This Assassin’s Creed Shadows update brings new features and improvements. Advanced Parkour, Corrupted Castles, and more!
Update Size and Availability
Update 1.1.4 for Assassin’s Creed Shadows released on Tuesday, October 28, 2025. Its size varies on each platform where the game is available:
- Xbox Series X|S: 9.97 GB
- PlayStation®5: 3.44 GB
- PC: 9.4 GB
- Steam: 4.7 GB
- MAC: 9 GB
Corrupted Castles
Starting at level 30 and after completing at least 3 castles, you will find up to five corrupted castles on the map per season. You can find them thanks to the recolored castle icon that now has blue and pink.
But what’s the difference from the regular castles? Well, the main difference is that the regular Samurai Daisho are now Corrupted Daisho. These new enemies have an ominous appearance and are easy to spot from a distance.
However, after doing three corrupted castles and killing more than ten corrupted Daisho, I didn’t feel any difference in terms of difficulty compared to the regular Samurai Daisho. Their attack patterns are the same, and they’re not harder to kill either. It didn’t matter if it was an assassination or a 1v1 duel.
The reward is also different. Instead of getting a legendary item, you will receive one, two, or three pieces of gold depending on the size of the castle. Gold pieces are used to upgrade gear, so this is a relatively fast and easy way to acquire it. Each corrupted chest also has random iconic items inside it.
Parkour improvements
This is the biggest change of this update. I spent around six hours playing and testing these changes. Advanced Parkour made me feel that I can actually jump from and to any place.
Previously, the way to navigate was basic and limited. If you wanted to go from point A to point B and both were in close proximity, your options were very limited. It rarely had a negative impact on the gameplay, but it made things tedious and boring after dozens of hours of playing.
Now, you can navigate vertically in more creative and fun ways. The side ejects, the vertical ledge grab, and manual jump features remind me of the first time I played an Assassin’s Creed game.
You get more out of it when playing in big areas with buildings of different sizes, like the bigger castles or temples. Trying to do fancy parkour in small villages is hard in comparison.
The Directional Catch Ledge lets you catch a close ledge by pressing the Parkour Up button towards the nearest ledge. This is supposed to work from any height and serves as a lifesaving mechanic. It’s important to mention that I could not use this at all. My theory is that this only works on controllers, and since I use a mouse and keyboard, that feature is unavailable to me.
For the moment, it’s unclear if that is intended or if it’s just a bug. I will get a controller to test it out in the upcoming days and update this article accordingly.
Last but not least, I must remind you that the Advanced Parkour features have to be turned on from the menu.
New Gold Weapons
Patch 1.1.2 introduced New Game+ and with it, a gold Katana. This update adds six new gold weapons that can be earned once you complete the following challenges:
- Tanto – Complete all Legendary Sumi-e
- Bow – Complete all Horse Archery
- Kusarigama – Complete all Meditation
- Naginata – Complete all Kata
- Kanabo – Reach level 100
- Teppo – Reach Hideout level 13
List of Bug Fixes
General
• The Sakura Fox mount is no longer having an identity crisis and no longer uses horse sound effects. • Addressed an issue where the Pathfinder navigation would end abruptly in New Game+ when heading to Mount Sen. • Tomiko no longer mentions that Katsuhime has left the hideout even though she was still there. Awkward… • Fixed an issue where the “Olive Black Cat” collectible pet was missing for players who did not own the Claws of Awaji DLC. • Increased XP given to players from Animus Anomalies by 100%. • Increased the chance to get gold from a stockpile with a Stable level 4 to 30%. • Lowered the cost to purchase Gold at Itinerant Vendor by 50%.
Stability
• The game no longer crashes when speaking to Hanzo during the ‘Snake in the Shrine’ quest. • The game no longer crashes during ‘The Final Assault’ quest when destroying the barricade.
Gameplay
- Fixed an issue where the codex entry ‘Board Games’ could not be unlocked.
- ‘Slash Of Sprecher Naginata’ can now be correctly upgraded at the forge.
- Resolved an issue where collected keys did not appear in the inventory. If only it were this simple in real life…
- Yagoro no longer appears as an enemy after being recruited as an ally. • Addressed an issue where players were forced into the Nagano Saemon fight after talking with Nobutsuna.
- The ‘Heightened Reflexes’ ability no longer triggers random Mon burst effects.
- Fixed an issue where a large crate could be moved outside of its rails in Shimosato Kofun.
- The Master Samurai trophy now unlocks correctly when using the ‘Reflect Projectiles’ engraving.
- Fixed an issue where players received duplicate legendary items in New Game+ after completing quests or opening legendary chests.
- Players now correctly spawn inside of the Hongu Kakurega after fast traveling.
- Fixed an issue where NPC ally chat bubbles would disappear when approached in the hideout. They must have been shy.
- Contracts will now refresh in Awaji if a season passes while in Japan and vice versa.
- Fixed and issue with already discovered opportunities for locations and vendors, in Awaji not appearing as completed.
- Demolishing hideout buildings will now refund the cost of all levels. • Fixed an issue where players kept the perks of demolished hideout buildings.
Fixed an issue where The Stray Dog pet, from ‘Thrown to the Dogs’ Story quest, was not available in your hideout. All doggos are welcome here! - Added workaround for players who successfully performed Kata or Kujikiri and not appearing as completed. -Performing the Kata or Kujikiri again will now show as completed.
- Fixed issue where the ‘Shuriken explode in a radius of 2 meters’ and ‘Kunai explode in a radius of 2 meters’ perks were applying weapon affliction buildup on top of tool affliction buildup.
- Addressed an issue where the ‘+15% damage per non-Legendary Gear equipped’ worked with Artifact gear equipped.
- Fixed issue where the ‘Slash of Sprecher Naginata’ Naginata and the ‘Crowd Pleaser’ Kanabo couldn’t be upgraded past level 60.
- Fixed an issue where the ‘+6% Affliction Buildup when hitting multiple enemies’ perk wasn’t awarded upon killing Fujichika Nakayama.
Visuals and Graphics
- Addressed an issue where a staircase was floating in Miyazu Bay. Mind your head…
- Fixed an issue where a crack appeared incorrectly in the water pool near Yakami Watch Tower Viewpoint.
- Teppo will no longer appear on the characters’ backs during cutscenes.
- Resolved an issue where Naoe’s flips became inverted mid-air. That’s impressive, even for Naoe!
- Overly dark shadows no longer appear on the Gobo Elder’s door.
- Fixed an issue where a tree was floating near the river northwest of Koriyama. Mind your head… again.
- Fixed an issue where ground textures were floating north of Kamaguchi Village.
- Naoe’s eyes no longer remain wide open during cutscenes. You okay, Naoe?
- •Fixed the wooden beam covering a painting in the hideout when using the Dragon Skin.
- Fixed an issue where Naoe’s ‘Flying Leaf’ Katana sheath remained permanently stuck on the character model in New Game+.
- Fixed an issue where floating logs appeared in Omizo after fast traveling to the Omiko Kakurega.
- The Enhance feature at the forge will now display improvements correctly on the perks for enhanced items level 5 and 9.
- Fixed an issue where the “Head Piece of Ashes” and “Dragon’s Roar Light Armor” stats were not properly increased when enhanced at the forge.
- Addressed some armor damage perks that did not showcase the correct values, this is a text-only change.
Localization
- Corrected the German localization for ‘Turning the Tables’.
- Corrected a word that was missing in the ‘Salt Production’ codex entry.
- Corrected the German localization of the Naoe quest ‘Kii Assassin Outpost’.
Photo Mode
- Resolved an issue where cloth continued to move while Photo Mode was active.
- Fixed an issue where the Ink Filter appeared distorted and did not display blood as red in Photo Mode.
Quests (Spoilers warning)
- • Addressed an issue where the guests ‘Takeshima Kata’, ‘Osaka Kuji Kiri’, and ‘Itto Ittosai I Kata’ would not complete.
- ‘Chained’: Players are no longer stuck in the Rift World after completing the Rift.
- ‘Defend Local Pilgrims’: Fixed an issue where the Buddhist monk disappeared during the quest in Winter Raiders Hayate.
- ‘Out of the Shadows’: Addressed an issue where players couldn’t leave the room after speaking to Tomiko. She only wanted some company…
- ‘Tea Bowls For Rikyu’: The game no longer skips to the end of the ‘Pilgrimage’ quest after completion.
- ‘Topple The Traitor’: Addressed an issue where players were desynchronized during the fight.
- ‘The Wheel Unmasked’: players are now able to progress at the ‘Peeking Through the Door’ step.
- ‘Thrown to the Dogs’: Resolved progression and/or reward issues within the quest.
- ‘Mayu’s Offerings’: Fixed an issue where the quest completed automatically in New Game+.
- ‘Rolling Glen Kuji-Kiri’: The quest now correctly registers completion.
