November 20 Patch - The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut Update

We've just released a new update which addresses a number of reported issues, including performance improvements, and bug and balance fixes. Check it out and let us know what you think!

The Bard’s Tale IV: Director’s Cut – November 20 Update

Art

• Dual wielding enemies should now have their second weapon

• When Illusory Dalgliesh transforms, he should now have his appropriate weapon

• Fixed some texture issues that display on models at a particular distance

• Revealing multiple suspicious citizens with a single move will no longer cause issues with their models

Gameplay

• Players can no longer deploy barricades on occupied squares

• Players will now receive Songs of Exploration, regardless of whether or not Party chatter is on or off

• Fixed several issues related to combat positioning and respawning

• Fixed an issue with a ladder in Mangar's Tower

• Fixed movement nodes in the chambers beneath Skyhenge

• Fixes to the puzzle at the top of the Sentry Tower

• Door to Dwarven ruins will no longer be locked

• The Redcap will now damage Dwarven party members with its "Headbutt" ability

• Luck Stones will no longer respawn when transitioning levels

• Fixed an issue where Gaufroi would not give loot when killed in a specific manner

• Fixed a rare issue in which loading an auto-save before a specific battle would prevent the player from interacting with the world

• Fixed audio distortion in several places around the world

• Healing potions are no longer consumed twice when in battle

• Skill cooldown should always trigger in waved combats now

HUD/UI

• Fixed issues relating to corrupted save files, and fixes to the save/load game menus

• Added the "History of Caith" cinematic into the "special Features" menu.

• Cursor will no longer disappear when pressing ESC during the skill tree tutorial

• Cursor should no longer disappear when talking to NPCs

• Adjustments to HUD elements for better readability

• Fixed an issue where a black screen will be displayed at a particular point in the game after loading a generated autosave

• Moving an equipped trinket item in your inventory will no longer unequip it

• Using the escape key will no longer fully back out of the Options menu

• Fixed a rare issue where a spell couldn't be cast if spell points were gained through the "Blood Pact” passive

Stability

• Improvements to game-wide performance, asset loading, stability, and world collision

• Equipping archmage robes on a Trow will no longer crash the game

• Fixed some isolated and specific combat crashes

• Users are no longer able to launch multiple instances of the game simultaneously

• Fixed an issue with the final level when settings are on Low

• Fixed a rare issue in which loading an auto-save before a specific battle would prevent the player from interacting with the world