If you were joyful to be back Age of the Dragon With Guardian of the VeilThe latest update, which was released on November 21, 2024, has some compelling quality of life changes and bug fixes. I’ll describe them below to let you know what you’re getting into.
Photo mode updates
Photo mode now has filters! And if you don’t know where images go in Photo Mode, wonder no more: the file path is now displayed in-game when taking screenshots, and filenames are simplified (with the date appended). You can now also bind arrow keys to input mappings.
Gameplay changes
In terms of gameplay, you can now compare fresh rings with your currently equipped rings or slot, and the description of the Glint option is slightly different. Some weapons have fresh icons to facilitate you tell them apart and make it easier to see where your companion’s spells are.
Extended dodge won’t be weirdly buggy with Mage’s Tower either. Some ability texts have been changed to be clearer (and correct), and Antaam Champions deal slightly more damage (as intended) and cases where enemies and teammates would get stuck in inaccessible places. Speaking of fixes, this brings us to the bugs that Patch 3 aims to eliminate.
Bug fixes
All kinds of bug fixes are included, but not all of them will have obvious or significant effects. The overall focus is on fixing issues encountered during cutscenes, interacting with meshes and polygons, as well as some extremely minor balance adjustments to get certain elements working as intended.
In more detail, Rook will no longer suddenly change body shape or make strange facial expressions during or after certain cutscenes. Other cutscene issues have also been fixed, including strange stretchy capes and clothes showing through the character. The patch also addresses situations where music randomly stopped playing or incorrect sound effects or songs played.
Camera windowing and stuttering issues have also been resolved, and preferred HDR settings will now be saved correctly (finally).
Fixed issues with the Codex, skill trees, quests, merchant inventory, quest objectives and cinematics, exploration, autosave loading, really vivid visuals, stat buffs, and weapon modifiers.
As a little bonus, some of the characters and environment textures have been tweaked to look better.
There’s plenty to do in Thedas, and with this update landing, your journey should go a little smoother. Go back there, Rook, and test out that photo mode for me.
Full patch notes can be found on the website official blog post. BioWare has confirmed that another patch will also be coming, with more details to be revealed soon.
