Dark Souls 3 patch adds new armour, maps and better framerate

A new patch for “Dark Souls 3” will soon be available. Update 1.11 will be improving gameplay along with a host of other changes. The software is expected to drop on Friday, March 24, in anticipation of the second and final gameplay DLC, The Ringed City.

One of the biggest criticisms for the title is its inconsistent frame rates. Now, Polygon has noted that the patch will add support for the PlayStation 4 Pro that will lead to improved framerates. Further, there will be two new PvP arenas for the Undead Match modes. This includes Grand Roof and Dragon Ruins. Much to the delight of players, gamers will now be able to stay on the same team as their friends.

Last week a livestream teased a number of new features. According to PC Gamer, there will be a number of bug fixes and changes in the animation display as well as attack motions. "Along with improving correction value for Sharp or Heavy weapons' upgrade, adjusted correction value for refined weapons' upgrade," detailed the patch notes. It adds: "Improved defense and also increased weights for heavy armor."

Complete Dark Souls 3 Update 1.1 Patch Notes

The update will be ready for players before the week comes to a close. Below are the complete patch notes as listed by Steam:

– Made system updates for The Ringed City.

– Increased frame rate for gameplay on PlayStation®4 Pro.

– 2 New maps added to Undead Match, Dragon Ruins and Grand Roof.

– Added function to Undead Match where, if password matching is used, players can split into teams.

– Added function to Undead Match that allows one team of players to match with one password, and the other team to match with another password.

– Added function where various hosts could be displayed on the bonfire warp menu.

– Added warning text that advised player if he/she has dropped too many items in a single location on the field.

– Fixed issue where the loading screen was displayed for longer than usual when the guest returned to his/her own world after an online multiplayer session.

– Fixed issue in "The Painted World of Ariandel" where the opened/closed status of the door to the Cleansing Chapel did not synched properly during online multiplayer session.

– Fixed issue where a guest could enter alone into the boss room for the Dancer of the Boreal Valley during online multiplayer session.

– Fixed issue where the level sync feature in Undead Match did not synched consistently during online multiplayer session.

– Fixed issue in the loading screen where guests were not alerted to an error that occurred on the host's side during online multiplayer session.

– Fixed issue when player using the miracle Tears of Denial doesn’t get attacked during online multiplayer session.

– Fixed issue where weapons and items sent to the box get corrupted when inventory is full.

– Fixed icons that specify which certain items are for which gender. (ex. Chain Armor).

– Improved attack power for Daggers. In accordance with this fix, critical hit is decreased in order to make critical power the same as present.

– Improved motion of normal attack for Ultra Greatswords, Great Hammers and Curved Great Swords.

– Decreased stamina depletion when attacking using Ultra Greatswords, Great Hammers, and Greataxes.

– Improved attack power for Curved Greatswords.

– Decreased motion of normal attack while dashing for Katanas. Improved motion of any other normal attacks.

– Improved motion of shield bash skill. In accordance with this fix, stamina consumption has been reduced.

– Improved motion of Dagger's Blind Spot skill.

– Increased rate at which Frostbite builds up when using Vordt's Great Hammer, Irithyll Straight Sword, and Friede's Great Scythe.

– Shortened attack window of Carthus Curved Sword and Dark Sword, Gargoyle Flame Spear and Follower Sabre.

– Improved motion of Crescent Moon Sword's skill, Crescent Blade.

– Improved the motion of Moonlight Greatswords’s skill, Moonlight Vortex.

– Improved FP recovery effect of Executioner's Greatsword.

– Fixed so that Frost Blade appears from the beginning of Pontiff Knight Curved Sword skill.

– Improved FP decrease effect of Yorshka’s Spear skill, Pacify.

– Improved motion and the frost effect of Pontiff Knight Great Scythe skill.

– Improved motion of normal attack for Greatlance.

– Fixed so that poise is applied during Greatlance two-handed attack.

– Fixed so that poise is applied during Dark Hand skill, Lifedrain.

– Disabled parry during Pickaxe's two-handed attack.

– Improved duration of the Perseverance effect.

– Fixed issue where attack power of some bolts was different from the assumed value when using Avelyn.

– Fixed issue where one-handed attack motion of Crow Talons was the incorrectly using the animation for the Fists.

– Fixed issue where player can apply enchantment of Bloodlust to other weapons.

– Fixed so that poise is applied during Spin Sweep attack.

– Fixed issue where Onislayer continued to attack consecutively.

– Improved correction value for Sharp or Heavy weapons' upgrade.

– Improved the Bleed build-up of Blood infusions. Reduced Bleed build-up of weapons not infused with Blood.

– Improved the Poison build-up of Poison infusions.

– Along with improving correction value for Sharp or Heavy weapons' upgrade, adjusted correction value for Refined weapons' upgrade.

– Improved defense and also reduced weight for heavy armor.

– Improved the motion of Lightning Stake, Lightning Storm and Way of White Corona.

– Extended the time you can move during the casting of the miracles of Gnaw, Dorhys' Gnawing and Wrath of the Gods

– Fixed issue where bonus value is not affected by Dark Damage when equipping Hornet Ring during critical attack.

– Increased the damage of Poison and Toxic dealt by players, and shortened its duration.

– Decreased rate at which bleed builds up when using Carthus Rouge.

Making way for the update, PC servers will be down for maintenance between 8am-10am GMT/1am-3am PST.