According to the latest rumors, the future of the license should go through Assassin's Creed Rift and Assassin's Creed Infinity. The first would focus on Basim Ibn Ishaq (a major character in Assassin's Creed Valhall) and would be scheduled for the first half of 2023, while the second would take the form of a highly ambitious service game based around upcoming episodes. Its release would not take place before 2024-2025. There is no doubt that the next few months will be an opportunity for Ubisoft to take stock of these rumors.
ASSASSIN'S CREED VALHALLA UPDATE
NEW CONTENT
Mastery Challenge - Pack 2
Added Mastery Challenge Pack 2 (Mastery Challenge: The Ending) to the game.
- The Mastery Challenge offers the ultimate test of skill in melee combat, ranged combat and stealth.
- Pack 2 adds 3 new altars and culminates in a boss fight that tests your skills in all aspects of combat.
- Unlock unique rewards including Valkyrie's armor set, all-new weapons, tattoo set, and colony cosmetics.
- Terms of Access : To access Mastery Challenge Pack 2, the player must have reached Power Level 221, completed the Main Quest titled Unwelcome after reporting about the Grantebridgescire and Ledecestrescire, and completed the story quest from Mastery Challenge Pack 1.
Ostara Party
Added support for Ostara party.
- Available from April 21 to May 12.
- Complete various activities to receive brand new weapons only available during the party.
- Rewards include brand new weapons at the Norvid Shop and 50 free Opals through Ubisoft Connect.
- Terms of Access : to participate in the Ostara Feast, the player must have reached England, completed one of the first two stories (Grantebridgescire or Ledecestrescire), and brought the colony to at least level 2.
BUGS FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS
EXTENSION 3 – L'AUBE DU RAGNARÖK
GAMEPLAY
Corrections made
- Disappearance of runes applied to equipment after update 1.5.0.1. - We went looking for them in the depths of Helheim!
- Unable to wear legendary and other divine quality gear.
- Absence of silver required to degrade divine quality equipment.
- Displaying progress save failure message when saving any type on Xbox console.
- Lost player character boost after using Exit Simulation option.
- Loss of character boost gear/weapons endowment when waking up and returning to England.
- Improved power activation to avoid accidentally draining both hugr bars.
- Save/load issues when collecting runes.
- Safehouse saving/loading issues.
FIGHT
Corrections made
- Added perks to certain weapons.
- Unbalanced level weighting during some boss fights.
- No weighting of Surtr's power based on player's chosen difficulty.
- Improved hit boxes and balance in some boss fights.
- Absence of hit squares during certain attacks using two atgeir type weapons.
- Insufficient damage when using two atgeir weapons.
- Absence of use of atgeir type weapons by the Jomsvikings during attacks.
- Granted Electric Shield buff to both friends and foes when attacking.
- Unable to use off-hand special attack with certain weapons. - Running AnimusAmbidexterity.exe
- Unable to deal damage to certain enemies in Svartalfheim because they are listed as friendly. No, he's not a friend.
QUESTS, EVENTS AND SIDE ACTIVITIES
Corrections made
- Absence of universe limit barrier when exploring the cave during Gift to the Deity.
- The Gift to the Deity quest did not update if the player character died during the fight with Sinmara.
- Failure to initiate boss fight with Sinmara if player enters boss fight area after using Jötunheim's power to teleport-eliminate.
- Player character getting stuck after using fast travel after defeating Sinmara.
- Immobilized Brudd during Gift to the Deity after using save and load at the stable.
- In Gift to the Divinity, the player was unable to return to the quest area if rushing out of the cave while Sigrun and Halstein were jumping over the rock.
- Unable to use Teleport-Elimination against Sinmara in Gift to the Divinity.
- Player character blocked Surtr's heavy attacks during the boss fight during The Rescue.
- Unable to open the door to face Surtr during The Endgame if the player is fighting a giant crow.
- Inactivity of Surtr during the outcome in case of use of teleportation-elimination.
- Constantly refilling the last bar of adrenaline by killing Furies of Surtr muspels during the boss fight against Surtr.
- Unable to collect any consumables during the boss fight with Malvigr.
- Maintained Malvigr in an invincible state when using teleport-elimination against her while she clones during the Crystal Cave quest.
- Malvigr clone's immunity to damage after performing a teleport-elimination against her.
- Ability to kill Calder during the Cold Ash Ritual, preventing progress.
- The Masters quest will not be active if the player character reaches the Refuge before talking to Ivaldi.
- Lack of awarding of XP after successful completion of The Masters quest.
- Displayed multiple black screens during Warlord's Daughter when defeating Eysa using the Freeze Power.
- Interruption of the quest The Warlord's Daughter after the fight against Eysa.
- Ability to talk to Durrigor twice when saving/loading during The Warlord's Daughter.
- Quest aborted after using fast travel immediately after defeating Eysa.
- An awakening during the investigation of Finding Fritjof could prevent further interactions with the clues.
- Stuck Tyra in the water if the boat is destroyed during Find Fritjof.
- Missing arrows at the Fornama Dig Site during the Find Fritjof quest, blocking player progress.
- No quest marker for the Light Ceremonial Torches objective in the Forging Bonds quest.
- No cutscene triggering during Cold Ashes when in combat between the player and worshipers before interacting with the cutscene.
- Player pinned at objective Undo your bindings during Beyond Fear when fast traveling to the ship or a port location after interacting with fire.
- Lack of cutscene broadcast and objective update when player character is awakened during letter interaction during The Rescue.
- Tyra leaps into water and quest interrupts if save-loading before crossing the waterway by boat.
- Ability for the player to escape the fog by activating the Blinding Rush skill during Beyond Fear.
- Lack of launch of the dialogue scene after switching on the beacon during the quest Pride of the Æsir.
- Disappearance of the player character's mount when lighting a beacon while riding it.
- Sinmara not disappearing after being defeated with the Power of Winter during the Pride of the Æsir quest.
- Interruption of the quest if awakened while reading the letter during Pride of the Æsir. - "It's like waking up in the middle of a thrilling dream and can't get back to it..." – Eivor, 885
- Shapeshifters not reacting to ranged attacks during Dwarf in Distress.
- Ability to attack Surtr from a distance during the 2nd phase of the boss fight.
- Lack of recording of investigation progress in some cases.
- Impossibility of carrying out In the skin if Vili falls into the water. - Vili is hydrophobic.
- Improved balance when boss fight against Glod.
- Disappearance of the Gullinbursti mount during the Beast's Burden event.
- Interruption of quest, in some cases, in case of exiting the simulation during the investigation phases.
- Inability to complete the objective if the blueprints burned before the start of The Warpath quest.
- Missing quest marker in Old Town after using fast travel in The Crypt of the Ancients.
- Lack of update of the objective Protect the dwarves during The Crypt of the Ancients in case of resurrection of enemies during the first wave.
- Remaining lens jam during The Crypt of the Ancients when aiming both Beam Projectors at the Sunstone.
- Reach Jordeygr's Refuge during Malvigr objective not updated when performing Leap of Faith in the Refuge during a conflict.
- Displayed dwarf corpses on the ground when loading a save before completing the Conquering Love event.
- Tripled the number of enemies when saving/loading near the Distressed Dwarf Mystery with Carr.
- No indication of completed clues when detecting the player during the investigation during Clearing the Path.
- Immortality of Bo after resurrection during the Seize the Present event.
- Flying Bo's body in the air when removing the fps limit in the options menu and approaching the body.
- Escape from wolves in case of ranged attacks while rescuing Ylva.
- Distressed Dwarf Mysteries did not reset when leaving the location if the player killed enemies using the power of Jötunheim.
- Unable to complete jötun plague locations despite destroying totems.
- Ability for the player to exit the cave using fast travel before Banski drops the oil jar in Not Today, Jötun!
- Unable to use the Hugr Snatcher in the prison during the Seed of Travi event.
- Restarted mysteries of the universe when the player character flew above 100m in the form of a crow.
VALKYRIE ARENA
Corrections made
- Player stuck in the arena without the possibility of controlling Havi in the event of a success, departure or relaunch of a challenge.
- Player attacked by NPCs who have revived in the arena.
- Absence of the arena icon on the map before joining this location.
- Changed the damage dealt to bosses using certain skills.
- Kicked the player character out of bounds of the arena due to Steinnbjorn's attacks.
- Player lost control of Havi upon contact with lava during a Muspel Arena challenge when previously defeated while the Muspelheim's power was active.
- Lack of Sinmara attacking resurrected NPCs in the Double Fire story.
- Inability for the player to use their third power slot after death in the arena.
- Ability to knock certain bosses out of the arena using certain skills.
- Player character not being attacked by Eysa when low on health. - Eysa left the game.
- Unable to deal damage to Surtr in The Warlord of the Muspels storyline when killing revived enemies.
- Lack of teleport-elimination damage in certain circumstances.
- Inability for Sinmara to absorb allies to replenish HP during Enemies Resist Stun activity.
- No Stored Power Timeout reset after completing a story.
SKILLS, ABILITIES AND POWERS
Corrections made
- Balanced the effects of various powers and abilities.
- Improved crow control.
- Lack of applying freeze or break effects in some cases.
- No raven scavenging of enemies defeated using powers.
- Failure to trigger certain quests when entering certain caves as a crow.
- Failure to receive a Skill Point when purchasing a Scroll of Knowledge from a Refuge Merchant.
- No damage from the Raging Ax ability towards Surtr. - Reduced Surtr's resistance to rage.
- Unable to open the Hugr Snatcher menu from the Crystal Cave Refuge Forge.
- Inability to trigger Raven Form while riding a mount under certain circumstances.
- Inability to revive certain NPCs using the rebirth power.
- Ability to reactivate Geri's Howl and Freki's Charge runes before the 30s cooldown expires.
- Damage taken by Havi when using Explosive Withdrawal against enemies. - A little TOO explosive.
- Various weapon/equipment perk malfunctions.
- Havi inactivity for a few seconds when reviving a corpse while setting a trap.
- Repelling Arrow no longer stuns enemies when the player is burning.
- No Auto-Destroy functionality when defeating unarmed enemies with the Power of Winter.
- Unable to perform teleport-kill while jötnar enemies are healing.
- Player's attacks interrupted by enemy attacks despite Shield of the Draugr being active.
- Missing update to Find a way in during Malvigr objective if the door to the house is opened by the player before the quest begins.
- Lack of proper boss stun when hitting two boss weak points with the Spread Shot ability.
- Disguise suddenly disappears when interacting with something while a power is active.
- Disappeared the perk icon for Jötnar Cleaver and Ruinegel if one weapon completes its reload before the other.
- Incorrect effect of certain skills on enemies.
GRAPHICS, AUDIO AND ANIMATION
Corrections made
- Display issues during some cutscenes.
- Facial animation synchronization issues during certain dialogue scenes.
- Failure to trigger Exam Poses when detecting player interactions with a Hint.
- Reduced flickering in some dialogue scenes.
- Changed the color of Havi's hair and beard when swimming below the surface while the Muspelheim's power is active.
- Incorrect placement of atgeir type weapons when equipped to the left arm.
- Disappearing weapons from player character's hand when dodging in Jötun form.
- Brief display of Havi teleporting under world map after interacting with Mythic Memory.
- Missing universe icons when using the raven.
- Misplacement or floating of objects or textures.
- Numerous issues related to dialog replicas.
- Many clipping issues.
- Many color blindness mode issues.
- Many menu narration issues.
- Various issues of no music or sound effects.
- Numerous problems with graphics, textures, animation or lighting.
UNIVERSE
Corrections made
- Time of day locked after completing the Seek Refuge quest and loading the latest save.
- Unable to use fast travel at Ey's mylna attack location.
- Havi getting stuck while exploring various areas near the border during the intro quest.
- Absence of appearance of some Muspels out of the lava.
- Player stuck in certain walls or rocks.
- Disappeared wolf pack enemies when switching from Lupine to Jötnar form.
- Various issues with Havi getting stuck during a free fall and/or desync animation.
- Possibility for the player, in some cases, to access places outside the limits.
- Incorrect lava damage in some cases.
- Unable to call ship from certain locations.
- Followed by Havi all over the map by enemies brought back to life in an attack. - Loyal dog zombies
- Various NPC spawn issues.
- Various incorrect AI character behaviors.
DIVERS
Corrections made
- Impossibility for the player, in case of launching a new game of Dawn of Ragnarök from the main menu, to recover new ULC (content to be unlocked).
- Failure to unlock the Flying Fortress Trophy when using Cross Progression despite performing the same accounting action.
- Contracts acquired from the black market disappeared from the quest log after performing a save-load action.
- Player character getting stuck in a blocking stance when performing a sync while holding down the block command while having an atgeir type weapon in hand.
- Absence of Kara's Challenge from Reda's quest at Hodda's Refuge.
- Impossibility for the keepers of the flames to bring back to life enemies in the event of a defeat with bare hands and then an assassination. - Resurrection without reaction
UI/HUD
Corrections made
- Numerous UI/HUD issues.
- Disappeared NPC health and defense bar when there are nearby fire effects.
- Numerous weapon name changes when upgrading to divine quality.
- Various camera issues.
PERFORMANCE AND STABILITY
Corrections made
- Game crash when adding/removing energetic rune to new expansion weapons.
- Displayed a "Failed to save game progress" message when resuming a game via Quick Resume on Xbox Console.
- Improved performance and stability.
- Various degradations of the fluidity of display in certain scenes.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
GAMEPLAY
Corrections made
- Changed battle difficulty to "Custom" when starting a new game.
- Loss of control of Eivor when removing a skill from the skill wheel during combat.
QUESTS, EVENTS AND SIDE ACTIVITIES
Corrections made
- The Dash to Burgh Castle objective in Sea Fury did not update after cutting the cutscene to low or medium graphics quality.
- Knocked Havi out of the boss arena in Bind Spell if Fenrir is bound when he falls off the platform.
- Impossible to solve the mystery of the old cellar for lack of tablet.
- No movement of Audumbla when the player moved the large stone on pieces of wood during the Milk of Humanity event.
- Unable to confirm elimination of Nokkfylla eye-bright.
- Several dead NPCs in Rumbling Rebellion. - They were like that when I arrived.
- Hytham without a boat in Serve the Light if the player has started the Bovine Hunt quest at the same time.
- Ability for NPCs to follow Eivor during the dialogue scene of What We Take For Granted.
PARIS HEADQUARTERS
Corrections made
- Presence of snow around Épernay.
- Possibility to use the diversion per raven skill during the fight with the bull in the barn.
UI/HUD
Corrections made
- Lack of preview of several shields when recruiting a Jomsviking.
MASTERY CHALLENGE
Corrections made
- Abandonment of Eivor without any control in the arena in the event of success, exit or relaunch of a Challenge.
- Absence of reaching Eivor by Hilderan during the first duel. - Reduced kindness
DIVERS
Corrections made
- Granted certain Ubisoft Connect Rewards to Mythic quality instead of Premium.
PERFORMANCE AND STABILITY
- Improved performance and stability.
