Nioh 3 Patch Notes

■ Adjustments and bug fixes for weaponsSamurai weapon: hoko and shield• Fixed an issue causing a mid-air Quick Attack to be performed when the player pressed the input for Combination Input Martial Art 1 just after a jump.• Made changes so that the controller will now vibrate when the Martial Art Ki Wave is performed.• Fixed an issue causing a decrease in the damage dealt by Ki Wave from the Martial Art Rending Charge Revenge.• Fixed an issue causing a decrease in the damage dealt by Ki Wave from the Martial Art Thunder Roar Lightning if the player was equipped with a weapon that had an attribute applied.• Adjusted the knockback amount when hitting a yokai with depleted Ki with the Martial Art Shatter.• Fixed an issue preventing the player from defeating enemies with depleted Ki with the Martial Art Shatter.• Fixed an issue preventing Curse from disappearing from opponents with depleted Ki if the player hit them with the Martial Art Shatter.• Fixed an issue preventing the player from using Ki Pulse with a Strong Attack during Living Artifact.• Fixed an issue that delayed the attack window following the Martial Art Gong Bash during Living Artifact.• Fixed an issue where using the Martial Art Shield Strike to throw the shield while Onmyo Magic like the Fire Familiar Talisman was active would cause the accompanying fireballs to disappear.• Fixed an issue allowing players to learn Martial Arts for Low Stance and High Stance even if they had not yet learned Low Stance or High Stance.Ninja weapon: ninja hoko and shield• Made it easier for air-born Strong Attacks to hit opponents.• Made changes so that the controller will now vibrate when the Martial Art Night Wave is performed.• Fixed an issue preventing damage from increasing following Night Wave from the Martial Art Piercing Downpour.• Fixed an issue preventing Curse from disappearing from opponents with depleted Ki if the player hit them with the Martial Art Bedrock Breaker.• Fixed an issue causing the Martial Arts Storm Surge and Storm Surge Water to be performed with the hoko.Other• Fixed an issue preventing Curse from disappearing when the player performed Flowing Mist with the Samurai weapon the sword.• Fixed an issue causing a decrease in the damage dealt by the special effect Tonfa Gun with the Ninja weapon the tonfa if the player was equipped with a weapon that had an attribute applied.• Fixed an issue preventing Ki from being expended if the player performed the Martial Arts Winter Dawn, Summer Twilight, or Autumn Dusk with the Ninja weapon the kusarigama and then cancelled the attack with a Guardian Spirit Skill or other technique.■ Adjustments and bug fixes for Hundred Demon Realms Picture Scrolls• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused obstacles to appear at the entrance to Hundred Demon Realms Picture Scrolls.• Fixed an issue that sometimes made it impossible to select Go Forward after defeating the final enemy in Hundred Demon Realms Picture Scrolls.• Made changes so that if there are multiple bosses with the same name in the Hundred Demon Realms Picture Scrolls, their information will not be consolidated.• Fixed an issue where the cursor highlighted the wrong Hundred Demon Realms Picture Scroll if the player completed a Hundred Demon Realms Picture Scroll under certain conditions.• Fixed an issue preventing the icons for Hundred Demon Realms Picture Scrolls with powerful special effects from being displayed in the Equipment menu.• Made changes so that the number of attempts allowed for the next Hundred Demon Realms Picture Scroll will be displayed only on the host player's screen when awaiting the start of an Expedition for a Hundred Demon Realms Picture Scroll.• Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented combat from starting for guests during multiplayer sessions in Hundred Demon Realms Picture Scrolls.• Fixed an issue allowing players to obtain wrongfully generated Hundred Demon Realms Picture Scrolls during Expeditions or while they had Visitors. Note: If the player has a Hundred Demon Realms Picture Scroll with values that exceed the valid range, each value will be adjusted so that it falls within the valid range.■ Feature enhancements and adjustments• Made changes so that pieces of equipment will be locked when saving or overwriting them in Manage Equipment Sets.• Made it easier to unlock the illustrations of some yokai.• Improved the visibility of icons for checking the details of documents players have obtained.• Made changes so that, if the player triggered a new status ailment while the status ailment Confusion was active, which would lengthen the duration of effect for Confusion, then the special effects Status Ailment Duration (Confusion), Extended Negative Effects, and Negative Effects Duration would also be applied.• Adjusted the difficulty of "1622 CE - Edo" in Enlightened One's Journey.■ Bug fixes• Fixed an issue where, if the player applied Update 2.00.01, which caused their Guardian Spirits to load incorrectly, and continued playing, then applying Update 2.00.02 would not resolve the issue for all Guardian Spirits.• Fixed an issue preventing Curse from disappearing when performing a bare-handed Strong Attack against an enemy with depleted Ki.• Fixed an issue that sometimes allowed the clones created with the Ninjutsu Shadowself to pass through walls.• Fixed an issue where taking an enemy attack during the player's own attack with a Toughness of AA would cause the player to stagger even if a Toughness of A should have prevented them from staggering.• Fixed an issue where moving while attempting to use a Guardian Spirit Skill would make it impossible to use the Guardian Spirit Skill.• Fixed an issue where using Summoning Seal: Giant Toad did not remove the Summoning Seal from the player's inventory.• Fixed an issue where certain attacks by Yui Shosetsu would move the character, making him face the wrong direction.• Fixed an issue causing extra damage to be dealt by certain attacks by Yui Shosetsu.• Fixed an issue tha...

■ Bug fixes・ Fixed an issue where, if the player created save data for The Fall of Edo Castle or the Battle Scrolls Basic Controls or Expanded Controls before applying Update 2.00.01, then loading that save data after applying Update 2.00.01 would cause the Guardian Spirits in their possession to load incorrectly, which made it impossible to traverse Spirit Veins.Note: Applying the update will resolve this issue and cause the Guardian Spirits to load correctly.Note: The Guardian Spirit Level of Murakumo (Ninja Style) will not load correctly, so we have changed the Guardian Spirit Level of Murakumo (Ninja Style) to a set level for all players who load the affected save data.

■ DLC: Hell Rising▶︎ How to play Hell RisingThis DLC will become available upon purchase of either the DLC Hell Rising or the Nioh 3 Season Pass.See the image below for details about the date and time of release for each region and platform.https://teamninja-studio.com/nioh3/us/update/◆ Added Hell Rising, the first half of a new story.Note: To play Hell Rising, you must first complete the base game.◆ Added the hoko and shield and ninja hoko and shield.Note: These weapons become available from "1572 CE - Warring States" onward.◆ Added the new Hundred Demon Realms Picture Scrolls element.This element will be unlocked upon completing a certain Myth in the DLC Hell Rising. Once the element is unlocked, defeated enemies will drop a Hundred Demon Realms Picture Scroll on rare occasions. With a Hundred Demon Realms Picture Scroll in their possession, players will be able to challenge themselves to a Picture Scroll Mission. Completing that mission will enable them to equip that Picture Scroll, further strengthening the player. In addition to being dropped by enemies, Hundred Demon Realms Picture Scrolls can also be acquired from other players in multiplayer sessions. Hundred Demon Realms Picture Scrolls missions can be undertaken in multiplayer mode via Expeditions.◆ Added a new difficulty mode.The Enlightened One's Journey difficulty will be unlocked upon completion of Shogun's Journey. In Enlightened One's Journey, players will be able to obtain even more powerful equipment, Soul Cores, and Hundred Demon Realms Picture Scrolls, and their Level cap and +value cap through Soul Matching will also increase. There will also be Grace effects randomly bestowed with Divine rarity that are exclusive to the Enlightened One's Journey playthrough. Some equipment drops will also be randomly bestowed with powerful, helpful special effects.In Enlightened One's Journey, enemies will be stronger and their resistances will be strengthened. Some enemies will also be bestowed with a Curse buff that further strengthens them. However, performing a Burst Break, destroying their weak points, or performing a Grapple will temporarily disable the Curse buff. Defeating these enemies will guarantee an item drop of Divine rarity and will also increase the chance of the player being bestowed with powerful special effects.◆ Added new yokai, Soul Cores, Summoning Seals, and Onmyo Magic.◆ Added new Guardian Spirits.◆ Added new weapons, armor, and accessories.◆ Added new Martial Arts and Ninjutsu.◆ Added new skills.◆ Added new Gestures and Transformations.◆ Added new trophies, titles, and play records.＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝■ Adjustments for Ki• Increased the amount of Ki damage dealt when the Strength stat is raised.• Adjusted the natural Ki recovery speed of human enemies.• Adjusted the Ki consumption upon attacking for the human bosses Takeda Shingen, Kajiwara Kagetoki, Tokugawa Kunimatsu, Takasugi Shinsaku, and Okita Soji.• Increased the max Ki depletion when using Guardian Spirit Skills.• Increased the max Ki depletion when using Summoning Seals.■ Adjustments and bug fixes for set bonusesUnmatched Warrior• Removed the Life Drain (Ranged Weapon Hit) set bonus (received when using two items from the set) and changed the Reduced Movement on Enemy (Ranged Weapon Hit) set bonus (received when using three items from the set) to make it available when using only two items from the set.• Changed the Movement Speed (Aiming Ranged Weapon) set bonus (received when using four items from the set) to make it available when using only three items from the set.• Changed the Increase Damage Taken on Enemy (Ranged Weapon Hit) set bonus (received when using five items from the set) to make it available when using only four items from the set, and added the Status Ailment Duration (Confusion) set bonus (received when using five items from the set).• Removed the status ailment Confusion from the targets of the Extended Negative Effects (Melee Attack) set bonus (received when using six items from the set).General of Ruin• Increased the effectiveness of the Guard Ki Consumption set bonus (received when using two items from the set).• Increased the effectiveness of the Frost Moon Damage set bonus (received when using three items from the set).• Increased the effectiveness and duration of the Faster Ki Recovery (Deflect) set bonus (received when using four items from the set).• Changed the method of calculating Ki damage dealt by the Ki Damage (Deflect) set bonus (received when using five items from the set). This set bonus used to deal a fixed percentage of damage to the enemy's max Ki, but it now calculates damage from the special effects and Ki Damage Dealt based on the basic Ki damage amount, just like in standard attacks. Also made it possible to deal damage to the max Ki of yokai enemies.Grace of Benzaiten• Fixed an issue preventing the effects of the Stack Count Duration set bonus (received when using six items from the set) from being triggered for all status enhancements except Versatility.■Adjustments and bug fixes for weaponsSamurai weapon: sword• Increased the damage dealt by the Martial Art Iai Quickdraw.• Made it easier for the Martial Art Tempest to hit enemies.• Made changes so that the Martial Art Tempest deals damage.• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused a Strong Attack to be triggered when using the command for Combination Input Martial Art 1 or Combination Input Martial Art 2 following the use of the Martial Art Flowing Shadow or the Martial Art Kurama Sword Dance during Arts Proficiency.• Fixed an issue where pressing the Quick Attack button following a Strong Attack while dodging cannot trigger the Martial Art for a Quick Attack following a Strong Attack.Samurai weapon: dual swords• Increased the damage dealt by the Martial Art Sign of the Cross.• Increased the damage dealt by the Martial Art Sign of the Cross Pierce.Samurai weapon: spear• Shortened the recovery frame after guarding.• Increased the damage de...

■Adjustments and bug fixes for set bonusesGrace of Benzaiten:・ Increased the effectiveness of the Stack Count Duration set bonus (received when using six items from the set).Grace of Hotei:・ Increased the effects of the Effect Duration set bonus (received when using four items from the set).Grace of Hachiman:・ Increased the effects of the Damage Bonus (Bow Damage) set bonus (received when using six items from the set).Grace of Inari:・ Increased the effects of the Effect Duration set bonus (received when using four items from the set).Grace of Kuzuryu:・ Increased the effects of the Melee Damage vs. Poisoned Enemy set bonus (received when using five items from the set).・ Increased the effectiveness of the Poison Status Ailment Augmentation (Spirit Force) set bonus (received when using six items from the set).・ Increased the effects of the Untouched Summoning Seals set bonus (received when using seven items from the set).Grace of Daikokuten:・ Increased the effectiveness of the Attack Bonus (Arts Proficiency Power) set bonus (received when using five items from the set).・ Increased the effects of the Arts Proficiency Power set bonus (received when using six items from the set).・ Increased the effects of the Ninjutsu Power set bonus (received when using seven items from the set).Grace of Jurojin:・ Increased the effects of the Onmyo Magic Power set bonus (received when using five items from the set).・ Changed the set bonus received when using seven items from the set from Attack Bonus (Magic) to Damage Bonus (Magic) so that the set bonus increases the amount of damage dealt rather than increasing the attack power. Also increased the effectiveness of the set bonus.Grace of Fukurokuju:・ Changed the set bonus received when using six items from the set from Attack Bonus (Constitution) to Damage Bonus (Constitution) so that the set bonus increases the amount of damage dealt rather than increasing the attack power.Grace of Vaisravana:・ Changed the set bonus received when using seven items from the set from Attack Bonus (Strength) to Damage Bonus (Strength) so that the set bonus increases the amount of damage dealt rather than increasing the attack power.Pride of the Crimson Army:・ Increased the effects of the Melee Damage (Unscathed) set bonus (received when using seven items from the set).Swift Silence and Daring Defense:・ Increased the effects of the Melee Damage vs. Scorched Enemy set bonus (received when using five items from the set).General of Ruin:・ Changed the set bonus received when using six items from the set from Attack Bonus (Strength) to Damage Bonus (Strength) so that the set bonus increases the amount of damage dealt rather than increasing the attack power. Also increased the effectiveness of the set bonus.First of the Four Guardians:・ Changed the set bonus received when using six items from the set from Attack Bonus (Strength) to Damage Bonus (Strength) so that the set bonus increases the amount of damage dealt rather than increasing the attack power. Also increased the effectiveness of the set bonus.Founder of the Shogunate:・ Increased the effects of the Melee Damage (Yokai Realm) set bonus (received when using six items from the set).・ Increased the effectiveness of the Damage Bonus (Spirit Force) set bonus (received when using seven items from the set).Sword of Misfortune:・ Increased the effects of the Sheathed Martial Arts Damage set bonus (received when using four items from the set).・ Increased the effectiveness of the Damage Bonus (Amrita Gauge) set bonus (received when using six items from the set).Cunning Spirit:・ Increased the effects of the Guardian Spirit Skill Ki Damage set bonus (received when using two items from the set).Profligate Sinner:・ Increased the effects of the Final Blow/Grapple Damage set bonus (received when using six items from the set).Exemplary Eye for Elegance:・ Increased the effectiveness of the Damage Bonus (Luck) set bonus (received when using six items from the set).Advent of the Divine:・ Increased the effects of the Water Damage set bonus (received when using six items from the set).The Protection of Kannon:・ Increased the effects of the Melee Damage (Unscathed) set bonus (received when using six items from the set).Warrior of the East's Honor:・ Increased the effects of the Lightning Damage set bonus (received when using four items from the set).・ Changed the set bonus received when using five items from the set from Attack Bonus (Constitution) to Damage Bonus (Constitution) so that the set bonus increases the amount of damage dealt rather than increasing the attack power.Pride of the Sakanoue:・ Increased the effects of the Ki Pulse Recovery set bonus (received when using five items from the set).・ Increased the effects of the Enhanced Attack & Defense (Spear) set bonus (received when using seven items from the set).The Rightful Eccentric:・ Increased the effects of the Strong Attack Damage set bonus (received when using six items from the set).Single Sword's Reverie:・ Changed the set bonus received when using five items from the set from Attack Bonus (Heart) to Damage Bonus (Heart) so that the set bonus increases the amount of damage dealt rather than increasing the attack power.・ Increased the effectiveness of the Rising Tide set bonus (received when using six items from the set).Seven Misfortunes, Eight Hardships:・ Increased the effectiveness of the Damage Bonus (Negative Effects) set bonus (received when using four items from the set).Imagawa Regent:・ Increased the effectiveness of the Damage Bonus (Familiarity) set bonus (received when using five items from the set).Kintaro:・ Changed the set bonus received when using six items from the set from Attack Bonus (Strength) to Damage Bonus (Strength) so that the set bonus increases the amount of damage dealt rather than increasing the attack power. Also increased the effectiveness of the set bonus.The Tragic Hero:・ Changed the set bonus received when using six items from the set from Attack Bonus (H...

■Adjustments Regarding the Stone of Penance・ Made changes so that enemies take more elemental damage and Ki affects human enemies differently while using the Stone of Penance. ・ Made adjustments so that areas outside the Crucible will have the same drop rate increase as the Crucible while using the Stone of Penance.・ Made it easier for pieces of equipment of Lv. 161 or higher to drop while using the Stone of Penance.・ Increased the amount of gold acquired while using the Stone of Penance.■Other Adjustments・ Decreased the frequency of guard being used by some human enemies.・ Decreased the Health of some enemies in the Battle Scroll Within Time Everlasting.・ Made changes so that Crucible weapons also drop in Lesser Crucibles.・ Increased the selling price of divine equipment.・ Added completion rewards, one of which will include an item of divine rarity, for clearing an enemy base, Lesser Crucible, Myth, or Master mission again when recalling memories or recalling memories with a status enhancement in the Shogun's Journey.・ Added completion rewards, one of which will include an item of divine rarity, for clearing an enemy base or Lesser Crucible again when recalling memories with a status enhancement in Shogun's Journey.・ Made adjustments to the completion rewards to make it easier to obtain an item with a high +value when clearing an enemy base or Lesser Crucible again when recalling memories with a status enhancement in the Shogun's Journey.■Bug Fixes・ Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the guard input to fail if the player took a lethal amount of damage just after guarding with the Samurai weapons the spear and odachi.・ Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented the player from performing a Grapple against the boss Honda Tadakatsu even if his Ki had dropped to 0.・ Fixed an issue preventing certain enemies in the Battle Scrolls Within Time Everlasting and Gathering of the Greats from dropping equipment.・ Fixed an issue occurring when the host of an online multiplayer session enabled Stones of Penance, where the guest's Stone of Penance information would not update in their play records under certain conditions.・ Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the game to crash if the player left-clicked with the mouse to cause the cursor to move in the Equipment Appearance menu.・ Made other minor bug fixes.

■Bug Fixes・ Fixed an issue that sometimes made it impossible to jump or Dodge while moving.・ Fixed an issue making it impossible to perform a Burst Break while sliding.・ Fixed an issue where if the player was Paralyzed and downed while in mid-air, they could recover by jumping or Dodging.・ Fixed an issue that prevented some attacks from hitting enemies in the Crucible who had inflicted the Inferno status ailment on the player.・ Fixed an issue that prevented some Bloodedge Demon attacks from hitting enemies if the player used Summoning Seal: Bloodedge Demon while equipped with a Lightning-based Guardian Spirit.・ Fixed an issue preventing Hellfire Talismans from hitting some floating enemies.・ Fixed an issue preventing some of the special effects of the Ninjutsu Infernal Calamity, Glacial Calamity, Thundering Calamity, and Tempestuous Calamity from working properly.・ Fixed an issue where if the Demon of Obsession died in a certain location, the animation wouldn't play and it would become impossible to progress.・ Fixed an issue that sometimes made it impossible to progress depending on the player's location following the battle against Master Nasu no Yoichi.・ Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the player to take damage after the boss' transformation animation during the boss battle in the mission Dark Roots.・ Fixed an issue causing the bodies of enemies to become stuck in mid-air if the player used a gatling gun to push their enemies toward the cliff and then defeat them there in "1864 CE - Bakumatsu."・ Fixed an issue that sometimes made it impossible to defeat Himiko during multiplayer mode in the mission The Spirit Tree Village.・ Fixed an issue preventing the Snowclops from dropping the Snowclops Loincloth.・ Fixed an issue occurring after defeating a Bloodedge Demon, where the level of items dropped from nearby Bloody Graves were lower than they should have been.・ Fixed an issue causing fewer item drops or item drops of lower rarities for some bosses/Masters.・ Fixed an issue causing Amrita or Elixirs to drop when calling upon warriors in the Battle Scroll Training Ground.・ Fixed an issue occurring after defeating some bosses while playing as a visitor, where the level of item drops were lower than they should have been.・ Fixed an issue allowing the player to obtain Glory from enemies defeated in the opening battle animations at the Inner Gate when playing Co-op in the mission A Sinister End.・ Fixed an issue where the compass showed enemy locations without any enemies present at Mikatagahara in "1572 CE - Warring States."・ Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the camera to lock on to the ground in certain locations.・ Fixed an issue that sometimes made it impossible for guests to progress following the defeat of Kajiwara Kagetoki in the mission Subterfuge at the Abandoned Shrine in the Story Mode of Expeditions.・ There was a bug that prevented the doors before the boss battle from opening during The Spirit Tree Village in "247 CE - Antiquity" in Shogun's Journey, making it impossible to progress. If the player experienced this bug and then moved to an era other than "247 CE - Antiquity" via Story Mode in Expeditions, they would become unable to return to "247 CE - Antiquity." We have made changes that will resolve this issue the next time the player loads their save data.・ There was a bug that made it impossible to progress if the player fast traveled to the Eternal Rift during the interval where the Masters would not appear. We have made changes that will resolve this issue when selecting Continue or moving to the Eternal Rift using the affected save data.・ Improved an issue occurring in the cutscene Kunimatsu's Wish, where the sleeves of some equipment obscured Takechiyo's face.・ Fixed an issue where the character separating the chapter title and mission title within the save data title would not appear.・ Fixed an issue causing incorrect values to be displayed under Melee Attack in the Level Up menu.・ Fixed an issue occurring after setting the Skill Shadow Art Superiority, where the special effect name on the Status screen was incorrect.・ Fixed an issue occurring after buying back equipment via Buy Back at the Merchant, where the Tsukumo Fragments obtained when selling the equipment remained in the player's inventory.・ Fixed an issue where the Chijiko summoned via the special effect Summon Chijiko (Ranged Weapon Hit) would not appear above the head of the enemy hit with a ranged weapon.・ Fixed an issue where if the icon for a large Scampuss appeared on the map despite there being no Scampuss present, and then the player talked to the Scampuss after it finally appeared, the ! mark would not disappear.・ Fixed an issue where, if the player reset their weapon category points after learning the Marial Art Rising Dragon for the Samurai weapon the spear, or the Martial Art Dawn's Light for the Samurai weapon the odachi, they would receive one additional Samurai Point.・ Fixed an issue causing the status enhancements Empowered Martial Art, Withering Blow, and Ki Pulse: Heaven to be canceled by actions like Deflect that do not deal damage.・ Fixed an issue causing items that were not obtained to be displayed as re-completion rewards for the missions The Way of the Warrior, The Way of the Ninja, The Way of Onmyo in the Shogun's Journey.・ Fixed an issue where the item level limit in the Select All option did not match the max level of items possessed by the player.・ Fixed an issue occurring when enhancing a melee weapon during Soul Matching, where the details on the right side included the Attack of the currently equipped Melee Weapon 1 instead of the pre-enhancement version of the weapon.・ Fixed an issue that sometimes caused screen lag if the player set Exposure Correction to a larger value in photo mode.・ Fixed an issue occurring while searching under Mission Mode in Expeditions, where if the conditions were set to Friends, the Allow Drop-In Mid-Mission parameters were incorrect.・ Fixed an issue ...

■New/Additional Elements・ Added the new Stone of Penance element.This feature will be unlocked from the opening mission Escape from Hitokoto Slope onward in the Shogun's Journey difficulty level and can be used at shrines. The player can exchange an accessory for a Stone of Penance, which will strengthen enemies and also slightly increase the drop rate of high-rarity equipment while it is in use. Defeating enemies under these conditions will increase the Stone's Penitence level. Once the Penitence is maxed out, the player can offer the Stone in exchange for rewards and their previously offered accessory, with the accessory potentially receiving enhanced traits.Note: During multiplayer sessions, the effects of strengthened enemies and increased drop rates activated by the Stone of Penance can be enabled or disabled via the room settings.・ Added new missions to Battle Scrolls. - Within Time Everlasting in "1622 CE - Final Battle of Edo" (Unlocked by completing the main game.) - Rampant Temptation in "1622 CE - Final Battle of Edo" (Unlocked by completing the main game.) - Supernatural Shrieks in "1622 CE - Final Battle of Edo" (Unlocked by completing one of the new missions.) - Gathering of the Greats in "1622 CE - Final Battle of Edo" (Unlocked by completing three of the new missions.) - Demonic Duels in "1622 CE - Final Battle of Edo" (Unlocked by completing three of the new missions.)・ Added a Stone of Penance category to Gameplay Records.・ Added new skills as missions rewards for some of the new missions.・ Added character creation presets for the six winning entries in the My Takechiyo campaign.■Adjustments and Feature Expansions・ Made it possible to open photo mode while interacting with Kodama, Chijiko, Scampusses, and hot springs.・ Made adjustments so that if Bloodedge Demons return to their Graves during battle and are then summoned again, their Health will not be fully replenished.・ Made it easier to unlock the Skill Vigorous Spirit.・ Made it easier for the status enhancement Auto Life Recovery to remain in effect for longer periods while the stackable auto-recovery effect is active.・ Increased the amount by which the effect value of the Honda crest protection Active Skill Damage scales based on position.・ Made it easier for Crucible weapons with Sudama Blessings to drop.・ Made it easier for Nekomata's Guardian Spirit Skills to land.・ Increased the effect value limit of special effects during Level Sync.・ Made it possible to loop between the lowest and highest setting in categories of the System menu with a sliding scale option, and increased the speed when holding the input.■Adjustments and Bug Fixes for Set Bonuses・ Increased the bonus granted by the effect Attack Bonus (Strength) for the set bonuses Grace of Vaisravana, Kintaro, First of the Four Guardians, and General of Ruin.・ Increased the effects of Bow Damage for the set bonus Grace of Hachiman.・ Increased the effects of Untouched Projectiles for the set bonus Grace of Hachiman.・ Fixed an issue that prevented the set bonus Grace of Hotei from increasing damage based on the number of auto-recovery stacks.・ Fixed an issue that occasionally prevented the effect Activate Living Artifact (No Life) for the set bonus Quick-Witted Courage from activating.■Adjustments and Bug Fixes for WeaponsSamurai weapon: sword・ Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented the Martial Art Frost Moon: Humanity from landing.・ Fixed an issue that allowed the Martial Art Tempest to hit downed yokai enemies.Samurai weapon: dual swords・ Fixed an issue that prevented Combination Input Martial Art 1 and Combination Input Martial Art 2 from being triggered following the Martial Art Deflecting Cut.・ Fixed an issue that prevented the Martial Art Frost Moon from being triggered following Winter Wind in the same stance.・ Fixed an issue where pressing the input for the Martial Art Demon Thrust consecutively would trigger a Quick Attack instead.Samurai weapon: odachi・ Fixed an issue where performing the Martial Art Imperative Strike twice in a row while activating Arts Proficiency during Living Artifact would cancel Living Artifact.Samurai weapon: spear・ Fixed an issue where performing a Strong Attack in mid-air would sometimes greatly deplete the player's Ki.・ Fixed an issue where assigning the Martial Arts Windmill and Windmill Wind to certain keys would cause those Martial Arts to end prematurely.Samurai weapon: axe・ Fixed an issue where the accumulation of the negative effect Reduced Movement activated through the Martial Art The Adamantine would not decrease properly through the use of the Samurai Skill Advantageous Deflect.Samurai weapon: cestuses・ Increased the interval during which the player can cancel after successfully performing the Martial Art Iron Grip.・ Fixed an issue preventing the player from connecting Martial Arts following a successful Iron Grip.・ Fixed an issue preventing additional inputs from triggering attacks with the Martial Art Opportunist.・ Fixed an issue preventing the Martial Art Fists of Reckoning from triggering if the player's Ki fell to a certain level at a certain point.・ Fixed an issue where holding the input for Combination Input Martial Art 1 just after a Strong Attack with the Martial Art Kick Cycle set would result in unintended behavior.Ninja weapon: splitstaff・ Fixed an issue preventing Quick Attacks or Strong Attacks from being performed if the player was moving during a Dodge following an attack.Ninja weapon: kusarigama・ Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the Martial Art Black Vines to transition to the Martial Art Blade Spin when using incorrect controls.Ninja weapon: hatchets・ Fixed an issue preventing the Martial Art Advancing Storm from being performed when bestowed with the status enhancement Faster Movement.・ Fixed an issue preventing the visual effects and sound effects from being displayed when performing a Burst Break in mid-air.Ninja weapon: ninja sword・ Fixed an issue causing strange behavior when landing on ...

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■Adjustments/Feature Enhancements・ Made it easier for the Ninjutsu Thundering Calamity to hit enemies located at lower elevations.・ Increased the damage dealt by the Ninja Skill Pufferpuss Technique.・ Adjusted the explanation of the effect Rising Tide for the set bonus Single Sword's Reverie to make it easier to understand the target of the effect.・ Made adjustments so that if the special reward for donating items at the Hidden Teahouse is an accessory, the icons for each Style will be displayed.・ Added settings to decide whether to automatically dispose of equipment that can be disassembled for Material Essence.・ Adjusted the timing of FPS changes to reduce lag when FPS Dynamic Adjustment is enabled.■Weapon-Related Bug Fixes●Samurai weapon: sword・ Fixed an issue preventing elemental effects from being applied to the weapon for the Martial Art Swift Step Heavy.●Samurai weapon: dual swords・ Fixed an issue where Dodging and then transitioning from a Quick Attack or Dash Attack to a Strong Attack would trigger the wrong attack.●Samurai weapon: spear・ Fixed an issue allowing enemies to block the Martial Art Spear Flourish even after the player successfully performed a Max Ki Pulse.●Samurai weapon: axe・ Fixed an issue allowing the player to perform the Martial Art Darting Blade consecutively if they had an axe equipped for melee weapon 1 and 2.・ Fixed an issue where the directionality of the Martial Art Soul Devourer was sometimes incorrect.・ Fixed an issue causing an unintended Martial Art to be triggered when holding down the input for a Strong Attack after successfully performing the Martial Art Spinning Slide.・ Fixed an issue where the Ninjutsu Gauge, Arts Gauge, and Spirit Force Gauge would not fill after hitting an enemy with the Martial Art Retreating Axe.●Samurai weapon: cestuses・ Fixed an issue causing the input for the Martial Art Opportunist to be incorrect if the player had already blocked an enemy's attack with that Martial Art.・ Fixed an issue that prevented the Martial Art Dancing Kick from being triggered at certain times.●Ninja weapon: talons・ Fixed an issue causing the input for the Martial Art Opportunist to be incorrect if the player had already blocked an enemy's attack with that Martial Art.●Ninja weapon: kusarigama・ Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented the Martial Art Leaping Strike Fire from hitting enemies.●Ninja weapon: dual ninja swords・ Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented the Martial Art Cloudsplitter Fire from hitting enemies.・ Fixed an issue where the Ninjutsu Gauge, Arts Gauge, and Spirit Force Gauge would not fill after hitting an enemy with the Martial Art Cloudsplitter Fire.●Ninja weapon: hatchets・ Fixed an issue preventing mid-air Martial Arts from being triggered following a mid-air Dodge.・ Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented the wave from the Martial Art Death from Above Water from hitting enemies.・ Fixed an issue allowing the player to perform the Martial Art Dragonfly consecutively if they held down the input while their Ki was depleted.●Ninja weapon: tonfa・ Fixed an issue preventing Combination Input Martial Art 2 from being triggered if the Combination Input Martial Art 1 under Arts Customization was removed.・ Fixed an issue preventing Combination Input Martial Art 2 from being triggered after moving in mid-air following the Martial Art Sacred Fire.●Other・ Fixed an issue where pressing the inputs for Aim Ranged Weapon and Restore Stance at the same time while equipped with the Samurai weapons dual swords or spear or the Ninja weapons dual ninja sword or tonfa would result in a Style Shift being triggered instead.・ Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented Strong Attacks from being triggered following a Dodge while equipped with the Ninja weapons dual ninja swords or tonfa.・ Fixed an issue preventing the Martial Arts Iai Quickdraw and Tiger Sprint for the Samurai weapon the sword, along with the Martial Arts Sign of the Cross and Sign of the Cross Pierce for the Samurai weapon the dual swords, from being performed consecutively during Arts Proficiency.■Bug Fixes・ Fixed an issue where if the player used a Summoning Seal while using an item and moving at the same time while the Skill The More the Merrier was active, the number of Summoning Seals would decrease instead of the item.・ Fixed an issue that made it take longer to use items other than Summoning Seals while the Skill The More the Merrier was active.・ Fixed an issue preventing an increase in the count of certain Ninjutsu while the Ninja Skill Ninjutsu Link was active.・ Fixed an issue that sometimes triggered Grapple instead of Martial Arts when using Combination Input Martial Art 2 if Toggle Grapple and Martial Arts was enabled under Controls in the System Menu. ・ Fixed an issue that sometimes made it impossible to defeat enemies in boss battles or Lesser Crucibles.・ Made changes so that if the player is unable to open the door before the boss battle and advance the story during The Spirit Tree Village in "247 CE – Antiquity" in Shogun's Journey, the issue will be resolved when they next load their save data.・ Fixed an issue that sometimes made it impossible to destroy Lesser Crucible spikes and therefore progress the story under certain conditions in the mission A Sinister End.・ Fixed an issue that would return chests in Matsuo-taisha Shrine and the palace to their locked state under certain conditions in the Myth Memories in the Blade.・ Fixed an issue that sometimes enabled the player to repeatedly obtain Daidara Bocchi's Soul Core without having completed the Myth Disaster at Lake Hamana.・ Fixed an issue where interacting with Hattori Hanzo at certain points would not progress the story as it should have in the Myth Searching for a Spy.・ Fixed an issue causing the player to become stuck in the environment around Futamata Castle in "1572 CE - Warring States," making it impossible to progress.・ Fixed an issue that prevented the merchant in Funaokayama in "1190 CE - Heian" from 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We have updated the troubleshooting guide for Nioh3 on Steam, outlining potential solutions for issues players may encounter.For details, please refer to the troubleshooting thread: https://steamcommunity.com/app/3681010/discussions/

■Bug Fixes・ Fixed an issue occurring when learning the Ninja Style Martial Art Footstool Jump, where quickly pressing the jump input two times in a row with a sheathed weapon or an unsheathed kusarigama would cancel the jump.・ Fixed an issue that greatly reduced the amount of damage dealt when activating Arts Proficiency.・ Fixed an issue preventing Martial Art 1 Controls and Martial Art 2 Controls from triggering Martial Arts in mid-air if the player had assigned Martial Art 1 Controls and Martial Art 2 Controls to a single key via Configure Controls (Keyboard/Mouse).

■Bug Fixes・ Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the game to crash for certain PC environments after players applied update version 1.04.00.

Team Ninja continues to work on Nioh 3. The developer has been releasing regular updates for the action RPG since its launch in early February. Earlier patches have addressed major bugs like healing item use inconsistencies, and more have arrived since to tackle various balance and loot-related issues. Read more