ESO Update 34 Patch Notes v8.0.0 (High Isle DLC)- Official

Elder Scrolls Online update 34 (v 8.0.0) details released for PC, PS4, and Xbox players. According to the official ESO 8.00 patch notes, the latest update added the newest Chapter: High Isle to the game. You can visit the beautiful Systres Archipelago, far to the southwest of continental Tamriel, and delve into the culture and secrets of the noble and chivalric Breton people.

ESO Update 34 base game introduces the highly requested Mundus Stones in the Armory System, along with the implementation of the upscaling technology of FidelityFX Super Resolution. We’ve also made some updates to the quickslot wheel, have added the option to choose your own music on the title screen, made some accessibility improvements, and more.

Previously, a major update added fixes for the Blackwood DLC Game Pack and update 30.

Unfortunately, many players are still facing several problems when trying to play the game online. Today’s Elder Scrolls Online patch 34 will solve a few of these problems. Check out more details below.

ESO High Isle DLC and update 34 Patch Notes

HIGH ISLE CHAPTER

New Zone – High Isle

Set sail for adventure in the Systres Archipelago! In this update, you’ll travel to High Isle and Amenos, two of the four islands southwest of Tamriel.

  • To begin your travels to High Isle, you can choose from among the following:
    • Create a new character and play through the Tutorial
    • Utilize an available template to be placed directly in the zone
    • Enter the zone with an existing character by one of the following means:
      • Use a Wayshrine to enter High Isle near the city of Gonfalon Bay
      • Use a boat or cart outside Elden Root, Mournhold, or Wayrest to travel to the Gonfalon Docks
      • Travel to a friend who is already in High Isle
  • After you complete the Tutorial or otherwise arrive in High Isle, seek out the rogue Jakarn awaiting for your arrival at various locations in and around Gonfalon Bay. He’ll ask you for help in the Main Story and send you to meet with Lady Arabelle Davaux inside the city.
  • In addition to the Main Story, the High Isle chapter includes the following activities:
    • Six delves, four on High Isle and two on nearby Amenos, each with its own Skyshard, boss, and associated content
    • Six challenging world bosses, including the terrifying Sable Knight occupying a ruined castle on High Isle, or the crafty Glemyos Wildhorn, a lord of the trickster faun race and master of their domain on Amenos
    • Two public dungeons: The ancient Spire of the Crimson Coin, a source of great legends and even greater treasures, and Ghost Haven Bay, the last refuge of long-dead pirates and their vengeful captains
    • Three new set crafting locations
    • Nine full-length Objective quests
    • Many independent content quests, unique distractions, and many other wilderness and city encounters throughout the zone

Volcanic Vents and Lava Vents
The Systres Archipelago is something of an island paradise, but every paradise has its problems. Each island in the archipelago is volcanic, to a greater or lesser extent. Due to certain recent events, tectonic shifts plague High Isle and Amenos, resulting in huge Volcanic Vents and smaller Lava Vents appearing throughout the islands. You can seek out these ruptures and calm them, defeating the monsters that pour forth and helping local druids settle the violence bubbling up from below.

  • Seek out large Volcanic Vents and engage in group, overworld content as you assist the druids in their efforts to calm the eruption. Volcanic Vents will appear with an icon on your map when they are active!
  • Discover smaller Lava Vents and defeat the emerging enemies yourself or with friends.
  • Earn special rewards for defeating these creatures and keeping the Systres safe for another day!

Tales of Tribute
The new tactical card game, Tales of Tribute, has been growing in popularity in taverns across Tamriel and now you can learn how to play and unlock a fun new pastime! As you expand your collection and compete against others, you’ll earn new cards, decks, furnishings, cosmetics, Transmute Crystals and more.

To begin, visit the Roister Club of Gonfalon Bay, in High Isle. There, speak with Bragas who will get you started on your journey to becoming a Tribute Master. Once you’ve earned your starting decks, you’ll be able to learn more about Tales of Tribute and rise through the club ranks, take on daily PvE and PvP challenges, compete in Tribute seasonal ranked play, or simply kick back at the local tavern and enjoy a friendly match with other heroes.

  • Patron Decks
    • Each collectible patron deck contains a unique patron token and associated deck of cards whose mechanics synergize.
    • Review your collected and soon-to-be collected patron decks in the ‘Tales of Tribute Patrons’ Collections tab. There, you’ll see the powers offered by each patron, their starter card, base cards and upgrade cards. Many will offer hints on how to get them!
    • Expand your game options and skills by acquiring new decks with a whole new set of cards and patron. Each deck has a set of unique cards and patron that thematically and mechanically will offer a host of new strategy opportunities when combined with other decks.
    • Select two of the four patron decks in a match and craft a strategy based around the cards and patrons you and your opponent bring to the game. A good player will have their plans ready, but the great players will be ready to adapt to the ebbs and flows of the game, adjusting to each situation and countering their opponent’s strategies!
    • Patron Decks can be discovered in and around High Isle by partaking in activities, from public dungeons and world bosses to questing and incursions.
  • Cards
    • Every unlockable deck has some cards which can be replaced with new, more potent ones you may discover in Tamriel; some deck upgrade cards have abilities you won’t find elsewhere.
    • These new cards can even be discovered or earned before you’ve unlocked their base deck, providing you with a little extra incentive to seek out those deck unlocks!
    • Winning in Tribute matches against others grants a variety of rewards, including gold, transmutation crystals, motifs, cosmetics and even clues toward discovering those shiny new upgrade cards.
  • Looking for a relaxed match for fun and profit? Queue up in the Activity Finder for a casual game against another player!
  • Ranked Seasons with hefty rewards and leaderboards will be available with the full launch of the High Isle Chapter.

Two New Companions: Ember & Isobel
Two new Companions can be befriended in High Isle by completing associated Chapter content. Ember, the streetwise spellcaster, can be found at Tor Draioch just north of Gonfalon Bay. The honorable knight aspirant Isobel Veloise can be found at Castle Navire on the southwest coast of High Isle.

  • If you have access to the High Isle Chapter, you can unlock the two Companions through completing associated quests in the High Isle zone.
  • Once either objective is completed, the respective Companion collectible will be granted.
    • These collectibles can be found in the Collections menu under the Allies category, in the Companion subcategory.
    • You may have either a Companion or an Assistant active.
    • Companion collectibles may be activated from the Collections menu or quick slotted for ease of use.
    • Once unlocked, other characters on your account will need to also complete the associated introductory objective to utilize Ember or Isobel, but skill line, level progression and equipment are preserved on each Companion regardless which character summoned them.
  • Each Companion possesses a passive perk ability which benefits you while the Companion is active, which can be seen via the Companion menu. This perk may also be permanently unlocked via Companion achievement accomplishment.
    • Ember provides “Ember’s Intuition” which provides a chance to acquire hidden wallets of gold when pickpocketing, while Isobel grants “Isobel’s Grace” which gives a chance to recover the pack of a slain knight when defeating world bosses, which may contain various supplies.

New Trial – Dreadsail Reef
Surrounded by jagged, shallow reefs and inhabited by fierce predators, this small islet on the far fringes of the Systres Archipelago was practically untouched by man or mer until the Dreadsail’s Fleet Queen claimed it as her own. Take the fight to the Dreadsail pirates as part of the invasion force set to rid High Isle of this Maormer menace.

  • Dreadsail Reef is a 12-player Trial off the coast and can be reached via boat in the northwest section of High Isle.
  • The Trial includes a normal and challenging Veteran version.
  • There are unique Item Sets within the Trial including Perfected versions only found in the Veteran difficulty.
  • Unique Achievement awards are available for completing the Trial including:
    • Unique Body and Face Markings
    • A unique Mount
    • Several Titles
    • Unique housing items
  • Note: In order to facilitate testing on Veteran difficulty and ensure all aspects of the Trial are adequately tested, Hard Modes are not currently active yet.

New Item Sets
High Isle introduces several new item sets and Mythic Items to acquire:

  • Overland
    • Blessing of High Isle – Light
      • 2 – Adds 1096 Maximum Magicka
      • 3 – Adds 129 Magicka Recovery
      • 4 – Adds 1096 Maximum Magicka
      • 5 – When you are healed while in combat, increase your Weapon and Spell Damage by 369 for 5 seconds.
    • Steadfast’s Mettle – Medium
      • 2 – Adds 129 Stamina Recovery
      • 3 – Adds 1096 Maximum Stamina
      • 4 – Adds 1096 Maximum Stamina
      • 5 – While you have a food buff active, reduce the cost of your Core Combat Abilities by 25%
    • Systres’ Scowl – Heavy
      • 2 – 1096 Maximum Stamina
      • 3 – 1206 Maximum Health
      • 4 – 1096 Maximum Stamina
      • 5 – When you Bash an enemy, place Systres’ Scowl on them for 15 seconds. When hit by a Light Attack, a target with Systres’ Scowl takes 1973 Frost Damage, up to once every second.
  • Crafted
    • Druid’s Braid
      • 1 – Adds 1540 Maximum Health
      • 2 – Adds 1401 Maximum Magicka
      • 3 – Adds 1401 Maximum Stamina
      • 4 – Adds 1540 Maximum Health
      • 5 – Adds 1401 Maximum Magicka
      • 6 – Adds 1401 Maximum Stamina
      • 7 – Adds 1540 Maximum Health
      • 8 – Adds 1401 Maximum Magicka
      • 9 – Adds 1401 Maximum Stamina
      • 10 – Adds 1540 Maximum Health
      • 11 – Adds 1401 Maximum Magicka
      • 12 – Adds 1401 Maximum Stamina
    • Order’s Wrath
      • 2 – Adds 657 Critical Chance
      • 3 – Adds 129 Weapons and Spell Damage
      • 4 – Adds 657 Critical Chance
      • 5 – Adds 943 Critical Chance
      • 5 – Increases your Critical Damage and Critical Healing by 8%
    • Serpent’s Disdain
      • 2 – Adds 1096 Maximum Stamina
      • 3 – Adds 1206 Maximum Health
      • 4 – Adds 1096 Maximum Magicka
      • 5 – Increase the duration of Status Effects you apply by 16 seconds.
  • Trial
    • Whorl of the Depths – Light
      • 2 – Adds 129 Weapon and Spell Damage
      • 3 – Gain Minor Slayer at all times, increasing your damage done to Dungeon, Trial, and Arena Monsters by 5%
      • 4 – Adds 129 Weapon and Spell Damage
      • 5 – Adds 657 Critical Chance (Perfected only)
      • 5 – When you deal damage with a Light Attack, you apply Whorl of the Depths to the target, dealing Frost Damage over 8 seconds. When this effect ends, a 5 meter whirlpool is created under the target for 6 seconds and deals Frost Damage every 1 second. This effect can occur once every 18 seconds and scales off the higher of your Weapon or Spell Damage.
    • Pillager’s Profit – Light
      • 2 – Adds 4% Healing Done
      • 3 – Gain Minor Aegis at all times, reducing your damage taken from Dungeon, Trial, and Arena Monsters by 5%.
      • 4 – Adds 1096 Maximum Magicka
      • 5 – Adds 129 Magicka Recovery (Perfected only)
      • 5 – Casting an Ultimate ability while in combat grants 28% of the cost as Ultimate to up to 11 group members within 12 meters. Group members can only be affected by this set every 25 seconds.
    • Coral Riptide – Medium
      • 2 – Adds 657 Critical Chance
      • 3 – Gain Minor Slayer at all times, increasing your damage done to Dungeon, Trial, and Arena Monsters by 5%
      • 4 – Adds 1487 Offensive Penetration
      • 5 – Adds 1487 Offensive Penetration (Perfected only)
      • 5 – Increase your Weapon and Spell Damage by up to 740 based on your missing Stamina
    • Pearlescent Ward – Heavy
      • 2 – Adds 1206 Maximum Health
      • 3 – Gain Minor Aegis at all times, reducing your damage taken from Dungeon, Trial, and Arena Monsters by 5%.
      • 4 – Adds 4% Healing Taken
      • 5 – Gains 1206 Maximum Health (Perfected only)
      • 5 – Grants you and up to 11 other group members Pearlescent Ward.Pearlescent Ward increases Weapon and Spell Damage by up to 180 based on the number of group members that are alive.Pearlescent Ward increases damage reduction from non-player enemies out of 66% based on the number of group members that are dead.
  • Mythic
    • Dov-rha Sabatons
      • 1 – While Sprinting gain a stack of Draconic Scales every 0.5 seconds, granting you 660 Armor, up to 20 stacks max. Upon stopping you deal Physical Damage per stack in an 8 meter shockwave, gain a damage shield equal to damage dealt, and retain Draconic Scales for 10 seconds but cannot gain new stacks. At 20 stacks, this damage will also stun for 3 seconds. The damage scales off the higher of your Physical or Spell Resistance.
    • Lefthander’s War Girdle
      • 1 – Roll Dodge no longer evades attack and instead grants a damage shield that absorbs up to 20990 damage over 1 second. This damage shield is unaffected by Battle Spirit.
    • Mora’s Whispers
      • 1 – Gain up to 1528 Critical Chance and 10% increased Inspiration, Alliance Rank, Alliance skill, and monster kill experience based off how many books of Shalidor’s Library have been collected.
    • Oakensoul Ring
      • 1 – Adds 450 Weapon and Spell Damage
      • 1 – Adds 5280 Armor
      • 1 – Adds 450 Health Recovery
      • 1 – Adds 450 Magicka Recovery
      • 1 – Adds 450 Stamina Recovery
      • 1 – Adds 3737 Maximum Health
      • 1 – Adds 3737 Maximum Magicka
      • 1 – Adds 3737 Maximum Stamina
      • 1 – Adds 1973 Critical Chance
      • 1 – While equipped, you are unable to swap between your Primary and Backup Weapon Sets.
    • Sea-Serpent’s Coil
      • 1 – While at full Health, you gain 40% damage reduction. After taking damage while at full Health in combat, you gain Serpent’s Rebuke for 10 seconds, snaring yourself by 40% and gaining Major Berserk and Major Courage, increasing your damage done by 10% and Weapon and Spell Damage by 430.The damage reduction does not apply while Serpent’s Rebuke is active.

New Antiquities 
As mentioned above, five new Mythic items are available for you to find and hunt down all through Tamriel.

  • You’ll be able to obtain a unique Druidic Provisioning Station by finding all the associated leads in High Isle.
  • A golden ship’s helm or a druidic megalith can be found for adventurers’ homes, for those who are plucky enough to locate the leads.
  • A lead for the Nighthunter’s Cowl can be found in High Isle.

New Collectibles and Outfit Styles   

  • Outfit Styles
    • The Ancestral Breton outfit styles can now be occasionally found when digging for Antiquities.
    • The Steadfast Society outfit styles can now be obtained from High Isle World Boss Daily Quests.
  • Markings
    • The Stormsurge Body Markings can be obtained by completing the Dreadsail Reef Conqueror achievement, which requires completing Dreadsail Reef on Veteran Mode.
    • The Stormsurge Face Markings can be obtained by completing the Master Marine achievement, which requires defeating all the encounters in Veteran Dreadsail Reef on Hard Mode in one run.
    • The Stonelore’s Legend Body Paint can be obtained by completing the Ascendant Unmasked achievement.
    • The Stonelore’s Legend Face Paint can be obtained by completing the Life of the Party achievement.
  • Mounts
    • The Stormsurge Howler mount can be obtained by completing the Swashbuckler Supreme achievement, which requires completing all the achievements in Dreadsail Reef.
  • Emotes
    • The Sapphire Heraldy Horn 1 emote can be obtained by completing the Founder’s Foe achievement in Tales of Tribute.
    • The Sapphire Heraldy Horn 2 emote can be obtained by completing the Tribute Tactician achievement in Tales of Tribute.
    • The Sapphire Heraldy Horn 3 emote can be obtained by completing the High Roller achievement in Tales of Tribute.
  • Costumes
    • The Courtly Traveling Attire costume can be obtained by completing the Peace in Our Time achievement.
  • Mementos
    • The Crimson Bone Hammer memento can be obtained by completing the Spire of the Crimson Coin public dungeon quest, “Blood, Books, and Steel”.
    • The Ghost Haven Caravel memento can be obtained by completing the Ghost Haven Bay public dungeon quest, “Buried at the Bay”.
  • Pets
    • The Coral Haj Mota pet awaits for those players who can get 50 lures from Ghost Haven Bay.
    • Rielle Rescue Dog can be obtained by completing the quest “Challenges of the Past” from Tales of Tribute.
  • Tales of Tribute Decks
    • Saint Pelin
    • Grandmaster Delmene Hlaalu
    • Psijic Loremaster Celarus
    • Duke of Crows
    • Red Eagle, King of the Reach
    • Ansei Frandar Hunding
    • Rahjin, the Purring Liar
    • Sorcerer-King Orgnum

New Dyes   
There are five new dyes to acquire in High Isle:

  • The Chivalric Silver dye can be obtained by completing the Savior of High Isle achievement.
  • The Pyandonean Purple dye can be obtained by completing the Dreadsail Reef Vanquisher achievement, which requires clearing Dreadsail Reef on Normal Mode.
  • The Roister’s Cerulean dye can be obtained by completing the Tales of Travel achievement.
  • The Cardship Crimson dye can be obtained by completing the Roister’s Club Master achievement.
  • The Patron’s Gold dye can be obtained by completing the Tales of Tribute Master achievement, which requires completing all the achievements in Tales of Tribute.

New Achievements and Titles   
This update introduces a whopping 120+ new achievements and 21 new titles, which are outlined below:

  • The “Savior of High Isle” title can be obtained by completing the Savior of High Isle achievement.
  • The “Three Thrones’ Defender” title can be obtained by completing the Champion of High Isle achievement.
  • The “Knight Errant” title can be obtained by completing the Flower of Chivalry achievement.
  • The “Dreadsails’ Scourge” title can be obtained by completing the Dreadsail Reef Vanquisher achievement, which requires clearing Dreadsail Reef on Normal Mode.
  • The “Seaborne Slayer” title can be obtained by completing the Dreadsail Reef Conqueror achievement, which requires clearing Dreadsail Reef on Veteran Mode.
  • The “Hurricane Herald” title can be obtained by completing the Master Marine achievement, which requires defeating all the encounters in Veteran Dreadsail Reef on Hard Mode in one run.
  • The “Soul of the Squall” title can be obtained by completing the Fleet Queen’s Foil achievement, which requires defeating all the encounters in Veteran Dreadsail Reef on Hard Mode, without suffering a group member death, within 30 minutes.
  • The “Swashbuckler Supreme” title can be obtained by completing the Swashbuckler Supreme achievement, which requires completing all the achievements in Dreadsail Reef.
  • The “Roister’s Club Initiate” title can be obtained by completing the Roister’s Club Initiate achievement.
  • The “Roister’s Club Trainee” title can be obtained by completing the Roister’s Club Trainee achievement.
  • The “Roister’s Club Novice” title can be obtained by completing the Roister’s Club Novice achievement.
  • The “Roister’s Club Regular” title can be obtained by completing the Roister’s Club Regular achievement.
  • The “Roister’s Club Adept” title can be obtained by completing the Roister’s Club Adept achievement.
  • The “Roister’s Club Expert” title can be obtained by completing the Roister’s Club Expert achievement.
  • The “Roister’s Club Veteran” title can be obtained by completing the Roister’s Club Veteran achievement.
  • The “Roister’s Club Master” title can be obtained by completing the Roister’s Club Master achievement.
  • The “Cardsharp” title can be obtained by completing the Ebony Roister achievement.
  • The “Club Contender” title can be obtained by completing the Quicksilver Roister achievement.
  • The “High-Stakes Gambler” title can be obtained by completing the Electrum Roister achievement.
  • The “Game-Baron” title can be obtained by completing the Rubedite Roister achievement.
  • The “Club Virtuoso” title can be obtained by completing the Tales of Tribute Master achievement, which requires completing all the achievements in Tales of Tribute.

New Homes
There are two homes available to test during this PTS period:

  • High Isle brings with it a new unlockable inn room, Ancient Anchor Berth, which can be found in the Ancient Anchor Inn in Gonfalon Bay.
    • Whether the bay’s waters are tranquil or rough, you’ll always find a spot of calm and warmth within the walls of this cozy inn room in Gonfalon Bay. Services abound just outside the door, making this a convenient berth.
    • This inn room can be earned by completing the “Room to Spare” quest in Gonfalon Bay or can be purchased for 3000 gold if you’ve already completed that quest elsewhere.
  • Highhallow Hold is also available to test, which can be found in the Crown Store. Let us know what you think!
    • Variously held by both House Dufort and Mornard, this stately manor near the edge of Gonfalon Bay is now available to the adventurer-about-town. It commands a majestic view of the water and provides easy access to the jewel of High Isle.

New Furnishings
A variety of new furnishings can be found in High Isle, including:

  • 50 new High Isle furnishing plans, which can be obtained from monsters and containers across High Isle
  • A modest selection of new Home Goods furnishings that can be purchased from Miruza in Gonfalon Bay, including some lovely flowers and cypress trees.
  • Ten new achievement furnishings, which can be purchased from Jeran Antieve in Gonfalon Bay once you’ve completed the associated achievements.
  • A set of nine new paintings, which can rarely be found in treasure chests across High Isle.
  • Several new antiquities, including a new provisioning station!
  • A new bust and trophy celebrating victory in Dreadsail Reef.

ESO Update 34 Base Game

Mundus Stones in Armory
Mundus Stones have been added to the Armory system! Each Armory build will now save your current Mundus Stone and loading that build will grant you that Mundus Stone boon. The preview screen for each build slot will also display the Mundus Stone saved for that build.

To aid in the transition to this new feature, when your character first logs into the game, whatever Mundus Stone you currently have will be automatically applied to all of your builds. You can still manually update any particular build later by loading that build, obtaining the desired Mundus Stone, then saving the build.

And yes, the system supports builds that use the Twice-Born Star item set.

AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR)
In Update 34 we have added support for FidelityFX Super Resolution 1.0. This upscaling technology is available for all graphics cards and can be used to improve performance for those who are bottlenecked by their GPU while playing ESO. This can be used to get straightforward improvements in framerate, or to allow you to enable more demanding graphics settings like our Screen Space GI while maintaining similar framerates to what you had before.

  • We recommend starting with Ultra Quality mode and lowering from there as needed as we have seen great performance gains with this alone, especially on older graphics cards.
  • FSR 1.0 works best with higher quality antialiasing; we recommend setting your antialiasing to TAA if you enable FSR, but we support using FSR with any antialiasing option.

Quickslot Wheel Updates
We’ve added multiple additional utility quickselect wheels for collectible allies, mementos, emotes, and tools. You can tab between these wheels while holding the quickselect wheel keybind

  • Allies, mementos, emotes, and tools can be slotted to their corresponding wheels directly from their respective Collections menu category.
  • You can now assign any emote to the existing quickselect wheel.
  • The existing emote wheel when utilizing Gamepad Mode can now be used through the quickselect wheel keybind.

Choose Title Screen Music
You now have the ability to choose which title music theme plays on the game’s login screen. In the Audio Settings tab, there is a new drop down labeled “Intro Music”. Select which Chapter you’d like to listen to and just give it a few moments to swap over (the default will always play the most recent chapter’s song). Listen to them all and pick your favorite!

New Accessibility Mode
We’ve added a new pre-game screen, which appears prior to the login screen, that offers the option to select Accessibility Mode. When choosing this mode you will automatically be swapped to use the Gamepad UI, but the keybinds will be adjusted for whatever input is being used (keyboard or gamepad). If you decide you don’t want to use this, you can disable in the Options menu.

You are now also able to move around all pre-game UI screens and elements using only digital inputs (such as keyboard or D-pad keypresses) or analog inputs (such a mouse or gamepad control stick).

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