A wee Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice patch crept in in a single day, coming to repair just a few bugs and in addition rejiggle stability a bit. One early-game roadblock boss for some, the Blazing Bull, is a contact weaker. Certain roboarm weapons are improved with new Spirit Emblem casting prices too, although some abilities are toned down. If you’ve obtained caught in a ninjarut, counting on the identical ol’ dependable ninjastabs, it’s possible you’ll be pleasantly stunned by the brand new potentialities. Or not, as a result of builders FromSoftware are famously obscure stability tweaks so the total extent isn’t clear but. Don’t have a cow, man.
The Blazing Bull isn’t murderously powerful, and in that FromSoft manner is de facto encouraging you to be taught in preparation for future battles, however evidently it’s a bit harder than it’s meant to be. The nerf isn’t enormous however ought to assist it’s extra of a problem than a punishment.
As for the stability adjustments, they’re… modified? For the arm, that’s principally enhancing axes – ease up on these firecrackers, you scamp.
Here are some choose highlights of the Sekiro version 1.03 patch notes (scroll down for the English translation there):
- Adjusted the effectivity and Spirit Emblem value of the next to encourage utilization and variety of method:
-Prosthetic Tools: “Lazulite Sacred Flame,” “Loaded Axe” collection, “Sparking Axe,” “Lazulite Axe”
-Combat Arts: “Ashina Cross,” “Dragon Flash,” “One Mind,” “Floating Passage,” “Spiral Cloud Passage,” “Mortal Draw,” “Empowered Mortal Draw”
-Items: “Spiritfall” collection- Reduced the Posture injury dealt by the primary hit of the Combat Arts “Senpou Leaping Kicks” and “High Monk” because it was inflicting extra injury than supposed in sure instances. Posture injury dealt within the latter-half of the combo has been elevated.
- Increased the Poison build-up dealt by the Prosthetic Tool “Sabimaru” in opposition to enemies that have been supposed to be weak in opposition to it.
- Slightly lowered Posture and Vitality of Blazing Bull in an effort to enhance game pacing and stability time in fight.
- Fixed a bug the place “Gokan’s Sugar” and “Gokan’s Spiritfall” weren’t mitigating participant Posture injury taken whereas guarding or deflecting enemy assaults.
- Fixed a bug the place system crashes may trigger save knowledge to grow to be corrupted on PC.
- Fixed sure bugs that have been permitting the participant to entry surprising areas, which may end in changing into unable to acquire objects or make additional progress.
- Improved stability.
- Improved efficiency.
See? Pretty obscure. Oh, however right here’s a kick within the pants:
- Fixed a bug the place sure enemies would typically cease attacking the participant.
Sorry, pal – they weren’t imagined to be that sort to you.
The replace launched at 2am in the present day so you must discover it auto-updating by now.
If you’re nonetheless stick on the Bull, by the way in which, our Dave’s Sekiro guide may assist.
