Greetings, brave adventurers of Eratiath! A colossal update has arrived, packed with new features, balance changes, and quality-of-life improvements. Here’s everything you need to know about this epic patch:
Key Features & Additions
- Revamped Skills & Professions: Enjoy a sleek new Skills UI, an enhanced Veteran Skills Window, and a shiny Professions UI.
- New Professions: Master Mining, Adventuring, Lorekeeping, Slayer, Exploring, Treasure Hunter, and Radiant Seeker—forge your own path!
- Temple of Valaark Overhaul: The entrance has been completely redesigned for a grander experience.
- New Spells - Wards: Protect yourself with shields that absorb damage up to their limit.
- Veteran Skills: Unlock Leadership, Runeshield, Rageblow, and Ghoststab. Plus, base Veteran Skills now grant 2 attribute points per level!
- Adventurer’s Guild Upgrades: Merchants can now repair gear, and powerful new Emblems are up for grabs.
- New Content: Explore a new Camp at Molten Summit and hunt for the rare Cave Bag drop from Despair Worms.
Gameplay Enhancements
- Added stunning FX effects to all traps.
- Mercenaries now buff and heal other players and mercs—stronger teamwork!
- Aggro outlines now visible when selecting players or mercs attacking monsters (a healer’s dream!).
- Treasure locations no longer block paths, and movement feels smoother when interacting with plants, minerals, or chests.
- Crafting superior-quality items now grants 3,000 EXP.
- Reduced out-of-combat delay from 6s to 5s.
- DoTs no longer trigger the Rest buff, but you can still exit combat.
Warrior Balance Changes
- Devastating Blow: Now usable with daggers and spears; rage cost increased.
- Threat and Mighty Sweep: Rage costs increased.
- Battlefield Restoration: Now restores health AND mana/resources to mercenaries.
- Assassination: New visual effect added; targeting bug fixed.
Bug Fixes & Polish
- Fixed a layering issue with a table in Bonebreach.
- Resolved potion crafting bugs at level 4.
- Mouse no longer passes through UI panels.
- Squashed minor typos and optimized the intro for high-res monitors.
- Adjusted Black Ice Deep armor molds: Higher drop rate, lower quality and sell price.
- Default Bloom intensity reduced from 1.5 to 1.25.
- Hopefully fixed elite/boss respawn issues—let us know!
Quality-of-Life Updates
- All bows upgraded to a higher resolution.
- NPC chests can now be opened—at the cost of faction reputation.
- Cleric mercenaries now heal/buff smarter with slight randomness when paired.
- Added mercenary messages in the Vault of the Vanished (VoV).
Final Notes
This update is all about enhancing your journey through Eratiath—whether you’re slaying beasts, crafting masterpieces, or uncovering ancient treasures. Equip your gear, rally your mercenaries, and dive into the adventure!
Have feedback? Found a bug? Let us know in the Discussions or join our Discord to chat with the community and dev team!
May your blades stay sharp and your legends grow eternal!