Release Notes for The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut

Update 4 (20 February 2020)

• Fixed an issue where solved trap puzzles could become unsolved after loading a save game in Kylearan's Tower
• Adjusted some collision to prevent players getting stuck
• Fixed bug when entering combat while some Songs of Exploration were active
• Fixed crash related to navigating the UI
• Fixed some tooltips having incorrect text in Chinese
• Fixed crash/hang when exiting game
• Fixed crash related to inventory filter
• Fixed crash related to selecting abilities with gamepad
• Fixed crash when the Blessed affix activated with no room left in the party

• Fixed some instances of memory corruption that could lead to crashes

Update 3 (20 November 2019)

Art

• Dual wielding enemies should now have their second weapon
• When Illusory Dalgliesh transforms, he should now have his appropriate weapon
• Fixed some texture issues that display on models at a particular distance
• Revealing multiple suspicious citizens with a single move will no longer cause issues with their models

Gameplay

• Players can no longer deploy barricades on occupied squares
• Players will now receive Songs of Exploration, regardless of whether or not Party chatter is on or off
• Fixed several issues related to combat positioning and respawning
• Fixed an issue with a ladder in Mangar's Tower
• Fixed movement nodes in the chambers beneath Skyhenge
• Fixes to the puzzle at the top of the Sentry Tower
• Door to Dwarven ruins will no longer be locked
• The Redcap will now damage Dwarven party members with its "Headbutt" ability
• Luck Stones will no longer respawn when transitioning levels
• Fixed an issue where Gaufroi would not give loot when killed in a specific manner
• Fixed a rare issue in which loading an auto-save before a specific battle would prevent the player from interacting with the world
• Fixed audio distortion in several places around the world
• Healing potions are no longer consumed twice when in battle
• Skill cooldown should always trigger in waved combats now

HUD/UI

• Fixed issues relating to corrupted save files, and fixes to the save/load game menus
• Added the "History of Caith" cinematic into the "special Features" menu.
• Cursor will no longer disappear when pressing ESC during the skill tree tutorial
• Cursor should no longer disappear when talking to NPCs
• Adjustments to HUD elements for better readability
• Fixed an issue where a black screen will be displayed at a particular point in the game after loading a generated autosave
• Moving an equipped trinket item in your inventory will no longer unequip it
• Using the escape key will no longer fully back out of the Options menu
• Fixed a rare issue where a spell couldn't be cast if spell points were gained through the "Blood Pact” passive

Stability

• Improvements to game-wide performance, asset loading, stability, and world collision
• Equipping archmage robes on a Trow will no longer crash the game
• Fixed some isolated and specific combat crashes
• Users are no longer able to launch multiple instances of the game simultaneously
• Fixed an issue with the final level when settings are on Low
• Fixed a rare issue in which loading an auto-save before a specific battle would prevent the player from interacting with the world

Update 2 (09 October 2019)

Art

• Fixed an issue where Priestess Clementia's model would occasionally fail to load.
• Fixed a graphical issue where the fog on Sinister street would behave inconsistently
• Fixed an issue where the animals in Baedish Lowlands sometimes appeared to float when standing on ledges

Gameplay

• Fixed an issue where the user is not given the Wildlands Whistle at the Adventurers’ Guild when Group Chatter was disabled
• Fixed an issue where NPCs would fail to play their voice lines
• Fixed an issue where the player could not complete “A Hero’s Rest” quest if Necromancer’s Tome was equipped and not present in the quest inventory
• Fixed an issue where exiting to desktop would fail to create the appropriate auto-save.
• Fixed an issue where reloading a save from before the intro cutscene would return the player to the main menu
• Fixed an issue where players could not interact with objects after defeating Mangar
• Fixed an issue where the Mangar combat would fail to spawn upon reload
• Fixed an issue where enemies would improperly respawn on the Isle of Stonsea.
• Using Wildland Whistle for the first time near fast travel stones will now appropriately bring up the fast travel menu.
• Fixed an issue where party conversations would play out of order
• Added Struggler’s Lament use to the puzzle blocking the Reliquary in Midden Maw
• Fixed an issue in the Attain Tunnel where praying to the Shrine of Noyan gave no experience
• Fixed a minor issue where players could reach a location in Orkan Rookery without solving the required puzzle
• Fixed an issue where Fiona's song tutorial would not play.
• Fixed an issue where the loading screen music could play in-game after the player loaded a level
• Fixed an issue where the "Forceful Wave" enemy ability would occasionally cause characters to become out of sync with their position on the Combat Grid
• Fixed an issue where party conversations would play out of order
• Fixed an issue where players who had visited the Dwarven Ruins early, came back later in the game to find the ruins locked
• (Mac and Linux) Fixed an issue where story recap videos were not playing
• (Mac and Linux) Fixed an issue where chests that have been lockpicked would need to be lockpicked again upon reload
• (Mac and Linux) Fixed an issue where the "apply changes” button would not appear after making changes in the options menu.
• (Linux) Fixed an issue where the grappling hook shortcut in Orkan Rookery would fail to save it's state upon reload

Hud/UI

• Fixed an issue where swapping input methods from Mouse and Keyboard to Gamepad would break item interactions.
• Fixed a timing issue where Inspecting items during the Inventory Tutorial could result in the player being stuck in the Inventory window
• Updated Luck Stone tutorial to replace the word “Bind” with “Save” across all languages
• Hitting "Esc" while using the mastery page will no longer transfer one character's skills to another
• Fixed an issue where, after solving elven weapon puzzles, the player could be blocked from opening "Item Options" in the Inventory

Stability

• Fixed an issue where manually deleting saves could create a corruption to the player save files in certain instances
• Previously corrupted saves may be usable again after this update
• Improvements to game-wide performance, asset loading, stability, and world collision
• Fixed a crash that could occur when visiting Sulfur Springs for the first time
• Fixed some isolated and specific combat crashes