Welcome to Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues Early Access Release 40! How to Play instructions and game update notes on Release 40 are available here.

March 31, 2017

Build Number 582, 6:00PM

• Ant Cloaks have knitted textures again.


• Changed collision on the Mace so it can be placed vertically.


• Fixed a SotAMap bug that would load the overworld map before loading the proper map.


• Linked the volume of the ocean in Port Graff to volume sliders.


• Fixed disappearing boulder in Vauban Pass.


• Attempted a fix for incorrect LODs on the banana tree.


• Death audio should now play for kobolds.


• Fixed ferry boat teleporter in Ardoris to prevent player from teleporting ankle-deep into the dock.


• Fixed an overly reflective material on Kobold bench.


• Adjusted LODs on kobold statue.


• Eliminated floor seam in Deep Ravenswood to prevent enemies from falling through floor.


• Fixed NPCs that are holding the Katana to now hold it correctly on their shoulder.


• Adjusted NPC building collision for better AI navigation.


• Updated several walls in Nightshade Pass and Desolis to stop NPCs from moving through them.


• Positioned spawners in Deep Ravenswood to better help prevent stags and does from getting stuck in a tree.


• Moved an elemental off a rock to keep it from getting stuck in Northern Grunvald Barrens.


• Moved a problematic ore node in Brightbone Pass so it can be mined.


• Fixed a bug that prevented the target's name color from changing when the Animal Charm skill is used.


• Fixed an issue in Central Brittany where the crafting trainer, crafting merchant, and bankers would end up teleporting out of position.


• Adjusted collision on garden shed to prevent decorations from being placed in walls.


• Fixed cabalists spawning into the siege after reconnect.


• Geometric Stained Glass Oil Table Lamp icon now matches the lamp itself.


• Adjusted stairs collision in stone 4 story row house.


• Confetti Egg throw emote now has a basket in the other hand.


• Removed non-functional duplicate doors from village-sized tower player house.


• Made the Longsword weapon decoration able to be placed in a vertical position.


• Fixed an issue that prevented the Spring Fountain w/ Candles from being placed near the edge of a lot.


• Reduced the frequency that Player Towns with devotional decorations will come under siege.

• Night Step is not functioning properly.


• Chaotic Clone is not distracting enemies.


• Not all items listed in R40 Instructions are yet in the game or Add On Store


• Cover System is not applying to magic spells


• Some of the Obsidian Cabalist abilities are still placeholder


• Some NPCs are not holding items correctly (mugs, brooms, etc.)


• Cloaks will often sort through the avatar’s body


• Some scene instances may be bugged in which it is easy for players to fall through the ground. An existing workaround is to reload the scene.


• A new Conversation interface has been introduced and may introduce various issues with resolving quests and talking to NPCs.


• Players may be unable to interact with objects via double-click if their framerate is poor. A workaround is to use the “E” interaction key.


• Some spell VFX do not play properly


• Some textures may look incorrect due to optimizations (white, black, pink, low resolution, pixelated, etc.)


• Lot Deeds cannot be purchased in Offline Mode


• Some UI text is not wrapping correctly


• Rain and Snow is coming through the roof of some buildings


• Some SFX are not properly tied to the sound volume controls.


• Lighting and fog levels are still being tuned to work with the new weather system, expect anomalies


• Death and Resurrection do not work properly in the team arena


• Water lots in Dynamic Player Owned Towns can currently only be placed along shorelines, not on docks


• If your video drivers are out of date characters will appear as if they are covered in triangles.


• Some cities are experiencing performance spikes


• Some pledge, add on, and stretch goal items have not yet been built and/or do not yet have tech support.


• The update to Unity 5 caused a host of general texture and lighting related issues, and not all of these have been resolved.


• Distant tree billboards may have a white outline that is especially noticeable at night, and some trees may shimmer with white at night.


• Skin tone will sometimes not match properly on different parts of the body


• ALT key can no longer be bound. This was necessary to re-enable quick self cast with ALT