Patch NW.55.20151206a.3

Patch Notes: NW.55.20151206a.3

=Patch Notes=

Major Updates to the Winter Festival

 * New: (Artifact)
 * A new artifact and refinement category "Simril refinement" has been added.
 * A new artifact "" has been added to the game.
 * The "Beacon of Simril" is available from the first received during the winter event.
 * Should the player discard their "Beacon of Simril" a new artifact can be obtained upon next opening a.
 * The "Beacon of Simril" will be awarded at rank 1 quality.
 * The "Beacon of Simril" may only be upgraded to rank 60 using "simril refinement" items.
 * The "Beacon of Simril" may be further upgraded from rank 60 to rank 140  using normal refinement methods, this can be done regardless of whether the Simril event is active.
 * The "Beacon of Simril" may not be refined into another artifact, regardless of rank.


 * New and Updated Rewards
 * A new new companion "" is available for purchase at the Simril Store.
 * Known issue: The Active Companion Bonus of the currently does not stack with that of the.
 * This will be addressed in a future build.
 * A number of new scarves are available for purchase at the Simril Store.
 * An "" full of Simril refinement items, lumens, is now available for purchase at the Simril Store.
 * A "", full of blacklead required for the new "" is now available for purchase at the Simril Store.
 * "" are now available for purchase at the Star of Fortune Store.
 * "", reagents required in Simril refinement are now available for purchase at the Star of Fortune Store.
 * A new store is available at the refugee Darek Hammerstone in Twilight Tor.
 * A new mount, the "", is now available for purchase from Darek Hammerstone.
 * The "" now grants your party members lumens in addition to.
 * The "" has been updated with new rewards:
 * The "Starlight Parcel" now occasionally grants, up from.
 * The "Starlight Parcel" now occasionally grants, up from.
 * The "Starlight Parcel" now occasionally grants, up from.
 * The "Starlight Parcel" now occasionally grants, up from.
 * The "Starlight Parcel" now occasionally grants, up from.
 * The "Starlight Parcel" now occasionally grants, up from.
 * The "Starlight Parcel" now occasionally grants, up from.
 * The "Starlight Parcel" now occasionally grants, up from.
 * Monsters on Ice
 * The contest "Monsters on Ice" has been replaced with "Demons on Ice".
 * In addition to providing the same rewards as "Monsters on Ice", "Demons on Ice" will also award lumens used in Simril refinement.
 * Twilight Run
 * The contest "Twilight Run" will now award lumens used in Simril refinement.
 * Ice Fishing
 * A new fish "" is now available from ice fishing during the Simril Festival.
 * A new fish "" is now available from ice fishing during the Simril Festival.
 * The contest "Ice Fishing" will now award lumens used in Simril refinement.
 * Simril Lightcrafting


 * New recipes have been added to the seasonal event profession, Simril Lightcrafting.


 * The following recipes have been adjusted for the seasonal event profession, Simril Lightcrafting.


 * The refinement value of the item "" has been increased to 100, up from 25.
 * The refinement value of the item "" has been increased to 1800, up from 500.

Content and Environment

 * Elemental Artifact Weapon quests
 * Motes of Earth now properly drop from small Heroic Encounters when a dowsing rod is not in effect.
 * Motes of Water now drop more frequently from medium Heroic Encounters.
 * Motes of Air no longer drop more frequently than expected from small Heroic Encounters.
 * Unawakened can now be discarded.
 * The associated quest will be dropped if it is in progress, but progress on motes will be saved when the player starts the quest again.
 * Strongholds
 * Smelter's Yard: This structure no longer spawns floating grass over the road.
 * Stronghold Siege tutorial: Exiting and restarting Neverwinter while in this map no longer has a chance to leave the map in an impossible-to-complete state.
 * Stronghold Siege tutorial: [[Coffer|The Mimic}} now only accepts donations while the player has a quest objective to donate supplies.
 * The minimum level to accept Stronghold daily quests is now communicated to the player.
 * The Steward no longer offers an empty Call to Arms quest.
 * The Dwarven King quest line
 * General: Various minor improvements have been made to the text, including matching certain lines up to voice-over audio.
 * Chapter 6: A "battle horn" sound effect no longer plays when entering the map.
 * Chapter 7: The coachman and horse at the beginning no longer have their respective twins accompanying them.
 * Underdark
 * Epic Demogorgon: The end-of-battle scoreboard bars no longer display as empty regardless of performance.
 * Ichor and : Players can no longer get into a state where they cannot speak to Grazilaxx.
 * Throne of the Dwarven Gods: The time elapsed in a given phase no longer has a chance to vary based on server performance.
 * General
 * Bannermen Forever: This Heroic Encounter no longer gives rewards in addition to the quest reward.
 * Cornering Karzov: Players can no longer see outside of the gameplay space through the exit door.
 * Epic Lair of Lostmauth: Attempting to loot the end-of-dungeon chest with both a and an  in the inventory will now properly take the.
 * s (and other similar keys) must now be in the player's personal inventory to claim chest rewards.
 * Nowhere to Hide: The Cloaked Man now properly appears to Trickster Rogues above level 60.
 * Reclamation Rock: The quest "Forest Heroics - H1" is no longer offered.
 * Spinward Rise: Howling Maw: This instance's map is now properly revealed as the player explores.
 * Vault of the Nine: This quest chain now requires the accepting character to be at least level 60.

Items and Economy

 * Artifacts
 * This artifact now consistently acts as an Artifact of Union, both when upgrading it and when using it to upgrade other artifacts.
 * This artifact now consistently acts as an Artifact of Stability, both when upgrading it and when using it to upgrade other artifacts.
 * General
 * 1- and 2-set bonuses now consistently apply.
 * Excorcist has relinquished ownership over certain vintage Devoted Cleric items, and has renamed them "Exorcist's" gear instead.
 * The "Drowned Maw" Artifact Weapon set, given by the quest "Weapons of Water", now properly heals 50% of maximum health over 30 seconds, down from 100%.
 * and can now be discarded.
 * and buffs no longer immediately expire.
 * Winter Festival: Fishing lures may now be placed in the Item Tray. They are still usable from the Inventory as well.

User Interface

 * Boons
 * The error text has been improved for boons associated with unbuilt structures.
 * Character Select
 * Long text strings now shrink to fit within each Character Select box, rather than wrapping and potentially overflowing.
 * Character Sheet
 * When the tooltip delay is set to a low value, stat tooltips no longer become "stuck" and prevent other tooltips from displaying.
 * Chat
 * It is now possible to invite players to channels via the Custom Channels -> View Details UI when the channel name has spaces in it.
 * Collections
 * The Underdark collection page's header now has unique art.
 * Companions
 * When attempting to slot Runestones without any in the inventory, the message about how to acquire some is now more accurate.
 * HUD
 * The event HUD now properly progresses through the events list while in the Dread Ring.
 * Inventory and Item Tooltips
 * "Discard" is now the final option in item context menus in order to lower the chance of misclicking the option.
 * When reaching the weekly limit of, the error message now only displays once.
 * Powers
 * The bound to "Tab" may now be dragged and slotted in the rare case that it should ever become unslotted.
 * Refinement
 * When a refinable item is already at the maximum RP for its current tier, attempting to consume more items now properly grays out the target item, rather than silently failing.
 * Zen Market
 * Clicking on the Zen Market banner now more consistently displays the relevant pane.
 * Coupons once again properly point to the correct categories in the Zen Market.
 * Glory Boosters: s are now marked as quality.
 * Their effect remains unchanged.
 * Glory Boosters: s are now marked as quality.
 * Their effect remains unchanged.
 * There is no longer a banner that tells the player that their VIP time is "expiring soon" when the player's VIP status is already inactive.

Stability and Performance

 * More comprehensive measures have been taken against Visual FX related client lockups.

Localization

 * French: Various improvements and fixes have been made to text throughout the game.
 * German: Various improvements and fixes have been made to text throughout the game.
 * Italian: Various improvements and fixes have been made to text throughout the game.
 * Russian: Various improvements and fixes have been made to text throughout the game.