New World patch 2.0 (Season 2) is rolling out on PC(Steam). According to the official New World patch notes, the latest “Blood of the Sands” update introduces new quests, activities, and rewards, including the ability to customize characters with Transmog tokens. Apart from this, today’s New World update 2.0 also includes various fixes for weapons, perks, PvP arenas, fishing, crafting, and UI.
Previously, a major New World update 1.1 added the Winter Convergence Festival with the new winter event packed with quests, special activities, and more. Recently, a hotfix was also released. Unfortunately, players are still experiencing several issues with the game. Today’s New World game update 2.0 will address a few of these errors.
Read more details below.
New World Patch 2.0 Notes (Season 2) – July 5, 2023
- New Season Pass
- Introduces new Season Journey, activities, challenges, and rewards including cosmetics and consumables.
- Transmog
- Allows customization of character appearance by capturing gear appearances and transforming them into usable skins.
- Elite Trial: Arena of Shah Neshen
- Challenging PvE game mode for 20 max-level players to defeat a massive sandwurm and earn elite rewards.
- Seasonal Trial: The Hatchery
- Weekly activity for 10 max-level players to fight enemies, foil a plot, and confront the keeper for unique rewards.
- New Heartrune Ability: The Devourer
- Summon a sandwurm to burst from the ground and damage nearby targets.
- PvP Reward Track Update
- Updated with new rewards and increased predictability.
- Raid Groups
- Players can now create raid groups of up to 20 players for large-scale, open-world activities.
- Cross World Outpost Rush
- Outpost Rush can now be played across different worlds within the same region, with reduced wait times and other improvements.
- First Light Retraction
- First Light territory is closed, and related items and orders are relocated.
- Notable Fixes
- Various bug fixes and improvements for gameplay, animations, AI, expeditions, and world events.
- Garden of Genesis, Lazarus Instrumentality, Starstone Barrows Updates
- Specific fixes and improvements for these in-game locations and activities.
- AI Updates
- Fixes and improvements related to world AI behavior and abilities.
- Weapon and Ability Updates
- Balancing changes and fixes for various weapons and abilities across different classes.
- PvP Arenas
- Introduction of a new 3v3 arena and rotation system, with changes to rank, prices, and perks.
- PvP Loot Drops
- Updated loot drops when killing other players, including new PvP-focused gear and trinkets.
- Corrupted Breaches
- Updated rewards and distribution of armor and weapons obtained from Corrupted Breaches.
- Territory Management
- Adjustments to territory income distribution after changes to First Light.
- Crafting
- Introduction of the Artisan crafting line and new Bind on Pickup items for self-sufficiency.
- Gathering
- Introduction of rare items and researchable trade skill XP boosts for mining, harvesting, skinning, and logging.
- Fishing
- Improvements to fishing mechanics, new treasures, premium bait, fish distribution, and fishing pole adjustments.
- Gypsum Crafting
- New recipes for Legendary Gypsum Casts and optimized attribute perks.
- Gear and Loot General
- Adjustments to attribute perks, health and stamina increases, and changes to Town Projects.
Bug Fixes
JOURNEY
- Introduced Season 2 Journey with focus on Brimstone Sands in Aeternum.
CHALLENGES
- Increased task quantity in chapters 2, 4, and 5 for a clearer solo player progression.
- Rebalanced Season Journey experience for better progression.
- Increased experience rewards for Season Challenges.
ACTIVITIES
- Added new activity tasks to the activity card.
- Expanded Activity Card task list to include at least 3 tasks from each category.
- Increased task count in the Activity Card task list to 21 tasks per list.
FIXES
- Improved visibility of pending Season Consumable Tokens.
- Displayed titles underneath Journey tasks that award titles.
- Suppressed banners on the Season Rewards screen.
- Various visual fixes for apparel, armor, and weapon skins.
NOTABLE FIXES
- Fixed issues with gathering tool and animation display.
- Corrected off-centered icons for Fire Staffs.
- Improved visuals and priority for certain effects.
- Enhanced Trading Post dropdown menu filter.
- Addressed various UI and inventory issues.
TOOLTIPS
- Updated tooltips for healing power increase, Shriveled, and FOC attribute bonus.
- Revised tooltips for corrupted portal and Outpost Rush.
QUALITY OF LIFE
- Added Map Filters and inventory search feature.
- Optimized PvP Activation Notification and emote icons.
- Improved clarity of quest markers and reward lists.
- Locked stackable housing items between inventory and storage.
- Renamed Tip Key Bind Setting to “Housing Help.”
- Enhanced reticle marker speed for Musket.
- Added new HUD icon for Ice Pylon ability.
SOCIAL
- Increased minimum company members required to declare war.
- Introduced role icons (Tank, DPS, Healer) for group members.
- Fixed issues with Governor transfer and group invites.
- Improved emote cancellation and PvP activation notification.
AUDIO
GENERAL
- Fixed SFX issues with Anubian Scarabs, Daughterwell fountain, flaming lizards, and item acquisition.
VOICE OVERS
- Resolved voice over issues for various characters and dialogues in multiple languages.
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