Ubisoft announced that Update 1.06 for Assassin's Creed Odyssey is out now on all platforms. Its size is 3.6 GB on PC and 4.1 GB on both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
The main highlights of this Assassin's Creed Odyssey update are the new regular arrows auto-crafting feature (you previously had to craft them manually as needed) and the addition of a detailed statistics menu to check all your character's attributes.
In terms of new content, Ubisoft added the first story for The Lost of Tales of Greece. Of course, this Assassin's Creed Odyssey patch also includes many bug fixes and balancing tweaks, as you can read in the full changelog available below.
In related news, Ubisoft had a fine last quarter mostly thanks to Assassin's Creed Odyssey, which so far is tracking better than they had anticipated.
NEW ASSASSIN'S CREED ODYSSEY CONTENT
The first story of The Lost Tales of Greece was added to the game.A category for The Lost Tales of Greece was added to Quest Log.FEATURES & IMPROVEMENTS
Regular Arrows Auto-Crafting
You can now select the Arrow Auto-Crafting option for Normal arrows in your arrow quiver slot in the inventory.When activated, arrows will be crafted automatically when the player fires them all, if the player has sufficient resources available.This option can be toggled on/off at any time.Detailed Character’s Statistics
You can now access the Detailed Statistics page from the inventory menu (L3).The Detailed Statistics page shows advanced statistics (Main Attributes, Damage, Modifiers, Active legendary perks…) to help you optimize your character.Improvement of the Mercenary Menu
Unlocked ranks and associated Tier rewards are now properly showcased in the Mercenary menu.Miscellaneous
Changed successful Naval Boarding actions to immediately loot the reward resources rather than creating floating loot that must be picked up.The Quest and Region levels will now be consistent in the Pephka region.Added a horse sound when equipping horse skins.Added support for upcoming Epic Encounters.BALANCING
The economic advantages earned with the Mercenary Tiers rewards has been increased from 20% to 50%.The costs to upgrade gear has been decreased.Gameplay
Addressed an issue that prevented the Evie and Bayek Lieutenants from being available in the game.Addressed several issues with Orichalcum Ore either being misplaced or unlootable.Addressed an issue with the Kalydonian Boar that could cause arrows not to deal them any damage.Addressed an issue preventing players from using arrows or javelins after fully upgrading Arrow Volleys and Javelin Throws.Addressed an issue that could prevent the torch from being thrown when releasing the key too early.Addressed an issue that caused the player to get fall damage when jumping with Pegasos from a certain height.Addressed several camera issues.Addressed an issue that caused recruited mercenaries to remain in the Mercenary menu.Addressed an issue causing players to take damage from Skoura's Shoulder Slam when too far away.Addressed an instance preventing players from parrying.Addressed an issue when slowly aiming with aim assist.Quest
Addressed an issue preventing players from seeing their Odyssey quest in the Quest Log after talking to Herodotos in the Serpent's Lair quest.Quest rewards for Legendary Rank will no longer be Common Rank items, as intended.Addressed an issue during the Prince of Persia quest that could prevent players from completing it.Addressed an issue with the So it Begins quest that prevented players to progress past it when they didn't collect the introduction gear.Addressed an issue during the A Pirate Life quest preventing Tekton from being dismissed.[SPOILER] Addressed an issue during The Conquerer, preventing players from making a choice for Nikolaos.Addressed an issue preventing players from confirming Zoisme's death.Addressed an issue preventing players from looting Sopisatros for the quest item in the To Kill or not to Kill quest.Addressed an issue during The Conqueror, where Stentor reappears kneeling after having him defeated under certain circumstances.During the All Bonds Will Break quest, the helper will now be up-to-date if the conditions have already been met.Addressed an issue causing the The Missing Map quest to auto-complete after finishing One Man Army.Addressed an issue where players who recruited Odessa could not finish the A Family Ordeal quest.[SPOILER] Addressed an issue during The Contender, causing courageous NPCs to join the conflict in Pankration. [SPOILER]Addressed an issue during The Conqueror quest, rewarding players with the Sage Letter to Kallias after killing Stentor.Performance & Stability
Addressed an issue that caused Athens’s architecture to load slowly.Addressed various weather and water textures and display issues.The game will no longer freeze when equipping the Chest Plate or Greaves of the Underworld and entering different menu tabs.[PC] Addressed an issue that prevented the benchmark tool to collect data when Windows 7 is being used.Graphics & Animation
Addressed various clipping issues with weapons and clothing.Addressed various world object graphic and animation anomalies.Addressed various issues with world lighting.Characters & AI
Addressed various player and NPC animations.Addressed multiple instances where NPCs were apathetic, instead of participating in the fight.Addressed an issue after luring an Alpha animal outside of the cave and taming it, causing the location to remain incomplete.If Alpha animals are knocked out before being killed, they will now drop loot as intended.Mercenary Ashen Wake, will now shoot fire arrows with Hades Bow.User Interface, Menus & Subtitles
Addressed various text display issues.Addressed various subtitle sync and displays.Addressed various cinematic and transition issues.Addressed multiple engraving text and icon issues.Addressed a variety of UI/HUD display issues.Addressed an issue that could prevent the voice-over from playing during one of the Leonidas cinematics.Addressed an issue where the "Get out of conflict to interact" message remains on the screen.A red filter will no longer be visible on the Pause menu when taking damage.The Purchased Maps filter will now appear on the World Map.[PC] Addressed various issues with the Benchmark tool.Rewards, Achievements & Trophies
The Pirate! Ubisoft Club Challenge is now working as intended.The Ubisoft Club Challenge Window Shopping will now unlock after the requirements are met.Naval
Naval battle quests will now restart when loading.Addressed an issue preventing players from leaving the ship if it sinks.Arrows and javelins will no longer be grayed out randomly.Photo Mode
Addressed an issue that caused the fire effects to appear in low quality during photo mode.Addressed an issue that caused the tile and presets controls from photo mode to be visible while taking the picture.