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Rise of the Ronin March 25th Patch Released & Detailed

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Team Ninja has just released the March 25th Patch, also known as Patch 1.09.0.2, for Rise of the Ronin and shares its full changelog. So, let’s see what this new update brings to the table.

The March 25th Patch adds a new option, called ”Graphics Mode”. This setting allows you to choose between “Prioritize Graphics” and “Prioritize FPS”. When set to “Prioritize FPS,” the game will automatically adjust graphics settings to maintain performance if the game falls to slow-motion.

Moreover, Team Ninja has brought some optimization tweaks. The devs claim that they have made adjustments to optimize settings that were particularly demanding on performance, which were the main causes of frame rate drops. As such, the game should now run faster on your PC system.

The March 25th Title Update also comes with a number of fixes. For instance, it fixes an issue where performance load increased during specific cut scenes. It also fixes an issue where, on rare occasions, loading would continue indefinitely when using the menu or when starting cut scenes. Plus, the game should be more stable now. Team Ninja stated that it has fixed an issue where crashes would occur.

Sadly, I have uninstalled the game, so I can’t really test the patch. I also don’t see any fix for the flickering issues I’ve reported on QLED/OLED monitors. So, that’s kind of a bummer.

Like always, Steam will download this patch the next time you launch its client. Below you can also find its complete changelog.

Rise of the Ronin March 25th Patch Notes

System Updates and Adjustments
・Added option ”Graphics Mode”
This setting allows you to choose between “Prioritize Graphics” and “Prioritize FPS”, for graphic settings in the game.
When set to “Prioritize FPS,” the game will automatically adjust graphics settings to maintain performance if the game falls to slow-motion.
・Adjusted Graphics Settings Performance
Adjustments have been made to optimize settings that were particularly demanding on performance, which were the main causes of frame rate drops.
・Added an additional location for backup save data
In case of any save data related issues, we have created another back up location for save data.
Save Data Location
\Documents\KoeiTecmo\Ronin\Savedata\(Steam Account ID)
Each data will be saved in the following location:
Manual Save: “SAVEDATA**” folder (** represets numbers 00~49)
Auto Save: “SAVEDATAAUTO” folder
Back Up Save Data Location
\Users\”username”\AppData\Local\KoeiTecmo\Ronin\Savedata\(Steam Account ID)
A folder will be made for both manual and auto saves, and within them will be a file named BACKUP.BIN
Rename the BACKUP.BIN file of the save data you wish to recover, to SAVEDATA.BIN
Replace the SAVEDATA.BIN file in the Save Data Location with the file you have just renamed.

Bug fixes
・Added a repair process to reapply the “Camera” for save data that has encountered an issue with missing the “Camera”.
Once the new patch update is applied, the Camera will be reapplied upon starting gameplay or when you return to the Longhouse.
・Fixed an issue where on rare occasions loading will continue indefinitely when using the menu or when starting cut scenes.
・Fixed an issue where loading will continue indefinitely under specific circumstances
・Fixed an issue where when using the DualSense controller, the game would crash on controller vibration, on rare occasions.
・Fixed an issue where in certain stages and circumstances, the textures of the background would look blurred.
・Improved stuttering issues on specific stages and circumstances
・Fixed an issue where performance load increased during specific cut scenes
・Fixed an issue where crashes would occur
・Fixed other minor bugs.