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Update 40 Patch 2 Release Notes
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Here are the Release Notes for Update 40 Patch 2, released on Tuesday, October 30th.
News and Notes:[edit]
Enhancements[edit]
- Wood Elf's Arcane Archer toggles now work properly without levels in Ranger.
- Assassinate now displays immunity particles if the character hits an immune target.
- Assassinate's death effect no longer requires landing a "sneak attack" to apply, a normal hit will do. However you still must be stealthed to use the skill.
- Assassinate can now be used on Oozes, Elementals, Constructs, and Undead creatures. The description no longer references "living target" and now just references "target".
Falconry[edit]
- Falconry no longer needs Killer Instinct I as a pre-req to take Killer Instinct 2.
- The long pause has been removed in the attack chain when using a Falconry attack.
- Fixed an issue where Death from Above would hit the player if the player had no target.
- Falconry's level 20 Capstone now properly applies its Freedom of Movement effect.
- Several animation issues have been corrected.
- Death from Above can now be used on Oozes, Elementals, Constructs, and Undead creatures. The description no longer references "living target" and now just references "target".
Epic Destinies[edit]
- Shadowdancers Executioner's Strike/Shot can now be used on Oozes, Elementals, Constructs, and Undead creatures. The description no longer references "living target" and now just references "target".
Hirelings[edit]
- Fixed an issue where some hirelings were posing strangely.
Items[edit]
- Fixed an issue where handwrap users who received extra dice through any means were .5[W] lower in total than they should have been.
- Sigils are now fully gone from the Sentinels of Stormreach end rewards.
- The Ghostly benefit now mentions ranged and melee in its tooltip.
- Time Runes from the raid Killing Time can no longer erroneously be passed to other players in the chest before being looted.
Quests and Adventure Areas[edit]
- The Night Revels - Snitch and the Lich - Sneblin no longer gives a message mentioning rewards.
- The Night Revels - Grave Work - The hit points of the Bramble Blockade have been reduced.
- The following Night Revels challenge dungeons have had their xp increased:
Miscellaneous:[edit]
- Halfling female sword and shield attacks now have their proper animations.
- Dragonborn female cloaks now behave normally when opening chests.
- Half-orcs no longer pop to the left when using the /laugh emote.
- NPC dwarf males now cross their arms properly.
- Several animation tweaks have been made related to certain races and item combinations and cloaks.
Source: Official U40.2.0 release notes on DDO.com