General bugfixes

- The Pack Mule perk should now work properly without having to restart or relog the client

- Fixed a number of stuck NPC spawns

- Fixed an issue which could cause crocodiles to fall through foundations

- Players can now interact with Razma’s Journal #3

- Fixed a bug where Tier 1-3 Exiles could be knocked out by a single Truncheon strike

- The “Discover all the Giant-king Obelisks” Journey Step is now unlocked after interacting with all obelisks correctly. This fix is not retroactive but if you interact with a Giant-king obelisk it will now complete this step if you have found all the obelisks before

- Light arrows should now produce light correctly on Dedicated servers

- Elevators now bring unconscious NPCs with them

- Yoggite Bone Spear-wielding NPCs should no longer stop attacking after a few hits

- Fixed an issue with collision for the Large Campfire

- Equipping non-epi...

QoL improvements

- Compost Heaps now produce Fat Grubs (up to one stack) if there is compost present

- Brimstone stalagmites will now destruct after two hits instead of after the first one

- Westwall prisoners should no longer act aggressively towards players, which in turn caused the nearby locals to become aggressive as well

- It should now be possible to pick up containers such as Crates, Preservation boxes and Storage boxes

- Musashi’s Black Blade and The Wyrd are now correctly keyworded as Legendary

- Added a few iron nodes north of the southmost river so that new players would more easily understand where Iron comes from

- Cupboards can now be locked

- Fixed an issue where Javelins on display racks were misaligned

- The Volcano area has received three merchants that sell consumables that cool you down

- Vines can now be harvested from Vine palms

- Gluttonous Gains perk (Vitality 50) no...

Balance Updates

- The health for the Exploding Imps has been slightly increased

- The damage for the Reptilian Monstrosities has been lowered, in particular the charge-attack

- Frost Giants now have more hitpoints

- It’s no longer possible to apply poison to a weapon if it already has poison applied

- Skeletal Lizardmen can no longer be staggered when hit, as part of our overall game balancing pass

- The Giant Spiders special attack now does a lot more damage, as intended

- DLC Awnings now cost the same as base-game awnings

- The damage output for Avatars have been adjusted. All avatars (except for Jhebbal Sag) have had their damage adjusted upwards to be more on par with Jhebbal Sag #beastmode

- The Mounds of the Dead NPCs now drop better loot, with a small chance of high-level ingredients such as Hardened Steel Bars, Layered Silk, etc.

- The Relic Hunter city of Sepermeru have been in training r...

AI/Thrall fixes

- The Undead Dragon is now stationary until attacked, instead of roaming around in the Sinkhole

- The White Bat Demon on the Tower of Bats should now have less trouble pathing the area

- Added additional spawn points for Siesse Blacktongue in the volcano

- Melee thralls should now correctly attack Elephants and Mammoths

- Fixed an issue where certain Skeletons had no weapons and would not attack

- It should no longer be possible to stop a Pet or Thrall from following you when swimming across a body of water

- Fixed an issue where NPCs, thralls and pets moved into water-volumes and immediately got stuck and refused to move

- It should now be possible to swim with captured thralls. Doing so will make them float.

- Thralls should now be able to use throwing axes correctly

- Fixed an issue in the spawn table (Shout-outs to Alex02 on the forums) where Rokur and Marn had incorrectly been se...

Building and placeable fixes

- It’s now possible to place walls next to ramps and roofs without having to tear them down first

- Stair corners can now be attached to foundation corners properly

- The Ymir altar should no longer shift its positioning when upgraded to its final tier

- Many building pieces can now be upgraded by using similarly shaped pieces. An example of this is that Walls can now be “side-graded” to Windowed Walls or Door-frames.

- Wedges can now be properly placed on top of the Aquilonian Gate Frame

- Snapping ceilings to ramps now works more consistently

- It’s now possible to build on top of the Right-sloping Inverted Walls

- Hatch frames will now display a destructible mesh when destroyed

- Fixed a small cost-discrepancy between the Left and Right Sloping Reinforced Stone Wall

- Hatch Frames can now correctly be placed on/near Fence Foundations

- Walls now have a smaller...

PATCH NOTES

Exploit Fixes

- Fixed a number of locations where it was possible to gain access to the area under the world in order to build unassailable bases (Undermeshing fixes) - Please report any locations we may have missed

- The Thrall Pot has had it’s placement checkbox increased to more accurately reflect its size to prevent placing it on top of players/self and get stuck. This should also prevent players from getting beneath the ground mesh

- NPCs that are not thralls do not consume thrown weapons anymore and you cannot loot the weapons they throw

- Fixed an exploit pertaining to infinite stamina for sprinting

- Fixed an issue where players were able to instantly kill other players by jumping on them #stoptheplumber.

- Fixed an exploit where it was possible to deal damage to players and buildings outside of PVP-enabled times.

- Fixed an issue where it was possible to gain unlimited oxygen

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PATCH NOTES

Exploit Fixes

- Fixed a number of locations where it was possible to gain access to the area under the world in order to build unassailable bases (Undermeshing fixes) - Please report any locations we may have missed

- The Thrall Pot has had it’s placement checkbox increased to more accurately reflect its size to prevent placing it on top of players/self and get stuck. This should also prevent players from getting beneath the ground mesh

- NPCs that are not thralls do not consume thrown weapons anymore and you cannot loot the weapons they throw

- Fixed an exploit pertaining to infinite stamina for sprinting

- Fixed an issue where players were able to instantly kill other players by jumping on them #stoptheplumber.

- Fixed an exploit where it was possible to deal damage to players and buildings outside of PVP-enabled times.

- Fixed an issue where it was possible to gai...

TLDR Summary

• Updated the Purge to be more reliable
• Improved VOIP with moving mouth animation.
• Exploit fixes to prevent Undermeshing. Many more exploit fixes in the notes below.
• You can now see where your fellow clan-members are on the map!
• T2 and T3 building pieces now yield XP as intended
• Increased Stack Sizes for Wood, branches, Stone and Plant Fiber
• Bearer NPCs will now supply materials when killed
• Reduced damage for the 2h Spears’ first two heavy attacks, and increased damage for the two last attacks.
• Significant balancing overhaul (see more below)
• Objects in NPC camps such as campfires, log benches, etc, are no longer destructible in order to conserve memory. Loot-chests can still be destroyed
• Fixed a number of crashes
• Fixed an issue which caused needless lag on death
• Elevators now bring unconscious NPCs with them
• The Ymir altar should no longe...

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PC Exiles, hello!

The day is here and we’re not only bringing you a substantial number of fixes and quality of life updates, we’ve also added new types of Purges, a new world boss and have done several balancing passes on NPCs and craft...