The Draupnir Spear had a hidden targeting issue. When aiming at flying Nightmares, the auto-aim assist would prioritize the bird's left wing over its body, causing a 15% miss rate.
Update 101.1013 introduced a tertiary targeting layer.
The most immediate change players noticed after installing update 101.1013 was the responsiveness of the Leviathan Axe recall. Since launch, there existed a 4-frame delay between pressing Triangle and the axe leaving a frozen enemy. This patch reduced that to a single frame. god of war update 101 1013 22052023
Furthermore, the Blades of Chaos received a stamina adjustment. The hyper-extended R2 slam (the "Takedown Slam") previously consumed 18% of your stamina bar. Post-101.1013, it consumes 12%. This allows for one additional dodge-roll after a full heavy combo—a massive shift for aggressive players.
No official patch note mentioned this, but update 101.1013 finally fixed the "Radiant Warden" handle visual glitch. Previously, if you equipped "Luminous Warden Handles" (which increase Burn damage), the blades physically did not emit light. The Draupnir Spear had a hidden targeting issue
Now, the blades glow with a subtle orange-white pulse that matches the intensity of your Immolation meter. More importantly, you can now Transmog any Blades handle to any other you have unlocked by pressing Square in the "Appearance" tab. This was a long-requested feature from God of War (2018) that silently arrived in this May 2023 update.
While not explicitly detailed in the patch notes, this update coincides with optimizations for newer NVIDIA and AMD drivers. Players running the game on the Steam Deck or high-end PCs have reported improved stability following the install, particularly when using the "Original" performance presets. Furthermore, the Blades of Chaos received a stamina
On May 22, 2023, Santa Monica Studio released Patch 04.01 for God of War Ragnarök (PS4/PS5).
The numbers 101 1013 could be internal build IDs or a version formatting quirk. Key features included:
There’s no official “101 1013” patch number — it may be a typo or a modded version label, possibly from a PC modding community (for the 2018 PC port) or a debug menu string.
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