Quality of Life 2 Update - Patch Notes

Wayfinder

Become a Wayfinder, and unlock their powers as you choose your path and playstyle while pushing back a hostile force that has overtaken your world. A Co-Op ARPG where you directly shape and customize the endless adventures you go on with friends, because Wayfinders are stronger together.

[h1]Echoes Patch 0.6.0 - QoL 2 & PS5 [WIP][/h1] [b]NEW![/b] [list] [*]Housing [*]World [*]Narrative & Quests [*]Wayfinders, Weapons & Echoes [*]Loot & Progression [*]Mutators [*]UI/UX [*]Visual Polish [*]Fixes [/list] [b]NEW![/b] Echoes update (+QoL 1 & 2 updates) for PS5! [list] [*]Discord Invites! [*]Lobby Browser updates! [*]In-game chat is back! (for PC only) [*]Player Housing expansion! [*]World Scaling! [*]Improved melee combat control! [*]Improved Performance & UI Customization Options! [/list] [h2]Housing[/h2] [list] [*]Player Apartments have been expanded. [*]Added an outline highlight while hovering already placed items. [*]Party member apartments are now available for fast travel from the map. [*]Fixed placement issues across various items. [*]Fixed recently collected housing items not appearing as New. [/list] [h2]World[/h2] [list] [*]Added a World Scaling option, allowing enemies to always scale to you personally. This option is applied via the Hosts settings and is applied to the entire party. [*]Finale encounters across the world now have more diverse encounters, including new minibosses. [*]Added a brief countdown warning upon travel in a multiplayer party. [*]Fixed chests spawning on top of each other across many Lost Zone tiles. [*]Fixed a literal ton of collision and out-of-bounds bugs. [*]Fixed so many camera clipping issues. [*]Fixed a lot of co-op combat issues relating to ability/attack visibility. [*]Fixed the Excavation Unit drill being picky about how quickly you retrieved its fuel. [*]Fixed an issue with the Fallen Greedlord dealing damage from invisible sources. [*]Fixed an issue where the Hollow Horror would fail to spawn for the Seeds of Corruption event. [*]Fixed the projectiles from Husks only appearing once during the Dread Legion hunt. [*]Fixed an issue causing Hunts to not reset properly. [*]Fixed Ryv’n dealing damage to players that dodged the pounce attack. [/list] [h2]Narrative & Quests[/h2] [list] [*]Added a co-op tutorial upon unlocking access to multiplayer. [*]Added a post-game notification after defeating the Precursor Reborn hunt. [*]Main Story Quest objects and interactions now have an outline highlight. [*]Fixed an issue where Wayfinder memories would fail to unlock. [*]Fixed an issue that prevented players from completing the quest No Better Friend. [*]Fixed an issue that prevented clients from progressing the quest Controlling the Chaos. [*]Fixed an issue that prevented clients from progressing the quest Unravelling Doubt. [*]Fixed an issue preventing clients from obtaining Summoning Stones from Arc Omen. [/list] [h2]Wayfinders, Weapons & Echoes[/h2] [list] [*]Added reorientation windows throughout all abilities and attacks, allowing you to pivot and retarget enemies fluidly. [*]Wayfinders can now early dodge out of knockbacks as you hit the ground. [*]All Wayfinder Ultimates now refresh the Heat of Battle count and timer. [/list] [b]Senja:[/b] [list] [*]Doubled the amount Senja is healed from being hit while Showboating. [*]Increased damage reduction of Showboating 40% → 50%. [*]Showboat now grants knockback immunity. [*]Fixed a bug where the 3rd Instinct perk would cause the player to take negative damage (healing) from attacks. [/list] [b]Pummel:[/b] [list] [*]Initial hit AP ratio increased 2.0*AP → 2.6*AP. [*]Initial hit BP ratio increased 1.0*BP → 1.4*BP. [*]Final hit AP ratio increased 2.75*AP → 3.25*AP. [*]Final hit BP ratio increased 1.8*BP → 2.2*AP. [*]Fully charged hit AP ratio increased 4*AP → 4.75*AP. [*]Fully charged hit BP ratio increased 2.3*BP → 3*BP. [/list] [b]Lightning Grasp:[/b] [list] [*]AP ratio increased 1.5*AP → 2.0*AP. [*]BP ratio increased 1*BP → 1.33*BP. [/list] [b]Gain Favor:[/b] [list] [*]AP ratio increased 1.5*AP → 2.0*AP. [*]BP ratio increased 0.8*BP → 1.05*BP. [*]Beginning animation and full-charge end will now properly count as Showboating. [*]Increased speed of cancel windows. [/list] Senja and Grendel now heal 30% HP when using their Ultimates. Extended Wingrave’s Righteous Strike range by 100 units. Kyros’ Arcane Focus will now detonate and reapply itself upon overlapping applications. [b]Niss:[/b] [list] [*]Umbral Aura: AP ratio decreased 2.5*AP → 2.0*AP. [*]Shadow Step: Fixed an issue causing Niss' Shadow Step to double hit. [*]Total AP ratio decreased 3.5*AP → 2.8*AP. [*]Gloom Shroud: Time to charge increased by 37.5%. [*]Fixed an issue causing Niss' Ultimate to gain too many stacks of Overwhelming Arcana. [*]Fixed various talent issues for Niss, including Reactivity, Counterplay, Bountiful Innervation, and Rallying Cry talents. [/list] [h2]Loot & Progression[/h2] [list] [*]Prime Talents now have a unique icon. [*]Prime Talents are now limited to one, locking the remaining unchosen nodes. NOTE: If you currently have two Prime Talents selected, those points will be refunded [*]Uncollected loot will now be auto-granted to players upon leaving a Lost Zone or Hunt. [*]Doubled Reward Tower XP gain. [*]Removed old unused materials from housing item recipes. [*]One-time drop pets are no longer sellable. [/list] [h2]Mutators[/h2] [list] [*]Players can now auto-pick up gold piles based on proximity. [*]Gloomshroud recharge station encounters have been reduced to 5s and no longer require the player to be near. [*]Golden Caches now spawn significantly less but are more rewarding. [/list] [h2]UI/UX[/h2] [list] [*]Added quick access for Resonance Caches to the Character menu. [*]Added toggle options for Shadows, Map Rotation, Ambient Occlusion, Post Processing, HDR, Hide HUD. [*]Added in-game text chat. [*]Fixed various UI issues, including overlapping and incorrect information. [/list] [h2]Visual Polish[/h2] [list] [*]Improved visual presentation of Gloom Daggers across animations. [*]Improved visuals for Echo loot. [*]Improved visuals for the Malefic Maw Echo. [*]Fixed various visual issues across weapons and HUD elements. [/list] [h2]Fixes[/h2] [list] [*]Fixed multiple crashes, including during quests, loading, and party joins. [*]Improved Lobby Browser refresh speed. [*]Fixed invisible players when joining lobbies from the browser. [*]Fixed achievements not updating correctly. [/list] [h2]Known Issues + Work Arounds[/h2] [list] [*]Awakening a weapon missing from your inventory will result in a crash - Ensure the weapon you are attempting to Awaken is in your inventory before Awakening [*] PS5 Players will need to start a new game and trigger the Founder Pack Item entitlement window (Shortly after completing the first Codex Halls LZ Tutorial) if they want immediate access to their associated Founder Pack items + Founder Coins. - A patch for retroactively granting access to these items without resetting progress is in the works, but will take some more time to create. [/list]