Path of Exile News

Our Path of Exile-themed Fan Art Competition is well underway and we have already received so many wonderful and diverse submissions that we wanted to share some with you today! Check them out below!

[h2]Jun Profile by Hoonium[/h2]


[h2]Kitava, the Insatiable by Myrkvr[/h2]


[h2]The Allflame by Akira159[/h2]


[h2]Path of Exile Themed Cards by Lin7in[/h2]


[h2]Exile Surfing by Sithkae[/h2]


[h2]Chaos Depression by Sithkae[/h2]


[h2]let's change the instance will ya? by lolozori[/h2]


[h2]Malachai by himreru[/h2]


There is still plenty of time left to enter so if you've been inspired to submit a piece, be sure to post in the thread by clicking here.

Earlier today we released Patch 3.14.1d which introduced a 'Clear Cache' button. We want to provide extra information about how this is best used along with an early report on the results of the patch.

The 'Clear Cache' button will clear out several temporary storage locations that Path of Exile uses for things like downloaded images and graphics shaders. After clearing cached shaders your client performance will be temporarily degraded while the client regenerates the shaders it needs. For this reason we recommend only using 'Clear Cache' as a last resort when troubleshooting a crash or other graphical problem, or if the size of the caches has become a problem.

We are monitoring the results of this patch closely and while it seems to have been effective in addressing the issues related to memory utilisation, there is currently a crash some players are experiencing when returning to their hideouts. We are investigating this and will work to fix it as soon as possible.

If you are experiencing any new crashes outside of this action and you're using Vulkan, please try switching to 'Medium' texture quality. If you're still crashing after that, we recommend switching to DX11 in your options.

If you are experiencing any other new performance related issues after this patch, please let us know which settings you're using and the nature of what's happening and we'll investigate this.

On May 29th and 30th, veteran community member, streamer and racer, Havoc616, will be hosting the Havoc Blast Event! Across four sessions over the two days, teams will compete for points in a Private Ultimatum League. The winners will share in a crowdfunded cash prize pool as well as microtransactions provided by us.

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Schedule
Day 1 Start: May 29, 2021 04:00 AM (PDT) (Countdown is available here)
Day 2 Start: May 30, 2021 04:00 AM (PDT) (Countdown is available here)

Prize Pool:

• 1st: 30%
  
• 2nd: 25%
  
• 3rd: 20%
  
• 4th: 15%
  
• 5th: 10%
  
• 6th - 10th: Sin Armour Pack, Footprints & Weapon Effect
• 11th - 15th: Smoking Hood and Void Weapon Skin

If you would like to catch the action live, RaizQT will be casting the event over on his Twitch channel. Highlights will also be posted on Havoc616’s YouTube Channel.

Click here to learn more about the event, how to join, the rules in place, the point system, prizes, or to contribute to the event's prize pool. You can also join the POE Racing Discord here.

Shout out to community members Faderon, Brittleknee, SK_Gunoo, Muqve, Xayazi, Nerfox and Pertinax for their work behind the scenes to help make this event a reality.

Good luck to everyone who’s participating!

We love seeing the creativity within our community and wanted to take a moment to showcase some of the incredible pieces you've shared with us recently. Check them out below!

[h2]Solaris and Lunaris by rain8owghost[/h2]


[h2]Glimpse of Chaos by WidoXx[/h2]


[h2]Pixel Twilight Strand by gentlemanWiz[/h2]


[h2]Ship Graveyard by WidoXx[/h2]


[h2]Crochet Jun and Zana by Hellfirenerk[/h2]


[h2]Still Alive - Music Arrangement by thetigerblack[/h2]
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If you are inspired to create an artwork of your own, make sure you check out our Path of Exile Fan Art Competition, which we launched earlier this week. We can't wait to see what you all come up with next!

About a week ago, we asked for your questions about game mechanics to help the community understand some of the intricacies of Path of Exile! We've collected a variety of questions and have answered them on our forum here!