Assassin’s Creed Shadows Free DLC Out in New Update

Ubisoft is releasing Assassin’s Creed Shadows update 1.0.5 today, which adds free DLC quest “Thrown to the Dogs” for all players. The update also brings a Dead by Daylight crossover event and Balatro crossover alongside bug fixes and improvements.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows free DLC was previously limited to preorders

Thrown to the Dogs quest was previously only available to those who preordered Assassin’s Creed Shadows. With today’s update, everyone can access the quest at the Tennoji Temple once they have completed “From Spark to Flame.”

Patch notes for update 1.0.5 are as follows:

Dead by Daylight Event

This event comes with a new free quest that you can access from the Hideout upon unlocking Yasuke as a playable character. Once the event is completed, you will obtain a free trinket and banner.  

Balatro Trinket

We are also adding a new trinket for Naoe, and an amulet for Yasuke called “Winning Hand” — directly inspired by Balatro.

Parkour Improvements

• New Vertical Jump
• Sprint Toggle Lock
• Enhanced Back and Side Ejects

New Photo Mode Features

• Change the time of day 
• Play around with numerous poses and facial expressions 
• Toggle headgear on/off  
• Play music while editing your shots 
• Sticker colorization 
• New customization frames 
• Save Custom Filters 
• Reset only one parameter 
• Tweak camera speed 
• Improved preview mode 

Bug Fixes

General

• Fixed the issue where players had a persistent New Item notification in their inventory.
• Addressed an issue where some players were given a new save file at level 60, with gear and all objectives uncovered.
• Fixed an issue where the desynchronization warning for ‘killing civilians’ would appear without any reason.
• Fixed an issue where romancing Lady Oichi before romancing Rin could cause a breakup.
• Fixed various localization issues.

Balancing

• Fixed an issue where the Samurai Daisho and Ronin occasionally gave an extremely high amount of Mon regardless of their level, disincentivizing other methods of gaining Mon.
• We have also partially rebalanced the Mon economy to encourage more world exploration and gameplay activities to earn Crafting Materials and Hideout Resources instead of purchasing them through merchants.
• In pursuit of this, we’ve bumped up the cost of Crafting Materials and Hideout Resources sold by Merchants and lowered the quantity available each season for each Merchant.
• If you still want to purchase them, we’ve increased the amount of Mon acquired from completing contracts.

World

• Fixed an issue where Yagoro would become trapped in a Kofun and not return to the hideout.
• Fixed an issue where players could remain stuck inside the construction site at Osaka Castle.

Quests

• Fixed an issue where players could not exit the quest “Vision of Realms” if they selected ‘Quit to Memories’ and loaded their progress from the Animus Memories menu.
• Fixed an issue where quitting during the “Nobutsuna Sensei” quest caused Yasuke to become stuck in the flashback.
• Fixed an issue where Yaya doesn’t join “The League” after being successfully recruited.
• Fixed progress issues in the “Showdown in Sakamoto” quest that happened if Katsuhime previously died.
• Fixed an issue in the “Wake Up Call” quest where the “troublemaker” couldn’t be hunted down.
• Fixed an issue in the “Find Local Dishes” quest where Narezushi could not be obtained from merchants.
• Fixed an issue in the “Wolves and Foxes” quest where players were not able to speak with Hattori Hanzo. 
• Fixed an issue where players could not progress in “A Peculiar Guest”.
• Fixed an issue where players could not complete the “Missing Missive” quest due to being unable to retrieve the letter.
• Fixed an issue where the game would crash during the “Temple of the Horseman (An Eye for an Eye)” quest.
• Fixed an issue in the “Diary of Lady Rokkaku” quest where Katsuhime’s letter would sometimes disappear. 
• Fixed an issue where the game incorrectly believed Katsuhime was dead and players could not complete the “Diary of Lady Rokkaku” quest.
• Fixed an issue where players could not complete the “Diary of Lady Rokkaku” quest due to Naoe and Katsuhime being attached to surrounding water. 
• Fixed an issue where players could not complete the “Diary of Lady Rokkaku” quest due to Katsuhime dropping into the water and swimming to shore.

Stealth

• Fixed an issue where the Shinobi Bell effect was blocked by line of sight from NPCs.

Combat

• Adjusted an issue where the +600% affliction buildup engravings was a text error. It now has been fixed to reflect the real build-up amount of 6%.

Visuals and Graphics

• Fixed visual issues.
• Fixed some issues where the “Kaen” and “Sekiryu” mounts would not fully fit in the stables.
• Fixed a visual issue with the “Samurai Daimyo Armor”.
• Addressed an issue where players could sometimes see a giant NPC in towns.

Hideout

• Improved stability for heavily customized Hideout.
• Fixed an issue where players could sometimes not interact with Gennojo in the Hideout.