Atlas Update 549.6 Patch Notes – August 11, 2022

A new Atlas update 549.6 is available to download on PC (Steam) and Xbox. According to the official Atlas game patch notes, the latest update added new content, changes and improvements. Apart from this, today’s Atlas patch 549.6 also includes stability fixes.

Previously, a major Industrial Exploration update added new content including Tame House, new craftables, new regions and more. Unfortunately, players are still facing a number of issues with the game. Today’s Atlas patch 549.6 will fix a few of these issues.

Atlas Patch 549.6 Notes – August 11, 2022

New Content

Poison Arrow

Causes a debuff that lowers food and water on the target for 60 seconds. Getting too close to an affected target will spread the debuff.

Requirements:
  • Secrets of the Bow
  • Mortar and Pestle
  • 1 Stone Arrow
  • 10 Toxic Compound (any combination)

New Region: Trackless Waters

Trackless Waters has reappeared into the Atlas as a Lawless Tundra area for pathfinders to explore and conquer. Bundle up and find rare resources and dangerous beasts. It is accessible through portals in Antarctica and North Pole

Bug Fixes
  • Fixed instances of all treasure maps in single player going to H6
  • Fixed instances of text inconsistencies
  • Fixed collision issue with the stairs on the Turtle Ship
  • Fixed instances of graphics quality lowering after loading in
  • Fixed some UI issues
  • Fixed an issue of unloading tames when accessing fertilizer barrel
  • Fixed an issue with floor tiles not snapping to same height as the floor foundation
  • Fixed an issue with railings facing the wrong direction on the right side of a Pegasus
  • Fixed an issue where demolishing a ritual pedestal casting unnatural fog crashed the game
  • Fixed an issue with sail placement on mortar ship blocking the door and ladder.
  • Fixed an issue where a player gets blocked ascending 1 side of a ship’s side scaffolding.
  • Fixed an issue where the spyglass and sextant overlay did not display in the maw waters
  • Fixed an issue where players were able to go prone during circular slice
  • Fixed an issue where players were able to reset the heavy shield bash cooldown
  • Fixed an issue with invisible walls around Tramp Freighters being built in the Basic Shipyard
  • Fixed an issue where sails could be placed on the rear castles of the Tramp Freighter and Carrack
  • Fixed an issue where sails could be placed and block the Front Castle door on the Harrier
  • Fixed an issue where sails could be placed on the steering wheel and rear stairs of the Ramming Galley
  • Fixed an issue with the transient tracker tutorial text
  • Fixed issues with normal and Kraken style railings
  • Fixed an issue where Medkits could not be used on Tames
  • Fixed an issue with Ore Miner and Grave Digger blocking other farming structures
  • Fixed a text overlap issue in Industrial Smithy recipes for structures with long names
  • Fixed an issue where structures would continue to auto-repair forever
  • Fixed a collision issue with the stairs on the Carrack
  • Fixed an issue that allowed players to place certain Industrial structures on a shipyard
  • Fixed an issue with baby spiders dying on server restart
  • Fixed an issue wherein holiday vendor was selling outdated items at Freeports
  • Fixed map collision issues.
  • Fixed an issue where interacting the progression table on the Industrial Wonder caused the game to crash.
  • Fixed an issue with a missing description for Large Storage box item.
  • Fixed an issue about naming inconsistency for the Verse Book item.
  • Fixed an issue wherein spyglass was not displaying title/description when viewing sunken treasure.
  • Fixed instances of railings not snapping while in Simplified Chinese
  • Fixed an issue where the discovered banner would appear each time the player fast traveled
  • Fixed an issue where cobras could not be targeted by a puckle gun
  • Fixed instances of player’s being able to place bed underwater
  • Fixed instances where players would lose functionality after logging out on ships in shipyards
Misc.
  • The art for the advanced dock has slightly changed
  • Adjusted trade wind routes to better match map art
  • New art for Orichalcumized Rock
  • New art for Sulfurized Rock
  • Tames born in the tame house are set to follow the player when unloaded
  • Tames born and raised in the tame house or tame hatchery can have their imprint timers paused manually inside the structure
  • Players can now zoom in/out on the world/region maps to transition between them using mouse scroll wheel and controllers
  • A button has been added to server selection screen to join with new character. This allows players to delete their current character and start again
  • Artifact keys can only be used on the island the boss was defeated on
  • Removal of underwater effects and maw waters fog effects have been disabled in .ini files
  • Removed inventory access from Cursed Temple
  • Equipment slots on the Ritual Pedestal have been removed
  • Blueprints for modular ship tiles and railings will now drop from SoTD flotsam
Xbox Only
  • Reduced memory usage in certain areas
Known Issues
  • Visual effect on the poison arrows will sometimes last longer than intended

Download free Atlas update 548.2 on PC (Steam).

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