Marvel's Avengers is having an exciting month thanks to the long-awaited release of its first add-on character - Kate Bishop. It's unclear so far whether the new content has helped bring in any new players or bring back those who had walked away, but the engaged community does seem to be responding well to the quality and size of the new content.
Following up on the Kate Bishop patch, Marvel's Avengers is back again this week with another update. Although the Cloning Labs content is still nowhere to be found, the December 15 patch 14.1 does introduce a minor new feature and address a laundry list of the existing bugs including combat improvements, some early Kate fixes, and Hive Mission matchmaking.
The most exciting part about the patch for most players will likely be the new Minor Artifacts. These new items, two ISO-8s and two Norn Stones, have some fun new perks that are worth chasing down. The ISOs can drop in Drop Zones as well as in DNA Chests or from looting the first completion of the Super-Adaptoid fight. The Norn Stones on the other hand can only be found in the DNA Chests or as a reward for the first completion of the Super-Adaptoid fight.
The full patch notes follow below...
NEW FEATURES
New Minor Artifacts have been introduced: 2 ISO-8s and 2 Norn Stones to keep you warm during winter! The new ISOs have a chance of dropping from Drop Zones while all of the new Minor Artifacts have a chance of dropping from DNA Chests and from the first completion of the Super-Adaptoid fight.
Cosmic Infused ISO-8: New Reactive Supernova Perk, which causes an explosion upon taking damage.
ISO-8 of Cosmic Affinity: New Reactive Cosmic Surge Perk, which gives a Cosmic buff upon taking damage.
Norn Stone of the Wasteland: New Lethal Cosmic Surge Perk, which gives a Cosmic buff upon killing an enemy.
Norn Stone of Cosmic Nullification: New Vital Cosmic Aura and Cosmic Protection Perks, which gives a Cosmic buff when reviving allies and grants a passive Cosmic resistance buff, respectively.
Reassemble Campaign and Avengers Initiative
Kate Bishop's Harm Room can now be replayed.
Fixed an issue on Little Hits where, during the Vault sequence, an activation panel would be inaccessible.
Elevators now function correctly after initiating a checkpoint reload.
Fixed an issue where the War Table did not open up if players closed the objectives menu before completing the Track Mission tutorial.
Enemies now spawn correctly during the second objective of Secrets Within.
Improved stability upon entering the chamber after the Warbot battle in Family Reunion.
Fixed an issue where players could fall out of world when accessing Kate's room on the helicarrier.
The "To Be Continued" text prompt now displays correctly after concluding Taking Aim.
At the end of Masks, a second unmoving Kate no longer appears and stands in the middle of the room.
Multiplayer and Matchmaking
Fixed an issue where players are soft-locked in the Quinjet if the selected mission requires Kate to be the companion and the host does not have Kate unlocked.
Matchmaking no longer breaks on some occasions for Hive Missions.
Art and Animation
Kate’s Mjolnir interaction in Thor’s room now has audio.
Increased volume of music during the Getz fight.
Kate's arrows now display properly on multiple costumes.
Fixed a rare issue where Kate's arms were not visible during the cinematic in Substation Zero after completing Masks.
Fixed an issue where Captain America was missing facial textures during the cinematic in Substation Zero after completing Young Avenger.
User Interface
Fixed a rare issue where the incorrect Kate icon would be visible on the HUD.
The Overcharge section of Kate’s tutorial now mentions Overcharge is lost when taking any damage.
Various text and subtitle fixes.
Combat
Kate no longer turns into purple mist after using Quantum Blitz in mid-air just before getting interrupted.
Kate can no longer enter an unintended flight mode.
Fixed an issue where Kate's Explosive Arrow would not have a trajectory path line.
In Private Eye, enemies now spawn correctly after players reload checkpoint in an elevator.
Fixed an issue in Anchor Points where Kate's Warp Arrow could be used to reach the Time Bridge room before it is supposed to be accessible.
In Tachyon Rift: Along Came a Spider, enemies can no longer be knocked out of world.
Fixed an issue where Kate’s Triple Threat Coming Through Takedown could be used before it was unlocked.
Fixed various audio issues pertaining to Kate’s abilities.
Minor audio improvements to Hulkbuster during combat.
Gear, Challenges and Rewards
Added new Minor Artifacts mentioned in the New Features section.
Mega Hives now properly reward Exotic Gear for Kate.
The Capacitor Dump Challenge now increments correctly when attacking Dreadbots with lasers.
Known Issues and Workarounds
New Normal Mission - Upon reaching a point where Ms. Marvel must jump across rooftops, the camera glitches out and points upwards.
Workaround: Please reload checkpoint and refrain from using Ledge Grapple or Grapple Swing until prompted to do so.
Players should keep a close eye out for more news in the coming weeks. The Cloning Labs content should still be on the way and the devs have tentatively promised both Hawkeye's release and the launch of the true next-gen versions of the game for early 2021.
Marvel's Avengers is out now on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, with PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X versions currently in development.
Source: Square Enix