Murderer’s Creed Shadows is getting the final patch of the yr with Title Replace 1.1.7. The spotlight is the brand new finishers, which lastly can help you ship your enemies to the bottom in much more various methods.
The gaming yr 2025 is nearly over, and Murderer’s Creed Shadows can also 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 ultimate patch for Shadows at this time, 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 anticipated 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 yr. Rumor has it {that a} pirate occasion is among the many issues we are able to anticipate within the coming yr.
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 deliver considerably extra bloody selection to the sport. As an alternative of simply
boringly slitting their throats, Naoe can now additionally knock her enemies’ legs out from underneath them after which ship them to the comfortable looking grounds on the bottom. Yasuke additionally now actually packs a punch with the Kanabo, amongst different issues.
You will get a style of the brand new finishers within the two tweets embedded beneath:
Right here you may 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 may 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, remedy puzzles, roam the digital planes, and assist the Information.
That is almost definitely a brand new kind of entertaining quest.
There’s additionally a brand new free Battle Cross mission within the Animus, the place you may unlock a brand new bo employees, fashionable white armor for Naoe, and a particular talisman, amongst different issues. To progress within the Battle Cross, you should full Animus anomalies, such because the aforementioned rift.
As well as, the brand new title replace presents a lot of element enhancements for the assorted recreation variations, with a selected deal with the model new – and problematic – Change 2 model.
Yow will discover the small print within the patch notes on the following web page.
How massive is the patch?
Title Replace 1.1.7 has totally different sizes on the assorted platform variations of Shadows. House owners of the Xbox model have essentially the most to obtain:
- Xbox Sequence X/S: 16.5 GB
- PlayStation 5: 4.5 GB
- Nintendo Change 2: 3.5 GB
- PC: 13 GB
- Steam: 6 GB
- MAC: 9 GB
Nevertheless, it must be famous that the patch will probably be rolled out on the Change 2 someday later than on the opposite platforms.
Whereas PC, Xbox, and PlayStation gamers can already benefit from the replace at this time, the model for Nintendo’s residence console won’t comply with till December 17, at roughly 3:00 p.m. Extra present details about AC Shadows may 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 assets obtainable for bartering
Gold, Mastery Factors, and Information Factors at the moment are obtainable as a part of the each day presents and may 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 related.
- Fastened a difficulty the place gamers would get caught on an countless 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 offered. Fantastic, I’ll simply promote my greatest 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 typically triggered 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 primarily based on the merchandise they’re engraved on.
- Fastened a difficulty the place information scrolls had been being faraway from gamers’ inventories. Junjiro, did you are taking my scrolls once more?
- Naoe and Yasuke’s shared expertise at the moment are accurately 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 crucial 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 flexibility to quick journey to Awaji Island when switching between the 2 recreation variations.
World
- Gamers can now whistle whereas utilizing the “Observe the Street” characteristic. Benefit from the open highway, whistle a tune, and calm down!
- Broken castles will 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 seemed 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 person interface on the finish of a season and the rewards really obtained have been corrected. All items are right here, boss!
- Discrepancies with the smuggled rewards person interface when upgrading stables have been fastened. Don’t overlook to offer 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 difficulty with receiving Store, Deluxe, and Premium objects 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.
- “Remove 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 at the moment are marked with a marker.
