Today, Ubisoft Massive has released Star Wars Outlaws Update 1.3 on all platforms. This patch, measuring 3.48 GB on Xbox Series S|X, 4.88 GB on PC and 5.07 GB on PlayStation 5, mainly improves stealth, enemy AI and faster movement. This is part of the studio’s efforts to improve the game before the Steam Launch.
Performance and stability
Fixed an issue where Star Wars Outlaws would crash when “New Game” was selected.
Improved overall stability and FPS drops
Fixed an issue where Star Wars Outlaws could crash when using Electrobinoculars on PS5.
Improved stability with GeForce Now
General gameplay
Quest checkpoints increased and improved
Improved manual and automatic save capabilities, including allowing more save opportunities in open world, resorts, and syndication territories
Removed autosave restrictions for combat/detection
Improved NPC and player animations
The “Wanted” difficulty now scales based on the player’s progress.
Fixed an issue where Death Troopers were not spawning during search parties.
Improved enemy AI and combat behavior
Fixed an issue where the stun shot was missing if you fired from cover without your holster.
Fixed an issue where the Boonta Brawler Belt did not increase the grenade explosion radius.
Fixed an issue where grappling hook haptics were not present on PS5
Improved camera detection for defeated enemies
User interface, HUD and settings
Improved user interface once detected
Updated keyboard shortcut for Hyperspace jump
Segments added to VRAM counter
The equipment screen now has an option to mark all items as displayed.
Fixed an issue where the map cursor could disappear when using a controller on PC
Audio
Made NPC voice lines more consistent with player detection
Fixed an issue where there was no music on Renpali station
Fixed an issue where several sound effects would disappear after completing the game.
Improved playback of ground moisture and snow footsteps sound effects
Improved playback of air traffic sound effects
Improved audio for collisions
Cutscenes
Improved textures during cutscenes
Fixed an issue with blurry images during cutscenes and dialogue scenes
Camera
Improved camera when interacting with vendors
Improved camera refocusing speed on the speeder
Worlds, Fauna and Flora
Increased spawn rates for speeder races
Made the Predator Varaki on Toshara more formidable
Ubisoft Massive also announced that the next major patch, update 1.4, would be released on November 21 to coincide with the Steam launch. The developers promised that it would be the biggest game yet, with exciting features and improvements. It was also at this time that first DLC in Star Wars Outlaws historyWild Card, will be published. It will feature the beloved character Lando Calrissian and a high-stakes Sabacc tournament.
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