Last week we told you about a huge 1GB patch released in Europe for Sonic Boom that fixed a lot of bugs in the game, including Knuckles’ infinite jump and several instances where characters would fall through the world map. Just last night the update finally went live for those in North America, so if you haven’t played Sonic Boom in a while you have a hefty 1GB+ update waiting for you to install.
While Sega has been pretty skimpy on patch notes, since the patch has been available in Europe longer, fans have been able to figure out what exactly was fixed in this massive update. Here’s a look at what’s new that’s been figured out, but it’s possible there are changes we don’t know about because there were no official patch notes released.
Bug Fixes
- Knuckles Infinite Jump fixed
- Some level barriers added to prevent the player from escaping the map. Leaping from the map into oblivion was a source of ridicule for the game when it was released.
New additions
- Navigation arrows “Small yellow arrows added which show you where to go” (They were in the original, but they now have some issues).
Improvements
- Improved Framerate during speed sections
- Loops are ‘less choppy’
- Minor lighting improvements
- Improved shadows
Current Issues
- The navigation arrows tell you where to go, but you can still miss vital items which you need for when you get to the location. So you can follow the arrows and still become stuck not knowing what to do.
If you’ve downloaded the patch, have you noticed any changes we haven’t outlined? Let us know in the comments!
