Today, New World has released a new update, 1.9.3. and unlike the previous update, this one will not include new additions to the game. The updates include multiple fixes and improvements. For example, the update details improvements in Springtide Bloom. As noted on the gameโs official website, the adjustments include essential removals, such as the 3 deprecated lore notes from Elafry Pyrgo that caused the game to soft-lock on interaction. Without further introduction, let us look at the official patch notes for New World version 1.9.3.
New World Version 1.9.3 Update Patch Notes
๐ ๏ธ Upcoming Maintenance ๐ ๏ธ
Update 1.9.3 downtime will begin at 11PM PDT on 5/9 and will last approximately 1 hour.https://t.co/4JV3P2F7QB— New World Game Status (@NWGameStatus) May 9, 2023
World Experience
Springtide Bloom
- The Beekeeper and Springtime Ruffles apparel sets have been broken into individual purchases inside the Springtide event shop.
- Added a Heartrune charge to the Wispy Wasp swarm.
- The Springtide Premium Token recipe (where players exchange Wispy Wasp Goo) is now listed as “Premium Token” in the crafting menu.
- Players can now get 4 Springtide Jingle
- coin bags daily, up from 3.
Quest
- Periville Guards now drop the Intact Spear Haft quest item in the ‘Book Three: Parodos in the A Spear to Pierce the Heavens’ questline.
- Returning players who have only completed part of the original MSQ can now speak to Yonas to resume it in Brightwood.
- Removed 3 deprecated lore notes from Elafry Pyrgo, which caused the game to soft-lock on interaction.
- Removed the invisible collision from the entrance of the Crystal Cavern.
Game Modes: New World Update 1.9.3
Outpost Rush
- Fixed an issue that caused players to unintentionally bring game-mode-specific items like powder kegs into the open world.
Empyrean Forge Expedition
- Commander Marius’s magma ball hazard will now display a secondary ring to denote the area where the impact shockwave will cause minor damage and stagger the player.
Economy, Progression, and Gear: New World Patch Notes
Gear/Items
- Fixed an issue that caused items in purchased Gear Set Slots to return to player inventories on login.
Economy
- Open-world Elite chests in Level 55+ Varangian POIs now have a 75% chance to drop a Flame Core, down from 100%.
- Open world Regular chests in Level 55+ Varangian POIs now have a 10% chance to drop a Flame Core, down from 20%.
- Unstable Casts now cost 3 Flame Cores to craft, down from 10.
- Players can now craft 6 Unstable Casts daily, up from 3.
- Improved quality of items generated by Unstable Cast from the Flame Core Forge. This was done by removing PvP perks and Resistance perks.
๐ ๏ธ Upcoming Maintenance ๐ ๏ธ
There will be downtime on 5/4 starting 11PM PDT which will last approximately 1 hour. Please see below for the release notes.Leaderboards
โช๏ธ Fixed an issue with Leaderboard reward processing logic which could cause client performance issues due toโฆ
— New World Game Status (@NWGameStatus) May 5, 2023
Season Pass: New World Update 1.9.3
- Fixed an issue where level 60 players sometimes would not receive the “Just Getting Started” task in Chapter 1.
- Added several new Season Pass activities:
- Kill 10 enemies in Mykrguard.
- Kill 10 enemies in Imperial Palace.
- Kill 10 enemies in Malevolence.
- Kill 10 enemies in Eternal Pools.
- Kill 10 enemies in Beds of Ta-BitJet.
- Kill 2 named enemies.
- Kill 20 elite enemies.
- Adjusted the following PVP Season Pass activities from update 1.8.2 February changes:
- Earn a Flawless victory in the PVP arena to Earn 1 win in the PvP arena.
- Changed earn 1000 PvP experience from valid player kills to gain 100 PvP experience from valid player kills.
- There’s a change from players’ participation in 3 arenas to participation in 1 arena.
- Deal 100,000 damage or healing in the arena changes to deal 50000 damage or healing.
- Earn 5000 azoth salt changes to earn 1000 azoth salt.
- Complete 2 PvP faction mission changes to complete 1 PvP Faction mission.
- Adjusted the following crafting Season Pass activities:
- Craft 5 Tier 5 weapons or apparel was to Craft 3 Tier 5 weapons or apparel.
- Consume 10 Tier 5 coatings was reduced to consume 2 Tier 5 coatings.
- Adjusted the following Season Journey tasks:
Rush of Victory II
- Reduced required Outpost Rush wins from 10 to 5
Holding the Fort
- Reduced required Invasion completions from 2 to 1
Worldwide Warrior
- Reduced required Open World player kills from 50 to 15
- Adjusted requirements for multiple Season Journey challenges:
- Outpost Rush Domination
- Reduced required Outpost Rush wins from 100 to 30
Serial Killer
- Reduced required kills from 500 to 100
- Contesting the Control Points
- Reduced required Faction Control Point captures from 50 to 30
Legendary Craft
- Reduced required craft amount from 125 to 100
- Renamed to Mutation Master
- Changed required Expedition rating from Gold to Silver
Greetings Adventurers! This week's Mutated Expeditions are below:
โค๏ธTempest's Heartโค๏ธ
Element: Hellfire
Promotion: Indomitable
Curse: Desiccated๐ฑGarden of Genesis๐ฑ
Element: Eternal
Promotion: Savage
Curse: Frenzied— New World (@playnewworld) May 9, 2023
UX/UI New World Patch Notes
QOL
- Removed the Gear Set Storage tooltip commands when your character is under level 25. These previously showed if you had purchased an additional Gear Set Slot with another character.
- Added translations for the Fire Storm Heartrune tooltip.
- Added additional translations to the Territory Planning Board UI.
- The Main Menu has returned to its standard music soundtrack.
- Fixed an issue with Leaderboards where the rewards countdown message displayed earlier than intended, stating that the current season had ended even though it was still in progress.
Social
General
- Fixed a rare issue that prevented players from turning off their PvP flag.
Audio
- Lowered the amount of echo when an NPC spoke within a small interior space.
New World Update 1.9.3 is available for PCs.
