The latest Assassin's Creed, Origins, is one of the best games in the series, which just goes to show that Ubisoft can manage great things when they don't try to rush these things in a yearly cycle. They've been quite steady with the patches and updates for the game, so here's the full up-to-date Patch Notes for Assassin's Creed Origins on PC!
Added support for the “The Curse of the Pharaohs” expansion
Added a reward to the main game for completing the Discovery Tour – finish all 75 guided tours to find out what that reward is. ;)
NEW GAME+
Fixed an issue blocking the quest “Homecoming” from progressing when Hypatos is knocked down by a blunt weapon
DISCOVERY TOUR
Fixed an issue where the Discovery Tour progress could be lost after reinstalling the base game without patching to the latest version
Fixed an issue that could limit the speed of a mount in all areas
THE HIDDEN ONES
Removed the possibility of selling the Mysterious Papyrus at the Bureau
MAIN GAME
QUEST
Fixed an issue preventing the “Kill Sefetu’s archers” objective from completing in the quest “All Eyes on Us”
Fixed an issue preventing the player from giving the amulet to complete the quest “A Dream of Ashes”
Fixed an issue with mounts appearing in the fight ring during the quest “Lady of Slaughter”
GAMEPLAY
Improved enemies reactions to observing a Chain Assassination
Added the possibility of parrying with the shield while carrying a torch
Changed the description of the Hou Yi’s Bow to indicate that it has Poison on Hit ability instead of Instant Charging
Fixed the displayed Player Level on a save game which could drop back to 40 after uninstalling an add-on
Fixed an issue preventing Camp Shetjeh from completing
Fixed an issue preventing the Gracious Attire from appearing in Weaver Shops
Fixed an issue with Phylakes that would stop spawning
Fixed an issue preventing the playable character from leaving the Krocodilopolis arena after performing a Fast Travel
Fixed an issue preventing the playable character from controlling mounts of assassinated NPCs
WORLD
Fixed an issue that could prevent the output of any sound when resuming the game after being inactive.
Fixed low-quality textures for low and very low texture details
Fixed flickering artifacts on multi-monitor setup
Fixed resolution option when using portrait mode
SYSTEM
Improved overall stability of the game application
Fixed an issue preventing the completion of the ”Seshem.eff Er Aat” tomb after quitting the game with Alt-F4 after having activated the Ancient Mechanisms
Patch 1.2.1 Update - January 30, 2018
PATCH SIZE:
Xbox One: 2.6GB
PS4: 2.5GB
Uplay PC: 3GB
Steam: 0.6GB
PATCH HIGHLIGHT:
Horde Mode: Following your feedback about the progression in the Horde mode, we decided to adjust the progression system. Players will now be able to progress further than wave 16.
THE HIDDEN ONES
Improved Gamilat’s behaviour in the quest “The Setting Sun” when the playable character is being stealthy
Fixed unreactive soldiers sometimes appear in the quest “Sic Semper Tyrannis”
Fixed an issue with the “Good Things Come” papyrus losing its name after solving it
Fixed Hidden Ones Bureau icons that could move on the World Map when marking them
MAIN GAME
QUEST
Fixed an issue preventing an objective marker to be displayed during the quest “When Night Falls”
Fixed various issues where quest objectives would not properly update
Fixed an issue causing Mered’s character model to change during the quest “The Hyena”
Fixed an issue preventing the playable character to interact with Damastes during the quest “Egypt’s Medjay”
Fixed an issue preventing the vault door from opening during the quest ‘’The Final Weighing’’
Fixed an issue preventing the last cinematic of the second Present Day quest to trigger
Fixed an issue preventing the playable character to interact with the Animus in the Present Day
ACTIVITIES
Scaled down the enemies level progression in Horde Mode, so players are able to progress post-wave 16
Fixed an issue with Khensa’s health bar and level staying visible in the Arena lobby after beating her
GAMEPLAY
Improved various playable character animations
Fixed the caravan animals not following the playable character after being tamed
Fixed an issue preventing animals from being tamed when in deep water
Fixed an issue with Predator attacks not granting XP when it was completed using animal taming
Fixed an issue where the Unicamel could not be called by playable character
Fixed an issue preventing berserked enemies from attacking tamed animals
Fixed animals falling through world when using the Enhanced Predator Bow skill
Fixed an issue with NPCs trying to mount a chariot being driven by the playable character
Fixed an issue that allowed Herwennefer, the War Elephant, to regain health during combat
Fixed an issue with NPCs that could appear to swim on land
Fixed various stuck issues for the playable character and NPCs
USER INTERFACE
Added missing ‘Drop Object/Body’ action to the ‘Heavy Attack’ button on the alternate control scheme
Fixed an issue with the Quest Log that could appear in Photo Mode
Fixed Ubisoft Club items not appearing as OWNED when returning to the Store after acquiring them
Fixed an update issue in the Gear menu when using the Hide button
Fixed the label overflow on the Hide button in the Gear menu in some languages
WORLD
Fixed various issues with flying boats
Fixed various NPC spawning issues
Fixed various spots where player could go through collisions
GRAPHICS & AUDIO
Fixed various visual issues occurring in HDR
SYSTEM
Added Save Results button on Benchmark Results page
Improve overall stability of the game application
Fixed an issue when the game remains in the background processes of Task Manager after closing it using Alt+F4
Patch 1.2.0 Update - January 16, 2018
PATCH SIZE
Xbox One: ~3GB
PS4: ~3GB
Uplay PC: ~2.6GB
Steam: ~1.2GB
PATCH HIGHLIGHTS
Added support for the upcoming “The Hidden Ones” expansion
Added “Incoming Threat” quest to the game
Updated items loot pool of the Heka Chest (more details in the “New Features” section)
NEW FEATURES
Added a new quest to the world: “Incoming Threat”
Added the Atlas view on the World Map displaying the Sinai and the Valley of Kings regions
Added support for the “The Hidden Ones” expansion
Added the possibility to sell-back outfits to the Weaver shops
Added all the latest Store items from the Nightmare, First Civilization, Gladiator, Wacky, and Almighty packs to the Heka Chest
Added the option to toggle the visibility of inventory items on the Gear menu
QUEST
Improved various cinematic transitions
Increased the resistance of Khaliset to the Overpower Ultra ability
Corrected the visual size of Isfet’s weapon in the quest “Lady of Slaughter” to match its collision box
Prevented Tahirah from following the playable character after a certain distance in the quest “Reunion”
Fixed various issues that might occur when skipping cinematics
Fixed an issue causing the stash in the quest “The Mousetrap” to float
Fixed an issue preventing the player from completing the quest “The Healer”
Fixed various situations causing Jumbe, the War Elephant, to reset in the middle of combat
Fixed an issue preventing the playable character from climbing and fighting while in the quest “The Final Weighing”
Fixed an issue allowing Thutmose to lose his felucca in the quest “Blood in the Water”
Fixed the delay before the Quest Completed trigger when completing the quest “A Tithe By Any Other Name”
ACTIVITIES
Reduce the difficulty of Hippodrome races
Fixed an issue preventing enemies from being able to be pushed into the pit of the Duelist II Arena encounter
Fixed an issue where players were ranked incorrectly after completing a Hippodrome race
GAMEPLAY
Improved the behavior of tamed animals
Fixed various issues on how fire was applying damage to the playable character and NPCs
Fixed an issue with the spawning of the playable character in the Haueris Nome
Fixed an issue that could cause a desynchronization when controlling Senu from a hiding location
Fixed the damage bonus applied by Master abilities, which was lower than designed
Fixed an issue that could prevent the Chain Attack ability to work
Fixed an issue that could prevent the Adrenaline ability to be triggered
Fixed the Overpower Chain Throw ability that was awarding Assassinate bonus XP
Fixed an issue allowing the inactive weapon to cause damage
Fixed an issue with the distance counter not updating correctly when NPC is outside of the field of view
Fixed various situation where the playable character could remain stuck
Fixed various issues with the animations of the playable character
Fixed various issues with the spawning, the reactions, and the animations of NPCs
USER INTERFACE
Added the leaderboard to the Horde Mode menu panel
Fixed an issue with the Target Menu not properly showing The Scarab after reloading the save game
Fixed various issues with the World Map filters
Fixed an issue making arrow disappear from its quiver in the gear page when using the customization options
Fixed an overlapping issue with Custom Markers when playing in Traditional Chinese
Fixed an issue where the "Bathhouse Towel" outfit would appear as new every time the playable character exits the bathhouse
Fixed a mistranslation on a Papyrus puzzle when playing in Russian
Fixed an issue with the distance counter not updating correctly when NPCs are outside of the field of view
Fixed some discrepancies in the Quest Log
Fixed various typos
Fixed the user associated with the “Best Score” in the Arena leaderboard after having switched profile in the main menu
Added a message telling players to restart their game after acquiring new downloadable contents
Added the ‘Hide Icons’ action to the Eagle section of the Customize Controls option menu
Fixed the Fast Travel action in the World Map
WORLD
Fixed the models of the Level 10 gears
Fixed an issue with Weaver shops selling the same outfit more than once
Fixed an issue with cages that could open by themselves when they had a prisoner
Fixed several areas where the playable character could go through collisions
GRAPHICS & AUDIO
Balanced the audio volume level in different areas
Fixed an issue when the playable character could continue to talk after dying
Fixed various visual issues that could occur when transitioning from indoor to outdoor
Fixed an issue with the intensity of the red when in HDR
SYSTEM
Improve overall stability of the game application
Fixed various infinite loadings and black screen hangs
Fixed game freeze after minimizing all tabs in Windows 7
Improved Performance Metrics graphs functionality
Patch 1.1.0 Update - 12th December, 2017
Ubisoft will be releasing Patch 1.1.0 for Assassin's Creed Origins across all platforms tomorrow, which adds a number of changes including improvements to game stability, balance changes, support for HDR display, added a Horde Mode to the Arena, a new “Nightmare” difficulty and more. Full changes can be found below:
Patch Sizes:
- PS4: 3GB
- Xbox: 3GB
- PC: TBC
Patch Highlights
Added a new “Nightmare” difficulty mode
Added an NPC scaling option, “Enemy Auto-Level”, that makes enemies’ level scale up to player’s level
Please note: Enemy levels will only scale up to player level, they will not scale down
Added a new “Horde Mode” to the Arena
Added support for HDR display
System
Improved general game stability
Adjusted the balance of the economy by reducing the price of Lion Claw and Leopard Fur
Capped the number of Trinkets and Animal Goods to 999
Fixed rare occurrence of world paused state due to a terrain node priority change
Fixed stuttering on NVIDIA graphic cards when playing in borderless mode
Improved Performance Tools functionality
Graphics & Audio
Improved texture streaming selection to allow for more high-resolution texture
Increased the distance at which we display the higher quality fake geometry of Alexandria
Improved the view distance of the Siwa temple
Improved the level of details of the Hemon Mastaba location
Improved the quality of the Photo Mode picture taken while playing with HDR enabled
Fixed loading grid setups for tall palm tree fields to improve their view distance
Fixed far shadow popping transition issue when updated during the time of day cycle
Fixed shadow culling issue in the great library of Alexandria during sunrise and sunset
Fixed a visual issue on bows when switching them while out of combat
Fixed a visual issue with quivers
Fixed an issue which prevented music from playing again in the quest “Aya: Blade of the Goddess”
Fixed missing voice-over during various cinematics
Fixed a sound issue when using Overpower on certain NPCs
Fixed various repeating voice and sound effects
Fixed an issue that could cause multiple music tracks to overlap
Fixed multiple out of place audio lines in the Arena
Increased the texture memory budget to allow for more usage of higher resolution texture
Increased the terrain memory budget to reduce terrain popping when the camera rotates
Fixed some trees not using high-resolution texture
Fixed white squares appearing in windowed mode on 4K monitor
Fixed an issue with the Reset graphic option
World
Fixed several areas in the world where the player could encounter collision issues
Fixed various issues with the level of details of world objects, NPCs, and vehicles
Gameplay
Improved NPCs reactions
Fixed the health regeneration that could stop working after gaining health from Health on Hit/Kill weapon attributes
Fixed the unlock of the Old Habit achievement/trophy for player who have met the conditions
Fixed various issues preventing the “Game Progression” statistic to reach 100%
Fixed the "No Limits" Ubisoft Club Classic Challenge from not unlocking
Fixed an issue with the Ubisoft Club Classic Challenges that were not showing as unlocked even if they had been completed
Fixed an issue that could cause the controller to vibrate indefinitely in the score screen of the Hippodrome
Fixed an issue where the playable character could lose its inventory when fast traveling from the Bathhouse
Fixed an issue where Senu could pass through the world
Fixed an issue that allowed thrown torches to inflict poison or bleed effect
Fixed some loading issues while using Senu
Fixed various issues with the spawning of NPCs
Fixed various issues causing the player character to remain stuck
Fixed various navigation and animation issues with the playable character
Quest
Improved the navigation of the Rebels during the quest “A Rebel Alliance”
Improved various cinematic transitions
Fixed an issue where the playable character could remain stuck or fall through the world during the quest “The Battle of the Nile”
Fixed an issue where the playable character could lose its equipped weapons during the quest “The False Oracle”
Fixed an issue preventing the playable character from dealing damage to crocodiles during the quest “Blood in the Water”
Fixed an issue preventing the quest objective marker to be displayed during the quest “Family Reunion”
Fixed an issue that could cause the player to lose the prisoner during the quest “His Secret Service”
Fixed an issue that could cause a gladiator to remain stuck with the playable character during the quest “The Crocodile Jaws”
Fixed an issue causing Daily Quests from disappearing from the Quest Log
Fixed an issue that could prevent the “Control Nuisance” Daily Quest from giving its reward"
Fixed an issue that could prevent the dialogue scene from playing during the quest “Blood in the water”
Fixed an issue that could prevent Hallucinations from ending during Taimhotep's Song
Fixed an issue that could make the quest “Children of the Streets” impossible to complete
Fixed an issue that could prevent the key for Eudoros’ chest to appear in the inventory in the quest “End of The Snake”
Fixed an issue that could cause Cleopatra to die at the end of the quest “Way of the Gabiniani”
Fixed an issue forcing Bayek to receive a spear instead of a bow during the chariot fight of the “The Battle of the Nile” quest
Fixed an issue that could cause Aya to spawn as Bayek
Activities
Increased the number of Drachmas rewarded by Hippodrome tournaments
Tweaked controls sensitivity in Hippodrome
Fixed an issue that could prevent the introduction cinematic of Seleucid from playing
Fixed an issue that could prevent the use of bows in the Arena
User Interface
Added Hood, Hair, and Beard customization options in the Gear menu
Added an “Uncompleted Locations” filter to the World Map
Added a “friends-only” pictures filter to the World Map
Added the option to hide the Compass and the Enemy Proximity Feedback on the HUD
Improved on-screen feedback with Friend Challenges in Arena
Increased display time of the on-screen feedback when the playable character gets hit by an arrow
Changed input button for the Compare Equipped action
Fixed various icon issues in the World Map
Fixed an issue with the Trial of the God reward being displayed incorrectly in the Quest Log
Fixed an issue with the quest objective of Trial of the Gods appearing below the world
Fixed the display of Photo Mode pictures captured on multi-monitor configuration
Enabled Eye Tracking by default
Added “Quit to Desktop” option to the pause menu
Patch 1.0.5 Update - 22nd November, 2017
The latest patch for Assassin's Creed Origins is up now a little after the console version, and offers such niceties as a Beard Toggle Keyboard Shortcut, improved Sandstorms, a patch for the fight against the elephant, and fixing the entrance to Eesfet Oon-m’Aa Poo. Be warned though, some players are reporting some LoD problems after installing it.
Now for the Changelog:
Patch Highlights
Ambush at Sea – The issue that caused for some save games to be corrupted was fixed and the mission is now available to players again
Note: The mission should reappear on the map after a reboot of your system. Be sure to be connected to the online services while starting the game.
Difficulty – Enemies of a lower leven than the playable character are now more challenging in Hard Mode.
Beard/Hair Toggle
Selected preference of beard/hair will remain saved now
Added support for Keyboard and mouse controls
Shift + Z – Hair
Ctrl + Z - Beard
Performance and Stability improvements on all platforms
System
Improved performance and stability
Fixed some infinite loading and black screen hang
Fixed hardware performance metrics for Radeon R9 2xx series
Fixed several Ultra HD monitor, multi-monitor mode, and multi GPU mode issues
Fixed infinite saving occurring in Photo Mode when anti-aliasing option is Off
Graphics & Audio
Improved Sandstorm ending visual
Fixed some level of detail issues in the world and for some NPCs
Fixed an issue that could prevent the call mount whistle from playing
Fixed an issue that could cause music tracks to overlap
Temporarily deactivated spatial sound support to resolve issues with some USB headsets
Fixed the functionality of the Field Of View option during the Benchmark session
World
Improved appearance of the water in caves
Removed some invisible collision in Siwa
Fixed various issues with the spawning of boats
Fixed a lighting issue in the Sunken Temple of Sarapeion
Fixed some floating NPCs, floating rocks, and other floating objects
Fixed various texturing issues
Gameplay
The selected cheat option for Bayek’s hair and beard will now remain saved
Improved various animations on the playable character
Improved the navigation of the playable character
Improved shield stance behavior while on vehicles or mounts
Improved NPCs and animals reactions and navigation
Improved Raging Axe’s boss fight behavior in Arena
Improved spawning delay on loot bags when killing NPCs
Improved shield charge behavior
Improved Follow Road mode
Revised fire damage taken by the playable character
Revised poison propagation
Made enemies of lower level than the player more challenging in Hard Mode
Fixed some loading issues while using Senu
Fixed some issues preventing the playable character from interacting with loot bags
Fixed an issue that allowed thrown torches to inflict poison or bleed effect
Fixed spear fight animation against some enemies
Fixed an issue with loot bag spawning in shallow water
Fixed an issue preventing crocodiles from being damaged while in water
Fixed an issue with the activation of slow-motion
Fixed various issues causing the playable character to be stuck
Fixed some camera clipping issues
Fixed some issues preventing bows to automatically sheathe
Fixed an issue where counterweights could remain stuck on the ceiling in the Tomb of Sneferu
Fixed an issue that could prevent Overpower Chain Throw from being used
Fixed an issue that could prevent Chain Attack from dealing damage when a spear is equipped
Fixed an issue that could prevent the player from interacting with the entrance of “Eesfet Oon-m’Aa Poo”
Fixed issue preventing Senu’s perception range from being taken into account when loading a save game
Fixed movement issues in Walk mode
Quests
Improved various cinematic transitions
Fixed an issue that could corrupt the playable character’s inventory after completing “Ambush at Sea” quest
Fixed an issue that could prevent the player from completing quests after returning to the title screen
Fixed various issues causing Quest objectives to disappear after desynchronization
Fixed various issues with Flavius during ‘’The Final Weighing’’ quest
Fixed an issue where the objective would not update during ‘’The Hungry River’’ quest
Fixed an issue with Theodoros who could stay in midair during ‘’A Rebel Alliance’’ quest
Fixed an issue where leader’s health could be restored during ‘’Plight of the Rebels’’ quest
Fixed various issues with Pothinus’ elephant during ‘’Battle of the Nile’’ quest
Fixed an issue with Hotephres’ ship being sunk in gameplay and cinematic during ‘’The Crocodile’s Scales’’ quest
Fixed an issue where the Planetarium Tunnel could remain closed after performing a save/load action
Fixed an issue where the “Wild Ride” quest would fail when getting on a chariot or a cart
Fixed an issue where objectives in the ‘’The Flea of Cyrene’’ quest would not properly update after performing a leap of faith from the Apollo Temple
Fixed various issues with the fight against the war elephant Herwennefer
Fixed issues preventing the ancient tablets to be interacted with
Fixed an issue which allowed the playable character to keep the “The Battle of the Nile” quest spear
Fixed issue where Apollodorus could remain stuck in a wall during ‘’Egypt’s Medjay’’ quest
Fixed dialogues that would sometime be missing from the cinematics of “Playing with Fire” quest
Fixed an issue that could prevent Hypatos from attacking the playable character in the quest “Homecoming”
Fixed an issue that could make Septimus invisible during “The Final Weighing” quest
Fixed various issues with Thutmose during “Blood in the Water” quest
Fixed an issue preventing the player from completing the quest “Fall of an Empire, Rise of Another” because he spawned as Bayek
Activities
Improved the spawning of enemies in the Cyrene Arena
Fixed an issue preventing the unlockables completed as Aya from carrying over to Bayek
Fixed various issues causing the playable character to be pushed out of the chariot while in Hippodrome races
Fixed an issue where the playable character could remain stuck in the Arena ‘’lobby’’
User Interface
The selected Map filter will now remain saved
Added sound feedback when switching the editing modes during Photo Mode
Added button mapping for petting Senu in the alternate control scheme
mapped to specific keys
Improved image resolution of crafting items
Improved fire visual effects on animals
Changed health gain visual feedback to display in green when hitting enemies
Fixed Senu’s marked location for the Tomb of Khufu
Fixed various issues with icons in the Map
Fixed an issue where the Photo Mode HUD could not appear
Fixed HUD modules that stayed hidden changing HUD Preset to ‘Show All’
Fixed the suggested level of some quests
for some their owners
Fixed multiple typos in the menus
Added mouse support for rotating the character in the Gear menu
Added mouse and keyboard support to toggle Bayek’s hair and beard in Gear menu
Hide Arena HUD while in Photo Mode
Allowed triggering Call Mount and Animus Pulse on button Press when they are
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