The Springtide Bloom Event in New World
Finally, the long-awaited update 1.9.2 for New World is starting on April 25th at 11:00PM PT (6:00AM UTC). With this update comes the exciting Springtide Bloom Event in Aeternum, which runs from April 26th to May 23rd and offers event-specific rewards. To participate in the quest, you must have reached at least level 20.
Other Changes and Improvements
In addition to the Springtide Bloom Event, update 1.9.2 also brings a number of bug fixes, adjustments, and improvements to the game, some of which we would like to highlight here:
- World Experience: Numerous text, quest, and world adjustments and bug fixes have been made. For example, a problem that made the player's hair color appear lighter in shady areas has been fixed.
- AI: Collision issues with some wolf, boar, and lion attacks have been addressed, as well as a problem that caused boars to retreat during certain attacks.
- Combat: Recipes, perks, and abilities have been revised and bugs fixed. The red color intensity of enemy spells and abilities has been reduced.
- Armor: The armor reduction for medium and heavy armor has been slightly increased. The values for medium armor increase by 2.5% and for heavy armor by 5%.
Weapon Adjustments
Great Axe, War Hammer, Sword & Shield, Fire Staff, Musket, Ice Gauntlet, Void Gauntlet, and Bow receive various adjustments and bug fixes.
Economy, Progression & Gear
8 new seasonal activities have been added with the update. Issues with rewards and account-wide items have been fixed. Adjustments have also been made to quest rewards and loot.
UI/UX/Social
Visual issues with certain skins and the world selection list have been fixed.
Audio
The audio settings for Grace O'Malley's voice in the Mourningdale Tavern have been adjusted.
We hope you enjoy these new features and improvements in New World. If you don't already own the game, you can get the Steam key from Keyfuchs. Have fun exploring Aeternum and enjoy the Springtide Bloom event!