Thank you for your continued support and feedback. This patch introduces new audio and control options, along with performance improvements, combat adjustments, and bug fixes.
New Features
- Added “Hit Sound Intensity” and “Hit Impact Sound Intensity” options to the audio settings.
- [PC] Added support for remapping “Interact / Talk” for both keyboard and controller.
Improvements and Adjustments
- Improved performance in certain areas.
- Adjusted the combat behavior of certain bosses and enemies, along with the functionality of certain environmental mechanisms.
- Reduced the frequency of grab attacks used by Hua, Deadly Betrothed on Wayfarer and Pathbreaker difficulties. Other difficulty settings are unaffected.
- Improved weapon hit feedback and adjusted the volume of certain sound effects and dialogue.
- Updated weapon descriptions, certain skill descriptions, and controller button icons.
- [PC] Updated the shader compilation process to significantly reduce startup times. Ray tracing shaders will no longer be compiled by default at startup. Players who previously had Ray Tracing disabled will need to recompile shaders on their first launch after installing this patch. This is a one-time process and should take only a short time. Players who previously had Ray Tracing enabled can start playing without recompiling shaders. If you enable Ray Tracing in the settings, the required ray tracing shaders will be compiled separately the next time you restart the game.
- [PC] Reduced stuttering that could occur when using a controller connected via Bluetooth.
- [PC] NVIDIA Reflex now works when set to “Auto” with V-Sync enabled.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed issues that could prevent progression under certain conditions.
- Fixed environmental issues that could cause the player character to become stuck.
- Fixed various issues with cutscenes and visuals.
- Fixed several combat-related issues.
- Fixed an issue that caused character hair to render incorrectly on certain AMD graphics cards with specific driver versions.
We will continue to monitor your feedback and improve the game experience. To report an issue or share your feedback, please visit our official support page.
Please note the following common issues related to this update:
- Some third-party mods are not compatible with this update and may cause issues. If you encounter problems after updating, please remove any installed mods.
- If you experience crashes or stuttering after updating, please clear the game’s shader cache and relaunch the game. Shaders will then be quickly recompiled. Cache file location: right-click Phantom Blade Zero in your Steam Library, select Manage → Browse local files, then go to the PBZ\ProjectPBZ\Saved\Cache folder and delete the files inside.
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