Assassin's Creed Shadow finally adds Ezio's costume – and an incredible Assassin Cat
Blog Andrew Joseph 11 Sep , 2025 0

Ubisoft details a new update Assassin's Creed Shadow On September 11, this will add support for the game's upcoming Awaji Expanded Claw, along with a list of other freebies, including some very special armor and a very special cat.
Assassin's Creed Shadow Update 1.1.1 will be available at 7 a.m. in the Pacific, 10 a.m. east or 3 p.m. UK time, and will be 12.94 GB of weight on PlayStation 5, 33 GB Xbox Series X/S and 42 GB on PC (although only 17 GB of steam passes through Steam).
This update comes a week ahead of the Paws debut on September 16th – and more about what's included, be sure to check it out IGN's hands-on impression of expansionincluding its cool metal gear solid style boss fightand a long chat with developers How Awaji's paws wrap shadows unanswered plot thread.
As a taster of Awaji, all players will access the extended new BO employee weapons through introductory missions, which will be available regardless of whether you have new content or not. (This will be unlocked in the game on September 16th.)
Other significant changes include another level cap, this time reaching 100, as well as two new gear mass and new hiding place upgrades, each building has two levels that offer further bonuses for Naoe, Yasuke and its allies.
Also included are some fan requested additions, such as the ability to promote the time of day (conveniently sneak into the castle under the cover of darkness) and improved scouts that will reveal views and safe houses. Once all views are synced, this update will also be out of the map area at all. ph.
Last but not least is a fresh Animus hub project Sanctuary, which includes items around franchisees’ favorite Renaissance hero Ezio. Of particular note is your hiding place “roof cat” pet, a white cat with a custom assassin robe. cute.
Below is a list of bug fixes for the patches, except for all of the above.
Assassin's Creed Shadow Update 1.1.1 Patch Note:
Error fix list
General
- Fixed an issue where the game crashed in “chained” Rift cutscenes.
- Fixed various localization issues.
- Fixed an issue where the vertical swipe sound effect continues if you toggle characters in the slideshow.
- Fixed an issue where some of the tutorials repeated themselves after unlocking Yasuke.
How to play the game
- Fixed an issue where Naginata Ronin was not fragile after using vault capabilities.
- Solved the problem that the scale of koi and tall tatsu jewelry does not work properly.
- Fixed an issue where the aiming curvature option “Only in aiming”.
- Fixed an issue where a durable “new project” notification appeared after robbing weapons in a reconnaissance scout supply box.
- Fixed an issue where players could not start horse archery in IGA because Quest Giver had moved its position. Back to your location!
- Fixed an issue with Ikko Ikki Kamon Banner, missing after completing the “Crests of Crests” mission.
- Fixed an issue with Nukashan contract for already opened chests.
- Fixed an issue where multiple waypoints were not synchronized.
Difficulty options
- Fixed an issue with nightmare difficulty where Teppo enemies seem to be broken.
- Fixed the problem of nightmare difficulty, and the warrior spear guard had a battle failure.
- Fixed an issue where Canon mode disables itself during the second startup of the game.
Hiding place
- Fixed hiding issues when choosing the option to show off against Naoe or Yasuke.
- Fixed an issue where hiding places for certain buildings or kits could not be rotated.
- Fixed an issue with hiding places that prevented players from moving horses after changing their original position. Go back to your hiding plan!
- Fixed an issue where Rufino was still hiding in a hiding place after being recruited.
Skills, abilities and upgrades
- Solved an issue where shadow perforation capability is not functioning properly.
- Addressed an issue where 33% of postural attacks PERK's health recovery rate does not work properly.
Vision and graphics
- Fixed various visual issues.
- Fixed visual issue with lip synchronization in the “seta-killers” task.
- Fixed a visual issue that would affect Yasuke's targets when wearing a samurai hat.
- Fixed visual issue with Ronin Kasa hat.
- Fixed visual issue with Earth's bow trembling.
- Fixed visual issues with Oni's flesh armor.
- Fixed visual issue where the Gashadokuro mask had no red eyes on the memory screen.
Spoiler warning!
Task
- “Critical Encounter”: Fixed an issue where players could not interact with Rufino to trigger a mission. He was just shy.
- “Broken Angle”: Fixed an issue where players could not make progress due to being stuck with Animus Wall.
- “Faced with oshiroi baba”: Fixed an issue where Yokai target member rewards were not awarded correctly.
- “Feast of Thought”: Fixed an issue with auto-complete requirements.
- “The person behind the scenes”: Fixed an issue after Ermigo's death, and Gaspar was wrongly displayed as dead.
- “My name is Yasuke”: Fixed an issue where players could not make progress due to being trapped outside the Animus wall.
- “My Enemy”: Fixed an issue where Hiromichi's man stopped moving while following him.
- “Out of the shadow”: Fixed an issue where the game crashed after cutscenes.
- “Bank Smuggler”: Fixed an issue where the possibility of being assassinated early before the mission.
- “Tea bowl for rikyu”: Fixed an issue with hiding places where tea bowls can no longer be placed after completing the task.
- “Contest”: Fixed an issue where players were unable to interact with Gyoji despite the blue markings being displayed.
- Fixed an issue where players could not talk to Katsuhime while sitting on the ground.
Platform-specific fixes
Personal computer
- Fixed an issue where heavy attacks (LMB+Shift) did not function properly on keyboard and mouse.
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