Assassin’s Creed Shadows Update 1.008.068 for Patch 1.0.6 Ushers Free Story Pack, Nightmare Difficulty and More
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Ubisoft has released the latest major update for Assassin’s Creed Shadows today, and this is for the game’s 1.0.6 patch. This doesn’t just deliver bug fixes, but even a free story pack to all game owners, a new Nightmare difficulty, and lots more.
PS5 owners will see this appear as AC Shadows update 1.008.068, and this is a pretty hefty download across all platforms.
Listed below are the download sizes of the update, as well as an overview of the new content and features introduced.
AC Shadows Update for June 25 Delivers New Content for Free
PATCH SIZES:
- PS5: 6.27 GB
- XBS: 19 GB
- MAC: 9 GB
- PC: 17 GB
- Steam: 8.5 GB
PATCH HIGHLIGHTS
SPECIAL COLLABORATIONS
Critical Role
For our second special collaboration, we partnered with Critical Role to bring this new content to Assassin’s Creed Shadows. This includes a new free quest called “A Critical Encounter”, a new Ally to recruit and a new trophy/achievement to add to your collection.
New Free Story Pack: “A Critical Encounter”
Rufino, an old friend of Tomiko and Heiji, calls in a life debt after uncovering a deadly conspiracy. While working as a translator, he discovered evidence that a secretive organization has been hiring assassins to eliminate influential commoners.
Now, he turns to Naoe and Yasuke for help in stopping these killers.
*Unlock conditions: Complete “Way of the Blacksmith” and unlock Yasuke as a playable character. This questline will start in the Hideout.
- Reward: New Ally based on Critical Role’s Assassin’s Creed Shadows One-Shot campaign character, Rufino, played by Robbie Daymond. You will also get a banner in the hideout with the Critical Role logo.
- New Trophy/Achievement: “A Critical Encounter”, received upon completion of the questline.
With this collaboration, we will also release a Critical Role Weapon Pack inspired by the Critical Role universe, available for purchase in the game store! This pack includes 2 weapons for both characters, a Tanto and Katana for Naoe and a Kanabo and Teppo for Yasuke.
New Nightmare Difficulty Setting
Here is a tease of some changes you can expect from this new difficulty:
- Player defensive options are less effective, and enemies deal greater damage at all levels.
- E.g., Parries now require perfect timing to deflect the hit – imperfect parries will only partially block incoming damage.
- Enemy AI is smarter, faster, and more aggressive in a variety of circumstances, including detection.
- E.g., Even while crouching, Naoe now generates some sound! And even while in the shadows, she can be seen while moving!
- E.g., Enemies will no longer become vulnerable from dodges or parries – only abilities can put them into a vulnerable state.
- Combat resources (like adrenaline, rations, and shinobi items) are harder to come by, making their use even more vital.
Toggle Headgear in Cutscenes – Note that headgear will not be displayed in cinematics or in some specific instances where a rule overrides this setting (romance-specific cutscenes).
VFX Toggles -Players can now disable/enable specific VFX to further customize their experience. These include the ability to hide or show the loot on dead bodies, the last known position of the player, the special attacks indicators of the enemies, and more.
Open World Alarm – We have expanded the Regional Alert System available in Castles to the whole Province. Now by repetitively attacking Civilians or Military units outside Castles, the alarm can be triggered, and a group of Guardians will hunt you in the world.
Horse Camera Presets -You can now toggle between 3 different camera presets while riding on your mount (hold the down button on controller/’X’ key on keyboard while riding) allowing for a more cinematic experience to take in the full beauty of Japan.
Ultra Low Specs for PC – We are adding a new visual quality level, the Ultra Low mode. This will allow PC players with a limited GPU configuration to experience the game in better framerate conditions.
There are also a host of bug fixes applied too, which Ubisoft lists in detail on their website.
Ubisoft isn’t done with the game — not by a long shot. The devs have outlined more updates are on the way alongside the game’s first premium DLC later this year.
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