New Assassin’s Creed Shadows Update Adds One of Its Best Features Yet

Today, an update for “Assassin’s Creed Shadows” has been rolled out on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. Though “AC Shadows” was initially launched towards the beginning of 2025, Ubisoft continues to deliver fresh content and updates for this action-adventure game at a steady pace. This consistent effort has now led to a new update being made available as we wrap up July 2025, introducing one of the most exciting features yet for “Shadows”.

Immediately available for download, update 1.0.7 for “Assassin’s Creed: Shadow” is one of the biggest updates the game has received thus far. The standout feature in this latest patch is the inclusion of a New Game+ mode, which enables players to restart “Assassin’s Creed: Shadow” from the beginning, preserving all their equipment, abilities, and advancements. This long-awaited addition to “AC: Shadow,” frequently demanded by gamers, significantly boosts the game’s replay value.

Apart from the enhancements made, Ubisoft has raised the maximum level to 80 in this update and boosted the Knowledge rank system to 10 as well. Additionally, this release addresses numerous bugs and continues to refine the balance of different gameplay mechanisms and systems.

To have a comprehensive overview of all changes made in the latest update for “Assassin’s Creed Shadows,” Ubisoft has provided the complete list of updates, which you can find detailed below.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Update 1.07 Patch Notes

NEW GAME+

Once you’ve finished the primary story on any difficulty level, begin a fresh game while retaining all acquired abilities, equipment, companions, and hideout advancements from your initial playthrough. To initiate a New Game+ session, navigate to the Memory Menu in the Animus upon wrapping up the adventures of Naoe, Yasuke, and Junjiro.

After finishing a New Game+, you’ll receive the rewards of Whisper of Gold and Dragon’s Gold! These are brand-new, gold-plated Legendary Long Katanas and Katanas, each featuring distinct engravings that offer unique perks.

Experience multiple immersions in Feudal Japan, replaying the game as many times as you desire, up to a maximum of 8 times with the New Game+ feature! In each fresh playthrough, encounter tougher adversaries, more intricate challenges, and rigorous tests that challenge your ninja and samurai abilities.

KNOWLEDGE RANK & LEVEL CAP INCREASE

Get ready to surpass previous boundaries! We’ve increased the maximum level from 60 to 80, which means you’ll encounter more challenging opponents with advanced techniques and heightened alertness – calling for quicker reactions and more strategic thinking.

To counteract this growing challenge, we’ve extended the Knowledge Rank system up to levels 9 and 10, giving players access to a wider variety of abilities, passive traits, and fighting styles, enabling them to further hone their expertise.

Ready for a fresh adventure? First, enhance the passive abilities and skills of Naoe and Yasuke! As you embark on this new challenge, you’ll earn an additional rank for several nodes in your Mastery Skills, and 10 extra ranks for all existing Knowledge passives to make you even stronger.

As a gamer, nothing beats the feeling of having top-notch equipment when putting my skills to the test! Exciting news, fellow gamers: The Forge’s upgrade is now up to level 4! This means we can all boost our weapons and gear up to level 80, giving us a decisive advantage against the new challenges that are looming on the horizon. Let’s get ready to rumble!

With new levels and ranks, come three new achievements and trophies waiting to be unlocked:

Enjoy the Ride: Reach Level 80
Stars Unseen: Reach Knowledge Rank 10
Worth its Wait: Obtain the Gold Katana and Gold Long Katana (by completing the story on New Game+).

ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

Removed a performance warning on MacBook Air when using M4 following improved support.
Fixed an error in Photo Mode where the “Show UI” prompt was visible in preview mode, affecting players taking screenshots with their native systems.
Individual items will now have their dedicated page within the store.
Katsuhime no longer vanishes from the hideout after the previous 1.0.5 fix for the breakup bug.

Balancing

Adjusted the number of Mon received from trading. Purchasing items costs less, whereas selling items gives more.
Increased the number of resources gained from dismantling items.
Slightly increased the amount of crafting materials needed to upgrade items.
Rebalanced the end of season chest rewards and increased the quantity of crafting materials and Hideout resources given.
The Radial Effect upgrade in Yasuke’s Teppo tree had its base damage increased from 25% to 50%, and its damage is now also further increased by other Armor Buster upgrades.
Allies now gain more health and damage as the player levels up.
Ronin enemies now have 4 Health Segments, up from 3.

LIST OF BUG FIXES

General

Cultural discoveries near Katano Castle now appear correctly in the codex after being observed.
Corrected Naoe’s Kata dialogue in Wakasa.
Added a ‘Mark all as Read’ option for the Codex menu.
Added a Level Selector for Knowledge Path.
Fixed the ‘Limitless’ trophy occasionally not unlocking after obtaining a legendary piece of gear of each type.

Gameplay

Addressed an issue where players potentially got stuck outside the Animus wall during the Revenge mission in Tsuruga Castle. Get back here!
Fixed a bug where players could get stuck inside a room in Saika Castle.
Corrected a bug where players could get stuck whilst exiting the Miyataki Warehouse.
Fixed a bug where players could get stuck inside rocks in the Obama Hillside area.
Addressed an issue with Naoe’s Robes of the Enraged.
Genzaburo’s Teppo Master is back from lunch and is now present at Kaya Shrine.
Fixed an error with some cross-progression achievements caused if a playthrough was partly on MacOS.

Skills & Upgrades

Fixed an issue where the “Hidden Hand” cooldown reduction upgrades were not applied.
Fixed an issue where the “Extended Perception” Shinobi Upgrade didn’t grant the extra tools damage.
Corrected an issue where the “Nightcrawler” Assassin passive didn’t grant damage at night.
Corrected an issue where the “Endless Barrage” Tanto Upgrade was instead granting the effect of the “Contemplation” Tanto Upgrade, and vice versa.
Fixed an issue where the “Invigorating Kill” Tanto Upgrade only worked with the stabbing part of the move and not the throw.
Addressed an issue where the “Teppo’s Might” Teppo Upgrade only worked with the automatic follow-up shot and not the Teppo melee swing.
Corrected an issue where perks that increased adrenaline gained on deflect, parry and dodge had little to no effect.
Fixed an issue where damage assassinations gave less adrenaline than successful assassinations.
Fixed an issue where the “Ability damage” knowledge tree node had no effect beyond 1st level.
Corrected an issue where the “Posture damage” knowledge tree node had no effect beyond 1st level.
Solved an issue where the “Vulnerable damage” knowledge tree node had no effect beyond 1st level.
Fixed an issue where afflictions had lower durations on civilians than on enemies.
Fixed an issue where damage reduction perks weren’t applied against some enemy projectiles.
Addressed an issue where the “Wave of Wasps” Teppo was awarded with a random perk, instead of its legendary perk.
Addressed an issue where equipping the “Gown of the Spirit” Naoe Light Armor prevented all tools from applying any buildup.

Visuals & Graphics

Addressed various environmental issues with floating trees and rocks. Tree huggers rejoice!
Fixed an issue where the glowing eyes on the Mountain Demon Kanabo appeared out of place when the weapon was holstered.
Corrected an issue where the Ikko Ikki banner within the Hideout did not match its preview.
Fixed an issue causing the game to crash when previewing hideout cosmetic stations on a building with the Dragon Skin applied to it.

UI

The database entry for Sen No Rikyu now displays the correct image.
Corrected an issue where setting HUD visibility to “Disable”, then switching to “ON” would cause some of the HUD modules to not work.
Fixed a text-only issue where “Armor Avoidance” Long Katana Upgrade stated it granted 100% armor piercing, when it only granted 50%.
Corrected a text-only issue where “Marksman’s Touch” Teppo Upgrade stated it granted 100% armor piercing, when it only granted 50%.
Fixed a text-only issue where “Widespread” Tools Upgrade stated it increased the Smoke Bomb radius to 10 meters, when it only increased it to 5 meters.
Addressed a text-only issue where “Absolute Shockwave” Kanabo Upgrade showed 167% instead of 67%.
Corrected an issue where the “Improved Ground Assassinate” icon was larger than intended.
Reworded the “Improved Sense” Assassin Upgrade to showcase the lingering effect duration in seconds.
Reworded the “Temporal Mastery” Bow Upgrade to showcase the slow time duration in seconds.

Localization

Corrected the German localization in Rescue the Special Guest.
Fixed an error where unnecessary characters appeared in the German translation of the “+50% damage on next hit after a kill” engraving.
Addressed a typo in the “Kirishitan” codex entry for Cristão.

SPOILERS WARNING!

Quests

Fighting for the Cause: Fixed an issue where Kimura Kei could not be killed because the third attack sequence would not begin. Why won’t you die already?!
Butterfly Collector: Adjusted the positioning of the Paper Merchant.
Against The Koga-ryu: Fixed an issue where players could not complete the quest because Katsuhime was missing. Can’t a girl take a break?
A Promise: Addressed an issue where the servant did not respond to interactions. Rude.
Temple Stories: Fixed an issue where players could not continue due to being unable to interact with Joken Hokkyo.
Addressed an issue where killing all Genzaburo soldiers before meeting Koshiro prevented his quest progression.
Lost Honor: Fixed an issue where players couldn’t progress in the quest because Ise Sadatame was stuck in place.
Homecoming: Fixed an issue where players could not complete the quest after killing the target in version 1.0.6.

PLATFORM-SPECIFIC FIXES

PC

“Critical Hit!” achievement now unlocks correctly.
Corrected the mistranslation of “manual” for the Chinese localization for HUD settings.
Fixed a typo in the “Collector” achievement for the German localization on Steam and Ubisoft Connect.

Mac OS

Engravings are now correctly awarded when looting a legendary weapon.

2025-07-29 18:44