Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin (Switch): all the updates (latest: Ver. 1.0.9 / Next: Ver. ???)

On this page, you will find all there is to know about the various updates for Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin on Nintendo Switch.

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• Release date: TBA
• Patch notes:

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No patch notes available yet. This update brings the following to the game:

• New Game+
  • allows you to start a new game from the beginning while carrying over certain elements (such as Sakuna’s level, skills, items, equipment, etc.)
  • Also allows you to reach the deepest levels of the Amageshi Shrine.
  • New Game+ option is available from the title screen.
• additions
  • several cutscenes
• adjustments/improvements (QoL, etc.)
  • Maximum amount of rice you can carry is now 9,999 instead of 999 (upper limit for other items remains unchanged)
• fixes

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• Additional notes: none.
• Source: Famitsu

• Release date: December 1st 2021 (North America) / December 2nd 2021 (Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

Added Content

• Implemented a complete overhaul for “Sakuna the Efflorescent”
• Added new Spirit Boughs as rewards for “Sakuna the Efflorescent”
• Added dishes that use ingredients that were previously underutilized
• Added several new icons for dishes

Adjustments

• Buffs for different weather patterns now take effect everywhere instead of only indoors
• Full throttle now correctly applies to raiment skills that cause debuffs
• Full Throttle and Divine Maiden now correctly apply to Toxic Crown
• Added to the divine raiment tutorial during the opening
• Minor typo fixes

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where changing equipment during battle on the lowest floor of Amagaeshi Shrine could cause a crash
• Other minor bug fixes

• Additional notes: none.
• Source: XSEED (Twitter)

• Release date: June 22nd 2021 (North America) / June 23rd 2021 (Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

Added Content

• Added text support for Chinese (Simplified) and Spanish (Latin America)
• Dogs will now greet you upon returning to the pass home
• Dogs and cats can now be carried at the same time
• Implemented some previously unused voice lines
• More than one of a food item can now be processed at once
• Added a UI element that shows when in-game time is paused
• Made changes to the porch animations in the latter half of the game
• Added option for monitors not in 16:9 aspect ratio to darken everything outside the game screen when playing in borderless mode

Adjustments and Improvements

• Adjusted difficulty for bosses in the latter half of the game
• Fixed an issue where the knockdown effect for moves such as Tidal Wave, Thundering Magnitude, and Rising Carp was too high due to a calculation error
• Fixed a calculation error that occurred under specific circumstances (such as when Thundering Magnitude reflects an enemy projectile)
• Damage now caps at 9,999,999
• Improved effectiveness of using the cow to till soil
• Soil nutrients now cap at 9,999
• Reduced the nutrient value for fertilizer with nothing added to it from 10%→5% when the farming difficulty is set to default
• Made adjustments to the materials and effects of Medicine items
• Adjusted effects of Alcohol items
• Improved graphical quality of falling snow
• Oil droplet no longer moves during event scenes
• Improved controller detection accuracy
• Improved fullscreen performance for monitors not in 16:9 aspect ratio

Bug Fixes

• The expiration date of food used as a component in fertilizer will no longer reset when the fertilizer is disposed of
• Fixed an issue where time would pass when selecting farm tools for Sorting, Threshing, and Hulling
• Fixed an issue where time would not pass after Sorting or Hulling were completed during the winter season
• Fixed an issue where rice disorders had no effect on any stage of the farming process except rice actively growing in the paddy
• Fixed an issue where the correct reward would not drop during the 4th and 9th waves of “Sakuna the Efflorescent”
• Added more characters to the cutscene where everyone gathers together when resting on the porch
• Fixed issue where autosave would create corrupt data under extremely specific circumstances
• Fixed multiple stability issues throughout the game
• Improved stability of characters’ head movements
• Other minor bug fixes

• Additional notes: none.
• Source: Marvelous

• Release date: January 14th 2021 (North America) / January 15th 2021 (Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that occurred rarely with certain boss fights where the game would proceed even if Sakuna and the boss were defeated at the same time
• Fixed an issue in Amagaeshi Shrine where there was a possibility of enemies not loading in correctly following certain specific actions
• Temperature is now a condition for Bakanae disease to develop
• Salt damage will now be reduced by using flowing water or while the field is being drained
• The disorder Cloudy Rice will now develop during the ripening stage, not the drying stage
• Fixed an issue in the second half of the game where conditions for an event occurring in the field can be met using flowing water
• Fixed it so that playtime is not extended incorrectly when fast-forwarding through cutscenes
• Other minor bug fixes

Adjustments

• Added new animations when resting on the porch
• Improved the way that Tidal Wave interacts with the terrain
• Improved the accuracy of annual temperature calculation
• Added Autumnal Hunter’s Garment as a reward for clearing Amagaeshi Shrine Floor 100
• Maximum in-game years has been expanded from 999 to 9999, and the Cornucopia effect of the Rice Hunter’s Garment will now max out after 1000 harvests

• Additional notes: none.
• Source: Marvelous

• Release date: December 17th 2020 (North America) / December 18th 2020 (Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

New Content

• A dinner conversation has been added to Chapter 1

Bug Fixes

• First-time clear rewards for Sakuna the Efflorescent and Amagaeshi Shrine can now be obtained again if the player does not already have them
• Fixed an issue with Fierce Furrow where it would occasionally become more difficult for attacks to land
• Fixed an issue where the cursor would not automatically be positioned over the latest save data when opening the Load screen
• Fixed an issue where the same menu would carry over to the following day when starting dinner after the date changes at midnight
• Fixed an issue where status buffs would not be reflected by equipment-specific Enchantments (such as the Gold Iron’s “Tailor Made” ability)
• Fixed an issue where the next level of Spirit Bough’s power would be released automatically if the conditions were already fulfilled when the previous level was released
• Fixed an issue where, if players loaded save data at the moment an enemy dropped an item, that item would be acquired in the loaded save file
• Other minor bug and English text fixes

• Additional notes: none.
• Source: Marvelous

• Release date: December 6th 2020 (North America) / December 7th 2020 (Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

• Shortened the recovery period after the raiment is used but does not attach to anything
• Fixed an issue where “Fierce Furrow” would sometimes miss depending on skill proficiency and framerate
• Fixed a bug while “Last Stand” is active where using “Milky Way” and “Mirror of Purification” would recover health
• Made slight adjustments to the camera while in the Mountain Pass
• Fixed an issue where the Hidden Power release conditions were being randomly updated when adding/taking out items from the Fertilizer.
• The respective recipes will now automatically disappear from the Change Menu screen when their necessary ingredients are used for Fertilizer.
• Exploration Objectives will no longer appear during events
• The event that requires the Soul-Stealing Mask can also be completed with Soul-Stealing Mask+ now
• Other minor bug fixes

• Additional notes: none.
• Source: Marvelous

• Release date: November 27th 2020 (North America, Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

• Fixed a number of bugs that could lead to crashes
• Fixed an issue where Ashigumo could become stuck above the ceiling on Amagaeshi Shrine Floor 95
• Added weed control to bean and bran fertiliser
• Fixed a bug where the order of obtaining silk and spirit thread was reversed.

• Additional notes: none.
• Source: Marvelous

To download the updates for Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin, 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;

OR

• 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.