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Nioh 3 Demo Ver. 1.02.02 introduces a large set of adjustments and bug fixes aimed at improving Martial Arts behavior, Living Artifact balance, and overall combat reliability across multiple weapon types. Several abilities receive power increases, while others see reductions to damage or Ki impact to promote more consistent gameplay.
The update also resolves numerous technical issues affecting multiplayer sessions, character creation, input handling, photo mode, and enemy behavior, with additional fixes specifically targeting keyboard and mouse controls on Steam.
Patch Notes
Adjustments
Controls and Systems
- Changed sheath and draw weapon inputs and Living Artifact inputs on Control Type D to improve usability while pressing other buttons
- Decreased elemental damage dealt by Martial Arts while Living Artifact is active
- Set a limit on consecutive uses of certain Martial Arts while Living Artifact is active
- Reduced duration of Blindness inflicted by special effect Blindness (Onmyo Magic Hit) from Sunakake-baba’s Soul Core
- Increased duration and decreased damage of the Onmyo Magic item Soul Purge Talisman
- Increased number of Kappa appearing on the “1572 CE – Warring States” field
Samurai Weapon Martial Arts
- Increased power of Swallow’s Wing for the sword
- Increased power of Raijin for dual swords
- Increased power of Water Sword II for dual swords
- Increased power of Victory Rush for the axe
Ninja Weapon Martial Arts
- Slightly increased launch speed of Wild Lions for tonfa
- Decreased Ki damage
- Increased power of Chain Hurl for hatchets
- Increased power of Biting Hail for hatchets
- Increased power of Dragonfly for hatchets
- Increased power of Dual Hawks for hatchets
- Increased power of Black Vines for kusarigama
- Increased power of Serpent Strike for kusarigama
- Increased power of Radiant Moon for splitstaff
- Increased power of Roar Power for splitstaff
- Decreased Ki damage of Shin Crusher II for splitstaff
- Decreased Ki damage of splitstaff Strong Attacks
Bug Fixes
Combat and Martial Arts
- Fixed Celestial Retribution for switchglaive failing to land unless facing enemies directly
- Fixed second aerial jump during Flying Chariot for tonfa
- Fixed second aerial jump during Flying Drill for tonfa after an aerial jump
- Fixed inability to perform a Martial Art when descending after Sacred Fire with tonfa
- Fixed inability to perform Dash Attack immediately after dashing with tonfa
- Fixed incorrect descriptions for Death from Above Water and Chain Hurl II for hatchets
- Fixed Style Shift occurring when using Lightning Step consecutively after teleporting to an enemy
- Fixed Burst Breaks with some weapons damaging the player
- Fixed Toggle Grapple and Martial Arts setting not functioning correctly against yokai with some weapons
- Fixed enemies’ resistances not applying to Blindness
- Fixed inability to use Burst Breaks against Nure-onna’s paralyzing attacks
- Fixed consecutive Grapples being possible against Ippon-Datara
- Fixed Samurai cestus Martial Arts favoring forward movement and Strong Attack inputs
- Fixed inability to change stance after activating Frost Moon in Mid Stance
- Fixed Grapple triggering after Frost Moon without pressing Strong Attack
- Fixed Iai Quickdraw for sword performing faster in Mid Stance than Low or High Stance
- Fixed Tornado Edge being chainable after Spinning Slide for axe
- Fixed description mismatch for Roar when using Control Type A
Items and Abilities
- Fixed weapon familiarity not resetting after unequipping while Soul Purge Talisman is active
- Fixed inability to use elixirs during Gale Sprint
Enemies and Bosses
- Fixed Jakotsu-baba occasionally jumping outside the boss area
- Fixed Kappa always appearing at certain locations
- Fixed Gaki defeat count including Thorned Gaki summoned by Gaki Chief
Multiplayer and Online
- Fixed falling through map or infinite loading after ending multiplayer sessions
- Fixed occasional crash when selecting Become a Visitor
- Fixed losing half of Amrita after returning from connection error as a visitor
- Fixed non-friends appearing in friend slots when summoning visitors
- Fixed temporary incorrect Amrita display after losing as a guest in Expeditions
- Fixed Battle Scroll Princess Tsubaki room not appearing in Expedition searches with no conditions
UI, Menus, and Photo Mode
- Fixed New Items tab ! mark not disappearing
- Fixed photo mode camera settings not applying correctly
- Fixed Exposure Correction not applying correctly in photo mode
Character Creation
- Fixed weapon becoming unequipped after selecting randomized appearance
- Fixed voice type not carrying over when Same Appearance for Both Styles is enabled
- Fixed other character appearances overwriting player appearance
- Fixed saving another player’s appearance changing body type
Steam-Specific
- Fixed Change Stance set to a single key preventing Ki Pulse from triggering during stance changes for certain weapons
- Fixed inability to move forward when activating Roar for axe using keyboard and mouse
Nioh 3 is a dark fantasy action role-playing game developed by Team Ninja and published by Koei Tecmo for PlayStation 5 and Microsoft Windows. The game officially launched on February 6, 2026.
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