[UPDATE] Patch Notes - April 11th

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Giant Renewal Details:

Check out the microsite for expanded details!

• Two new skills have been added for Giants!
• Final Strike - Teleport and strike consecutive powerful blows at your enemies!
• Obtain the skill by completing the quest, "Indomitable Fighting Spirit", received by talking to NPC Taunes with the [Skills] keyword when the 'Smash' skill is rank 9 or higher.
• At rank 1 of the skill; gain +46 Strength, +13 Will.
• Obtain 'the Final Strike Master' by completing all training requirements at rank 1 for the skill.
• Title Details: Max HP +30, Strength +20, Max MP -40, Intelligence -5, Protection -5.
• Stampede - Stampede allows you to charge toward enemies, and then amplifies your following Close Combat attack!
• Obtain the skill by completing the quest, "Cenae's Rodeo", received when the 'Charge' skill is rank B or higher.
• At rank 1 of the skill; gain +45 Stamina, +15 Strength.
• Obtain 'the Stampede Master' by completing all training requirements at rank 1 for the skill.
• Title Details: Max Stamina +30, Stampede Damage +15%.
• Some giant skills have been improved. See the microsite for more details!
• New craft materials have been added.
• Teardrop Gem - 35,000 Ducats from a Trading Post Merchant in the Limited Time tab
• Black Chain - crafted with Hillwen Engineering
• Fused Hillwen Alloy - crafted with Hillwen Engineering
• Stone Stalk Mineral - randomly obtained from Lord Missions, Hard Mode Dungeons (Alby Advanced, Ciar Advanced, Rundal Advanced) and Sidhe Finnachaid missions (Curiosity, Fear, Sorrow)
• Thornbush Mineral - randomly obtained from Lord Missions, Hard Mode Dungeons (Alby Advanced, Ciar Advanced, Rundal Advanced) and Sidhe Finnachaid missions (Curiosity, Fear, Sorrow)
• Cross-hatched Mineral - randomly obtained from Lord Missions, Hard Mode Dungeons (Alby Advanced, Ciar Advanced, Rundal Advanced) and Sidhe Finnachaid missions (Curiosity, Fear, Sorrow)
• New craft recipes have been added to Hillwen Engineering at rank 9:
• Black Chain - Materials required: Hillwen Alloy x20, Radiant String x1
• Fused Hillwen Alloy - Materials required: Hillwen Alloy x50, Intact Shyllien x20
• New craft recipes have been added to Hillwen Engineering at rank 7:
• Massive Despair Blade - Materials required: Fused Hillwen Alloy x2, Awakened Strength Crystal x10, Gem of Valor x20, Teardrop Gem x10, Black Chain x1, Cross-hatched Mineral x20
• Massive Despair Hammer - Materials required: Fused Hillwen Alloy x2, Subtle Mark x1, Frosted Borealis Crystal x25, Teardrop Gem x10, Black Chain x1, Thornbush Mineral x20
• Massive Despair Shield - Materials required: Fused Hillwen Alloy x2, Essence of Raw Force x25, Shining Crystal Shard x3, Teardrop Gem x10, Black Chain x1, Stone Stalk Mineral x20
• New reforges and echostone awakening options have been added for Final Strike and Stampede.
• The following outfit items are now available for male giants to wear.
• Butler Outfit (For Male Partners)
• Butler Gloves (For Male Partners)
• Butler Shoes (For Male Partners)
• Bassanio Wig
• Bassanio Costume
• Bassanio Shoes
• The following outfit items are now available for female giants to wear.
• Scathach Earrings
• Witch Scathach Earrings
• Scathach Wig
• Scathach Earrings and Wig
• Witch Scathach Earrings and Wig
• Scathach Costume
• Witch Scathach Costume
• Scathach Shoes
• Witch Scathach Shoes
• Maid Hairdress (For Female Partners)
• Maid Outfit (For Female Partners)
• Maid Shoes (For Female Partners)

Quality of Life:

The following quality of life features have been implemented:

• The anti-aliasing option now allows you to choose options depending on your graphics card to enhance the game's look!
• From the 'Menu' button in the bottom left hand corner of the in-game task bar, select 'Options', then System>Video>Anti-aliasing to apply the preferred option.
• The 'Disable Screen Shake' option has been added.
• From the 'Menu' button in the bottom left hand corner of the in-game task bar, select 'Options', then System>Performance, then check the 'Disable Screen Shake' box to apply the option.
• The skill 'Final Hit' for humans has been improved. An adjustment has been made to reduce the amount of knockdown caused to enemies, depending on the weapon type and weapon speed.

The following issues have been fixed:

• Fixed the Weakness status effect (activated upon failing performance of the 'Berserker' Magical Music Score) to last while you keep playing the Music Score. If you finish or cancel playing, it will last for 12 seconds.
• Fixed the issue where the bandage on the wrist did not show when a Giant equipped the Ancient Desert Warrior Outfit (F) or Desert Warrior Outfit (F).
• Fixed an issue where the rain and snowfall effects did not fill the screen when zoomed out, so now the effects fall in a wider area around the character.
• Fixed the lag issue when opening the 'Options' menu window or when changing an option in the menu.
• Reduced the frame drops from weapons with Erg effects.
• Fixed the issue where Erg effects did not show on weapons that had an Appearance Scroll applied to it and the issue where the weapon's Erg effects displayed differently from the weapon's shape.
• Fixed an intermittent issue where the 'Dual Wield Mastery' effects did not disable when unequipping the left-hand weapon.
• Fixed an issue so if a weapon with a special animation has an Appearance Scroll applied to it, the weapon will use the default animation of the changed appearance.
• Fixed the issue where if a giant equipped two one-handed weapons with the Toy Hammer Appearance Scroll applied to it, one weapon would be invisible.
• Fixed an issue where, if the duration of the 'Spider Shot' skill was increased via Reforge or Echostone Awakening, the spider trap graphic effect did not last for more than 10 seconds.
• Fixed the bug where the Final Hit skill gets cancelled if you swap weapons to Lance while using Final Hit.
• Fixed the bug where using other close combat skills cancel the Final Hit and Final Shot skills.
• Fixed the bug where the attack motion didn't appear if a giant attacked an enemy while mounting Sprite pets.
• Fixed the bug where giant characters became invisible if they install a Tower Cylinder while in Beast Mode transformation.
• Fixed the bug where the character's location was not centered in the screen if a giant character or a character using Nascent Divinity zooms out the camera fully while using high 'Expand Zoom' and 'Giant / Nascent Divinity Camera Height Adjustment' option together.
• Fixed the bug where female giant characters couldn't move while using Enthralling Performance with a Violin.
• Fixed the graphical issue where a tiny hole appears on the pocket if a Giant wears the Assault Uniform (F).
• Fixed the graphical issue where the Assault Uniform Boots (F) had less details when worn on a Giant than when worn on a human or elf.
• Fixed the graphical issue where the Nail Bat's inventory icon and modeling had a slightly different color than the equipped item.

The following text changes have been made:

• The item description for the 'Homestead Spring Garden Fountain' and 'Vayne Figure' items have been modified to remove the % from 'Music Buff Effect +" stat.
• Revised the item descriptions for the Maid Outfit (For Female Partners) and Maid Hairdress (For Female Partners).
• Revised the skill description for the Final Hit skill.

The following changes have been made:

• As of the March 14th patch, the file extension for saving screenshots has changed from .jpg to .png.

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