The developers of Black Myth: Wukong, Game Science, have released a new patch 1.0.12.16581, which adds several interesting features, significant technical fixes, and new equipment. Here is a full overview of what this patch brings to the game.

Challenge Mode and New Items

After completing the game at least once, players will have access to the "Challenge" option at any Keeper's Shrine. Black Myth: Wukong now has two types of challenges:

• Return of Rivals: Players engage in duels with former adversaries, choosing from one of three difficulty levels. Fights with enemies that the player has not yet defeated in the main game will remain unavailable.
• Gauntlet of Legends: This is a kind of horde mode, where you have to fight several opponents in a row, using customizable curses to change the difficulty. Some enemies may surprise the player with new tricks.

By completing these modes, the player can earn new types of rewards that will enhance their equipment collection for future battles, including:

1. Potions: Glimmering Scale Pellets and their recipe.
2. Drinks and tinctures: Sour Wine, Frost-Enduring Chrysanth, and Robust Antler.
3. Relics: Stone Tiger Tally, Ever-Burning Palace Lantern, and Fragment of the Ocean-Settling Pillar.
4. Armor: Three Hill Crown.
5. Weapons: Qing Mallet, Fanged Cyan Staff, and Leeching Centipede Staff.

New Feature: Journeyer's Chart

This feature creates a record of explored areas. It unlocks when visiting Black Wind Mountain and meeting the Keeper. Once new zones are unlocked, the corresponding maps can be purchased at the Keeper's Shrine.

New Equipment: Opulence Armor Set

In celebration of the approaching Chinese New Year, the developers have added 4 pieces of armor. Players can obtain this special set through the Trailblazer’s Gift at any Keeper's Shrine after installing the update.

New Features in the Music Library

The Black Myth: Wukong Soundtrack Selection app has been added. However, some tracks cannot be exported due to copyright limitations. Users who purchased the deluxe edition of Black Myth: Wukong on EPIC might face delays in receiving the soundtrack.

Technical Error Fixes and Bugs

Bosses

Fixed issues related to trophy drops, behavior, and combat mechanics for several bosses, including The King of the Kingdom of Flowing Sands and His Son, Kang-Jin Star, and Zhu Bajie; additionally corrected an error where this boss would not appear on Hua Guo Mountain. Interaction and difficulty balance improvements have been made for "Yellow Loong", "Cloudy Mist, Misty Cloud" and some others.

Protagonist

• Improved experience with using multiple potions in succession and enhanced combo moves.
  
  
• Enhanced transformation talent descriptions and fixed issues with effects and animations.

Interaction

• Added drag support in the music library progress bar and the use of side mouse buttons in control settings.
  
  
• Fixed user interface display issues in specific situations.

Sound and Subtitles

• Corrected incorrect sound effects and subtitle errors.
  
  
• Improved synchronization of sound and subtitles.

Performance

• Resolved crashes, flickering, and memory leaks under various configurations.
  
  
• Optimized gameplay for medium and low systems, especially with DLSS and XeSS features enabled.
  
  
• Fixed screen flickering issues for some users after enabling XeSS, and resolved crashes caused by outdated drivers.
  
  
• Improved full ray tracing performance on GeForce RTX.

Localization and Others

• Developers added support for the Turkish language and improved translations and adaptations for several other languages, such as song texts, stylistic errors, portrait translations, etc.
  
  
• Enhanced English dubbing and synchronization with subtitles.

This patch for Black Myth: Wukong allows players to have a more enjoyable gaming experience if there were previously noticed issues with performance, optimization, or technical errors that hampered the enjoyment of the game. Additionally, players who have already completed the game can try new game modes and attempt new equipment to diversify their gameplay during reruns.