Murderer’s Creed Shadows is getting the final patch of the 12 months with Title Replace 1.1.7. The spotlight is the brand new finishers, which lastly mean you can ship your enemies to the bottom in much more various methods.
The gaming 12 months 2025 is sort of over, and Murderer’s Creed Shadows can be ringing within the Christmas season with an creation calendar promotion.
However earlier than Ubisoft additionally closes its doorways for the vacations, the builders have launched a last patch for Shadows as we speak, December 16, which ought to make the sport match for the vacation season and past. We’re speaking concerning the new Title Replace 1.1.7, which is predicted to be launched at 3:00 p.m.
Along with numerous minor quality-of-life enhancements, the patch additionally consists of an action-packed spotlight that followers repeatedly requested. The replace additionally concludes the autumn roadmap. In January, the winter roadmap will current the primary content material plan for the second post-launch 12 months. Rumor has it {that a} pirate occasion is among the many issues we are able to anticipate within the coming 12 months.
Spotlight of the replace: Cinematic finishers
The spotlight of the brand new replace is the brand new finisher animations for Naoe and Yasuke, which let you lastly put a cinematic finish to your battles towards annoying samurai and bandits. Within the launch model of Shadows, there have been solely two totally different finisher animations per weapon on common, which many gamers have grown uninterested in by now.
The brand new finishers now carry considerably extra bloody selection to the sport. As a substitute of simply boringly slitting their throats, Naoe can now additionally knock her enemies’ legs out from beneath them after which ship them to the joyful searching grounds on the bottom. Yasuke additionally now actually packs a punch with the Kanabo, amongst different issues.
You may get a style of the brand new finishers within the two tweets embedded beneath:
Right here you possibly can see all new finisher animations for Naoe.
Due to Ubisoft for the early entry for the footage. pic.twitter.com/eck6Bhr778
— Murderer’s Creed Information (@ac_daily_news) December 15, 2025
Right here you possibly can see all new finisher animations for Yasuke. pic.twitter.com/C7ASL5DlKi
— Murderer’s Creed Information (@ac_daily_news) December 15, 2025
What else is in it?
Along with the finishers, the replace consists of, amongst different issues, a brand new Animus rift known as Misplaced and Discovered. The outline reads: Uncover secrets and techniques, clear up puzzles, roam the digital planes, and assist the Information. That is most probably a brand new kind of entertaining quest.
There’s additionally a brand new free Battle Move undertaking within the Animus, the place you possibly can unlock a brand new bo employees, fashionable white armor for Naoe, and a particular talisman, amongst different issues. To progress within the Battle Move, you could full Animus anomalies, such because the aforementioned rift.
As well as, the brand new title replace affords numerous element enhancements for the varied recreation variations, with a specific concentrate on the model new – and problematic – Change 2 model.You will discover the small print within the patch notes on the following web page.How large is the patch?Title Replace 1.1.7 has totally different sizes on the varied platform variations of Shadows. Homeowners of the Xbox model have probably the most to obtain:
Xbox Collection X/S: 16.5 GB PlayStation 5: 4.5 GB Nintendo Change 2: 3.5 GB PC: 13 GBSteam: 6 GBMAC: 9 GB
Nonetheless, it ought to be famous that the patch will probably be rolled out on the Change 2 in the future later than on the opposite platforms.Whereas PC, Xbox, and PlayStation gamers can already benefit from the replace as we speak, the model for Nintendo’s dwelling console is not going to observe till December 17, at roughly 3:00 p.m. Extra present details about AC Shadows could be discovered within the hyperlink field above.
Entry to the vault within the Animus menu
For sooner entry to this characteristic, a fast entry choice to the vault has been added to the Animus menu throughout gameplay.
New sources accessible for bartering
Gold, Mastery Factors, and Data Factors are actually accessible as a part of the day by day affords and could be bought repeatedly with keys.
Bug fixes and enhancements
Nintendo Change 2
Numerous FPS points have been improved. Crashes have been fastened to enhance stability.Numerous visible points have been fastened.The touchscreen expertise has been improved.Fastened a difficulty the place gamers had been prompted to hook up with a controller when the Change 2 was docked or undocked, even when controllers had been already linked.Fastened a difficulty the place gamers would get caught on an infinite black display when deciding on an audio pack from the beginning menu after making a Ubisoft Join account or logging in with an current account.
Gameplay
Eliminated an exploit that allowed double engravings on the Fathoms sword. Fastened a difficulty that prevented Naginatas from being bought. Wonderful, I’ll simply promote my finest items elsewhere!Fastened a difficulty the place perks that checked spent mastery factors weren’t up to date when mastery factors modified after equipping the merchandise.Fastened a difficulty the place upgrading expertise to rank 3 generally induced rank 2 harm enhancements to be lacking.The Bo Employees now will increase its Affliction construct worth when upgraded to Mythic and Artifact high quality. Perks with Affliction results now have dynamic wording that specifies which Affliction they apply based mostly on the merchandise they’re engraved on. Fastened a difficulty the place information scrolls had been being faraway from gamers’ inventories. Junjiro, did you’re taking my scrolls once more?Naoe and Yasuke’s shared expertise are actually appropriately realized by each.The wording of the “Affliction After Deflect” perk has been modified to make clear that it offers a 35% cost as an alternative of a full affliction.Ensured that “Restore 6% well being with stance assault” is current for all important harm and well being acquire engravings for all weapons when outfitted.
Claws of Awaji
Fastened a difficulty the place gamers with two copies of the sport, one with the Claws of Awaji enlargement and one with out, would completely lose the power to quick journey to Awaji Island when switching between the 2 recreation variations.
World
Gamers can now whistle whereas utilizing the “Comply with the Street” characteristic. Benefit from the open street, whistle a tune, and calm down! Broken castles will now not be reset when loading a earlier save file after a season change. Fastened a difficulty the place enemies and loot would reappear when loading a save file earlier than the season change.
Graphics & Visuals
Adjusted some facial animations for Naoe or Yasuke that regarded unnatural throughout all cutscenes when sporting a hood. Psst! Naoe, please cease making foolish faces!
Person Interface
Discrepancies between the smuggling rewards displayed within the consumer interface on the finish of a season and the rewards truly acquired have been corrected. All items are right here, boss! Discrepancies with the smuggled rewards consumer interface when upgrading stables have been fastened. Don’t overlook to provide your trusty steed an apple as a reward. The title of the placement “Kawarajiri Lumber Camp” has been corrected in Japanese.
On-line Retailer
A problem with receiving Store, Deluxe, and Premium gadgets within the participant’s stock has been fastened.
PC SPECIFIC
Fastened enter points when reassigning mouse and keyboard.Improved FPS stability on PC.
SPOILERS AHEAD!
Quests
“Swords and Sake”: Fastened a difficulty that prevented the mission from finishing as a result of Gennojo died. “Get rid of Outlaws”: Fastened points that prevented the mission from being accomplished. “Temple Tales”: Ensured that Joken Hokkyo doesn’t disappear, permitting the mission goal to be accomplished. Wait! Don’t go! I’ve to finish this mission!“Take Them Out One by One”: Roaming enemies are actually marked with a marker.
