
Put on your cowls, it’s time to go back under the VR helmet. Arguably the best VR game of 2024 has dropped a new update, courtesy of Camouflaj. There are patch notes below for you to check out, with numerous fixes and a bit of extra content. If you want to know more about Batman: Arkham Shadow, you can read our review here.
Today marks the release of highly anticipated features players have been looking forward to since release. Highlights include:
- Character Viewer
- New Challenge Maps (Predator: “The Disorderlies” & “Rumble on Deck”, Combat: “Stowaway Brawl” & “Arkham’s Finest”)
- Localized voice tracks (French, German, Italian, European Spanish, Latin American Spanish, Japanese, and Korean)
- Numerous additional bug fixes & polish
Much of the team’s work is thanks to the helpful feedback provided by players. To report any issues or just chat about the game, please join our Discord: discord.gg/metaquestcommunity
Audio & Haptics:
- Added various SFX to game
- Added localized voice tracks for all languages
- Fixed some UI-related haptics not firing properly
Campaign:
- Fixed several areas of campaign causing player to see or fall into exterior game world-Fixed collision in various areas of the game to prevent players becoming trapped
- Fixed bug causing Gotham rooftop predator encounter to respawn enemies
- Fixed Batclaw-related sequence break that blocked progression
- Fixed bug allowing player to break hostage encounter in sewer
- Fixed several encounters broken when player arrived too early
- Fixed various instances of of voiceovers overlapping
- Improved weather effects in Chapter 3 exterior
- Improved set dressing of Monarch Theater
- Improved Gotham skyline
Cinematics:
- Fixed instance of player becoming stuck in Detective Vision during prologue
- Fixed instance preventing some players from skipping Chapter 3 cinematic
- Improved cloth animations on Dr. Crane and Dr. Quinzel
- Removed cowl HUD during cinematics
Gameplay:
- Ensured delay timer starts upon the introduction animation completes
- Ensured knives, batons and shields appear highlighted in Detective Vision
- Ensured enemies scan perches with thermal goggles while in default patrol state
- Ensured jammer icon is still visible, even through geometry, while in Detective Vision
- Fixed essential input prompts becoming hidden if player selected limited UI prompts
- Fixed body misalignment issue when performing silent takedowns while crouched
- Fixed cape stun from clipping camera when performed while player is crouched
- Fixed achievements going out of sync between game profile and Oculus profile
- Fixed instance of Rat Radios breaking but player doesn’t get credit for it
- Improved instances of enemies clumping together when alerted
- Improved gadget prioritization during predator encounters
- Improved Sonic Batarang so it only pulls a single enemy
- Improved feedback when Batarang hits steam volume
- Improved Bolton boss fight mechanics
Stability:
- Fixed rare crash related to map indicator code
- Fixed rare crash due to unresolved Vulkan validation errors
UI:
- Added ability to playback Echo voiceovers from Database
- Fixed map rendering issue causing some elements to disappear
To report any issues or just chat about the game, please join our Discord: discord.gg/metaquestcommunity.
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