‘LittleBigPlanet 3’ Update 1.05 Brings Massive Improvements to PS3 & PS4

by Sohrab Osati | Feb 12, 2015 | 0 comments
Sohrab Osati

LittleBigPlanet_3

Be it on PS3, PS4, or PS Vita, you simply cannot go wrong with a LittleBigPlanet game. The most recent entry, LittleBigPlanet 3, was released in fall for PS3 and PS4 with new gameplay modes and new characters. As it is with games with a heavy multiplayer core, the game hasn’t been without its fair share of problems which are likely only heightened by the fact that it had to be built on PS3 and PS4. While the PS4 can boast more robust graphics and physics alongside a much more modern architecture for online connectivity, the team behind the game likely couldn’t fully tap into it unless they created two separate projects at once; one for PS3 and one for PS4.

Now with LittleBigPlanet 3 Update 1.05, a massive amount of fixes are coming to both platforms with the PS4 patching coming in at 495MB while PS3 users get a break with just a 110MB download. After the jump, the full details.

Important Patch Download Information for PlayStation 4 Users

 Due to the way that PlayStation 4 updates software in the background, some players are encountering issues with game progression by attempting to access content that is not ready to be used. To avoid encountering issues, we recommend that you check your Download Status before starting LittleBigPlanet 3. This can be achieved by highlighting LittleBigPlanet 3 on the PlayStation 4 Home Screen, pressing Options on your controller and selecting Information. The following screen will inform you of your current download status. If the Download Status displays that the Download Progress and Download Size are the same (E.g. 1.2GB/1.2GB), your game is ready to launch with all of the features available to you upon arriving in your Pod. 

Update Notes 1.05

Major Updates – PlayStation 4

New Save Profile Functionality to Prevent Save Profile Corruption Issues

  • LittleBigPlanet 3 Game Update 1.05 introduces new Save Profile functionality on PlayStation 4 that will create a new Save Profile type that is labelled “<Username> LittleBigPlanet 3 Profile”.This new system will run automatically in the background after installing the game update and will act as an extra layer of security to help prevent the save profile corruption issues that you may have been encountering.Note: Whilst this new save profile format should help prevent you from losing any substantial progress. We would still recommend that to keep your save data extra-secure, you should still regularly back-up your “<Username> LittleBigPlanet 3 Profile”, the new “<Username> LittleBigPlanet 3” data and your Adventure/Popit Puzzles Profiles.Full instructions on how to back-up your LittleBigPlanet 3 data are located here:
    http://community.us.playstation.com/t5/LittleBigPlanet-Pod/LittleBigPlanet-3-How-to-Backup-Data-on-P…

General

General Fixes

  • Diverging whilst capturing a character in Create Mode will no longer create a Custom Sackboy (known as the constantly running/spinning Sackboy) that is unusable in the Pod or other game modes.
  • Attempting to equip costumes on Toggle will no longer cause the game to crash. This applies to both their standard costumes and any custom-made costumes containing Stickers and/or Decorations.
  • Transforming as Toggle whilst entering a Level Link will no longer prevent the player from being able to enter the Level Link.
  • Players will no longer encounter a potential crash issue when walking in front of a Level Link.
  • Players can no longer use a known “Enable Adventure Save Warnings” glitch to copy Community Levels to their own Moon.
  • Players can no longer use a known glitch to access Create Mode within their Pods.
  • Collecting lots of Score Bubbles at once in multiplayer will no longer cause a game crash.
  • Fixed a game freeze issue that may occur if the player simultaneously attempts to delete and move a level on their Earth using both the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 versions of LittleBigPlanet 3 at the same time.
  • The game will no longer freeze if a player disconnects their Ethernet cable, re-connects it and attempts to join a Host Player multiple times.
  • The game will no longer become stuck on an infinite loading screen, if the host removes their Ethernet cable whilst a player is changing character.

Multiplayer Connections

  • Generally improved our multiplayer match-making functionality to help ensure successful connections with other players.
  • Fixed a multiplayer connection failure issue that may occur when a player accepts a Game Invite whilst in a level.
  • Fixed a multiplayer connection failure issue that may occur when attempting to join another player that is not a PSN Friend.
  • Fixed a multiplayer connection issue that may occur when a player requests to join another player whilst already present in another Host Player’s game session and not the current Host Player.
  • Players will no longer become disconnected from a multiplayer game session when attempting to join another player in the Ziggurat Grand Hall adventure level.
  • Attempting to simultaneously join a player of your own accord and accepting an invite to join them will no longer cause a failure message to appear in both instances.
  • Players will no longer get stuck on a loading screen if a network error occurs whilst trying to join a Pod that is already containing two or more players.

LittleBigPlanet and LittleBigPlanet 2 Content

  • Using the “Unlock LittleBigPlanet 2 Content” feature will no longer cause the game to freeze.

Trophies and Pins

  • The “Simon Says” Pin will now correctly unlock upon meeting the required criteria.
  • The “Curated” Pin will now correctly count the amount of Hearts your Playlists have received and will now award this Pin accordingly.

Game Stability

General

  • Disconnecting from the Host Player in any of the Adventure Hub Levels will no longer cause a streaming chunk error that could potentially break the active Adventure Hub levels.
  • Fixed a stability issue that may occur if a network error occurs during any DLC restriction messages that may appear to users attempting to access DLC that they do not own.
  • Fixed a “Failed to Load Player Profile” error that may occur after completing the Ziggurat Titan.
  • Fixed a number of issues that may occur if a Host Player goes through a Level Link whilst another Player is rapidly using the Character Change Gate.
  • Players will no longer get stuck on a loading screen when the game attempts to save their Popit Puzzles progress when their total save data for LittleBigPlanet 3 is about to exceed its maximum limit.
  • Fixed an issue that would cause LittleBigPlanet 3 to become unresponsive after completing a Community Level.

Adventure – Prologue – The Introduction

  • The Introduction level will now load correctly when the player imports their LittleBigPlanet 2 Content during the first boot-up of LittleBigPlanet 3.
  • Players will no longer be forcibly terminated from this level if a network error occurs whilst multiple players are being matched to each other.

Adventure – Prologue – Needlepoint Peaks

  • The Background will no longer disappear when a player joins a game in-progress in this level.

Adventure – Prologue – Stitchem Manor

  • The moving walls during the closing walls sequence will now correctly re-open for re-spawned players should they die multiple times during this sequence in a multiplayer game session.

Adventure – Manglewood – The Wheel Deal

  • Fixed an issue that may cause the game to crash when attempting to access the Colour Properties menu of the Tennis Ball item in this level.

Adventure – Ziggurat – Ziggurat Grand Hall

  • Players will no longer receive a streaming chunk file error message when the Host Player quits LittleBigPlanet 3 whilst in this level.

Adventure – Ziggurat – Flip-Flopped Folios

  • Fixed a gameplay divergence issue that may occur when playing this level during a multiplayer game session.

Adventure – Bunkum Lagoon – Cloud Caravan

  • Swoop will no longer get stuck in a tube in Cloud Caravan.
    (We were too polite to ask Swoop if they have been dieting or if the tube was made wider.)

Adventure – Bunkum Lagoon – Even Bosses Wear Hats Sometimes

  • Fixed an issue during the Toggle sequence that would cause Little Toggle to be invisible and then permanently re-spawn as Sackboy upon death, making this sequence impossible to complete.
  • Fixed a progression blocker that may occur if the player were to fly upwards at the beginning of the Swoop sequence in this level.

Popit Puzzles – Popit Academy Term 1 & 2

  • Fixed a progression issue that may occur when a player joins a Popit Puzzle level as a tutorial level begins to play. Previously the tutorial would pause and all players would be unable to progress, this no longer occurs.

Gameplay Fixes

Adventure – Bunkum Lagoon – The Masque Maker’s Tower

  • Fixed a gameplay issue where Sackboy was unable to replenish his Boost Boots correctly after the 6th

Create Mode

Create Mode

  • The “Battle On The Ice” Music Track will now function correctly.
  • Tag Sensors will now display the correct colour assigned by the creator.
  • Attaching an Object Saver to a Sackbot’s circuit board will no longer cause the player to receive a profile error.
  • Faded Objects can now be correctly box-selected. This fix also allows them to be correctly captured again.
  • Wires coming from Tools placed on a Faded Object will no longer be invisible.
  • The Output on Tools can now be correctly grabbed when placed on a Faded Object.
  • Placing a Tool on an active Circuit Board will no longer cause a game crash.
  • Removing an Incremented Counter from a Microchip will no longer cause a game crash.
  • Fixed a crash issue that may occur when the Thermometer is nearly full in Create Mode.
  • Fixed a crash issue that may occur when a NOT Gate is deleted whilst receiving an input from a Randomiser.
  • Fixed a crash issue that may occur in Create Mode when attempting to shift an object backwards when the Thermometer is near its maximum capacity.
  • The game will no longer crash when attempting to take a contraption with an Advance Mover attached on it into a Velociporter.

DLC Fixes

Costume – Metal Gear Solid – Ground Zeroes: Skull Face Costume

  • Little Toggle’s Skull Face Costume Trousers will no longer stretch when switching layers.

Costume – Frozen Costume Pack: Marshmallow Costume

  • Marshmallow’s Feet can now be properly unequipped.

LittleBigPlanet DLC Issues

Missing Purchased DLC Update

Working with the regional PlayStation Store teams we have identified the issues causing this content to be missing for LittleBigPlanet 3 and we will now address these issues as soon as possible.

You can expect to see your purchased content re-appearing during upcoming PlayStation Store updates in the coming weeks and you will be able to re-download your content for LittleBigPlanet 3 at no extra cost.

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