After vocal criticisms from Assassin’s Creed Odyssey’s fan base, Ubisoft is officially making changes in the Shadow Heritage DLC to "better reflect the nature of the relationship for players selecting a non-romantic storyline.”

Update 1/24: The article has been updated to reflect GLAAD’s involvement in the official change to the DLC. Their statement can be read below.

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We are pleased that Ubisoft has listened to LGBTQ players and will be making changes to Assassin's Creed. This is an important first step toward mitigating the damage done by the game's latest DLC. https://t.co/2l5CeXI3JV — GLAAD (@glaad) January 25, 2019

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Announced through the Ubisoft forums , changes will be made via an upcoming patch "to a cutscene and some dialogue in Shadow Heritage to better reflect the nature of the relationship for players selecting a non-romantic storyline.”As previously announced, the Growing Up trophy/achievement name will be changed as well. Ubisoft is also looking carefully at Bloodline, the next DLC episode for Odyssey, and will be careful to “ensure the patch that players experience mirror the choices they make in the game."The criticisms of the episode largely stemmed from players not being able to decide whether or not their character entered a relationship that resulted in having a child, particularly after being able to make many romantic choices throughout the main game. These changes reportedly came about following conversations the LGTBQ media organization GLAAD had with Ubisoft regarding the DLC backlash.GLAAD responded to Ubisoft’s decision to change the DLC on Twitter , saying "We are pleased that Ubisoft has listened to LGBTQ players and will be making changes to Assassin's Creed. This is an important first step toward mitigating the damage done by the game's latest DLC."Once fans began making their criticisms known, Ubisoft apologized to players and said "Reading through player responses of our new DLC for Legacy of the First Blade, Shadow Heritage, we want to extend an apology to players disappointed by a relationship your character partakes in. The intention of this story was to explain how your character’s bloodline has a lasting impact on the Assassins, but looking through your responses it is clear that we missed the mark.”While Ubisoft initially said it had no intention of updating the DLC to change this, it’s clear the company has decided to rethink this decision. For more on the Legacy of the First Blade set of DLC, check out Ubisoft’s plans going forward with Assassin’s Creed Odyssey While you’re at it, check out our review of Shadow Heritage, which we called “Good” saying "Though there are less details concerning assassins and templars in this naval focused chapter, engaging moments and character reveals punctuate another good portion of Odyssey.”Colin Stevens is a news writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter