9.
• Improved the falling water during the sinking of The Ghost Ship in the Peg Leg mission.

User Interface Fixes & Improvements

• Quest giver icons are now visible on the Frontier, Boston and New York maps at a greater distance from the player.
• Tooltip text for Fast Travel on the Navigation Map will now fit inside its designated box in all languages.
• There was a synchronization point in Monmouth which didn’t uncover the surrounding area when synced. This has been corrected.
• The Navigation Map will no longer flicker when scrolling around the East Coast of America.
• The Single-Charged Pistol icon in the Weapon Wheel will no longer change to Four-Charged Pistol icon after manual aiming.
• The Snare icon is no longer too bright, when an animal is caught in it.
• Settings are no longer reset when switching between languages in the game in different menus.

Audio Fixes & Improvements

• Addressed a bug where enemy dagger attacks would not have sound effects in certain situations.
• Added sound effects when destroying the gates in „The parting of the blue sea“ mission in „Tyranny of King Washington Part 3: The Redemption“.
• Added missing explosion sound effects in New York during „Tyranny of King Washington Part 3: The Redemption“.
• Overlapping Voice Over lines are no longer present after skipping certain cut-scenes in the „Modern Tower“ mission.
• Improved the weapon selection sounds, so they match the selected weapon better.

Subtitle Fixes & Improvements

• Subtitles and Speaker names are activated by default.
• Corrected some Speaker Names in subtitles.

Notifications, Text and Localization improvements

• Addressed some grammar and typos in all languages.
• Addressed some localization text in Russian and Brazilian Portuguese.
• Addressed a bug where outfits from the Ubisoft Club would incorrectly show as „Equip“ when not unlocked

Miscellaneous Fixes & Improvements

• When viewing the Prison Wagon from a distance in the „Infiltrating Southgate“ mission, the prisoners will no longer clip through the wagon.
• Addressed the colour of the breath condensation coming from horses in winter.
• Addressed the animation on some falling ship debris during the „Chasing Lee“ mission.

Assassin’s Creed Liberation

Crashes, Technical and Performance Fixes & Improvements

• If controller 1 is turned off, controller 2 becomes the main controller.
• Addressed crash when turning off controller.
• Addressed black water texture on first walkthrough.
• Addressed crash at the end of Sequence 2.
• Addressed an automatic desynchronization during the mission “Reconciliation” when the Playstation® 4 is in a Slow HDD mode.

Gameplay and Progression Blocker Fixes & Improvements

• Addressed a freeze during the bobcat attack in the Bayou.
• Removed the poison darts during the mission “Southbound”
• Addressed the behavior of the puzzle platform during the mission “The Secret of the Cenote”
• Addressed the corrupted spawn during the mission “Defeat Madeleine”
• Improvement of the New York map boundaries.

Ubisoft Online Requirements & Achievements

• Added error message when accessing the Ubisoft Club if the feature is switched off.
• Addressed Uplay popup visual.
• Addressed empty TGO portal stats.
• Addressed total assassination count.
• Addressed unlocking of the “Predator” trophy.

Art

• Addressed window view in the mission “Only a Nightmare”.

User Interface Fixes & Improvements

• Removed pop-up that should not appear after desynchronization or checkpoint reload after obtaining all Diary Pages.
• Addressed overlapping menus when pressing multiple buttons simultaneously in inventory.
• Removed a persistent optional objective in the mission “Power of Voodoo”.
• Addressed the tutorial of “A slave in trouble” on the Japanese Playstation® 4 version.
• Removed white line at the bottom on intro cinematic.

Audio Fixes & Improvements

• Audio settings affect video volume and do not affect bundle menu music volume anymore.
• Added sound of enemy hit with fists.
• Addressed SFX volume setting.

Localization Fixes & Improvements

• Addressed German translation of controller disconnection error.
• Addressed reward popup localization when changing the language during the same session in the bundle.
• Addressed Italian translation of the “Armatrice” trophy.
• Added missing subtitles for some languages in intro cinematic.