Xenoblade Chronicles Switch gets two swift patches for bug fixes

Versions 1.1.0 and 1.1.1

Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition is out on Switch and some people are experiencing it for the first time. For those of you who haven’t experienced this world yet and have some patience for a few older JRPG systems, you’re in for a treat!

That said, Nintendo just released two swift patches for the Switch edition to help reign in some bugs. One of them exclusively deals with bugs relating to the Arts Palette, which literally just means “ability menus.” The other is more intricate, and fixes some bigger problems like lock-ups when fast traveling, as well as smaller bugs like incorrect NPC names.

One of the more useful fixes includes the following: “The buff icon now updates with the physical and ether defense buffs received and lost when the Monado Art ‘Armor’ is activated and expires.” Translation? It’s now easier to identify at a glance which buffs you have in a particularly heated combat, so you don’t cast something in error.

In all my time with Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, I only noticed one of these: the Arts Palette closure bug, which was easy to fix (it just came back up again moments later).

Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition Updates [Nintendo]

Ver. 1.1.1 (Released May 28, 2020)

General Issues

• Fixed an issue that prevented the Arts Palette from closing when no selectable arts were available during a Chain Attack.
• Fixed an issue that prevented the Arts Palette from closing when no selectable arts were available during a Chain Attack and the Junk Sword was equipped.

Ver. 1.1.0 (Released May 28, 2020)

General Issues

• Fixed lockups that sometimes occurred on skip-travel and event-scene transition screens.
• Fixed an issue with the quest Finding Happiness where the incorrect speaker name was being displayed.
• Fixed an issue that prevented Status and Item details from displaying when the cursor was moved quickly between Cosmetic Equipment and Equipment on the Change Equipment screen.
• The buff icon now updates with the physical and ether defense buffs received and lost when the Monado Art “Armor” is activated and expires.
• Fixed the following issues with the enemy party of Leg Volffs when Napping Volffen moved toward the waterfall by the Volff Lair:
  • Leg Volffs would continually move around and respawn in a small area, with an additional Leg Volff suddenly appearing.
  • The Leg Volffs would stop at the watering hole instead of moving with Napping Volffen when it appeared.
  • Battling any remaining Leg Volffs would cause the battle to end abruptly, and battles would start and stop as soon as you entered their line of sight.
• Fixed an issue where sound effects would continue into the subsequent scene when event skip was used during a scene where the future is shown.
• Fixed an issue where continuing to use the debuff skill “Lock-on” on an enemy would cause it to target only the first user of the skill.
• Fixed a lockup that occurred in the Central Pit when boarding the elevator with your controlled character at a certain time during its descent.