Online:Patch/6.0.8

Released on June 29 2020. ([1])

The Elder Scrolls Online v6.0.8 includes several fixes for Antiquities – including some Leads not dropping properly – the addition of new Wayshrines in Western Skyrim, some adjustments for Harrowstorms, a fix for a framerate stutter that could occur when updating skill experience or rank, and more. The size of this patch is approximately 90MB.

Fixes & Improvements

Greymoor Fixes & ImprovementsEdit

Dungeons & Group ContentEdit

Kyne's Aegis Trial

• Tortures will no longer attempt to feed on Lord Falgravn.

Exploration & ItemizationEdit

Antiquities

• General
  • Fixed an issue in the Gamepad Excavation UI where you were unable to view a Tool's information after viewing a Tutorial in the same Excavation.
  • Fixed issue where Gabrielle's Bottle of Proving, the Antiquity used in the Antiquities tutorial quest, would show an empty "Zone:" field.
• Dig Sites
  • Fixed an issue where entering a dig site are would not highlight the compass or allow you to use the Antiquarians Eye.
• Excavation
  • Fixed an issue in the UI for Gamepad Mode where the Tool Info keybind couldn't be used after opening the help overlay.
  • Updated the tooltips for Excavation abilities to more clearly indicate how much dirt they remove, in what shape, and how the abilities interact with one another and with the dig site.
• Journal/Codex
  • Fixed an uncommon error message from the Antiquities journal that could appear when logging in for the first time.
  • Fixed issue where non-repeatable Antiquities would still show up in the Scryables tab as "Requires Lead" after being completed.
  • Fixed an issue that could occur after navigating to the Antiquity Codex directly from Excavation where you would have to press Back twice for it to function.
  • Hidden entries are now excluded from the filter search results in the journal.
• Leads
  • The Leads for the following Antiquities will now drop properly from their intended sources:
    • Anvil of Old Orsinium
    • Heartland
    • Moth-Priest Cleansing Bowl
    • Prismatic Sunbird Feather
    • Silvenari Sap-Stone
    • Tri-Angled Truth Altar
  • Fixed an issue where Antiquity Leads were only being found in Treasure Chests with Simple locks. They can now be found in Treasure Chests of all lock difficulties, and Treasure Chests with tougher locks are more likely to have Leads in them.
• Scrying
  • Scrying during the Antiquarian Art quest now has proper hint text telling you what to do.

Quests & ZonesEdit

General

• Added two new Wayshrines along the northern coast of Western Skyrim, near the sites of the two northernmost Harrowstorm ritual sites.

Delves

• Draugr in Midnight Barrow will no longer remain untargetable after they emerge.
• Draugr in Dragonhome will really not become unattackable this time. Seriously.

Harrowstorms

• Harrowstorms in Western Skyrim and Blackreach will now respawn much quicker.
• The Harrowstorm daily quest now requires one Harrowstorm to be completed, down from three, and awards more gold and experience for completion.
• Harrowstorms will no longer have a chance to get into a "stuck" state and prevent new storms from forming.

Quests

• Bound in Blood: If your character dies in the Crypts, you will no longer be blocked from going through the Crypt Vault door.
• Greymoor Rising:
  • Your character can now resurrect close to the final fight during this quest.
  • The Tower of the Wolf is now once again accessible and will look appropriate during certain moments of this quest.

Combat & GameplayEdit

Itemization & Item SetsEdit

Item Sets

• Malacath's Band of Brutality: Fixed an issue where this item was increasing the damage from Siege equipment.

Base Game Fixes & ImprovementsEdit

Alliance War and PvPEdit

General

• Fixed an issue where you could revive in place using unintended ways.

Art & AnimationEdit

General

• The Prismatic Banner Ribbon now correctly displays the rainbow trail.
• Fixed a visual issue where some ground textures could appear blurry until reloaded.
• Fixed an issue that caused some textures to appear muddy and lower resolution on Mac and Stadia game clients.
• Fixed an issue where characters could clip into their nameplates after transforming.

AudioEdit

General

• Fixed an issue that caused the audio from some consumables to not play.

Crown Store & Crown CratesEdit

General

• Fixed an issue where you could attempt to alter various parts of your character when using an alliance change token. You're only allowed to change your alliance.
• Fixed an issue where some cards displayed while opening the Nightfall Crate would appear blank.
• Fixed an issue where the Mournhold Packrat's description did not inform you that purchasing the pet would increase inventory capacity.

Dungeons & Group ContentEdit

Dungeons

• Darkshade Caverns
  • You can no longer reflect your own summons when fighting Grobull the Transmuted so that you hit yourself. Stop hitting yourself, stop hitting yourself!

MiscellaneousEdit

General

• Fixed a framerate stutter that could occur when updating skill experience or rank. This is something you would typically experience when killing a monster.
• Fixed a crash that could occur if a non-combat pet tried to crouch before being fully loaded.

Stadia

• Improved the load time between logging in and reaching character select.
• Fixed an issue where the Stadia Stream setting of 1440p resulted in the game incorrectly rendering at 1080p. The game will now render at 1440p when 1440p is requested.
• Fixed issue that would cause the overscan, gamma adjust, and audio settings to reset every time you started the game in Gamepad Mode.

UIEdit

General

• Fixed an issue that could prevent you from changing gamepad keybinds from the controls menu while automatic input switching was enabled.

Crafting

• Fixed a UI error that would occur after pressing Escape on a keyboard with Outfit Station changes pending.