ArcheAge Chronicles is back online after a temporary maintenance, and the update brings a round of fixes and a few small rule changes. Players need to update through their Steam Library before launching. If the update button doesn’t show up right away, XLGAMES suggests closing the Steam client completely and restarting it.
Combat and Conflict Channel
- Attack hitbox detection has been improved across Krogal’s combat patterns.
- Mutual attacks are now disabled at the Pioneers’ Assembly Hall in the Conflict Channel.
The developer doesn’t say exactly what was wrong with the Krogal hitboxes, only that detection is better across the fight’s patterns. The Assembly Hall change means that area no longer allows players to attack each other in the Conflict Channel.
Quests, items and progression
- Four Diamond Shores quests can now be abandoned: Weeping Dead’s Doll, Gnoll’s Doll, Seaglass Beach Lantern’s Calling and Watcher’s Village Lantern’s Calling.
- Hereafter Stone can no longer be sold. It can still be discarded.
- Cheap Moonshine can now be discarded, after a bug had prevented it.
- Dismantle settings were adjusted for certain items. The notes don’t say which ones.
- Meliot, who failed to appear under certain circumstances, should now show up.
- Players who couldn’t retry the Altar of Seals under certain circumstances can now do so.
The quest change is useful for anyone who got stuck with one of the four Diamond Shores quests in their log. The Hereafter Stone change is the one that alters how an item behaves: it is now off the market, but not a permanent burden in your inventory.
Tutorial and chat
Two fixes should matter most to new arrivals. A problem that stopped players from progressing through the tutorial under certain circumstances has been fixed. Whispers sent by players that weren’t being displayed have also been fixed, so private messages should now show up as expected.
The notes are short on detail, and several entries, such as the dismantle adjustments and the conditions behind the Meliot and tutorial bugs, are only described in general terms. The studio closed by thanking players for their patience while the maintenance was carried out.
Source: ArcheAge Chronicles official news.
