The recent update for Black Myth: Wukong, Version 1.0.8.14860 (1.000.008 for PS5), addresses several technical issues and introduces optimizations to improve the gameplay experience. The update primarily focuses on resolving crashes associated with enabling FSR and NVIDIA Full-Ray Tracing and fixing various in-game issues, such as abnormal hair effects and enemy behavior. Additionally, this patch includes adjustments to the stats of certain enemies and enhancements to the translation and localization of the game, particularly concerning subtitles, talents, and inventory.
Moreover, the update highlights a significant issue where setting the system language to Turkish on PS5 or PC may cause the game to crash. The developers have provided a temporary workaround for this issue while they work on a permanent fix.
Complete Patch Notes for Black Myth: Wukong Version 1.0.8.14860 (1.000.008 on PS5)
- Major Updates:
- Fixed an issue where enabling FSR could cause crashes for some players during startup or the prologue.
- Fixed a crash issue in certain areas of the Webbed Hollow when NVIDIA Full Ray Tracing is enabled.
- Fixed an issue where hair would stretch abnormally.
- Optimized the hair effects for Yaoguai King “Lingxuzi.”
- Fixed an issue where certain enemies could get stuck in motion in specific situations.
- Slightly reduced the stats of Yaoguai King “Captain Wise-Voice.”
- Fixed an issue where the attack from Lesser Yaoguai “Lantern Warden” in Pagoda Realm could push players into walls.
- Fixed an issue where the Destined One could get stuck in performing “Whirling Thrusts in Thurst Stance” and become unresponsive.
- Fixed an issue where the Destined One could not switch stances properly in the sixth chapter.
- Fixed an issue where the Destined One could encounter stats errors in specific situations.
- Fixed an issue where the icon for the quest related to Yaoguai Chief “Daoist Mi” would still appear on the Travel menu after the quest became unable to complete.
- Fixed an issue where the progress display for collecting Portraits in Journals was incorrect.
- Fixed some text errors in Chinese.
- Localization and Translation Updates:
- Added translations for Portraits in several languages and optimized existing translations.
- Added translations for song titles and lyrics in the Music library in several languages and corrected display errors in English lyrics.
- Optimized translations for Talents, Equipment, and Inventory in several languages and fixed some text errors.
- Improved the layout of subtitles in several languages.
- Optimized the translation of loading screen tips in several languages.
- Known Issue:
- Identified an issue where setting the system language to Turkish on PS5 causes the game to crash on launch. On PC, setting Windows system language to Turkish may cause occasional crashes during certain boss fights.
- Temporary Workaround:
- For PS5: Change the console language to English or another language via the PS5 main menu: Settings > System > Language > Console Language.
- For PC: Change the Windows display language to English or another language via the operating system settings: Settings > Time & Language > Language & Region > Windows display language.
- The developers are working on resolving this issue in an upcoming patch and apologize for the inconvenience caused.
Black Myth: Wukong is an action role-playing game developed by Game Science Studio. Inspired by the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West, the game allows players to experience the story of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, as he embarks on an epic journey filled with mythical creatures and formidable enemies.
