Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition (Switch): all the updates (latest: Ver. 1.1)

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On this page, you will find all there is to know about the various updates for Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition on Nintendo Switch (originally released in September 2023 in North America and Europe)!

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Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition – Ver. 1.1

Release date: April 12th 2024 (North America, Europe)
Patch notes:

Added

Cross-platform multiplayer.

Added the final alternate actor, the lightning guard.

A new setting that allows players to prevent automatically switching weapons on pickup.

Text chat button has been added to multiplayer menus.

Level statistics: such as kill and secret counts, have been added to the map screen.

Old `-file` parameter has been changed to `-file0`.

Changed

Fonts now have slashed 0’s to make them easier to read.

Online timeout has been adjusted to 20 seconds.

Better default sound settings that are less ear-splitting.

(Switch, Sony) Significant performance improvements when looking at floor or ceiling textures.

Fixed

Various rendering glitches that were noticed at higher resolutions have been fixed.

Significant improvements to online lobbies have been made, making connections more reliable.

Numerous shortcomings with the netcode have been addressed, especially in instances of low bandwidth.

It is no longer possible to get stuck in the game upon connection to a server that shuts down during level load.

Booting into the editor now no longer has messed-up camera controls.

Platform icon is no longer stretched in the scoreboard.

Killing Big John with a flamewall or god ball no longer softlocks the game.

Many instances of menu stack corruption have been addressed, solving various softlocks.

Title screen has many fewer missing pixels at the bottom of each column of pixels.

Rumble no longer persists between levels.

Default music tracks no longer cause excess CPU usage.

Disabling freelook now snaps the view to the horizon.

Using the “No target” cheat code during the oscuro battle no longer crashes the game.

HUD Preview is now properly cleared when the menu is exited via unconventional means.

(Consoles) Default binds are now no longer merged with user-provided binds.

(Switch) Going from docked to handheld mode no longer prevents controllers from being used.

Additional notes: none
Source: Nightdive Studios (Steam)

How to download updates for Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition for the Nintendo Switch?

To download the updates for Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition, you have three options:

let the console do its thing if you have automatic downloads activated, and didn’t completely turn it off

If not…

try to launch the game from the Home Menu while being connected to the internet. You should get a prompt when doing so: simply follow the instructions on screen;

select the game > press either + or – to go to the Options page > select Software update > select Via the Internet.

To check that you have the latest version installed, simply select the game on the Home Menu, and press – or + to go to the Options: the version number is displayed just below the game title.