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The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road & Update 42 Now Live on PC/Mac


Uncover the mystery of the Forgotten Prince with the Gold Road Chapter and Update 42 base-game patch, now live on PC/Mac!

The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road is now live on PC/Mac, Steam, and Epic Game Store. This new Chapter for The Elder Scrolls Online introduces a new zone to explore, West Weald, along with a new system to master called Scribing. It also concludes the story of Ithelia, the Forgotten Prince, which began with 2023’s Shadows Over Morrowind saga. 

The Forgotten Prince returns

In addition to the Chapter, this release also includes the U42 base-game patch, introducing a host of bug fixes, balance changes, and other improvements free for all ESO players. You can view the full patch notes for Gold Road and Update 42 on our official forums.
[h2]Gold Road Chapter[/h2]
In The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road you can venture into the heart of Colovian Imperial culture as you unravel the mystery of the return of a never-before-seen Daedric Prince—Ithelia. While Gold Road continues (and concludes) the Shadow Over Morrowind narrative that began in 2023, you can experience and enjoy the latest Chapter’s storyline without having to play any of the game’s previous content.

West Weald Zone

Located along Cyrodiil’s southwest border and neighboring Valenwood and the Gold Coast, this new Chapter allows you to explore West Weald, a wealthy Imperial province thrown into chaos. Home to the proud and cosmopolitan Colovians, West Weald has found itself besieged by mysterious unknown Daedra. Even worse, a large part of the region has seemingly overnight become overgrown by the vast jungles of Valenwood, resulting in the migration of local Wood Elves.

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Within this new zone, you can explore the city of Skingrad in addition to both the Gold Road region and emergent Dawnwood, where you’ll discover a multitude of new side quests, world bosses, delves, public dungeons, and more. Discover more about the zone in this preview blog.

Scribing System

An all-new system introduced with Gold Road, Scribing grants you the ability to craft and customize your own handmade abilities. With Scribing, you can select a base Grimoire and tailor it with scripts to create an ability that perfectly fits your playstyle and build.

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With this new system, you’ll discover a robust questline that has you restore an ancient Scholarium while diving deep into the mysteries of magicka in Tamriel. Whether you’re looking for greater power, versatility, or roleplaying opportunities, Scribing introduces a powerful new way to tailor your builds and play your way.

Group Activities

In addition to the zone’s multiple world bosses, delves, and public dungeons, Gold Road also introduces two new group activities to challenge you and your allies: the Lucent Citadel and Mirrormoor Incursions.

In the Lucent Citadel Trial, you and your large group (12 players total) must venture into a long-forgotten Daedric vault within the realm of Fargrave, contend with its unique boss encounters, and seek out the mysterious Arcane Knot.

Team up to defend West Weald

Mirrormoor Incursions are a new type of world event plaguing West Weald and threatening to overwhelm the region with the minions of Ithelia. You can discover more about both activities in this preview blog.  

New Rewards

In addition to a new zone to explore, stories to experience, and challenges to overcome, the Gold Road Chapter is full of new Achievements, items, and collectibles for you to loot and earn.

Specifically, West Weald features 10 powerful item sets to loot and craft in addition to three unique Mythic items to uncover using the Antiquities system. Completing Achievements can also earn you a wide range of collectibles, such as style pages for King Nantharion’s Royal Armor or even the Wildburn Lynx mount.

New collectibles, styles, and more

Rewards also include fragments for the all-new Tales of Tribute patron and deck, Saint Alessia, in addition to a new type of collectible, called Skill Styles. Skill Styles are cosmetic collectibles that allow you to change the visuals for your existing abilities. With Gold Road and Update 42, there are 22 Skill Styles for you to unlock and apply from various sources, including quest rewards, public dungeons, and other activities.

Great challenges lead to great rewards!

Finally, Gold Road and Update 42 also introduces the Adventurer Across a Decade Achievement, celebrating ESO’s 10-Year Anniversary by granting you the Fractured Glory skin for having completed the game’s story content (including Gold Road) throughout its long history.
[h2]Purchase Details & Requirements[/h2]
The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road is available to buy now, with four editions:
  • The Elder Scrolls Online Deluxe Collection: Gold Road 
  • The Elder Scrolls Online Collection: Gold Road 
  • The Elder Scrolls Online Deluxe Upgrade: Gold Road 
  • The Elder Scrolls Online: Upgrade: Gold Road 

If you are a brand-new or lapsed player, both Collection editions include the base game, the Gold Road Chapter, and ALL previous Chapters. If you already own ESO and its previous Chapters, both Upgrade editions grant access to the Gold Road Chapter. Note that to run Gold Road on PC/Mac, your machine needs to meet the game's requirements here: PCMac.

In addition to the game, both versions of Gold Road are also available in Deluxe editions, which feature a unique mount, pet, memento, outfit style, and emotes.

Gold Road Deluxe Edition items

To find out more about Gold Road and its editions, check out this blog.
[h2]Getting Started in Gold Road[/h2]
Ready to venture into West Weald? You can travel to the new zone and begin your adventure in the following ways:

Via Wayshrine

You can teleport directly to the zone by accessing your map, selecting Gold Road, and then selecting the automatically unlocked Skingrad Vineyards Wayshrine.

Via the Gold Road Main Quest

You can have the game lead you to West Weald by picking up the Chapter’s first main story quest, “Paths of Chaos.” You can find it by navigating to your Collections and then viewing Stories, selecting Chapter, and then Gold Road. 

Via the Tutorial

You can also travel to West Weald by creating a new character and completing the tutorial. At the end of the tutorial experience, you can select the zone as your destination and begin.

Adventure awaits in Gold Road

Note that there are no level or story requirements for the Gold Road Chapter, allowing you to jump right in with any of your characters—existing or brand new!
[h2]Update 42 [/h2]
Launching in tandem with Gold Road is Update 42, a free base-game patch for all ESO players. Update 42 introduces a series of balance changes, fixes, and additions with no purchase required (beyond access to the game itself).

Improvements to In-game Mail

With Update 42, we’ve made a series of improvements to in-game mail, focusing on its interface and notifications. This includes the addition of categories (player mail, system mail, and system alerts), improved sorting, attachment preview, and inventory space display.

This update also adds a “Delete After Claim” option (helping you keep inboxes under control), a “Take All” function, and notifications for mail with attachments. In addition, messages received from your Hirelings will now be automatically recorded in the Lore Library under “Hireling Correspondence.”

Finally, as part of the team’s efforts to improve server performance and stability, Update 42’s mail changes also include reduced expiration times based on the mail types.

Environment Sustainability Features

With this update, we’re joining Team Xbox in reducing our game’s environmental impact with the following new features:
  • Reduced GPU use during periods of inactivity for PC/Mac, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5.
    • Reducing resolution and imposing a framerate cap during inactivity.
  • Screen dimming during periods of inactivity on PC/Mac.
    • Note that this already occurs on consoles.
  • Reduced GPU use in Contextual Menus for Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5.
    • When viewing most menus on consoles, the framerate is capped.

Note that the improvements to Xbox and PlayStation consoles won’t occur until Update 42 launches on those platforms on June 18.

For more on Xbox’s sustainability efforts, visit this page.

For everything changing and coming with Update 42, be sure to check out the patch notes on the official forums.
[h2]Forgotten No More[/h2]
The Forgotten Prince walks Tamriel, and chaos follows in her wake. Investigate the emergence of Ithelia and confront her scions, explore the Colovian region of West Weald, and unlock and customize new abilities with the Scribing System in The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road. Tell us if you’re excited to dive deep into this new Chapter via X (formerly Twitter)Instagram, and Facebook

The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road is now live on PC/Mac and arrives June 18 for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5.

Get a Glimpse of Gold Road by Watching These Stream Team Team Streams!


Celebrate the launch of The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road with the ESO Stream Team and receive bonus Drops!

The Gold Road Chapter arrives for PC/Mac on June 3, allowing adventurers to quest across West Weald, customize their skills with the Scribing system, and battle against the agents of the Forgotten Prince.

To celebrate the release, the ESO Stream Team is hosting an array of entertaining livestreams, starting June 4, that dive deep into the new Chapter and Update 42.
[h2]Stream Team Streams[/h2]
During the launch week, ESO Stream Team members from all around the world will showcase a variety of the new Chapter's features. Check out the details below for more info!




June 4-5—Tutorials and Tips on Scribing

Stream Team theory crafters demonstrate how the new Scribing system (and its custom-made abilities) create new possibilities for your builds.


June 6-7—PvE Group Content

Stream Teamers team up with their friends and guildmates to tackle Gold Road’s new PvE content, including the Lucent Citadel Trial and Mirrormoor Incursions World Events.


June 8-9—Hunting for Achievements and Collectibles

Members of the Stream Team explore West Weald, unlocking new Achievements and earning a trove of fancy new item sets and collectibles.

[h2]Enjoy Giveaways and Drops![/h2]
During the Gold Road PC/Mac launch week, ALL ESO Twitch streams will have Drops activated, allowing you to earn an Ouroboros Crate, 100% XP Scroll, and Skill Respecification Scroll.

Additionally, the Stream Team members listed above will also be provided with the following items for giveaways:
  • The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road download codes
  • Apprentice’s Flower Trick emote

Apprentice’s Flower Trick emote
[h2]Discover Gold Road with the Stream Team[/h2]
Tune in to any one of our talented Stream Team Team Streams during the launch Gold Road, and you will discover what kind of adventures, challenges, and rewards await in the new Chapter. There are also some tasty drops to claim and giveaways to enter, so don’t miss out! Which of these streams are you most excited to check out? Let us know via X (formerly Twitter)Instagram, and Facebook!

The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road arrives for PC/Mac on June 3, 2024, and for Xbox and PlayStation consoles on June 18, 2024. Pre-purchase Gold Road now to receive unique bonus rewards at launch and immediate access to the Welkyndstone Ruins Wolf mount. Don’t miss out! 

Crown Store Showcase—June 2024


Find a home on the high seas or claim Undaunted plunder with new Crown Store goods this month!

Below, you can review all the items available in (and coming to) the in-game Crown Store throughout June 2024. Don’t forget to also check out what is currently available on the Crown Store page. Fancy any of these goods? Then head over to the Buy Crowns page to secure the crowns you need! Certain items and offers will be available for a limited time only, so be sure to read their details below and don't miss out.
[h2]ESO Plus Deals[/h2]
All ESO Plus™ members have access to a monthly selection of exclusive deals and items. You can find more information about them in this article.


ESO’s June 2024 Survival Guide


Get ready for a massive month of adventure, promotions, and more with this complete guide to everything that’s happening in ESO this June. 

It’s no secret that June is a busy month for The Elder Scrolls Online. In addition to the Gold Road Chapter launch, you can enjoy a host of events, 10-Year Anniversary promotions, and rewards. This includes another amazing Anniversary Spotlight, a special giveaway from our friends at Alienware, a new ESO Plus limited-time reward, and the return of the hardworking Zeal of Zenithar in-game event—phew!

To help you stay on top of everything that’s coming up next month, here’s a complete chronological breakdown!


NVIDIA GeForce NOW Promotion (5/30 - 6/30)

If you’re an NVIDIA GeForce NOW member, you can claim the Sungold Bay Thoroughbred mount free from their official website as part of the ongoing 10-Year Anniversary Celebration. You have only until June 30, so hop to it!


Daily Login Rewards (6/1 - 6/30)

ESO’s daily login rewards continue to grow with a useful selection of June offerings, including gold, Seals of Endeavor, and more. Don’t forget, you have to log in to ESO each day to progress.


Gold Road & Update 42 PC/Mac Launch (6/3)

Gold Road arrives for PC/Mac! ESO’s latest Chapter release concludes the mystery of the Forgotten Prince in addition to a new zone (West Weald), a new system (Scribing), and wide range of unique challenges and rewards. Pre-purchase now for additional in-game rewards.


Anniversary Spotlight—Gold Road PC (6/3 – 7/1) + Consoles (6/18 – 7/16)

Part of our massive 10-Year Anniversary Celebration, this new spotlight asks you to delve deep into the Gold Road Chapter’s new Scribing system. Complete the Scribing questline, and you can claim a free multi-rider mount from the Crown Store for a limited time—don’t wait!


Alienware Arena Giveaway (6/10)

If you’re a member of the Alienware community, you can log into Alienware Arena and claim the Pyromancer’s Quandary in-game emote free. This special offer is only available while codes last—so don’t miss out!


Capture the Relic Weekend (6/13 – 6/18)

ESO’s PvP Battlegrounds game mode heats up mid-June with a weekend-long Capture the Relic mini-event.


Gold Road & Update 42 Xbox/PlayStation Launch (6/18)

Gold Road goes live on Xbox and PlayStation consoles. ESO’s latest Chapter release concludes the mystery of the Forgotten Prince in addition to a new zone (West Weald), a new system (Scribing), and a multitude of unique challenges and rewards.



Xbox Game Pass Perks #2 (6/19 – 8/18)

The next wave of Gold Pass Perks lands for ESO’s Xbox players. Keep an eye out for more details on what’s available and how you can claim your goodies in the coming weeks.



ESO Plus New Mount Giveaway (6/19 - 7/19)

If you’re an ESO Plus member, you’ll appreciate the unique giveaway we’re offering starting June 19. Look out for more details on this exclusive reward soon!



Zeal of Zenithar Event (6/20 - 7/2)

The Zeal of Zenithar in-game event returns! Traders, crafters, and workers of Tamriel come together to celebrate all things commerce during this sure-to-be-profitable event. Check the official website for details closer to launch!

June 2024 10-Year Anniversary Roadmap

We weren’t kidding when we said June 2024 is going to be a busy month for The Elder Scrolls Online. With the Gold Road Chapter launch, 10-Year Anniversary Celebration fun, and in-game events and giveaways, there has never been a better time to jump into ESO. Are you excited for a great month of adventure? Let us know via X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road arrives for PC/Mac on June 3, 2024, and for Xbox and PlayStation consoles on June 18, 2024. Pre-purchase Gold Road now to receive unique bonus rewards at launch and immediate access to the Welkyndstone Ruins Wolf mount. Don’t miss out!

Act quick, Nvidia is giving away free Elder Scrolls Online mounts now

The latest GeForce Now reward is available, with a special Elder Scrolls Online mount available for members to celebrate the game's launch ten years on. But you'll need to be quick to claim the reward, as availability is limited.


Nvidia is finding new ways to push its cloud-based streaming service, and the rewards program incentivizes players to sign up and receive in-game gifts. This month, Elder Scrolls Online, one of the best single-player MMOs, is the focus, and a free mount is available until June 30 - but it's first come, first served.


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