Update 1.1 for Ghost of Yotei has arrived, and as promised, it brings some significant features and improvements to the open world title.
New Game+ is the headline act, letting you replay the whole game with your skills and equipment intact, while also introducing fresh weapon and armour upgrades, as well as cosmetic items.
But the patch actually does more than we thought it would. VRR support has been implemented, for example, alongside a bunch of additional accessibility options. Gameplay adjustments have been made as well, and you can even choose to replay cleared camps and boss enemy duels.
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Below are the full patch notes, as posted by developer Sucker Punch:
Ghost of Yotei Update 1.1 Patch Notes
Settings
VRR Support added
- Smoothed
- Uncapped
New “Balanced” graphic modes targeting 40 FPS (Requires a display that supports a refresh rate of 120 Hz. Note that cutscenes are always rendered at 30 frames per second).
- Balanced
- Ray Tracing Balanced
Right Directional Button Function
- Add option to remap touchpad swipe functions to the right directional button to replace photo mode (Show Respect, Sheathe Weapon, Call Guiding Wind, Play Shamisen)
Animal Guide Indicator
- Add option to display a visual indicator when being led by gold birds, foxes, and the wolf
Fall Damage
- Add option to allow the player to turn fall damage off (Some falls will still be lethal)
Auto-Loot
- Add option to automatically loot enemies when they die
Skip Sumi-e minigames
- Add option to allow the player to skip Sumi-e minigames
New Photo Mode features:
- Add option to swap graphics mode while in photo mode
- Add option to toggle horse on/off in photo mode
- Add option to toggle Kurosawa mode on/off in photo mode
- Add option to toggle composition grid lines on/off
- Add option to adjust shutter speed
- New color grading options added
Game Content
New Game+
- Post credits, players unlock the ability to start New Game+ on the title screen
- Players will retain all their gear, upgrades, cosmetics, resources, and collectibles
- New Vendor available in NG+ that sells new content
- New Cosmetics
- New Charms
- Two new upgradeable Armor Sets
- New armor and weapon upgrades available
- Completing content in NG+ that was completed in first playthrough rewards “Ghost Flowers” which can be spent at the new shop
- Two new trophies for NG+
- “Mo Ichido” - Complete Atsu’s Hunt in New Game+.
- “Rare and Exceptional” - Purchase Armor, a Charm, or Vanity Gear from Masujiro the Melodious in New Game+.
Replayable Content - Yotei Six Camps and Duels
- Post credits, players unlock the ability to replay completed Yotei Six Camps and most duels via the map
- All 22 Yotei Six Camps are replayable
- 26 Replayable Duels
- After completing a replay, players will get a “results” screen with their completion time, difficulty, as well as other goals (No Damage Taken, Undetected, etc)
- In NG+, players can replay camps and duels after completing them once
Fixes
- Various balance updates.
- Fixed various rare crashes.
- Added the following on screen text during the rare occurrence of a black screen where controller input has been intercepted: “The system software is intercepting controller input”.
- Restarting the controller at this time should resolve the black screen.
- Added a small input delay during standoff streaks to prevent failing the standoff due to button presses immediately following the first kill.
- Fixed a bug that could occur during “The Last Brother” bounty where the interogee could become unavailable after getting Typhoon Kicked or Shoulder Charged off of the waterfall.
- Fixed a rare bug during “Inagawa the Gambler” bounty where Atsu could get stuck at a zeni hajiki table after doing the tutorial.
- Fixed a bug during “Encounters of the Wild” that could cause the mission to become blocked if Ghost of Yotei was closed and reopened after looking up at the bear on the cliff.
- Fixed a bug in “The Reckoning” that could cause the mission to become blocked if The Dragon duel was suspended and then Ghost of Yotei was closed and reopened.
- Fixed several other bugs related to stability, performance, and rare mission blocking behaviors.
Will you be slashing back into Ghost of Yotei thanks to this update? Keep your blades sharp in the comments section below.