15.6.1 Patch is now Live!

Community Announcements - Joshua Halls

The servers are now up and the 15.6.1 Patch is now live. The 15.6.1 stretched out a bit longer than most as a result of the new tutorial needing quite a bit of testing. We will be looking for a quicker than usual turnaround on the next few patches as we want a chance to quickly respond to tutorial tweaks, and to have time to patch and react on some upcoming features in preparation for PAX Prime. The largest addition this patch is a new tutorial. The Repopulation is a sandbox, and the open ended nature of the game is a contrast to what many MMO players have been used to. We found that many players left the previous tutorial and then entered into the world without being fully prepared for what to do next. Although there was one case of a mailed mission in that tutorial, it was for the most part a driven experience through the tutorial and there were no generated missions inside of it. Numerous uncovered topics became a point of confusion for players after leaving it. The new tutorial aims to tackle those problems. It takes place in a large new outdoor area. While the required portion of the tutorial is still very short, there are many optional offshoots to it, including generated missions, adversarial camps, harvesters, and other topics which were only briefly brushed through in the previous tutorial. There are also new mentor NPCs who are available to answer many common questions in the game. We also continued the process of adding more image based tips, and this will continue in future patches. Interface improvements continue with the numerous improvements being made to the crafting and trading interfaces, as well as the in game database. Other highlights include visual upgrades, easier to obtain fittings, a new PvP engagement was added in the Shattered Heights, improved Pending Card rewards, and over 200 bug fixes. You can find a full list of improvements in the notes below. 15.6.1 Build Notes