Version 2.2.1

Version History
← 2.2.0h March 10, 2016	2.2.1 March 11, 2016	2.2.1b → March 12, 2016

Patch notes

These are the official patch notes for version 2.2.1 released by Grinding Gear Games.

Features

• Introduced the Solaris Mystery Box! It will be available during the Perandus Challenge Leagues. Thanks for your generous support!
• The Guardian of the Mound has returned to the Prisoner's Gate in Normal difficulty. The normal version is weaker and uses fewer skills than his harder counterparts.
• There are now icons to show when and Bone Offering affect you.

Labyrinth Changes

• Izaro has been adjusted to be easier in Normal Difficulty. His life has been reduced by 20%. Izaro's Ground Slam and Radiant Slash now deal 10% less damage. The life of Gargoyles, Idols, Portals (Thresholds), Essences, Fonts and Lieutenants has been reduced by 20%. The Goddess of Justice's Mortar Barrage has been reduced by 20% damage, and she no longer uses Teleport. These changes only apply to Normal difficulty.
• A "You are here" hover has been added to the Labyrinth progress map.
• Enabled the unique item Xirgil's CrankXirgil's Crank
  Coiled StaffWarstaff
  Physical Damage: 27-57
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.20%
  Attacks per Second: 1.30
  Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 28, 43 Str, 43 Int+20% Chance to Block Attack Damage while wielding a Staff+15% Chance to Block Attack Damage while wielding a Staff
  (60-80)% increased Spell Damage
  +(70-100) to maximum Energy Shield
  +1 to Level of all Spell Skill Gems
  Reflects 1 to 150 Lightning Damage to Melee Attackers
  20% chance for Energy Shield Recharge to start when you Block"Since one with knowledge of machines
  might be able to bring the labyrinth to a standstill,
  Izaro had us place many boobytrapped decoys.
  But I know which switch brings the monster down."
  - Xirgil, Trapbuilder's final words., which can drop in the Labyrinth.
• Argus is now immune to guillotine traps.
• Darkshrines with significant load times on the client have been disabled for now.
• Various broken exits have been fixed.
• Several general improvements to the labyrinth have added.

Perandus League Changes

• Enabled The Perandus ManorThe Perandus Manor
  Chateau MapMap Level: 72
  Map Tier: 5
  Guild Character: ™
  Item Quantity: +(60-100)%
  Item Rarity: +(200-300)%(100-150)% increased Experience gain
  (200-300)% increased number of Rare Monsters
  (30-40)% more Monster Life
  (16-24)% increased Monster Damage
  Area contains Cadiro PerandusForget kings and emperors;
  He who holds the coin holds all the power.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once. map. This map can be sold by Cadiro in Tier 5 and above maps for 2500 coins. We hope you enjoy exploring its secrets!
• Perandus Guardians that are revived will provide experience when slain for a second time. They stop granting experience when they've been revived two times.
• Several significant improvements have been made to the performance of Perandus monsters.
• Effects on the Perandus monsters have been toned down. Several changes have also been made to improve performance via preloading.

Bug Fixes

• Writhing Worms no longer grant souls to players with Soul Eater.
• Fixed a bug where Writhing Worms could grant flask charges when players had Increased Flask Charges Gained.
• Fixed the position of a strength skill near the Duelist start location to be within the large radius of Jewel slots. Strength-based threshold jewels can be used there once again.
• Fixed an issue where the wrong effects played on microtransaction versions of , Mirror Arrow and Blink Arrow when supported by or .
• Fixed an issue with an inactive teleporter on the .
• Fixed a bug where party members couldn't see your actions when you used non-sword skills with VarunastraVarunastra
  Vaal BladeOne Handed Sword
  Physical Damage: (136.8-182) to (298.8-372)
  Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
  Attacks per Second: 1.30
  Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 64, 113 Str, 113 Dex+460 to Accuracy Rating(80-100)% increased Physical Damage
  Adds (30-45) to (80-100) Physical Damage
  Grants (2-3) Mana per Enemy Hit
  Counts as all One Handed Melee Weapon Types"Painful suicide in the hands of a fool,
  Creative death in the hands of a master."
  - Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Item 2992.
• Fixed a bug with the "... of Force" Enchantments which could disable audio.
• Fixed a bug where the Perandus Footprints effectPerandus Footprints EffectFootprintsAdds perandus footprints to any equipped pair of boots. faced the wrong way.
• Fixed several issues with Strongboxes, Perandus chests and Cadiro spawning on traps.
• Fixed an instance crash related to .
• Made some small improvements to client graphical performance.