A pretty serious game-breaking issue in Paper Mario: The Origami King has been patched. Nintendo just dropped a new patch for the game, Paper Mario: The Origami King update 1.0.1 today, adding some needed fixes and various adjustments. There are actually a handful of issues fixed here, adding some needed changes to the game.
It’s a serious bug that actually affected multiple areas of the game. There were a few areas, like the Spring of Rainbows in Shangri-Spa, that would block player progress if certain conditions were met. It locked a ton of players out from finishing the game or even progressing at all. That particular bug caused players to get stuck if they didn’t immediately enter the next area after fulfilling the conditions, so it was really frustrating. And the best part is that applying the fix won’t force you to reset game progress.
Here’s how Nintendo explained the issue:
The bug appears in the final part of the story, when, upon visiting the Shangri-Spa, players are required to visit the Spring of Bliss, Spring of Jungle Bliss, Spring of Purification, and Spring of Sanctuary and get stamps from them.
Those stamps grant a VIP pass so you can enter the fifth spring. However, players have discovered that getting the pass, exiting the cave, and not entering it right away, they’re stuck as the game doesn’t acknowledge that you already visited each of the other four Shangri-Spa.
Various other bugs have been fixed by the patch as well. Certain problems with the Battle Lab and the Rubber Band boss battle have also been patched out.
It’s a good idea to check out the patch notes below if you think you may have had one of these bugs, just to make sure everything is fixed.
Paper Mario: The Origami King Update 1.0.1 Patch Notes (Released August 5, 2020)
Overall Fixes
- Fixed an issue in which you would be unable to enter the Spring of Rainbows in Shangri-Spa.
Note: If you have already encountered this issue, you will now be able to proceed normally. - Fixed an issue in which players were unable to hit the Toad on top of the fountain in Shroom City.
Note: If you have already encountered this issue, you will now be able to proceed normally. - Fixed an issue where Black Shy Guy would not be registered in the Gallery of the Musée Champignon—even if you have previously defeated one.
Note: If you have already encountered this issue, return to Scorching Sandpaper West after the sun has returned and defeat Black Shy Guy once more to add him to your Gallery. - Fixed an issue in the Ninja Attraction in which, depending on the state of the player, certain Ninji enemies were undefeatable and halted progression.
Note: If you have already encountered this issue, you will now be able to proceed normally. - Fixed an issue in which the game would occasionally hard lock in the Rubber Band boss battle.
- Fixed an issue in the Battle Lab in which the score would not be properly registered after solving 33 or more lineups in Speed Rings in the Ring Trainer.
Note: Previously registered scores will not change. New scores will be registered correctly after downloading this update data. - Fixed an issue in which you could obtain an item from outside of a certain coffin in the Temple of Shrooms. This fix also corrects a related error involving hints from the Love Toad in Toad Town.
Note: If you’ve already obtained the item from outside of the coffin, the Love Toad’s hint error will be resolved. - Fixed an issue in Overlook Mountain in which the event of looking up at Overlook Tower would occasionally occur from the bottom of the hill.