Today’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla update 1.2.2 comes with a lengthy changelog, which includes a new Mastery Challenge game mode, River Raids improvements, and new skills.
Highlights are as follows:
Ostara Season: Mastery Challenge Game Mode
We added in-game support for Mastery Challenge.
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A Master of an ancient art sends you on a Quest to prove your might through trials that will transcend the rules of reality.
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Trial of the Bear = Test your strength (combat)
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Trial of the Wolf = Test your marksmanship (range)
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Trial of the Raven = Test your guile (stealth)
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Unlock unique rewards, that will both show your Mastery and give you more options in combat.
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Numerous shrines are hidden in the world, each home to 3 trials.
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To access Mastery Challenge you must be at least Power Level 221 and have completed the Uninvited Guests main quest after reporting on Grantebridgescire and Ledecestrescire.
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Upped the stakes: rivers at higher alert levels will have increased rewards.
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Balanced Jomsvikings’ attack power to better match their rank.
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Wayland’s armor will be available to buy in Vagn’s Store using Foreign cargo.
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Mounted Archer = Eivor can use their bow ability while mounted.
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Shield Master = Eivor automatically rotates to block incoming attacks by holding up their shield.
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Unstoppable = While in combat, Eivor’s sprint becomes unblockable and knocks enemies back at the cost of stamina.
Miscellaneous
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Increased the rune list cap from 100 to 300 so that all runes are being displayed in the inventory.
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Purchased Map packs will now display relevant icons in Ireland.
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Addressed an issue causing the Blacksmith Hammer to disappear after TU 1.2.0.
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Addressed an issue that caused the Photo Mode UI from disappearing on Xbox.
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Addressed an issue that caused Settlement pets to disappear after A Dog’s Rescue.
Balancing
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Addressed an issue that caused weapon stats not to update after equipping Greatsword Training (bear) stat from the skill tree.
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Addressed an issue that caused Feign Death to not work properly.
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Addressed an issue that prevented stats from updating after equipping Remedy or Antidote runes on any gear set. *I guess you could say we remedied the remedy*
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Addressed an issue that caused Ullr’s Bow ability damage bonus not to work properly.
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Addressed an issue that prevented Sinner Skull’s perk to activate properly.
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Addressed an issue that caused Raider Axe’s perk not to reset on heavy hit.
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Addressed an issue that prevented Briton Shield’s perk to restore more than 10% health on parry.
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Addressed an issue that allowed enemies to block shoulder bash with parries.
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Addressed an issue where enemies wouldn’t react to Battlecry during assaults.
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Addressed various minor balancing issues.
Wrath of the Druids – Expansion 1
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Addressed several combat issues with The Cost of Betrayal quest.
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Addressed an issue with Into the Fog that caused the second Follow the Puca tracks objective marker to disappear from the map/compass.
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Addressed an issue with Snaring Thorstein that prevented the player from interacting with the NPC.
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Addressed an issue causing a brief freeze at the beginning of The Cost of Betrayal quest.
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Addressed an issue keeping the Gae Bolg finisher attack from triggering the weapon’s perk.
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Addressed an issue during Blood Bond causing the objective to update without being completed.
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Addressed an issue preventing the Into the Fog quest from updating under certain circumstances.
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Addressed an issue in Blood Bond keeping the wolfhound master from attacking under specific conditions.
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Addressed an issue where the last enemy may be unkillable as they may spawn inside a rock in the Into the Fog quest.
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Addressed an issue allowing Eivor to fast travel during the quest Courting the Kings.
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Addressed an issue telling players, You Must Be Anonymous, during An Eye for an Eye quest.
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Addressed an issue causing the wrong quest to be tracked after loading a main quest save.
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Addressed an issue preventing autosaves before the Puca fight in the Into the Fog quest.
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Addressed an issue preventing the counter quest from updating when obtaining cargo in the Rathdown Build Up quest.
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Addressed an issue in the Into the Fog quest allowing players to defeat the Puca before the fight in Lackanscaul.
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Addressed an issue allowing animals to ignore the smoke bomb arrow ability.
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Addressed an issue where Killing all Children of Danu would not give the necessary shards.
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Addressed an issue where Barid and Ciara would not go to Flann’s coronation.
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Addressed an issue related to Ciara not spawning after the battle in Foothold in Connacht.
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Addressed an issue that caused controllers to rumble permanently (with dirt FX on Eivor’s feet). *Let’s get ready to NOT rumble*
For the full list of fixes, head over to Ubisoft‘s Reddit post.
