Coming Very Soon: The Collector's Update

It's come to our attention that a certain one of our players has very nearly completed the dive, all the way to the bottom of the game. In a desperate attempt to slow them down, we've contrived a small, simple update that just adds a couple new maps, a handful of new equipment, a sprinkling of quality of life features, some unlockable cosmetic options, a new collectable item type, a couple new mechanics, a new music track, a redesign of the HUD, a new shop, fast travel enhancements, escalates your relationship with a certain NPC, addresses some complaints, and [strike]smells vaguely like chicken but only on Thursdays[/strike]. (edit: so, it turns out the chicken thing wasn't true. sorry folks, I was misinformed.) Front and center, the star of the show, is a new piece of equipment: [i]The Eye of the Collector[/i]. This item will help you, sort of, as you attempt to track down all those pesky items scattered about. So grab that and- what's that? Where is it? We can't just tell you that. The world's only so big, right? Go find it! Hint, it's not just laying out in the open. [b]So when does this go live? Just as soon as we can finish it! (Original plan was this weekend, but we decided to let it bake just a little bit longer because the quality will be that much better.) Trust me, we're working fast to make this happen ASAP, and are already making good time.[/b]