Clair Obscur Unveils Exciting New Update Following Game Awards Success

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has made a massive impact at The Game Awards this year, sweeping a record number of categories. When director Guillaume Broche took the stage, he expressed gratitude to many, but his most heartfelt thanks went to us, the players. Instead of a typical speech, he unveiled a substantial update for the game that launched the moment he accepted the award. This update, titled “The Thank You Update,” is far more than just a new set of costumes and weapons—though there are plenty of those to discover.

This comprehensive update introduces a wealth of features, including quality-of-life improvements like a Picto/Lumina filter, a long-awaited photo mode, and the ability to escape battles. It also adds a brand-new area called “Verso’s Drafts,” packed with fresh story content focusing on Verso’s childhood, along with the final music tracks composed by Lorien Testard for the game. While you can catch the trailer, it’s clear that you’ll want to dive back in and explore. The Thank You Update/patch 1.5.0 is live now across all platforms. Here’s a breakdown of what’s included:

**New Content**
– **Verso’s Drafts**: A new playable area that introduces new enemy encounters and surprises, located on the World Map next to Lumière and accessible from Act III. Esquie’s Underwater ability is required!
– **Localization**: New text and UI localizations in Czech, Ukrainian, Latin American Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese, Thai, and Indonesian, bringing the total to 19 supported languages, with more on the way!
– **Costumes**: New outfits for each Expedition member, enhancing customization options for players.
– **Boss Battles**: New challenges for late-game players in the Endless Tower, featuring variations of iconic bosses from the main game.
– **New Luminas and Weapons**: Added to expand your arsenal.
– **Old Key Quest Item**: Now available in the final area, allowing players a second chance to collect all journals in a single playthrough.

**New Features**
– **Photo Mode**: A creative tool with various settings to capture your favorite moments, accessible anytime from the pause menu.
– **Lumina Sets**: Save up to 50 different lumina loadouts for versatile combat strategies.
– **Abandon Battle Option**: Now available in the pause menu during battles.
– **HUD Scale Setting**: Adjust in-game HUD elements from 80% to 120%.
– **FSR 4 Support**: Includes AMD temporal upscaling for sharper visuals and Frame Generation for smoother gameplay on compatible GPUs.
– **New Filters**: Added for Pictos and Luminas, along with UI improvements.
– **Input Remapping**: Now available for controllers.

**Handheld PC Improvements**
– The game is now certified for Steam Deck and ROG Ally!
– Enhanced text legibility and fixed multiple fog and lighting issues, including overly intense effects during the Flying Manor boss fight and overexposed areas in the Visages.
– FPS cap issues on Steam Deck have been resolved, and VSync can now be disabled in settings.
– Graphic settings have been optimized for Steam Deck users.
– Improved first-time setup flow with controller input support in installation wizards.

**Bug Fixes**
– Resolved an issue where using Battle Retry after a cinematic could spawn players out of the world if the last save was in a different location.
– Playtime displayed on save files now accurately reflects total playtime, including time spent on Game Overs (note: this fix does not retroactively update existing save files).
– Fixed inventory behavior to ensure sort order persists after closing the game menu.
– Addressed issues with Intel XeSS Frame Generation on PC Game Pass and diacritic marks blocking functionality.
– Adjusted the Breaking Death mechanic to only affect the enemy that caused the character’s death.
– Corrected turn order during First Strike to respect characters’ Speed.
– Fixed Boucharo’s critical chance bonus and some Luminas that were unintentionally providing hidden damage boosts.