A new report about "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5" has surfaced on Monday, saying that the popular skateboarding video game will be receiving an enormous update of 7.8 GB. It was said that the game's new patch update will introduce new contents and several tweaks intended to improve the over-all gameplay performance, a report from Gamespot said.
Listed below are the complete patch notes for the game, according to the report.
Content
- Additional levels have been added (Underground, Wild West)
- Additional character campaigns have been added (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Tyler the Creator)
- Lighting and visuals have been improved for several levels
- Ability to regain Special Meter during a single combo has been added
- Per-Mission Leaderboards have been added
- Added option to "Return to Freeskate" while in a Mission or Mode
- Added option to "Return to Freeskate" while searching for the other player for Co-op Missions or Modes
- Tutorial has been updated
- Many Pro Skaters' Textures have been updated
- Several Pro Skaters have received Sponsor update
- Create-a-Park Levels have been updated
- Increased the total number of Stat points a Campaign can earn from 128 to 150
Gameplay
- Several gameplay mechanics within the levels have been updated
- Grinds were updated in several of the levels
Networking
- The User Generated Content Rating System has been updated
- Added Likes/Dislikes to the User Generated Levels
- New Challenge UI Flow for matching during FreeSkate has been added
- Leaderboard functionality was updated
- Several multiplayer modes have been added and updated
- Modes added include "Daily Grind," "Skate Hoarding," and "Manual Mayhem"
UI
- More options for user preference have been added including:
- Double tapping grind button to activate slam
- Opt in/out of Global Voice Chat
- Several UI audio effects have been added
- Misc - minor UI fixes and improvements have been made
Eurogamer has reported that game developer Activision has introduced both new levels, characters campaigns, and several features in the recent patch. However, when it comes to technical glitches of the game, the company did not use the terms "bugs," instead the developer has noted that the "gameplay mechanics" have been tweaked to bring some major changes in the game.
