Assassin’s Creed: Shadows patch restores manual jump; Parkour Challenge, Switch 2 details

Ubisoft pushed Title Update 1.1.8 (update 1.018.029) to Assassin’s Creed: Shadows on February 17, restoring a long-requested Manual Jump and rolling out multiple quality-of-life improvements across PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo platforms. One outlet timestamped the patch as live Feb 17 at 14:00 without listing a timezone; the update identifier appears in both forms across official notes and community summaries.

The headline change is Manual Jumping to the parkour system, which must be enabled via the Advanced Parkour or Advanced Parkour Options toggle in Gameplay settings and lets protagonists Naoe and Yasuke jump on command. The manual jump is positioned as a return of player agency, offering what one summary called “total control over your leaps instead of letting the game decide for you.” The patch also adds a detailed stat page accessible from the inventory, which Ubisoft described as ideal for “all the min-maxers out there.”

Title Update 1.1.8 also delivers visual and interface tweaks: new visual feedback for Critical Hits, a new Animus Menu shortcut to the hideout, and broad bug fixes and stability work grouped under Stability, Gameplay, World, Weapons & Perks, and UI headings. Platform-specific fixes were noted, with Xbox called out in the patch headings; full platform lists and spoiler-tagged quest sections appear in the complete notes.

To celebrate the change to parkour, Ubisoft opened the AC Shadows Parkour Challenge at the same time the patch landed. The submission window runs from February 17 through March 8, with community voting scheduled for March 16 and winners announced before the one-year anniversary events. Entry rules reported across briefings emphasize a short, single-run clip using Manual Jump and the hashtag #ACShadowsParkourChallenge. Reports vary on length: one summary lists 45–60 seconds and other summaries say 60 seconds; entrants are advised to upload their clip to YouTube and then share it on X/Twitter with the hashtag. Selected runs will be featured on Ubisoft social channels and prize packages include limited-edition signed vinyl, collector’s edition figures, and other physical swag.

On the expansion front, Claws of Awaji will land on Nintendo Switch 2 on March 10, 2026, bringing the island of Awaji, new weapons and abilities, outfits and legendary gear, a new enemy faction and bosses, a new story chapter, and over 10 hours of additional content. A Premium Edition is referenced for the expansion, and the Switch 2 release is described as arriving ahead of a wider rollout to other platforms.

Ubisoft frames the Winter Roadmap as a sequence of free, community-focused updates leading into a one-year anniversary livestream and giveaways on March 20, 2026, signaling continued cadence of content and player-facing tweaks through the spring. Expect further roadmap instalments and full patch-note postings to clarify final Parkour Challenge rules, exact patch sizes, and platform rollout dates for additional Claws of Awaji releases.