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Team Ninja and Koei Tecmo has just dropped a hefty demo update for Nioh 3, bringing the current version number to 1.02.02. This update serves as a big round of polish to the game, with large focus being placed on high level ability balance and general bug fixes that interfered with the combat flow or online play.
Moves have been buffed up, but several other abilities have been toned down on their Ki damage output or spam potential. Team Ninja wants players to utilize strategy with every fight they take on, and these balance changes should help the encounters feel a bit more reliable.
Speaking of fixes, a massive laundry list of bugs were addressed in this patch. From individual moves not functioning properly to photo mode and character creation issues, as well as vital fixes for Steam users on keyboard and mouse.
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Nioh 3: Exploration Explained
Balancing Overview
Numerous abilities have been tuned/adjusted to better the flow of gameplay.
General Changes:
Martial Arts element damage is decreased while Living Artifact is equipped. Some extremely powerful Arts can no longer be used in succession.
- Samurai Weapon Changes: Swallow’s Wing (Sword), Raijin (Dual Swords), Victory Rush (Axe) among other Martial Arts have been directly buffed.
- Ninja Weapon Changes: A variety of Hatchet/Kusarigama Arts have been buffed. A few Splitstaff Arts have had their Ki damage decreased.
List of Fixes
There were a huge amount of fixes. This list includes (but is not limited to) fixes for bugs that occurred during combat, while playing online, and in menus.
Gameplay:
- Fixed issues with certain Martial Arts not functioning or triggering properly. (Celestial Retribution, Sword/Hacha Flip Attack, Tonfa Horizontal/Vertical Jump)
- Fixed issues with Grapples, Burst Breaks, and stance changes not triggering on certain enemies.
- Fixed several inaccurate skill descriptions and input conflicts.
Multiplayer and Stability
- Fixed issue with game crashing or infinitely loading when exiting an online session.
- Fixed issue where players lost Amrita after connection was lost.
- Fixed issue with friend list not displaying information correctly.
Menus/Creation/Steam:
- Fixed issue with photo mode settings not saving correctly.
- Fixed several issues that occurred during character creation that could cause your character to lose their appearance.
- Fixed issues that only affected PC players using Steam. (Certain Arts locking you in place, Ki Pulses)
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