The latest Ruffy and the Riverside update focuses heavily on improving camera smoothness and refining combat mechanics. The player camera now updates according to the actual frame rate, resulting in noticeably smoother movement on both high and low FPS setups. Animated and moving objects have also been reworked to match higher frame rates, reducing stuttering. Combat has been made more strategic, with the punch attack now hitting only directly in front of Ruffy, a faster-charging and longer-range spin attack, and an increased shockwave range for the stomp attack.
Alongside these core changes, the patch brings a wide range of gameplay tweaks, performance enhancements, and bug fixes. From smoother enemy movement and faster camera adjustments to cutscene timing improvements and quest fixes, the update also includes quality-of-life changes such as easier mini-game scoring, reduced dialogue repetition, and various visual upgrades.
Full Patch Notes:
Camera & Performance Improvements
- Player camera now updates at actual frame rate for smoother movement.
- Animated and moving objects updated to higher frame rates to reduce stuttering.
- Faster camera zoom in narrow areas and during scanning/throwing.
- Adjusted river camera behavior with automatic alignment enabled.
- Fixed subtle stuttering caused by automatic camera alignment.
Combat Adjustments
- Punch attack is now more precise, hitting only objects directly in front of Ruffy.
- Spin attack charge time reduced and range increased.
- Stomp attack shockwave range increased.
Gameplay & Quest Tweaks
- Added a door and white fade transition when leaving town via the small forest to reduce loading spikes.
- Reduced cutscene durations and dialogue frequency for Pix and Ruffy.
- Smoother enemy walking animations.
- Added and fixed various sounds, now affected by global volume settings.
- Reduced wait time after applying snoop before Groll appears.
- Changed look directions after certain cutscenes and dialogues.
Quest & Mini-Game Fixes
- Five Fellas quest: fixed opponent stuck in ground, lowered difficulty.
- Halfpipe challenge: increased mini trick scores, added clearer cheating hints.
- Forest tower riddle now appears only when relevant.
- Viking ball can now collect coins.
- Slot machine slowed down and made easier to win.
Bug Fixes & Quality of Life
- Fixed multi-throw selection cross behavior when objects are destroyed or camera moves quickly.
- Fixed world core issues and out-of-bounds spots on water spire.
- Fixed bale controls after boosting.
- Automatic transition to main menu after credits.
- Ghosts in graveyard now look in the direction they are flying.
- Fixed duplicate voices and scaled graffiti symbols to grid.
- Increased hitboxes for certain environment assets.
- Stone enemy reworked to avoid single-hit destruction and faster stone cleanup.
- Improved unwraps for rivers and overall landscape visuals.
- Fixed intro screen animation, tower cutscene, and various dialogue issues.
Ruffy and the Riverside is an open-world action game where players wield the magical SWAP ability to copy and paste textures, transforming environments and solving puzzles. The game was released on June 26, 2025.
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