Dave the Diver “First Anniversary” update out now, patch notes

Dave the Diver is celebrating its first anniversary this week, and in honor of the occasion, a new update is rolling out.

The main highlight is the inclusion of a mini game, and a demo of Evil Factory is available as a smartphone app. Elsewhere the team brought along a bunch of different fixes, including some specific to the game’s DLC.

You can find the full rundown of the new update below.

Dave the Diver First Anniversary update patch notes

[ANNIVERSARY CONTENT]

1) New Mini-Game

• A demo of Evil Factory was added as a smartphone app.
  • Unlock the mini-game with the promotion code: DAVEANNIVERSARY
  • * Open Smartphone – Call – Operator – Claim Reward – Enter promotion code
  • A new “Leo Keychain” charm can be obtained after clearing the demo.

2) Phone Charm

• A mini version of Dave can be attached to your in-game smartphone.

[System Improvements]

Optimization

• Improved load speed of scene transitions

[Bug Fixes]

1) Sea Exploration

• Fixed an issue where Dave would become unresponsive when hit while charging Mjolnir
• Fixed an issue where Dave could not pass through sleeping rays
• Fixed an issue where some objects were awkwardly floating in certain areas

2) Missions

• [Chapter 6] Fixed an issue where Dave could not be controlled during the ‘Ancient Stone Slab’ mission when encumberedFixed an issue where, in certain situations, the mission would be marked as failed even after successfully taking the Manta Ray’s picture

3) Bosses

• Fixed an issue that could cause the Clione Queen to become immobilized when attacked with a Shock Harpoon Tip in certain situations

4) Sea People Village

• Fixed a display issue with the Beluga Taxi cutscene that occurred in certain areas
• Fixed an issue where certain characters were hidden behind background items

5) Sushi Restaurant

• Fixed an issue where Dave was hidden behind the sushi bar in certain scenes
• Fixed an issue where in-game time would continue to pass even when the device was in sleep mode, if the sushi restaurant was open

6) Mini-game

• Fixed an issue where the floor blocked jumping in the mini-game ‘Leahs RUN!’

7) Other

• Fixed an intermittent issue where the “Retake” button in the Picture Album App would not appear
• Fixed an issue where the Mini-game app was available before the content was unlocked
• Fixed an issue where certain texts were displayed unnaturally

[DLC Related Fixes]

1) DREDGE DLC

• Fixed an issue where the game would freeze when opening the pause menu in certain circumstances

2) GODZILLA DLC

• ⁠Fixed an issue where the screen would flash intermittently while repairing the submarine
• Fixed an issue where Godzilla interior items were hidden behind other items
• Fixed an issue where Ebirah’s front claw would be displayed unnaturally in certain situations

3) ALL DLC

• ⁠Fixed a display issue with the “Godzilla (1995) Head” boat skin in DREDGE EXPLORE mode

Dave the Diver is available on Switch with the new “First Anniversary” update. Access more coverage from us here.