Middle-Earth: Shadow Of War update 1.15 is now rolling out for players on PlayStation 4. According to the official Shadow Of War 1.15 changeslog, the new massive update removed the market, streamlined and improved the post-campaign Epilogue, added new player skins, new Legendary gear including Nazgûl masks so you can really confuse those Orcs and more. In addition, Shadow Of War version 1.15 also includes a big list of fixes and improvements. Check out more details below.
And if you want to try out Shadow of War, you can play a new demo releasing tomorrow (July 18) in conjunction with the update to experience the dynamic personal stories of the Nemesis System as you conquer your first fortress.
The Market is removed from the game, replaced with an updated Garrison menu that allows access to your Garrison Orcs, Chests, Training Orders and Boosts.
Shadow Of War 1.15 reduced the number of stages and missions required for 100% completion of the Shadow Wars.
Fixed an issue where defeated Captains could leave an empty slot in the Army menu which could fail to refill with new enemies.
Fixed an issue where deploying a Captain from the Garrison into any empty slot could result in lost Orcs.
Fixed an issue where the Wages of War mission could become blocked if the player is killed while fighting the two Captains.
Fixed an issue where Shadow Dominating in the Damaged mission could sometimes block progression.
Fixed an issue where the The Conquest of Shindrâm mission could become blocked if the player entered the throne room after triggering the Adrenaline augment.
Shadow Of War update 1.15 fixed an issue where unplugging the controller during Captain deployment could block progress until the game is rebooted.
Fixed an issue where an Overlord’s Unfinished Business mission could disappear when trying to infiltrate him with a spy.
Fixed an issue where deploying a Captain could replace an enemy who is holding a Follower as a hostage, which would result in the hostage disappearing from the Army menu.
Fixed an issue where a Follower could sometimes appear dead in the Army menu after being rescued.
Shadow Of War version 1.15 fixed an issue where new unknown Captains could take Warchief slots in Minas Morgul.
Fixed an issue where the Rune of Vengeance challenge would sometimes fail to unlock.
Fixed an issue where using the fire breath attack on a mounted drake would sometimes not inflict damage against opposing drakes.
Fixed an issue where using Waters of Lorien or Spectral Dash would recover Focus instead of consuming it.
Fixed an issue where the Cloak of Beasts would not be visible when equipped with the Baranor skin.
Armor affixes Might Gain Per Kill and Wrath Gain Per Kill now accept any enemy kill.
Shadow Of War 1.15 fixed an issue where using Raise Dead could result in having infinite Might.
Fixed an issue where Ologs without the Seismic Strike trait could still perform the attack.
Fixed an issue where the Battle Weary trait would sometimes fail to trigger when it’s supposed to.
Fixed an issue where Decoys who become Captains could sometimes render invisible.
Fixed an issue where striking an enraged Olog Captain could cause the Olog’s elemental weapon effect to apply to the player.
Fixed an issue where Shadow Mounting an enemy beast would fail to restore health.
Fixed an issue where resurrecting dead War Banner carriers could result in them planting hostile banners.
Fixed an issue where replaying the Best Defense mission could sometimes spawn the player at the incorrect location.
Shadow Of War 1.15 fixed an issue where the player’s Bodyguard could end up trapped and bleeding outside the throne room while the player went inside to confront the Overlord. Bodyguards will now exit bleed-out if left outside.
Fixed an issue where Bodyguards of Assault Leaders could get duplicated when summoned inside the throne room.
Fixed an issue where Captains could stop fighting appropriately and get stuck in a loop of taunting instead.
Various movement and out-of-environment fixes.
Shadow Of War patch 1.15 fixed various memory crashes.
Fixed an issue where the first affix of the Fire Chaser’s Bow would not work against Talion.
Fixed an issue where the first set bonus for the Light Bringer armor did not take effect against Talion.
Fixed an issue where the game could become blocked during the Last Chance mini-game versus a mounted enemy.
Fixed an issue where triggering the Beast Hunter’s Cloak second affix could instantly kill the targeted enemy, regardless of how much health was remaining.
Fixed an issue where traps could disappear when Eltariel jumps near one.
Fixed an issue where damage-over-time effects were not applying correctly to blinded enemies.
Enraged By banners will now display in the HUD when watching Pit Fights.
Shadow Of War version 1.15 added mission start points in Minas Morgul (The Blade of Galadriel) and Lithlad (The Desolation of Mordor) that facilitate switching between Shadow of War campaigns.
Dynamic Resolution Scaling is now turned off by default.
Fixed an issue where Photo Mode would not properly pause the game animation if you were decapitating a drake.
Shadow Of War 1.15 fixed an issue where rewards were displayed as earned when failing a Pit Fight.
Photo Mode: Fixed an issue where the Flat backdrop option would change the color of Orc blood to the selected hue.
Fixed an issue where Ithildin Door Puzzle words would sometimes not change correctly when moving in the poem.
Fixed an issue where quitting an Online Pit Fight could result in Online Vendetta information being inappropriately present in other mission resolution messaging.
Shadow Of War 1.15 fixed an edge case where the player would not be warned if deploying a Captain would result in a duel with another Follower.
Desolation of Mordor: Fixed an issue where the number of turns remaining on an unprotected Outpost’s timer could be incorrect.
You can now apply a Training Order to a Follower, even if they are currently on a mission. Prisoners are still ineligible.
Necromancers may now occasionally raise themselves from the dead before your eyes.
Shadow Of War update 1.15 added a toggle in the Options menu to disable Saviors.
The Slaughter and Outlaw Invasion missions will now unlock sequentially, instead of all at once.
Increased the overall spawn rates for Legendary Orcs.
Rebalanced XP rewards and costs above level 30.
Nemesis Missions and Captain kills now give much more XP.
Online Fort Assault missions now award XP.
Reduced XP reward on missions much higher level than the player, reducing the likelihood that a high-level fortress siege/defense will grant more than three levels of experience.
Shortened the duration of rage if the Enrage Allies ability is used without Wrath.
Slightly increased chance for Orcs to cheat death in late game.
Improved gang-fighting behavior in Fight Pits. Gangs should now be more useful to their masters.
Shadow Of War patch 1.15 updated a variety of Orc attacks to charge through Defender shields. This helps balance Defenders better against Warriors, Savages, and Ologs.
Added a tighter cooldown to the Berserker’s whirlwind attack.
Shadow Of War update 1.15 added a brief delay at the beginning of an Orc’s Quick Shot attack, so the player has more time to react.
Reduced the frequency of the Beast Slayer trait in late game.
Slightly reduced the frequency of the Highly Adaptable trait.
Greatly increased attack and defense values of Beasts (Caragors, Graugs, Drakes) against high-level Captains.
Added Caragor stealth attacks as an acceptable unlock criteria for the Dagger of Vengeance.
Shadow Of War version 1.15 increased attack and defense power of Caragors when mounted by Orc Captains.
Reduced weakness of Orc traits Vulnerable to Fire and Vulnerable to Poison on Normal and Nemesis difficulties.
Shaming an Orc once will not immediately reduce their traits. However, multiple shamings will still cause this to occur.
Resurrecting dead Followers as Revenants will no longer cause them to lose any levels. They are still barred from ever leveling up again.
Increased the chance that an Orc will ambush when his Blood Brother is under attack.
Decreased the chance of a Blood Brother betrayal if the player accidentally hits their own Follower.
Shadow Of War 1.15 increased the time between an Orc’s death and his Blood Brother’s vengeful ambush.
Assault waves should now include bodyguards (two per Assault Leader).
Legendary Orcs are now guaranteed to appear.
Blade of Galadriel: Enraged Captains are Blinded for a shorter period.
Middle-Earth: Shadow Of War Update 1.15 is now available on PS4 and Xbox One.