Three Hotfixes in Four Days Tackle Quest Blockers, Sailing Bugs and Frame Drops
Header image from the official 2.04.04 patch notes on Steam
What Changed and Why It Matters
The post-Charting the Unknown cleanup continues. Pearl Abyss has shipped three all-platform hotfixes in quick succession. If a quest has been stuck, your farm animals vanished, or the game crashed against Ravok of the Savage Fangs, one of these patches is likely your fix. The biggest, 2.04.06, has 24 fixes, many for ships, diving and pioneering.
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Patch 2.04.04 (November 1)
Key-item equipment on a Greymane comrade no longer unequips and duplicates in your inventory after loading a save or restarting.
Livestock registered at the farm no longer disappears.
Some text in the Gift UI no longer shows in Korean.
Patch 2.04.05 (November 1)
This one is all about progression blockers:
Fixed a crash during the battle against Ravok of the Savage Fangs.
Damiane's quest "End and Beginning" can now progress if "Journey's End" was completed within a certain timeframe.
Quests to propose to certain witches can now progress.
Kliff's quest "Beyond the Margins" no longer requires owning a fishing rod to progress.
Patch 2.04.06 (November 4)
Performance and platform
AMD: fixed a crash in Pailune with the Cinematic option enabled on driver 26.10.1.
Fixed frame rate drops in certain areas. Pearl Abyss revised this note on November 4 to say frame drops in certain situations and content will continue to be improved.
Ships, sea and pioneering
Ship crew members no longer talk excessively.
Fixed earlier pioneering missions failing to complete after sending out two or more, and pioneering not completing when the ship was near the anchorage.
Abyss Cressets at ocean Secret Places and Ruins now work properly.
Kite Pirates can no longer board the Assault Ship of the East.
Fixed missing diving sound effects and an occasional crash when diving as Damiane with Latin American Spanish selected.
Trade goods no longer disappear when moved from a ship to a wagon.
Characters no longer end up in odd positions when disembarking from a ship or rowboat.
In naval combat, the reload sound no longer plays repeatedly when all cannons are charged.
Management and rewards
The Level 5 management popularity reward now applies to all characters.
The notes also list: "Rewards are not granted when defeating the Phanton Ship and the Drunken Catfish."
World and map
Smoothed out terrain near the Knight of Void entrance.
The Camel Constellation is no longer placed in an unreachable spot.
Outlaw icons now appear on the World Map and Minimap.
Items, combat and UI
The Lumen Sword can no longer be destroyed in certain situations, and a destroyed Lumen Sword can now be restored.
The Constellation Helm can now be used while swimming.
Oongka's "Ascended Devastation" now applies to all intended weapons.
Skill descriptions and videos now show right after learning a skill.
Gifting multiple items to an NPC no longer sends you back to the title screen.
Free Construction
Fixed a black screen when entering Free Construction mode in certain situations.
Fixed occasional crashes when approaching a house built in Free Construction mode.
Official Charting the Unknown DLC feature image
What's Next
Pearl Abyss says work on frame drops will continue. Meanwhile, the Charting the Unknown Twitch Drops event moves into Week 2 for DLC owners, running from November 5 at 00:00 UTC to November 11 at 23:59 UTC, with equipment, a pet and ship customisation parts on offer. Known issues are tracked on the official Known Issues notice.
