Guilty Gear Strive Update 1.13 Patch Notes (Official) – January 28, 2022

Guilty Gear Strive update 1.13 (1.013.000) is now available to download on PS4, PC, and PS5. According to the official Guilty Gear Strive 1.13 patch notes, the latest update added a new playable character, an additional stage “Lap of the Kami, and much more. Apart from this, Guilty Gear Strive version 1.13 (1.012) also includes fixes for various bugs.

Previously, a big game update added various bug fixes and gameplay changes. Unfortunately, since the release, players are experiencing issues with the game.

Today’s Guilty Gear Strive patch 1.13 will fix a few of these issues. Check out more details below.

What is new in Guilty Gear January 28 Update?

General / Game Modes

・Added “Baiken” as a playable character.
・Added additional stage “Lap of the Kami.”
※Players who have purchased “GGST Season Pass 1” will have access to this content after the update patch is applied on January 28.
※Individual sale for the PS4 and PS5 versions will begin on January 31.
※Individual sale for the Steam version will begin on January 28.
・Added Baiken’s BGM, “Mirror of the World.”
※Baiken must be selectable in order to use the BGM.
・Added avatar items for Baiken.
The new avatar items can be obtained via “fishing.”
・Added pre-release countdown illustrations to Gallery Mode.
The new illustrations can be viewed after obtaining them via “fishing.”

What is fixed in Guilty Gear 1.13 Update?

Network Mode

・Fixed a bug where, during matchmaking in Training Mode with the training environment set to “Previous Match,” the player character will sometimes be changed to the opponent’s character.

・Fixed a bug where the level displayed above avatars would be displayed incorrectly.

Offline Modes

・Added “Combo Maker,” a new mode where players can create original combos and setplay.
This mode can be selected via “Offline” > “Combo” at the main menu.
※A network connection is required to upload/download combos and setplay.

See here for more details on Combo Maker.

Training Mode

・Psych Burst now refills to max when resetting positions with Psych Burst set to “Normal.”

・Changed command displays for the combo recipe display in Training Mode.

・Added a setting for “Initial Distance” in the Position Reset option for Training Mode.

Battle

【Potemkin】
・No longer subject to combo blow-back scaling when the projectile part of Giganter Kai hits the opponent.

【Faust】
・Fixed a bug where the hitbox of the banana item generated via What Could This Be? and W-W-What Could This Be? would sometimes remain after the item disappeared.

【Happy Chaos】
・Fixed a bug where when using At the Ready under certain circumstances, it was impossible to ready the gun or fire even after inputting HS.
・Fixed a bug where when readying the gun with Steady Aim, the gun would remain readied even after Chaos took damage and the damage state ended.
・Fixed a bug where when using Steady Aim under certain circumstances, it was impossible to cancel into special moves or fire.
・Changed the visual effect for Happy Chaos’s gun attacks. No change has been made to their battle function.

Others

・Fixed minor bugs.

Download free Guilty Gear -Strive- patch 1.13 on Sony PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Microsoft Xbox One.

Jack Johnson
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