The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ News

[p][/p][p]The Steam Summer Sale is here! [/p][p]Watch the Return To Moria Content Creators Stream Live Thursday 26th - Sunday 29th[/p][p]Who will they fight? What will they build? The answers can be mined in Moria![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p]

[p]Rukhs ufrikh agdâ, rukhs akhmun.
–The only good orc is a dead one.[/p][p][/p][p]On the heels of our 1.5.2 Patch and the release of the Orc Hunter Pack we have an even smaller patch to address a handful of issues we didn't want to linger over the summer. [/p][p]Steam: 1.5.2.206356 \[net.13.4.7.1d225a] to 1.5.3.209076 \[net.14.4.8.1d225a][/p][p]Epic: 1.5.2.206356 \[net.13.4.7.1d225a] to 1.5.3.209110 \[net.14.4.8.1d225a][/p][p]PS5: 1.5.2.206356 \[net.13.4.7.1d225a] to 1.5.3.209110 \[net.14.4.8.1d225a][/p][p]Xbox X/S: 1.5.2.206356 \[net.13.4.7.1d225a] to 1.5.3.209077 \[net.14.4.8.1d225a][/p][p]Dedicated Server: 1.5.2.206356 \[net.13.4.7.1d225a] to 1.5.3.209086 \[net.14.4.8.1d225a][/p][p][/p][h2]General Bug Fixes[/h2]

• [p]Additional work to improve the finding of the Fourth Fragment of Durin’s Axe in Campaign. [/p]
• [p]Fixed a crash when the host has the Orc Hunter DLC and has built the Troll Hide furniture, but at least one joining player does not own the DLC. [/p]
• [p]Fixed a crash in rare instances when a player joins a host game.[/p]
• [p]Updated non-english text that was incorrectly listing the Beorn’s Lodge DLC content instead of the Orc Hunter DLC content.[/p]
• [p]Removed wood loot that was incorrectly dropping when attacking enemies[/p]
• [p]Known Issue to be addressed in a future patch: Ironwood is still incorrectly dropping when attacking enemies. Get that free ironwood while you can.[/p]

[p]See members of The Lord of the Rings: Return To Moria Community become one of the Ukhnashûn, a Frightener. [/p][p]Join us for a dark eye stout and see the action reveal itself. [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p]

[p]The most grim oath a Dwarf can swear is to become one of the Ukhnashûn, a Frightener. These renowned orc hunters exact vengeance for all the ages of evil done to their kin. Relentless in the hunt, they take on the raiment of fear, blurring the shadow of their prey and what is in their hearts. As they collect trophies from the dead they invoke.[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p]râma izkun mashruzu - “for the memory of the burned.” Craft the new battleaxe, or engrave the new Ritual trophy hunting rune on any weapon to collect skulls, heads and bones from the fallen. With enough trophies you can craft a new set of decorations - warn foes away from you base, or bring a trophy room to life, its up to you! [/p][p][/p][h3]What's included: [/h3]

• [p]Orc Hunter’s Mantle Cosmetic Skin[/p]
• [p]Orc Hunter’s Galea Cosmetic Skin [/p]
• [p]Orc Hunter’s Gloves Cosmetic Skin[/p]
• [p]Orc Hunter’s Boots Cosmetic Skin[/p]
• [p]Frightener’s Battleaxe Crafting Recipe[/p]
• [p]Darkeye Stout Brew Recipe[/p]
• [p]Orc Skull Building Recipes[/p]
• [p]Warghide Rug Building Recipe[/p]
• [p]Mounted Drake Skeleton Building Recipes[/p]
• [p]Fell Beast Trophy Building Recipe[/p]
• [p]Troll Hide Furniture Building Recipes[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ TU 1.5.2 Patch Notes[/h3][p]Râma izkun mashruzu[/p][p]–for the memory of the Burned.[/p][p]As summer approaches we have another small update with our newest content DLC and a package of bug fixes. Keep your eye on the official Discord for more about upcoming updates and content! Ensure you have the correct build number on the main menu. You must complete the update before playing.[/p][h2]The Orc Hunter Pack[/h2][p]Stalk the evil of the mountain and craft trophies of their bones with The Orc Hunter pack! Includes a fearsome cosmetic armor, weapon, and brew. Engrave the new trophy hunting rune to collect skulls, heads and bones from the fallen and build a grim set of new decorations. [/p][p]This Paid Content DLC includes:[/p]

• [p]Orc Hunter’s Mantle Cosmetic Skin[/p]
• [p]Orc Hunter’s Galea Cosmetic Skin[/p]
• [p]Orc Hunter’s Gloves Cosmetic Skin[/p]
• [p]Orc Hunter’s Boots Cosmetic Skin[/p]
• [p]Frightener’s Battleaxe Crafting Recipe[/p]
• [p]Orc Skull Building Recipes[/p]
• [p]Warghide Rug Building Recipes[/p]
• [p]Mounted Drake Skeleton Building Recipes[/p]
• [p]Fell Beast Trophy Building Recipes[/p]
• [p]Troll Hide Furniture Building Recipes[/p]
• [p]Darkeye Stout Brew Recipe[/p]
• [p]New Trophy Hunting Gameplay[/p]

[p][/p][h2]Other Quality of Life Changes & General Bug Fixes[/h2][p]This is a list of bug fixes and improvements that apply to all RtM games unless it is called out for a specific platform, dedicated server or regular P2P server/client. [/p][p]Gameplay[/p]

• [p]Fixed bug that prevented players from finding the 4th fragment of Durin’s Axe. All worlds, including existing worlds, should now have a more-easily findable 4th fragment. If you had issues with this please download the patch and try again. Thank you to all the Discord players that helped the community report this issue. And thank you to the Muthzak who put time into assisting anyone who needed help finding this fragment! [/p]
• [p]Tuned rewards in valuable chests in the Dwarrowdelf zone. Now they will contain appropriate materials and items, not only tree cuttings[/p]
• [p]Fixed recipe of Miruvor brew. Now it requires Elbereth’s Blessing as mentioned in the description[/p]
• [p]Increased the health of the large trees in the Elven Quarter. Now it’s very hard to destroy them accidentally[/p]
• [p]Fixed situations where a Dwarf can get stuck on ladder[/p]
• [p]Entwood material now is mentioned in Appendices together with all other materials[/p]
• [p]Improved interactions between Bears and trees[/p]

[p]Visuals[/p]

• [p]Added new VFX - needles falling from trees when hit[/p]
• [p]Trees shake when hit[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug with Resource Cache containers spawning in inaccessible places[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug with that persisted Orc-town style lighting even after killing the Warchief.[/p]
• [p]Fixed Orcbane weapons. Now it glows only when orcs are near as stated in its description.[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug with collision of vine-covered construction. Now collision suits the model much better.[/p]
• [p]Fixed missing texture for egg dropped on the ground[/p]
• [p]Fixed issue with wrong Dwarf’s pose after interacting with Ink Grinder.[/p]
• [p]Removed unnecessary flame from Miner’s Helmet and Longbottom Hat when on Armor Stand[/p]
• [p]Fixed destruction meshes for the following constructions: Ceiling Corner, Adorned Door, Stout Door, Brazier, Crystal Lamps, Standing torch, Granite column, Polished Stairs Segment, Crude Farm Patch[/p]
• [p]Improved decals visualization in Lower Deeps [/p]

[p]Multiplayer[/p]

• [p]Fixed rare issues when players cannot join some particular worlds[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug with mining/repairing crosshair. Previously Host’s crosshair was displayed for Clients[/p]
• [p]Significantly improved fast traveling location calculation. Now the situation when players spawn away from Map Stone after teleportation should be very rare[/p]
• [p]Fixed rare issue when player could see other players in T-pose after fast traveling [/p]

[p]Dedicated Server[/p]

• [p]Fixed situation when password for Dedicated Server was not saving in session history[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug when Dedicated Server was saving backups even when there were no players connected [/p]

[p]Building[/p]

• [p]Fixed bug with stair pieces snapping[/p]
• [p]Significantly improved snapping of floor building pieces to each other[/p]
• [p]Fixed collision of Rohirrim Banner and Rohirrim Flag[/p]
• [p]Fixed “Long Bannister” recipe. Now it requires Ubasam wood as it should [/p]

[p]Farming[/p]

• [p]Fixed trees growing in unloaded locations. They could grow a bit even when growth was blocked[/p]
• [p]Visual effect which indicates that plants passed to the next growing stage now not played every time when loading location [/p]

[p]UI/UX and QoL[/p]

• [p]An informative popup now appears upon first entry into a world when they have purchased/installed a new entitlement[/p]
• [p]Fixed rare situation when Host could see boss health bar in unexpected moments[/p]
• [p]Fixed rare issue with missing farming light indicator[/p]
• [p]Fixed UI of farm patches in Ranger Camps[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug with fast traveling to Map Stones located at the junction between two locations.[/p]
• [p]Fixed situations when total number of resources in inventory was missing in UI[/p]
• [p]Fixed non-functional button \[Deposit Similar] when interacting with backpacks placed on Wall Display. Now the button works properly[/p]
• [p]Unified icon size for items that have black/white/gold variants[/p]

[p]Audio[/p]

• [p]Fixed bug when two different musics could play at the same time[/p]
• [p]Fixed missing sound effect of draining Brew Tank for Clients. Previously it was audible only for Host[/p]
• [p]Fixed missing sound effect of taking a mug or filling brewskin for Clients. Previously this action was audible only for Host[/p]
• [p]Fixed missing sound effect of honoring  statues for Clients. Previously it was audible only for Host[/p]
• [p]Fixed issue with missing prompt to start mining song in some situations[/p]

[p]PS5[/p]

• [p]Fixed unavailability of DLC content in offline on PS5[/p]

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With the Dedicated Server and Farming-focused 1.5 update out the door, the team has been hard at work on what's next for Moria in 2025. Let's take a look at what you can look forward to this year as we continue expanding the depths beneath the mountain.

[h2]The Orc Hunter Pack - Coming This June[/h2]

Our next paid DLC content pack launches this June, and we're calling it the Orc Hunter Pack.

The most grim oath a Dwarf can swear is to become one of the Ukhnashûn, a frightener. These renowned orc hunters exact vengeance for all the ages of evil done to their kin. Relentless in the hunt, they take on the raiment of fear, blurring the shadow of their prey and what is in their hearts. As they collect trophies from the dead they invoke "râma izkun mashruzul" - for the memory of the burned.

Will you take the oath, exact vengeance and honor the memories of your kin?

[h3]What's Included[/h3]

With this pack, you'll get a cosmetic skin that lets you dress up and play as a proper Dwarf Frightener. Like all content packs it will also include matching decorations for your stronghold. Craft these grim furnishings from the trophies you've collected while out on the hunt fulfilling your oath.

[h3]Let's Hunt[/h3]

Before you head out on the hunt, you'll want to fill a brewskin with the new DarkEye Stout. This brew has a unique effect: it's short duration but extremely powerful, allowing you to see in the dark without needing a torch.


Befitting the rites of the Hunters, you will apply a new rune to any weapon making it a Ritual weapon. Or you can craft the new Ritual Greataxe, The Frightener's Axe. While wielding these weapons every Orc, Goblin, Uruk, Troll, Warg, Fell Beast or Drake has a chance to drop a new Trophy resource.



[h3]Trophy Decorations[/h3]

After earning these trophies, head back to your base and deck it out in proper grim hunter style. The pack includes several different pikes for displaying those Orc skulls you've collected, stuffed Fell Beast heads for your walls, Warg hide rugs, and furniture made from Troll hide.



All of this is coming with the Orc Hunter Pack this June.

[h2]What Comes Next? - More Content![/h2]

[h3]Relax by a Roaring Fire - Summer 2025[/h3]

Hunting Orcs is a tough job, rewarding sure, but tough nonetheless. After swearing the oath, collecting the trophies, and drinking your fair share of DarkEye Stout, you deserve to come back home and relax with a cup of tea. This paid DLC content pack will be heading your way later this summer as the perfect follow up to the Orc Hunter pack. Build your own wooden lodge, cozy up the hearth and relax after a long day in the mines. Stay alert for more details about this next paid DLC, coming soon!

[h3]Story Expansion Pack[/h3]

You've hunted the trophies and built your own hunting lodge, what should come after? Where will the story take you next?

The team here at Free Range Games is hard at work bringing you an exciting new adventure - a paid expansion that continues the story of the game's campaign. We are itching to tell you more about this, as this year is shaping up to be an exciting one for all Dwarves brave enough to venture into the darkness beneath the mountain.