Greetings Envoys,

A new patch is now available! This update includes important fixes, so be sure to update your game when you see it. If you are encountering any problems, please continue to let us know at Obsidian Entertainment Support.[support.obsidian.net]
Thanks for playing, and we appreciate your support!

— The Avowed Team

• Added 'high contrast' support for several UI screens.
  
• Added Native Anti-Aliasing option for FSR.

• The quest "Our Dreams Divide Us Still" will now correctly advance at the end of combat for affected players. This includes a retroactive fix for players who load a save made post combat.
  
• Turning the winch to save Solace Keep will no longer fail to save Solace Keep in rare cases.

• Experience Gained notifications no longer stay visible indefinitely when the hide HUD option is toggled.
  
• Quest markers and items on the Compass now appear as intended if the player has selected the option "Lock Compass to North" in Settings.
  
• Status icons near the player's health bar will no longer be cut off if many statuses are active at once.
  
• Switching upscaling settings to TSR will no longer unnecessarily apply the Screen Percentage value.
  
• The setting to Hide XP Notifications now behaves as expected.
  
• When using the quest tracking option to not track the next quest, Quest beacons will no longer point to completed quest objectives, when a quest is complete.

• Addressed a rare instance where enemies could disappear from the map.
  
• Consumed items no longer reappear in the player's inventory under certain conditions.
  
• Orlan hair now renders correctly on higher quality settings.
  
• Pentiment achievement no longer requires the completion of a side quest in Emerald Stair that is only available based on certain main quest decisions.
  
• The player will no longer end up in a broken state that prevents them from receiving the achievement "Cooking by the Book".
  
• The recipe for Crafting Adra from Adra Shards no longer disappears when the player upgrades Scavenger ability.

• Improved performance on Beauty and Balanced modes on Xbox when in larger cities.

Hello everyone,

We want to take a moment to thank you for your continued reports, feedback, and suggestions. Your insights are valuable to us, and we appreciate the time and effort you put into sharing your experiences with us.

Our team is committed to ongoing support, and we’re always looking for ways to improve. Your input is key to help us refine and expand Avowed, and we are excited to keep rolling out updates. Within the next few weeks, we are going to be releasing a roadmap that will go over some of the plans we have that will be coming to the game over the upcoming year, so keep your eyes peeled!

Thank you for being part of our community—we appreciate your support and look forward to sharing more with you in the future!

— The Avowed Team

• The player will now receive an additional talent point at levels 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30. Players with save files past those levels will receive the additional points.
  
• High Contrast Documents: New option increases font size and applies bold styling to all documents, tutorials, in-game pop-ups, and the ledger's quest tab.
  
• Walk Toggle: Players using mouse and keyboard can now toggle between walking and running.
  
• HUD Customization:
  
  • HUD Toggle Keybind: A new keybind (default: Backslash) hides all HUD elements for cleaner screenshots.
    
  • HUD Opacity Slider: Adjust the transparency of the HUD to your preference.
• Camera & Compass Options:
  
  • Third-Person FOV Slider: Added to Graphics Settings.
    
  • Static Compass Option: Players can now lock the compass to always point North instead of rotating.
• Controller & Input Improvements:
  
  • Full support for customizing controller keybinds.

• Game Stability Fixes:
  
  • Fixed a rare crash when switching music during level transitions.
    
  • Xbox App (PC) Launch Crash Fixed: No longer crashes with error 0xc0000005.
    
  • Fixed a save data issue causing crashes related to spawning enemies with save/loading.
    
  • Resolved a Fast Travel crash that could sometimes occur.
    
  • Addressed a rare crash affecting ROG Ally and Intel-integrated laptops.
• Main Menu frame rate is now capped to prevent crashes and hardware isues.

• Quest Progression Fixes:
  
  • The "Quest Available" icon for Ranger Verano no longer appears after the quest becomes inaccessible.
    
  • "The Finer Things in Battle" quest now triggers reliably and will retroactively complete for players who already met its requirements.
    
  • Attacking the xaurips in Dehengen’s cabin before the "Find Her Cabin" objective now properly progresses the quest.
    
  • "Our Dreams Divide Us Still" – Combat at Mount Forja now consistently ends to advance the quest.
    
  • "Dawntreader" quest fix: Now properly turn-inable to Ofryc even if Kai and Marius are not in the party.
    
  • "Elder Offerings" quest fix: Now properly resolves if the player both paid for the stolen food and returned it.
    
  • "Boundaries of Antiquity" quest fix: Prevented an issue where players could skip a required conversation.
    
  • "An Untimely End." - Ygwulf and the rebels no longer become hostile after sparing him.
• NPC & Conversation Adjustments:
  
  • Fixed Adelarro and opponents failing to appear if Dreamthralls were killed before starting a side quest.
    
  • Amalia will now always give you the key to her camp’s chest when speaking with her.
    
  • Constable Hajime now correctly rewards players for bounties even if "Heart of Valor" isn’t completed.
    
  • Marius’s Training Offer: His training offer is now more accessible in conversations.
    
  • Conversations will no longer drop unexpectedly if enemies detect the player while in dialogue.
• Restartable Dialogues:
  Players can now restart conversations with:
  • The illusion in the "Face Your Fears" quest (Shatterscarp).
    
  • Runyd the watcher if dialogue ended prematurely.
    
  • Ranger Casagrada in "Steel Resolve" after progressing past "Ancient Soil."
  
  
  Systems & Gameplay Improvements
  • Combat & Enemy Behavior:
    
    • Arrow Decals Improved: More visible in XSX Performance mode for "The Wasteland Courier" quest.
      
    • Pistols now hit targets more reliably.
      
    • Companions with the Shocked status effect no longer electrocute the player when nearby.
      
    • Enemies react more reliably to arrow impacts.
      
    • Ranged enemies are less confused when the player moves in and out of cover.
  • Spells & Abilities:
    
    • Essence cost reductions now properly apply and no longer prevent spellcasting.
      
    • Fixed cases where totem effects would stop working after conversations or cutscenes.
      
    • "Into the Fray" ability can now be canceled into other actions sooner, improving combo potential.
  • Quest & Loot Fixes:
    
    • Fast Travel is now disabled during certain animations to prevent getting stuck when quest items are consumed before progression.
      
    • If Old Nuna was defeated but the bounty quest didn’t progress, returning to the location now correctly updates the quest.
      
    • If Belderreno was defeated but no bounty trophy was received, players can now revisit the bounty location to find the trophy.
      
    • Loot in the Yellowband area no longer falls into the environment, preventing collection issues.
  • Controls & Performance:
    
    • Mouse 4/5 buttons can now be bound to actions.
      
    • Optimized elemental accumulation effects for better performance.
      
    • Optimized the Tebaru Sanakis spirit visuals to improve performance.
      
    • Reducing VO volume now also reduces reverb/echo for characters.
      
    • Upscaling no longer defaults to DLSS every time the game is launched.
  • Collision & Environmental Fixes:
    
    • Adjusted Eothasian temple collision to prevent going out of bounds.
      
    • Doors at Naku Tedek now correctly unseal when reloading a save if combat was already completed.
      
    • Fixed rock collision near the Strangled Adra in Dawnshore.
      
    • Wall textures in Emerald Stair Pargrunen Cache now render properly
  
  
  Bug Fixes & Miscellaneous
  • General Stability & Fixes:
    
    • Fixed a crash when relocating ladders.
      
    • Fixed a crash when dying while using Shinobi Sneeze.
      
    • Resolved issues with respawning enemies, such as the Sporeking reappearing after being killed.
      
    • Fixed unkillable Dreamthralls outside of Thirdborn.
      
    • Fixed an issue where Ryngrim's rotating wheel would shift when the game was out of focus.
  • UI & Localization Fixes:
    
    • Gjeda’s Journal no longer contains duplicate entries when playing in French.
      
    • The description for the food item Saucco now displays correctly in all languages.
      
    • Medical Supplies quest item now has the correct icon.
  • Navigation & World Interactions:
    
    • The player can no longer become stuck in the Cistern after dying in combat with Ygwulf.
      
    • Sliding under obstacles now works properly.
      
    • The player can now properly talk to Ambassador Hylgard, Ryngrim, Lodwyn, and others if combat previously interrupted a quest-related conversation.
      
    • Sargamis no longer gets stuck when walking toward the lever in Eothasian Temple.
  
  For the full patch notes, please visit our forums[forums.obsidian.net].