A new series of content for Age of Conan players has appeared; looking to reinvigorate the brand and satiate the hunger of its die-hard fanbase.
Update 4.0 is the first update in the ‘The Secrets of the Dragon’s Spine’ series. It opens the gates to the playfield ‘Dragon’s Spine’, allowing adventures to traverse the deserts located south and west of the ancient city of Pteion.
Also new with this update is a brand new group instance ‘Sepulcher of the Wyrm’.
Check out the patch details below..
General
- Fixed an issue that could sometimes cause the door to Tian-Bai’s Sanctuary not to open.
- Vanir Avengers spawned from the “A Bloody Solstice” seasonal event will no longer attack random players if they lose hate to the player they spawned on.
GUI
- As long as the confirmation box for mail deletion is active, other mails can no longer be selected.
- Fixed an issue with the GUI showing incorrect values of combos improved by Upgrade Combo feats.
- Teleport: Cradle of Decay should now have the correct level requirement.
Quests
- “The Awakening III” – Fixed an issue where players who are disconnected could sometimes get stuck in Strom’s Treasury Room.
- Paikang Districts: “Cleansing the District” (repeatable version) is now obtainable.
- Fixed an issue where some players were not able to torch the handmaiden in the quest “A Lesson In Cruelty”.
- The hitching posts destroyed in the quest “Hunting the Wastes” in Kheshatta should no longer be invisible after respawning.
- Fixed an issue where some players were not able to obtain “The Fall of Thoth-Amon”.
Future updates to the series are said to contain a tradeskill system revamp, more dungeons, a new raid instance and a new PVP area.
‘The Secrets of the Dragon’s Spine’ content is exclusive to Premium Age of Conan Players only.
Better get snappin’
Update – Here’s a brand new trailer to show the new content update in action
(Source: Age of Conan, Massively)