The Last of Us patch 1.02 removes sex numbers, tweaks multiplayer

A patch for The Last of Us released this weekend has removed phone numbers that connected to sex hotlines.

Players last week noticed that phone numbers for a "Pest Control" service found on a fictional in-game advertisement actually connected to a sex hotline when called in real life.

The promptly-released update, version 1.02, alters the phone number found on the ad, along with a number of multiplayer technical and gameplay tweaks.

"We made some tweaks to improve various gameplay and technical issues that arose once the game was launched," said Naughty Dog of the update. "We'll be updating and adding additional fixes over the coming months."

Here's the full changelist:

Single player

• Texture of a phone number on a bulletin board changed

Multiplayer

Technical

• Host migration has been improved. Losing connection to the host during a migration should occur less often
• General crash when leaving multiplayer fixed
• Intro camera fix for some introductory cut-scenes
• Connectivity issues while playing have been tuned
• If you disconnect or lose connection to the host, you will no longer advance a clan day. You will only advance a day if you are kicked from the match, or exit through the menu

Gameplay

• Explosion Expert level 2 should be selectable now
• The voting time for match selection has been reduced to 15 seconds
• "No party" playlist options have been added to both Supply Raid and Survivors, players can only join this playlist solo
• Melee against a downed character now uses the same range as normal melee

In our The Last of Us review we praised the game for its "astonishingly pretty, detailed world", the "likeable characters with surprising depth" and the "multiple ways to approach combat".

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