Final Fantasy 16 Reveals Patch Notes for Update 1.31

Square Enix has revealed the official patch notes for Final Fantasy 16 update 1.31, which releases alongside the game’s second DLC expansion, The Rising Tide. This new Final Fantasy 16 update is required for players wanting to begin the new DLC scenario later this week.

In The Rising Tide, Final Fantasy 16 protagonist Clive Rosfield receives an unmarked letter, with a request for rescue from the Dominant of Leviathan. After some discussion at the hideaway, Clive and his allies accept the request and head to Mysidia in order to find the Eikon of Water. Players will soon uncover the history and secrets of Mysidia’s forgotten people while trying to avert another crisis. Clive will also gain new abilities from Leviathan, acquire new weapons such as Final Fantasy 14‘s Curtana sword, and help the people of Mysidia in new side quests.

The patch notes for Final Fantasy 16 update 1.31 reveal numerous adjustments, new features and additions, and bug fixes for the base game and its DLC, including The Rising Tide. Launching on April 18, update 1.31 will allow players to install Final Fantasy 16: The Rising Tide and begin the DLC’s quest line after making sufficient progress in the base game. Various Orchestrion rolls will be added to regional shops with new songs that players may listen to. In addition, the new update increases player ATK outside certain Eikon battles in Final Fantasy 16, and various quality-of-life improvements will be made to the UI in Eikon battles. Several adjustments have been made to Clive’s Eikonic abilities and move-set, including buffs to Gouge and Aerial Blast damage.

What’s more, update 1.31 improves the effectiveness of various accessories, such as Favor of Wind (Gouge), Breath of Earth (Earthen Fury), and Breath of Darkness (Gungnir). The exact changes to these accessories were not detailed by Square Enix yet, however. Quests in Final Fantasy 16 will be adjusted and receive a new “Quick Complete” feature, which lets players teleport back to the quest-giver after completing the final objective. According to the patch notes, new NPCs will be added to certain settlements, likely referring to the new areas that players can explore in The Rising Tide.

A new custom controller setting will be added in update 1.31, giving players the ability to assign the functionality of each button on their controllers. New skill sets will be available with up to a total of five that may be created and used in combat. Players may switch between these skill sets by pressing L1 or R1 in the game. In addition, more functions will be available in Final Fantasy 16’s Photo Mode, including screen effects and tone correction.

Lastly, minor adjustments to system features will be applied alongside various bug fixes. These bug fixes improve game stability, resolve problems with certain NPCs and ally AI, and correct issues involving gameplay mechanics and Final Fantasy 16‘s general UI.

Final Fantasy 16 Update 1.31 Patch Notes

Additional In-game Content

• Orchestrion rolls added to regional shops. Rolls available depend on main scenario progress.

Battle Adjustments

• Player ATK increased outside of select Eikon battles.
• Quality of life UI additions made in certain Eikon battles.

Eikonic Ability & Feat Adjustments

• Two instances of ball lightning will fire when exacting Ramuh’s Eikonic Feat Blind Justice.
• Ball lightning affixed to enemies is now detonated via the feat button rather than attacking.
• Clive now moves faster while using Blind Justice.
• Clive can now dodge while using Blind Justice.
• Clive recovers poise more quickly after exacting Blind Justice.
• When canceling Bahamut’s Eikonic Feat Wings of Light, the Megaflare charge will only deplete to the next gauge level.
• A dodge is conducted when initiating Wings of Light.
• Successfully dodging an enemy attack when initiating Wings of Light will trigger a Megaflare Dodge.
• Parry animation when using Odin’s Eikonic Feat Arm of Darkness has been changed.
• The minimum jump height for initiating Stomp has been lowered.
• The direction Clive faces after using Swift Recovery has been adjusted.
• Limit Break attacks now lift enemies instead of knocking them back.
• Gouge damage is increased.
• Gouge will damage is increased.
• Gouge recast time is reduced.
• Aerial Blast now dispels certain ranged magic attacks.
• Aerial Blast will damage is increased.
• Windup area of effect is increased.
• Earthen Fury recast time is reduced.
• Flare Breath now dispels certain ranged magic attacks.
• Flare Breath now lifts enemies instead of knocking them back when canceling the ability.
• Flare Breath damage is increased.
• Satellite damage is increased.
• Satellite recast time is reduced.
• Satellite will damage is increased.
• Ice Age damage is increased.
• Ice Age will damage is increased.
• Ice crystal generated when using Rime will now better draw in nearby enemies.
• Rime will damage is increased.
• Gungnir recast time is reduced.
• Gungnir will damage is increased.
• Heaven’s Cloud chained follow-up attacks can now be focused on a single enemy by locking on to the enemy.
• Heaven’s Cloud will damage is increased.
• Heaven’s Cloud recast time is reduced.

Accessory Adjustments

• Effectiveness of the following accessories has been improved:
• Favor of Wind (Gouge)
• Favor of Wind +1 (Gouge)
• Breath of Earth (Earthen Fury)
• Breath of Earth +1 (Earthen Fury)
• Breath of Darkness (Gungnir)
• Breath of Darkness +1 (Gungnir)
• Breath of Darkness (Heaven’s Cloud)
• Breath of Darkness +1 (Heaven’s Cloud)
• Cavall’s Fang
• Cavall’s Fang +1
• Cavall’s Bite

Other Changes to Actions

• Alleviated rare issue of Clive jumping when accessing objects under certain conditions.
• Made adjustments to when Torgal can be petted and lowered time before re-petting.
• Made adjustments to calculations for amount of damage taken when near death.

Quests

• A “Quick Complete” function has been added, giving players the option to warp directly to a quest-giver upon completing a quest’s final objective.
• A new quest icon has been assigned to quests which reward collectables.
• Ability Point awards for certain sidequests have been increased.
• Additional cutscenes have been added to certain sidequests.
• Minor changes have been made to cutscene staging.
• New NPCs have been added to certain settlements.

System

• Added “Custom” controller type. Go to Controller Layout on the System tab in the Main Menu to freely assign functionality to the buttons on your controller.
• Skill Sets have been added. Players can now save up to 5 skill sets. Swap between sets with L1/R1.
• The following functionality has been added to Photo Mode:
• Focal Distance adjustability in Depth of Field setting
• Tone Correction
• Screen Effects
• Portrait Mode
• 90-degree rotation in Roll functionality
• Minor updates and additions to the Thousand Tomes.
• Visual updates to the State of the Realm timeline slider.
• Updates and additions to the UI and various menus.

Bug Fixes

• The following issues have addressed:
• Graphics not appearing correctly in certain cutscenes
• Incorrect character motion in certain cutscenes
• Inability to progress in certain quests
• Progression markers not displaying properly
• NPC names not properly updating in conjunction with game progression
• Problems with menu functionality when speaking with NPCs
• Enemies not acting properly in certain battles under certain conditions
• Issues with camera work in certain battles
• Enemy effects not displaying properly in certain battles under certain conditions
• Enemy names not appearing properly under certain conditions
• Certain abilities not hitting targets properly
• Precision sic not executing properly with certain abilities
• Certain ability effects not displaying properly under certain conditions
• Issues with camera work during certain abilities
• Instances of limit break/ability effects not properly triggering
• Auto Torgal not functioning properly in the Hall of Virtue (training mode)
• Issues with party ally AI
• Collision detection in certain stages and fields
• Issues with character motion
• State of the Realm menu icons not updating or displaying properly
• Slight discrepancies in State of the Realm content
• Rare instances of past State of the Realm content being unavailable for viewing
• Graphics not displaying properly in Photo Mode when using certain photography methods
• Text and Icons not displaying properly on the world map under certain conditions
• Instances of current location not displaying properly on world map
• Instances of region map icons not displaying properly
• Instances of controller vibration and adaptive trigger functionality not working properly
• Menu layout not displaying when switching between languages
• Config settings not changing properly when restoring defaults
• Incorrect screenshots and videos in certain tutorials
• Tutorials not appearing at proper times
• Inability to obtain certain redeemable items when starting New Game+
• Notices not appearing at proper times
• Instances of sound effects not playing at proper times
• Various spelling and grammar mistakes
• Various instances of game crashes

Final Fantasy 16

Final Fantasy 16 is an action RPG developed by Square Enix. Set in the land of Valisthea, six different factions are on the brink of war due to a spreading disease known as the Blight. Much of the plot revolves around summoned monsters called Eikons, who are controlled by unique humans called Dominants. 

Released

June 22, 2023

Genre(s)

Action RPG

ESRB

M For Mature 17+ Due To Blood and Gore, Partial Nudity, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Violence

How Long To Beat

36 Hours

Metascore

87