Mass Effect: Andromeda Update 1.06 Fixes Two-Timing Ryder Twins

The main character will no longer be able to cheat on poor Peebee by romancing another character at the same time. 

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Mass Effect: Andromeda had some hilarious and frustrating technical issues when it first launched, but it has gotten better with diligent updates from BioWare. Unfortunately, there was still an issue with main character Ryder - both male and female versions - being low-life, two-timing scum when it came to romancing other characters. Luckily, the 1.06 update that is out today forces the insensitive twins to see the error of their ways.

The patch fixes an issue where poor Asari Pelessaria B'Sayle, aka Peebee, gets double crossed. The player character could romance her and either Cora or Vetra at the same time. That is no longer a problem, and the Ryder kids are monogamous as originally intended. 

Also, players that have the Deluxe or Super Deluxe editions get two custom Nomad skins, a new casual Pathfinder outfit, and an exclusive multiplayer pack "with a high chance of receiving an ultra-rare item."

For multiplayer, the patch made some significant Combat Balance fixes. "Powers and weapons were underperforming at higher difficulties—particularly power combos and assault rifles," BioWare said. "As a result, players relied heavily on the Vanquisher sniper rifle and melee-focused classes. We found current damage levels significantly slowed the pace of games on Gold and Silver difficulties. To fix this, we started to overhaul the balance in multiplayer. Today’s changes are the first step in that process."

Here are the full patch notes:

General

  • Fixed issue that caused single-player difficulty to impact multiplayer
  • Improved performance and stability
  • Various improvements to cinematic scenes
  • Fixed issue where SAM would mistakenly tell Ryder they have new email
  • Conversation options will no longer appear “greyed out” if new content is available
  • Improved legibility of subtitles
  • Maximum Nexus Level increased to 29
  • Single player balance improvements at higher difficulties.
  • Fixed issues with player animations getting stuck when jumping or changing direction repeatedly
  • Increased the number of autosaves allowed
  • Special items will not carry over into New Game+
  • Fixed issue where subtitles would not appear while waiting at the dialogue wheel if subtitles were disabled
  • Fixed issue that could cause AVP to reset to zero for all planets except Kadara
  • Weapon and armor vendors now carry inventory once player reaches Level 61
  • Chest armors now have level restrictions
  • Bonus items—such as Pathfinder Armor—can now be deconstructed
  • Fusion Mod of Resistance no longer continues to apply evade damage once unequipped
  • Improved responsiveness of control sticks
  • Fixed clipping issue on Sara Ryder’s casual jacket
  • Added graphics options to toggle Motion Blur and Depth of Field
  • Fixed issue where Remnant VI would stop attacking
  • Turbocharge will not deplete spare ammo when used on a weapon with the Vintage Heat Sink augmentation
  • Fixed interaction with datapad in the Search for the Remnant Drive Core mission.
  • Fixed issue where squadmate could not be revived if killed by a fiend at Site 2
  • Swapping a dead squadmate at a loadout will not cause them to die permanently
  • Nexus tram now operates during Nexus Reunion mission even if player has not completed Prologue
  • Fixed issue where player could romance both Cora and Peebee
  • Fixed issue where player could romance both Vetra and Peebee
  • Taking the left path in the Havarl dungeon will not block progression on Remnant Scanner mission
  • Fixed issue on H-047C where enemies could get stuck inside a rock, making them unkillable
  • Fixed issue where player couldn’t hide Ryder’s helmet after completing Ark Natanus mission
  • Fixed broken Nomad Shield Crafting mission
  • Fixed health issues with Architect’s leg that prevented completion of the fight
  • Frequency mission on Voeld is no longer blocked if player leaves the area after scanning the meteorite.
  • Missing Science Crew mission no longer blocked if Ryder kills the Architect before finishing objectives
  • Leaving the Nomad while falling out of bounds no longer results in infinite loading screen
  • Fixed issue where Nomad jump control was not remapping
  • Fixed issue where Cora slowly fell back to the ground after charging an airborne enemy
  • Improved performance on Eos when approaching or fast travelling to Prodromos
  • Loading auto-save will not block progress after kett encounter near Site 1 power relay station
  • Eliminated player fall through on Tempest after loading autosaves in space
  • Reduced the cost of Strike Team equipment and improved its effectiveness
  • A default Ryder name can now carry over to New Game+

PC Specific

  • Fixed issue where dialogue choices would auto-select when using mouse and keyboard
  • Improvements to display when running at different resolutions

PS4 Specific

  • Fixed a crash that occurred when sitting in main menu for more than two minutes
  • Fixed crash that occurred when moving from multiplayer back to the main menu

Multiplayer

  • Fixed issue where player would crouch repeatedly while interacting with device
  • Player’s deceased character no longer falls through the floor after an Ascendant attack in the extraction zone on Firebase Icebreaker
  • Improvements to reduce lag for players and hosts
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    May 10, 2017 11:01 AM

    John Keefer posted a new article, Mass Effect: Andromeda Update 1.06 Fixes Two-Timing Ryder Twins

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      May 10, 2017 11:19 AM

      The greyed-out conversation fix should be useful. I wonder how much new information I've missed because I haven't bothered retreading seemingly old conversation trees...

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        May 10, 2017 1:19 PM

        yeah didn't know that was an issue. i was just going through talking to my dudes on the tempest last night after hitting a vault on the jungle planet and most of the talk options were greyed out for crew. thought it was weird nobody had new dialog for me but maybe they did.

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      May 10, 2017 1:18 PM

      over the last week on PS4 i think i've biotic charged into the ground and got stuck knee deep and had to exit the game and re-load and i also triggered something else with either shockwave or charge where the biotic shockwaves were getting stuck in the air as they travelled and I wasn't able to interact with anything in game or in the menus and had to force close the game. luckily i wasn't too far from where i saved either time and it wasn't a big deal but i don't see fixes for those issues.

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