Release 85

RELEASE 85, December 17, 2020
Release 85 of Shroud of the Avatar goes live this Thursday, December 17, at 10:30 AM US Central Time (16:30 UTC).

We want to express a huge amount of gratitude to the players who tested the items listed below on our QA server. They found many bugs and also provided editorial feedback on this post so that it is easy to read and actually matches what is in the game. Keep the input coming, and again — thank you!

Before offering feedback and/or reporting a bug, we kindly ask that you read this whole message and the linked Player Guide and Known Issues to get up to date on the current game state. To keep up to date, please check out the Patch Notes.

By taking a few moments to read through this information, a great deal of our time and effort can be focused on new unanswered questions and addressing critical issues that impact each release. We greatly appreciate you taking the time to review this post and for all the truly valuable feedback you continue to provide.

Remember that while we are providing new content with each release, our community is also working overtime to make new events for you to enjoy. Be sure to check the schedule for player-run events in the Community Events Forums. You can also get the latest official events on the Main Website.

Here is a list of what you can expect to see in RELEASE 85, December 17, 2020.


 * Well of Aldur Update!
 * New Britannians! Soon, a mystical and mysterious adventure scene will be coming to players of Shroud of the Avatar. “The Well of Aldur” is a scene for Episode 2 Access holders which will feature a variety of activities to challenge even the most stalwart of Avatars! Many finishing touches still need to be done, but the images shown are a great example of the work in progress. World builders List Rostov and Sannio are both hard at work to complete this wondrously ethereal adventure scene, with a full launch expected for Release 86 on January 28th. Sannio has shared a small teaser for what to expect:

“High above the mountain peaks of Mistrendur floats the crumbling remains of a civilization whose origins are lost to time. Only the greatest adventurers will decipher the secrets, survive the threats, and discover the true nature of the Well of Aldur.”

Players can expect a variety of challenges such as a jump puzzle with a reward upon reaching its end. Also, a boss fight with new mechanics will become available to players, as well as new unique loot for the scene. As of today for Release 85, players will be able to reach “The Well of Aldur” for testing purposes on the QA server. If interested, message an online developer for teleportation to the scene. Please report all related bugs and feedback items on the QA bug reporting/feedback section of the forums. Stay tuned for more information as the scene develops. Happy adventures, Avatars!


 * Crowns, Homes, Deeds, Deed Upgrades & Two-Hour Flash Sales!
 * In celebration of the upcoming holidays, various sales will begin on Thursday morning and extend from December 17th to January 4th. The following sales will be available:

Crowns 20% Off! Crown Store Deeds 25% Off! Deed Upgrades 25% Off! Crown Store Homes 25% Off! Episode 2 Access Discounted to $14! 2-Hour Flash Sales! To upgrade a deed, place the deed into your inventory, then right-click the deed to reveal upgrade options. And be sure to watch your clocks, Avatars! A new batch of 9 sale items will rotate into the in-game Crown Store every 2 hours! Happy shopping, Avatars!


 * Decorative Framed Maps!
 * Upon Release 84, two new decorative framed maps were immediately available to players of Shroud of the Avatar, but during R84 the remaining 24 framed maps became available! These framed maps can be crafted by players, but the recipes can be significantly challenging to locate and are scattered widely throughout New Britannia in various monster loot tables. Well, no worries. Caravaggios Wolf is here to help!

[SPOILERS] Caravaggios Wolf is a prominent art dealer NPC in Ardoris, who is located in an art store just on the edges of the main market square. If a player prompts Caravaggios with the phrase “framed maps” phrase, Caravaggios will provide his knowledge of these recipes and even provide a book which was written by one of his colleagues. This book has very helpful information as to the location for each of these recipes.

If players would like to see a variety of these framed maps in-game, be sure to pop on by Cypher Black’s art museum in the Player-Owned Town of Whyte Roc. Nearly a half of these crafted framed maps are already on display, many of which have been donated by community members supporting the museum. More collections such as this will be coming in the future, so keep your eyes open, Avatars!


 * New Bone Decorations!
 * As of Release 85, a wide range of bone type decorations will be featured as loot, crafted items, or even upcoming store items. Some of these bone decorations already served as crafting components, but now they can also be placed as decorations! Here’s a quick summary of where to find all these recently added or upcoming decorations for all you bone collectors out there!

In the above image, the following bones are shown:

Dragon Claw (Loot – Drops from non-clockwork dragons) Dragon Leg Bone (Loot – Drops from non-clockwork dragons) Dragon Rib (Loot – Drops from non-clockwork dragons) Dragon Jaw (Loot – Drops from non-clockwork dragons) Dragon Skull (Crafted – Recipe Drops from Chest Mimics and Barrel Mimics, uses any non-clockwork dragon head)

The massive Reinforced Dragon Skull decoration will appear on the Crown Store on January 22nd!

The Dragon Bones 2 decoration will appear on the Crown Store on January 15th, and can be placed on player property as well as a Player-Owned Town (POT). The original POT Dragon Bones decoration, which is significantly different, has been renamed to Dragon Bones 1. Expect changes to that decoration item in the future allowing it to be placed on player property as well.

This creepy Skull Pile decoration will appear on the Crown Store on January 1st!

The recently added Bone Pile decorations (3 versions) are a wonderful touch for any player-created dungeon scene, and the recipes to craft these are in Xenos.

Pictured above is the variety of additional bones, many of which were already available as crafting components but can now be placed as decorations:

Skeleton Pelvic Bones (Loot – Drops from skeletons) Troll Pelvic Bones (Loot – Drops from trolls, renamed from Troll Hip Bone) Skeleton Bones (Loot – Drops from Skeletons) Dragon Neck Bone (Loot – Drops from non-clockwork dragons) Pristine Rib Cage (Loot – Drops from skeletons) We hope you all enjoy collecting and decorating with these new bone decorations. Expect more bone decorations to come in the future, and be on the lookout for additional recipes which drop as loot from creatures to utilize some of these bones for crafting!


 * Craftable Zombie Conversationalists!
 * The game of Shroud of the Avatar features a wide variety of Conversationalists. These decorative NPCs allow players to insert custom interactive conversations which other players can enjoy. Whether you’re sharing information about your vendors, town, guild, or even creating a custom storyline, these amazing items inspire creativity throughout the community and add a considerable bit of flair to any in-game town or property.

As more Conversationalists are added to the game, most of which are premium Crown Store items, there are additional crafted or looted Conversationalists coming with R85, with even more crafted and looted varieties coming just on the horizon! Just added for Release 85 are two new Zombie Conversationalist alchemy recipes, which can be looted from Ebon Dawn casters. Here’s a quick summary of non-premium Conversationalists, to include the ones which went live with R85, and the ones which will be coming to a recipe or a loot table near you!

Recently added crafted Conversationalists:

Conversationalist, Beggar Male 1 (Crafted – Recipe sold in Xenos) Conversationalist, Beggar Female 1 (Crafted – Recipe sold in Xenos) Conversationalists added with Release 85:

Conversationalist, Putrid Zombie Male 1 (Crafted – Recipe drops from Ebon Dawn casters) Conversationalist, Putrid Zombie Female 1 (Crafted – Recipe drops from Ebon Dawn casters) Crafted/Looted Conversationalists slated to arrive in the future:

Conversationalist, Imp Conversationalist, Child Male Conversationalist, Child Female Conversationalist, Child Elf Conversationalist, Zombie Child Male 1 Conversationalist, Zombie Child Female 1 Conversationalist, Oracle Crawler Conversationalist, Oracle Flyer Conversationalist, Clockwork Monkey Conversationalist, Baby Dragon (All Colors) We hope utilizing the Inkle Studios “Ink” conversation system has become a joyful endeavor within the game. Six additional Zombie Conversationalists will arrive to the Crown Store on January 8th. Expect many more Conversationalists to arrive in the future as this system continues to develop.


 * Supply Bundle Decorations!
 * For years, players of Shroud of the Avatar have been looting a variety of “Supply Bundles” which randomly drop from a large number of creature types throughout the game. Many players open these bundles immediately upon acquisition, but others have chosen to either save their findings or to place excess bundles onto their player vendors. Well, another option has arrived! Starting with Release 85, players can utilize Grey, Yellow, Blue and Orange bundles as decorations! Stack’em high! Flip’em on their sides! Resize them! Put other decorations on top of them! Most importantly, we hope you enjoy them.


 * Patterns & Cabalist Hoods!
 * Many players of Shroud of the Avatar have spent considerable effort and time acquiring impressive collections of Cabalist Hoods which are desired by players for their excellent stat bonuses. Until now, if a player wanted to receive these bonuses, they were forced to display the hood’s appearance or utilize the “Hide Helm” feature. Patterns could not be applied to these hoods or any artifacts for that matter, but no longer! Live today for Release 85, all 8 Cabalist Hoods will accept cloth head patterns. This new option will allow those hood wearers to vary their appearance significantly. The following hoods will receive this update:

Cabalist Avara Hood Cabalist Corpus Hood Cabalist Dolus Hood Cabalist Fastus Hood Cabalist Indigno Hood Cabalist Nefario Hood Cabalist Nefas Hood Cabalist Temna Hood In the near future, expect many more artifact varieties to receive pattern capabilities. We hope players enjoy this new flexibility for altering one’s appearance. So many more exciting new features and Quality of Life improvements are inbound, Avatars! So, stay tuned!


 * New Store Additions: Conversationalists, Mounts, & Seasonal Items!
 * Just this week, 17 amazing new store items have become available! Some will only be available during winter holidays, so don’t miss out!

Red-Nosed Reindeer Mount (w/Spotlight Effect) Kwanzaa Table Decorations Yule Gift Box 2020 3-Pack Blank Yule Card 2020 A 5-Pack Blank Yule Card 2020 B 5-Pack Floating Ice 12-Pack Huge Long Chain Great Hall Fancy Crystal Chandelier Huge Great Hall Fancy Crystal Chandelier Huge Long Chain Fancy Crystal Chandelier Huge Fancy Crystal Chandelier Conversationalist, Barbarian Bear Clan Male 1 Conversationalist, Barbarian Boar Clan Male 1 Conversationalist, Barbarian Dragon Clan Male 1 Conversationalist, Barbarian Stag Clan Female 1 Conversationalist, Mountain Troll Conversationalist, Troll Underdweller Conversationalist, Troll

Players of Shroud of the Avatar can also enjoy these recent additions to the Crown Store:

Conversationalist, Bogman Gray Goose Decoration Pet Black Reindeer Mount White Reindeer Mount Woodland Reindeer Mount Black Stag Mount Brown Stag Mount White Stag Mount

The winter store seasons are upon us, Avatars! All holiday items will be available either in the Vault or as recurring seasonal items:

2016 Winter Holiday Soundtrack Breathe Blue Fire Emote Breathe Emote 6-Pack Breathe Snow Emote Ceiling Yule Tree Dark Yule Outfit Fountain of Frozen Waters Frozen Bagpipes Giant Haunted Yule Tree Giant Yule Tree 2015 Giant Yule Tree 2016 Giant Yule Tree 2017 Giant Yule Tree 2018 Haunted Snow Family Haunted Snowman Mask Haunted Yule Tree Holly Wreath with Candles Hat Holly Wreath with Sparklers Hat Ice Elemental Statue Ice Hot Tub Ice Nightmare Mask Ice Wings Icy Ancient Stone Cathedral Icy Ancient Stone Room Fishing Grotto Large Haunted Yule Tree Large Yule Tree 2016 Large Yule Tree 2017 Large Yule Tree 2018 Menorah 2014 Menorah 2015 Menorah 2016 Menorah 2017 Menorah 2018 Ornate Mantle Garland 2017 12-Pack Ornate Mantle Garland 2018 12-Pack Ornate Replenishing Snowball Box 2014 Ornate Replenishing Snowball Box 2015 Ornate Replenishing Snowball Box 2016 Ornate Sled Ornate Sleigh Ornate Snow Family 2015 Ornate Snow Family 2016 Ornate Snow Family 2017 Ornate Snow Family 2018 Ornate Wall Garland 2017 12-Pack Ornate Wall Garland 2018 12-Pack Ornate Yule Music Box Ornate Yule Wreath 2015 Ornate Yule Wreath 2016 3-Pack Ornate Yule Wreath 2017 3-Pack Ornate Yule Wreath 2018 3-Pack Reindeer Decoration Pet Scarecrow Mask Small Ornate Wall Garland 2017 12-Pack Small Ornate Wall Garland 2018 12-Pack Snow Emote Snowdragon Snowflake Pattern Cloak Snowman Mask 2015 Snowman Mask with Hat & Moustache 2018 Snowman Mask with Stovepipe Hat 2016 Snowman Mask with Stovepipe Hat 2017 Tabletop Elf Statue with Yule Hat Tabletop Haunted Yule Tree Tabletop Yule Tree 2014 Tabletop Yule Tree 2015 Tabletop Yule Tree 2016 Tabletop Yule Tree 2017 Tabletop Yule Tree 2018 Traditional Yule Hat Virtue Ice Crown Virtue Ice Gown Outfit Virtue Ice Shield Virtue Ice Sword Virtue Ice Wand Virtue Icicle Cloak White Raven Decoration Pet White Reindeer Decoration Pet White Rottweiler Decoration Pet White Squirrel Decoration Pet White Turkey Decoration Pet Winter Lynx Decoration Pet Winter Pattern Glass Chandelier 3-Pack Winter Pattern Glass Floor Lamp 3-Pack Yule Card 2017 5-Pack Yule Card 2018 5-Pack Yule Gift Box 2016 3-Pack Yule Gift Box 2017 3-Pack Yule Gift Box 2018 3-Pack Yule Hat Yule Stockings 2016 3-Pack Yule Stockings 2017 3-Pack Yule Stockings 2018 3-Pack Yule Tree 2014 Yule Tree 2015 Yule Tree 2016 Yule Tree 2017 Yule Tree 2018 Yule Velvet Bodice Ensemble

New Vault Round!The holidays are here, Avatars! Get your hands on these assorted decoration items and more! The current round of Vault items are available until Thursday, December 17th at 1PM CT. At that time, the next round of 9 items will be available for one week, and then the next, etc.

Dragon Sword Oracle Cable Wings Elven Tree (Town Home) Mandarin Duck Decoration Pet Ornate Black Leather Aeronaut Helmet Kobold Metal Store Chest Aether Shield Saddle and Bags with Stand Upscale Stables


 * December Login Reward: Yule Stockings 2020 3-Pack!
 * If you’re getting your home prepared for a visit from Santa, then you’ll want to log in this month, and get your stockings to hang by the chimney with care! Simply log in during the month of December, and these holly jolly Yule Stockings will appear in your rewards window.


 * Release 85 Rewards Program Login Items: Holiday Celebration Theme!
 * Avatars! Rewards Program login items for Release 85 are holiday themed! Reward Program members must login during Release 85 to receive these login items:

Yule Elf Outfit Dyeable Tuxedo Party Blow Horn Emote

The Shroud of the Avatar Rewards Program lets you earn the best rate on purchasing Crowns, AND receive monthly reward items! For the low price of $9 USD per month you will receive the following:

900 Crowns of the Obsidians every month Monthly Login Reward Items (~ 3 per month) Exclusive Title every 3 months 3 Months: Keeper of the Faith 6 Months: Keeper of the Word 9 Months: Keeper of the Vow 12 Months: Keeper of the Flame 15 Months: Keeper of the Oath 18 Months: Keeper of the Pledge Pick any Dye 12-Pack every 6 months Pick any three of the 7 Obsidian Potions every month, including: Potion of Capacity: Increases carrying capacity Potion of Conservation: Reduces reagent use chance Potion of Expedience: Swift gathering on all gathering skills Potion of Precision: Increases Meticulous Collection to all gathering skills Potion of Preservation: Reduces armor and weapon damage Potion of Reclamation: Increases Salvage and Repair to all production skills


 * World & Miscellaneous Changes
 * These miscellaneous updates affecting the game world or aspects of the user interface (UI) patched in during R84, will go live with R85, or will go live shortly after R85:

Single-Click Targeting: Players can now target enemy creatures and other targetable objects with a single-click instead of shift-click Owl’s Head: Morton’s quest to recover his ledger has received updated dialog and journal text, compass markers, and better quest-tracking logic; players in the middle of the quest should be unaffected, but if they feel stuck they can talk with Morton to help back on track Occlusion System: Improvements were made to this system to reduce the number of vanishing objects and to provide better handling of quick camera movements Overworld First Person View: A recent change allowed players to activate first person view on the Overworld by using a chat command; now this feature has been assigned to the normal hotkey for cycling through the 3 perspectives New Minimaps: The following locations received new minimaps… Aldwater Brekken Bay Endurance Forewind Port Titan Taenby Landing Axwich Dorwald Fons Vita Littlecreek New Holtrot Aldhaven Redmill Shadowmist Highiron Lochfield Greyacre Hills Random Encounter Lord British’s Castle Row House Fireplaces: The fireplaces in Row Homes no longer apply damage to players or wandering pets Logging of Quest Flags: Behind the scenes logging of player quest flags has been created to assist with future quest bug reports and feedback Ardoris: Martin the student guide will now direct players to his students if they wish to learn the names of the books they require Resolute: Improved how Janet Kallen responds when asked to open the gate Master Trainers: Added “bard” to the list of master trainers that normal trainers will point players to Halls of Artifice: Moved a compass marker to be at the throne of Boreas instead of in the middle of its room; also, added a hint when you are next to Boreas saying, “The remains of Boreas appears forever enraptured with his crown” which also adds a quest marker to the crown Tanglemire: Made improvements to the area surrounding the waterfall Kas Ruins: Updated decorations and decals in the tower with the lich battle Blood River Forest: Added and improved ladders to help navigate certain locations in the fish hatchery area Soltown: Updated Ashton’s quest in to find his recipe book; it now includes compass markers and a “Bring Book to Ashton” task Item Relationship Tech: New tech was created to assist developers visualize related recipes, loot bundles, and store entries to their associated components to improve work time/quality with these items Under Construction Indicators: 40 scenes no longer display floating text indicating they are in early development/under construction


 * Crafting, Items & Economy Changes
 * These changes to the player economy, in-game items, or crafting patched in during R84, will go live with R85, or will go live shortly after R85:

New You Makeover: The New You beauticians now only charge 100 Crowns for a makeover instead of 500 Crowns. Magic Movers/Property Manager: All fees for the magic movers system which incurred a Crowns charge (moving a house, basement or a dungeon to another town) now only cost 100 Crowns each. The previous prices for use of this system for inter-town moving incurred fees varying from 500 to 1000 Crowns for each Corpion Chair: This amazing Bug Brigade participation award is now dyeable Fancy Bathroom Sinks and Fancy Kitchen Sinks: These decorative sinks can now be re-sized Plain Table: The “Bench” decoration never received its matching table as player decoration; the “Bench” has been renamed to “Plain Bench” and a new recipe has been added to carpentry merchants for a “Plain Table”, and this table has been designed to allow for decorations underneath Decorations Enabled for Player-Owned Town (POT) Placement: The following items can now be placed in POTs… 103 chairs, loveseats, benches, couches, sofas, setees, stools, thrones, etc. Trophy Pumpkins Jack O’Lantern Recipe: Now accepts crafted candles “LIVESTREAMING” Title: A new “LIVESTREAMING” title has been created for the Streamer Rewards Program Bug Brigade Moderator Titles: A large variety of Bug Brigade titles have been created as rewards for participation Crafting Failure Tech: New tech has been created so crafting failures can also produce unique products; expect use of this new improvement to come to various crafting recipes in the near future Tier Markers 11-30: Created many new tier markers to assist with future and existing high tier adventure locations


 * Combat Balance & Changes
 * These changes to combat skills or concepts patched in during R84, will go live with R85, or will go live shortly after R85:

Environmental Effects: Effects such as cold, fire, lava, lightning, etc. are now affected by a character’s resistances Torpor: This Earth Magic spell has been greatly enhanced to provide a heal-over-time, an aggro debuff, and a much shortened root effect if specialized Aimed Shot: This Ranged Combat skill now features an increased focus cost, cast time (1 to 1.25 seconds), and cooldown (5 to 8 seconds) Rapid Fire: This Ranged Combat skill has received an increased cooldown (15 to 20 seconds) and focus cost Combo Skills: The following changes affected combo skills… Flaming Bash: Received a significant damage increase Hamstring: Received a significant damage increase Shield Smash: Received a significant damage increase Spintering Strike: Received a significant damage increase Titan Smash: Received a significant damage increase Icy Thrust: Received a significant damage increase Glacial Glissade: Received a significant damage increase When successfully utilizing a combo on an enemy target, players will receive a small buff If specialization exists in either school utilized for a combo, additional stacking benefits will apply Resurrect Creature: All reagents are now required to utilize the Resurrect Creature ability


 * Updated Player Owned Towns
 * These updates affected Player Owned Towns which patched in during R84, will go live with R85, or will go live shortly after R85:

Haven Ridge: Added new village northwest of Soltown Skalabrekka: Changed biome to Forest 01a


 * Bug Fixes
 * Albeit many bug fixes patched in during R84, will go live with R85, or will go live shortly after R85. Here are some of the highlights!

Fixed typo in all store entries for mounts Blacksmiths in Aerie no longer automatically open a merchant window if the character is on a specific stage of the Bonesteel Dagger quest Texture of the Small Cabinet now better matches the Large Cabinet Texture of the Small Dark Cabinet now better matches the Large Dark Cabinet Stucco Three-Story Row Homes now have decoration surfaces on the ceiling of the first floor The access point for The Breach is now exactly over its overworld location in Mistrendur Ceiling decorations can now be hung from the ceiling beams of the Elven Village Home Perennial Coast Peasant Slippers are now properly attached to male ankles Durability issues with crafted items have been fixed and a data migration was implemented to repair affected items Fixed many instances of the “Centaur” mount bug Fixed a bug related to the Scepter of Dread which was blocking some players from completing the questline Damage fields no longer block targeting or looting Frostgeists no longer set players on fire Players using a GM Potion no longer accumulate PvP kills when the summoned creatures killed other players The Records of the Obsidians Quest in Desolis has been fixed Fixed “hello” response regarding “lost mail” for Town Criers Fixed issues with Mages of Mystery teleporting players to incorrect locations in Eastreach Gap and Sanctus Spine Anne Faraday in Resolute now always has a proper response for her “book” keyword Fixed Masterworking for the Epic Daemon Trident Fixed Enchanting for the Pirate Tricorn Hat Leather Armor has been added to merchants in Solace Bridge Outskirts and Soltown Skeleton Archers are now dynamically scaling in difficulty Tridents no longer receive extra weapon durability damage Resolution of Novia minimap has been increased Forest curtain (edge of scene) darkness has been fixed for Ruins of Utheim and Deep Ravenswood All tiers for the Quiver of Jealousy now have progressively increasing stats; also the Common version of this item can now be enchanted Fixed an issue with a break in the NavMesh along one of the ramps in the Snowy Mountains Road Encounter The “Sealed Kobold Wine Bottle” quest item at Ferig’s Battle Camp is now destroyable; players can only have one in their inventory at a time Gave Captain Burnes in Highvale Outskirts several fallback responses, most notably for the “elf head” keyword Fixed multiple stuck spots in Tanglemire POT NPC buildings no longer change in scale when placed onto pavers that have altered scaling Reworked much of the conversations in the finale of the Path of Courage at Valhold Palace; added compass markers with hints; changed lights to help highlight path into thrown room; rebaked Navmesh Framed Map Recipes now only require and consume 1 fuel upon failure Improved how the “Find Jeanne’s Necklace” task in Soltown completes and auto-archives Improved the methods that Samael, Miles, and Eris use to indicate they have a task for the player in Crypt of the Avatar Fixed an issue where Private Docks 1 wasn’t appearing in the signpost teleporter list for POT template Tropical Island 01 Garlands can once again be placed on indoor walls Fixed an issue with placement of a Gustball Uniform onto a mannequin Fixed floating mushrooms in Etceter Crag Mines Collision has been improved for the Mistrendur Overworld to prevent odd camera clipping from Spindelpeak mountain The floating shield in Ruins of Ravensmoor has been fixed Floating trees have been removed from Spindelskog A rain collider was added to the cave in Highvale Village to stop the rain from displaying inside Simone von Eglinger’s “help” response in Ardoris will better direct the player to her quest to find Scarlett’s book Lord Marshal Declan Robinson of Resolute no longer implies the things he knows about Mara are third-hand Added flag to complete for 2 tasks related to Vertas so they auto-archive when the player completes the Truth path One-way invisible wall in The Rise has been fixed Blue Blooded resistance skill now applies its effects to all damage fields and effects Invisible barrier which prevented looting in a certain spot in Quell Shardfall has been fixed Finding Loreley’s sketchbook in The Epitaph will no longer grant the journal entry if the player has already finished the related quest Floating text in Malice only showed 1 of the 3 requirements (gems) which has been fixed to display all 3; in this regard, floating text indicating multiple quest requirements has also been improved greatly Osterhild of South Drachvald Spur no longer provides the “How’s your progress” response when saying “hello” to her after you finished giving each of her squires their pieces of lucky leather Randall of Owl’s Head no longer tells players that he sells hides Removed durability from the Lord Marshall’s drinking horn The following recipes no longer appear in the incorrect portion of the recipe book: The Rise Shaft The Rise Shaft w/Spawns The Rise Dog Run Stone Dungeon Room – The Rise Library Stone Dungeon Room Spawned (Random Encounter 1) Stone Dungeon Room Spawned (Random Encounter 2) Stone Dungeon Room Spawned (Random Encounter 3) Fixed an unreachable granite node in Eastreach Gap Cows, Ducks, Horses, Rabbits, Sheep and Squirrels now provide 100 EXP for Meticulous Collection Stuck spots fixed in The Breach, Dysborg Ruins, and Opalis Ruins Fixed an issue in Kas Ruins where players couldn’t summon pets or cast AoE spells at the top level of the tower Fixed issue with floating lantern in Brittany Sewers Fixed an issue in the Confluence Chamber where the “Reassemble and Use the Vermillion Lens” task wasn’t archiving upon using the lens. Also, characters who still have this task after using the lens should have it auto-archive For players who enter Estgard without advancing their “Brigid’s Amulet” quest with Khary in Harvest, “safety” triggers were added for the Estgard’s main entrance, docks, and city wall gates Fleshflayers are no longer visually broken when placed upon rotating objects Fixed stuck spots, floating objects, offset compass markers, z-fighting, and an invisible blocker in The Breach and Dysborg Drykalla of Far Hinterlands no longer has a hole in the back of his neck Fixed a typo in the “Disable Monolith to Collect Geisterseelen” journal entry for Broken Echoes Silver Mine Fixed several stuck spots in the fish hatchery area of Blood River Forest Fixed Moerndan the Caretaker in Brittany Graveyard so that he once again sells merchandise The pattern for the Lord British 2-Handed Sword can now properly apply to crafted 2-Handed Swords VFX for Ghost, Shadow, and Nightmare mounts should no longer issue from creature’s origin, but from its skin VFX for Cabalists, a number of ghost creatures and characters, shadow creatures, and a few Lava Fish trophies should now also play correctly Innate move rate bonus for the Epic Pirate Tricorn Hat has been fixed

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