# Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 changelog > Lead the members of Expedition 33 on their quest to destroy the Paintress so that she can never paint death again. - Vendor: Sandfall Interactive - Category: Games - Official site: https://www.expedition33.com/ - Tracked by: What's New (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/clair-obscur-expedition-33) - Harvested from: Steam (app 1903340) - Entries below: 13 (newest first) What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. ## Releases ### Patch v1.5.6 is now live! - Date: 2026-06-30 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1903340/view/708901647665857389 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/clair-obscur-expedition-33/releases/steam-708901647665857389 - **added** — Arabic language support - **fixed** — Fixed an issue where applying burn after an enemy has been stunned causes them to be able to act immediately after recovering from the stun - **fixed** — Fixed Cleim weapon level 10 Lumina effect that does not trigger correctly on every instance of area of effect skills - **fixed** — Fixed Martenon's Lumina effects that do not work if Sciel does not have two consecutive turns - **fixed** — Fixed an issue where Sireso weapon Level 4 Lumina and Powerful buff from Pictos/Luminas applied at the start of battle may override each other depending on the character's position in combat - **fixed** — Fixed Chromatic Lampmaster's AOE skill missing a sound cue on the jump attack - **fixed** — Fixed Sirene's Widow Ballet missing SFX during second charm attack - **fixed** — Fixed characters in combat that may have displaced heads in Photo Mode if they were not seen while turning on Photo Mode - **fixed** — Fixed various minor UI and localization issues Expeditioners, Following the huge demand from so many of you, we’ve been working super hard to be able to finally announce that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is now available in Arabic! ##### **Content** - New supported language (text): Arabic - Credits updated (new linguists, testers and fonts) ##### **Fixes** - Fixed an issue where applying burn after an enemy has been stunned causes them to be able to act immediately after recovering from the stun. - Fixed Cleim weapon level 10 Lumina effect that does not trigger correctly on every instance of area of effect skills. - Fixed Martenon’s Lumina effects that do not work if Sciel does not have two consecutive turns. - Fixed an issue where Sireso weapon, Level 4 Lumina, and Powerful buff, from Pictos/Luminas, applied at the start of battle may override each other depending on the character's position in combat. - Fixed Chromatic Lampmaster's AOE skill missing a sound cue on the jump attack. - Fixed Sirene's Widow Ballet missing SFX during second charm attack. - Fixed characters in combat that may have displaced heads in Photo Mode if they were not seen while turning on Photo Mode. - Various minor fixes of the UI and localizations. We are aware of a crash affecting some of you when loading into the Reacher or going out of the Manor. This crash is related to some specific PC configurations. Until we fix this issue, you can work around it by setting ‘Global Illumination’ to anything below ‘Epic’ temporarily. As always, thanks for your support and for your reports via the official [Typeform ](https://sandfallinteractive.typeform.com/coe33?typeform-source=steamcommunity.com)- We'll continue monitoring the reports coming in and working on future fixes! ~ The Expedition 33 Team ### Patch v1.5.5 is now LIVE! - Date: 2026-04-24 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1903340/view/531003754000941842 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/clair-obscur-expedition-33/releases/steam-531003754000941842 - **added** — Added 1st Anniversary haircuts for the expedition - **added** — Gustave's Anniversary haircut is available at the Gestral Merchant near Stone Wave Cliffs - **added** — Verso, Maelle, Lune, Sciel, and Monoco's Anniversary haircuts are available at the Gestral Merchant near Grosse Tête on the World Map - **fixed** — Fixed an issue where Danseuse outfit for Lune and Sciel made the character menu too obscur - **fixed** — Fixed an issue where it was not possible to open a rest point in various locations when an in-world dialogue was playing - **fixed** — Fixed collision issues in various locations - **changed** — Adjusted some achievement text for consistency - **fixed** — Fixed achievement descriptions that were incorrectly adjusted Expeditioners! Happy 1 Year Anniversary of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33!! The details of this patch are written out below: ##### New content - Added 1st Anniversary haircuts for the expedition! - Gustave's Anniversary haircut is available at the Gestral Merchant near Stone Wave Cliffs. - Verso + Maelle + Lune + Sciel + Monoco's Anniversary haircuts are available at the Gestral Merchant near Grosse Tête on the World Map. ##### Fixes - Fixed an issue where Danseuse outfit for Lune and Sciel made the character menu too _obscur._ - Fixed an issue where it was not possible to open a rest point in various locations when an in-world dialogue was playing. - Fixed collision issues in various locations. - Adjusted some achievement text for consistency. - ~~We've noticed something went wrong after adjusting this, we're investigating now to resolve the issue~~ - Fixed the issue! We've readjusted some of the achievement descriptions back to the correct achievements. Thank you for your patience!! As always, thanks for your support and for your reports via the official (https://sandfallinteractive.typeform.com/coe33?typeform-source=steamcommunity.com) - and most importantly, thank you for all of your support this entire year!! We wish you a wonderful anniversary day and hope you enjoy some cake to celebrate with us! ~ The Expedition 33 Team ### Patch v1.5.3 is live! - Date: 2026-03-17 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1903340/view/511859650391441537 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/clair-obscur-expedition-33/releases/steam-511859650391441537 Expeditioners! Thank you for all of your reports - the details for the fixes in this patch are written out below: ##### **Update On Sirene Crash** - After a thorough internal investigation, the crash that occurred after defeating Sirene can no longer be reproduced on our end. If you keep getting this issue, we’d suggest updating your Windows to the latest version. If the issue persists, please submit a report and we’ll continue investigating. ##### **Bug Fixes & Improvements** ##### **Photo Mode** - Fixed facial hair of characters being blurred in the Photo Mode on the close distance if Shading was set to Epic. - Fixed an issue in Photo mode that prevented the Inner Cone Angle and Outer Cone Angle options from affecting the shape of the preview light source. - Photo Mode's spotlight and point light display has been modified to improve their visibility ##### **Gameplay** - Fixed an issue where loading a save while picking up a journal could cause that journal to disappear permanently and become impossible to collect again. - Missing journals are now also restored retroactively when loading affected saves. - Fixed a soft lock that could occur, during the Chromatic Glissando encounter in Sirene’s Dress level, when a dead expeditioner equipped with Shortcut and Second Chance pictos was swallowed. - Fixed an issue on Gestral Beach where using the Rematch option after losing the volleyball minigame could create a blocked save. - Fixed a visual issue where characters affected by Inverted would not have the correct colour effect applied to their eyes. ##### **Environment** - Fixed various environment issues (collisions, misplaced assets, missing or incorrect footsteps SFX) across Verso's Drafts, the World Map, and other levels. - Fixed various lighting issues on Steam Deck in Verso’s Drafts, Endless Tower and Stone Wave Cliffs levels. As always, thanks for your support and for your reports via the official (https://sandfallinteractive.typeform.com/coe33?typeform-source=steamcommunity.com) - We'll continue monitoring the reports coming in and working on future fixes! ~ The Expedition 33 Team ### Hotfix 1.5.1 is live! - Date: 2025-12-18 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1903340/view/527614642864784317 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/clair-obscur-expedition-33/releases/steam-527614642864784317 ##### **Bug Fixes & Improvements** Expeditioners, the 1.5.1 hotfix is now live! Thanks to your reports, we have worked on a number of fixes listed below: ##### **Gameplay** - Fixed Monoco’s weapon “Cannaro” being unobtainable from Chromatic Machinapieds - Players who already defeated the boss will automatically receive the weapon in their inventory, unless they started a NG+(+) after that - Fixed Esquim not applying Mark to all enemies when a skill had 0 hits. - Fixed a targeting issue caused by using a Recoat item followed by ‘Retry Battle’, which resulted in the player being unable to target the middle enemy or character. - Fixed a soft-lock when attempting to load a save without hovering any slot while backup saves were displayed. - Fixed upgrade of the weapons to level 34 when spamming Upgrade weapon and change character buttons - Level 34 weapons have been reverted back to level 33 - Fixed character being able to use other characters' weapon when quickly switching weapon tabs after changing weapon --- ##### **Environment** - Nerfed the hardest boss in Verso’s Drafts (red lifebuoy) by moving it slightly to make a quest easier. - Fixed various environment issues (collisions, misplaced assets, missing or incorrect footsteps SFX) across Verso's Drafts, the World Map, and other levels. --- ##### **Audio & Music** - Improved environmental ambiances and spatial audio for better immersion in Verso’s Drafts - Enhanced audio mixes for select characters, combos, and finishers - Multiple audio & music issues were resolved, including: - Missing music after defeating new Endless Tower bosses. - Missing subtitle line for Sciel in one of the new cinematics. - Missing Barbapapa status effect SFX when receiving a second stack. - Missing some SFX for Licorne enemy in Verso’s Drafts. - Missing SFX for Paint Cage explosions in Verso's Drafts. - Music and SFX not pausing when opening pause menu during cinematic sequence with slow motion enabled, resulting in audio desynchronization for the remainder of the cinematic sequence --- ##### **Localization** Fixed various localization issues, including: - Subtitles in Root Of All Evil cinematics disappearing too fast. - Overlapping text in Pictos & Luminas lists. - Autoplay dialogue options swapped when the title is set to LATAM Spanish. - Incorrect text displayed during Flying Manor side quest when the title is set to Vietnamese. - Verso’s skill Phantom Stars displaying HTML in combat when the title is set to Vietnamese. ##### **Other** We are aware of various issues encountered, particularly the one reported by some of you who are having difficulty launching the title on Windows 11. One of these issues is caused by Windows Security reporting false positives when launching. This has been fixed as part of the v1.5.1 hotfix as of 17:00 CET. The other issue causing this problem is related to the Windows Smart App Control feature. Turning it off to fix it is not recommended as this will remove the feature permanently from your system. We are investigating this issue and hope to resolve it as soon as possible so we suggest waiting for the next hotfix! Until then, Tomorrow comes! And as always thanks for your support and for your reports via the official Typeform! ~ The Expedition 33 Team **_Update 08/01_** We've pushed a fix for the soft lock occurring when Braseleur hits the player with orbs during two consecutive enemy turns. ### ‘Thank You’ Update available now - Thank you for an amazing year! - Date: 2025-12-12 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1903340/view/491585297311596676 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/clair-obscur-expedition-33/releases/steam-491585297311596676 What an incredible night at The Game Awards!! Congratulations to ALL of our fellow nominees and winners tonight - we're so happy to be part of an incredible evening! To celebrate this amazing year, and as a sincere ‘Thank You’ to the community, we are now rolling out the free major ‘Thank You’ Update, adding new content and a few fun surprises! You can expect to find: - A new, playable environment, taking the characters to new adventures... - Brand new music tracks by award-winning composer, Lorien Testard. - Challenging boss battles for late-game players to overcome within the Endless Tower. - An official Photo Mode, allowing players to get creative and capture their favourite moments from the game’s story and battles. - New text and UI game localizations into Czech, Ukrainian, Latin American Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese, Thai, and Indonesian, bringing the total number of supported languages to 19. - New Quality of Life improvements, other new features, and additional improvements to the game’s performance across platforms, including on handheld PC systems. Read the full patch notes here: And of course, new music tracks by the wonderful Lorien Testard are available on digital streaming platforms now, so let your neighbours know they’ll have to listen through the walls. [https://lnk.to/exp33-versos-drafts](https://lnk.to/exp33-versos-drafts) Our gratitude for this community goes far beyond what we are able to express, but this update should hopefully serve as our way of saying thank you. This year has truly been incredible thanks to you. <3 --- Official Game Website: [www.Expedition33.com](https://www.Expedition33.com) Sandfall Interactive’s Official Website: [www.Sandfall.co](https://www.Sandfall.co) Kepler Interactive Website: [www.kepler-interactive.com](https://www.kepler-interactive.com) X / Twitter: [x.com/expedition33](https://x.com/expedition33) TikTok: [www.tiktok.com/@expedition33game](https://www.tiktok.com/@expedition33game) Instagram: [www.instagram.com/expedition33official/](https://www.instagram.com/expedition33official/) ### Patch 1.5.0 Notes! - Date: 2025-12-12 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1903340/view/491585297311596633 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/clair-obscur-expedition-33/releases/steam-491585297311596633 ##### **New Content** - Verso's Drafts, a new playable environment, taking the characters of Expedition 33 to a brand-new location with new enemy encounters and surprises to discover :) - Located on the World Map, next to Lumière - Accessible from Act III - Esquie’s Underwater ability is required! - New text and UI game localizations into Czech, Ukrainian, Latin American Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese, Thai, and Indonesian, bringing the total number of supported languages to 19, with more to come! - New costumes for each member of the Expedition, giving even more customization options for players throughout their adventure - New boss battles for late-game players to overcome in the Endless Tower - They are variations of iconic bosses from the main game, designed to be even more challenging - Added new Luminas and Weapons - Added the "Old Key" quest item to the final area of the game - Previously obtainable only during the Prologue, this addition gives players a second chance to collect all journals within a single playthrough ##### **New Features** - Added Photo Mode with plenty of settings and options for players to get creative with while capturing your favourite moments from the game, accessible at any time from the pause menu! - Added Lumina Sets feature, allowing players to save up to 50 different lumina loadouts for adapting to plenty of different fighting tactics at any moment - Added Abandon Battle option in the pause menu which can now be opened in battle - Added HUD Scale setting, allowing players to adjust the size of in-game HUD elements from 80% to 120% - Added FSR 4 support, including AMD temporal upscaling for sharper visuals and Frame Generation for smoother gameplay on compatible GPUs - Added new filters for Pictos and Luminas and improved the UI - Added input remapping for controller ##### **Handheld PC improvements** - The game is now certified on Steam Deck and ROG Xbox Ally! - Global improvement of text legibility - Fixed multiple fog and lighting issues: - Overly intense effects during the Flying Manor boss fight (which also impacted some cinematics) - Overexposed areas in the Visages - Overly dark areas in the Endless Tower - Fixed FPS being capped at 30 on Steam Deck - VSync can now be properly disabled in the settings when playing on Steam Deck - Graphic settings are now adjusted for Steam Deck users - Improved first-time setup flow: - Controller input is now supported in installation wizards (no longer touchscreen-only) - External controllers now switch seamlessly with the Steam Deck controls ##### **Bug Fixes** - Fixed an issue where using Battle Retry after a cinematic or automatic trigger could spawn the player out of the world if the last save was created in a different location - The 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 behaviour so that sort order now persists after closing the game menu - Fixed issue preventing Intel XeSS Frame Generation setting from being accessible on PC Game Pass - Fixed an issue where the usage of particular diacritic marks (e.g. ^, ~, ´, `) in Windows is blocked after launching the title - Fixed Breaking Death always breaking all enemies when the character dies, it should only break the enemy that killed the character - As a result, it shouldn’t work when the character kills themself anymore - Characters' turn order during a First Strike, triggered by attacking an enemy on the map, now correctly respects characters' Speed - Fixed Boucharo giving +150% Critical chance instead of +50% Critical chance - Fixed some Luminas giving unintended hidden +10% damage: - Sweet Kill - Teamwork - Dead Energy II - First Strike and others --- We are still working on adding more fixes and additions to the list of languages to include even more! So stay tuned for those :) In the meantime, we h _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1903340/view/491585297311596633]_ ### Patch v1.4.0 is now LIVE! - Date: 2025-07-30 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1903340/view/499454457318211676 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/clair-obscur-expedition-33/releases/steam-499454457318211676 **Expeditioners, ** Patch v1.4.0 is now LIVE! We’re SUPER excited to bring you the Battle Retry option in this update, which has been one of our most requested QoL additions! We’re also thrilled to have added Frame Generation and Low Latency on compatible NVIDIA and Intel GPUs. We are still exploring support for FSR, but we need more time to work on it. Stay tuned for more updates on that in a future patch! Take a look at the biggest changes in this update: **Performance & Visuals** - DLSS & XeSS Enhancements: Added Frame Generation and Low Latency Mode support for both DLSS and XeSS (compatible GPUs only). Enjoy smoother gameplay and lower input lag! **Quality of Life Improvements** - Battle Retry Prompt: A new pop-up window appears after defeat, giving you the option to quickly retry the battle. - Lumina Cost Display: The Pictos menu now clearly displays the Lumina cost of each ability for better planning. - Autoplay Dialogue: Added an optional autoplay feature for dialogues outside cutscenes. You can toggle it in the settings and during dialogues. - Separate Volume Sliders: Audio settings now lets you independently adjust the volume for exploration and combat phases. **Accessibility** - Added icons to Lune’s Stains to improve readability and accessibility for colorblind players. **Combat** - Lune's "Thermal Transfer" skill will no longer grant an extra turn without meeting the Stain consumption requirements - Characters will no longer gain immortality when using the Second Chance pictos combined with Healing Boon and Protecting Death **Misc**: - Fixed the Rocher holding a crystal occasionally despawning after reentering the Stone Wave Cliffs - Fixed some players being teleported behind the Monolith upon loading a save - Fixed Gameplay modifiers being applied to a New Game save when enabled on other saves - Fixed landing as Esquie without the party spawning, leading to input loss - Fixed the Fog on Flying Manor covering the screen and blocking the view on Steam Deck **Achievements:** - Fixed journals vanishing after loading a Save File that was created at the exact moment of picking up that journal _The following two trophies should now pop for you when you load your save if you were effected by these bugs:_ - Fixed "Expeditioner" and "Trailbreaker" achievements not unlocking if the characters reach a level higher than 33 or 66 after a battle - Fixed 'Connoisseur' and 'Follow The Trail' achievements not unlocking after collecting all required items on some savefiles **Environmental Polish** - Various environmental bugfixes, tweaks and visual polish across multiple levels for a more immersive experience. Thank you all for your continued support for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33! Of course, there is more to come in the future… Until then, Tomorrow comes! ~ The Expedition 33 Team ### Hotfix 1.3.1 is now live! - Date: 2025-06-11 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1903340/view/497198220854689907 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/clair-obscur-expedition-33/releases/steam-497198220854689907 Expeditioners, We have rolled out a hotfix to Steam which fixes the following: **Bug Fixes and localization issues** - Fixed the mouse sensitivity issue, should now work as intended; - Fixed an issue with localization for vertical/Horizontal sensitivity in languages other than English; - Fixed an issue where Simon's attacks cannot be counterattacked and his second phase issue when sending the reserve team. Thank you all for your continued support. If you have any new issues or want to report a bug, please [continue using this form for us.](https://sandfallinteractive.typeform.com/coe33) Tomorrow Comes ~ The Expedition 33 Team. ### Patch 1.3.0 is LIVE - Date: 2025-06-10 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1903340/view/499449376025873686 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/clair-obscur-expedition-33/releases/steam-499449376025873686 Expeditioners, We have just rolled out a patch, _and _uploaded our first ever items to the [Steam Points Shop!](https://store.steampowered.com/points/shop/app/1903340) You have some unique Trading Cards to choose from, alongside a series of emoticons. We hope you love them! As for the patch, see our notes below where we have called out the most impactful changes. Tomorrow comes! --- ## Note 12:43 CEST - We are investigating Mouse Sensitivity issues following this patch. Stay tuned ! ##### Ver 1.3.0 Patch Notes **Simon Rematch** - Players can now rematch Simon after defeating him! --- **Story Mode Balancing.** Story mode is our easiest difficulty setting. - Parry and dodge windows increased by 40% - Incoming damage reduced by 10% to 50% --- **Challenge Modifiers (Act III onward)** At flag checkpoints, players can now: - Limit max player damage to 99,999 or 999,999 - Multiply enemy HP by x2, x5, x10, x20, x50, or x100 --- **Bug Fixes (297 total, notable examples below)** - Verso now gains Perfection correctly when in reserve - Simoso weapon will no longer cause lag due to memory leaks - General polish across collisions, terrain, and scripting - Cutscenes scale properly on ultrawide and non-standard resolutions - Fixed a bug where loading a save after resting at a different location would spawn the player at coordinate zero - Placeholder textures removed near Chromatic Boucheclier and his battlearena - Fixed performance drops from repeated resting on certain levels - Crash after dialogue sequences resolved - Fixed stability issues after extended play sessions - French voiceover now plays correctly when selected --- **System & Settings** - Audio can now be muted or unmuted when the game is running in the background - Mouse and joystick sensitivity improvements - Manual save file renaming is now supported (EXPEDITION_XX format required. XX must be a value between 00 and 09.) --- **Localization** - Rolling credits updated (added creature VO, refined IOI section) - Font size adjustments for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean - New strings added and minor text corrections implemented --- Thank you all for your continued support. We hope you enjoy today's changes. If you have any new issues or want to report a bug, please [continue using this form for us.](https://sandfallinteractive.typeform.com/coe33) We continue! ~ The Expedition 33 Team ### Patch 1.2.3 is now live! - Date: 2025-05-09 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1903340/view/499446847117461384 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/clair-obscur-expedition-33/releases/steam-499446847117461384 ##### Steam Deck - Fixed backgrounds of various menus not displaying properly on the Steam Deck ##### Various Ultrawide Fixes - Gameplay no longer becomes zoomed after a cutscene occurs in ultrawide resolutions - The Options menu image will no longer be stretched in ultrawide resolutions - Combat UI now adapts correctly to ultrawide resolutions - Game will no longer minimize upon changing settings in ultrawide resolution - Cutscenes won’t letterbox in 32:9 aspect ratio - Title screen now displays fullscreen when the game is launched in ultrawide resolution ##### Mouse and Keyboard - UI button prompts in Expedition Menu are now visible and fully able to be triggered with Keyboard - Mouse buttons do not become unresponsive after first use - With mouse cursor on screen, using 'WSAD' or directional arrows to navigate in UI or trigger any other functionality will no longer hide the cursor instead of doing the intended action - Left Mouse-button click will no longer block the player from using Keyboard to navigate menus - Mouse input is not lost after the first Jump counter attack if it is pressed only once ##### Fixed areas of the world map where you can get stuck: - Between lanterns scattered on the ground near Stone Wave Cliff portal - While walking on the ship wreck near the Forgotten Battlefield level entrance - Between lanterns on the ground near Bourgeon encounter next to Stone Wave Cliffs level - Between two small rocks located between Spring Meadows and Abbest Cave - Between vases and corals when jumping from rooftopps - Between various rocks - In ruins behind Flying Manor level entrance - Near the bridge between Flying Waters and Spring Meadows - In the rocks on the World Map, near Flying Waters - Next to hardened land, close to the Flying Waters location exit ##### Fixed situations where Esquie specifically would get stuck (poor guy): - When taking off from paint bridges, making him fall through the bridge and restrict movement - When flying into bottom parts of levitating structures near Visages - Near the Flying Waters entrance level - Near a giant hammer when traversing close to Blades' Graveyard level ##### Weapon and skill fixes and tuning: - Fixed Lithelim attribute scaling not working at high level. Reduced initial Vitality scaling from A to C (will still end at S at max level). Added Luck scaling starting at D. - Fixed Blizzon attribute scaling not working at high level. Reduced initial Luck scaling from B to C (will still end at S at max level). Added Defense scaling starting at D. - Fixed Medalum third Lumina doubling all damage in Virtuose Stance instead of doubling only Burn damage. - Stendhal: Reduced damage by 40%. ##### Other fixes - Boss encounter in Stone Wave Cliffs can now be finished on NG+ - You will no longer be blocked by the Journal UI window after opening the first Journal in the Spring Meadows - Fixed being unable to shoot in Free aim while exploring levels due to worn triggers - Lune and Monoco no longer spawn in same place during end of theirs Level 6 relationship quests if they are completed without going to camp - If at camp you pick “remember the objective”, then quickly choose to "go to sleep" and immediately after press "leave", the screen no longer goes black - You can no longer trigger the "Discovering the truth" cutscene in Old Lumière a second time in a row, splitting the party forever. - Update to rolling credits --- This is the first in a series of patches we are looking to do over the coming months. We are still investigating many feature requests and issues for future updates. Stay tuned! ~ The Expedition 33 Team ### Hotfix: NG+ Stonewave Cliffs - Date: 2025-05-02 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1903340/view/499446213320376752 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/clair-obscur-expedition-33/releases/steam-499446213320376752 We have patched a bug in NG+ where players would be unable to progress their battle with the boss at the end of Stone Wave Cliffs. We have put this live on Steam -- it will show as Changelist **56323** on the menu screen. Other platforms will follow in our larger hotfix update soon, as they require additional verification. We are still working on a variety of fixes and optimisations, but were able to quickly get this live on Steam before the weekend. Stay tuned for further updates next week on upcoming patches. Tomorrow comes. ~ Expedition 33 Team ### Hotfix 1.2.2 is now live! - Date: 2025-04-29 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1903340/view/499445587486180703 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/clair-obscur-expedition-33/releases/steam-499445587486180703 Expeditioners, We have just rolled out a patch to Steam which fixes and changes the following: **Bug Fixes** - Fixed a soft lock caused by stunning the Grown Bourgeon right after it eats an Expedition Member - Fixed an issue where upgraded Tints that were not restocked to full capacity could be lost after returning to the menu - Replaced a placeholder texture with the correct visual asset - Fixed rare soft lock issues on the World Map: _Player could get stuck near a cliff north of the Ancient Sanctuary Player could get stuck in a specific area in the Flying Waters level_ - Fixed an issue where a Glaise could spawn in an idle state if Monoco defeated an enemy with Glaise’s Earthquakes skill **Localization** - French: corrected AP cost in tutorial - German: Update to one loc string - Chinese (Simplified & Traditional): fixed tutorial text and icon mix-ups This will show as Changelist **56289** on the menu screen. We are still working on a series of fixes and improvements for the coming weeks, and we will share more on that very soon. Until then! Tomorrow Comes ~ The Expedition 33 Team ### [FIXED] Crashing on Launch due to Steam Overlay - Date: 2025-04-24 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1903340/view/499445587486179654 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/clair-obscur-expedition-33/releases/steam-499445587486179654 Hey everyone, We have deployed a fix that should mean that those of you experiencing crashes upon starting the game, who had their Steam Overlay disabled, can now play as intended. To ensure it works for you, please remember to [Verify your Game](https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/0C48-FCBD-DA71-93EB) Files in Steam. Thank you for your patience this morning, afternoon, or evening - wherever you are in the world :) Tomorrow comes ~ The Sandfall Team