Patch 1.2.2 Notes

[Shyla]

Hey everyone!

Patch 1.2.2 is here, bringing a variety of fixes and improvements based on your feedback. From crash and quest fixes to gameplay tweaks and UI updates, we’ve addressed several community-requested issues to make your experience even better.

As always, if you run into any other issues or have feedback, be sure to reach out—we appreciate your support!

 

Community-Requested Fixes 

Making Crafting and Upgrade System more Approachable 

• Updates to Equipment Tier difference feedback and penalties/bonuses: 
  • Changed Tier penalty system from a hard tier to tier system and made it dynamic based on players equipment and the tier (and sub-tier) of the enemy. Tier difference rules now only apply when there is a +/- 4 level gap.
  • Tier II enemies will now play a small reaction animation when struck by lower-tier weapons, instead of not reacting at all. 
  • Reduced damage reduction when player weapons are closer in tier to an enemy. 
  • Significantly decreased how often companions comment about player needing better armor and/or weapons. 
• Upgrade materials can no longer be sold to merchants to inadvertently make upgrading difficult. We have a longer-term fix involving buying back from merchants in the works. 

Missing NPCs 

• In specific situations, some NPCs weren’t where they should be. Saving the game, and re-loading will put them back where they should be. We will have a fix soon that fixes the situation completely and doesn’t require a save and load. 

Quest & Exploration Fixes 

• The brambles in the Delemgan Glade will now vanish when the Adragan Heart is acquired, preventing players from getting stuck inside. 
• Grysca (the apothecary) now correctly speaks with the player to advance An Untimely End, even if they previously encountered a bug with Thalla the Ogre spawning twice. 
• Added a system to respawn key characters when loading a save if they were previously missing and blocking quest progression (including Ambassador Hylgard and The Watcher Runyd). 

Companion & NPC Improvements 

• Reviving companions in combat now restores them to 75% of their maximum health instead of 50%. 
• Starting health of companions has been increased to help with their viability in combat. 

Merchants & Economy 

• Merchants at the Dawnshore docks now offer 'Fine' gear in addition to 'Common' gear. 

Crashes & Major Issues 

• Removed chance to crash when casting Corrosive Siphon on destructible objects. 
• Optimized resource handling of VFX while the game is paused via radial menus to prevent rare leaks and crashes. 

Quest & Area Design 

• Fixed invisible collision blocking the player in Strangleroot. 
• Prevented players from charging into unintended areas in Strangleroot, avoiding quest progression issues. 
• Enemies now navigate the bridges of the lava tubes more consistently. 
• First Contact with the Enemy quest now progresses correctly if all badges are collected before speaking to Nauki. 
• Players can now complete Steel Resolve after the main quest in Emerald Stair if they had completed enough objectives beforehand. 
• Kowha now responds correctly if the player returns to them after starting One Last Drink. 
• Dialog with Giatta upon leaving Naku Tedek now triggers consistently when loading saves before the conversation. 
• Updated Mapping the Living Lands quest conditions to allow starting from future regions before talking to the quest giver in Dawnshore. 
• Updated A Lady Never Tells quest flow so it correctly completes in the quest log when starting via the courtesan, getting the shipment, then speaking to Giuliana. 
• Governor Ignasi’s option to turn in the spy can now only be triggered once instead of being repeatable. 
• Conversations with leaders in the final area no longer end prematurely when choosing the Let me reconsider option. 
• Made an additional ending option for the leadership conclave available to players who initially backed out but wish to reconsider. 
• Adjusted environment art near the Trantons bounty in Emerald Stair to prevent bounty loot from becoming unobtainable. 
• Previously missing voice-over lines in ambient content now play correctly. 

Systems & Gameplay Improvements 

• Seeds of Vengeance summons now scale correctly with health and damage. 
• One-handed weapon Parry enchantments now function as intended. 
• Party buffs from the player now correctly target companions only, instead of summoned creatures. 
• Kai no longer gets stuck if using Unbending Defense while mid-air with Leap of Daring. 
• Improved frame rate when rendering damage numbers on multiple enemies at once. 
• Improved item randomization when restocking shops. 
• Blast ability for wands now plays the correct visual and sound effects. 
• Improved logic for animations on companions at the end of combat. 
• Improved transitions on the top of Mt. Forja. 
• Fixed interaction inconsistencies with objects and NPCs obscured by other characters. 
• Controllers no longer rumble when loading a save before the final boss fight. 
• Fixed issues with pond coin interactions. 
• Added error codes for save game failures. 
• Improved where characters are looking during certain conversations. 

Audio Improvements 

• Cutscene in Naku Kebel now properly plays sound effects. 
• Eating food from the radial menu now provides audio feedback. 
• Increased volume of Woedica’s voiceover audio. 
• Player voice now plays more consistently for abilities with vocal components. 
• Improved transitions between music intensity levels when exploring. 
• Music during the end slides now plays at the intended volume. 

Visual & Art Fixes 

• Updated Banner Dwarf’s outfit LODs to reduce clipping during animation. 
• Captain Ngunu’s neck is now properly merged with his head. 
• Steel Garrote Soldiers have re-grown their missing hands. 
• Improved shadow quality on Xbox Series X Performance Mode. 

User Interface (UI) & Controls 

• Cloud transfer prompt is now properly centered on ultrawide displays. 
• Xbox cloud transfer dialog buttons no longer shake rapidly when hovering over the bottom part of the button. 
• Initial splash screens now properly support Chinese characters. 
• Interaction prompts pop up more reliably. 
• Opening a radial menu after leaving and returning to the game no longer triggers the pause menu. 
• Removed unintended English characters in the One Last Drink quest journal for non-English languages. 
• Cloud save UI now defaults to selecting the recommended option.