A few days before the Game Awards 2024 ceremony, the Black Myth Wukong game is getting a first big content update. This is something that Feng Ji, the co-founder of Game Science and game director on the game too, teased a few weeks ago when his game won the Ultimate Game of the Year award, which he Surprises should be expected between now and the end of the year. So it’s done with this update 1.0.12.16581 which adds quite a few things, but above all a ‘Boss Rush’ mode which allows you to relive the biggest fights in the game. Three difficulty modes are also offered, while a second option allows you toface bosses one after another, with personalized curses. This patch also offers fixes and here is the complete list.
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.
There are two types of challenges available: “Return of the Rivals” and “Gauntlet of Legends”.
“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 new battle will not be available.
“Gauntlet of Legends”
The Destiny can fight multiple opponents in a row, using custom curses to scale 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 associated gauntlet will not be available.
Completing a gauntlet rewards players with new rare treasures.
Medicine: “Glittering Scale Capsules” and its formula;
Drinks 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: “Three Hill Crown”;
Weapons: “Qing Mallet”, “Fanged Cyan Staff” and “Leeching Centipede Staff”.
New game feature: the traveler’s map
“Let the map trace the traveler’s journey.”
A remarkable figure captured these landscapes, organizing them into maps for guidance and marking.
A Traveler’s Card can be unlocked when the Destined One 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 shrine.
New Equipment: Opulence Armor Set
As the year comes to a close, we wish all Destined Ones a Happy Chinese New Year! May you have joy and prosperity all year round.
Four special pieces of armor have been crafted to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year.
After installation, all Destined Ones can claim them directly via the “Pioneer’s Gift” at any Guardian shrine.
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).
Note: Due to configuration issues on EPIC, buyers of “Black Myth: Wukong Deluxe Edition Upgrade” may experience delays in receiving the soundtrack selection. Your patience is greatly appreciated.
Bug fixes
Boss
Fixed an issue where yaoguai leaders “The King of the Quicksand Kingdom and His Son” might not drop the spirit of the “Second Rat Prince” after their 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 seen through.
Fixed an issue where “Cloudy Mist, Misty Cloud” yaoguai bosses continued to attack players while invisible under certain conditions.
Fixed an issue where the yaoguai leader Lang-Baw-Baw could not engage in combat under certain conditions.
Fixed an issue where some skills from “Erlang, the Sacred 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” during specific operations.
Fixed an issue where Destiny could be blocked by an invisible wall, preventing it from entering combat in certain situations.
Improved the grappling performance of King Yaoguai “Yellow Wind Sage”.
Reduced the invulnerability duration of the “Green Cap Martialist”.
Improved the effectiveness of the “Wind Tamer” ship against the yaoguai leader “Non-Void”.
Improved combat experience with yaoguai leaders “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 Zhu Bajie would not appear in Mount Huaguo under certain conditions.
Protagonist
Improved the experience when the Destiny consumes several drugs consecutively.
Improved the experience of Various Combos and Heavy Charged Attacks.
Optimization of the description of talents linked to transformations.
Fixed an issue where Spirit Skill damage detection persisted indefinitely under certain operations.
Fixed an issue where the Rescue Strand animation could not be triggered when the talent had taken effect under specific operations.
Fixed an issue where “Mask of the Bull King” could gain Focus even when attacked during invincible states (Doging, Perfect Dodging, or Seeing-Through).
Interaction
The Music Library progress bar now supports dragging.
Customizing keyboard and mouse controls 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 under certain 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 image generation.
Fixed screen flickering issues for some users after enabling XeSS.
Fixed a memory leak issue under certain conditions.
Fixed crashes caused by outdated drivers.
Performance optimization for many stages and boss fights on mid and low end configurations.
Improved Full Ray Tracing performance on GeForce RTX.
Location and others
Added Turkish language support.
Added and improved translations for portraits in several languages.
Fixed translation errors and fixed spelling, capitalization, and terminology consistency issues in multiple languages.
Improved lyrics translation in multiple languages.
Improved the quality of some English voiceovers and their synchronization with subtitles.
Increased text display in multiple languages.