A significant update for Stellar Blade has been released on both PlayStation 5 and PC, introducing a suite of new features and fixes. As a gesture of gratitude to the community, players can now claim seven newly arranged background music tracks from “The Last Gulp” in Xion. Additionally, Hard Mode is now unlocked from the beginning of the game and for the Boss Challenge mode. Various bugs affecting quests, camera behavior, costumes, and crashes have been resolved, improving stability and gameplay experience.
For PC players, version 1.2.0 expands on these improvements by adding Stellar Blade items to the Steam Points Shop, a save file recovery system, and clearer VRAM usage displays in the graphics settings. The update also fixes issues specific to Photo Mode with AZERTY keyboards, visual bugs in the NIKKE mini-game, and allows additional design pattern purchases in New Game Plus for PSN-linked accounts.
Stellar Blade July 2 Update Full Patch Notes:
PlayStation 5 and PC Shared Updates:
- Added seven newly arranged music tracks available at “The Last Gulp” in Xion:
- Don’t Forget Me (Trio)
- Flooded Commercial Sector (Trio)
- Clock Tower (Trio)
- White Night (Trio)
- Wasteland – Reboot (Trio)
- Oasis (Trio)
- Don’t Forget Me (Refresh)
- Hard Mode now available from the start of the game and for Boss Challenge.
- Fixed an issue in the quest “Where Is the Fantastic Bait?” where dropped bait could be unobtainable.
- Fixed a camera issue during the Demogorgon battle that made aiming impossible.
- Fixed an issue where the artbook did not display after a first playthrough.
- Fixed an issue where entering Boss Challenge with the “Planet Diving Suit (6th) V3” reverted to the Skin Suit.
- Fixed abnormal motion and camera behavior during Scarlet battle QTEs.
- Fixed occasional crashes when entering Photo Mode.
- Various other bug fixes.
PC Version 1.2.0 Specific Updates:
- Added Stellar Blade-themed badges, trading cards, backgrounds, and stickers to the Steam Points Shop.
- Save failure messages now appear on screen if a save fails during gameplay.
- Added a backup save recovery feature to restore corrupted saves on launch.
- Improved VRAM display in graphics settings to show current and maximum expected usage.
- Fixed logo rotation key issues in Photo Mode with AZERTY keyboards.
- Fixed a bug causing EVE’s gun to disappear after Burst Skill use in the NIKKE mini-game.
- Players with the “Planet Diving Suit (2nd)” linked via PSN can now buy the “Design Pattern: Planet Diving Suit (2nd) V2” at Roxanne’s shop during New Game Plus.
Stellar Blade is a 2024 action-adventure title developed by Shift Up and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Launched on PlayStation 5 on April 26, 2024, the game follows Eve as she strives to reclaim Earth from the Naytibas in a post-apocalyptic future.
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