A new Lies of P update is live on PlayStation and Steam, and it includes several changes to bosses, standard enemies, items, and more that should make the game easier overall. The update is not yet live on Xbox platforms but publisher Neowiz says the Xbox versions of the update “have been submitted to Microsoft for testing and will be updated as soon as they are ready.”
Lies of P hit PlayStation, Xbox, and PC earlier this month. It’s one of our favorite games of the year – read about why in Game Informer’s Lies of P review here – but it’s a tough soulslike that kicked our butts more than once. However, today’s Update 1.2.0.0 should make the game easier overall so if you’ve taken a break from saving Krat with Pinocchio, now might be a good time to jump back in.
Here’s what’s changed in Update 1.2.0.0 in Lies of P:
Balance Changes
Decreased the HP of certain field monsters
Increased the chance of breaking some monsters’ stance and the frequency of stagger
Increased the staggerable window time of field monsters
Decrease the HP of all 3 types of Dimensional Butterflies
Adjusted the rewards for some monsters
Increased the drop rate of Moonstone type items
Decreased the drop rate of Star Fragments
Increased the drop rate of Ergo items
Increased the Ergo rewards of certain monsters that appear after Lorenzini Arcade”
Boss Monster Balance Changes
Decreased the HP of ‘Fallen Archbishop Andreus’
Decreased the HP of ‘King of Puppets’ in the first phase
Decreased the HP of ‘Simon Manus, Arm of God’
Decreased the damage of ‘Simon Manus, Awakened God’
Increased the chance to break the stance of ‘Simon Manus, Awakened God'”
Increased the Specter’s HP and damage
System Changes Related to the Character Progression Reset
Added the feature to reset the character’s level, P-Organ, and Legion Arms at the ‘Gold Coin Tree’
Characters created after this patch will now receive 8 Gold Coin Fruits instead of 5 for their first harvest
Adjusted the required amount of gold coins to reset the character’s level, P-Organ, and Legion Arms
Additional Changes
Players will now be able to carry more weight for each point spent on Capacity
Decreased the weight of Amulets that could be purchased with Boss Ergo
Players will now be able to land attacks better when they use fable arts that consume three or more slots. (includes Fable Arts that stack)
Successfully performing the Fable Art ‘Guard Parry’ will now break the monster’s stance
Lies of P’s Update 1.2.0.0 also features a few bug fixes as well:
Fixed a bug with the Legion Arm ‘Pandemonium II – Acid Charge’ rarely not working properly.
Fixed a bug that the Legion Arm ‘Pandemonium’ consumed only Legion guage while using Grindstones
Fixed a bug that Geppetto’s face to flicker in the cutscene after defeating the ‘Nameless Puppet’ with Graphic Quality Presets – Low
Fixed a typo of Carlo Collodi in the End Credits. (We sincerely apologize to Mr. Collodi and that was not a lie!)
For more, read Game Informer’s Lies of P review and then check out these 20 Soulslike tips, tricks, and secrets to help Pinocchio survive Krat. After that, watch this podcast about why Lies of P is more than a Bloodborne clone, and then check out one hour of mid-game Lies of P gameplay.
Have you been playing Lies of P? Let us know what you think of its difficulty in the comments below!