Version 3.12.4

Version History
← 3.12.3c October 8, 2020	3.12.4 October 13, 2020

Patch notes

These are the patch notes for version 3.12.4.

Heist Improvements

• Enabled the questline that leads toward the Freidrich Tarollo, Slave Merchant boss encounter.
• Increased the range that you can move away from your Rogue Allies before they are interrupted from a Job that they are performing.
• Fossils can now be used on Heist Contracts, Blueprints and Ally Equipment.
• Reduced the maximum range at which several Heist monsters can use their skills.
• Reduced the amount of damage that Heist bosses deal to minions.
• Reduced the impact damage of Senior Necroscientists' and Auto-Enforcer's Orb projectile skills.
• CorpsewalkerCorpsewalker
  Carnal BootsEvasion: (178-257)
  Energy Shield: (36-52)Requires Level 55, 52 Dex, 52 IntTriggers Level 20 Corpse Walk when Equipped
  (80-120)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
  25% increased Movement Speed
  For each nearby corpse, 1% increased Movement Speed
  For each nearby corpse, Regenerate 8.00 Life per secondEvery glorious conquest
  stands astride innocent bones. unique boots can now drop in Heist leagues.
• Unique Contracts can now be placed in the Unique Collection Tab.
• The Fulcrum unique staff can now be placed in the Unique Collection Tab.
• Adjusted the description of "+X to Level" on Ally Equipment to more clearly describe its effect.
• Fixed an issue where Heist members could sometimes ignore orders to perform Jobs if they were in another room or in combat.
• Fixed a bug where Maltreatment Axe, Disapprobation Axe and Psychotic Axe were unable to drop.
• Fixed a bug where Simplex Amulet was missing its "25% increased Explicit Modifier Magnitidues" implicit modifier description.
• Fixed a bug where Talismans dropped from some Heists Chests in level 68+ areas and from item level 68+ Incubators were not correctly Anointed.
• Fixed a bug where Lasers on Heists Doors weren't always visibly removed correctly.
• Fixed a bug where some area-of-effect skills (such as Righteous Fire) were unable to damage Observer Totems.
• Fixed an issue where the damage dealt by Laser Beams in The Unbreakable encounter didn't match the visuals as closely as intended.
• Fixed a rare bug where a Curio Display in a Grand Heist could contain nothing.
• Fixed a bug where non-instance owners couldn't see Heist Chest labels.
• Fixed a bug in Quest Contracts where the quest objective didn't drop for party members.
• Fixed a bug where the "increased Rogue's Marker value of primary Heist Target" Heist Equipment modifier didn't work.
• Fixed a bug where the "+X to Level of all Jobs" Heist Equipment modifier didn't work.
• Fixed a bug where counting as being on Low Life from Coward's Legacy unique belt didn't apply when using Replica Last Resort unique claw.
• Fixed a bug where Ashblessed Wardens could have a skill effect permanently attached to them if they died while using their Sweeping Beam skill.
• Fixed several cases of dialogue being attributed to the wrong character.
• Fixed an instance of the spoken dialogue not matching what was written.

General Improvements

• The Passive Tree window will now be in the same position when re-opened as when it was last closed. Exceptions to this rule include the first time being opened after logging in to a character, characters below level 8, or if you have any unspent Ascendancy passive points with the Ascendancy passive tree visible.
• You can now delete characters that have Harvest Infrastructure in their inventories.
• Removed Curse Immunity from additional monsters, including Izaro's Gargoyles, Portals, Fonts, and various Totems.
• Triggering Elemental Overload's effect will now display a timer which shows how long its effect will last.
• Flame WallFlame WallSpell, AoE, Duration, Fire
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (4-16) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.50 secRequires Level 4Create a wall of fire for a duration, which deals burning damage to everything in its area. Each enemy that enters the wall also receives a secondary burning debuff which persists for a short duration after leaving the wall. Any projectiles fired through the wall by you and allies deal added fire damage and apply the wall's secondary debuff on hit.Deals (2.1-679.9) Base Fire Damage per second
  Secondary Debuff Deals (7.2-2266.4) Base Fire Damage per second
  Base duration is (3.00-4.90) seconds
  Base secondary duration is (1.00-2.00) seconds
  Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
  Wall will be (4-5.9) meters long
  Projectiles which pass through the wall deal (3-78) to (5-117) Added Fire Damage
  Maximum 3 Flame Walls at a time
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  +(0.05-1) Maximum Flame Walls at a timePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.'s primary burning effect now has an attack time override of 1 second, and its secondary burning effect now has an attack time override of 0.2 seconds.
• Burning Ground created by the unique belt Replica SiegebreakerReplica Siegebreaker
  Heavy BeltRequires Level 44+(25-35) to Strength(6-10)% increased maximum Energy Shield
  (6-10)% increased maximum Life
  +(15-25)% to Fire Resistance
  Your Minions spread Burning Ground on Death, dealing 20% of their maximum Life as Fire Damage per second
  Minions have 5% chance to Maim Enemies on Hit with Attacks"Recommend extreme caution on any prototypes that can lead to a chain reaction
  of deaths. Lab Twelve has been lost to the flames."
  - Lead Researcher Ksaret has an attack time override of 5 seconds.
• Herald of ThunderHerald of ThunderSpell, AoE, Duration, Lightning, Herald
  Level: (1-20)
  Reservation: 25% Mana
  Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Cast Time: Instant
  AoE Radius: 32Requires Level 16Grants a buff which adds lightning damage to spells and attacks. If you kill a shocked enemy, this skill will create a storm, causing lightning bolts to strike enemies around you for a duration. The damage inflicted by this skill is not affected by modifiers to spell damage.Deals (1-23) to (31-1108) Lightning Damage
  Cannot inflict Shock
  Base duration is 6.00 seconds
  Storm Hits an Enemy every 0.25 Seconds
  Creates a storm when you Kill a Shocked Enemy
  Buff grants (2-19) to (7-76) Added Attack Lightning Damage
  Buff grants (2-19) to (7-76) Added Spell Lightning Damage
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Storms Hit Enemies with (1-20)% increased FrequencyPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. now has an attack time override of 0.25 seconds.
• Rolling MagmaRolling MagmaSpell, AoE, Fire, Projectile, Chaining
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (6-23) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.70 sec
  Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: 280%Lob a fiery orb that deals area damage as it hits the ground. The skill chains, bouncing forward to deal damage multiple times.Deals (9-1245) to (12-1868) Fire Damage
  +(0-0.4) metres to radius
  Chains +(2-3) Times
  Projectiles can Chain when impacting the ground
  Projectiles do not change direction when Chaining
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Chains +(0.1-2) TimesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. now deals 50% less damage to players (from 30% less)
• Swiftbrand SupportSwiftbrand SupportBrand, Support
  Icon: t
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 31Supports skills which create brands.Supported Skills have 65% less Attached Duration
  Supported Skills have 65% less Detached Duration
  Supported Skills have (30-44)% more Activation frequency
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Supported Skills have (0.25-5)% more Activation frequencyThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. now causes supported skills to deal 45% less damage to players.
• Fixed an issue where Ignited enemies affected by Cinderswallow UrnCinderswallow Urn
  Silver FlaskLasts 6.00 Seconds
  Consumes (180-200) of 240 Charges on use
  OnslaughtRequires Level 48+90 to Maximum Charges
  Recharges 5 Charges when you Consume an Ignited corpse
  (175-200)% increased Charges per use
  Enemies Ignited by you during Effect take (7-10)% increased Damage
  Veiled Suffix
  <One of the three modifiers>A controlled burn is sometimes necessary for new life.Right click to drink. Can only hold charges while in belt. Refills as you kill monsters.
  
  Take this item to Jun Ortoi to have her Unveil it.'s increased damage taken effect could appear much brighter than intended if that effect had been proliferated to them.
• Fixed a bug where Discharge helmet enchantments which granted additional Radius didn't work.
• Fixed a bug where Determination, Purity of Fire, Purity of Ice, Purity of Lightning, Purity of Elements, Anger, Vitality, Clarity, Gluttony of Elements, Impurity of Fire and Impurity of Lightning were not correctly counted as Auras for the sake of Unwavering Faith's ascendancy passive.
• Fixed a bug introduced in 3.12.0 where Slipstreams no longer affected you or your allies.
• Fixed a bug introduced in 3.12.0 where the increased Damage for each time you've Warcried Recently from the Escalation Notable passive skill was being applied twice.
• Fixed a bug where Regeneration granted by Enduring Cry was not applied if triggered by The Eternal Apple unique shield.
• Fixed a bug where having more than 100% slower start of Energy Shield Recharge would cause Energy Shield to always be recharging.
• Fixed a bug where Virulence's decay rate could be quicker than intended if you had more than 40 Virulence.
• Fixed a bug which caused projectiles fired by a Shrapnel Ballista supported by Fork Support to hit a target more times than intended.
• Fixed a bug which prevented the use of movement skills after using Shield Charge if it didn't actually move your character.
• Fixed a bug where Hexes applied to Hexproof enemies briefly displayed a "locked" Hex icon above the enemy.
• Fixed a bug which caused Zombies raised from a Phantasmal Raised Zombies skill gem to take Chaos Damage based on a Life total before some Life modifiers were applied, rather than their Life total after they were affected by all maximum Life modifiers.
• Fixed a bug where skills could not be supported by both Awakened Added Cold Damage Support and Arrow Nova Support at the same time.
• Fixed a bug where Seismic Cry and Ancestral Cry's cooldowns were not correctly reduced to four seconds when using the unique claw Al Dhih.
• Fixed a bug where Cremation could be cast on a corpse without having line of sight to it.
• Fixed a bug where Lightning Warp could target a random location if you had cast it while targetting yourself.
• Fixed a bug preventing totems from being affected by curses applied by an Aura.
• Fixed a bug preventing totems generated by map modifiers from being cursed.
• Fixed a visual issue where Vaal Temple's Citadel was in the wrong Atlas region.
• Fixed another common client crash related to audio events.
• Fixed a client crash that could occur when using Spectral Throw while you were using the Wings of Entropy unique axe with the Demonic Weapon skin applied.
• Fixed a client crash.
• Fixed an instance crash.

Alternate Quality Gem Improvements

• Alternate Quality Gems can now be supported by gems which match the bonuses granted by their Alternate Quality.
• Divergent Heavy Strike (whose quality grants reduced Knockback Distance) can no longer cause enemies to be pulled towards you when the gem has greater than 20% quality. At 20% quality, the skill will not provide any Knockback effect.
• Divergent Increased Critical Strikes Support's quality effect now grants "Supported Skills have a chance to gain a Power Charge on Killing Blow".
• Fixed a bug where Alternate Quality effects on the following gems didn't work as intended: Anomalous Slower Projectiles Support (Projectiles from Supported Skills deal increased Damage with Hits to nearby Enemies), Anomalous Faster Projectiles Support (Projectiles from Supported Skills have a chance to Return to you from final target), Phantasmal Ice Spear (Travel reduced distance before changing forms), Divergent Flicker Strike (increased teleport range), Phantamsal Rallying Cry (Exerted Attacks deal increased Damage), Divergent Seismic Cry (Exerted Attacks have a chance to Knock Enemies Back on Hit), Phantasmal Raise Zombie (Minions gain a portion of Physical Damage as Extra Chaos Damage), Anomalous Summon Skeletons (Minions can't be Damaged for X seconds after being Summoned), Phantasmal Decoy Totem (Totems Explode on Death, dealing x% of their Life as Physical Damage), Phantasmal Blade Vortex (increased Damage while you have 5 or fewer Blades), Anomalous Enlighten Support (reduced Intelligence Requirement), Divergent Clarity (You and nearby Allies have increased Damage while on Full Mana).
• Fixed a bug where Divergent Flameblast's Less Cast Speed effect was not displayed.
• Fixed a bug where Divergent Sunder had the wrong quality effect. It now grants increased Physical Damage.
• Fixed a bug where Divergent Arcane Cloak's quality effect (increased Buff Effect) was applying to the amount of Damage from Hits taken from Buff before your Life or Energy Shield.
• Fixed a bug where Divergent Fire Penetration, Anomalous Brutality Support and Anomalous Vicious Projectiles Support didn't display their quality effect range when at 0% quality.
• Fixed a bug where Anomalous Barrage Support and Anomalous Pierce Support didn't display their quality effect range if the gem had 10 to 19% quality.
• Fixed a bug where Divergent Arc's secondary chains dealt damage as if they had chained the maximum number of times.

Hotfixes

The following server-side hotfixes were deployed after the 3.12.4 patch:

• Fixed a bug where Einhar was not capturing Beasts.
• Fixed a bug where "+1 Job Level" mods were not working for Blueprints in Heist.