Batman: Arkham Shadow receives new 1.2 update

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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