Everything in the Aliens Fireteam Elite 1.01 patch, from Horde mode to several fixes

At long last, fans of the iconic Alien universe can sink their teeth into a brand new title from Cold Iron Studios (in collaboration with Disney's 20th Century Games), Aliens Fireteam Elite. The third-person, co-op shooter that sees players attempt to eliminate the daunting Xenomorph threat is out now on PC, PS4/PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series S/X, and it has already seen some rave reviews from critics. At releases, on 24th August 2021, the developer unleashed a day one update, filled with fixes, improvements, and even a huge new piece of content. 

Here's everything you need to know about the update in the full Aliens Fireteam Elite 1.01 patch notes, starting with the download size.

Aliens Fireteam Elite day one update download size

Those who download the game from 24th August via Steam, Microsoft Store or PlayStation store will already have the day one update as well.

However, if you purchased a physical copy, you will need to download the update (1.01), which weighs in at roughly 14 GB. It is well worth it, considering the content inside.

Horde mode added in Aliens Fireteam Elite 1.01 update

Those who've played the likes of Gears of War will know exactly what a horde mode is. In Aliens Fireteam Elite's 1.01 update, the developers have added Horde mode to the game.

Players are tasked to see how long they can survive waves of Xenomorphs and have to work together if they want any real chance of survival. 

Horde Mode on harder difficulties will reward you with much better loot. However, the escalating waves of Xenomorphs do make surviving long quite difficult on Extreme or Insane difficulty levels.

Aliens Fireteam Elite 1.01 patch notes

Apart from the horde mode, there are several improvements, fixing and changes inside the Aliens Fireteam Elite 1.01 patch notes. 

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Check out the full patch notes for the Aliens Fireteam Elite 1.01 update below.

Kits, Weapons, and Combat

• Balance and difficulty pass for all difficulty levels.
• “Park’s Store” pricing adjustments.

Enemies and Encounters

• Xenomorph AI and pathing improvements
• Population adjustments for multiple campaigns.

Content and Environments:

• Balance and difficulty pass for all difficulty levels.
• Additional Polish and bug fixing for the end escape sequence in the final mission of “The Only Way to Be Sure” campaign.
• Targeted GPU/CPU optimizations and performance improvements for PC and all console platforms.
• Environment and lighting visual improvements across all campaigns.
• Numerous environment and lighting bug fixes across all campaigns.

General:

• Gameplay and GPU Optimizations
• Matchmaking stability and bug fixing
• AI Teammate bug fixing and improvements

Language localization support has also been added for: 

• Chinese (Simplified)
• Chinese (Traditional)
• French
• German
• Italian
• Portuguese (Brazil)
• Russian
• Spanish
• Czech
• Polish
• Korean

Get hyped with the trailer for Aliens Fireteam Elite, featuring some high-octane action, and frightening Xenomorphs.

So there you have it, the full Aliens Fireteam Elite patch notes for the day one update (1.01), featuring improvements, changes, bug fixes and importantly, the Horde mode.

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