Path of Exile News

In the Echoes of the Altas expansion, we added two new discoverable hideouts for you to find as you make your way through the Atlas. The Nocturnal Hideout and Primeval Hideout can be obtained from the Moon Temple Map and Primordial Blocks Map respectively. Check them out below.

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We can’t wait to see how you personalise your Hideouts! Don’t forget you can share your creations with us and your fellow exiles in the Hideout Showcase section of the forum.

We are near the end of Week 2 in the Echoes of the Atlas expansion. Yesterday, we deployed Patch 3.13.1 which included several improvements. Before we begin the next week, we wanted to give you an update on other things we're working on.

[h2]Texture Streaming[/h2]
Yesterday, we released a Development Manifesto that explains the purpose of Texture Streaming and how we're improving it. Please check it out here.

[h2]Echoes of the Atlas[/h2]
Is the Maven blocking natural master missions from spawning?
We have investigated this and it is working correctly. It appears to just be a streak of bad luck for some players.

Taking Harvest Altas passives in Haewark Hamlet reduces their spawn rate
We've investigated this and haven't found any issues but will run a few more tests for good measure.

I captured 10 bosses and didn't get an invitation from the Maven
This issue should now be fixed. If you have already captured 10 bosses and haven't yet received an invitation, you should receive a guaranteed invitation drop upon your next boss kill within that region.

[h2]Ritual[/h2]
Some Rituals can't be completed because of invisible enemies
We're aware of an issue that prevents influenced monsters from displaying when they're revived in a Ritual. This is fixed internally and should be deployed in one of our next patches.

[h2]General[/h2]
Forking River Map boss is too hard
We've made some improvements to the difficulty of this fight which will be included in a future patch.

Can you add Pure Breachstones and Winged Scarabs to the Fragment Stash Tab?
We're working on something for this, hopefully as part of 3.14.0.

Can you make it more obvious which Master Mission is active on the map device?
Yes, we've recently improved the way this looks. This change should be live now.

Can you increase the capacity of the Horticrafting Station?
Limiting the number of crafts that can be stored is the trade-off for keeping very powerful crafts accessible. We don't have any current plans to increase the storage limit.

[h2]Bugs and Technical Issues[/h2]
The 'Attack Without Moving' toggle is resetting every instance on some skills
We're investigating a few reports like this but don't have any updates to provide just yet.

The Blackflame visual effect is bugged
We don't have a fix for this just yet but are working on the issue.

My Sacred Grove Is Empty
If you find a Sacred Grove that appears empty, it's most likely that you've spawned the Heart of the Grove fight. Travel to the centre of the grove and interact with the vines to begin the fight. We're also working on better signalling that this is the case by adding an icon to the minimap as well as potential other visual indicators to draw people toward the fight.

The Anomalous Golem gem doesn't grant its increased buff effect
We are aware of this and are working on a fix.

Sometimes my Zana mission won't count as completed
We have a fix on the way.

Warlord's Mark on Hit grants less rage than it should
We have a fix for this internally and will deploy it as soon as we can.

Crashes
We have resolved many of the common causes of crashes and continue to monitor and investigate reports as they arise. If you are still experiencing crashes, please post a report on the Tech Support part of the forum. If it appears to be related to a specific game mechanic then please post your report to the Bug Reports forum.

Detailed replicas of waypoints, beautiful re-imaginings of the Maven and even kitchen knives made of felt! These are just a few examples of the incredible creations our community regularly post in our forums. We’ve gathered these artworks and more in today’s news post to share with you all. Check them out below!

[h2]Maven by FudgeCakeDevil[/h2]



[h2]Project Highgate - Pt1 - Waypoint by ihasaKAROT[/h2]



[h2]The Maven by yy6242[/h2]



[h2]Necromancer Fan Art by AbstractMore[/h2]



[h2]Tattoos by raulguilherme[/h2]



[h2]Witch Fan Art by Gizliat[/h2]



[h2]Maven Fanart by WidoXx[/h2]



[h2]Repentance, Bino’s Kitchen Knife and Herald of Agony Crawler by altair6661486[/h2]







We love seeing your creativity in action so if you’d like to share any artwork or fan art with us and your fellow Exiles, please post your submissions on the Community Showcase forum or our subreddit.

Our recently released Core Supporter Packs were inspired by popular Path of Exile leagues from the past, with the highest tier supporter pack celebrating the introduction of the Envoy from the most recent Echoes of the Atlas expansion. Today, we have gathered concept art of these packs to give you a glimpse into how some of your favourite past leagues were reimagined.



































The Atlas Supporter Pack includes a signed print art pack featuring concept art like you have seen above for each of the five Core Supporter Packs. To purchase or upgrade your supporter pack, click here. Thank you so much for your continued support!

We’ve been preparing an update with a number of bug fixes and improvements to the Ritual league and Echoes of the Atlas expansion. We’re planning to deploy it by the end of this working week or early next week. In the meantime, you can check out a preview of the patch notes below.

Please note that the patch notes below may be changed prior to the release of the 3.13.1 update.

Ritual Improvements

• The Ritual Tribute counter will now be displayed at a greater radius around Ritual Altars.
  
• The Ritual Favours screen now displays a more appropriate message if a party member who is not the instance owner attempts to purchase Favours.
  
• Legion monsters are no longer revived in Ritual encounters.
  
• Monsters that spawn from Bitter and Glacial Rituals will now be further spread out.
  
• Fixed a bug where the fourth Ritual in a zone would sometimes provide less Tribute than intended.
• Fixed a bug which required nearby Legion encounters to be completed before a Ritual encounter could be interacted with.
  
• Fixed a bug where the Ritual Tribute screen could not be opened via the 'V' shortcut key if Alva was present in the instance.
  
• Fixed a visual bug where Ritual candles would sometimes appear to be floating.
  
• Fixed a bug where the boss arena in Lookout Map would not re-open after completing a Ritual encounter in the arena.
  
• Fixed a bug where an incorrect amount of Rituals remaining would be displayed if re-entering an instance.
  
• Fixed a bug where monsters could become inaccessible behind terrain during Ritual encounters.
  

Echoes of the Atlas Improvements

• Improved performance during The Maven boss encounter.
  
• Fixed a bug where Maven's Beacon could be obtained earlier than intended when playing in a party.
  
• Maven's Invitations are now a guaranteed drop upon capturing the 10th boss in an Atlas region for the first time.
  
• Fixed a bug where the Silo Map boss could become invulnerable while the player is being witnessed by The Maven.
  
• Fixed a bug where The Maven's Quick Guard skill was not working as intended in areas which were level 84 or higher.
  
• Fixed a bug where The Maven would sometimes fail to use her skills correctly when witnessing a map boss encounter.
  

General Improvements

• Items with anointed notable passive skills now show their passive skill information when hovered.
  
• Improved readability when hovering over a map on the Atlas which has a large amount of modifiers.
  
• Re-entering the Crimson Township Map boss arena after leaving or dying is now less punishing.
  
• Animate Weapon microtransactions can now be applied to weapons animated via the Chains of Command unique body armour.
  
• Aura microtransactions can now be applied to Aura effects granted by unique items that do not have a skill gem.
  
• Fixed a bug where Sirus' beam skills were not being oriented correctly.
  
• Fixed a bug where certain doors in Heists could not be walked through after the doors were opened.
  
• Fixed a bug where Vaal Arc was not chaining correctly.
  
• Fixed a bug where the "Attack Skills deal x% increased Damage while Dual Wielding" modifier was not working correctly.
  
• Fixed a bug where the quality effect on Divergent Withering Touch Support didn't work correctly.
  
• Fixed a bug where the boss arena in Cold River Map would remain closed after completing a Conqueror encounter.
  
• Fixed a bug where the Primeval Hideout could sometimes not be fully cleared.
  
• Fixed a bug where a minion that died to Minion Instability would sometimes count as two deaths.
  
• Fixed a source of desync when using Chain Hook.
  
• Fixed a bug where Silver Coins were not dropping as Contraband in Heists.
  
• Fixed a bug where Syndicate Operatives would incorrectly run into melee range before throwing their daggers.
  
• Fixed a bug where certain Aura microtransactions were not using the correct surge.
  
• Fixed a bug where the Manticore Shield was missing visual effects.
  
• Fixed a visual bug in Peninsula Map where certain tiles could become invisible.
  

Texture Streaming Improvements

• Texture streaming has been updated to lessen CPU usage and improve overall performance on weaker systems.
  
• The High texture quality option has been re-enabled for players on the Vulkan client with 3000mb of Video RAM or less (this is not recommended, however).
  

Crash Fixes

• Fixed a common client crash.
  
• Fixed two instance crashes.