Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Update 3.20 Patch Notes

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla update 3.20 will soon roll out for PC, PS4, and Xbox One players. According to the official Assassins Creed Valhalla 3.20 patch notes, the latest update added gameplay optimizations and bug fixes. Apart from this, Assassins Creed Valhalla patch 3.20 also includes a new game mode: Mastery Challenge and new skills.

Previously, a big patch added new features and changes. Unfortunately, since the patch, some players are experiencing issues with the game.

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla version 3.20 will address a few of these issues. Read full details below.

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Assassin’s Creed Valhalla 3.20 Patch Notes

NEW CONTENT

OSTARA SEASON: MASTERY CHALLENGE GAME MODE

Added in-game support for Mastery Challenge.

A Master of an ancient art sends you on a Quest to prove your might through trials that will transcend the rules of reality.
Trial of the Bear = Test your strength (combat)
Trial of the Wolf = Test your marksmanship (range)
Trial of the Raven = Test your guile (stealth)
Unlock unique rewards, that will both show your Mastery and give you more options in combat.
Numerous shrines are hidden in the world, each home to 3 trials.
To access Mastery Challenge you must be at least Power Level 221 and have completed the Uninvited Guests main quest after reporting on Grantebridgescire and Ledecestrescire.

RIVER RAIDS REFRESH

Upped the stakes: rivers at higher alert levels will have increased rewards.
Balanced Jomsvikings’ attack power to better match their rank.
Wayland’s armor will be available to buy in Vagn’s Store using Foreign cargo.

NEW SKILLS

Mounted Archer = Eivor can use their bow ability while mounted.
Shield Master = Eivor automatically rotates to block incoming attacks by holding up their shield.
Unstoppable = While in combat, Eivor’s sprint becomes unblockable and knocks enemies back at the cost of stamina.

GAME IMPROVEMENTS

MISCELLANEOUS

Increased the rune list cap from 100 to 300 so that all runes are being displayed in the inventory.
Purchased Map packs will now display relevant icons in Ireland.
Fix a bug causing the Blacksmith Hammer to disappear after TU 1.2.0.
Fix a bug that caused the Photo Mode UI from disappearing on Xbox.
Fix a bug that caused Settlement pets to disappear after A Dog’s Rescue.

BALANCING

Fix a bug that caused weapon stats not to update after equipping Greatsword Training (bear) stat from the skill tree.
Fix a bug that caused Feign Death to not work properly.
Fix a bug that prevented stats from updating after equipping Remedy or Antidote runes on any gear set. I guess you could say we remedied the remedy
Fix a bug that caused Ullr’s Bow ability damage bonus not to work properly.
Fix a bug that prevented Sinner Skull’s perk to activate properly.
Fix a bug that caused Raider Axe’s perk not to reset on heavy hit.
Fix a bug that prevented Briton Shield’s perk to restore more than 10% health on parry.
Fix a bug that allowed enemies to block shoulder bash with parries.
Fix a bug where enemies wouldn’t react to Battlecry during assaults.
Addressed various minor balancing issues.

WRATH OF THE DRUIDS – EXPANSION 1

Addressed several combat issues with The Cost of Betrayal quest.
Fix a bug with Into the Fog that caused the second Follow the Puca tracks objective marker to disappear from the map/compass.
Fix a bug with Snaring Thorstein that prevented the player from interacting with the NPC.
Fix a bug causing a brief freeze at the beginning of The Cost of Betrayal quest.
Fix a bug keeping the Gae Bolg finisher attack from triggering the weapon’s perk.
Fix a bug during Blood Bond causing the objective to update without being completed.
Fix a bug preventing the Into the Fog quest from updating under certain circumstances.
Fix a bug in Blood Bond keeping the wolfhound master from attacking under specific conditions.
Fix a bug where the last enemy may be unkillable as they may spawn inside a rock in the Into the Fog quest.
Fix a bug allowing Eivor to fast travel during the quest Courting the Kings.
Fix a bug telling players, You Must Be Anonymous, during An Eye for an Eye quest.
Fix a bug causing the wrong quest to be tracked after loading a main quest save.
Fix a bug preventing autosaves before the Puca fight in the Into the Fog quest.
Fix a bug preventing the counter quest from updating when obtaining cargo in the Rathdown Build Up quest.
Fix a bug in the Into the Fog quest allowing players to defeat the Puca before the fight in Lackanscaul.
Fix a bug allowing animals to ignore the smoke bomb arrow ability.
Fix a bug where Killing all Children of Danu would not give the necessary shards.
Fix a bug where Barid and Ciara would not go to Flann’s coronation.
Fix a bug related to Ciara not spawning after the battle in Foothold in Connacht.
Fix a bug that caused controllers to rumble permanently (with dirt FX on Eivor’s feet). Let’s get ready to NOT rumble

MAIN GAME

Quests, World Events, and Side Activities

Fix a bug with A Brother’s Keeper that prevented players from following Sigurd in Rygjafylke.
Fix a bug with The Thegn of Lincoln that caused Aelfgar to become stuck if the player destroys the oil jar cart near him.
Fix a bug in the Unwelcome quest where Gunnar stays sitting instead of joining the fight.
Fix a bug with the Miracle world event that prevented players from carrying the Lame Man.
Fix a bug with Reporting on Ledecestrescire that prevented players from interacting with any NPCs, if the settlement didn’t level up after reporting back.
Fix a bug with Will o’ the Wisp that caused Eivor to not be attacked during the world event.
Fix a bug with The Reeve of Wincestre that caused the quest NPC to be spawned in a non-accessible area.
Fix a bug with Plucking the Quill that prevented players from moving the shelf.
Fix a bug with Taken for Granted that caused Randvi to be missing.
Fix a bug that prevented players from collecting the wealth in Offchurch in Ledecestrescire.
Fix a bug with On Borrowed Time that prevented players from progressing.
Fix a bug with The Man Behind the Man that prevented the naval chains from falling down.
Fix a bug preventing the Fiery Ambush quest from updating after killing the merchants.
Fix a bug with An Efficient Cremation that prevented players from interacting with the NPC during the world event.
Fix a bug with A Prayer for Vengeance that caused the monk to not spawn.
Fix a bug with Plucking the Quill that prevented players from starting the quest.
Fix a bug that prevented players from reaching the Wealth in Sancta Helena’s Church in Essexe because the cargo disappeared.
Fix a bug with Falling Stars that prevented players from completing the world event as Ysane was dead.
Fix a bug with Extended Family that prevented the boss to leave the chase sequence area.
Fix a bug with The Seas of Fate that prevented players from interacting with Sigurd.
Fix a bug with The Supply Line that prevented players from interacting with the refugees.
Fix a bug that prevented players from reaching the key to wealth near Utgard.
Fix a bug with Green Children of Anglia that prevented the Here is some food option to be available.
Fix a bug with A Bloody Welcome that prevented players from progressing when the Follow objective has failed.
Fix a bug with The Man of Mystery that could cause Tarben to become stuck.
Fix a bug with Of Blood and Gods that prevented players from progressing when the Seer was killed.
Fix a bug with Noble Harts that prevented players from completing the world event as a deer was missing.
Fix a bug with Old Wounds that prevented players from interacting with Estrid.
Fix a bug with The Horn of Ragnar that prevented players from interacting with any of the NPCs.
Fix a bug with The Anchoress that prevented players from completing the world event as the NPC wouldn’t walk outside.
Fix a bug that prevented players from collecting the key from a body at Saint Helen’s Spring in Lincolnscire.
Fix a bug with Honor has Two Edges that prevented the quest from being available to players.
Fix a bug that resulted in the order member Gifle not to appear in-game. We’ve finally drawn them out of hiding
Fix a bug in the An Uncommon Proposition quest where Birstan would not leave after defeating the bears.
Fix a bug that prevented players from completing the Winifred world event.
Fix a bug with the King of the Hay People world event that prevented players from completing it.
Fix a bug that prevented progression when completing This Son of Jorvik as Road of Harmartia was triggered instead of Honor’s Hubris.
Fix a bug that prevented players from completing Silver Wind Elder in Jorvik as the world event NPC was dead.
Fix a bug with Glory Regained that could cause the quest marker to be placed outside of the map.
Fix a bug that prevented players from completing the Njord’s Lament world event.
Fix a bug with Deviled Water that caused the quest NPC to be missing from the boat.
Fix a bug allowing Eivor to interact with Toka during the attack in the Uninvited Guests quest.
Fix a bug that prevented players from moving the shelves in Leah Villa Garrison.
Fix a bug with Breaking the Order that prevented players from completing the quest as Eanbhert could get stuck underground.
Fix a bug preventing players from moving the rock to collect the chest at Lolingestone Bandit Camp.
Fix a bug preventing players from acquiring the quest item in the Crushed Dreams quest.
Fix a bug with A Desperate Bounty that prevented players from completing the world event as Hrorek is dead.
Fix a bug with Kingdom’s End that could cause Guthrum to appear dead.
Fix a bug with Sons of Ragnar where players would be unable to locate Sigurd.
Fix a bug preventing the Defensive Measures quest from updating under specific circumstances.
Fix a bug with Rowdy Raiders that prevented players from interacting with Trygve.
Fix a bug with Walls and Shadows that prevented players from following Stowe.
Fix a bug with Edmund’s Arrows that prevented players from completing the world event as an NPC was missing.
Fix a bug with Going Deeper that prevented players from interacting with Valka.
Fix a bug with A Cordial Invitation that prevented the world event from being available.
Fix a bug with Abbots Gambit that prevented players from interacting with the bard.
Fix a bug with Firing the Arrow that prevented players from interacting with Stowe.
Fix a bug with Impaling the Seax that prevented players from interacting with the parchment.
Fix a bug with King of the Hill that prevented players from completing the world event.
Fix a bug with Old Friends that prevented players from escorting -rygve.
Fix a bug that caused a Lunden Orlog NPC to be AWOL.
Fix a bug with King Killer that caused Ivarr to stop moving.
Fix a bug with Bloody Path to Peace that prevented players from fishing with Ceolbert.
Fix a bug with Extended Family that prevented players from completing the boss’s kill.
Fix a bug with An Uncommon Proposition where the Protect Birstan wouldn’t complete.
Fix a bug with the Raider Recruit world event that prevented players from interacting with Rolf during conflict.
Fix a bug with Lady of the Lake that prevented players from completing the world event.
Fix a bug with Falling Stars where the quest wouldn’t complete after gathering all musicians in the square.
Fix a bug with This Son of Jorvik that prevented players from completing it as Faravid wouldn’t get on the horse.
Fix a bug with Saint Faith that prevented players from completing the quest as the NPC didn’t interact with Eivor.
Fix a bug with The Body that prevented players from completing the world event.
Fix a bug with The Boar with the Golden Nose that prevented players from interacting with the Boar.
Fix a bug with Reaver of the South that prevented players from interacting with Basim.
Fix a bug with Brother’s Keeper that prevented players from defeating the boss.
Fix a bug with Road of Hamartia that caused the HUD to disappear entirely.
Fix a bug with War in the North that prevented players from interacting with Faravid.
Fix a bug with Storming the Walls that prevented the quest from being marked as complete. You can now consider the walls thoroughly stormed
Fix a bug that could cause the Vinland arc to not unlock despite meeting requirements.
Fix a bug with Brewing Rebellion that caused Thegns to not be registered as rescued.
Fix a bug with Of Blood and Gods that prevented players from meditating at the Sleeping Jotun peak.
Fix a bug with Where the Stone Falls that prevented players from interacting with Herefrith.
Fix a bug with Bartering that caused the objective not to update to Report to Sigurd and the brothers.
Fix a bug that caused Holy Day not to be added to the quest log … but only on Sundays.
Fix a bug with Pricking the Needle that prevented players from defeating The Needle.
Fix a bug with The Reeve of Wincestre that prevented players from interacting with King Aelfred.
Fix a bug within the Absence of an Ealdorman that caused the objective marker to be missing.
Fix a bug with Falling Stars due to Ysane not following to join the band.
Fix a bug with Binding Fate that caused players to immediately get desynced upon entering Asgard.
Fix a bug that could cause The Man Behind The Man to be missing from the quest log.
Fix a bug that prevented the Bleeding the Leech quest objective to not be available after completing Firing the Arrow.
Fix a bug with The Big Finish that prevented the Defeat the Builder quest objective from completing.
Fix a bug where players could not complete the Ursine Takeover world event in Vinland.
Fix a bug with Unholy Father that prevented players from progressing.
Fix a bug that prevented players from moving shelves inside Saint Lewinna’s Church in Guildford.
Fix a bug that prevented players from confirming the kill against Thor the Fishmonger.
Fix a bug with Old Wounds where Rollo could get stuck outside his camp.
Fix a bug with An Absence of an Ealdorman that prevented players from completing the investigation of the three clues.
Fix a bug with Old Man on the Edge that prevented the quest from completing.
Fix a bug with Have You Seen This Man that prevented players from investigating the third clue.
Fix a bug with The Pig of Prophecy that prevented players from proceeding.
Fix a bug that prevented players from completing the Old Cellar mystery.
Fix a bug with the Soham Hideout that prevented players from completing the quest.
Fix a bug with Walls and Shadows that caused players to be stuck in the dialogue when arriving in Lunden.
Fix a bug with Binding Fate that prevented players from proceeding.
Fix a bug with Hel’s Well that prevented players from completing the world event.
Fix a bug with A Noble Escort that prevented players from interacting with Hunwald.
Fix a bug with Burning the Firebrand that prevented players from progressing.
Fix a bug with the Last Flight of the Gyldan Sparrow that prevented players from completing the world event.
Fix a bug with Brewing Rebellion where players couldn’t force open the door to the longhouse in Buckingham.
Fix a bug with Walls and Shadows that prevented players from completing the Investigation.
Fix a bug with Of Blood and Bonds where Faravid couldn’t be defeated.
Fix a bug with Prey in the High Hall that prevented players from interacting with Wulfhilda.
Fix a bug with The Prodigal Prince that prevented players from proceeding with the quest.
Fix a bug with Flight of Fancy that could cause the turkey to get stuck underwater.
Fix a bug with A Sword-Shower in Anecastre where Aelfgar wouldn’t move to the assault location.
Fix a bug with Lost Glory where the quest marker could disappear if players find Halfdan before going to the Royal Hall.

Graphics, Audio, and Animation

Addressed a variety of lighting issues.
Addressed various clipping issues.
Addressed various animation issues.
Fix a bug that caused Horse footsteps not to be playing properly. Those hooves were made for clompin’ and that’s just what they’ll do
Addressed several instances of missing sound effects.
Addressed various weapon and gear graphics issues.
Addressed various issues relating to Audio Menu Narration.
Fix a bug causing the torch to remain unlit after bringing it forth.

River Raids, Jomsvikings, Raids

Fix a bug that caused Jomsvikings to enter the down but not out status while still having rations in the inventory.
Fix a bug preventing Jomsvikings with maxed carried rations to heal when looting a ration chest.
Fix a bug that could cause the longship shields to change after a River Raid.

Gameplay, Combat, and AI

Fix a bug that prevented players from assassinating from the Lynx or Lion mount.
Addressed various issues where some helmets would obstruct vision when the player was aiming with a predator bow.
Fix a bug allowing Melee abilities to be executed while carrying an object.
Addressed multiple issues with the Irish Hound ability.
Addressed several issues with wildlife spawning and ignoring a variety of attacks.
Addressed several camera issues.

World

Addressed various issues with misplaced or floating objects or textures.
Addressed various issues where the player or NPCs could get stuck.
Fix a bug that prevented players from catching fish from a small boat.
Fix a bug where the longship crew could fall through the map.

User Interface/HUD

Addressed various UI/HUD issues.
Addressed various texture placement issues.
Addressed various issues with Odin’s Sight … but only out of one eye.
Addressed various issues with menu navigation when set to focus.
Fix a bug that caused UI elements to be misplaced after a loading screen.
Added an indicator to the detail page to indicate when a weapon has been transmogged.
Fix a bug that allowed quest markers to still be shown when the UI is turned off completely.
Fix a bug that could cause a wrong purchase date to be displayed in the Owned tab. 1970 gang where ya at

System

Fix a bug that caused a “Bonus Content Unlocked” message to appear when the game autosaved.
Fix a bug that prevented Premium Starter Pack weapons not to scale properly.
Fix a bug that could cause Player Stats not to be synced for Synchronizing all viewpoints in England and Norway challenges.
Addressed various issues with Ubisoft Core Challenges unlocking.
Fix a bug creating a Ubisoft service error when trying to create a manual save.
(Stadia) Fix a bug on Stadia that caused performance mode settings not to be saved.

Performance and Stability

Improved performance and stability.

The following changes were added previouly.

Addressed an issue where the player unable to progress with A Prodigal Prince
Fixed a bug where the player unable to progress with The Seas of Fate as the ship does not move
Addressed a bug where the player unable to progress with The Seas of Fate as the game is not fully installed [PS4]
Fixed a bug where player unable to progress with Unholy Father as the objective to “Escape Walden” does not complete
Addressed an issue where the player unable to progress with Brewing Rebellion
Addressed a bug where the player unable to progress with The Big Finish
Addressed an issue where the player unable to progress with The Mysterious Berserker
Fixed a bug where player unable to progress with A Mild Hunt
Addressed a bug where the player unable to progress with A Brother’s Keeper
NPCs with coins do not spawn in “Firing the Arrow”
Addressed an issue where the player unable to progress with In The Absence of an Ealdorman
Thistles collected remains at 0/5 in In Dreams
Fixed a bug where the player unable to enter Lunden when beginning Walls and Shadows
Fixed a bug where the player unable to complete the investigation of the temple in Walls and Shadows
Addressed an issue where the player unable to report to Stowe and Erke after investigating the temple in Walls and Shadows
After bringing the jars to the builder, Defensive Measures does not progress
The shield in Defensive Measures doesn’t harm enemies or the Builder has disappeared
Addressed an issue where player unable to progress with A Sword-Shower in Anecastre as Aelfgar will not move [REOPENED]
Addressed an issue where player unable to progress with A Sword-Shower in Anecastre as Hunwald will not move
Fixed a bug where the player unable to progress with “Of Blood and Bonds” because Halfdan is dead
Addressed an issue where the player unable to proceed with “Kingdom’s End” after pledging to Hamtunscire

You can download Assassins Creed Valhalla update 3.20 on Sony PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Xbox One.