Assassin's Creed Valhalla now offers 30fps next-gen performance option Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Assassin's Creed Valhalla now offers 30fps next-gen performance option That should help the screen Tyr. News by Tom Phillips Deputy Editor Updated on 26 Nov 2020 111 comments Ubisoft will today release its first post-launch patch for Assassin's Creed Valhalla, bringing the game to version 1.0.4. It includes bug fixes, quality of life updates and, perhaps most importantly, options to manually choose between performance and visuals on Sony and Microsoft's new consoles. These options, available on PlayStation 5 plus Xbox Series X and S, will "adapt the resolution and graphics settings to maintain 60FPS" for Performance mode, or "enable the game to run maximum resolution and graphic settings while maintaining 30FPS" for Quality mode. PS5 and Series X versions of Valhalla will be set by default to Performance mode. Series S will be set by default to Quality mode. All this is in addition to "improved stability and performance" generally, and specific improvements to "improve experience on Xbox Series S/X consoles including screen-tearing". I really struggled with screen-tearing when playing Valhalla on Series X for review - so I'm keen to see how well the issue is fixed now. It's also something Digital Foundry delved into for its own Valhalla analysis. Watch on YouTube Elsewhere in the patch, cloud-saved games will be better highlighted and you'll be alerted where the retrieval of one has failed. Odin Sight will now highlight a larger radius of enemies and keep them highlighted longer, while your raven will reveal keys at a farther distance. It's not a return to the previous behaviour offered by Origins and Odyssey's eagles, but it may help. Commonly-reported bugs experienced by Valhalla fans have been fixed, such as the ability to run out of fabric before you had upgraded everything. Ubisoft has also made changes to the game's Codex, which was previously able to spoil some story reveals. Finally, NPCs will now react to you stealing - something I was rather enjoying them not doing, after continually getting caught red-handed in earlier games. The full patch notes are over on Ubisoft's forum. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 3 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 10 Latest Articles Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 3 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store