AC Valhalla: Update 1.4.1 lets you make the game as difficult as you want

Valhalla will get a new patch next week.

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla will be equipped with a brand new patch (version number 1.4.1) in the coming week. Ubisoft has now published the patch notes for the new update in advance, and they bring some exciting new features.

Adjusts the level of difficulty

What’s new? In the areas of combat, sneaking and exploration, thanks to the update, you can now “fine-tune” the level of difficulty and thus design the game according to your own wishes.

In the combat area, for example, you can now determine the time window for counterattack (Parry) and set it to 400, 650 or 800 milliseconds, just as you want.

In the stealth area, however, you can, among other things, set the time window in which guards look for you. Or the number of enemies that will be on the lookout for you after you’ve been spotted.

A few days ago Ubisoft announced that the upcoming update would reduce the file size of Valhalla, but that you would have to download the game from scratch.

Assassin’s Creed: Vallhalla Update 1.4.1 – Patch Notes

COMBAT
• Aim Assist (Full, Moderate, Light, Off)
• Level Scaling (Off, Default, Constant, Harder, Nightmarish)
• *NEW* Parry timing-window (400, 650, 800 ms)
• *NEW* Brush with Death timing-window (300, 400, 600 ms)
• *NEW* Brush with Death Duration (1, 1.5, 2, 2.5 sec)

STEALTH
• Guaranteed Assassination (ON/OFF)
• *NEW* Detection escape (0.5, 1, 2 sec)
• *NEW* Detection escape while aiming (1, 2, 4 sec)
• *NEW* Search duration (50, 65, 80 sec)
• *NEW* Maximum enemies in search (2,3)

EXPLORATION
• Closest Opportunity (ON/OFF)
• Icon Distance (OFF/ON)
• *NEW* Viewpoint Synchronization (ON/OFF)
• *NEW* Exploration Beams (Limited/Full)
• *NEW* Unguided Objectives (OFF/ON)

STEALTH FIXES:
• Improved instances where NPCs could detect players when vision between the player and NPCs is obstructed.
• Reduced the hold time and speed restriction when blending with crowds.
• Resolved some issues that caused players to be instantly detected when they should not have been.

New challenge with Ezio tattoo also live

Link to Twitter content

Since yesterday you can also take part in a new community challenge, which will give you an Ezio tattoo that you can use to dress up Eivor. You can see it in the video linked above on the official Twitter account.

What do you have to do for it? Carry out 350,000 air attacks by December 16, 2021. Don’t worry, as with any community challenge, you don’t have to do it all by yourself. The air bombings of the entire community count.