An optimization patch dropped on March 1, 2023 for PC, Xbox, and PS5 which included a fix for the slow motion animations in Wild Hearts . Read on to see the complete patch notes for version 1.0.5, including a full list of all co-op multiplayer and gameplay bug fixes!

Patch Notes Summary and Highlights

Released on March 1, 2023

Patch version 1.0.5 released at approximately 1:30 AM (PST) on March 1, 2023 on all platforms. The patch includes a fix for the slow motion animations that a lot of players have been experiencing, as well as numerous bug fixes for online co-op (particularly those bugs that ruined your save's game progression).

Official Patch Notes

Game Stability Improvements

Performance Optimization Updates

• Fixed an issue that caused a slow motion animation in certain situations.
• Fixed an issue where the game froze or crashed under certain edge cases.
• Fixed an issue where some sounds would not play or the timing would be off (sound desync issue). This fix was already pushed for PC in version 1.0.3.
• Fixed an issue where certain operations would create incorrect save data when loading save data. This fix was already pushed for PC in version 1.0.3.
• [PC] Added the option to disable reflections in the Settings.

Online Co-op Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where Lavaback would sometimes become unresponsive following online co-op in Chapter 1.
• Fixed an issue where the reconstruction work in Minato would not progress after playing online co-op.
• Fixed an issue where story progress was sometimes not synchronized with other players during online co-op.
• Fixed an issue where the story would sometimes become impossible to progress due to the inability to obtain the Changing Essence.
• Fixed an issue where the story progress of guests could be reset during online co-op.
• Fixed an issue where the event scenes at the start of the Hunting Song – Reverberations and Hunting Song – Rising Glissando quests would sometimes not be displayed correctly during online co-op.
• Fixed an issue where other players' characters were sometimes not displayed correctly in event scenes during online co-op.
• Fixed an issue where Amaterasu was sometimes displayed in The Minato of Visitors.
• Fixed camera issues that occurred when an event was triggered while executing Enhance Tsukumo during online co-op.
• Fixed an issue that caused certain parts of the player character to not be displayed correctly during online co-op.
• Fixed an issue where the guest's screen would flicker during online co-op.
• Fixed an issue that caused an incorrect number of healing water to be displayed after being revived during a battle with Amaterasu in Minato.
• Fixed an issue where the number of giant Kemono hunted was not counted for some of the Guild of Fishermen Jobs after other players carried out the Final Blow during online co-op.
• Fixed an issue where the “number of times a weapon type has been used” in your Profile was counted even when other players carried out the Final Blow during online play.
• Fixed an issue where Amaterasu was sometimes not displayed on the guest's screen in the Hunting Song – Rising Glissando and Hunting Encore – Auspice of Minato quests during online co-op.
• Fixed an issue during online co-op where a death notification for the host player would appear during the event scene after the defeat of Amaterasu in Minato.
• Fixed an issue where the session would sometimes be broken up after starting the quest Hunting Song – Rising Glissando during online co-op.
• Fixed an issue where the quest target Kemono would not appear during online co-op.

General Gameplay Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where ailments from talismans were being applied at a higher value than stated.
• Fixed an issue where the ailment extension effect from the Tiger's Den skill was not applied correctly.
• Fixed an issue where Full-Body Cleave and Full-Body Slam with the Karakuri Staff could not be performed with keyboard and mouse.
• Fixed an issue where the bow's Piercing: Otoya would not penetrate Kemono when the skill Ephemeral Lightning Arrow was equipped.
• Fixed an issue where the Celestial Anchor Karakuri would not get repaired if it was destroyed by a Kemono after another basic Karakuri was placed on top of it.
• Fixed an issue where some flying Kemono would not move to another area.
• Fixed an issue where healing water could not be obtained from some Wells of Ancient Trees in Fuyufusagi Fort.
• Fixed a bug where the guidance from Hunter Vision did not work correctly in certain situations.
• Fixed a resource exploit in certain conditions.
• [PC] Fixed an issue where the claw blade's Claw Plunge would not hit the enemy when the FPS Limit was set to 30 in the Settings.
• [PlayStation/Xbox] Fixed an issue where the claw blade's Claw Plunge would not hit the enemy when Graphics Priority was set to Prioritize Performance in the Settings.

Gameplay Balance

Sunrise Princess Hairpin (Human-Path) Defense Value Increased to 50

The only gameplay balance change shipping with this patch is an update to the defense value of the Sunrise Princess Hairpin (Human-Path). This particular armor piece now has 50 Defense.

EA App Not Downloading the Update?

Clear the Cache of the EA App to Enable Downloads

With the EA App still in Beta, some players may run across an issue where clicking the update button on EA App does not download the update. To fix this error, head over to the EA App menu and go to Help > App Recovery > Clear Cache.

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