The latest Gotham Knights PS5 update has introduced the 4-player co-op Heroic Assault mode today, November 29, and the patch notes also explain how this isn’t the only addition to the game. There is also round 2 of Showdown mode and plenty of bug fixes and gameplay improvements to be found.
Gotham Knights PS5 Patch Notes for November 29 – Heroic Assault
Heroic Assault is the main draw of today’s Gotham Knights update. The 4-player co-op mode has 30 floors of enemies to be conquered and those who succeed will be rewarded with new gear and transmogs. There’s also another round of Showdown mode introduced with the update where players have to face supercharged versions of infamous villains like Mr. Freeze, Harley Quinn, Clayface, and Talia al Ghul. While this launched at the same time as Heroic Assault, Showdown remains a one- or two-player mode.
Other bug fixes and gameplay improvements include lowering the difficulty of enemies on hard mode (although at least they weren’t still invincible), some nerfs to Robin’s abilities, and a matchmaking privacy setting for those starting a new game. You can see all of those bug fixes and gameplay improvements in the full patch nnotes below.
New Features
Heroic Assault
Journey deep into Gotham’s underworld (literally) and discover the mystery awaiting at the bottom!
• Four player co-op
• 30 floors
• New gear
• New transmogs
• Launched from player’s location in North Gotham or through the main menu
• Main menu access is available after initially using the North Gotham entrance
Showdown
The villains are back for round 2! Square off against supercharged versions of the game’s main DC Super-Villains, including Mr. Freeze, Harley Quinn, Clayface and Talia al Ghul.
• Solo or two player co-op
• More difficult versions of the game’s boss fights
• New gear
• New transmogs
• Launched from the villains trophies in Belfry
General
Balancing
• HP requirements for Stealth takedowns
• Boss elemental gears requirements and resistances
• Late game content
• AI Spawning closer to the player’s level
• Enemy health has been lowered on hard difficulty
• Weapon and gear stats
Abilities
• Fix for missing ability points not granted to the player at times
• Robin’s Vantage Mine blast radius reduced
• Robin’s Hanging Vantage Takedown will slightly alert enemies instead of revealing the player’s location
• Robin’s Warping Shot ability doesn’t stop armored attacks anymore
• Fix for AI reaction to Batgirl’s Hacking Overload on non-grounded turrets
• Robin’s Slideways Takedown ability disabled on Court of Owl’s Talons
• Robin’s Bo Swing now applies guard break
• Fixes for Piercing ability icons
• Removed cooldown HUD visual feedback for instant abilities
• Throwing enemies will do increased damage. Additionally, it will cause the enemy to be stunned
• Co-op attack damage has been increased and will award 1 bar of momentum
Gear
• Ruthless Healing conditional property now working as intended
• Increased stealth potential stat on stealth gear
• Adjustment of CPL value, to make it more representative of the gear strength
Challenges
• Simplified and clarified Knighthood challenge objectives
• Increased the amount of Nth Metal awarded by Penguin
Archetypes
• Reduced Health of the Drone Master
• Fix for throwing Large Enemies into wall not causing damage
Database
• Fix for incorrect enemies vulnerabilities.
Rewards
• Player will have access to the Cosmic Batcycle colorway after completing Batgirl’s Heroic Traversal side activity in North Gotham
Gear drop
• Fixed last Hidden cache not rewarding anything
• Added a message when blueprints are automatically converted into salvage
Boss Fights
• Fix for Talia getting stuck on a wall without evading
• Fix for Talia using her bow as a katana during the fight
• Fix for Batgirl’s Drone staggering bosses
• Fix for Red Hood’s “Focus fire” ability being blocked by Bosses
• Fix for Clayface’s spiked attacks on cloaked Robin
• Fix for Harley Quinn counter attacking when being stunned
Photo Mode
• Added new Body Poses
• Added Intensity option for many of the Filters
• Added Look at Camera option (available when a Body Pose is applied). This option is replicated to other players
• Light Rigs are now replicated to other players
• Light Rig global intensity is now higher and each light’s intensity can be separately controlled
Miscellaneous
• Matchmaking privacy setting option added when starting a New Game
• Fix for certain crime victims dodging the Batcycle
• Turning Off the Enemies stat display in the Options menu will no longer make the Informant Icon disappear
• Red Hood’s laces will no longer stand out
• Fix for rumble suddenly stopping from working
• Adjusted rumble intensity in various situations.
Audio
Added Dynamic range presets under audio options
• Home Theater (Default and Full dynamic range)
• Night Mode
• TV
• Headphones
