Update 49.1 Release Notes

Here are the Release Notes for Update 49.1: In Good Company, Patch 1 released on Wednesday, July 29, 2026.

News and Notes:

  • Leading the Charge deeds for Pagru-kirít, the Garden of Corpses will be available for an additional two weeks, now ending 8/24/2026 at 3:00 AM Eastern (-4 GMT).
  • Farmers Faire returns on August 13th, 2026 with new High-land Pastures cosmetic rewards.
  • We have corrected the run animation for female NPCs. This should resolve issues with NPCs moving extra slowly and potentially breaking instance dramas.
  • Delving monsters in Cardolan and Swanfleet once again utilize Delving skills appropriately.
  • The mesh stretching and clipping issues for the Nurn Pariah Sorceress Appearance have been fixed.
  • Angmarim Sorceress
    • We have adjusted the description on the Sorceress trait “Dread Summons” to accurately describe the behavior of the Umbral Spout.
    • We have normalized the range and targets on the fumaroles and ice pillar. The range is now 8 meters, and up to 5 targets can be affected.
    • We have reduced the distance magnitude of the umbral spouts pull effect from 8 meters to 5 meters.
    • Umbral Spout aura effects no longer stack with multiple spouts.
    • Acid Spout effects no longer stack with multiple fumaroles.
    • “Banish the Light” no longer stacks when applied by multiple sorceresses.
    • Withered arms now has a 10 second duration.
    • Addressed a tooltip issue with Durability of Angmar.
  • Ettenmoors
    • We have re-enabled the first Sapling quest in the Ettenmoors.
    • We have resolved an issue with Artifacts in the Ettenmoors and have re-enabled artifact capture.
  • Delving of Frór
    • We have disabled March! in the Delving of Frór.
    • Relic capture now appropriately applies the buffs in the Delving of Frór.
    • Addressed an issue with broadcast expressing capture at the wrong locations for Relics.
  • Fixed a rendering issue that caused blurry terrain when using DirectX9 and with the Landscape Lighting Quality option set to Low.
  • PvMP Essence of the Serpent will no longer cause player UI lag when equipped.