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Assassin's Creed Shadows: Analysis of New Finishers, Animus Anomaly Quests, and 1.1.7 Title Update
The 1.1.7 update for Assassin's Creed Shadows includes new finisher animations, Animus Rift missions, a bow staff project, and various quality-of-life improvements. It focuses on enhancing the fun of combat, expanding the Animus system, and resolving long-standing inconveniences.
1. 📅 Assassin's Creed Shadows 1.1.7 Update Release Information
- ✅ The update will be released on December 16th at 14:00 UTC (9 AM EST, 6 AM PST).
- ✅ Nintendo Switch 2 users can receive the update at the same time on December 17th.
- ⚠️ Update size by platform: Xbox Series X/S (16.64GB), PS5 (4.53GB), PC (13GB), Steam (6GB), Switch 2 (3.66GB).
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1. 📅 Assassin's Creed Shadows 1.1.7 Update Release Information
- ✅ The update will be released on December 16th at 14:00 UTC (9 AM EST, 6 AM PST).
- ✅ Nintendo Switch 2 users can receive the update at the same time on December 17th.
- ⚠️ Update size by platform: Xbox Series X/S (16.64GB), PS5 (4.53GB), PC (13GB), Steam (6GB), Switch 2 (3.66GB).
01:18 - 02:00
2. ⚔️ Enhanced Combat Experience with New Finisher Animations
- ✅ New finisher animations have been added to add more personality and brutality to combat.
- ✅ Naoe and Yasuke both have expanded finisher pools.
- ✅ Finishers highlight important moments in combat, making the combat feel less repetitive.
02:01 - 03:36
3. 🌌 New Animus Rift Mission: Searching for the Lost
- ✅ A new Animus Rift mission, 'Searching for the Lost,' has been added.
- ✅ Features a digital environment, puzzle-solving, movement challenges, and Animus lore.
- ✅ This time, you will help the guide uncover secrets in the digital space.
- ✅ Animus Rifts play an important role in advancing the modern story of Shadows and introducing experimental elements.
- ✅ Considering that the Animus Hub will continue between games, there is a possibility that a Black Flag remake teaser will be added.
03:37 - 04:06
4. 🏹 Animus Hub Project: Defiance and New Bow Staff
- ✅ A new project, 'Defiance,' has been added that can be activated in the Animus Hub.
- ✅ Complete anomalies and progress through reward tiers to earn a new bow staff, outfits, trinkets, and more.
- ✅ The bow staff is one of the most powerful weapons in Shadows and has a cool finisher.
- ✅ The update improves bow staff weapon scaling and various qualities.
04:07 - 05:37
5. 🛠️ Bug Fixes, Quality of Life Improvements, and Platform-Specific Updates
- ✅ Animus Hub Menu Improvements: You can now access the armory directly from the Animus menu during gameplay.
- ✅ Gold, Mastery Points, and Knowledge Points are offered as repeatable daily offerings, providing more flexibility in progression.
- ✅ World Adjustment: You can whistle while using Follow Road.
- ✅ Bug fixes: Fixed dual engraving exploit for Sword of the Phantom, naginata can be sold, shared skills between Naoe and Yasuke are possible, fixed issue where Knowledge Scrolls disappear, etc.
- ✅ Quest fixes: Fixed several quest-related bugs, such as 'The Sword and Sake' and 'Temple Tales'.
- ✅ Switch 2 Players: Improved FPS, improved stability, touchscreen fixes, controller connection bug fixes.
- ✅ PC: Improved mouse and keyboard remapping, improved FPS stability.