Ubisoft releases patch notes for Assassin's Creed Valhalla's new update 1.5.1

OSTARA FESTIVAL

Added in-game support for the Ostara Festival to the game.

• Available from April 21 through May 12.
• Complete various activities to earn all-new weapons, available only during the festival.
• Rewards include all-new weapons at Norvid’s shop and 50 free Opals via Ubisoft Connect.
• Access requirements: Players must reach England and complete one of the first two narrative arcs (Grantebridgescire or Ledecestrescire) and have a settlement at Level 2 to participate in the Ostara Festival.

Sharpen your axes, Mastery Challenge Pack 2 is here 🪓

The free update includes new challenges with improved medal scoring, enhanced NPC behavior, a robust assortment of rewards, and an epic boss battle! pic.twitter.com/a2V0mVwhZ7

— Assassin's Creed (@assassinscreed) April 19, 2022

BUG FIXES & IMPROVEMENTS

EXPANSION 3 – DAWN OF RAGNARÖK

GAMEPLAY

Addressed

• Runes equipped on Gear disappeared after TU 1.5.0.1. - We reached into the depths of Helheim to bring them back!
• Unable to upgrade Legendary and other gear to Divine.
• No silver required to downgrade Divine quality gear.
• Failed to save game progress pop-up appears when any kind of save is made on Xbox consoles.
• Losing player boost after using the Exit the Simulation option.
• Losing player boost gear/weapon loadout upon Waking Up and reaching England.
• Improved the activation of Powers to avoid accidentally consuming both Hugr bars.
• Save/Load issues while collecting runes.
• Save/Load issues while in shelters.

COMBAT

Addressed

• Added perks to certain weapons.
• Unbalanced power level scaling during certain boss fights.
• Surtr's power level not scaling with player difficulty.
• Improved hitbox and balancing during certain boss fights.
• Missing hitbox on certain attacks when wielding two Atgeir weapons.
• Dual wielding two Atgeir weapons deals too little damage.
• Jomsviking not using any of the Atgeir type weapons during raids.
• Allies and enemies both gaining the electric shield buff during raids.
• Unable to use the left hand's special attack on some weapons. - Run AnimusAmbidexterity.exe
• Unable to harm some enemies in Svartalfheim as they're recognized as friendly. Not your buddy, friend.

MAIN QUESTS, WORLD EVENTS, AND SIDE ACTIVITIES

Addressed

• No world limit barrier is present when exploring the cave in the quest Gift to the God.
• Gift to the God quest does not update if players died during the fight with Sinmara.
• Sinmara Boss Fight does not start if players enter boss fight area post using the Power of Jotunheim to Teleport-Assassinate.
• Players could get stuck when using fast travel after defeating Sinmara.
• In Gift to the God, saving and loading at the stable shop would cause Brudd to stop moving.
• In Gift to the God, players are unable to return to the quest area if they rush out of the cave while Sigrun and Halstein are jumping over the boulder.
• Cannot use Teleport-Assassination on Sinmara in Gift to the God.
• Players could block Surtr’s heavy attacks during the boss fight in The Rescue.
• Cannot open the door to face Surtr in The Reckoning if players engaged in combat with giant raven.
• Using teleport-assassinate on Surtr will cause him to stay idle in The Reckoning.
• Last adrenaline bar keeps being refilled by killing Muspel exploders during the boss fight against Surtr.
• Cannot collect any of the consumables during the Boss fight with Malvigr.
• Malvigr stays in invincible state if player uses teleport assassination on her while she is cloning during the Crystal Cave quest.
• Malvigr’s clone would be immune to damage after performing a teleport assassination on her.
• Calder can be killed during the ritual in Cold Embers, preventing any progression.
• The Masters quest is not active if players go to the shelter before talking to Ivaldi.
• Not receiving any XP upon completing The Masters.
• In The Warlord's Daughter, defeating Eysa with the ice infusion power will cause multiple black screens.
• Quest is stuck after the fight with Eysa in The Warlord's Daughter.
• Players can speak to Durrigor twice by performing a Save/Load in The Warlord's Daughter.
• Using the fast travel option right after defeating Eysa would break the quest flow.
• Waking up during the investigation in Finding Fritjof can cause the clues to not be interactable anymore.
• Tyra will remain stuck in the water if the boat is destroyed in Finding Fritjof.
• The Fornama Dig Site is missing arrows during the quest Finding Fritjof, blocking player progression.
• Missing quest marker for the objective Light the Ceremonial Torches in the quest Forging Bonds.
• Cinematic is not triggered in Cold Embers if players started a fight with the cultists before interacting with the cinematic.
• Players remain stuck at the Untie Yourself objective in Beyond Fear if they fast travel to the longship or a port location after interacting with the fire.
• Cutscene does not play and the objective does not update if players Wake up during letter interact in The Rescue.
• Performing a save-load action before crossing the river by boat will lead Tyra to jump in the water and break the quest flow.
• Players can escape the fog by activating the Blinding Rush ability in Beyond Fear.
• Dialogue scene does not start upon lighting the beacon in the quest Pride of the Aesir.
• Players’ mount would vanish upon lighting the beacon while on mount.
• Sinmara does not disappear after being defeated using the Power of Winter in the quest Pride of the Aesir.
• Waking up while reading the letter in Pride of the Aesir causes the quest to remain stuck. - “You know when you wake up in an interesting dream and can’t go back?” – Eivor, 885CE
• None of the shapeshifters react to ranged attacks in Dwarf in Distress.
• Players can attack Surtr from a distance during phase 2 of the boss fight.
• Investigation progress can fail to register in some cases.
• Cannot complete Under the Skin if Vili falls into the water. - Vili is aquaphobic.
• Improved balancing during Glod's boss fight.
• Gullinbursti’s mount disappears during the world event A Beast's Burden.
• Exiting the simulation during investigation phases would break the quest flow in certain quests.
• Burning the schematics before starting the quest Warpath blocked completion of the objective.
• Missing quest marker in the Old City after fast traveling during The Vault of the Ancients.
• The Protect the Dwarves objective won’t update in The Vault of the Ancients if enemies are resurrected during the first wave.
• Saving/loading while having the two light beam projectors pointed to the Sunstone would result in objective remaining stuck in The Vault of the Ancients.
• Travel to the Jordeygr Shelter objective does not update during Malvigr if players perform a leap of faith into the shelter while in conflict.
• Loading a save before completing the Love Conquers world event would result in seeing dead bodies of dwarves on the ground.
• Saving/loading next to the Dwarf in Distress mystery with Carr will cause the number of enemies to triple.
• Clues are not marked as completed if players were detected during the investigation in Blazing a Trail.
• Bo comes to life permanently after being resurrected in the World Event Carpe Diem.
• Bo’s body flies up in the air if players remove FPS limit from the option menu and approaches the body.
• When rescuing the Dwarf in Distress, Ylva, attacking the wolves with ranged attacks causes them to flee.
• Bo comes to life permanently after being resurrected in the World Event Carpe Diem.
• Dwarf in Distress mysteries are not reset by exiting the location if players killed enemies with the Power of Jotunheim.
• Unable to complete the Jotun Blights locations despite destroying the totems.
• Players could fast travel out of the cave before Banski dropped the oil jar in Not Today, Jotun!
• Cannot use the Hugr-Rip in the prison in the world event The Seed of Travi.
• World Mysteries will restart if players fly above 100m in elevation with the Raven form.

VALKYRIE ARENA

Addressed

• Completing, exiting, or restarting a challenge will leave players stuck in the arena with no control over Havi.
• Resurrected NPCs attacking players in the arena.
• Arena Icon is not visible on the map before reaching the location.
• Tweaked damage dealt to bosses when using certain abilities.
• Steinnbjorn’s attacks would push players out of the arena’s boundaries.
• Players would lose control over Havi upon touching the lava area during any Muspel Arena Challenge if he was previously defeated while the Power of Muspelheim was active.
• Sinmara does not attack resurrected NPCs in the tale Double Trouble.
• Players are unable to use their third Power slot after dying in the arena.
• Some bosses could be thrown out of the arena by using certain abilities.
• Eysa not attacking players when her health is low. - Eysa has left the match
• Unable to deal damage to Surtr in the Warlord of the Muspelheim tale when he is killing resurrected enemies.
• Teleport Assassination not dealing any damage under certain circumstances.
• Sinmara cannot absorb her allies to refill her HP when the Enemy Stun Resistance boast is active.
• Stored Power Timeout boast does not reset after completing a tale.

SKILLS, ABILITIES, AND POWERS

Addressed

• Balanced the effects of various powers and abilities.
• Improved Raven control.
• Freezing or shattering effects not applying in certain instances.
• Raven not looting enemies that were defeated using Powers.
• Entering certain caves with the Raven form could prevent quests from being triggered.
• Not receiving a skill point upon buying a scroll of knowledge from a Shelter Vendor.
• The Rage Axe ability doesn't do damage to Surtr. - Decreased Surtr’s resistance to Rage.
• The Hugr-Rip menu cannot be opened from the Blacksmith in the Crystal Cave shelter.
• Raven form cannot be triggered while on mount in certain circumstances.
• Unable to resurrect certain NPCs with the Power of Rebirth.
• Geri's Howl and Freki’s Charge Runes can be reactivated before the 30s cooldown timer.
• Using Explosive Retreat against enemies deals damage to Havi. - A little TOO explosive.
• Various malfunctioning perks on gear/weapons.
• Resurrecting a corpse while placing a trap will cause Havi to remain idle for a few seconds.
• Knockback arrows do not stun enemies when players are on fire.
• Auto-loot not working when defeating enemies bare-handed with the Power of Winter.
• Unable to perform a teleport assassination when Jotnar enemies are healing themselves.
• Enemy attacks interrupt player attacks despite activating the Shield of the Draugr.
• Find a way inside objective does not update in Malvigr if players opened the house’s door before starting the quest.
• Hitting two weak points at once on bosses with the Split Shot ability would result in the boss not being stunned properly.
• Disguise suddenly disappearing when interacting with something while having a Power activated.
• Jotnar Cleaver and Frostruin's perk icon disappear if one weapon finishes its cooldown before the other one.
• Enemies are not impacted correctly by certain abilities.

GRAPHICS, ANIMATION, AND AUDIO

Addressed

• Graphic issues during various cutscenes.
• Facial animation sync issues in certain dialogue scenes.
• Investigation poses not triggered when players are detected while interacting with a clue.
• Reduced flashing light in certain dialogue scenes.
• Havi's hair and beard change color when swimming underwater with the Power of Muspelheim active.
• Atgeir weapons misplaced when equipped on the left arm.
• Weapons disappearing from players’ hand when dodging while using the Jotun form.
• Havi can be briefly seen teleporting under the world map after interacting with the Mythical Memory.
• Missing world icons when using the raven.
• Instances of misplaced or floating objects or textures.
• Numerous issues with dialogue lines.
• Numerous clipping issues.
• Numerous Colorblind mode issues.
• Numerous Menu Narration issues.
• Various issues with missing music or SFX.
• Numerous graphics, texture, animation, or lighting issues.

WORLD

Addressed

• Time of day remaining stuck upon completing the quest Seeking Shelter and loading latest save.
• Cannot fast travel while in Ey Mylna Raid location.
• Havi remains stuck when exploring various areas near the border during the introduction quest.
• Some Muspels not spawning from lava.
• Players could get stuck in certain walls/rocks.
• Wolfpack enemies disappearing when shapeshifting from wolves to Jotnar.
• Various issues where Havi would remain stuck in a free fall animation and/or get desynchronized.
• Cases where players could access off-limits areas.
• Wrong lava damage in certain instances.
• Unable to call the longship from certain locations.
• Resurrected enemies during a raid would follow Havi everywhere on the map. - Best friends forever!
• Various NPC spawning issues.
• Various wrong AI behaviors.

MISCELLANEOUS

Addressed

• Starting a new Dawn of Ragnarök playthrough from the main menu prevents players from redeeming any new ULC (unlockable content).
• Flying Fortress Trophy does not unlock when using cross-progression, despite performing the same countable action.
• Acquired contracts from the Black Market disappear from the quest log after performing a save-load action.
• Player getting stuck in blocking stance when performing a synchronization while maintaining the blocking button with an Atgeir weapon equipped.
• Kara's Challenge is missing from Reda’s quest in Hodda’s shelter.
• Flamekeeper cannot resurrect enemies if they were defeated with bare hands and then assassinated. - Unable to resurrect due to being overwhelmingly rekt

UI/HUD

Addressed

• Numerous UI/HUD issues.
• NPCs health and defense bar disappearing when there is fire FX nearby.
• Numerous weapons changing name upon being upgraded to Divine quality.
• Various camera issues.

PERFORMANCE AND STABILITY

Addressed

• The game freezes when players equip/unequip the Forceful Rune on the new expansion weapons.
• A "Failed to Save Game Progress" message is displayed upon resuming the game via Quick Resume on Xbox consoles.
• Performance and stability improvements.
• Various FPS drops during some scenes.

ASSASSIN’S CREED VALHALLA

GAMEPLAY

Addressed

• Combat difficulty changes to custom when starting a new game.
• Players losing character control over Eivor if an ability is removed from the ability wheel during combat.

MAIN QUESTS, WORLD EVENTS, AND SIDE ACTIVITIES

Addressed

• Crash into Burgh Castle objective does not update in A Fury from the Sea after skipping cinematic on Low and Middle Graphic Quality.
• Havi will be thrown out of the boss arena in Binding Fate, if Fenrir is binded while he is falling off the platform.
• Old Cellar mystery cannot be completed because the tablet is not there.
• Audumbla will no longer move if players push the large stone over some pieces of wood during the Milk of Humankind world event.
• Unable to confirm the kill after defeating the Lost Drengr, Nokkfylla Shine-Eye.
• Multiple quest NPCs being dead in Brewing Rebellion. - Was like that when I got there.
• Hytham will remain stuck with no boat in To Serve the Light if players started the Cow Catcher quest at the same time.
• NPCs could follow Eivor during the dialogue scene in Taken for Granted.

THE SIEGE OF PARIS

Addressed

• Snow being present around Epernay.
• Raven Distraction ability can be used during the fight with Barn Bull.

UI/HUD

Addressed

• Preview for multiple shields is missing when recruiting a Jomsviking.

MASTERY CHALLENGE

Addressed

• Completing, exiting, or restarting a challenge will leave players stuck in the arena with no control over Eivor.
• Hildiran doesn't hit Eivor during the first duel. - Kindness reduced

MISCELLANEOUS

Addressed

• Certain Ubisoft Connect Rewards being received at Mythical quality instead of Superior quality.

PERFORMANCE AND STABILITY

• Added performance and stability improvements.