Update Notes: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 — Performance Tweaks and Bug Stomp!

QUESTS

• Earn even more achievements for completing Heritage quests!
• Gnoll Report – Rewards “Qeynos Signet Ring” once again.
• Far Seas Trading: Botanical Divergence – Quest journal has been adjusted for accuracy.
• Not Him Again – Players can now see the letter and rank wine goblet required for the quest, even if they have completed the quest before.
• In Honor and Service – The orc spy at the entrance to Butcherblock Mountains within Greater Faydark can now be more easily triggered, no matter what mount you may be using.
• Many quests removed from Vermin’s Snye are once again available.
• An Invitation – Ryltrin V’Zival now has the appropriate quest icon.
• The Mysterious Dagger – The dagger atBlackWaterLakecan now be more easily spotted.
• Retrieving Owlbear Eggs – Quest journal now specifies that the female ash owlbears must be targeted.
• Audience with the Guardian – The symbols needed will now drop as body loot, thus allowing players of higher levels to attain them.
• Into the Crypt of Betrayal – Priestess Allora Reed now advances the quest, no matter your alignment.
• Quest Step 2:: A Tempting Treat – The “spiced chokidai” can now be used via a quest bauble icon.
• A Cannon to Sail By – Players that are not mounted, are now given an onscreen message stating that the cannon is under construction, when they try to use the Lower Dropzone Gnomecannon.
• An Unwelcome Task – Quest will now update when Bugluk is defeated, even if it is by a mercenary.
• The Wanderer’s Three Meanings of Life – Proving your patience by finding locations within Thundering Steppes should now be easier for players on mounts.
• Knights in the Round – Great Grenadier Gonga will now drop the necessary blasting keg for players, no matter their level.
• AnAncientDesertPower – Librarian Dungil has the appropriate quest icon above his head, once more.
• Rock Hard – The actor geonids near the entrance to Caverns of Living Stone no longer erroneously carry the quest target icon.
• The Hand of Glory – Quest now updates as soon as player reaches the last dialogue of the scroll.
• Chipping and Shrumbling – Helmet rewards have been added.
• The Broken Pen – Correct pronoun is now being used to refer to Sarbith Plegnog.
• Hunting for the Briarpaw Bag – Chances of obtaining a high quality briarpaw pelt have been increased.
• Songs Have Meaning – The “old coldain terrain map” is now removed from player inventory upon quest deletion.
• A Quick Task to Help – All Vornerus defenders now update the quest, as intended.
• Operation Green Hood – The Glademaster will no longer try to offer the quest “Into the Vallon Foundry” to players that have already accepted it.
• Return to Murrar – Is now named “Learning from theCrystalfor Murrar”, to match theFreeportequivalent version, and to reduce confusion.
• Learning from theCrystalfor Murrar – Peering into the crystal of command can now update the quest no matter what zone you are currently in.
• Learning from theCrystalfor Murrar – Quest journal now specifies the crystal is named crystal of command.
• Learning from theCrystal- Quest journal now specifies the crystal is named crystal of command.
• Rescuing the Dead – Incapacitated snowfang gnolls no longer have an erroneous quest target icon.
• Order of Rime Frame Job – Snow dervishes no longer have an erroneous quest target icon.
• Order of Rime Frame Job – Gatling Ice Wand no longer tries to equip itself when being used from quest shortcut icon.
• Overlord’s Omelet – Mooshga now accurately describes the vulriches as being located northwest.
• Every one Counts – Now grants rewards for Beastlords and Channelers.
• Escape From the House of Droag – Legion of Danak Marching Orders no longer tries to equip itself when being used from quest shortcut icon.
• Sunwalker and Stones – Pillars that the player have already studied will no longer act like they should be updating the quest.
• Intercepting Stones – Pillars that the player have already studied will no longer act like they should be updating the quest.
• ScaryForest- Quest progress text now specifies, “Cure corrupted treants with a soullight in tow”
• Intentions of War – Collecting Kromzek communique now updates for the group.
• Intentions of War – Deletion of the quest now removes Kromzek communique from player’s inventory.
• Intentions of War – Completion of the quest now removes Kromzek communique from player’s inventory.
• Holgresh See – Defeating an attacking holgresh now updates for the player, even if a mercenary or pet is used.
• Holgresh See – Quest now has map regions marked.
• A Master’s Back to Basics – Quest completion now removes the 2 bowls of cabbage stew, and Scout Vazhda now recognizes that you may have some left over ingredients.
• Spherical Retrieval – The Subjugation spheres remain present now, even if you have had to leave the zone.
• All Bloodscale breeders throughout Barren Sky should update the appropriate part of Expedition to the Barren Sky.
• A Cured Gingus will auto-update the antivenin delivery part after speaking to Elly Nerwick if Gingus is already being escorted back to the Drednever Crash Site.
• Evol Bandoleer – Quest rewards Evol Bandoleer, once again.
• Evol Machete – Quest rewards Evol Machete, once again.
• You should no longer find yourself unable to pick up Fulgation’s Field Journal if you deleted and restarted “Finding Fulgation.”
• The Pirate Queen and the Heart – Quest completion no longer results in “[DEVL] INVALID – No progress texts specified” error.
• A Binding Contract – Deletion of the quest now removes Damaged Tome and Torn Tome Page from the player’s inventory.
• Highlandcrawlers will now always be attackable for the quest, Feeding the Irontoe Brigade.
• Engragion the Weathered can no longer be charmed for the quest, A Mind of My Own.
• Secrets of Runnyeye – The Book of Baylzuthak inventory item is now removed upon quest completion.
• Secrets of Runnyeye – The Book of Baylzuthak house item is now awarded upon quest completion.
• Marketplace Mayhem – The rune crates for Yendilor remain present now, even if you have had to leave the zone.
• Turning Water Into Wine – Speculator Montanlooa andSurabayawill now accept the wine, even if a mercenary is used to “convince” them.
• The Maiden of Masks – The Tome of Illusion Dispelling is now placed in your inventory overflow, if your inventory is full.
• Removing the Growths – “atrophies of growth” is now properly pluralized.
• Karath Smoothmane – Winter Comes – Quest completion no longer results in “[DEVL] INVALID – No progress texts specified” error.
• Karath Smoothmane – Breaking of the Pact – Quest completion no longer results in “[DEVL] INVALID – No progress texts specified” error.
• The Three Keys – The First – Quest completion no longer results in “[DEVL] INVALID – No progress texts specified” error.
• The Three Keys – The Second – Quest completion no longer results in “[DEVL] INVALID – No progress texts specified” error.
• The Three Keys – The Third – Quest completion no longer results in “[DEVL] INVALID – No progress texts specified” error.
• How to Serve Mortals – Slow Thoughts – Quest completion no longer results in “[DEVL] INVALID – No progress texts specified” error.
• The Pirate Queen and the Map – Quest completion no longer results in “[DEVL] INVALID – No progress texts specified” error.
• The Pirate Queen and theTemple- Quest completion no longer results in “[DEVL] INVALID – No progress texts specified” error.
• Improving Relations with the Locals – Tumao Ventur is now willing to speak, even if you have completed “The Honor in Armor” previously.
• The Monsters – Quest completion no longer results in “[DEVL] INVALID – No progress texts specified” error.
• Dragoon Zytl – Green Rank – Quest completion no longer results in “[DEVL] INVALID – No progress texts specified” error.
• Dragoon Zytl – Blood Rank – Quest completion no longer results in “[DEVL] INVALID – No progress texts specified” error.
• Dragoon Zytl – Black Rank – Quest completion no longer results in “[DEVL] INVALID – No progress texts specified” error.

LIVE EVENTS
City Festivals

• Freeport City Festival Collectables all spawn within reachable locations now.

MARKETPLACE

• Fixed a bug where buying item repairs on the character window could make the marketplace window be eternally loading items.