Patch NW.65.20160801c.18

Patch Notes: NW.65.20160801c.18

=Release Notes=

Storm King's Thunder
Gee, are they glad that they're out here!
 * Additional changes have been made to the fog in Bryn Shander.
 * It is now less dense closer to the player character.
 * After defeating the trolls in the Shrine of Mielikki, the dialog timing is now improved.
 * Bryn Shander: Certain yetis no longer spawn within giant blocks of ice.
 * Bryn Shander: The quest path now leads through terrain less frequently.
 * Campaign: Liberate Bryn Shander no longer awards an unused currency; this currency no longer shows up in the Wealth tab of the Inventory.
 * Campaign: The tutorial quest is now properly offered during the course of the first day of play, rather than needing enough supplies to require a second day.
 * Cold Run: Out of Supplies: The objective location for this quest has been clarified in the quest tracker.
 * Defending the Dale: The quest now properly displays text in the Quest Journal.
 * Fangbreaker Island: This dungeon now properly requires 28% Everfrost Resistance to enter.
 * Red Ice: Ice sticking out of the boss arena can no longer damage players before they enter the arena.
 * Red Ice: Enemies no longer chase players through certain obstructions.
 * The volume of various voice-over has been adjusted to be more consistent.
 * Various text throughout Storm King's Thunder has been adjusted, generally to better match the voice-over or address typographical errors.

General

 * A certain bridge in Rothé Valley no longer causes griffon mounts to jitter when walking over it.
 * Defending the Sword Coast: Players with an objective to collect ritual components in Pirates' Skyhold are no longer directed to go to The Chasm to do so.

Classes and Balance

 * Certain class powers no longer cause certain bosses to give up on their dedication to violence.
 * Great Weapon Fighter: now grants Everfrost damage immunity during its effect.

Companions

 * Line of Sight no longer prevents the Remorhaz from helping excavate extra Ostorian Relics.

Storm King's Thunder

 * This item now requires both "Secrets of Ostorian Relics" and "Restore Bryn Shander's Economy" to purchase.
 * Items in the campaign store are now properly visible even before they're unlocked, allowing players to better plan out and strategize their campaign progress.
 * This also reveals sources of Everfrost Resistance that previously appeared hidden.
 * Prestige Body Armor now properly has Defense values competitive with similar items in its Item Level range.
 * Relic gear icons have been adjusted to better match their in-game appearance.
 * Relic and Frostborn equipment now grant the same stats when in a fully discharged state that they would grant in Tier 1.
 * Scourge Warlocks can now properly purchase pants and shirts in the campaign store.

General

 * Players with Artifacts that were previously stuck in a permanent "cooling down" state will now see those artifacts' cooldowns tick down again.

Zen Market

 * Frostborn and Warborn gear now shows their locations in Collections.
 * Frostborn armor set bonuses now apply on entering a Storm King's Thunder map, rather than having to unequip and re-equip set pieces to apply them.
 * Shared Bank Slots: The maximum value of Shared Bank Slots in the purchase description has been updated to match a previous increase.
 * To alleviate confusion, the 20 Keys and Frostborn / Warborn Gloves purchases have had their text updated to clarify the behavior on opening.

Sword Coast Chronicles Campaign

 * Currency counters in individual campaign tasks no longer occasionally project a subtle line that draws to the corner of the screen.
 * Icons for currencies now consistently load in the footer of individual Campaign screens.
 * Storm King's Thunder now has an updated campaign image.
 * Well of Dragons now appears after Dread Ring in the campaign list.

Enemies and Allies

 * Certain Dwarf beards that had changed with the Storm King's Thunder release have been re-restored.
 * The new version of this beard has been made available in Character Creation and the Tower of Alteration.
 * Frost Giant Runewielders now properly hold their shields, rather than levitating them.
 * Frost Giants now consistently have blue or white beard colors.
 * The warlock in Lonelywood is now wearing more weather-appropriate clothing.
 * Yetis no longer slide instead of running when they charge.

General

 * An occasional crash in the Quest Journal UI has been addressed.

General

 * Much of the localized voice-over audio that was missing on release of Storm King's Thunder has now been implemented.