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Thanks, got any link to this comment? I was dreading they've forgotten about the console editions. Might park my continuation until this patch is out.

My PS4 is downloading a patch right now. Can't find any release notes.

 

[BeeDog]

My PS4 is downloading a patch right now. Can't find any release notes.

Thanks for the heads-up! Holy shit, the v1.05 patch is 5,89 GB. Hopefully it sorts out the save bug issue. *prays to higher powers*

 

[138]

Thanks for the heads-up! Holy shit, the v1.05 patch is 5,89 GB. Hopefully it sorts out the save bug issue. *prays to higher powers*

I'm hoping it eases up on the loading times a bit.

This is perfect timing for me. I'm just about to jump into a new game since I blew through my last playthrough and missed a whole lot of content.

 

[Anno]

Patch notes:

Hi everyone

A patch for console has just gone live on PS4 and is going live on Xbox at 17:00 CEST today!

Thank you to all of you who reported bugs. Please keep letting us know if you find any.

The patch notes in full are listed below:

- Reduced save game size. This fixes saved games disappearing and new saves not registering.
- If a save does not correctly save you now get an error message.
- Made it easier to navigate the inventory.
- Lowered the time it takes to open the inventory.
- Improved the way you equip weapons.
- Made it possible to destroy multiple items at once.
- Damage numbers are colored depending on source.
- Added more target selection feedback.
- Made selected character more prominent.
- Cursor assist for aoe targeting can now be turned on/off.
- Screenshot mode - It’s now possible to turn off most of the UI.
- It is now possible to disable autosaving.
- Added option to show damage taken to party members.
- Updated layout of the level up screen and character creation screen.
- Navigation and feedback improvements in a lot of menus.
- Closing the Grimoire menu no longer closes the inventory.
- New targeting system when the Interaction button is held down (The old one can be toggled on in options).
- It is no longer possible to have multiple pets.
- Summons from items now have full health when spawned.
- Camera zoom now persist across save game loads.
- “Black cat” is now black instead of orange.
- Made it easier to use quick items in the radial.
- It is now possible to examine items before picking them up.
- Changed “Loot all” button.
- Second wind is only showed in radial if the character has access to it.
- Crafting materials can now be sold.
- Party members animates properly if the party leader is in stealth.
- Fixed an issue where expert mode would be erroneously applied when loading a save that is not expert
mode.
- Increase the overall size for the strongholds update texts.
- Kickstarter NPCs are now marked with a golden speech bubble.
- The button bindings bar now shows the correct buttons.
- Fixed cutscene timings.
- Game over screen now triggers properly when summons are the last to die in battle.
- Integrated changes from PC version 3.06.
- General stability improvements.

Happy gaming!

 

[BeeDog]

If the save bug really is fixed, sounds like an amazing patch! That Grimoire stupidity of closing the inventory drove me nuts, and so did the miniscule stronghold banner text. Woo!

 

[138]

I'm very interested to see how the inventory navigation has changed.

EDIT: Oh, and thanks for posting the patch notes, Anno!

 

[BeeDog]

VERY quick impressions:

- Seems the save bug is indeed fixed, woo! The saving takes a lot longer though, which is a bit annoying with the traversal & autosaving. But I'll take that if it means better compression of the save files.
- The feeling of the UI is quite different, though it was a while ago I played the game. New icons, new filtering options (i.e. in the quest log), smoother grimoire navigation etc. Good stuff.
- The pick up item dialogue is a bit different: it asks how many "copies" of an item you wanna pick up, so you'll double-tap a lot if you pick up items one by one from the ground.
- There's a very big direction indicator if you hold X and rotate the left stick. A bit garish, but definitely useful.
- The "View report" link not being clickable in the stronghold log bug is still there.
- Another new bug is that I lose the green marker on my characters for some reason, I think if they have been charmed by the enemy.
- Probably placebo, but the performance seems a tad bit better. Haven't tried visiting Defiance Bay yet though.

 

[Brandon F]

Nice! Time to dive back in.

 

[BeeDog]

Finished off WM2 with the patch, and have to say it's a major improvement over the previous version, thankfully. Still some buggy/unpolished parts, but it's much better than it was before.

I have to say, MW2 was a great expansion pack but too bad it ends on somewhat of a dud.

Spoiler

I liked everything up to and including the moonshard, and the scripted interaction with the Eyeless at the end was a great philosophical debate. But then all of a sudden, they disappear and you're unceremoniously dumped back to the map, nothing new.

Huh.