Marvel RivalsThe first major patch following its release on December 5th is now available on all platforms and brings with it a wealth of bug fixes and adjustments to fine-tune the game.

The success of Marvel Rivals was stunning as the title attracted a whopping 10 million players in the first 72 hours, and of course some issues were identified by the player base. However, NetEase fixes a lot with the first patch.

In the latest Dev Diaries entry, it was revealed that 46 hotfixes that required no downtime have been applied since release. The December 12th patch is the first online patch that you can apply live and requires no maintenance.

The full patch notes have now been released. The update is approximately eight to nine GB, although this may vary depending on the platform. We’ve highlighted all the key changes below.

Marvel Rivals patch notes for December 12th

The December 12th patch focuses on fixing various bugs encountered in the game, from fixing specific maps and game modes to fixing issues with specific characters. Read on for all the details.

General corrections

The standout corrections in this section are the fixes “some relatively common crash issues” and a problem where the The game may freeze after a crash over a longer period of time before closure – which will no longer be the case. Instead, the game closes after a crash.

Mission progress in the Season Events screen is not displayed correctly has been fixed, as well as minor issues where players joining a quick match as a substitute could not always see the heroes’ equipped costumes.

Some text errors have also been fixed. Further fixes are planned for a future update.

Maps and game modes

The biggest issue on maps since launch has been cases of players getting stuck or caught on the edges, particularly on Hydra Charteris Base: Hell’s Heaven and Klyntar: Symbiotic Surface. Although this issue has been largely resolved, the bug has been resolved may still exist elsewhere.

Other fixes include two Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda maps where the fog for Hela and Storm disappeared when Ultimates were activated, and the disappearance of Jeff the Land Shark’s Joyful Splash special effects in the same area. Both issues have been resolved.

If there’s a big fix in the competition, heroes will do it no longer inherit their ultimate energy from the second round in Convoy or Convergence for the third round.

Heroes

Hero fixes range from general fixes, such as Wolverine’s voice lines not triggering when the Deadpool and Wolverine The costume was equipped and after Star-Lord’s there were no sound effects on the results screen Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 MVP animation played with other major adjustments.

Black Widow’s Ultimate will now recover energy as intended and Captain America’s Ultimate will end as intended. However, the biggest change in this regard comes with Doctor Strange as Portal Terrain KOs no longer restore Doctor Strange’s ultimate energy.

A bug occurred where eliminating friendly players via Doctor Strange’s portal would restore some ultimate energy, which is the reason for the fix. The bug will be properly fixed in a future update and enemy eliminations will count towards the final recovery.