God of War Ragnarok Patch 5.04 Notes (Version 5.04)

God of War Ragnarok patch 5.04 details released for PS4 and PS5. According to the official God of War Ragnarok 5.04 patch notes, the latest update contain fixes for audio, combat, equipment and other bugs. Apart from this, God of War Ragnarok version 5.04 also includes fixes for crashes that could occur randomly during gameplay.

Previously, a major God of War Ragnarok update 4.0 added a new game+ mode and various tweaks. Unfortunately, since the last major patch, players are facing various issues. Today’s GOW Ragnarok update 5.04 will fix a few issues in the game.

Read more details here.

GOWR Version 5.04 Patch Notes

PS5 USERS

Please ensure that both God of War Ragnarök and God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla have been updated before accessing the game again.

BUG FIXES 

GAMEPLAY

  • Fixed an issue where rifts would not close and block progression after many hours of play
  • Fixed an issue preventing the Rönd of Purification from being unlocked successfully
  • Adjusted score calculations (Settings / Difficulty Hud Visualization to enable) to increase reward for higher risk taking and avoiding death
  • Fixed an issue with final score calculation being lower than expected after using suspend and resume
  • Fixed an issue where health stones would erroneously re-appear
  • Fixed an issue that was preventing the Axe Weapon Glyph: Bare Force from ever being offered
  • Fixed an issue where the Axe Labor: Pride of the Frost would not update correctly
  • Improved re-roll tokens to not present the previous runic options at Runic Glyph chests
  • Three burden opportunities per attempt can now be guaranteed if the player has an open burden glyph slot when arriving at the Labyrinth
  • Fixed an issue preventing the Hind of Deadly Vitality and Hilt of Weightless Recovery from being fully upgraded in New Game +
  • Various glyph and combat balance tuning for improved game health

GENERAL STABILITY 

  • Fixed an issue where the Lost Items chest would be open after returning to base game preventing the acquisition of Valhalla completion unlocks
  • Fixed an issue where Kratos could fall through the world when interacting with a rift
  • Fixed an issue where the Chest Breaker upgrade would not work in the Vanaheim sanctuary
  • Fixed a crash related to burdens and challenges in the menu
  • Fixed an issue where a part of Mimir and Sigrun’s story would be skipped
  • Kratos did some work on his shoulders to round them out a bit more
  • Various additional smaller stability fixes

The following changes were added previously

Audio

  • Fixed a bug where music from the final quest would play at inappropriate times.
  • Fixed a bug where dialogue lines were skipped after a cinematic.

Combat

  • Fixed a rare bug that caused the application to crash when browsing the Sparring Arena menu.
  • Fixed a bug where Kratos could branch into weapon move-sets while in the Fury Rage mode.
  • Fixed a rare bug where Gná could trigger her Stomp too soon after Wing Shard, causing player death.
  • Fixed a bug where restarting from checkpoint would cause Kratos’ Rage Meter to disappear.

Equipment

  • Fixed a bug where Kratos’ shield would disappear visually.
  • Fixed a bug where base game resources would not be available after updating.
  • Fixed a bug where the Pommels of the True Flame disappeared from the Blades of Chaos weapon menu.
  • Fixed a bug where the player would not receive a Gilded Coin when upgrading shields, axes, or spears.
  • Fixed a bug where the amount of Divine Ashes in the shop was inconsistent.
  • Fixed a bug where the sled loot would drop the wrong resource.
  • Fixed a bug where Digital Deluxe Edition gear could not be upgraded past level 9.
  • Fixed a bug where the recipe for Soldier’s Sauroter was missing.
  • Fixed a bug where there were missing weapon components in the shop/Lost Items Chest.
  • Fixed a bug where multiple enchantments would not be rewarded.

World

  • Fixed a bug where Gná’s Camp would become available at inappropriate times.

UI/UX

  • Fixed a bug where weapon appearance could not be changed.
  • Fixed an issue of missing line within credits.

Trophies

  • Fixed a bug where the “Spit Shine” trophy was not earned.

PS4-Only

  • Fixed a bug where an environment would take a moment to load-in after skipping a cinematic.
  • Fixed a bug where two characters would not appear in their intended spots after skipping a cinematic.
  • Fixed a bug where Hardrefill the Callous would not spawn in the Berserker Soul arena.

Gameplay

  • Provided a partial fix to an issue where encounters may incorrectly respawn.
  • Fixed crashes that could occur randomly during gameplay.

Download the free God of War Ragnarok update 5.04 on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.

Jack Johnson
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