Far Cry 5’s Latest Update Fixes Several Notable Bugs

Ubisoft's Far Cry 5 is a tour-de-force in open world action, giving you a whole lot of freedom as you fight against a doomsday cult in Hope County. But one other thing that a few players might be up against are some in-game bugs.

Well, not anymore. Ubisoft has just released version 1.5.0 of the game, with a new patch that fixes a lot of errors within the main game, as well as its supplementary Arcade mode.

Here's a rundown of what all has been fixed, so you can enjoy the experience more:

New Addition

• Added the option to re-do the character creation process from the Avatar Customization menu.
• Added support for Masks and Special Outfits in the Avatar Customization menu.

Improved Accessibility

• Subtitles turned on by default for all languages when launching a New Game.

Stability & Performance

• Fixed multiple low occurrence crashes.
• Fixed an issue where client would receive a "bookworm" error after liberating an outpost while in a helicopter.
• Fixed low occurrence issues when skipping cinematics.
• Fixed some physics issues related to vehicle doors and weapon interactions.
• Fixed some instances of players respawning in an instant-death loop, including:
• Fixed an issue where the client would get stuck in a instant-death loop if the host reloads a checkpoint while in a helicopter.
• Fixed an issue where the client would get stuck in a instant-death loop if the host invites a client while in a helicopter.

Missions

• Fixed multiple low occurrence walkthrough breaks, including:
• Fixed a few issues that could cause the player to become locked outside of the bunker during the mission, "The Quality of Mercy."
• Fixed an issue where the mission, "Broken Path," would not progress under certain circumstances.
• Fixed a few issues that could cause the player to become locked outside of the bunker during the mission, "Casualties of War."
• Fixed issue game could be stuck in an endless Credits loop under certain circumstances during the final mission, "Where it All Began."
• Fixed issue where Mary May won't spawn in the truck during Atonement if the player died during the drive to John Seed's Ranch.
• Fixed some issues that was causing the time of day to become stuck when completing the mission, "The Cleansing," or when using the Outpost Master feature.

Audio

• Fixed minor audio issues.
• Fixed some situations where SFX and music could go missing in specific circumstances.
• Fixed an issue where SFX would continue to play if a helicopter was destroyed in the Arcade.

Companion, Enemy & Animal AI

• General AI bug fixes including:
• Fixed an issue where the Blessed would restart their falling animation when being shot while they are auto-reviving.
• Fixed an issue where Guns For Hire would not exit vehicle turret after falling in water.
• Cheeseburger's total kills should now update more consistently.

Gameplay & UI

• Minor bug fixes for vehicles.
• Fixed issues with certain animal animations, including:
• Fixed an issue where the Cougar and Moose would play invalid animations if the player cast a fishing line near them while they were in the water.
• Fixed some camera issues while performing takedowns.
• Fixed an issue where the player could get stuck in a mounted turret under certain circumstances.
• Fixed some challenges that weren't tracking kills under certain situations.
• Fixed an issue where the player model could appear without clothes in the Avatar Customization menu.
• Fixed issues with cut-off text in some menus in certain languages.
• Fixed issues with text remaining on screen in certain circumstances.
• Fixed minor text issues in certain localized languages.
• Fixes and updates to weapon balance and statistics.
• Improvements to weapon animations and hand placement when near a wall.

Co-op

• Various replication improvements, including:
• Fixed an issue where a client could see weapons that were already picked up by hosts.
• Fixed an issue where the client's arms would be in incorrect positions while holding a Compound Bow.
• Fixed an issue where the helicopter was not replicated correctly for the client after the host disabled it.
• General improvements to various missions while playing in Co-op, including:
• Fixed an issue where the cinematic during the mission, "Only You," was obstructed by the Client.
• Fixed an issue where the client was unable to see the objective markers during the mission, "Where it All Began."
• Fixed an issue with the transition during the mission, "Burn, Baby, Burn!," if the client was in spectate mode.
• Fixed low occurrence walkthrough breaks while playing certain missions in Co-op, including:
• Fixed an issue where host/client would become stuck in a loading screen triggering the mission, "Special Delivery."
• Fixed an issue where the mission, "Air Raid," where the host and client would become stuck if the coop leash was broken.
• Fixed an issue where the mission, "The Hero's Journey," would not update after leaving Larry's helicopter.

Arcade/PVP

• Star ratings now properly reflect ratings.
• Minor graphical improvements to spectator camera.
• Improvements to matchmaking flow in Private and Public lobbies.
• Fixed low occurrence issues with player spawning without selected loadout.
• Fixed some issues with the PVP Announcer not playing certain lines.
• Fixed low occurrence crashes during host migration.
• Fixed issue where sometimes voice chat would not work.
• Fixed issue where sometimes player names were missing after being killed in PVP.
• Fixes and updates to weapon balance and statistics.
• Extended the map picking time in Public lobbies from 35 seconds to 50 seconds.

Arcade/Editor

• Fixed minor bugs with certain map creation tools.

It's a bit on the technical side, but these small fixes will go a long way for you.

Far Cry 5 is available now for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.