According to the official Ubisoft forums, the latest patch for their widely successful hacker title, Watch Dogs, will feature a number of key game fixes and updates. It is currently available for download on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. The patch for the PC version of the game will be coming in the next couple of days, and the Xbox One and Xbox 360 download is expected to arrive “within the next week.”
The patch will focus on a number of issues with Watch Dogs corrupt files which caused errors during load times. The update will reconstruct any corrupt save games, but “some collectibles may remain unrecoverable,” prompting the question of whether or not another patch is on the horizon.
The full list of what’s in the update is shown below, which includes a number of tweaks and bug fixes graphical side:
MAJOR GAME FIXES
• Automatically reconstructed corrupted save files which prevented loading to go further than 90%. Some collectibles may remain unrecoverable.
• Fixed the issue preventing players from using hacks in game.GAMEPLAY FIXES
• Fixed several mission-breaking bugs.
• Fixed minor mission and item-related issues.
• Fixed the issue that caused the empty weapon-wheel.MULTIPLAYER FIXES
• Fixed several minor respawn issues.
• Fixed some connection and session joining issues.PC SPECIFIC FIXES
• Fixed graphical glitches on Low & Medium settings.
• Fixed some crashes on SLI configurations.
• Implemented several performance improvements.
• Implemented a few control improvements.
• Fixed issues causing infinite messaging and timing-out when trying to access the Online Shop from the Extras Menu while Uplay is set to Offline mode.
• Fixed issues connecting to a Multiplayer game.
• Implemented several mouse modifications.
• Fixed “Drinking Game” control issue where wrong information was displayed when played with a gamepad.
• Fixed “Chess Game” control issue.
• Fixed bug where the invasion setting was never saved.
• Fixed graphical issues during cut scenes and cinematics.
• Fixed several graphical and texture bugs.
• Removed Vista OS check to prevent false positives.
• Added game version in main menu.
Despite all this, fans are not 100% satisfied with the announcement. When the game was launched for PC, players were left disappointed when the visual quality of the game did not match the significantly superior looking demo shown at E3 in 2012. Since then, hidden files within the game data have revealed that some of the graphical features had been disabled despite being built into the software.
Watch Dogs fans are waiting to hear word on whether or not these features can (and will) be enabled in the future, with one forum poster demanding that Ubisoft should “UNLOCK THE GRAPHICS THAT U HAVE HIDEN IN GAME!!! WE WANT WHAT WE SAW IN E3.” [sic]
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