Crystal Dynamics has released a brand new update for Marvel’s Avengers. Patch 1.7.0 resolves numerous issues for both its single-player and multiplayer modes. Furthermore, it brings a number of combat changes and improvements, as well as some visual changes.

Steam will auto-download this patch the next time you launch its client. Below you can also find its huge changelog.

Marvel’s Avengers Patch 1.7.0 Release Notes

REASSEMBLE CAMPAIGN & AVENGERS INITIATIVE

• Mega Hives will be reactivated on May 20.
• The Heroic Mega Hive no longer erroneously resets.
• Fixed a rare issue where enemies on Secret Within may not spawn, thus halting mission progress until the checkpoint is reloaded.
• Previously released hostages are no longer briefly shown in their cells following a checkpoint reload.
• Fixed an issue where some players weren’t getting accurate rewards for completing various Future Imperfect Operation missions.
• Fixed a rare issue that would cause the Point Blank mission to seemingly fail without reason when a player spends too long on the mission.
• Jarvis and Commander Hill’s dialogue no longer overlap on a player’s first visit to Substation Zero.
• Resolved an issue on Family Reunion where sometimes, the mission would not progress upon completing the objective of freeing the Inhuman prisoners.
• Companions no longer walk endlessly into walls in My Life as a Weapon so they must contemplate life in a different way.
• Players’ shadows no longer appear pixelated in Substation Zero.
• Players can no longer play as locked heroes prior to unlocking them in the Reassemble Campaign.
• Fixed an issue where controller functionality would be lost if disconnected directly after the grab-tutorial with Hulk on GGB.
• Fixed an issue where players may become stuck on Substation Zero after speaking with Alisande Morales.
• Also fixed an issue where players could get locked on the character selection screen on the last character life in the Heroic Gauntlet.
• Fixed an issue where players would sometimes load into the Avengers Initiative when they closed the game during the Reassemble Campaign.
• Fixed an issue where Faction-related Villain Sectors did not contribute to the Faction Loyalty mission chain.
• Resolved an issue where missions required for Reigning Supreme would sometimes not populate on the War Table.
• Fixed an issue where Once An Avenger could not be launched if players attempted to resume the Reassemble Operation from the War Table.
• Resolved various issues which allowed the player to see or traverse out of world.

MULTIPLAYER & MATCHMAKING

• Fixed an issue where only hosts could complete a prying interaction to open a door.
• Resolved an issue where users would be stuck in the Quinjet if they accepted an invite from a host who selected a mission from the Future Imperfect Operation.
• Fixed an issue where players would rarely be unable to interact with a terminal to progress a mission during a multiplayer session.
• Resolved an issue where players could not progress if a host migration occurred within an elevator.
• Various matchmaking optimizations and fixes.

ART & ANIMATION

• Hulk’s Tropical Outfit now shows his necklace when viewed in live gameplay.
• Hawkeye’s mask in his Counter-Earth Outfit now displays correctly.
• Black Widow’s glasses are no longer missing from her Outrider outfit.
• The camera no longer quickly zooms in, then zooms out on a player traversing over a vehicle.
• Heroes no longer briefly float in the air or get stuck attempting to traverse ledges.
• Kate’s arrows no longer remain when the pierced object, such as a bubble shield, is destroyed.
• Kamala’s outfits properly turn invisible while affected by Veil of Shadows. Stretchy outfits can be tricky, you know?
• Fixed an issue where Kate’s Looking Sharp emote can erroneously display a second sword.
• Resolved an issue where Hawkeye’s Tracker emote would display erroneously when used with his Iron Eye outfit.
• Visual improvements to the Monatomic Outfits for Hulk and Kamala.
• Fixed an issue where Purge Keepers would occasionally A-pose.
• Fixed a rare issue where Abomination can sometimes A-pose or stand idle when the last remaining player of a multiplayer session is downed while reviving another player.
• Resolved an issue where Kate’s bow would not be gripped properly in her hand when being staggered by an enemy attack.
• Elite Synthoids no longer spawn in with dirt-covered textures in areas outside of Wastelands.
• Removed various placeholder textures.

USER INTERFACE

• Faster loading times when swapping character outfits.
• Fixed an issue where the revive tutorial may prompt more than once for some users.
• Also fixed an issue where interacting with vendors as Kate may produce Kate’s bow erroneously floating on the screen.
• Fixed an issue where in some War Zones, all enemies may erroneously display a red diamond marker above their heads rather than only the remaining straggler enemies.
• Fixed an issue where previewing cosmetics from vendors can sometimes display the incorrect Hero icon.
• Credit Packs now properly show the bonuses when viewed in the Marketplace.
• D-pad now correctly functions on the Credits page in the Marketplace.
• Various text, localization, and subtitle fixes throughout UI and gear panels.

COMBAT

• Kamala’s finishers no longer display incorrectly and don’t teleport enemies into the animation.
• The Hulkbuster no longer clips through the world when using the jump attack.
• Iron Man’s Countermeasures skill no longer harm himself, companions, or friendly players.
• Fixed an issue where initiating takedowns with Hulkbuster would never generate orbs, despite having skills to do so.
• Fixed an exploit which allowed Iron Man to infinitely Overcharge his Intrinsic meter by using the Energy Pulse skill.
• Also fixed an issue where gravity grenades could cause players to maintain Hulkbuster indefinitely.
• Fixed an issue where Kate’s heavy attack could cause the camera to clip through objects and act erratically.
• Fixed an issue where Kate Bishop’s Auto-Blink Perk would rapidly trigger when standing in areas of damage.
• Also fixed an issue where Kate Bishop’s Perfect Draw would not activate on release when the reticle flashes.
• Kate’s skill Afterglow now lasts as long as intended upon use of her Support Heroic.
• Kate’s combo finishers now accurately increase in damage when overcharged.
• Fixed an issue where Kate Bishop’s Decoy would fail to activate when used just before teleporting with Warp Arrow.
• Kate’s Quantum Overdrive skill can no longer be used while activating Warp Arrow, which previously caused Quantum Overdrive to have no effect.
• Fixed an issue where Clint’s bow may sometimes disappear after initiating a parry.
• Resolved an issue where Hawkeye’s Hunter Arrow would not scale properly, doing significantly less damage than intended at higher levels.
• Added audio effects for when Clint casts Hunter’s Arrow while aerial.
• Fixed an issue where Black Widow’s Shadow Walker skill would extend to all her abilities rather than just Veil of Shadows.
• Fixed an issue where Black Widows grapple line would sometimes fly off in a random direction after performing a grapple swing.
• Resolved an issue where Thor’s Bifrost would reset the duration of Support Heroic buffs.
• Fixed character/camera jittering which would occur when walking towards a ledge while aiming with Hawkeye, Kate, and Black Widow.
• Hulk’s Stranglehold charging state can no longer be interrupted by Adaptoids.
• Fixed an issue that could sometimes cause players to become stuck within a fallen Warbot after defeating it.
• Maestro no longer gets stuck in the air after initiating a jump.
• Abomination can no longer be grabbed when he is shrunk by Pym Particles.
• Fixed an issue where Gamma status effect would do more damage than intended.
• Players can no longer perfect parry gas clouds created by Purge Keepers, Plague Drones, and Plague Proto-Synthoids.

GEAR, CHALLENGES, & REWARDS

• All chests have had Minor Artifacts added as possible drops.
• Gold chests will no longer award common items.
• Bronze and Silver Chests have a reduced chance at granting a Common item.
• Branded gear has a better chance of giving that Brand’s preferred attributes.
• Some missions have had fixed rarity rewards replaced with rewards that scale the rarity to the active heroes’ current Power Level.
• Resolved an issue where Hero Set Gear could have equal to or worse attributes than Epic gear.
• Resolved an issue where vendors were sometimes offering gear of the wrong rarity and Power Level. The effect of this change is that a hero increase in Power Level the vendor will offer better rewards for that hero.
• Fixed several missions so they display accurate rewards.
• Missions show more detailed secondary rewards when those rewards are available.
• Removed the rarity reward penalty for getting low star rating on missions.
• Resolved an issue where Old Fashioned Beatdown achievement/trophy would sometimes not track and unlock properly.