{"id":114084,"date":"2020-06-12T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/06\/the_elder_scrolls_blades_adds_motion_controls_on_switch_version_1_7_1_patch_notes"},"modified":"2020-06-12T15:30:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T15:30:00","slug":"the-elder-scrolls-blades-adds-motion-controls-on-switch-version-1-7-1-patch-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/06\/12\/the-elder-scrolls-blades-adds-motion-controls-on-switch-version-1-7-1-patch-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Elder Scrolls: Blades Adds Motion Controls On Switch, Version 1.7.1 Patch Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A new update has arrived for The Elder Scrolls: Blades<\/strong><\/a>, bringing a particularly welcome addition to the Nintendo Switch version of the game.<\/p>\n

The update takes the game to version 1.7.1, most notably adding motion controls should you wish to change up your playstyle. It also fixes a number of bugs.<\/p>\n

You can see all of the changes in the full patch notes below.<\/p>\n

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THE ELDER SCROLLS: BLADES PATCH 1.7.1 NOTES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Added motion controls for combat on Nintendo Switch!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Enable motion controls in the Settings Menu.<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Hold ZL or ZR to raise your weapon like usual, then flick the corresponding Joy-Con to attack.<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Keep ZL or ZR held to start a combo attack as soon as possible or release it to stop attacking.<\/p>\n

Bug fixes<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Fixed a bug causing poor performance on Android devices with the Exynos chipset.<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Fixed a bug on Nintendo Switch causing the player\u2019s Gems to temporarily disappear.<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Fixed a bug on Nintendo Switch preventing banner decorations from swaying in the wind.<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Fixed a bug that disabled the button to reduce how many potions you want to brew at the Alchemy Laboratory.<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Fixed a bug preventing the exclamation point icon from appearing above Varro Matius while he has the Mining Misfortune quest to give.<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Revised how Arena trophy rewards are calculated.<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Fixed a wide variety of interface bugs, quest progression blockers, and crashes.<\/p>\n

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If you haven’t already, make sure to check out our review of The Elder Scrolls: Blades here<\/a>. We weren’t exactly impressed with it, feeling that it lacked the charm of the main series and that it felt like a grind to play, but we’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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