Skydance's BEHEMOTH news & patch notes

Skydance's BEHEMOTH - 3/25 Patch Release Notes

To Our Dear Cursed Berserkers, We hope you haven’t been waiting too long! Today is the day of our third major patch, and while it does include some highly anticipated fixes, it also includes a brand new feature: NEW GAME PLUS! What does this mean? Well, if you have completed the game, you’ll find that there’s a new option on the Main Menu: New Game+. Click on this button, and you’ll be able to carry over all of your unlocked abilities, Hero Weapons and health improvements to a fresh instance of the game! You can fight your way through the world as an overpowered demi-god and see exactly how far you’ve come in the Forsaken Lands. Have you missed any collectibles during your first run? Well, now you can explore our environments with the full panoply of grapple upgrades to pick up any you missed. New Game Plus has been one of the most requested features from the community, and we’re super happy that we can finally release it to you. But that’s not all that’s in this patch! We’ve improved the fidelity and reactivity of our severing system, refined and tuned the strength activation visuals, improved the accuracy of hand grips across the board, all among many other fixes and refinements to the Behemoth experience. We’re still working hard on further improvements, so stick around and see what we’ve got up our sleeves next time! -Your Friends at Skydance Games

Patch Notes

New Game + is now available for players who have completed the game. After the credits, a new option on the Main Menu will be available: New Game + New Game + is a game mode which creates a fresh game that inherits all of the progression that a player has acquired during their last playthrough. This includes:

• Strength Abilities
• Hero Weapons
• Hero Weapon Abilities
• Collectibles
• Mini-boss Weapons
• Stamina Upgrades
• Health Upgrades
• Selecting this option will create a new save under the Profile that completed the game.
• If there are multiple Profiles that have saves which have completed the game, you will be able to select which Profile you want to start the mode with.

Additional fixes which include a number of issues surfaced by the community, noted as follows:

Community Surfaced Fixes

• Fixed a number of texture issues and LOD popping across all environments
• Improved viscera and gore effects from severing across the Quest 3, PCVR and PSVR2 platforms
• Resolved an issue that could potentially result in the player losing Lognbryter (the Hero Axe)
• Resolved an issue that would unintentionally cause Wren’s arrows to ricochet off NPC armor
• Resolved several issues that could cause the game’s audio to hitch
• Resolved an issue with player collision when dashing through General Ludovic’s charge attack
• Resolved an issue that would sometimes cause the grapple point on the final boss’s arm to disappear
• Resolved an issue that would cause the Pale Archer to become stuck in the environment
• Resolved an issue that could cause the Forge to become unusable until the game was restarted
• Resolved an issue that could cause the Forge to block player progression if Hero Weapons were left in it
• Resolved a number of animation issues with Wren’s hands
• Refined a large number of Wren’s hand poses, improving the sense that objects are really being grasped
• Resolved an issue that could cause Wren to get stuck in the environment when climbing ledges
• Resolved a number of issues that could result in an NPC getting spawned in the wall or ground

GLOBAL Fixes

• Resolved an issue with the Pale Archer’s weapon during their introduction cinematic
• Resolved an issue that would cause destructible objects to change textures when destroyed
• Tuned some of the physics for descending long ropes, improving usability during descent
• Resolved an issue with Nightscraper which would cause the audio to fade out inappropriately
• Improved the UX around grabbing Wren’s scroll
• Improved performance globally when fighting multiple enemies

PCVR Fixes

• Resolved an issue that could prevent a Rot Source from opening
• Resolved an issue that could cause Windowed Mode to stretch beyond monitor resolution

Patch 543659 (Hotfix) To the Behemoth community, On 2/12/2025 we launched a major patch which saw several issues solved that the community reported. Post patch, we saw a few issues that blocked players from enjoying Behemoth, so we have deployed a Hot Fix: All Platforms:

• Adjusted Shacklehide's neck collision that blocked some players

PS5 and PC:

• CRASH FIX: Adjusted the multi-break shield asset
• CRASH FIX: Solved a Wwise crash

Your friends at Skydance Games

Skydance's BEHEMOTH - 2/12 Patch Release Notes: To Our Dear Wings of Vengeance, Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and we wanted to share our love and appreciation for our community with the second major patch for Skydance’s BEHEMOTH! The team has been hard at work since the start of the year, and our big focus has been on taking the feedback we’ve heard from everyone here and turning that into meaningful improvements to the game. Our hope is that if you’ve said something about the game that irks you, you’ll see something in these patch notes that addresses it. So what’s in this heart-candy-filled patch? We’ve taken a fine-toothed comb across all of our environments, and a ton of pops, holes, and floating objects have been addressed across all platforms. We’ve also figured out what was causing our audio layers to drop out from time to time, so our soundscape should now be relentlessly immersive. Rats will no longer steal Coloss from Wren’s inventory nor the environment, keeping all bars intact. We’ve spent a good amount of time with hand grips across the game, so climbing, grabbing, and Behemoth-riding should see some significant improvements. All told, we’ve fixed over 700 issues, large (Behemoth-sized) and small (Wren-sized). This is not our final word, nor our final patch! There are some longer-tail issues that will take more time to sort, and more quality of life improvements that we’d like to roll out as well. We’re also planning on fulfilling our promise to bring Arena Mode out of Beta – we’ll have more details about what we’re doing there in the coming months. With that, we wish you a happy Valentine’s Day! We hope you can feel our love for this game, and for you, our community of titan-killers and Hollow-delvers! -Your friends at Skydance Games Patch Notes Over 700 issues have been resolved since our last patch. Fixes include a number of issues surfaced by the community, noted as follows: Community Surfaced Fixes

• Fixed a litany of holes, texture issues, and LOD popping across all environments
• Resolved intermittent audio issues in the Nightscraper fight
• Resolved intermittent audio drops throughout the game
• Resolved the issue of enemy NPCs sometimes spawning inside of each other
• Resolved the issue of enemy NPCs sometimes spawning invisibly
• Resolved the issue of enemy NPCs sometimes getting stuck in the snow in the Shacklehide fight
• Resolved an issue which prevented Quest 2 and 3 headsets from launching the game through Steam
• Resolved an issue where launching the game through Virtual Desktop could cause a black screen during gameplay
• Fixed an issue where the Strength Source sometimes wouldn’t open in Dreddmire
• Resolved an issue where Wren could get stuck entering the crypt containing Kragjaeger
• Improved the usability of levers across the game
• Improved hand grips and their functionality across the game, reducing jitter, the opportunity to experience a dislocation event, and other immersion-breaking moments
• Resolved a rare issue during the final boss encounter, where a grapple point would not enable as intended, potentially blocking progress
• If Wren happens to leave their Coloss weapons in the forge before progressing to Nightscraper, this will no longer block progression
• Resolved an issue with long ropes sometimes being unclimbable
• Resolved an issue with blood that wouldn’t stain Wren’s arm when engaging in combat where blood would otherwise be expected
• Resolved an issue with some Coloss bundles that would not be added to Wren’s inventory as they should have
• Resolved an issue with some Coloss bundles that wouldn’t spawn in their intended locations
• Resolved an issue with a checkpoint in the final battle which sometimes wouldn’t trigger correctly
• Resolved an issue that would cause arrows to bounce off of enemy NPCs

GLOBAL Fixes

• Resolved an issue with recalling Coloss weapons when dual wielding
• Resolved a number of graphical issues throughout the Dreddmire
• Improved many animation transitions across all enemy NPCs
• Resolved several potential crashes and hangs
• Addressed combat feedback during the final boss encounter with improved animations, VFX and SFX
• Addressed an issue that allowed players to bypass a mechanic used during the final boss encounter
• Jars will no longer change textures when destroyed
• Resolved an infinite arrow glitch when using knockback or explosive arrows
• Resolved an issue which could block Wren’s movement for a few seconds after climbing a rot wall in Hunter’s Breach
• Resolved a number of localization issues in a number of different languages
• Wren will no longer suddenly lose stamina when sheathing their weapon while sprinting
• Removed a duplicate lore skull
• The arrow count on Dodstreng and Wren’s scroll will now be accurate across all arrow types
• Numerous objects that were once floating should no longer float
• Seams in the environment which allowed Wren to see outside the world have now been closed
• Resolved an issue where incorrect controllers could be displayed
• Trees should no longer have any floating branches
• Resolved numerous issues with the final boss encounter
• Enemy counter attacks should now be telegraphed more clearly

PCVR Fixes

• Resolved an issue where Silja’s dialogue wouldn’t play after grabbing the sword during the parry tutorial
• Removed an erroneous red X symbol in inventory when upgrading grapple

Steam PCVR Version 540020

• Ghost weapons should no longer show up unexpectedly. If there is a ghost weapon, the player should be able to grab and recall the real weapon.

Steam PCVR Update 540003

• Updated "No supported VR Device (Head Mounted Display) found." dialog. It now alerts the player of more details regarding their XR configuration for better troubleshooting/support and allows the player to optionally continue play with an unsupported configuration
• Addressed game freezing issue that could occur with Vive Facial Tracking OpenXR API Layer enabled. It is still recommended to turn the Vive Facial Tracking OpenXR API Layer off, especially if not actively using a Vive headset
• Added two launch options for Steam library launch:
• Steam OpenXR Mode (Steam Link Compatible) - Steam Link and currently unsupported headsets should choose this
• Meta XR Mode - Meta Quest users should choose this

Note - If one option does not work for you, try the other

Progression Blocker Fixes

• Kragjaeger, Dodstreng, and Lognbryter should no longer go missing when transitioning levels
• Shacklehide’s Cradle - The gate leading to the combat room should no longer be closed before entering the area
• The Hollow King - Players should no longer get stuck in or repeat Phase 1
• Players should now be able to Fast Travel after the end of the campaign to continue their post-game collection

Combat Updates Tuning changes:

• Player dodge is more forgiving with additional i-frames for a total 0.5 seconds invulnerability
• Enemy dodge/side-step has been disabled (for now…)
• Exposed headshots on standard enemies should now be 1-hit kills (minibosses can still take more than 1 strike to the head, depending on their remaining health)
• 2-handed weapons feel has been greatly improved
• Block and Parry - Weapon angle for successful parries and blocks has been increased (Forgiveness Angle is based on how “perpendicular” the players weapon is in relation to the incoming attack)

Combat Stamina Drain

• Tuned across all difficulty modes, using Kragjaeger and minimum stamina bar as baseline
• 5 swings with Kragjaeger red-lines you without sending you into winded
• 3 combo attack, followed by a throw will redline you without you going over
• Reduced throw stamina cost so 4 successive throws with Kragjaeger will wind you (increased from 2)
• Removed the stamina penalty for player attacks that are blocked by the enemy by hitting their shield, weapon or helmet
• Stamina Loss Multipliers are tuned by difficulty level
• Tenderfoot has 0.35x combat multiplier, 0.5x non-combat multiplier
• Standard has the baseline values
• Barbarian has 1.25x multiplier across combat and non-combat
• Stamina drain during climbing is unchanged

Freestyle Mode (BETA)

• Players can enable fractional Combat Stamina, allowing them to hack and slash until they can’t physically swing anymore
• This can be toggled on/off via Options Menu > Gameplay > Stamina Mode (BETA)
• Achievements / Trophies are disabled when Freestyle mode is enabled; we are still testing how this affects combat balance and progression
• Stamina drain during climbing is unchanged

Additional:

• Tenderfoot game difficulty has received additional adjustments to reduce damage from enemy attacks
• Parry tutorial Marauder’s health has been increased and attack damaged decreased, to give players more opportunities to master the art
• Text for Parry and Block tutorials have been updated to be more specific and instructive
• Herbs are faster to eat and recover health at increased rate
• Feral archers attack damage has been reduced

Miniboss Tuning Updates Sora Ortel

• Reducing homing distance while attacking
• Reduced overall damage

Sora Vrisak

• Should no longer spawn in the ceiling and fall to her death (even if it was occasionally funny) Dagger attack damage has been reduced

Pale Archer

• The Pale Archer should no longer turn invisible

General Ludovic

• Shield bash attack will no longer one-shot players who are at full health. It’s still plenty deadly, however. Increased i-frames on your dodge should help with avoiding that!

King Ragnar

• Increased health
• Increased attack rate

Level Updates

• Shacklehide opening scene should no longer replay when the player revisits the arena after already defeating this Behemoth
• Players should no longer take massive damage when touching Shacklehide’s feet , but players should still stay alert!
• Zephyr's Pass - Spikes have been moved to the side of the room to help mitigate enemy self destruction on Spike Wall
• Duskhold - The Lever puzzle should no longer cause the door to not open
• The chest after the Pale Archer should be easier to open
• Throne Room - Replaced extra Health upgrade with the proper Stamina Upgrade

Miscellanea

• Trophy Room Collectibles - Seems like the Trapper cleaned up while you were away. All statues have been moved to their wall inventory slots for now. We’ll continue working on this area in future updates. For the time being, if you rearrange collectibles, they will go back to their inventory slots when you leave and return
• Health and Stamina points should show correctly when the scroll is first opened
• Medicine pouches outside of the Trapper’s cell should no longer float
• Tooltip for changing your difficulty at the start of the game should no longer pop up
• Game version watermark should properly be shown on the Main menu
• Many visual popping issues have been resolved
• Various music streaming improvements
• Various VO lines should no longer overlap
• Various lighting issues have been resolved
• Various crash fixes have significantly improved stability across all platforms

KNOWN ISSUES STILL BEING HAMMERED IN OUR FORGE

• Official support for currently unsupported PC headsets on Steam will come in 2025
• Controller map image for these headsets will not be present in the game
• Controller mapping may be awkward
• Infrequent, random crashes in Nightscraper zone. We have updated our crash reporting to help us identify and resolve issues that have been reported.
• Some players may find hip slots too high. We’re working on this, but our solutions need more time for testing and verification so we don’t accidentally create new bugs.
• In rare instances, Behemoths may trap players causing a soft blocker. We are looking at how this is happening and to determine which solutions won’t hamper the current experience. If you encounter this bug, often it can be resolved by reloading to the latest checkpoint or an earlier save.
• Standard weapons (not Kragjaeger, Dodstreng, or Lognbrytermay) may fall into the geometry and be unrecoverable. This has significantly improved but there are still infrequent instances.
• Some languages are not ideally formatted for the best experience.
• Some enemies may still get stuck in level geometry.
• Some Coloss collection values may be incorrect and not properly registering. We were hoping to have a fix in time, but need longer to make certain we get it right. For now, please report any instances where your Coloss collection does not register.
• Camera judder when throwing daggers and breaking pots and killing enemies. This is still being investigated.
• Some jank can happen with items in hip slots. Issues reported have been variable, so we are looking into whether there is a root cause.
• Trophy Room Collectibles – We want to make it so you can rearrange your collectibles in any order, without the Trapper cleaning up after you. One of these days, he will keep his grubby hands off your stuff.

PCVR CL 539197

• Fixed multiple crashes
• Hero weapons should no longer duplicate