Guardians of the Galaxy Receives Much-Needed Fixes in Fresh Update

Published 11/08/2021, 2:00 PM EST

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Guardians of the Galaxy was released on October 26. The game got great reviews from multiple sources. Metacritic gave it a score of 77 and a user score of 8.3. Players found the campaign quite enjoyable, and the writing was quite good as well.

The game recently received its first major update. However, the update did not bring any new content for players. Instead, it provided fixes, optimizations, and patches for the game.

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Guardians of the Galaxy: fixes

Players were facing issues on various fronts. From not being able to create a New Game + save to fixing gameplay issues such as spawns, the list of the issues addressed and fixed are :

GENERAL FIXES

  • Switch controller icons no longer appear when changing between input devices
  • Average CPU/GPU speeds in benchmark have been corrected
  • Confirmation on Alt+F4 window no longer affects screen behind
  • Guardians menu input fixes
  • Camera zoom issue on screenshot for some aspect ratios has been fixed
  • Multiple improvements with Star-Lord navigation across multiple maps, including improvement of world boundaries and collisions
  • Fixed an issue where the user might become stuck in Guardians ability menu after spamming the interaction button
  • Fix for an issue where canceling your action during the NG+ creation flow may lead to creating a normal New Game instead
  • Fix for multiple rare issues where enemies may get stuck to walls and block combat completion

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CHAPTER-SPECIFIC FIXES

  • 2nd Chapter: fix for an issue where the user might get stuck after banter selection
  • 3rd Chapter: fix for an issue where reloading the checkpoint after backtracking through a funnel may cause the user’s progression to be blocked
  • 3rd Chapter: fix for an issue where the user might become stuck in the workbench UI under certain conditions
  • Chapter 7: fix for an issue where a checkpoint after the Helmet room would not trigger
  • Chapter 7: fix for an issue where Drax could be ordered to pull the crane before the Centurion fight begun
  • 8th Chapter: issue regarding Meredith QTE resolved
  • Chapter 10: fix for an issue where a slide funnel would make acquiring one of the outfits difficult
  • Chapter 10: fixed an issue where the user might become stuck in the fog fight
  • 13th Chapter: fix for an issue where the camera could become stuck on the Milano cockpit when landing

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These quality-of-life and gameplay fixes come as a great relief to players and enable them to put their faith in the developers as well.

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Tanmay is an Esports writer at EssentiallySports. Pursuing his Bachelor’s in Journalism at Christ University Bangalore, he is passionate about video games and the stories they tell. He also has a keen interest in analyzing video games and writing about them.
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