Version 3.0.0b

Version History
← 3.0.0 August 4, 2017	3.0.0b August 5, 2017	3.0.0c → August 10, 2017

Patch notes

These are the official patch notes for version 3.0.0b released by Grinding Gear Games.

• Using channelled lightning skills will no longer trigger Orb of StormsOrb of StormsLightning, Spell, AoE, Chaining, Orb
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (4-16) Mana
  Cooldown Time: 0.50 sec
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Cast Time: 0.50 sec
  Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: 110%Requires Level 4Creates a stationary electrical orb that strikes enemies in its area of effect with beams of lightning that can then split to hit more enemies. Modifiers to cast speed will increase how frequently it does this. Casting this skill again will replace the previous orb.Deals (3-304) to (8-913) Lightning Damage
  Strikes every (3.50-2.55) seconds, and when you use a Lightning Skill near the Orb
  Strikes every 0.50 seconds while Channelling a Lightning Skill near the Orb
  Beam Splits towards 3 additional targets
  Orb disappears after (10-29) Strikes
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Beam Splits towards (0.1-2) additional targetsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..
• Fixed a bug where the following items, which are meant to grant extra minions, instead granted small increases to skeleton attack, cast and movement speed: Queen's DecreeQueen's Decree
  Ornate SwordTwo Hand Sword
  Physical Damage: 30-50
  Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
  Attacks per Second: 1.40
  Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 27, 56 Str, 54 Dex+185 to Accuracy Rating25% increased Strength Requirement
  Minions have (30-40)% increased maximum Life
  (150-200)% increased Skeleton Duration
  Minions deal (30-40)% increased Damage
  +1 to maximum number of Raised Zombies
  +1 to maximum number of Skeletons
  +1 to maximum number of SpectresThe nobles wanted to take her throne.
  She let the peasants take their wealth.
  The peasants wanted to take her wealth.
  She let the soldiers take their heads.
  The soldiers wanted to take her head.
  She sat on her throne and wept., Alberon's WarpathAlberon's Warpath
  Soldier BootsArmour: (268-319)
  Energy Shield: (18-20)Requires Level 49, 47 Str, 47 Int(15-18)% increased Strength
  Adds 1 to 80 Chaos Damage to Attacks
  +(180-220) to Armour
  +(13-19)% to Chaos Resistance
  25% increased Movement Speed
  Summoned Skeleton Warriors are Permanent and Follow you
  Summon Skeletons cannot Summon more than 1 Skeleton WarriorAlberon walked among the accursed,
  and they welcomed him., Midnight BargainMidnight Bargain
  Engraved WandWand
  Physical Damage: 21-38
  Critical Strike Chance: 7.00%
  Attacks per Second: 1.50Requires Level 40, 131 Int(22-26)% increased Spell Damage+(10-20) to Intelligence
  Minions have (20-30)% increased Movement Speed
  Minions deal (50-70)% increased Damage
  +1 to maximum number of Raised Zombies
  +1 to maximum number of Skeletons
  +1 to maximum number of Spectres
  Reserves 30% of Life
  Cannot be used with Chaos InoculationA chilling hush, a scraping sound
  Of things no more entombed in ground.
  A shambling horde is on its way
  To crush the very light of day. and any items with Catarina's crafted +1 skeleton mod.
• Fixed a bug with the Soul of Solaris Pantheon Power, which accidentally applied to every hit rather than 20% of them.
• Fixed an instance crash that could occur when players enter new areas with The Plaguemaw VThe Plaguemaw VA room, etched in crystal, plays home to the Plaguemaw. He awaits you.You will enter the Plaguemaw's chamber in the Crystal Veins or Crystal Ore Map.Right-click to add this prophecy to your character. Prophecy.
• Fixed an issue with The Act 9 Boss fight where the boss would prioritise minions over players.
• Fixed a bug with the "Defeat Map Bosses" Harbinger Challenge where non-map bosses would count.
• Fixed a client crash that could occur in parties with one of the encounters in The Rotting Core.
• Fixed a client crash that could occur with the life flask tutorial.
• Fixed an instance crash related to Storm BurstStorm BurstAoE, Spell, Lightning, Channelling, Duration, Physical
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (2-5) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.25 sec
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: 35%Requires Level 12Unleash orbs of energy while you channel that repeatedly jump towards the targeted location until their duration expires, dealing damage in small area after each jump. When you stop channelling, all remaining orbs explode, dealing higher damage in a larger area.Deals (6-168) to (8-252) Physical Damage
  50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
  Base duration is 1.20 seconds
  +(0-0.4) metres to radius
  Orbs jump every 0.4 seconds
  Exploding Orbs deal 75% of Skill Damage for each 0.4 seconds of remaining Duration
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Base duration is (0.02-0.4) secondsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..

The following hotfix was deployed after the 3.0.0b patch:

• Fixed a crash with The Aspirant's Plaza.
• Fixed an instance crash with Abberath.
• Fixed a bug with Harbingers in The Beachhead where they could fail to summon, making the map impossible to complete.

This patch has been deployed without a restart. There is an associated client update, this has not been deployed to Steam and is not needed for the above fixes.

A second hotfix was deployed after the 3.0.0b patch:

• Fixed a bug where the Harbinger challenge to defeat Hollowskull, the Willing Host was not working.
• Fixed a client crash at startup on players with GPUs that do not support INTZ depth texture format.
• Fixed an instance crash with Dark PactDark PactMinion, Spell, AoE, Chaining, Chaos, Nova
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (7-13) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.50 sec
  Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%Requires Level 28This spell removes some life from one of your Skeleton minions near you or the targeted location to deal chaos damage in an area around it. This effect will chain to your other nearby skeletons. If you have no skeletons near you or the targeted location, it will sacrifice your own life to deal damage instead.Deals (24-241) to (36-362) Chaos Damage
  Sacrifices 8% of Skeleton's Life to deal that much Chaos Damage
  Chains +2 Times
  Uses your Life if no Skeletons in range
  (56-136)% more Damage with Hits and Ailments if using your Life
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Sacrifices +(0.1-2)% of Skeleton's Life to deal that much Chaos DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..

This patch has been deployed without a restart. There is an associated client update, which has not been deployed to Steam. The client crash fix will be deployed to Steam clients along with a more substantial patch later, to prevent disruption to Steam players.