The launch of Grid Force was an exciting moment for us, 3 years of hard work came to a conclusion (kind of).

We were expecting a few rough edges here and there, and thanks to our amazing community, we've been able to iterate quite quickly.

Today we have a new patch update with a significant amount of bug fixes, balancing and QoL improvements. Following is the full list.

BUG FIXES:

Temple of the Dream

• Fixed a bug where saving didn't allow the player to enter the challenge stage
• Shield and shield regeneration added to egos

Tohora:

• Fixed Pai's name during a conversation

The Burg:

• Deedra rerun fixed

Forest of Kin:

• Fixed the spawning tile for dialogue in Elu's rerun
• Fixed a bug that would make Pan not be removed from the grid in Valis rerun (Thank you, Pasquale Bambino)
• Fixed a bug in Narrow Swamps that was blocking characters in 3rd Wave
• Fixed a bug that made Seke's rerun unplayable
• Fixed a bug that would cause Pan to face the wrong way and attack the player in a rerun
• Fixed a bug that would cause "Grid Conquered" to repeatedly show in Valis rerun
• Losing to Kin will now take you back to the choice made before the fight rather than put you straight back into the fight
• Fixed a bug that would cause Kin to break if killed in one hit
• Fixed a bug with Elu and Valis where speech wouldn't trigger

Ascenso Mountain:

• Fixed Presence variable
• Fixed incorrect localization in rerun
• Fixed a bug that made Pina rerun unplayable
• Fixed a bug that would cause the player to always receive the Light Crest (Thank you Mechpolaris)
• Fixed a bug that caused Pina to be hit by friendly fire
• Fixed a squad removal bug in Rosa minigame

Maiden Shrine:

• Fixed a bug that would block Noiti in Dragon Pearl (Thank you Mechpolaris)
• Removed Joja's strong attack when she is an ally on a certain path
• Fixed Bird's tile position in The Silver Mines
• Fixed a bug that would cause Dorje Training rerun to be unplayable
• Maiden can now be staggered (Thank you Mechpolaris)
• It is now possible to replay the dream sequence if interrupted

Dakini Peak:

• Fixed a broken jump between Chrona and Lynx Mouth stages when reloading the game
• Ice spawn timer is Path of the Sun has been modified (Thank you Azuria)
• Prison cell duplication has been fixed (Thank you Azuria)
• Fixed a bug that wouldn't allow the player to reach the final stage from rerun

Balancing:

• Balancing update across all The Silver Mines
• Masks: Requirements for full bar charge reduced
• The Memory: The Presence has been nerfed in to decrease stage difficulty (Thank you Azuria and Mechpolaris)
• Dakini Peak: Tatun and Dzotra nerf to decrease stage difficulty (Thank you Azuria)
• Dakini Peak: Hoa fight nerf to decrease stage difficulty
• Changes to Hoa rerun fight
• Ascenso Mountain has received balancing updates across the board to decrease stage difficulty
• Balance changes across all of Maiden Shrine (Thank you, Staples)
• Goddess Clea has been nerfed to decrease difficulty in that stage
• Level Design for Pina's path in Ascenso Mountain has been improved
• Pina, Ballama and Lady Bush have been nerfed within Ascenso Mountain for better player experience
• Pina's solo fights in Ascenso Mountain have been improved

Other/All Stages:

• Fixed final stage variables that forced a certain ending
• Fixed a bug that would cause squad positions to break the game (Thank you Turtle50UP)
• Required characters being removed from the squad no longer break the game
• Multiple small bugs were fixed on the squad selection menu
• Added Map stage icons for some stages
• iCUE logo added to the main menu splash page
• The Presence weak attack is now fixed (Thank you Azuria & Mechpolaris)
• Balla's strong attack is now fixed Fixed a bug that didn't allow the player to activate masks
• Fixed a bug where enemies could defend and reflect with a broken shield
• Fixed a bug where starting a new game would break the game
• Fixed a bug that would cause the Divinity mask to not show in the Unit Menu
• Fixed a bug that didn't allow you to change squad members in the final stage
• Removed navigation diamond from the final stage on stage select
• Fixed a blind spot on the grid in the final boss (Thank you, Staples)
• Broken shield UI update for better player experience 
• Fixed Kala timing on special attack ReverenceToDarkness
• Fixed a bug that would cause stagger to not trigger on characters
• Fixed a bug in the guard mechanic that would cause the player to not be able to defend and reflect
• Fixed stasis bug that would cause a squad member to be lost if they have a debuff
• Added autosave function within the free-roaming sections of the game
• Tweaked music mastering within Forest of Kin (Thank you Jamjars)
• The Red Vignette effect wouldn't reach screen edges in certain resolutions (This is also a fix for the steam deck)
• New achievement animations and pop-up messages added