Hey everyone,
 
Title Update 1.3.0 will be deployed on all supported platforms: July 27, 2021, at 2 PM CEST, 8 AM ET, 5 AM PT, and 10 PM AEST. 
 
Patch Sizes: 

• Xbox Series X|S: 23.79 GB 
• Xbox One: 17.72 GB 
• PlayStation 5: 6.85 GB 
• PlayStation 4: 15.3-24.5 GB (depending on region) 
• PC: 20.4-31.37 GB (main game– season pass) 

 
Check out below for the most notable Title Update 1.3.0 changes.   

NEW CONTENT 
 
The Siege of Paris – Expansion 2  

• Added support for The Siege of Paris, preparing the game for the expansion release on August 12. (a separate download is required on release day.) 

Sigrblot Festival  

• Sigrblot Festival is a new time-limited event from July 29-August 19.  
• Partake in new festivities and quests to receive exclusive festival rewards (including a one-handed sword!!)  
• Players must reach England and complete one of the first two narrative arcs (Grantebridgescire OR Ledecestrescire) and be at least Settlement Level 2 to participate in the Sigrblot Festival. 

Level Scaling 

• We added a new menu option to the game to adjust NPC levels to your liking. You may choose from the following options:  
  • Off = Scaling is turned off; enemies appear exactly as prescribed in the region description. 
  • Default = Lower enemies are brought up to 50 power levels under the player’s level (How the game is intended to be played). 
  • Constant = Enemies will be at least the same power level of the player.  
  • Harder = Enemies will be 30+ power levels above the player.  
  • Nightmarish = Enemies will be 60+ power levels above the player.  
• Note: Boss encounters and game modes will not be impacted by this as they have their own intended difficulty settings. 

Skill Tree Update 

• The Skill Tree has improved visibility for new skills added throughout the post-launch.  
• We’ve added an option that will auto-acquire all the skill nodes required to reach the currently highlighted node (if you have enough skill points available). 

New Skills 
 
RAVEN 

• Light Fingered: Eivor will now automatically pick up nearby loot with a quick flick of the wrist (without having to press the interact button). 
• Thrill of War: Gain adrenaline as long as you remain in conflict. 

BEAR 

• Heidrun Slam: Press R2 while sprinting to knock enemies back with a powerful knee slam. 
• Idunn's Heart: Passively regenerate recent health loss after a short delay.  

WOLF  

• Survival Instinct: When at less than a third of health, hold - for partial healing (Exchange adrenaline for health). 
• Wolf Warrior: Your damage increases the lower your health.  

Game Improvements 

Wrath of the Druids – Expansion 1   

Addressed:  

• Priest's body would be missing in Flann Over Ireland. 
• Cage cannot be opened to free the prisoners in Tuam caves. 
• Only minor runes inside chests in Ireland.  
• Shelf not movable in Cashelore. 
• Cutscene didn’t start when sieging the church in The Scourging of Snakes. 
• Couldn’t confirm kill on The Ash. 
• Missing sound and subtitles within Wrath of the Druids. 
• King's Pass not collectible if the Raid is not also completed at the same time. 
• Couldn’t collect the prison key in Courting the Kings. 
• Barid vanished in Flann Over Ireland. 
• Thorstein teleported back to the cave in the Snaring Thorstein.  
• Couldn't progress when the Puca was killed in Into the Fog. 

Main Game  
 
Quests, World Events, and Side Activities 

Addressed:  

• Infinite Loading screens during various quests.  
• Couldn’t complete War of the Collectors, Aelfred’s Jewels, Saint Faith, The Lost Drengir of Ragnar Lothbrok, Lamb Chops, Splitting Hares world events. 
• Faravid wouldn’t get on the horse in This Son of Jorvik *This Son of Jorvik indeed*  
• Catching the fish with weapons wouldn’t count towards quest objective in Bloody Path to Peace.  
• Couldn’t fight Leofrith in Heavy is the Head.  
• Sigurd didn’t follow Eivor in A Brother’s Keeper. *More like A Brother’s Leaver* 
• Objective didn’t appear in Twists and Turns *this is how the turn tables*  
• Issues interacting with Petra in the settlement.  
• Eivor died upon arrival in Hordafylke in The Road to Valhalla. 
• Hunter House world event didn’t trigger.  
• Hunter & Warlock NPCs missing for The Plight of the Warlock.  
• The Banshee world event couldn’t be started or completed.  
• Couldn’t progress in the Mistress of the Iron Wood world event.  
• Couldn’t interact with the seer in Of Blood and Gods.  
• Reaching Hunwald’s house didn’t update the Homecoming quest objective.  
• The boss didn’t take damage at the start of Extended Family.  
• Hunwald was un-interactable during the Salve for a Fresh Wound.  
• Map marker appeared out of bounds in Fiery Ambush.   
• Couldn’t interact with Soma or Guthrum in Holy Day.  
• Players desynced at the start of the fight in King Killer.  
• Couldn’t confirm kill in the Reaver of the South.  
• Couldn’t complete The Lost Drengir of Ragnar Lothbrok.  
• Guthrum didn’t move in Kingdom’s End.  
• Couldn’t collect the key from a body during Pilgrimage to St. Albanes.  
• Edmund was missing in Puppets and Prisoners.  
• Couldn’t confirm kill against Gotafrid Fair-Robes & Nokkfylla Shine-Eye.  
• NPC with the coin didn’t spawn or targets didn’t appear for the arrow challenge in Firing the Arrow.  
• Stuck between Binding Fate and Of Blood and Gods. *A Binding Fate, indeed*  
• Black screen during Baker’s Plaint.  
• Couldn’t interact with Halfdan in War in the North.  

 
Graphics, Audio, and Animation 

Addressed: 

• Various graphics and lighting issues. 
• Various animation and clipping issues. 
• Various issues with missing SFX. 
• Various issues relating to Audio Menu Narration. 

River Raids, Jomsvikings, Raids 

Addressed: 

• Appropriate rewards not being provided after completing a Raid. 
• Rations not healing the proper amount of health for Jomsviking. 

Mastery Challenge  

Addressed: 

• Ability to access restricted areas in Mastery Challenge.   
• Guards could be unreachable in Mastery Challenge. 
• Player being detected from a stealth bush in the Wenlocan Raven trial. 
• Reduced the possibility of doubling Armor sets that were acquired from the Store after completing the Mastery Challenge onboarding quest. 
• Unlocked medals remaining after loading an older save game. 
• Trouble entering stealth mode in some bushes. 

Gameplay, Combat, and AI 

Addressed: 

• Fire weapons not setting NPCs or combustibles on fire.  
• Enemies not taking proper damage from level 2 Incendiary Powder Trap ability. 
• NPCs no longer attacking if they were ambushed by a snake. *Snake 1, Human 0*  
• Extended flail combo dealt more damage than intended. 
• Sickle Combo Attacks didn't register properly. 
• Various issues with the Viking Salute ability.  
• Various issues causing the extended flail combo to do more damage than intended.  
• Ostara items missing following Title Update 1.2.2.1.  

World   

Addressed:  

• Instances where Eivor, NPCs, or the long ship would get stuck. 
• Instances with misplaced or floating objects or textures. 

User Interface/HUD 

Addressed: 

• Numerous UI/HUD issues.  
• Numerous localization issues. 
• Trouble exiting Photo mode using the ESC button. 
• Some icons not adapting for color-blind modes. 
• Silver Booster not applying correctly when looting low value items. 

System 

• Benchmark is not functional when the game path contains non-ASCII symbols. 

 
Performance and Stability 

• Improved performance and stability.