Clair Obcur: Expedition 33 was released in April as a relatively polished game. Yet, bug fixes and minor improvements are always welcome, and that’s what Wednesday’s patch 1.4.0 brings.
Unlike the game’s first major patch that nerfed Maelle (but not really), patch 1.4.0 centers around quality of life improvements, the most notable being a battle-retry prompt after being defeated by the game’s many, many tough bosses — especially you know who from Act 3’s post-game. Now, instead of having to reload your save at the flag checkpoint and skip any cutscenes, you can immediately hop back into battle.
The Pictos menu received an improvement and will now display each ability’s Lumina cost, which will help when assigning the various Pictos to your party members. An autoplay dialogue option will help those camp conversations run more smoothly, while separate volume sliders will give you more control in adjusting the game’s volume.
Another notable change fixes a bug concerning Lune’s Thermal Transfer skill. It’ll “no longer grant an extra turn without meeting the Stain consumption requirements.” Because Lune’s Stain system can be confusing to learn, some players noted on Clair Obscur’s subreddit they didn’t realize this bug had been helping them throughout the game.
The patch includes a few more bug fixes, and ensures players will receive any trophies that were missing as a result of bugs. Unfortunately, it doesn’t fix the bug in which I get my ass handed to me by a certain someone every time I face him.
You can check out the full patch notes below, courtesy of the game’s official website.
Performance & Visuals
- DLSS & XeSS Enhancements: Added Frame Generation and Low Latency Mode support for both DLSS and XeSS (compatible GPUs only). Enjoy smoother gameplay and lower input lag!
Quality of Life Improvements
- Battle Retry Prompt: A new pop-up window appears after defeat, giving you the option to quickly retry the battle.
- Lumina Cost Display: The Pictos menu now clearly displays the Lumina cost of each ability for better planning.
- Autoplay Dialogue: Added an optional autoplay feature for dialogues outside cutscenes. You can toggle it in the settings and during dialogues.
- Separate Volume Sliders: Audio settings now lets you independently adjust the volume for exploration and combat phases.
Accessibility
- Added icons to Lune’s Stains to improve readability and accessibility for colorblind players.
Combat
- Lune’s “Thermal Transfer” skill will no longer grant an extra turn without meeting the Stain consumption requirements
- Characters will no longer gain immortality when using the Second Chance pictos combined with Healing Boon and Protecting Death
Misc
- Fixed the Rocher holding a crystal occasionally despawning after reentering the Stone Wave Cliffs
- Fixed some players being teleported behind the Monolith upon loading a save
- Fixed Gameplay modifiers being applied to a New Game save when enabled on other saves
- Fixed landing as Esquie without the party spawning, leading to input loss
- Fixed the Fog on Flying Manor covering the screen and blocking the view on Steam Deck
Achievements
- Fixed journals vanishing after loading a Save File that was created at the exact moment of picking up that journal
The following two trophies should now pop for you when you load your save if you were effected by these bugs:
- Fixed “Expeditioner” and “Trailbreaker” achievements not unlocking if the characters reach a level higher than 33 or 66 after a battle
- Fixed ‘Connoisseur’ and ‘Follow The Trail’ achievements not unlocking after collecting all required items on some savefiles
Environmental Polish
- Various environmental bugfixes, tweaks and visual polish across multiple levels for a more immersive experience.
