Assassin’s Creed Shadows did not get off to the best begin on the Switch 2 when it arrived earlier this month, with gamers reporting crashing and stability points.
Fortunately, Ubisoft acknowledged these issues and said these points would be resolved in the next main sport replace. Title Update 1.1.7 is out this week on the Switch 2 and other platforms, and we’ve now got a look at the patch notes.
Most notably, it comes loaded with “bug fixes & improvements” for the Switch 2 version of the sport, resolving crases and more. Here’s the full rundown, courtesy of Ubisoft’s official web site:
Assassin’s Creed Shadows – Title Update 1.1.7 (seventeenth December 2025)
New Finisher Animations
We heard your suggestions and are bringing new finishers to fight!
Bring more aptitude to your encounters with a contemporary set of finisher animations. Both Naoe and Yasuke now have expanded methods to finish fights in fashion with more cinematic aptitude and brutality.
Animus Rift: Lost and Found
A mysterious new Rift has appeared within the Animus…
Uncover secrets and techniques, clear up puzzle, traverse across the digital plains and help The Guide.
New Project: Defiance
We are releasing a new Project accessible in the Animus HUB, called Defiance, in which you can unlock a new Bo employees, Trinket and more! Activate the new Project, full Anomalies and progress through the rewards like beforehand launched ones.
A fast access for the Vault has been added to the Animus menu while in gameplay for simpler access to the characteristic.
New Resources Available in the Exchange
Gold, Mastery and Knowledge Points are now accessible as half of day by day gives, which can be bought repeatedly with Keys.
Bug fixes & Improvements
Nintendo Switch 2
- Improved numerous FPS points.
- Fixed crashes for stability enhancements.
- Fixed numerous visible points.
- Improved the touchscreen expertise.
- Fixed an concern where gamers were requested to join to a controller whenever the Switch 2 was docked or undocked, even if controllers were already related.
- Resolved an concern where the gamers would stay in an infinite black screen after creating a Ubisoft Connect account or log in with an already present account upon deciding on an audio pack from the initial boot menu.
Gameplay
- Removed an exploit that would allow double engravings on the Sword of Fathoms.
- Fixed an concern stopping Naginatas from being bought. Fine, I shall promote my best wares somewhere else!
- Resolved an concern where perks that checked Mastery factors spent would not replace if Mastery factors modified after equipping the merchandise.
- Fixed an concern where upgrading expertise to Rank 3 would sometimes cause harm upgrades from Rank 2 to be lacking.
- The Bo Staff will now increase its affliction buildup stat when upgrading it Mythic and Artifact high quality.
- Perks with affliction results now have dynamic wording that specify which affliction they apply, primarily based on the merchandise they are engraved on.
- Fixed an concern where Knowledge Scrolls were eliminated from the gamers stock. Junjiro did you take my scrolls again??
- Shared expertise between Naoe and Yasuke will now appropriately be realized by both.
- Edited wording for the “Affliction After Deflect” perk to make clear it applies 35% buildup instead of a full Affliction.
- Ensured that “Restore 6% Health With Posture Attack” is current for all Critical Damage and Health Gain engravings for all weapons when geared up.
Claws of Awaji
- Fixed an concern where gamers with two copies of the sport, one with the Claws of Awaji Expansion and one without, would completely lose the potential to fast journey to the island of Awaji when switching between the two editions of the sport.
World
- Players can now whistle while utilizing the Follow Road mechanic. Enjoy the open street, whistle a tune and loosen up!
- Corrupted Castles will no longer reset when loading into a earlier save after a season has already modified.
- Fixed an concern where enemies and loot would respawn upon loading a save before altering seasons.
Visuals & Graphics
- Adjusted some facial animation for Naoe or Yasuke that regarded unnatural during all cinematics when a hood was geared up. Psst! Naoe, stop making foolish faces, please!
UI
- Corrected inconsistencies between the smuggled rewards proven in the UI at the finish of a season and what was actually acquired. All the items are there, boss!
- Fixed inconsistencies with the smuggled rewards UI when the Stables are upgraded. Remember to give your trusty steed an apple as a deal with.
- Corrected location title for “Kawarajiri Lumber Camp” in Japanese.
Online Store
- Fixed an concern with receiving Store, Deluxe and Premium objects into the participant’s stock.
SPOILERS AHEAD!
Quests
- “Swords And Sake”
- Fixed an concern where the mission could not be accomplished due to Gennojo dying.
- “Eliminate Outlaws”
- Corrected points stopping the completion of the mission.
- “Temple Stories”
- Ensured that Joken Hokkyo will not disappear so that the quest goal can be accomplished. Wait! Don’t go! I need to full this mission!
- “Dismantling One by One”
- Wandering enemies will now be indicated with a marker.
According to the same web page on Ubisoft’s web site, this patch will be 3.66 GB replace. This title replace will go stay on other platforms on sixteenth December 2025, with the Switch 2 model of the replace to observe on seventeenth December 2025.