After saying it was on hold yesterday due to more work being required, Ubisoft released Patch 4 for Assassin’s Creed Unity on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One today, with a PC release scheduled for later this week.
What you’ll notice right away about this patch is that it sits at around 6.7GB in size. According to Ubisoft, “Part of the team’s effort to enhance frame-rate for players involves replacing and updating portions of the Paris city map where we are seeing issues. This explains the large size of this title update (6.7GB). However, since a large portion of the patch replaces existing files the net increase to the game’s overall size will be less than 6.7GB.”
With Patch 4 “mainly focused on alleviating performance issues and improving the overall experience,” here’s the full list of patch notes:
Stability, Performance & Save Game
- Fixed numerous random crashes both on Campaign and Coop
- Implemented multiple optimizations and fixes to improve overall performance
- Fixed save issue caused by the companion app on the main menu (loss of data)
- Fixed save issue caused by contacts list (crash occurring). Users should now have access to save
Gameplay (Navigation, Fight, Stealth)
- Fixed various navigation issues
- Fixed issues with lock picking chests
- Fixed additional haystack issues
Character, AI & Crowd
- Fixed various character, crowd station and NPC issues
Online, Matchmaking, Connectivity & Replication
- Fixed various matchmaking and connection issues both in matches and when starting a match.
- Fixed various issues with voice chat
- Fixed join-in-progress issues
- Fixed various replication issues between host and clients
- Fixed issues with player rank and COOP/heist rewards
- Fixed issues with Helix credits
- Fixed issues with the My Club feature
Menus & HUD
- Fixed HUD icon issues and issues with map information
- Fixed various Initiates issues
- Fixed additional issues with notifications
Mission Tweaks (Campaign, Co-Op & Side Content)
- Fixed various low occurrence walkthrough breaks in both Campaign and COOP
- Fixed various NPC issues
- Fixed issue with the quest log disappearing for specific side missions
World & 3D
- Fixed various collision and mesh issues
- Fixed additional issues where player would fall through the world
- Fixed specific areas where textures were missing
PC-Only
- Fixed crash on “Quit to Windows” in free roam mode
- Fixed crash on accepting multiple “Join the club” requests
- Fixed issues with TXAA
- Fixed issues with PCSS
- Fixed issues with textures on NPCs
- Fixed black texture issues on MSAA-4x, MSAA-8x and TXAA
- Right Control now can be assigned as a hotkey
- Minor UI fixes
What do you think about having to download such a large file?
[Source: Assassin’s Creed, Ubisoft]
