PTS Patch Notes v8.1.1

ZOS_GinaBruno · July 2022

The Elder Scrolls Online v8.1.1 activates the Undaunted Celebration for testing this week and also includes several fixes for dungeon content, a few item sets, and more. Please note we are still discussing potential adjustments for combat balance and you can expect to see some of those changes beginning next week. We encourage you to continue providing feedback in the official PTS feedback threads in the meantime. The size of this latest patch is approximately 178MB.

New Features / Updates / Big Changes
- Undaunted Celebration Event Testing
Template Updates
Fixes & Improvements
- Chapters & DLCs
- Combat & Gameplay
  - Combat & Abilities
  - Companions
  - Itemization & Item Sets
- Base Game

ZOS_GinaBruno · July 2022

Undaunted Celebration Event Testing
The Undaunted want you to put your life and your dignity on the line for bragging rights once again! During the Undaunted Celebration, conquer challenging dungeons for bonus rewards.

The first final dungeon boss you defeat in a day will drop TWO Event Tickets and a special Glorious Undaunted Reward Box.
- This box contains an assortment of valuable goods, Motif pages, and a guaranteed chance for one of the new style pages for this event’s Opal weapons, which feature a return of previous Undaunted Celebration Opal gear from Ilambris, Troll King, Bloodspawn, Engine Guardian, and Chokethorn.
This year’s new Opal style is themed around Velidreth from Cradle of Shadows.
- Defeating those bosses on the Veteran Hard Mode of those dungeons has a chance to drop the Opal shoulder style page for those bosses as well!
Subsequent dungeons you complete will continue to award slightly-less-valuable Undaunted Reward Boxes, which still have a chance to drop those weapon style pages.
The big change this year is that Undaunted Reward Boxes are named based on where you got the box drop from. While all boxes have a chance to drop the Opal pages accordingly, each box also drops a bonus set piece from an item set that can drop in the respective dungeon.
- For example, if you run Fungal Grotto for your boxes and tickets, you’ll only get extra Fungal Grotto gear. Get in those other dungeons if you want other item set pieces!
The Impresario offers style pages for this year’s Velidreth Opal equipment for 5 tickets each, as well as the first two fragments for the Daggerfall Paladin costume morph for 10 tickets each.

ZOS_GinaBruno · July 2022

PTS templates will now correctly display the name of this DLC (Lost Depths) and the correct starting area.

ZOS_GinaBruno · July 2022

Dungeons

Shipwright's Regret
- Fixed an issue with various effects in the Captain Numerril encounter being reflected when those effects should not allow reflection.
  - Note this fix was included in PTS patch v8.1.0 and the patch note was unintentionally missed.

Achievements

The Ascending Tide achievement category is now in the proper order in the achievement list.

ZOS_GinaBruno · July 2022

Sunspire Trial

Lokkestiiz’s Hypothermia is now removed once Lokkestiiz is defeated and no longer persists outside Sunspire.
- Note this fix was included in PTS patch v8.1.0 and the patch note was unintentionally missed.

ZOS_GinaBruno · July 2022

Dreadsail Reef Trial

Bow Breaker
- Fixed an issue where Bow Breaker may fail to move upon casting Bog Burst.
  - Note this fix was included in PTS patch v8.1.0 and the patch note was unintentionally missed.
Reef Guardian
- The achievement "Once into the Depths" will no longer be awarded if you go into the depths more than once.

Quests

Race for Honor: The quest reward, “Cynric's Heavy Shield”, can now be sold to vendors for gold.
To Catch a Magus: Fixed an issue where Jakarn would disappear and not return if he got stuck in the catacombs.

General

Fixed an issue where you could get stuck in a state where your game interactions were disabled.

Gameplay

Reduced the combo pay out on the Midnight Raid and Siege Weapon Volley cards.

ZOS_GinaBruno · July 2022

Dungeons

Imperial City Prison
- Fixed an issue if you were in the Daedric Shackles Trophy Vault, you would join encounters in progress, potentially disrupting the ability to loot an opened Trophy Chest.
White-Gold Tower
- Fixed an issue if you were in the Daedric Embers Trophy Vault, you would join encounters in progress, potentially disrupting the ability to loot an opened Trophy Chest.
Note both the fixes above were included in PTS patch v8.1.0 and the patch notes were unintentionally missed.

General

Completed Imperial City vault keys (and their dungeon counterparts) can now be banked or laundered if stolen.

ZOS_GinaBruno · July 2022

Dungeons

Earthen Root Enclave
- General
  - Added a screenshot for Earthen Root Enclave when utilizing the Activity Finder.
  - Updated the description text for the Invaders' Bane achievement to specify 25 minutes instead of 30.
  - Removed an erroneous negative effect icon applied by Jodoro's Raze ability.
  - Lutea can no longer be melee attacked outside of melee range.
  - Laurel will now appear wrapped in vines in the fight space with Archdruid Devyric.
- Corruption of Root
  - Root Nodes encountered before the Corruption of Root no longer activate boss music.
  - Spirit of the Forest will now be cast more often with the Challenge Banner active.
  - The Corruption of Root can no longer be melee attacked outside of melee range.
  - Root Infection will no longer display an erroneous icon when targets are affected by it.
- Archdruid Devyric
  - Jodoro will no longer have a chance to attack during the Archdruid Devyric encounter.
  - Archdruid Devyric is no longer able to be melee attacked outside of melee range.
  - The nameplate and health bar for Archdruid Devyric's Lightning Pillars no longer display within the pillar.
Graven Deep
- General
  - Added a screenshot for Graven Deep when utilizing the Activity Finder.
  - Updated the description text for the Fist of Tava achievement to specify 25 minutes instead of 30.
  - The achievement Back to Sleep is now correctly incremented in Normal difficulty.
  - Rats no longer have a chance roam through objects.
  - The Logbook of Anwas will no longer appear on the beach before Dhulef finds it further in the dungeon.
  - Dhulef will now always display his protective air bubble when appropriate.
  - Dhulef now has more to say when you return to Graven Deep.
  - Bristlepitch dropped by player characters using the synergy now deals the same damage as those dropped by player characters that fail to use the synergy, and the synergy version can no longer report critical damage.
  - The Bristlepitch area effect now correctly deals damage in Veteran difficulty.
- Euphotic Gatekeeper
  - The Euphotic Gatekeeper encounter no longer has a chance to reset after the Euphotic Gatekeeper completes its Scurry ability.
- Zelvraak the Unbreathing
  - Flesh Abominations no longer cast Hemorrhaging Strike.
  - Lowered the initial damage of Soul Fragmentation.
  - The Terrified effect no longer indicates it can be removed by Breaking Free.

Furnishings

Fixed some interpenetration between the leaves of the Deeproot’s Undying Bloom achievement furnishing when the bloom is closed.

ZOS_GinaBruno · July 2022

Dungeons

Ruins of Mazzatun
- Mighty Chudan can no longer be affected by mangle.

ZOS_GinaBruno · July 2022

General

Fixed an issue where you could avoid being interrupted while interacting with certain objects, such as relics in Battlegrounds.

General

Ember now has more to say when you complete a Thieves Guild heist or other repeatable Thieves Guild quest.
Ember now has a higher chance to comment when entering the cities of Skywatch and Senchal.
Fixed an issue where Isobel (and possibly other Companions) would get upset with you for killing a specific spawn of Sul-Xan Warrior that was incorrectly flagged as a civilian.

Quests

Shattered and Scattered: This quest can no longer be shared for consistency with other Companion quests.

Dungeon Sets

Grave Inevitability: Fixed an issue where the visual effects for this set were visible to enemies.
Gryphon’s Reprisal: Fixed an issue where the Damage over Time from this set’s synergy would miss stealthed targets.

Monster Masks

Kargaeda: Fixed an issue where this set was not reducing the cost of dual costing abilities.

PvP Sourced

Langour of Peryite: Fixed an issue where the visual effects for this set was lasting longer than intended.

ZOS_GinaBruno · July 2022

General

Fixed an issue where previewing items from merchants while mounted would kick you out of the store and dismount your character.

General

Extended the furnishing preview stage to ensure that even very large furnishings do not reveal the edge of the stage.

Furnishings

Fixed some small texture issues around the border of the back side of several Tribute tapestries.

General

Fixed a rare crash related to particle effects.

Tutorial

Fixed an issue where you could see two Blackwood portals in the tutorial portal room.

Update 36 Prologue Quest

Sojourn of the Druid King: Fixed an issue where the Firesong Orders could not be picked up within the caves.

General

Fixed a UI error that could occur after entering Cyrodiil.