Eso, where magical paths meet. Eso, a word that evokes mystery and enchantment, is a place where the mystical and the mundane coexist. It is a realm where magical paths intersect, creating a space that holds infinite possibilities. In Eso, one can feel the presence of ancient wisdom and arcane knowledge. Here, the mystical energies of the universe are palpable, flowing through every tree, rock, and creature. The air is thick with anticipation, as if the very fabric of reality is on the verge of being altered.
The air is thick with anticipation, as if the very fabric of reality is on the verge of being altered. One can traverse the labyrinthine paths that weave through the dense forests of Eso, each step imbued with a sense of wonder and awe. These paths, hidden from the eyes of the ordinary world, lead to places of extraordinary power and beauty.
The Elder Scrolls Online Update 2.45 Released for Necrom Chapter This June 20
Bethesda has released The Elder Scrolls Online update 2.45 (PS5 version 1.008.000) for the PlayStation and Xbox platforms this June 20. This update includes various bug fixes and more . This title update brings the Necrom Chapter to consoles. Read on for the patch notes for The Elder Scrolls Online.
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The Elder Scrolls Online Update 2.45 Patch Notes | The Elder Scrolls Online Update 1.008.000 Patch Notes | The Elder Scrolls Online June 20 Patch Notes:
Update: Console patch notes are revealed.
- To begin your adventures in Necrom, you can do any of the following:
- Create a new character and play through the tutorial
- Enter the zone with an existing character by one of the following means:
- Use a boat or cart outside Elden Root, Mournhold, or Wayrest to travel to the Necrom Docks
- Travel to a friend who is already in the Telvanni Peninsula or Apocrypha
- Six delves, two in the Telvanni Peninsula and four in Apocrypha, each with its own Skyshard, boss, and associated content.
- Six challenging world bosses, from Coryls the Chain-Maker and House Dres’ terrifying slavers encroaching on House Telvanni’s lands, to the mind-bending Prime Cataloguer, a Seeker that toils to the point of madness in the Libram Cathedral in Apocrypha.
- Two public dungeons: the once-beautiful island of Gorne, a sanitarium for the maddened mages of House Telvanni now overrun by Daedra interested only in sowing chaos, and the enigmatic Underweave, a vast and unknowable facility where Hermaeus Mora’s hostile minions process the fates of realities that never came to pass.
- Three new set crafting locations
- Nine additional quest objectives
- Multiple side quests, unique distractions and many other encounters sown throughout the Telvanni Peninsula and Apocrypha
Bastion Nymic World Events
Shadows loom over both Apocrypha and the Telvanni Peninsula as a coterie of dark forces strike out at Hermaeus Mora to learn his most guarded secrets. These dark forces, led by a sinister figure known as the Herald, have set their eyes on Bastion Nymic, a fortress of Hermeaus Mora’s realm which holds Nymics – powerful names that can control Daedra once learned.- To thwart these forces, you must first make contact with Ordinator Tandessa, a Hermaeus Mora worshipper masquerading as one of the proud Ordinators of the Tribunal, and accept her request for aid. Once that’s done, you will need to scour the lands of the Telvanni Peninsula or Apocrypha for Herald’s Seekers, corrupted gatekeepers of Bastion Nymic.
- These maddened sentries will need to be killed so their ichor can be harvested and used to open the way to Bastion Nymic. Be prepared and travel with allies – they won’t go down easily!
- You and your group must fight your way through various districts of Bastion Nymic, felling foes and unravelling secrets until you confront the Herald at the heart of the fortress and kill them.
- Once the invaders have been dispatched, you can claim your prize from Ordinator Tandessa.
New Class: The Arcanist
Owning the Necrom Chapter will allow you to channel the eldritch powers of Apocrypha as an Arcanist! These scholarly spellcasters channel secret runes and abyssal spells to destroy their enemies, heal their allies, and defend against any foe.- The Arcanist features a unique mechanic where some abilities can build or spend Crux. Each Crux you have, up to three maximum, will either passively increase your capabilities in combat or add further capabilities to abilities that spend Crux.
- Crux gives the Arcanist a unique gameplay experience not yet seen in ESO and offers a greater variety in your gameplay whether you’re in Trials, questing or PvP.
- You’ll see how much Crux you currently have by the floating runes circling your character.
- You can only generate Crux while in combat.
- The new “Aim Assist” function is found in the Accessibility panel in your options, which gives your targeting a little help at 100% value.
- This can be reduced all the way to 0 (disabled) if desired.
Two New Companions: Sharp-as-Night and Azadar al-Cybiades
Two new Companions can be befriended in Necrom by completing their associated Chapter content. Sharp-as-Night, the gruff mercenary, can be found near the city gates of Necrom. The bombastic and personable Azandar al-Cybiades, magus supreme, can be found around the outskirts of Cipher’s Midden in Apocrypha.- If you have access to the Necrom Chapter, you can unlock the two Companions through completing associated quests in the Necrom zone.
- Once either introduction quest is completed, the respective Companion collectible will be granted.
- These collectibles can be found in the Collections menu under the Allies category, in the Companion subcategory.
- You may have either a Companion or an Assistant active at one time.
- Companion collectibles may be activated from the Collections menu or quick slotted for ease of use.
- Once unlocked, other characters on your account will need to also complete the associated introductory objective to utilize Sharp or Azandar, but skill line, level progression and equipment are preserved on each Companion regardless which character summoned them.
- Sharp provides “Sharp’s Patience” which offers an improved chance at finding trophy fish and slightly reducing reel time.
- Azandar grants “Azandar’s Inquisitiveness” which gives you a chance to discover research portfolios when searching containers. Portfolios can contain crafting recipes, treasure maps, research notes, survey reports, and other documents of value.
New Trial: Sanity’s Edge
A mind is a terrible thing to waste, especially one as bright and holds as much promise as that of Warlock Vanton. Hubris though got the better of him and now he needs help defeating the enemy unraveling his conscious. Travel into the mind of a mage and see just what his dreams and nightmares entail…- Sanity’s Edge is a 12-player Trial in southern Telvanni Peninsula.
- The Trial includes a normal version in addition to a challenging Veteran version.
- There are unique item sets within the trial including Perfected versions only found in Veteran difficulty.
- Unique Achievement awards are available for completing this Trial, including:
- A unique Body and Face Marking
- A unique Mount
- Several Titles
- Unique housing items
New Item Sets
In this Chapter, we’ve added 13 total item sets which can be sourced from the overland, crafting, the new Trial, or via Antiquities.- Overland Sets
- Vivec’s Duality – Light Armor
- 2 – Adds 1096 Maximum Magicka
- 3 – Adds 1096 Maximum Stamina
- 4 – Adds 1096 Maximum Magicka
- 5 – After staying on one bar for 15 seconds, gain 6636 Magicka and Stamina when bar swapping.
- 2 – Adds 129 Weapon and Spell Damage
- 3 – Adds 129 Weapon and Spell Damage
- 4 – Adds 129 Weapon and Spell Damage
- 5 – On gaining kill XP from a monster, gain 1 Weapon and Spell Damage for every 50 XP the monster is worth for 30 seconds. This bonus can stack up to a maximum of 540 Weapon and Spell Damage. This item set is not affected by XP boosting effects.
- 2 – Adds 1096 Maximum Stamina
- 3 – Adds 1206 Maximum Health
- 4 – Adds 1096 Maximum Magicka
- 5 – While you have a living Companion, reduce the cooldown of their abilities by 50%. While you do not have a living Companion, reduce the cost of your Magicka, Stamina, Health, and Ultimate abilities by 8%.
- 2 – Adds 1206 Maximum Health
- 3 – Adds 1096 Maximum Magicka
- 4 – Adds 1096 Maximum Stamina
- 5 – When you cast an ability that costs resources while in combat, you reduce your potion cooldown by 1 second. This effect can occur once every 2 seconds.
- 2 – Adds 657 Critical Chance
- 3 – Gain Minor Slayer at all times, increasing your damage done to Dungeon, Trial, and Arena Monsters by 5%.
- 4 – Adds 1487 Offensive Penetration
- 5 (Perfected only) – Adds 657 Critical Chance
- 5 – Increases your damage done against monsters by 7%. When you interrupt an enemy, you increase your damage done against monsters by an additional 7% for 10 seconds.
- 2 – Adds 4% Healing Done
- 3 – Gain Minor Aegis at all times, reducing your damage taken from Dungeon, Trial, and Arena Monsters by 5%.
- 4 – Adds 129 Magicka Recovery
- 5 (Perfected only) – Adds 4% Healing Done
- 5 – While in combat, when you heal yourself or an ally that is below 50% Health, you ignite a Spark of Hope within them for 3 seconds. If they are above 90% Health when the effect ends, you and the ally gain Major Heroism for 15 seconds. This effect can occur once every 20 seconds per target.
- 2 – Adds 1487 Armor
- 3 – Gain Minor Aegis at all times, reducing your damage taken from Dungeon, Trial, and Arena Monsters by 5%.
- 4 – Adds 1206 Maximum Health
- 5 (Perfected only) – Adds 1487 Armor
- 5 – When you take damage while under 35% Health, your resolve is tested. If you are also below 50% Stamina, you restore full Health, Magicka, and Stamina while also gaining Major Protection and Major Aegis for 10 seconds. If you are above 50% Stamina, you become a Beacon of Hope for 20 seconds, causing your Major and Minor Buffs to also grant Major Aegis for 10 seconds. This effect can occur once every 45 seconds.
- Velothi Ur-Mage’s Amulet – Necklace
- 1 – Adds 1650 Offensive Penetration
- 1 – Increase your damage done to monsters by 15%, grant Minor Force and reduce your Light and Heavy Attack damage by 99%.
New Mythics & Antiquities
As described above, there are 3 new Mythics available to discover through Antiquities along with a few other Antiquities:- A Glyphic Music Box and a Necrom Alchemy Station can be discovered from Antiquities.
- Leads for two antique maps – one of Telvanni and another of Apocrypha – are available to those explorers who uncover and accomplish lots in Necrom.
New Collectibles
- Pets
- A Graht-Oak Squirrel is available by gathering 25 Lost Graht-Oak Acorns and 25 Unearthed Valenwood Seedlings, and earning the Great Oaks from Little Acorns achievement.
- An Obsidian Dwarven Sphere is available by earning the Keeper of the Bastion achievement.
- The Ram of Dark Dreams is available by earning the Sane and Clearheaded achievement.
- A Berylglow Nix-Ox Steed is available by earning the Savior of Necrom achievement.
- The Card Conjuring emote is available by collecting ten Heavily Played Tribute Cards and earning the eponymous achievement.
- The Prism of Moribund Sapience memento is available by finishing the quest “In a Troubled House”.
- The Meln’s Soul Gem memento is available by finishing the quest “Spirit of Fate”.
- The Sacred Watcher Hood adornment is earned by finishing the quest “Castoff Destinies”.
- Abyssal Cephaliarch’s Face Art is earned by finishing the quest “A Hidden Fate”, while the accompanying Body Art is earned by finishing the quest “A Calamity of Fate”.
- The Whorls of the Dark Dream Visage is earned by completing the Tenacious Dreamer achievement, while the accompanying Body Marks are earned by completing the Sanity’s Edge Conqueror achievement.
- The Spore Savant Face and Body Markings are found through Antiquities.
- The Fate Scryer costume is available by finishing the quest “Chronicle of Fate”.
- Shroomtender outfit pages are awarded to adventurers who complete various achievements associated with the exploration of Necrom.
- Gravegrasp outfit pages come from the Runebound Tome: Gravegrasp, created when combining 20 Siege of Cyrodiil merits and a Siege of Cyrodiil Honor.
- Using this book will grant one bound style page of the Gravegrasp outfit you do not already own.
- Once this outfit is completed, you cannot purchase additional Honors.
- The Telvanni Walnut dye is available by completing the Champion of Necrom achievement.
- The Sanity’s Orchid dye is available by completing the Sanity’s Edge Vanquisher achievement.
- The Mora’s Mauve dye is available by completing the Grand Arcanist Slayer achievement.
New Tales of Tribute Deck: Almalexia
We’ve added a new Tribute patron deck to earn during your adventures through the Telvanni Peninsula and Necrom! Revered by Dunmer, Almalexia offers insight into both your and your opponent’s decks while her followers can contain your foes long enough for you to claim victory.- You’ll unlock fragments of the Almalexia patron deck by completing a wide range of activities but note that in order the unlock the ability to play Tales of Tribute (and your new deck) you’ll need access to the High Isle Chapter.
New Homes
The city of Necrom welcomes its new visitors with options to earn two new homes!- Journey’s End Lodgings
- Whether taking part in funerary rites or simply visiting the Dark Elf city of the dead, visitors to Necrom can rest easy within the confines of this spacious room inside the Mourner’s Solace Inn. Full privacy—even from ancestral spirits—is guaranteed!
- This inn room is earned by completing the “Room to Spare” quest in Necrom’s Mourner’s Solace Tavern or can be purchased for 3,000 gold if you’ve already completed that quest elsewhere.
- Years ago, Tribunal priests requested a Necrom-based residence for an emissary and their staff. Today, this expansive home with scenic terraces is privately owned and seeks a caretaker—perhaps you—until an emissary of the Three needs it again.
- This home will be available to purchase for 1,300,000 gold upon completion of the “Necrom Grand Adventurer” achievement.
New Furnishings
A bevy of new furnishings can be found in Necrom, including:- 101 new furnishing plans, which can be obtained from monsters, containers, and more across the Telvanni Peninsula and Apocrypha.
- 5 new book furnishings, and 5 new furnishing plans that can be found in Bastion Nymic.
- 11 new Home Goods furnishings that can be purchased from Murkholg in Necrom, including an array of mushrooms that can be found across the Telvanni Peninsula, along with a selection of Apocrypha style foliage and rocks.
- 12 new achievement furnishings, which can be purchased from Vasei in Necrom once you’ve completed the associated achievements.
- A set of 10 new paintings, which can rarely be found in treasure chests across Necrom.
- 14 new antiquity furnishings, including a new Telvanni themed alchemy station!
- A new bust and trophy celebrating victory in Sanity’s Edge.
- 4 new tapestries featuring the art from two new different Tales of Tribute cards, which can be earned as rare rewards from Tales of Tribute matches.
Achievements & Titles
This update introduces 103 new achievements and 7 new titles.- The title “Fate’s Chosen” is obtained by completing the “Champion of Necrom” achievement.
- The title “Hero of Necrom” is obtained by completing the achievement of the same name.
- The title “Sanity’s Scourge” is obtained by defeating all the bosses in the Sanity’s Edge trial on Normal, while defeating them on Veteran mode will grant the title “Sanity’s Warrior”.
- The title “Tenacious Dreamer” is obtained by completing the achievement of the same name in Sanity’s Edge.
- The title “Mind Master” is obtained by completing the “Master of the Mind” achievement in Sanity’s Edge.
- The title “Tormentor’s Bane” is obtained by completing the “Sane and Clear Headed” achievement in Sanity’s Edge.
- Added several Mythic achievements, as well as Arcanist achievements.
- Cyrodiil Campaigns
- Starting with this update and moving forward, each of the old 30-day Cyrodiil campaigns will default to resetting on the first of the month at the daily reset time.
- As a one-time adjustment, any campaigns which would have reset sometime in June will instead reset on the first of July.
- While these already reset on the first of each month, Tribute Campaigns now reset at the daily reset time as well.
Collectible Favorites
Collectibles can now be favorited to have them sorted to the top of the UI in the Collections menu.- To favorite a collectible, press the “Actions” keybind and select “Add to Favorites”
- There is a limit of 100 total favorites across all collectible categories, except mounts where there is no limit.
- There are a number of categories that do not support favoriting, which include the following:
- Customized Actions
- Emotes
- Furnishings
- Fragments
- Item Set Collections
- Outfit Styles
- Special
- Stories
- Tales of Tribute Patrons
- Upgrades
Random Mounts
You can now set your active mount to “Random Favorite Mount” or “Random Mount”. When “Random Favorite Mount” is selected, activating your mount in the world will pick one of your favorite mounts each time. With “Random Mount” selected instead, it will choose from all of your collected mounts instead.Filleting Multiple Stacks of Fish
We’ve added the capability to fillet multiple fish simultaneously. This feature can be accessed by visiting any Provisioning station.- There is a new tab at all Provisioning stations dedicated to filleting fish.
- You can fillet multiple stacks of fish simultaneously.
- Filleting fish one at a time from your inventory remains unchanged.
- We’ve added a new tutorial and help texts for filleting fish.
New PvP Keep Messaging
We’ve added new messaging for guilds that claim keeps and resources in Cyrodiil. This new feature is delivered through a chat message or on-screen notification stating how many guards were killed and by how many enemy combatants were in the area at the time. There are also follow up messages noting when guards are no longer being killed at a claimed keep, outpost or resource.- This messaging only applies to players within Cyrodiil and match the Alliance of the keep/resource/outpost.
- If a Guild owns a Keep and its resources are claimed by other guilds, the Keep owner will also be notified when resource guards are killed.
- This new feature can be found in your Social menu in the game options; you can choose where the messages are displayed or you can disable them entirely.
Do you know how long I’ve been waiting for this change?!
Stuga is now stationary near certain taverns in Daggerfall, Davon’s Watch, and Vulkhel Guard. She will still try to flag you down, of course, but will no longer endlessly chase you and only shouts her greeting when you enter into a certain proximity.New PlayStation Trophies
We’ve added four new PlayStation Trophies in Necrom, all of which require earning the associated in-game achievement.- “Champion of Necrom” is a bronze trophy
- “Archmage of Apocrypha” is a bronze trophy
- “Sanity’s Edge Vanquisher” is a silver trophy
- “Savior of Necrom” is a gold trophy
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Finding Balance on Eso's Mystical Path Network
- Vivec’s Duality – Light Armor