9 out of 10 reviews praise Splatoon Splatting Team as it pushes patch 1.1.1

Nintendo has shipped version 1.1.1 for Splatoon Raiders on Switch 2, rolling out a massive changelog. The patch addresses a wide range of gameplay issues across Swirl Islands—the explorable zone where the Mechanic protagonist teams up with Deep Cut, the idol trio carried over from Splatoon 3, for an adventure that earned a 9/10 from IGN.

A single enemy trapped inside a wall is all it takes to break an open-world game. On the Shaya Cliff stage, Pillar Fish had a nasty habit of burrowing straight into the terrain geometry and becoming completely unkillable. The 1.1.1 patch finally fixes this, ensuring the fish stay above ground so exploration doesn't stall over a single missing target.

The patch notes cover much more than that single enemy glitch. The standout fix targets a hard character freeze that occurred after performing a Squid Swim off a wall. Previously, sliding down and immediately pulling out the Vortex Breaker Gun locked the player in place. Post-patch, traversal flows seamlessly, letting route-hunters check wall seams without fear of the game breaking.

Nintendo also fixed bugs outside the main campaign. In the arcade mini-game HOPPING, the Investigator Mech's attacks no longer whiff against Salmon—a clear sign the developers are paying attention to side modes. More importantly, the game no longer force-crashes when players touch the Switch 2 touchscreen during the foggy vortex startup screen. Combat synergies are also more reliable: explosion damage from Blast Addition (Assault) now correctly triggers Emergency Damage Boost, letting builds function exactly as their tooltips promise.

Quality-of-life tweaks round out the update. Players no longer need to hold the A button to release the Backpack Limiter. Also fixed is a UI bug where the auto-hide function failed during long idle periods, meaning the Ultimate Gauge no longer vanishes from the screen without explanation. Nintendo also patched several other unspecified issues to further optimize the overall gameplay experience.

IGN's 9/10 score is easy to understand. Swirl Islands packs enough map density to give each region distinct terrain mechanics. This isn't an open world that simply stamps the same repetitive content across an empty footprint. With the worst technical hurdles cleared, completionists can safely hunt down every question mark without fighting the game engine.

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