Assassin's Creed Shadows Patch 1.0.2 Out Now, Improves Horses, Item Selling, PS5 Pro's Graphics

On Tuesday, April 8th, 2025, 3:15pm: The latest update for Assassin’s Creed Shadows, version 1.0.2, is now ready to download on your PS5. The file size is approximately 12GB.

Previously mentioned, this update mainly focuses on enhancing user experience by incorporating frequently demanded modifications throughout the entire journey. For more detailed information, you can find the complete list of changes in our initial post linked below.

As a dedicated gamer immersed in the world of Shadows, I can’t help but feel excited about the fresh and captivating experiences that Ubisoft promises are on the horizon. With their recent update addressing numerous player concerns, it’s clear they’re listening to us, and I can hardly wait to uncover what lies ahead for this amazing game.

In the latest news, Ubisoft is releasing version 1.0.2 of the Assassin’s Creed Shadows update. This new version includes enhancements that players have been eagerly anticipating since the game was launched a month ago.

For clarity, this isn’t Shadows’ first significant Title Update; rather, it’s a smaller, quality-of-life adjustment scheduled for release on April 8th. The file size for download on PS5 will be approximately 12GB.

The enhancements now offer an automated horse-riding feature once you place a marker on your map, and your horses will no longer decelerate while traversing urban areas.

As a gamer, I’m thrilled to share that the cumbersome procedure of breaking down and reselling equipment has been significantly improved – praise be! Now, it’s not necessary to refund all skill points at once; instead, you can reset each skill tree independently. What a game-changer!

Moreover, as previously mentioned, the developer is leveraging the PS5 Pro’s PSSR upscaling technology in this latest update.

After the update is released, we plan on re-sharing this article. In the meantime, feel free to review the complete details of the update in the provided patch notes below.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Update 1.0.2 Patch Notes

Game Improvements

Horse auto-follow and speed improvements

The “Auto-Follow” feature returns to guide you as you ride your horse. To activate it, just turn on the pathfinder, and your horse will instinctively stick to the road leading to your marked spot autonomously.

We’ve also increased horse speeds in cities so you can get to your destination faster.

Mastery Nodes Reset

Have you found that your stealth character isn’t quite as covert as desired? Are you looking for Yasuke to deliver a more powerful strike? We have introduced a new feature allowing you to reconfigure Mastery Nodes in the skill trees, enabling you to experiment with various playstyles and abilities for both Naoe and Yasuke.

Selling / dismantling multiple items

It seems your tireless quest has taken you deep into the nooks and crannies of Feudal Japan, amassing resources and treasures along the way.

In an effort to make your trading experience more efficient, we’ve incorporated a new feature that allows you to group and sell/disassemble several items simultaneously within shops, as well as when dismantling equipment at the Forge in your Hideout.

Investigation Board Shortcut

The Investigation Board plays a crucial role in your adventure, and we’ve introduced an easy-to-use shortcut key for quick navigation within the game.

In Update 1.0.2, pressing and holding the OPTION key for several moments will transport you immediately to the Investigation Board, whereas a brief press will activate your inventory menu instead.

With this update, navigating to the World Map, Inventory, or Investigation Board during gameplay has become effortless and seamless.

PS5 Pro

We’re thrilled to announce that we’ll be enhancing the visual experience on the PS5 Pro edition of Shadows with significant upgrades as well!

Added PSSR support for PS5 pro
- Please note that players who have been playing on PS5 Pro prior to Title Update 1.0.2 will need to manually enable PSSR in the video tab of the pause menu.
- Balanced mode will now feature Raytraced Specular.
  - I.e. Visual fidelity will be closer to PS5 Pro Quality mode than Performance mode.

Other Key Improvements

Uncapped the Hideout to above 30 FPS on Performance mode.
Improved balancing of boss fights.
Fixed an issue where the pathfinder line appears in photos taken in Photomode.
Fixed inconsistencies with the ‘Throw a Kunai at the closest enemy after an assassination‘ perk when ‘The Tool Master Gear’ is equipped on Naoe.
Improved Double Assassinations.
Improved Naoe’s responsiveness in some instances.

Stealth

Improved Double Assassinations.
Improved Naoe’s responsiveness in some instances.
Fixed an issue where an NPC does not die after being killed by a finisher or assassination.
Naoe can no longer perform Double Assassinations without learning the ability.
Fixed the FX on the Shinobi Bell when it is thrown far away.
Fixed an issue where destroying the alarm bell does not always make NPCs investigate it.

Combat, AI, and Balancing

Improved balancing of boss fights.
Addressed various NPC behavior and animation issues.
Improved the accuracy of Yasuke’s Teppo.
Knocked out NPCs no longer stand up immediately when attacking them.
NPCs and enemies now react correctly to Shinobi Bells.
Fixed an issue where Yasuke could block with his teppo after being dismounted instead of his melee weapon.
Yasuke is now able to call his mount while having his sword unsheathed during combat.
Yasuke is no longer immune to enemy damage after using the ‘Samurai Dual’ Ability.
The ‘Staggering Blast’ Yumi Bow ability now works correctly on enemies.
Fine-tuned Yasuke’s ‘Dark Burst’ and ‘Falcon’s Eye’ abilities, so they no longer one-shot enemies.
Fixed arrow firing so they consistently get released when fully charged.
Addressed how Naoe’s light attacks could disarm enemies.
Corrected the ‘Entanglement’ ability so it now works with the light attack button.
Fixed an issue where bare fists and kicks contributed to affliction build up.
Fixed an issue where Yasuke could perform a ‘Brutal Assassination’ with a ranged weapon in a specific animation.
Improved Yasuke’s Power Dash ability, so it doesn’t miss the target while the enemy is in an attack animation.

Weapons, Gear, and Items

Fixed various bugs related to Transmog variant visuals.
If wearing store bought items, both characters will now appear dressed in the latest save. Very demure, very mindful.
Addressed an issue where all horse saddles were uncommon.

World

Fixed an issue where there was no snow in winter. Frosty’s back!
Addressed various issues with synchronization points not triggered correctly.
Addressed various instances where players or NPCs could get stuck or fall through objects.
Fixed an issue where the Sakamoto Castle reward chest didn’t give loot if the player opens it during ‘Requiem for Rokkaku’.
Adjusted the positions of certain loot chests in Castles.
Fixed an issue with the storage room that cannot be opened after defeating Nakatomi and talking to Ibuki in Hijiyama Fort.
Adjusted multiple behavioral errors with the Pathfinder.

World Activities

Naoe can no longer enter Yasuke’s Kofuns. Get out of my room.
Addressed an issue where players could pass through movable objects while sprinting inside kofuns.
Fixed an issue where animals could flee while the sumi-e UI is still present during heavy rain if players performed a save/load.
Legendary deer will now properly despawn after being drawn in the sumi-e activity.
Corrected an issue where Naoe’s scroll would be missing whilst painting the Legendary Sakura Shika Deer in the sumi-e activity.

Hideout

Uncapped the Hideout to above 30 FPS on Performance mode.
Various stability and visual improvements to build mode.
Fixed an issue where players were able to use weapons inside the Hideout.
Cursor no longer trembles when building pavement and moving the camera in the Hideout building mode.
The experience gained bonus received after building the Tera in the Hideout is now correctly applied to both characters.
Corrected armor placement in the gallery.
Fixed an issue where fast travel to the hideout is not available if the map is set on zoom x3.

Progression, Skills and Perks

The Switch Character option is now correctly greyed out in the inventory menu when it is unavailable.
Addressed an issue where resetting active abilities didn’t remove them from their ability slot.
Fixed an issue where the user cannot reach the maximum Mastery Points after fully upgrading the ‘Teppo Skill Tree’.
Fixed inconsistencies with the ‘Throw a Kunai at the closest enemy after an assassination’ perk when ‘The Tool Master Gear’ is equipped on Naoe.
Fixed an issue where master level was not filled in by gaining experience.
Corrected the ‘Power Perk’ so it is effective against NPC armor.
The perk from ‘Daybreak’s Fury’ now activates correctly after breaking an NPC’s armor.
The Shrapnel damage for the ‘Daybreak’ Kanabo perk now displays correctly.
The second upgrade of the Katana Dodge attack can no longer be applied to other weapons.
Fixed an issue where the ‘Health on Weakpoint Attack’ engrave didn’t restore health.
Fixed an issue where trinkets couldn’t be sold to merchants.
XP points are now correctly rewarded upon defeating the Convoy Master.
Fixed how reward prompts from kills could continue playing if players reload previous checkpoints via performance mode change.
Fixed an issue where a perk wrongly indicated a 600% affliction build up with Posture Attacks.

Visuals & Graphics

Addressed various graphics, clipping, LOD, textures or FPS issues.
Addressed issues with floating props.
Corrected various character visuals and NPC animation issues.
Addressed some visual issues in various cinematics and cutscenes.
Fixed an issue with water rendering with Raytraced Global Illumination set to Diffuse Hideout Only and/or Diffuse Everywhere.

Photomode

Fixed an issue where the pathfinder line appears in photos taken in Photomode.
Fixed an issue where PhotoMode would close while taking a photo when online services were unavailable.
Fixed an issue where taking a new photo and accessing it through the legend menu results in “Animus-5-00013” error on PS5 and Xbox Series.

Audio

Adjusted various audio and SFX issues.
Fixed an issue where sometimes music plays during fights while the music volume is OFF.

UI/Menus

Added a shortcut to the objective board by holding the START button when in game.
Fixed multiple UI, menu, and text issues and alignments.
Fixed various UI and text issues in the Animus HUB.
Corrected various UI/UX animations.
Tweaked “XP gain” UI.
Fixed an issue where the “Is New” icon remains in the inventory even if all owned items have been seen.
Fixed an issue where engraving was visible on incompatible weapons in the Forge.

Controls & Accessibility

Fixed an issue where sometimes players can’t sprint or manually save.
Fixed multiple issues causing controller remapping to reset to default.
Fixed some Menu narration prompts.
Fixed controller vibrations that were still present even when turned off in options.
Fixed an issue where resetting only one movement direction input resets all the other movement directions in the control Customization.

Miscellaneous

Addressed an issue where the game would remain on a loading screen when losing connection to Ubisoft services after purchasing a Helix Credits Pack.
Fixed an issue where items claimed in Vault were not unlocked.
Fixed an issue where the “Make it Personal” achievement did not unlock when the first weapon engraved was from another character than the one currently used.
Fixed an issue where the “Limitless” achievement did not unlock upon obtaining a legendary piece of gear for each type.

Are you continuing to play Assassin’s Creed Odyssey? Has any of your main concerns been addressed with this latest update? After reviewing our Assassin’s Creed Odyssey guide, why not sell all your excess items at once by commenting below?

2025-04-08 17:38

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Patch 1.0.2 Out Now, Improves Horses, Item Selling, PS5 Pro’s Graphics