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I booted up my PS4 this morning and a new update just installed. Version is now 1.2.1

How do I check patch notes?

Quote: GameMaster78

I booted up my PS4 this morning and a new update just installed. Version is now 1.2.1

How do I check patch notes?

Maybe they already put out a patch for nightfall? Not likely, but maybe.

Nevermind. NIGHTFALL WORKS NOW!

That was FAST on Activisions part!

OMFG, IM SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope this means that they don't have to hold nightfall back now.

I'm ordering her off of ebay if I have to, there's one in Germany!

She's ALIVE!

They might still have to recall some though,a few didn't even give a message in the portal,it was like it was just a random heap of plastic.

I'M SO RIDICULOUSLY HAPPY, MY DAY 1 HAUL IS SAVED!!!!!!!!

I just hope my stores still have some Nightfalls.

Meanwhile I'm still waiting to have any money whatsoever. But hey, at least I'll have gameplay of her to watch.

Good on them!
So I guess it was a game issue and NOT an issue with her figure or chip?

Hopefully this type of thing continues and they realize this trend of patches is a GOOD thing.

Wow it was a patching that fixed it...strange...but awesome!

Yeah I'm all for patches, honestly. I'm guessing they need to still recall the figure because there is still the Wii version, and if I recall, it no longer accepts updates, right?

Quote: GameMaster78

Yeah I'm all for patches, honestly. I'm guessing they need to still recall the figure because there is still the Wii version, and if I recall, it no longer accepts updates, right?

Yeah,but for that people can choose to send it back or not. It's not really a matter of send EVERY single one of them back.
(but if anyone with the Wii only wants to send their "non-working" one to me since I don't have a Wii it's fine *wink wink nudge nudge* :U)

Quote: GameMaster78

Yeah I'm all for patches, honestly. I'm guessing they need to still recall the figure because there is still the Wii version, and if I recall, it no longer accepts updates, right?

Now that you mention it (sorry if itms a bit off-topic) but... Are non-SuperChargers Skylanders somehow important in the Wii/3DS versions...?
From what I've seen you could simply race as the vehicles themselves without pilots and it would practically be the same...

Quote: GameMaster78

Yeah I'm all for patches, honestly. I'm guessing they need to still recall the figure because there is still the Wii version, and if I recall, it no longer accepts updates, right?

I don't think the Wii could ever do updates. And if the problem is in the software, a recall on the figure wouldn't do any good.

Quote: GameMaster78

Nevermind. NIGHTFALL WORKS NOW!

I figured they would take the software route. MUCH MUCH cheaper. Kudos for actually fixing a glitch, Activision. Although the pitchforks would've been at your door otherwise.

So that means to me that Nightfall will release as scheduled. Maybe that thread on the support forums needs to be updated.

Now to find out how they deal with Wii and 3DS platforms. My guess is they will need to re-mint CDs...we need get the full scoop here on how they're addressing platforms that don't accept patches...

The game most likely looks for a unique code from the figure. Probably somebody with fat fingers was responsible for typing all these matching numbers into the game code. When releasing the final game code somebody accidentally changed a number so when the software went looking a figure code it was the wrong one. The quick fix was making the software look for the code that the figure is generating. The longer fix will be fixing the chip in the figures to produce a code that the game recognizes as being Nightfall.

I'm going to try the 3DS version right quick. See if it works.

Does the PS3 version work?

Quote: Cicada17

The game most likely looks for a unique code from the figure. Probably somebody with fat fingers was responsible for typing all these matching numbers into the game code. When releasing the final game code somebody accidentally changed a number so when the software went looking a figure code it was the wrong one. The quick fix was making the software look for the code that the figure is generating. The longer fix will be fixing the chip in the figures to produce a code that the game recognizes as being Nightfall.

Not sure about the fat finger, or the dozens of QA testers in their employment, but yes, there is a character ID on the RFID chip the software looks for.

Wait a second. HOw about those in Eu? Do they still have to get the patch? What if the whole NIghtfall thing isn't happening in EU at all?

I think the versions here will automatically be updated to the most recent version when you put it in your console.

Here's the current patch notes on PS4 (going by how PSN catalogs the update numbers, rather than the game)

Version 1.01
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
Version 1.02
Performance optimizations, bug fixes, and streamlined UI for racing.
Version 1.03
Bug fixes.

Quote: Deja Vu

I think the versions here will automatically be updated to the most recent version when you put it in your console.

How is that even possible? I've seen the boxes (EU) already and I'm pretty sure they've never touched a consolereading disc-something like, ever. So how do they even recieve the update in the first place?

Quote: BlackWing116

Quote: Deja Vu

I think the versions here will automatically be updated to the most recent version when you put it in your console.

How is that even possible? I've seen the boxes (EU) already and I'm pretty sure they've never touched a consolereading disc-something like, ever. So how do they even recieve the update in the first place?

When you put your game into the console it will show you that there's an update. That's how it works!

Yup, the system itself checks for an update to download, while the disk itself is still at the version it was pressed with.

Ah, thanks you both for clarifying that.

With the XBox One and PS4, they will update behind the scenes while it is on standby. If you disabled standby, it will tell you when you start up a game if a patch is available - and force your game offline if you do not patch your game. It will ask you again each time you start the game until you do.

The PS3 and XB360 are similar, but they don't have the download/install on standby options.

The WiiU will download and install behind the scenes as long as you have played the game once and space is available.

The 3DS will notify you when it has a game in the system that needs a patch, or you can go to the eShop and find an "Updates" option in the menu for all the games you have played. Shovel Knight had an update last week, for example.

The Wii doesn't do patches. They will have to replace disks. Skyward Sword had a game breaking bug and the best they could do was provide an app that would fix your save file to get around it. They have it fixed in later runs of the game.

OH MY GOD YES! NIGHTFALL IS ALIVE! SO EXCITED TO GET HER NOW. WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT GAME!
SO GETTING HER SOON.