In its Autumn replace final month, Saints Row developer Volition defined it was prioritizing fixes over new content material for its rebooted open-world mayhem recreation. Although there have been a number of hotfixes since its August launch, the primary massive replace is due later in November. On its patch hub (opens in new tab), Volition has given some extra particulars about precisely what’s within the November replace, saying it “contains over 200 fixes and high quality of life updates, so it is a beast!”
“You need to see extra pedestrians and police,” Volition says, in addition to “Extra Saints roaming accomplished districts”. That will be a particular enchancment as Santo Ileso wasn’t precisely bustling at launch, and if there aren’t many individuals on the streets there’s much less more likely to be havoc while you barrel by way of in a stolen police automobile. As regards to vehicles, there might be “A great deal of new methods to handle your unimaginable fleet of automobiles, together with extra slots to make use of and seven new storage places”.
Fixing points some gamers had with co-op has apparently been “an enormous precedence” and “Vital effort has gone into guaranteeing that that is working as meant – together with connectivity, mini map points and correct credit score of participant rewards.”
Among the many different modifications, fight encounters have been rebalanced to be “extra enjoyable and extra rewarding by way of development”, notoriety ranges are simpler to flee, and collectibles are simpler to seek out. Any collectibles you beforehand discovered that weren’t appropriately tracked might be retroactively famous as discovered, and challenges you accomplished will likewise be marked full in the event that they weren’t already.
One factor the Saints Row reboot bought proper was its customization, with loads of selection in its choices for the way your Boss appeared and dressed. It was, nevertheless, lacking one function Saints Row 4 added: a slider for altering the pitch of your character’s voice. That slider might be returning within the November replace.
Lastly, haptic weapon suggestions for PS5 DualSense controllers is on the record, as are “tons extra enhancements primarily based in your suggestions.” Hopefully that features one thing talked about within the Autumn replace, which was “lowering repetition in some actions”. One of many greatest issues with the rebooted Saints Row was how boring lots of these open world actions had been, with duties like having to rigorously drive vans filled with poisonous waste throughout city getting uninteresting actual quick.
The November replace has been “accomplished, examined, submitted”, and needs to be on-line earlier than the tip of the month.
