Frontiers of Pandora releases update 1.2

Key points

• Update 1.2 has been released for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, adding support for PlayStation 5 Pro and fixing a number of issues.
• The game's second paid expansion, Secret of the Spiers, is now available.
• Secret of the Spiers includes a new area and campaign with an extra story, as well as additional side missions, activities, abilities and equipment.

Developer Massive Entertainment has just released update 1.2 of the title Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora along with the game's new expansion pack. This happens about a week before Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora marks its first anniversary.

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is an open-world adventure game based on the popular science fiction film series created by director and philanthropist James Cameron. Since its launch on December 7, 2023, the Ubisoft-published title has received numerous updates that have added features, improved the game's stability, and fixed various technical issues. The latest of these is no exception, having introduced another region and provided, among other things, a long list of bug fixes.

Title Update 1.2 for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora was released on November 28, the same day the assassin's second story pack was released, The secret of the spierswas released. The paid expansion provides players with a new area called Spiers of the Misty Forest and a campaign with an extra story. Also includes additional side quests, activities, skills and equipment. The secret of the spiers it was originally supposed to be released on November 26, but the Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora According to the game's development team, the DLC was delayed due to a last-minute critical issue.

Another highlight of Massive Entertainment's latest update is the introduction of support for PlayStation 5 Pro Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. Owners of the recently released console can expect to explore the picturesque homeworld of the Na'vi at 60 FPS if playing in Quality mode. At the same setting, the regular PS5 outputs at only half the frame rate. In addition to running more smoothly, the PS5 Pro version of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora it should also have a higher rendering resolution. Sony's latest machine can use PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution, or PSSR, which is an AI-based upscaling technology that allows the PS5 Pro to improve the image quality of games even if they don't officially support the console.

Thanks to the title update 1.2, skill points can now be used to unlock and upgrade various skills Avatar: Frontiers of Pandorathe Ikran mount is flying. The major update also addressed a long list of known issues, including one that caused players to receive rewards without looting or completing quests.

Massive Entertainment's latest update for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora will require 24.32 GB of free space on your PC. Meanwhile, those on PS5 and Xbox Series

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Title Update 1.2 Patch Notes

Secrets of the Spiers:

A new map area, Spiers of the Clouded Forest, is available.

Play through a completely new story campaign, side missions and new activities.

Navigate and discover new biomes like Tangled Peaks, Splintered Arches, Warrior's Rise and more!

Deepen your bond with your ikran and unlock new abilities and equipment.

Encounter new aerial threats and master your skills to overcome them.

Interact with new flora and fauna and discover new ways of gathering and traversing!

Progression Updates:

• [All Platforms] You can now use Skill Points to unlock and upgrade several new abilities for your ikran, such as Ikran Smash, Launch, Flares and more!

PlayStation 5 Pro support:

• 60 FPS Quality Mode: The game will run at 60 FPS using Quality Mode on Playstation 5 Pro
• Increased Internal Resolution: Improved hardware performance allows the game to achieve both higher FPS and higher rendering resolution, resulting in increased resolution in certain scenarios.
• PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) – Integration of the new machine learning-based PSSR temporal upscaler, which uses the new ML hardware of the PS5 Pro, offering better quality and performance.

Known issues:

• [PC] We will deploy a temporary fix for players who are experiencing issues playing on Windows 11 24H2. Please note that you may encounter some performance issues while we work on a more permanent fix. As soon as it is ready we will let you know. Thanks for your understanding.
• [PS5] Menu narration will not read “Additional Information” sections of the Hunter's Guide when the reading speed is less than 1.80x.
• [All Platforms] The warning message does not correspond to the situation when attempting to start the Anufi's Favor mission in co-op mode without the player having completed the main story.
• [All Platforms] Missing preview for ikran skins despite having the ikran body cosmetic override equipped in the in-game shop.
• [All Platforms] Map icons and overlays load slowly after each game load or respawn.
• [All Platforms] The “Responsibility” bead on the bead has the same icon as “Our Reclamation”.
• [All Platforms] Lens flare effects are present on every RDA light source.
• [All Platforms] Infinite loading occurs for co-op players at the end of the mid-credits scene after playing the mission “The Fight for Home”.
• [All Platforms] The player character's lines of dialogue are too quiet inside the MTR Echo Base in the mission “Into the Mountain”.
• [All Platforms] The “Penance” mission cannot be completed because the player character is unable to interact with the mission objective.
• [All Platforms] The bonus damage for hitting the bat's weak point does not apply correctly.
• [All Platforms] Players receive random rewards without looting or completing any missions.
• [XBOX] When inspected, the Octofin Canyon fish's rarity is displayed as one level lower than when harvested.
• [XBOX/PS5] Several settings are reset to default values ​​after waking up from rest mode or remaining inactive for an extended period, such as HDR settings, custom control rebindings, and toggling Performance mode.
• [All Platforms] Missing “release” button for ikran equipment and crossbow mods in the ikran menu.
• [All Platforms] The Hunter's Guide mentions Healer's Hollow as a place to collect the legendary Dark Root, on the map this place is called Echoing Cavern.