Black Myth: Wukong developer Game Science has released a new update for the record-breaking action game that makes a number of balance changes and fixes bugs.
Black Myth: Wukong update 1.0.9.15179, which weighs in at approximately 1.7GB, may cause problems with installed mods, Game Science warned in a post on Steam. “We recommend uninstalling the installed mods and verifying the integrity of the game files before restarting the game,” the developer added. The patch notes are below.
Earlier this month, Game Science investor Hero Games confirmed plans to release an Elden Ring-style expansion for Black Myth: Wukong ahead of any sequel. It sold an eye-watering 18 million copies in just two weeks across PC and PlayStation 5, making over $700 million in revenue so far. That’s enough to put Black Myth: Wukong up there with Grand Theft Auto 5 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 as one of the fastest-selling games of all time, and is an astonishing return for a game that had a reported budget of $70 million over six years of development.
IGN has otherwise reported on a super cool Black Myth: Wukong secret that lets you summon one boss to beat another boss while you basically do nothing, and on how one optional boss encountered very early in the game was absolutely destroying new players. While you’re here, IGN has plenty more Black Myth: Wukong guides to help you out, including Essential Tips and Tricks, Things Black Myth: Wukong Doesn't Tell You, and our Boss List and Guides.
IGN’s Black Myth: Wukong review returned an 8/10. We said: “Despite some frustrating technical issues, Black Myth: Wukong is a great action game with fantastic combat, exciting bosses, tantalizing secrets, and a beautiful world.”
Last month, IGN verified an email sent from the Black Myth: Wukong marketing team at Hero Games that told content creators who were granted a Steam key that they must not include “feminist propaganda” or use what are called “trigger words” such as COVID-19 in their coverage. At the time, Hero Games failed to respond to IGN’s request for comment on the matter. Game Science has yet to respond to IGN’s previous report compiling numerous sexist comments made by the studio's founders and other developers spanning the last decade.
Meanwhile, Black Myth: Wukong's delay on Xbox is due to an exclusivity deal with Sony and not a development issue with Microsoft’s consoles, a knowledgeable source has told IGN.
Black Myth: Wukong update 1.0.9.15179 patch notes:
- Fixed an issue where the game could occasionally crash during certain boss fights if the Windows system language was set to Turkish on the PC version.
- Fixed various crashes and errors occurring under specific conditions.
- Fixed an issue that could prevent 100% achievement completion from triggering correctly under certain circumstances.
- Added detection and update prompt for operating system version and graphics driver version.
- Improved the combat experience for the Yaoguai King "Hundred-Eyed Daoist Master".
- Resolved an issue where the Destined One could be thrown outside the invisible wall during certain Yaoguai Chief and King battles.
- Fixed an issue where some enemies could get stuck in certain situations.
- Fixed an issue where some enemies could not be defeated under specific conditions.
- Fixed an issue where opening the menu interface caused some enemy skills to fail.
- Fixed an issue where some murals in the Great Pagoda were not displaying correctly.
- Fixed an issue where character models in the Flaming Mountains were not being removed properly.
- The "Spikeshaft Staff" now increases Maximum Mana by 30.
- The Insect armor set now considerably increases the duration of all medicine effects.
- Reduced the narrowing effect of the timing window for Rock Solid Deflection imposed by The Great Sage Talent "Sound as A Bell (Fuming Ears)".
- Fixed an issue where the Destined One could continuously maintain the "Ring of Fire" effect under certain conditions.
- Fixed an issue where the damage increase effect of the "Crash (Immobilize)" talent was not being properly removed under specific conditions.
- After Entering a New Cycle, the Destined One can now purchase the material "Fine Gold Thread" from Yin Tiger.
- Fixed an issue where "Tadpole" and "Bodhisattva's Left Hand" might not drop (the Destined Ones who defeated the corresponding bosses before the update but did not receive the items can find the items in their inventory after the update).
- Localization improvements: corrected some translation errors and added translations for certain Portaits.
- Fixed some errors in subtitles and lyrics.
- Corrected errors in some English voiceovers.
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