Black Myth: Wukong: a new patch brings an upgrade for the PS5 Pro

For the action hit Black Myth: Wukong, a new patch has been added – and it also brings the best optimizations to the PS5 Pro with it.

The popular action game Black Myth: Wukong is also just a support for the new PlayStation 5 Pro. Whether Sony’s standard console is used or not, you will be able to enjoy the standard console during further optimizations.

Game Science has been updated 1.0.12.16581 in details and will be available on December 14 for the update. This patch brings PS5 Pro to support PlayStation Super Spectral Resolution, but: PSSR, with this comes better graphics quality, as well as balanced mode.

Although the 120Hz output is excellent, the patches do not support Balance mode which can be quite stable at 40fps. In general, the stability of frames is explained in a number of pattern frames that help improve better performance and legend label.

Optimizations specific to the PS5 Pro have been carried out with new and improvements at the level of the PS5 and PC, thus allowing a new Challenge game mode, in your brother Gegner during three Swiss transition levels. Also new Ausrüstungsgegenstände, a Soundtrack-Auswahl and Bugfixes are in the comprehensive update. The Patch-Log Komplette is found in the video and you can access the details in the details.

As appetite grows for the launch of Black Myth: Wukong on August 20, there will once again be a quick launch minute in the gameplay trailer.

Major updates

New gameplay: Challenge

“It is difficult to face old rivals again, but the Great Sage will always prevail!”

• After completing the game at least once, the Destiny can find “Challenge” in any Guardian Shrine.
• Two types of challenges are available: “Return of Rivals” and “Gauntlet of Legends”.
• “The Return of the Rivals”

  • The Destiny can challenge a former opponent to a duel, choosing from three difficulty levels.
  • If opponents remain undefeated in the main game, the corresponding replay will not be available.

• “Gauntlet of Legends”

  • The Destiny can fight against multiple opponents in succession, using custom curses to adapt the difficulty.
  • This mode can be difficult, as some old opponents can surprise you with new moves. Proceed with caution!
  • If opponents remain undefeated in the main game, the corresponding glove will not be available.
  • Completing any challenge rewards players with new rare treasures.

    • Medicine: “Glimmering Scale Pellets” and its formula;
    • Beverages and soaks: “Sour Wine”, “Frost-Resistant Chrysanth” and “Sturdy Deer Antler”;
    • Curiosities: “Stone Tiger Tally”, “Ever-Burning Palace Lantern” and “Fragment of the Ocean-Settling Pillar”;
    • Equipment: “Crown of the Three Hills”;
    • Weapons: “Qing Mallet”, “Fanged Cyan Staff” and “Leeching Centipede Staff”.

New game feature: Traveler’s Table

“Let the map trace the traveler’s journey.”

• A remarkable captured these landscapes, organizing them into maps for guidance and marking purposes.
• A Traveler’s Card can be unlocked when the Destiny first enters Black Wind Mountain and meets the Guardian.
• Then, for each new territory reached, a “Traveler’s Map” can be purchased at the Guardian’s Sanctuary.

New Equipment: Opulence Armor Set

As the year comes to a close, we wish all Destinys a Happy Chinese New Year! May you have joy and prosperity all year round.

• Four special pieces of armor have been designed to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year.
• After installation, all Destinies can claim them directly via the “Trailblazer’s Gift” at any Guardian’s Sanctuary.

PS5 and PS5 Pro support and optimization

• The PS5 Pro now supports PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR). By enabling it, you can get high-definition visual experience by selecting quality mode or balanced mode in settings.
• The system supports 120 Hz output. When enabled in balanced mode, it maintains a stable 40 FPS output. If you experience visual anomalies, you can turn them off in PS5 settings.
• Various stages and boss fights have been optimized for better gaming performance.
• Frame rate stability and visual clarity in balanced mode and quality mode have been improved.
• Input response speed has been improved in Performance mode.

New Music Library Features

• “Black Myth: Wukong Soundtrack Selection” has been added as a new soundtrack application (some tracks are not available for export due to copyright restrictions). (computer)
• The Music Library now supports exporting tracks (some tracks are not available for export due to copyright restrictions). (PS5)

Bug fixes

Patterns

• Fixed an issue that prevented the yaoguai leaders “The King of the Flowing Sand Kingdom and His Son” from dropping the spirit of the “Second Rat Prince” upon defeat.
• Fixed an issue where Yaoguai Queen “Kang-Jin Star” would die unexpectedly under certain conditions.
• Fixed an issue where “Zhu Bajie” could not be defeated during a certain phase.
• Fixed an issue where the yaoguai king “Yellow Loong” would get stuck underground in certain situations.
• Fixed an issue where some skills of Yaoguai King “Yellow Loong” could not be interrupted even after being visible.
• Fixed an issue where “Cloudy Mist, Misty Cloud” yaoguai bosses would continue to attack players when invisible under certain conditions.
• Fixed an issue where the yaoguai leader Lang-Baw-Baw could not initiate combat under certain conditions.
• Fixed an issue where some skills of “Erlang, the Holy Deity” dealt abnormal damage to Destiny.
• Fixed an issue where Destiny could engage in battle with “The Four Heavenly Kings” in forms other than “Stone Monkey” in specific operations.
• Fixed an issue where Destiny could be blocked by an invisible wall, preventing it from entering combat in certain situations.
• Improved the wrestling performance of the yaoguai king “Yellow Wind Sage”.
• Reduced the invulnerability duration of “Green Headed Martialist”.
• Improved the effectiveness of the ship “Wind Tamer” against the yaoguai leader “Non-Void”.
• Improved combat experience with yaoguai bosses “Cloudy Mist, Misty Cloud”.
• Improved combat experience with the yaoguai leader “Emerald-Armed Mantis”.
• Improved combat experience with “The Broken Shell of the Great Sage”.

Levels

• Fixed an issue where Destiny could get stuck in specific locations while sliding on sand. (PS5)
• Fixed an issue where Zhu Bajie would not appear on Mount Huaguo under certain conditions.

Protagonist

• Improved the experience when the Destiny consumes several drugs consecutively.
• Improved the experience of varied combos and charged heavy attacks.
• Optimization of the description of Talents linked to Transformations.
• Fixed an issue where spirit skill damage detection persisted indefinitely during certain operations.
• Fixed an issue where the Life-Saving Strand animation could not be triggered when the talent took effect under specific operations.
• Fixed an issue where “Bull King’s Mask” could gain focus even when attacked during invincible states (Doging, Perfect Dodging, or Seeing-Through).

Interaction

• The Music Library progress bar now supports drag and drop.
• Customizing controls for keyboard and mouse now supports side mouse buttons.
• Fixed an issue where the Sprint button icon was not displayed in Type B controller layout.
• Fixed an issue where the inventory interface might not display content under certain operations.
• Fixed an issue where the UI could be misaligned during specific operations.

Sound and subtitles

• Fixed errors in some sound effects.
• Fixed abnormal voice playback for some yaoguai kings.
• Optimized the volume of some sound effects.

Performance

• Fixed occasional crashes for some users after enabling DLSS frame generation. (computer)
• Fixed screen flickering issues for some users after enabling XeSS. (computer)
• Fixed a memory leak issue under certain conditions.
• Fixed crashes caused by outdated drivers.
• Optimized performance for many stages and boss fights on mid and low-end configurations. (computer)
• Improved Full Ray Tracing performance on GeForce RTX.

Location and others

• Added language support for Turkish.
• Added and improved translations for portraits in multiple languages.
• Fixed an issue preventing Pre-Order and Deluxe Edition gifts from being claimed under certain conditions. (PS5)
• Fixed translation errors and issues with spelling, capitalization, and terminology consistency across multiple languages.
• Improved lyrics translation in multiple languages.
• Improved the quality of some English voiceovers and their synchronization with subtitles.
• Improved text display in multiple languages.