Base Game
Map Improvements
The team has been looking for ways to improve ESO’s in-game map, with the intention of making it easier to understand and parse for both new players and veteran players alike. While there are still more changes we wish to implement in future packages, the first batch of quality-of-life improvements includes the following changes:
- The Tamriel view of the map will now only show one Wayshrine per zone.
- The Tamriel view of the map will now only show favorited and primary homes. You may still favorite as many homes as you’d like.
- Dungeons and Trials will no longer be shown by default on the Tamriel view of the map, but can still be toggled on.
- The Tamriel, Blackreach, and Aurbis views of the map now have a more catered filter list.
- The ‘Wayshrines’ filter has been split into the following filters:
- Wayshrines
- Dungeons
- Trials
- Houses
- If you have a focused quest, the quest’s ultimate location will now show on the Tamriel and Aurbis maps. If the ultimate location is on the ring of the Aurbis, the location will be shown on the appropriate symbolic location, like Clockwork City.
- Quest indicators, group member indicators, and player indicators will now show on symbolic locations if said indicators are pointing to those locations.
- The names of zones in the Tamriel view of the map will now appear as you zoom in.
- When hovering over a Wayshrine, the name of the zone will now appear in the tooltip.
Converting Disguises to Collectibles
When completing certain quests that use a disguise, as part of the quest reward, you will now get a collectible that grants that appearance. If these quests have been completed already, then these collectibles will be automatically granted upon first login with the associated character. Below is a list outlining all current disguises that have been converted at this time.*
*Note: Not all disguises have been converted at this time.
Antiquity Leads Messaging Improvements
Now when you find a lead that is part of an antiquity, the final antiquity name is listed.
Updates to Initial Mount Speed
The team wanted your initial experience unlocking a mount to be more impactful, so we've made significant improvements to the speed of mounts prior to unlocking Major Gallop. The end result of these changes is that mounts will start out noticeably faster than they did previously, i.e. you are now much less likely to be overtaken on foot when mounted, while still ending up at the same speed (or very slightly faster at the top end). The details of these changes are:
- Increased the base mounted speed bonus to 42%, up from 15%.
- Major Gallop is now Gallop, and counts as a Minor buff instead of a Major buff. The multiplicative bonus of Gallop is now 15% instead of 30%.
- Note: Due to the way that this bonus multiplies with base speed, this ends up being no change for fully trained mounts, or a very slight buff if you’re also using the Gifted Rider champion star. See below for more detail!
Here are the percent changes different folks can expect to see, as a percentage change from their prior speed:
- Sprinting on a brand new mount: +19%
- Sprinting on a trained mount: +13%
- Sprinting on a brand new mount with Gallop: +5%
- Sprinting on a trained mount with Gallop: No Change
- Sprinting on a trained mount with Gallop and Gifted Rider: +1%
Starter Zone Refresh
The starter zones of Betnikh, Stros M’kai, Bleakrock, Bal Foyen, and Khenarthi’s Roost have all undergone a makeover, bringing them more in line visually with the detail of ESO’s recent additions such as West Weald or the Telvanni Peninsula.
These starter zones have received improvements to their terrain transitions, materials and lighting, and atmosphere. Signs and banners have been positioned to better highlight services (such as crafting or banking locations), and lighting has been adjusted to better define important paths and other areas of detail. With the addition of more organic clutter and props, various portions of the zones should feel a little less sparse and a little more lived in.
Craft (Green) Champion Point Stars Slotting Improvements
The following nine Craft (Green) champion stars no longer need to be slotted for you to benefit from their effects:
- Meticulous Disassembly
- Plentiful Harvest
- Treasure Hunter
- Rationer
- Liquid Efficiency
- Homemaker
- Professional Upkeep
- Infamous
- Cutpurse's Art
These adjustments make it easier and more forgiving to engage with the Craft tree, and reduces the need to swap stars before specific activities. No more forgetting to slot Meticulous Disassembly before a big batch of resource refining!
Increased Mundus Stone Visibility on Character and Inventory UI Screens
We want to better convey the value of having a Mundus Stone Boon and where to find Mundus Stones.
To that end, we have:
- Added a reminder about Mundus Stones to the Level 10 Level Up Rewards.
- Updated the Mundus Stone Help Entry to be clearer and more direct about where you find them.
- Added discrete sections for Mundus Stone Boons on both the Character and Inventory UI Screens.
- If you reach level 20 without an active Mundus Stone Boon, the text here turns red to suggest that you should acquire one.
Player Response Options – A New Way to Engage in Conversations with Story NPCs
There are now opportunities in some quests that provide a choice as to how you want to roleplay your character known as Player Response Options. While these options usually provide roleplaying choices on how to respond to characters and alter their responses, they can sometimes alter the course of a quest in unexpected ways.
Player Response Options display a special icon when a dialogue choice is available. Here are the types of dialogue choices you may encounter, in addition to the usual neutral voice response:
- Kind: A supportive, compassionate, or amusing response to an NPC.
- Grim: A darker, stern, sarcastic, or harsh response to an NPC.
- Merciful: A charitable response to an NPC in dire circumstances.
- Ruthless: A vengeful response to an NPC in dire circumstances.
- Joker: A quip, ironic response, or comedic reply to an NPC.
- Flirty: An amorous response toward an NPC.
First Stages of Console Add-On Support
In preparation of console add-on support coming later this year, Update 45 will set the groundwork to ensure add-on developers have the tools needed to support their add-ons for console players. There will now be a gamepad version of the add-on manager.
A new UserSetting.txt entry will allow add-on developers to place the game into console mode. This will prevent loading any keyboard/PC specific files and fonts, load console only files, and expose new console specific APIs. The main purpose of this is to allow add-on developers a way to develop and test console add-ons without needing a console.
With this, developers can get a jump on creating and testing console add-ons so that when the feature proper goes live, they'll be able to upload them right away. Please note that console add-on support will only be for current generation consoles, as they can support the memory limitation needed.
New 10-Year Anniversary Dyes to Obtain
Update 45 also introduces 3 new dye options to obtain through achievement completion. The three new dye options include the following:
- 10-Year Anniversary Gold Leaf- Obtain the Commemorative Safebox Looter Achievement.
- 10-Year Anniversary Ebon Leather- Obtain the Commemorative Activity Achiever Achievement.
- 10-Year Anniversary Ivory- Obtain the Commemorative Mundus Missionary Achievement.
New Homes
Two new homes will be available later in the Update 45 live cycle:
- Shattered Mirror Isle
- Scintillating islands and skeletons of long-forgotten beasts float amid Mirrormoor's luminous skies. Enterprising architects, step through a shattered mirror portal in Fargrave and finesse this osseous mass into a dazzling dimensional home.
- This Notable home will be available for purchase later.
- Castle Skingrad
- Count Calantius cordially invites a caretaker to maintain and decorate Castle Skingrad as he rides out to support his loyal citizens. This majestic castle stands just outside Skingrad, granting easy access to the city's amenities and nearby vineyards.
- This Notable home will be available for purchase later.
New Furnishings
In this update we’re adding a new furnishing type that allows you to control the weather states in your homes! The new weather control furnishing, Kynareth's Icon of Storm Control, is a collectible furnishing that will be available to earn later this year.
Also in this update, we are focusing on new structural furnishing recipes, achievement rewards, and new Master Writs.
37 new furnishing plans are being sourced in 5 places:
- 9 new furnishing plans, which can be acquired via the Skingrad Reward Coffer, obtainable by completing the West Weald World Boss, Incursion, or Delve Daily Quests.
- 6 new Mirrormoor themed recipes exclusive to completing Mirrormoor Mosaics.
- 14 new Ayleid themed recipes can be found in West Weald, Gold Coast, and Blackwood from bonus loot when excavating antiquities of intermediate or higher difficulty.
- Colovian Bed, Canopy Full can be obtained from monsters, containers, and more across West Weald.
- 7 new Master Writ Furnishings, which can be purchased from Rolis Hlaalu.
