Shift Up Corporation has rolled out a new update, version 1.3.0, for Stellar Blade on both PC and PS5, bringing various enhancements and bug corrections. However, a significant number of PC players are reporting difficulties launching the game via Steam after applying this latest patch.
Despite the patch notes highlighting numerous quality-of-life improvements, PC users are expressing frustration over the inability to start the game. Comments on Steam forums reveal widespread issues, with one player noting, “The game won`t load now… I was playing 20 minutes before the update and now it won`t launch.” Another user added, “I downloaded the 1.3.0 patch and ran the game, but it suddenly stopped working. Reinstalling didn`t help either, yet it worked perfectly before.”
In response to these reported problems, a Stellar Blade developer, identified as `Wolfcastle` on Steam, suggested a potential solution: “If you are having issues launching the game after updating, there may be an incompatibility with UE4SS or a mod you are using. Please try completely removing these files and seeing if the issue persists.” Yet, some players found this suggestion ineffective, even after removing all mods. As of now, Shift Up has not officially addressed the launch issues. Nevertheless, a temporary workaround has been proposed by a user on the Stellar Blade subreddit, involving specific edits to the UE4SS files within the game`s directory.
Beyond the reported fixes, patch 1.3.0 also introduces an upgraded Photo Mode. Players should also note that enabling FSR frame generation now requires a game restart. The complete patch notes for both PC and PS5 are detailed below.
Stellar Blade Update 1.3.0 – Full Patch Notes
Shared Updates for PS5 & PC:
- Enhanced Photo Mode: Logo control indicator now visible when selecting a logo.
- Shop Exit Fixed: Resolved an issue preventing players from exiting Clyde’s shop after buying ‘Polarized Sunglasses’.
- Eve`s Hair Fixed: Fixed Eve’s hair disappearing during the Elder Naytiba final cutscene while wearing ‘Fluffy Bear’ or ‘Pink Bear’ outfits.
- Korean Voice-over Fix: Corrected Eve`s truncated final Korean voice-over line during the ‘Lost Items from Heaven’ conversation with Clyde in the Great Desert.
- Eve`s Arm Posture: Addressed an occasional unnatural appearance of Eve’s arm in Photo Mode when wearing ‘Black Pearl’ or ‘Red Pearl’ outfits.
PS5 Specific Fixes:
- Demogorgon Camera: Fixed a camera positioning issue in the ‘Demogorgon’ battle when ‘Ranged Auto Aim’ was off, which previously hindered aiming.
PC Specific Fixes:
- FSR Requirement: When using FSR upscaler, a game restart is now mandatory to activate frame generation.
- Fusion Weapon Visibility: Fixed Fusion Weapon not appearing when starting the fight against the Airborne Squad post-Providence defeat.
- Training Room Responsiveness: Resolved unresponsiveness in the Training Room when using the numpad for skills.
- Fishing UI Obscurity: Fixed the gray striped pattern on the fishing progress bar obscuring reel-in progress for the ‘Betta’ fish with mouse and keyboard.
- Stinger Target Lock: Corrected ‘Stinger’ target lock-on malfunction under certain input conditions.
- Hair Salon Zoom: Fixed Hair Salon menu zoom function not responding to controller or keyboard input.
- Dialogue Display: Addressed occasional dialogue not displaying after interacting with Adam in the Eidos 9 Atelier.
- Dororong Appearance: Fixed Dororong occasionally not appearing during their introduction in Xion.
- Shop Affinity Items: Resolved newly unlocked items not immediately appearing after increasing shop affinity level.
- Save Timestamp Accuracy: Improved save timestamp system: Time since last save now accurately reflects successful saves.
- Save Failure Message: Enhanced save failure message visibility by changing its color to yellow.
- Miscellaneous Bug Fixes: Implemented various other bug fixes.