Star Wars Outlaws’ First Major Patch Out Now, Tweaks ‘Unfair’ Instant Fail Stealth Missions

Star Wars Outlaws has its first major patch. Title update 1.1.2 weighs in at 1.92GB on PlayStation 5, 2.25GB on Xbox Series X and S, and 1.89GB on PC.

The patch notes, published to Ubisoft’s website, begins by thanking fans “for the amazing positivity and support following the launch of Star Wars Outlaws! Your passion, love for Kay, Nix, our open world and all your amazing creations through our Photo mode has been a real inspiration for the whole team.”

The patch focuses on early feedback to address various issues and PC performance, as well as overall stability, Ubisoft said. Additionally, cross progression and saves through Ubisoft Connect are now available.

But the highlight is an improvement to what Ubisoft called “some challenging stealth moments.” With this patch, it is now less likely to be detected while rolling, and the level of detection is adjusted depending on location.

Creative director Julian Gerighty had admitted Outlaws’ instant fail stealth missions were “incredibly punishing” and signaled they’d be fixed soon. “For me, that is a mistake, and this is something that we’re going to work on improving,” he said.

“I don’t think it means removing the fail state completely, but I do think there are millions of low hanging fruits where we can make it so much more enjoyable and understandable.”

“I think it feels unfair. And believe it or not, this wasn’t our intention. This is more of something that crept in in the last week or so, and that we’re correcting already for a patch that’s coming out maybe in 10 days.”

That patch, out now, also means the Old School Cool trophy can now be unlocked for PS5 players, so they can finally platinum the game.

“As we continue to work on future updates for Star Wars Outlaws, we will keep on carefully listening to your feedback and experience in the game,” Ubisoft said. “Thank you for your support and see you in the outer rim!”

Star Wars Outlaws’ commercial performance is the subject of much debate. Last week, Ubisoft’s share price plunged following the launch of the game, which some analysts predicted will come in below expectations. And this week, a minority investor in Ubisoft called on the company to go private as its share price fell further. Ubisoft has yet to comment.

IGN’s Star Wars Outlaws review returned a 7/10. We said: “Star Wars Outlaws is a fun intergalactic heist adventure with great exploration, but it’s hindered by simple stealth, repetitive combat, and a few too many bugs at launch.”

Star Wars Outlaws – Title Update 1.1.2 patch notes:

New Feature

• Cross-progression and saving is now available between all platforms through Ubisoft Connect. More info on this here.

Performance & Stability

• Various crash fixes and stability improvements across all platforms.
• PC performance improvements and optimization across the game.
• Improvement for FPS drops during some scenes.
• VRAM Improvement.
• Higher graphic fidelity when using ray reconstruction and frame generation technologies.

UI, HUD and Settings

• Game version will now be visible from the settings.
• Quality mode will be set as default on console.
• Corrected default settings for motion blur on quality mode for consoles.
• HDR Brightness values have been modified.

Graphics

• Various graphics and lighting fixes.
• All cinematics now supported on ultra-wide screens.

Audio

• Fix for potential music loss when fast-travelling in Toshara.

Worlds, Fauna and Flora

• Many additional idle animations for NPC have been added across all planets.
• Fixed an issue where the Imperial Speeder Bike 74-z would be missing a part.

General Gameplay

• It is now less likely to be detected while rolling.
• Level of detection adjusted depending on location.

MAIN & SIDE QUESTS__ (beware of spoilers)__

Toshara

• Fixed the issue where the energy barrier in Kerro’s Speakeasy would not be disabled after successfully slicing the terminal.
• “The Underworld” – NPC numbers have been adjusted and environmental guidance markers added to better facilitate infiltration.
• “The Mechanics”- Fixed the issue where Kay would spawn outside the quest area if she died inside the wind turbine.
• “The Wreck” – AI detection has been adjusted.
• “Hyperspace” – Fixed the issue where no prompt was shown to take off.

Tatooine

• “Partners” – Fixed the issue where Kay would not gain wanted levels on other planets when reaching the objective “Meet with Hoss in the cantina”.

Akiva

• “The Veteran” – Fixed the issue where “reporting to the droid” objective would not update after reporting back to MT-7.

Miscellaneous

• “Old School Cool” trophy can now be unlocked for PlayStation 5 players.
• Inverting one axis in the controls menu will no longer invert the other one in Photo mode.
• Nix accessories and treats can now be checked in the loadout menu while Kay Vess is piloting the Trailblazer.

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