General Changes/Additions:

• Updated The Last Pensive Fable flow, improving cinematic order and quest steps for clearer progression.
• Added additional guidance after the final Nimrod defeat in the Brewer of Hues Fable.
• Disabled healing while carrying Tuvalkane’s helmet during The Steelsinger Fable.
• Updated Tuvalkane’s crafting UI to display “#/” Fragments Collected” instead of “Insufficient Fragments.”
• Added additional “Ancestor Discovered” text when first discovering an Ancestor.
• Improved Combat Arts UI to more clearly display unspent Arts.
• Improved Fragment UI icon backgrounds to fill based on current Fragment count.
• Reduced damage from Garren Rood’s stomp attack.
• Changed Juniper to use a unique arrow pool, separate from Blitzel’s.
• Increased the Stagger damage of the Fey’s Dhonu bow quick shot and removed the damage fall-off.
• Lowered the frequency of Ode battle dogs appearing in patrols.
• Changed Hark, The Collector Sparrow’s Tale to drop collectible objects immediately rather than at 50-second intervals.
• Adjusted Cloudquell to more accurately restore the original time and weather after completing the Hark, The Collector Sparrow’s Tale.
• Updated post-death Sparrow controls for controller: right stick now controls movement and right trigger (RT) now controls boost.
• Ongoing lighting and environmental improvements throughout Alca.

Fixes:

• Fixed Sparrow’s Tales in the Glades generating Ode’n Moaner objectives in unreachable locations.
• Fixed Sparrow’s Tales in the Glades canceling after moving too far away.
• Fixed the Hark, The Collector Sparrow’s Tale spawning more frequently than intended.
• Fixed Verminia’s rat cage lingering in the overworld after Brewer of Hues is already completed.
• Fixed Fey's Bestone causing fleeing Ode battle dogs to float in the air (Ruh Roh).
• Fixed Juniper not interacting with the quiver’s hide/show mechanic depending on Arrow amount.
• Fixed Juniper using Blitzel’s arrow model.
• Fixed unbound Context Action inputs appearing when interacting with certain Ancestors or Avakot for the first time.
• Fixed the Sparrow respawn input on controllers, and the text now reads: “Seek your fallen frame.”
• Fixed the ‘Add’ Squad Member icon appearing when a squad already has three Envoys.
• Fixed clients becoming locked and unable to move or open menus if joining a host who recently entered and exited the Dermak Undercity or Glades of Andurin.
• Fixed Ode Tempest Cannon charge sound not stopping upon release.
• Fixed an issue where increasing Spirit would incorrectly reduce the damage of Royal Tines.
• Fixed enemies becoming passive if “soul stealed” while the enemy is in an attack animation.
• Fixed some squirrel animations that appeared unnatural.
• Fixed Undercity puzzles stacking after host migration.
• Minor audio fixes.
• Minor VFX fixes.
• Fixed a crash that could occur in Nightfold.
• Fixed a crash caused by Ode battle dogs.
• Fixed a crash when interacting with the Inventory while dead.
• Fixed a crash related to using Cloudquell at certain times of day.
• Fixed a crash related to Ode traps.
• Fixed a crash caused by the HUD.
• Fixed script errors caused by Sparrow’s Tales.