Assassin's Creed Valhalla update 1.5.1 has been revealed (2023)

Assassin's Creed Valhalla update 1.5.1 has been revealed (1)

Ubisoft is gearing up to provide stronger support for the 2020 action role-playing game, developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. On Tuesday, Ubisoft released the new title update 1.5.1, which should add the new Mastery Challenge Pack 2, along with other amazing additions. The update will hit all platforms today, with patch sizes already listed by Ubisoft.

Title update 1.5.1 will be released on all supported platforms today, April 19, 2022 at 12:00 UTC/GMT, 1:00 PM. CET, 7:00 AM EST, 4:00 a.m. PST and 11:00 p.m. AEDT.

The patch sizes are as follows:

Xbox Series X|S: ~9,0 GB
Xbox One: ~ 8,2 GB
PlayStation®5: ~2,92 GB
PlayStation®4: ~1,41 GB
Computer: ~12.33 GB

Without further ado, you'll find all the patch notes belowprovided by Ubisoft.

New content

Master Challenge Pack 2

The Mastery Challenge is the ultimate test of combat, range and stealth skills.
Pack 2 introduces 3 new shrines and ends with a boss fight that tests your skills in every aspect of combat.
Unlock unique rewards such as the Valkyrie Armor set, a brand new weapon, a tattoo set and new cosmetics for the settlement.
Access Requirements:To access Mastery Challenge Pack 2, players must be at least Power Level 221, complete the Uninvited Main Quest after reporting on Grantebridgescire and Ledecestrescire, and complete the Mastery Challenge Pack 1 Story Quest.

OLD FESTIVAL

Added support for Ostara Festival to the game.

Available from April 21 to May 12.
Complete various activities to earn brand new weapons only available during the festival.
Rewards include a brand new weapon in the Norvida Store and 50 free opals via Ubisoft Connect.
Access Requirements:To participate in the Ostara Festival, players must travel to England and complete one of the first two stories (Grantebridgescire or Ledecestrescire) and create a Tier 2 settlement.

BUG FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS

APPENDIX 3 - RAGNARÖK DAWN

GAME

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Equipment equipped runes disappeared after update 1.5.0.1. "We have reached the depths of Helheim to bring them back!"
Legendary and other gear cannot be upgraded to Divine.
No silver is needed to lower the level of Divine Grade equipment.
Game progress popup failed when making any save on Xbox consoles.
Losing player bonuses after using Quit Simulation.
Losing the player's boost/weapon gear after waking up and arriving in England.
Improved power trigger to prevent accidental consumption of both Hugr bars.
Save/load issues when collecting runes.
Saving/loading problems in shelters.

FIGHT

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Added perks to some weapons.
Unbalanced power level scaling during certain boss fights.
Surtr's power level does not scale with player difficulty.
Improved hitbox and balance in some boss fights.
Missing hitbox for some attacks when dual-wielding Atgeir.
Dual wielding two Atgeir weapons does very little damage.
Jomsviking does not use any Atgeir weapons during raids.
Allies and enemies gain Electric Shield buffs during raids.
Can't use left hand special attack on some weapons. – Run AnimusAmbidexterity.exe
Some enemies in Svartalfheim cannot be hurt because they are recognized as friendly. Not your friend, man.

KEY QUESTIONS, GLOBAL EVENTS AND ABOVE ACTIVITIES

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There is no world barrier when you explore the cave in A Gift to God.
The Gift to the God quest does not update if players died while fighting Sinmara.
Sinmara Boss Fight will not start if players enter boss fight area using Jotunheim Force teleport-kill.
Players could get stuck using fast travel after defeating Sinmara.
In Gift to the God, saving and charging in the stable would cause Brudd to stall.
In Gift to the God, players cannot return to the quest area if they run out of the cave while Sigrun and Halstein are jumping over a boulder.
Sinmar cannot be teleported in A Gift to God.
Players could block Surtr's heavy attacks during the boss fight in The Rescue.
The door cannot be opened to face Surtr in Reckoning if players are fighting a giant crow.
Using a teleport kill on Surtra will make him idle in Reckoning.
The last adrenaline bar is constantly replenished by killing explosive Muspels during Surtr's boss fight.
During the Malvigr Boss fight consumables cannot be collected.
Malvigr remains invincible if the player uses a teleport killer against her when cloned during the Crystal Cave mission.
Malvigr's clone would be immune to damage after performing a teleport kill against her.
Calder can be killed during a ritual in Cold Embers, preventing any progress.
The Masters Quest is not active if players go to the hideout before talking to Ivaldi.
No XP after completing The Masters.
In The Warlord's Daughter, defeating Eysa with the power of Ice Infusion will result in multiple black screens.
Quest stuck after the battle with Eysa in The Warlord's Daughter.
Players can talk to Durrigor twice by saving/loading Warlord's Daughter.
Using the fast travel option immediately after defeating Eysa would break the mission.
Waking up during a quest in Finding Fritjof may result in no longer being available to interact with.
Tyra will be stuck in the water if the boat is destroyed in Finding Fritjof.
Fornam's dig area is missing arrows during the Finding Fritjof quest, which hinders the player's progress.
The quest marker for the ritual torch light objective in Forging a Bond is missing.
The cutscene does not trigger in Cold Embers if players have started fighting the cultists before interacting with the cutscene.
Players get stuck on the Solve Beyond Fear objective if they fast travel to a langship or port location after interacting with the fire.
The cutscene does not play and the objective does not update if players wake up while interacting with a letter in Rescue.
Performing the load action before crossing the river with the boat will cause Tyra to jump into the water and interrupt the mission.
Players can escape the fog by activating the Blinding Haste ability in Beyond Fear.
The dialog scene does not start after lighting the beacon in the Pride of the Aesir quest.
The player's base would disappear after lighting the lantern in the base.
Sinmara does not disappear after defeating him with the Power of Winter in the Pride of the Aesir quest.
Waking up while reading a letter in Pride of the Aesir will stop the quest. "You know when you wake up in an interesting dream and you can't go back?" – Eivor, 885 CE
None of the shapeshifters react to ranged attacks on Dwarf in Distress.
Players can attack Surtr from a distance during phase 2 of the boss fight.
In some cases, research progress may not be recorded.
Under the Skin cannot be completed if Vili falls into the water. - Vili is hydrophobic.
Improved balance during the Glod boss fight.
Gullinbursti's mountain disappears during the Burden of the Beast global event.
Exiting the simulation during research phases will disrupt some missions.
Saving the blueprints before starting the Warpath mission prevented the objective from being completed.
Missing quest marker in Oldtown after fast travel to Crypt of the Ancients.
The Protect Dwarves objective will not update in Vault of the Ancients if enemies are resurrected during the first wave.
Saving/loading with two beam projectors targeting the Sunstone would result in the target being stuck in the Crypt of the Ancients.
The travel destination in Jordeygr Shelter is not updated during Malvigr if players perform a Leap of Faith in the Shelter during a conflict.
Loading a save before completing the Love Conquers world event would result in you seeing dead dwarf bodies on the ground.
Saving/loading next to Dwarf in Distress with Carr mystery will triple the number of enemies.
Hints are not marked as complete if players are found during Clearing the Way investigation.
Bo is permanently revived after being resurrected in the World Event Carpe Diem.
Bo's body floats in the air if the player removes the FPS cap from the options menu and approaches the body.
While rescuing the dwarf in danger, Ylvy attacks the wolves with ranged attacks, forcing them to flee.
Bo is permanently revived after being resurrected in the World Event Carpe Diem.
Secrets of Dwarves in Distress no longer reset when leaving a location if players have killed enemies with Jotunheim Power.
I can't complete Jotun Blights despite destroying the chambers.
The players were able to quickly exit the cave before Banski dropped the jar of oil on the Not Today, Jotun!
You cannot use Hugr-Rip in the prison in The Seed of Travi world event.
World Mysteries will continue if players fly over 100 meters in Raven form.

ARENA WALKIRII

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Completing, exiting, or restarting a challenge will leave players stuck in an arena without Havi in control.
Resurrected NPCs that attack players in the arena.
The arena icon is not visible on the map until you reach the location.
Improved the damage done to bosses when they use certain abilities.
Steinnbjorn's attacks would drive the players out of the arena.
Players would lose control of Havi when touching a lava area during any Muspel Arena challenge if he was previously defeated while Muspelheim's power was active.
Sinmara does not attack resurrected NPCs in the Double Trouble story.
Players cannot use the third power slot after dying in the arena.
Some bosses could be removed from the arena with certain skills.
Eysa does not attack players when her health is low. – Eisa left the match
Surtr cannot be destroyed in the Lord of Muspelheim storyline when killing resurrected enemies.
Teleport Assassination does not deal damage under certain conditions.
Sinmara cannot consume her allies to replenish her HP while the Immunity to Stun boast is active.
"Stored Power Timeout" no longer resets after completing a story.

SKILLS, ABILITIES AND STRENGTHS

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Balanced the effects of various powers and abilities.
Improved Raven control.
Freezing or shattering effects do not apply in some cases.
Raven no longer loots enemies defeated with the Force.
Entering some caves in Raven form can prevent missions from starting.
There is no skill point when you buy a lore scroll from the shelter vendor.
Rage Ax does no damage to Surtr. –Reduced Surtr Rage resistance.
Hugr-Rip menu cannot be opened in Blacksmith in Crystal Cave Shelter.
Raven Form cannot be activated on a base under certain conditions.
Some NPCs cannot be resurrected with Revival Power.
Geri's and Freka's Charge Runes can be reactivated before the 30 second cooldown.
Casting Explosive Retreat against enemies deals damage to Havi. -A little TOO explosive.
Various equipment/weapon parts malfunctioning.
If you resurrect a corpse while setting a trap, Havi will remain inactive for a few seconds.
Knockback shots no longer stun enemies while players are on fire.
Auto loot does not work when defeating enemies with your bare hands with the Power of Winter.
Cannot teleport kill while Jotnar enemies are healing.
Enemy attacks interrupt the player's attacks despite activating Draugr's Shield.
Finding a way inside the object is not reported in Malvigr if players have opened the door to the house before starting the quest.
Hitting a boss in two weak spots at the same time with Split Shot would cause the boss to not be stunned properly.
Disguise suddenly disappears when interacting with something while the Force is on.
Jotnar Cleaver and Frostruin's icon perk disappears if one weapon finishes its cooldown before the other.
Some abilities don't affect enemies correctly.

GRAPHICS, ANIMATION AND SOUND

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Graphics issues during various cutscenes.
Facial animation timing issues in some dialogue scenes.
Research stops are not triggered when players are detected while interacting with a clue.
Reduced light flashing in some dialogue scenes.
Havi's hair and beard change color when he swims underwater with Muspelheim Power active.
Atgeir's weapon was not positioned correctly when equipped on the left shoulder.
Weapon that disappears from the player's hand when dodging while in Jotun form.
Havi is briefly shown teleporting under the world map after interacting with a Mythical Memory.
World icons are missing when using crow.
Instances of missing or floating objects or textures.
Multiple lines of dialogue issues.
Multiple pruning issues.
Lots of problems with the colorblind feature.
Lots of problems with menu narration.
Various issues with missing music or sound effects.
Many problems with graphics, textures, animations or lighting.

WORLD

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Time of day remained locked after completing the Finding Shelter mission and loading the last save.
You cannot fast travel while raiding Ey Mylna.
Havi got stuck exploring various areas near the border during an introductory mission.
Some clams do not spawn from lava.
Players could get stuck on certain walls/rocks.
Wolfpack enemies disappear when they shapeshift from wolves to Jotnar.
Various issues where Havi was stuck in the free fall animation and/or became out of sync.
Instances where players could access inaccessible areas.
Incorrect lava damage in some cases.
Unable to summon a longship from some locations.
The raiding enemies followed Havi all over the map. -Best friends forever!
Various NPC spawn issues.
Various AI behaviors.

VARIOUS

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Starting a new Dawn of Ragnarök match from the main menu prevents players from using the new ULC (Unlockable Content).
The Flying Fortress trophy does not unlock when using cross-progress despite taking the same measurable action.
Black market contracts won disappear from the quest log after saving and loading actions.
The player is stuck in a block position while syncing with the block button pressed while using an Atgeir weapon.
Reda's quest to Hoddy's hideout is missing from Punishment's Challenge.
The Flame Keeper cannot resurrect enemies that have been defeated with bare hands and then killed. – I can't resurrect due to being overwhelmingly upright

UI/HUD

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Multiple UI/HUD issues.
NPC health and defense bar disappear when fire effects are nearby.
Many weapons that change names when upgraded to Divine quality.
Various camera issues.

PERFORMANCE AND STABILITY

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Game freezes when players equip/remove a Rune of Power on new expansion weapons.
"Failed to save game progress" message on Xbox consoles when resuming a game using quick resume.
Performance and stability improvements.
Various FPS drops during certain scenes.