A new patch for Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection aims to fix some of the game’s many woes
Aspyr recently commented that “critical errors” within the game’s network infrastructure had led to many of the launch issues.
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Aspyr has released patch notes for Update I, the first in what is sure to be a long list of patches for Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection. The much-anticipated re-release of classic Star Wars: Battlefront games for current generation consoles and PC has had a disastrous, bug-filled, and server-issue-addled launch.
TheSteamupdate is already available, and theXboxpatch is still pending certification. Aspyr has confirmed it continues to make server-side adjustments to improve multiplayer alongside the patch.
The rejuvenated versions of 2004’s Star Wars: Battlefront and 2005’s Star Wars: Battlefront 2 from Pandemic Studios were ported and updated by Aspyr and sold together as a $35 bundle that launched just days ago on March 13. However, the game only had three servers online at launch for its multiplayer components. Even as more servers were brought online post-launch, the title suffered from instability among numerous other bugs.
Update I for the collection brings new changes to multiplayer, control schemes, visual and audio, and other ongoing issues such as soft locks and respawn blockers. Thefull patch noteslist the following fixes:
Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection Patch Notes
Battlefront 1 changes
Battlefront 2 changes
Along with the listed changes, players will also notice that the Lightsaber animation for Kit Fisto has been fixed to properly animate and that Kit Fisto’s Force power will no longer remain stuck to the client in multiplayer. Asajj Ventress' abilities in Hero Assault have also undergone a re-balance.
Aspyr Media responded to player backlashover the state of Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection’s launch state last week, stating the firm intends to continue efforts to stabilize the game and resolve its problems via post-launch support. Players can likely expect additional updates and server-side maintenance to continue on the game in the coming months. Whether these efforts will successfully turn around the community’s opinions following the disastrous launch remains to be seen.
Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection |$34.99$31.49 at Xbox
This 2-in-1 bundle brings 64-player servers to the fan-favorite classic Star Wars: Battlefront games, and includes pieces of bonus content that were previously exclusive to specific versions. At launch, though, the multiplayer’s performance has been disastrous thus far.
Also at:GMG (Steam, PC, $35.01)
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