WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers’ first patch arrived fast, tackling performance woes, rebalancing boss fights, and addressing reward glitches after a rocky launch.
Patch 1.3 for WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers fixes major launch issues, including crashes, missing DLC, and unfair difficulty. The patch arrived less than 24 hours after the game's launch.
The debut action RPG title by Chinese developer Leenzee peaked at over 120,000 concurrent players on launch day, but launch-day performance issues triggered a wave of negative reviews on Steam. The difficulty of bosses and questionable hit boxes were also a pain point.
Rocky launch leads to negative reviews
As a peace offering developer Leenzee gifted all players the WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers Original Soundtrack DLC for free. However, the damage may already have been done. Of the 45,000 Steam reviews in the first 48 hours, over 30,000 are negative (70% negative). A rough start for the new developer, but even Cyberpunk 2077 managed to turn itself around.
Wuchang Patch 1.3 Notes (July 24)
Wuchang 1.3 Performance Fixes
Performance issues were the most common complaint on launch day, and developer Leenzee hopes these changes in Patch 1.3 for WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers to "improve stability and reduce crashes or stuttering caused by insufficient video memory".
- Low Latency Mode is now a manual toggle in the Options menu. It will no longer be enabled by default.
- Supersampling resolution limits have been adjusted on select GPU models to prevent unintended performance degradation.
- VRAM optimization for lower-end GPUs:
- For GPUs with 8GB or less VRAM, memory-saving optimization is now applied across all texture quality levels.
- For GPUs with more than 8GB VRAM, this optimization applies only when texture quality is set to Low.
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WUCHANG Patch 1.3 Balance Adjustments
Landmine traps in Chapter 2 have been rebalanced in Patch 1.3 for WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers. Yes, if you had reached Chapter 2 you would have been victim to a terrible fate.
Developer Leenzee have not only reduced the damage of the landmines in the update, but also reduced the quantity to "create a more fair and enjoyable challenge". Wonderful. Now all we need next patch is a Honglan nerf.
- Reduced landmine damage
- Adjusted the Shrine location in the Burning Cavern of Worship's Rise in Ruins (Chapter 4)
- Fixed the issue where the Nightmare Demon could occasionally fail to transition to the second battle phase
- Fixed abnormal multi-playthrough stats for certain jade pendants.
Deluxe Rewards fixed in Patch 1.3
If you were one of the few gamers affected by missing pre-order or Deluxe Edition rewards after the patch update, you will now receive what you deserve in Patch 1.3. How to claim your pre-order rewards in WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers.
- Fixed issues related to both the Standard Edition and Deluxe Edition – after the patch update, players of both versions will receive the correct content rewards. Players who have already purchased the Deluxe Edition package will need to log in again and claim the reward at the donation box located in Reverent Temple.
- All WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers Steam owners will receive the Original Soundtrack DLC for free as compensation.
Bug Fixes & Stability Improvements
- Fixed a crash that could occur immediately after the company logo during game startup.
- Resolved execution stutter affecting select hardware configurations during finisher animations.
Expect further WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers updates to in the coming days and week(s).
