Assassin's Creed Finally Adds Jump
Assassin's Creed Shadows receives a major 1.1.8 patch adding a manual jump button nearly a year after launch, along with two other heavily requested features. The update demonstrates Ubisoft's commitment to ongoing support and fan feedback for the feudal Japan-set entry. The addition addresses one of the most common player complaints since the game's initial release.
- The 1.1.8 update arrived on February 17, 2026, almost eleven months after the game's initial release on March 20, 2025. - Beyond the manual jump, the patch also added a detailed statistics page for gear and loadouts and enhanced the visual feedback for critical hits, both of which were requested by players. - The manual jump is not on by default; players must enable an "Advanced Parkour" option in the settings to use the dedicated "Parkour Up" button for jumping at any time. - A dedicated jump button has been a long-requested feature for the series, having been largely absent from mainline titles for nearly a decade since 2014's *Assassin's Creed Unity*. - This is the third update focused on improving parkour in *Assassin's Creed Shadows* since its launch, with previous updates having added features like ledge grabs and side ejects to gain height. - The patch included a large number of bug fixes and balance changes, addressing issues with quests, weapon damage calculations, and perks that were not functioning correctly. - According to Ubisoft's winter roadmap, the game's *Claws of Awaji* expansion will be released on the Nintendo Switch 2 on March 10, followed by a one-year anniversary livestream on March 20. - The patch size varied significantly across platforms, ranging from 1.73 GB on PlayStation 5 and 2.91 GB on Nintendo Switch 2, to 15.77 GB on Xbox Series X/S.
