

Ubisoft reports an issue with the patch downloading process has resulted in the entire game being replaced instead of just the parts that are affected by the patch.

Unfortunately, today’s update hasn’t gone without a hitch as Xbox One users who have previously applied Patch 3 are being met with a 40GB download instead of the 6.7GB one. Ubisoft has supplied the full patch notes for its fourth major patch, which you can check out at the end of this story. Stability improvements, improvements to gameplay, and online fixes are also included in today’s patch. The patch weighs in at a hefty 6.7GB and includes frame rate enhancements, which the team needed to replace and update portions of the Paris city map where they were seeing issues arise the most. PC players, unfortunately, won’t be receiving the patch until later this week. The update is expected to fix ""most of the remaining issues players have been reporting.Ubisoft delayed Assassin’s Creed Unity’s fourth major patch earlier this week, but today, the publisher has announced it has rolled out the patch on both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The publisher briefly delayed the launch of the patch earlier this week to "refurbish" the game's Paris map. Ubisoft did provide an alternative workaround for disc-based Assassin's Creed: Unity owners: By uninstalling and then re-installing the game, the patch will revert to the correct 6.7 GB download size. The publisher is "working with Microsoft on a solution to reduce the total download to the intended size so that you can get back into the game faster," though it does not have an estimated timeline for the patch's fix just yet. Ubisoft explained the situation in an update on its support site, noting the "issue with the patch downloading process is replacing the entire game instead of just the parts affected by the patch." At least, that's the case for non-Xbox One players some players using the Microsoft console are facing 40 GB downloads for the patch, effectively the size of the full game on the system's hard drive.

The fourth patch for Assassin's Creed: Unity arrived yesterday as a sizable 6.7 GB download.
