Assassin’s Creed Shadows – Title Update 1.0.6 Notes Detail New Story Quest, Nightmare Difficulty

Nightmare Difficulty causes enemies to move faster and deal more damage while limiting rations and demanding perfect timing for parries.

The next big Title Update for Assassin’s Creed Shadows goes live on June 25th, 7 AM PT, and Ubisoft has finally revealed the patch notes. The second free story quest, “A Critical Encounter,” sees players meeting and recruiting Rufino, played by Critical Role’s Robbie Daymond.

After uncovering an organization that assassinates “influential commoners,” he seeks the aid of Naoe and Yasuke. Completing the quest will add Rufino as an Ally who can assist on missions. A “Critical Role Weapon Pack” is also available in the store, containing two weapons for each character.

The other big addition is Nightmare Difficulty, which makes enemies “smart, faster, and more aggressive.” They’ll detect you far more easily, deal more damage and only become vulnerable from abilities. If that wasn’t enough, parrying now requires perfect timing. Mess up even slightly, and damage is only partially blocked. Naoe also generates noise while crouching and can be spotted in the shadows if moving.

Rations, shinobi tools and Adrenaline are also rarer, so you’ll need to be more careful about using them. Even for those who don’t jump into Nightmare difficulty, the game has become more challenging courtesy of the Open World Alarm, where causing chaos anywhere in the world sees your character pursued by Guardians.

As for quality of life changes, you can toggle headgear in cutscenes (though depending on the situation, it won’t always apply). VFX toggles also allow for hiding loot on dead bodies, enemy attack indicators, and even your last known position. There are also three camera presets for your mount. Check out the various bug fixes below:

AC Shadows Title Update 1.0.6 – Release Notes

LIST OF BUG FIXES

General

Fixed an issue where the Onryo Mask remained visible despite selecting the option to hide gear.
Fixed an issue where players were unable to earn Mastery Points.
Fixed an issue where Mastery Points were not returned after resetting the Mastery Tree.
Fixed an issue where players could not switch characters anymore even without gameplay context restrictions.
Fixed an issue where allies could be trained to veteran rank without upgrading the dojo to level 3.
Fixed an issue where Gennojo did not immediately appear in the hideout after recruitment. He was busy washing his hair!
Fixed an issue where sometimes a player remains stuck in a Red Zone, without being able to fast travel anywhere, by allowing them to fast travel to the hideout.
Fixed an issue where the Oni Drawing remains stuck on screen after completing the “Vision of the Realms” quest.
Fixed various localization issues.

Quests

Fixed an issue where players could not progress in the “A Chance Encounter” quest when following Fuyu.
Fixed an issue where players could not complete the quest after defeating all Kabukimono.
Fixed an issue where Lady Oichi’s letter became unavailable after the Fuji-maru cutscene.
Fixed an issue where players were unable to talk to Katsuhime in the crop field when she was sitting on the ground. She just wanted some peace and quiet!
Fixed an issue where tracking the “Temple Stories” quest only showed a progress bar with no text.
Fixed an issue where Genzaburo’s Teppo Master was missing from the Kaya Shrine.
Fixed an issue where Yagyu Munetoshi revealed a later plot point too early in the “Nobutsuna’s Students” quest.
Fixed an issue where players could not assassinate the Godai of Void because the NPC was missing. He took his name too seriously.
Fixed an issue where players could not complete the “Diary of Lady Rokkaku” quest after dodge rolling and dropping Katsuhime.
Fixed an issue where players could not complete the “Diary of Lady Rokkaku” quest when there was no immediate option to carry Katsuhime.
Fixed an issue where players glitched through an anomaly in the “Heads Will Roll” quest, making Animus activities unavailable.
Fixed an issue where players could not progress in the “Lost Honor” quest because the game failed to switch to Naoe.
Fixed an issue where players could not progress through the Tournament after dying.

Visuals & Graphics

Fixed some minor visual issues.
Fixed misplaced visual elements with the Dark Woods Kusarigama.
Fixed an issue where all NPC horses appeared as identical.
Fixed a clipping issue with Naoe’s Sekiryu outfit.
Fixed an issue with the “Bloodshade Katana” being visible out of the sheath when transmogged.
Fixed a movement physics issue with the Dead by Daylight Oni’s armor.

Audio