• Fixed issues causing possible freezes or “soft locks” that could occur in battles throughout the entire game. Most were related to an error involving collider calculations directly after either enemies or players were knocked back. Players who were experiencing these freezes should now notice drastically improved stability in battle
• Fixed many instances of team attacks and fusions sometimes causing “soft locks” or freezes in battle
• Fixed several achievements not triggering, especially “team building exercise” and the three achievements awarded after completing the game’s various endings
• Improved prevention of party members/followers getting stuck in the world, and also improved their ability to auto-teleport themselves to catch up to the player character
• Fixed “Snowballio” the snowball enemy often “peacing out” and deciding to leave the battlefield mid-battle
• Fixed wackiness with party members/followers not resetting properly sometimes when falling off cliffs, especially when moveable metal blocks were involved
• Fixed Amethyst’s shock whip not functioning properly in some instances/against some enemies
• Fixed an issue with Sour Cream wanting 11 total glowsticks instead of 10. (Note: for players who already started this quest before this update, it will still be possible to collect and deliver 11. New save files will only need to/be able to collect 10.)
• Fixed an outdated description of Garnet’s “Ironhide” perk, and adjusted the order of her defense perks
• Connie’s “protect” ability has received improved stability to prevent specific circumstances that could cause it to get stuck or behave improperly
• Fixed corrupted animations during the surprise ‘phone call’ in the Great North
• Boss fixes: fixed various issues that could cause some of the bosses in the game to get stuck. Fixed a bug with the Forest Boss where, upon defeating it, a sound effect could get stuck looping. Fixed a bug with the Strawberry boss involving the Tablet throwing ability not properly damaging its armor. Fixed an issue with last boss where it was possible to have game get stuck in slow motion upon final blow.
• Fixed various other bugs and issues across the game

• Some general performance improvements
• Relationship meters now fill 5% faster, leading to slightly more frequent team attacks and fusions
• During the “Kudos” moment, now displaying the corresponding button icon next to each relationship meter in the top right corner of the screen
• Added some new environment animation and polish to the Barn scene
• Quest items in the backpack that are “completed” now show a green checkmark
• Added new messages for landing your star taps in battle other than just NEATO BURRITO 
• When using Sugilite’s Fire Punch, it’s now easier to fill the ability meter
• Connie’s “Study” ability has seen an increase in power 
• Peridot’s “Repair” ability star cost decreased from 2 to 1
• All “secret” stages have had their difficulty bumped up somewhat, especially for the final two chapters
• Added some new polish and various improvements to the game’s ending sequences and epilogue
• A new jam now plays inside the Big Donut
• Fixed an oversight with in-game text referring to Smoky Quartz as female. Fixed several typos in various spots across the game
• Added some new, previously missing VO and sound effects to various parts of the game

• Currently investigating reports of the “CBF” achievement not always triggering
• [XBOX ONLY]: We are aware of the “Believe in Steven” achievement (for collecting all other achievements) not triggering on Xbox and will be providing a fix soon
• [XBOX ONLY]: We are aware that the “Hidden Grove” secret stage is often failing to load on Xbox. This is a high priority issue and we will have it fixed ASAP

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