Categories: News

Friday the 13th: The Game gets a bunch of fixes on Xbox One, PC; Patch notes here

Steam PC Update:

To optimize the database further, character profiles have been moved to the save file system, persisting in the cloud. This change means that a couple things will need to be reassigned on your next log in:

  • Counselor Perk and Clothing selections will have to be assigned again.
  • Jason grab kill selections will have to be assigned again.

Improvements

  • Added a Random option in the lobby.
  • Turned intro volume down.
  • Increased effectiveness of Jason and Counselor spawn preference options. Shuffling the possible Jason list 3x as much to help randomness.
  • Disabled inhale sound effect for breathing while in a hiding spot.
  • Made dead body stingers less obnoxious: Ignored while being pursued by Jason; 10s cooldown; Will not fire for witnessed nearby deaths.

Fixes

  • Fixed issue where you have infinite stamina.
  • Fixed a few areas where the player couldn't reach with Jason. Also fixed a stuck spot on Packanack.
  • Fixed perk roller UI sometimes getting stuck if there is an error talking to the database.
  • Fixed session heartbeat requests to be more resilient to service failures.
  • Fixed some bugs with incremental Steam stats achievements. NOTE: These do not always update while the game client is open, sometimes taking until you exit the game before Steam shows progress.
  • Fixed character hair stretching at lower frame rate.
  • Fixed inverted mouse look and mouse sensitivity options not working on the input settings UI.
  • Fixed Jason not always aborting the knife throw when stunned.
  • Fixed a case where it was possible to get stuck in a knife throw.
  • Fixed some visibility issues with the door interaction icons.
  • Fixed some placement issues with dropped items.
  • Fixed Jason's mask floating when knocked off.
  • Fixed Jason not always cancelling shift or morph if they hit a car in reverse.
  • Fixed an issue with the hiding spot exit code.
  • Fixed Counselors potentially getting stuck inside of a wall if hit while climbing through a window at the perfect time.
  • Fixed Rotate Minimap With Player not updating when changed until a map change.
  • Fixed some server specific crashes.
  • Fixed people being able to share settings save games.

Xbox One update:

Patch Notes;

  • New intro cinematics for Tommy Jarvis spawn, Game Intro, and Game Outro.

  • Fixed crash for VoIP that would during gameplay

  • Fix for out of memory crash with a bug in the texture system bloating out textures after playing a couple of rounds.

  • Fixed getting stuck when interactive with drawers.

  • Fixed getting stuck when climbing through windows

  • Fixed camera getting stuck when interactive with doors, windows and drawers.

  • Fixed Jason getting stuck in a chop loop when breaking down doors.

  • Fixed Jason getting off aligned when breaking down doors. He will no longer keep popping back in a new position.

  • Fixed environment and grab kills being off.

  • Fixed environment and grab kill jittering.

  • Made knife pickup grab animations more accurate.

  • Fixed some knife pickups from not working.

  • Fixed the shotgun and flare gun sometimes not firing.

  • Fixed weapon swapping from floating.

  • Fixed firecrackers going through the world

  • Fixed physics on car. No longer can a group of counselors push it around.

  • Fixed getting in and out of a car where animations would get off sync.

  • Fixed players standing up in the car.

  • Fixed pocket knife not working when getting pulled out of the car.

  • Fixed more than one player being able to get into the driver's seat at the same time.

  • Fixed physics on boat. No longer can a group of counselors push it around.

  • Fixed getting in and out of a boat where animations would get off sync.

  • Fixed players standing up in the boat.

  • Fixed more than one player being able to get into the boat driver's seat at the same time.

  • Fixed HUD getting stuck when getting in and out of Armour.

  • Fixed blood getting stuck on screen when dying.

  • Fixed blood getting stuck on screen when coming back as Tommy Jarvis.

  • Fixed repair mini-game getting stuck on screen when getting hit with a weapon while doing the mini-game.

  • Fixed exploit where users were able to go into combat stance and then sprint sliding around the character but not burning any stamina.

  • Fixed Jason sliding around when getting stunned.

  • Fixed counselors sliding around when playing the falling animation.

  • Fixed Jason grabbing someone out of a car and them becoming a ghost.

  • Fixed driving the car getting out of sync with the server / host then teleporting the player back to where they got into a car.

  • Made session invitations a lot more reliable.

  • Fixed crash where you would exit a match and then start a new Private Match.

  • Added movable hair to the female characters.

  • Optimized all maps to have a nice performance increase on Xbox One when action gets intense.

  • Did a warmer lighting pass to increase visual quality.

  • Fixed crash when getting grabbed by Jason.

The Xbox One and PC version of Friday the 13th: The Game have been patched, bringing a number of various fixes to the game that are unique to each platform.

The Xbox One version of the game had a few issues, including matchmaking issues, and luckily a number of the issues have been resolved in the game's update. On top of the fixes, the developers are working with Microsoft to bring the game to a more robust matchmaking system that should help with matchmaking times.

Xbox One owners can look forward to new intro cinematics for Tommy Jarvis spawn, as well as the Game Intro, and the Game Outro in addition to a number of fixes including, a performance increase on all maps, movable hair was added to the female characters.

As for what fixes are included in the update, players will find they won't be getting stuck interacting with drawers, windows, or doors, a number of Jason animations and actions have been resolved, players shouldn't become ghosts when grabbed and more.

The PC update, on the other hand, brings a number of general improvements to the game. Players will now have a 'Random' option in the lobby, will have lower intro volume, and will no longer have an inhale sound effect while breathing in a hiding spot. In addition to those improvements, the devs have increased Jason's spawn options by 3 times and increased counselor spawn options as well, as well as made dead body stingers less obnoxious.

As for fixes, players will no longer encounter infinite stamina, visibility issues with door interaction icons, Jason's mask shouldn't float anymore, and more.

PC players who are still struggling to connect can try this:

  • If you are having issues on connecting; go to your "C:UsersyouaccountnameAppDataLocalSummerCampSavedSaveGames" and remove all the files inside or move them, this fixed it for me. (Enable Hidden Folders)

On the following pages, you will find the full Xbox One patch notes and the PC patch notes (respectively).

Tatiana Morris

I work here, so at least I've got that going for me. Catch me on Twitter @TatiMo_GZ

Share
Published by
Tatiana Morris

Recent Posts

Review: Hitman 3 is the peak of the trilogy

To kick off 2021, we have a glorious return to one of the best franchises…

4 years ago

Hogwarts Legacy has been delayed to 2022

Last summer, we got our first official look at Hogwarts Legacy. The RPG set in…

4 years ago

EA to continue making Star Wars games after deal expires

Today, it was revealed that Ubisoft would be helming a brand-new Star Wars game. The…

4 years ago

PS5 Exclusive Returnal talks combat, Glorious Sci-Fi frenzy ensues

Housemarque shared lots of new details about their upcoming PS5 game Returnal. Today, we learn…

4 years ago

Lucasfilm Games confirms Open-World Star Wars handled by Ubisoft

Huge news concerning the future of Star Wars games just broke out. Newly revived Lucasfilm…

4 years ago

GTA 5 actors recreate iconic scene in real life

GTA 5 is probably the biggest game of all-time. It has sold over 135 million…

4 years ago