The Last of Us Patch Notes 1.003 Update Today on April 12, 2023

• [Brazilian Portuguese] Remastered and increased the audio quality for in-game voice lines
• Adjusted aim sensitivity from 1-10 to 1-100, with a lower minimum sensitivity
• Companion characters now throw bricks at enemies during combat more consistently
• Rifle weapons now use hit-scan instead of projectile physics to determine whether they hit an enemy
• Increased the pump shotgun’s base fire rate
• Melee and Fire may now be bound to the same button in Customize Controls (Options > Controls > Customize Controls)
• Speedrun Mode timer now pauses during black screen fades
• Melee attacks using a two-handed melee weapon now kill stunned enemies
• Meleeing while sprinting now staggers Infected enemies for longer
• Player character can move sooner after finishing a melee swing
• Companion characters rescue the player character from enemy grapples more consistently
• Shotguns and rifles begin rechambering sooner after being unholstered
• Melee attacks that send enemies to their knees now combo into finishers, whether or not the player has a melee weapon
• Increased time that human enemies are staggered after being punched
• Enemies no longer beg for their lives when they can’t be easily reached by the player
• Adjusted timing of various checkpoints throughout the game
• Numerous visual improvements and adjustments throughout the game
• Multiple fixes to subtitles, UI text, and Screen Reader lines
• [Grounded Difficulty] Reduced the accuracy of the turret truck
• [Permadeath Mode] The deer hunt is no longer considered a combat encounter

Bug Fixes

• Drawing the bow no longer reduces the player’s accuracy with other weapons
• Fixed an issue where the player may spin around their target when using sprinting melee attacks
• Fixed an issue where a melee swing may be canceled mid-swing when holding a shotgun
• Loading save files no longer affects the number of bonus feature unlock points currently available
• Fixed an issue where some weapons’ reloads may be interrupted before all bullets were loaded
• Corrected accuracy of the El Diablo pistol when using its scope
• Fixed an issue where nail bombs may be retrieved after detonating
• Director’s Commentary now plays during the final credits
• Rechambering a weapon now registers as complete sooner, so the player won’t have to repeat the animation if interrupted
• Baseball bats now do the same damage against Clickers as other two-handed melee weapons
• Player no longer automatically succeeds when machete-wielding enemies do an evasive counterattack
• Fixed an issue where Infected may use a human enemy’s grab attack when grabbing the player from behind
• Fixed an issue where companion characters may die in combat at unintended times
• Removed some cover positions that allowed enemies to shoot the player character without revealing themselves
• Infected no longer enter the ‘beg for life’ state
• Fixed an issue where some items and ingredients were not added to the player’s inventory when collected
• Fixed issues with some in-game cutscenes where the player may get interrupted if attacked
• [The Prologue] Tommy will lead the player more consistently
• [The Prologue] Fixed an issue where player character may die during the car crash cutscene
• [Tommy’s Dam] Fixed an issue where the player character may get stuck behind a door during the fight at the hydroelectric dam
• [The Firefly Lab] Shooting a doctor will no longer make them invincible to flamethrowers
• [New Game+] All extra ammo and ingredient types now appear as intended when playing in Full Loadout mode on Grounded difficulty.

Left Behind Standalone

• The arcade minigame will not request multiple attacks that deal no damage in a row
• Moved a corpse’s arm to the correct location
• Improved Ellie’s accuracy to match her accuracy during the main story

Accessibility

• Improved Navigation Assistance goal placement across various locations
• Fixed button prompts that showed the incorrect button in certain circumstances
• Fixed some collectible items not highlighting correctly when using High Contrast Mode
• Fixed various issues where the incorrect cue would play when using audio cues
• Fixed issue in Chapter and Encounter Select menus where the Screen Reader did not read sub-chapter names

Source:The Last of Us