Clair Obscur Expedition 33 rolls out its first update, what's new?

Despite its code name 1.2.2, this is indeed the very first update for Clair Obscur Expedition 33, available for a few days. More precisely, it is a hotfix, which brings some emergency fixes to a title that is already generally technically solid, despite some potential bugs and performance issues for some. So let's take a closer look at the tweaks made by Sandfall Interactive to its superb painting.

First wave of tweaks for Clair Obscur Expedition 33

Released on April 24th on PC, PS5, Xbox Series and Game Pass, Clair Obscur Expedition 33 has very pleasantly surprised everyone. Both critics and players are full of praise for it, and the title developed by the small Montpellier team of around thirty people is already a serious contender for game of the year status. As sublime as it is, this picture still needed some tweaks. A first attempt in this direction has recently arrived in the form of hotfix 1.2.2, which mainly corrects blocking bugs, textures or translation.

Sandfall Interactive also takes the opportunity to specify that other fixes should arrive on Clair Obscur Expedition 33 in the coming weeks. At the same time, given its enormous success, the small French studio is already toying with the idea of telling new stories in its very particular universe, potentially in the form of DLC, in addition to a film already in the pipeline.

Here are the detailed notes for this first update below.

1.2.2 Patch Notes

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a crash caused by the adult Bud being stunned just after devouring an expedition member.
• Fixed an issue where Improved Tints not replenished to full capacity could be lost after returning to the Clair Obscur Expedition 33 menu.
• Replaced a placeholder texture with the correct visual element.
• Fixed rare software crash issues on the world map:
  • The player could remain stuck near a cliff north of the Ancient Sanctuary.
  • The player could get stuck in a specific area of the Flying Waters level.
• Fixed an issue where a Clay could spawn in idle mode if Monoco eliminated an enemy with Clay's Earthquakes skill.

Translation

• French: Fixed AP cost in the Chiaroscuro Expedition 33 tutorial.
• German: Updated a translation string.
• Chinese (Simplified and Traditional): Fixed confusion in the tutorial text and icons.

Source: Steam