[Game Version 04.00]
Below you will find the new content and features, as well as bug fixes and a known issue included in this patch.
Accessing New Game +
Please note that a save file with the Main Story Quest completed is required to start any new NG+ run.
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New in Patch [04.00]
New Level Cap
New Equipment
- Amor of the Black Bear - You will begin your NG+ run with this already equipped.
- Spartan Armor - Can be purchased from the Huldra Brothers' Shop for Hacksilver.
- Ares Armor - Can be purchased from the Huldra Brothers' Shop for Hacksilver.
- Zeus Armor - Acquired by defeating Gná the Valkyrie Queen and completing certain Remnants of Asgard on a NG+ save.
- Spartan Aspis [New Shield] - Can be purchased from the Huldra Brothers' Shop for Hacksilver.
Armor Appearances
- 13 existing armors have new color combinations available. 12 of these can be acquired at the Huldra Brothers' Shop and applied to any of your existing Level 9+ armor in the transmog menu. The last armor appearance is for the Berserker Armor, you will need to defeat the Berserker King on NG+ to get it.
New Enchantments
Gilded Coins - Engraving and Badge Enchantments
- Gilded Coins are obtained by turning your Level 9 equipment into the 'Plus' version. You can use Gilded Coins to purchase a new selection of Enchantments that take Perks from equipment (engravings) and shield rönds (badges), and allow you to equip them into your Amulet.
- Many Engravings will require you to meet a certain stat threshold to equip.
Berserker Soul Drops - Stat Boost Enchantments
- This set of Enchantments will drop after defeating the Berserker Souls in NG+. They will provide massive stat boosts.
Burdens
- This set of Enchantments will have a negative Perk, so you can tailor how the game challenges you. They can be purchased from the Huldra Brothers' shop using Hacksilver.
New Progression Paths
- New Skill Mod Plus - Upgrade your existing Skill Mod tokens using XP to further enhance the effects of your favorite Mods.
- Platinum Tier Labors - Carry over any progress from your Kill Labors or Ratatasks and continue to unlock a new Platinum Tier of rewards!
- Additional Stat Gains - Nornir Chests will now provide Yggdrasil Dew to allow players to push Stats far beyond their previous limits.
Expanded Niflheim Arena
- Play as either Kratos or Atreus.
- The following companions can be used alongside either selection: Atreus (with Kratos), Freya, Brok, Sindri, Angrboda, Ingrid, Thor, and Thrúd.
Enemy Adjustments
Endgame Bosses
- Berserker Souls and Valkyrie Queen Gná fights include new adjustments to keep the fights fresh in NG+.
Other Enemy Adjustments
Available on All Difficulties in NG+
- The Hateful and Ormstunga fights will also include adjustments to keep the fights fresh.
Available on Give Me No Mercy and Give Me God of War in NG+
- All bosses and mini-bosses will have Runic Armor.
- [GMNM] Enemies can now turn elite, giving them an increase in Power Level.
Black and White Render Mode
- After you beat the game once, you will gain access to the Black and White Render Mode for an additional cinematic feel. This can be accessed in the Graphics & Camera settings menu.
Shop Changes
- You will now be able to purchase and sell resources incrementally.
UI Changes
- Show Difficulty - A new UI option that will display your current difficulty setting on your HUD, as well as how many burdens you have equipped.
Skippable Cinematics
- In NG+, you will be able to skip cinematics.
Photo Mode Character Expressions
- The following characters can now have their expressions changed while in Photo Mode: Mimir, Hildisvíni, Lúnda, and Ræb.
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Bug Fixes
Combat
- Implemented general balancing tweaks and bug fixes to various equipment pieces.
- Fixed an issue with collision during Freya's Invoke the Storm Runic Attack.
- Fixed a case of potential exploits with boss encounter during the quest "Defend Your Valor."
- Fixed an issue of an equipment Perk giving the incorrect stat boost.
- Fixed a case where the Raging Fury Perk on the Fate Breaker Armor caused an incorrect rate of Rage fain when both arms and legs pieces were equipped.
- Fixed a case where Berserker Souls could remain invisible when they are stunned during a teleporting evade.
- Fixed a case where certain rapid attacks would not trigger repeated block reactions when guarded.
- Fixed a case where certain attacks were incorrectly guaranteed to break Kratos’ guard.
- Fixed certain cases of successful parry not being registered.
- Fixed a case of Realm Shift tutorial to appear during the quest "Creatures of Prophecy" when Tutorials are set to 'Minimum' in the settings menu.
- Fixed an issue where sometimes the Serpent's Snare skill labor would not increment when successfully using the skill.
- Fixed an issue with how the Slicing Finish perk on Stonecutter's Knob was affecting certain attacks.
UI/UX
- Fixed a case for a false indicator of new items in Shops.
- Fixed a rare case where the application would crash in the UI.
- Fixed a rare case where the application would crash in combat.
- Fixed a case for an icon error in Codex.
- Fixed an issue with text overlap for Large & XL text size setting.
- Fixed an issue of map inaccuracy in Helheim.
- Fixed a case of high contrast not applying to HUD element when setting is enabled.
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Known Issue Introduced in Patch v. 04.00
We have identified certain cases with NG+ equipment not interacting with trophy unlocks appropriately:
- "Dragon Slayer" trophy cannot be earned during NG+ if the player did not craft the Dragon Scale armor during their first playthrough on base game.
- "Phalanx" trophy will not be earned if the player crafts a 9+ shield prior to crafting every other type of shield.
Our team is working on a fix that will retroactively unlock and display all earned trophies earned by the player once implemented.