Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection Strikes Back With First Patch Following Disastrous Launch
Embattled Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection developer Aspyr has released the game's first post-launch update.
Update I, out now for Battlefront Classic Collection on Steam and in the submission and certification process for PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch, makes a number of changes to multiplayer, control schemes, visuals, audio, and fixes bugs and crashes.
It’s worth noting that the changes listed for Hero Assault, which include rebalanced Asajj Ventress' abilities and fixes for Kit Fisto, are unrelated to the high-profile Battlefront 2 mod Aspyr is alleged to have used in the creation of the Classic Collection despite promising not to.
The mod’s creator, iamashaymin, told IGN the patch notes suggest this update has nothing to do with his mod. Rather, the patch resolves new issues with Aspyr’s implementation of the two characters.
Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection’s catastrophic release resulted in an ‘overwhelmingly negative’ user review rating on Steam. Last week, Aspry issued a statement addressing the botched launch, saying it had experienced “critical errors” with its network infrastructure. This resulted in “incredibly high” ping, matchmaking errors, crashes, and servers not appearing in the browser.
Alongside the release of Update I, Aspyr said it is continuing to make server-side adjustments to improve the online multiplayer experience, as well as planning for Update II. Meanwhile, modders are working to fix Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection themselves.
Multiplayer
Control Schemes
Visuals
Hero Assault
Audio
Other Notable Bug Fixes
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