Assassin’s Creed Mirage: New patch brings New Game+ and tackles biggest criticism

The extensive update not only includes the new game mode and a new outfit, but also numerous bug fixes and changes

Assassin’s Creed Mirage was not completely convincing in all tests at release. We criticized among other things the choppy parkour, as well as various technical problems. With a new update, Ubisoft now promises improvements on both fronts. You can read about all the changes here.

What’s in the update?

The complete, very long patch notes can be found on page two of this article. However, we would like to briefly summarize the most important changes for you:

• New Game+: If you have played through the story of Mirage on any difficulty level, you can now start from the beginning in this mode, but keep your unlocked skills and collected equipment. You can also skip the prologue and start directly in Baghdad.
• New Outfit: When you start the New Game+, you will receive Bayek’s Medjay outfit from Assassin’s Creed Origins as a gift.

• Graphics improvements: Ubisoft is not very specific here, but there will be several improvements to the graphics, environments and visual effects.
• Bugfixes and other improvements: Among the numerous small changes, some stand out. For example, guards now react when we tear down a wanted poster. If we run into a wall, it can no longer happen that a swimming animation is triggered. And Roshan no longer blocks the entrance to assassin offices.
• Parkour improvements: If you jump to the side or back when climbing, you can now reach points further away and climb faster overall. In addition, bugs in the level design that previously made the parkour more difficult have been fixed and there are other bug fixes.

How much do I need to download?  On the official website, Ubisoft states the size of the patch on the various platforms:

• Xbox Series X/S: ~4.76 GB
• Xbox One: ~3.33 GB
• PlayStation 5: ~2.03 GB
• PlayStation 4: ~3.05 GB
• PC: ~5.03 GB

New Game Plus

New Game Plus coming to Assassin’s Creed Mirage!

After completing the main story on any difficulty level, you can start a new game and keep all the skills and equipment/costumes you collected on your first playthrough

Additional details:

• You can start a new game plus from the title screen or pause menu.
• You can skip the prologue and start directly in Baghdad

New Game Plus rewards

Start a New Game Plus run and unlock Bayek’s Medjay the outfit from Assassin’s Creed Origins

The outfit comes with three unique dyes that unlock during your new playthrough, allowing you to revive this iconic costume with unique styles!

Parkour enhancements for side and back ejections

The range of back and side kicks during the parkour has been increased, allowing Basim to reach heights faster and cover greater distances

Bug fixes

General

• Fixed issues where pickpocket loot could not be properly recovered after eliminating a target.
• Improvements have been made to the chain assassination.
• Basim’s last known position is now displayed correctly after changing the value of the “Enemy Proximity” option.
• Fixed some situations where the level design blocked parkour movement
• Fixed an issue where the player could fall while pole vaulting.
• Fixed the “Follow the path to the goal” feature not working on world contracts

Graphics, UI and animations

• Numerous graphics, environment and VFX improvements.
• Fixed an issue where musicians would play continuously after being paid with a faction voucher.
• The achievement “Poster Boy” has been fixed.
• Fixed the volumetric fog flickering during the loading screen.
• Fixed an issue where mercenaries would leave their position to follow a guard and investigate a nearby corpse.
• Fixed collision issues.
• Fixed issues with NPC navigation and interaction.
• Fixed clothing errors for NPCs.
• Improvements have been made to the user interface of the contract cards after the player changed the “Hold alternative” setting.
• Numerous fixes and improvements to character animations.
• Codex orbs now remain visible after collection.
• The area discovery pop-up now appears without delay.
• Fixed an issue with the black screen after skipping the credits.
• Improvements made to the investigation panel. The icon now matches the description when using colorblind mode.
• Banks that cannot be used are no longer highlighted.
• Unwanted swimming animation when colliding with walls has been fixed.
• Fixed an issue with window mode where clicking on the top bar of the frame would cause the game window to not be placed correctly.

Audio

• The music now continues to play while you read the codex details.
• Various audio corrections and improvements.
• “A New Beginning”: The volume of a novice’s voice has been corrected.

Compatibility

• Improved support for the OWO Haptic Suit.

Stability

Discussed:

• Multiple stability improvements.
• More corrections to the camera.

Miscellaneous

• The guards now react when they see Basim tearing up the wanted posters.
• Improve narrative consistency between Fuladh’s speech and Rebekah’s letter.
• Enemies no longer investigate burning corpses affected by the Fire Demon Outfit Perk.
• Updating the game credits.
• Updated the tool upgrade screenshot in the Codex.
• The function to hide/show panels now works in all cases.
• The Samsaama Dagger now only heals the player every 5 hits with the sword.
• The Captain of the Guard can no longer blow the horn while berserked.
• Guards who are closer to the alarm system ring the bell first. 
• “The Marked Coins “: The merchant’s outfit has been improved.
• Fixed an issue where the guards would not move from their position after spotting Basim.
• Roshan no longer blocks the entrance to Assassin offices and prevents the player from entering and exiting.
• All landmine effects should now apply correctly, regardless of the order in which they are unlocked.
• The Upper Harbor puzzle has been improved.
• The Zanj Uprising Dagger buff now correctly replenishes stamina for successful evasive maneuvers.
• Fixed issues when updating the store page.
• Players can now complete assassination objectives while wearing the Fire Demon Outfit.

Spoilers ahead!

Addressed

• Prologue: Nehal will now appear in the cutscene the day after the Winter Palace event.
• “The Master Thief of Anbar”: The transition between gameplay and time transition (day to night) cinematic has been fixed.
• “The Master Thief of Anbar”: Players can now interact with the coin pouch on the merchant table.
• “The Master Thief of Anbar”: The guards no longer ignore Basim while he escapes from the Winter Palace.
• Tha’abeen (elite order members) and health bar are now displayed correctly.
• “A Dance with Thieves”: The merchant in the background remains visible during the cinematic dialog with Murjana.
• “A Dance with Thieves”: Murjana is no longer stuck after she kills the thieves.
• “A New Beginning”: With Basim joining the training ground, Roshan and her apprentice are now invincible as they train together.
• “A New Beginning”: Fixed an issue where a chest could randomly spawn after the cutscene with Rebekah.
• “A New Beginning”: Fixed the behavior of Nur after Basim kills an enemy.
• “A New Beginning”: Nur now correctly assassinates his first target, regardless of how the player assassinates his own first target.
• “Al-Jahiz’s Lost Books”: Added a hint informing the player to collect one last book after bringing the 6 lost books to Al-Jahiz. The hint will not be displayed if the book has already been given to him.
• “Baghdad Bound”: The transition between movie and gameplay has been fixed.
• “Baghdad Bound”: Purchased content now appears in the inventory after the cinematic ends to prevent the pop-up from being covered by the cinematic.
• “Bird Trap”: The player can now confirm the killing of General Jasoor.
• “Blade in the crowd, tool in the shed”: Guards now spawn correctly.
• “The Beast’s Lair”: Players can now properly loot the key from the Warden’s corpse when killing him.
• “First Order”: Added an icon above Al-Ghul’s head when the player kills and leaves him from a distance.
• “First Order”: Al-Ghul’s office door can now be unlocked correctly.
• “First Order”: Fixed an issue where a civilian would appear next to Roshan after loading a savegame.
• “First Order”: Fixed an issue where Ali would trigger the combat state (yellow icon) for himself and the player after seeing a corpse on the ground.
• “First Order”: Fixed the assassination prompt on Al-Ghul.
• “First Order”: The caravan leader now moves correctly.
• “Follow the Fiery Trail”: The guard holding the key that opens the door of the scriptorium now appears correctly.
• “Gilded Butterflies”: The guards in front of Ning’s chamber will de-spawn after completing the quest.
• “Gilded Butterflies”: NPCs now also spawn when the player skips the auction sequence.
• “Gilded Butterfly”: Once pushed out of the door, the shelf can be pushed back into its original position.
• “In Search of the Truth”: Fixed lighting issues when using Enkidu towards Alamut Lake.
• “Prison Break”: Ali now correctly follows Basim to the guard’s quarters.
• “The Serpent’s Head”: The quest is now correctly unlocked for players.
• “The Hunter”: NPCs can no longer drown in the teahouse.
• “The Marked Coins”: Fixed the NPC “The Hidden One” slipping towards the last building at the end of the race.
• “The Serpent’s Nest”: Fixed an issue where the prompt for the player to summon Enkidu to find the quest objectives would appear while inside a building.
• “The Servant and the Impostor”: Basim no longer repeats a sentence about the potion before and after handing it to Makira.
• “The Slaver”: The guards cannot see Basim murdering targets through the curtains.
• “The Trade Delegate”: The guard carrying the key will now be visible.

Would you play through Assassin’s Creed Mirage a second time, or is one playthrough enough for you? Do you also use New Game+ in other games, or is it basically not for you? And are there any changes in the new update for Mirage that you’re really happy about? Let us know in the comments!