Update 1.8.2 for the open-world MMORPG New World is special because it introduces a new feature to let you carve your name into the history of Aeternum.
The Leaderboards are now available in New World, a welcome addition for competitive players. Leaderboards have different sections, including:
- Vs. Environment
- Vs. Players
- Faction War
- Trade Skills
There are weekly, monthly, and quarterly categories as well. In the weekly Mutated Expeditions, for example, you will be ranked based on the maximum score or clear time. Finishing at the top of these Leaderboards awards you with some skins and titles.
While most categories are now in effect, the “Open World Kills” Leaderboard has been disabled temporarily until the developers have resolved an issue with it.
Update 1.8.2 also made other changes to the game. For instance, if you’re struggling to find enough Juniper Berries, you might be ecstatic to know that their drop rate is increased from 50% to 100% per loot drop.
You can find the other changes below:
- Notable Fixes
- Fixed an issue where a player could sometimes slide to gain extra speed and distance while crouched.
- Fixed an issue where players could dive farther than intended.
- Expeditions
- Updated enemies in the quest "Justice For The Dynasty" to one of the final lieutenants in the Dynasty Shipyard Expedition.
- Quests
- Updated Scourge of Aeon Madness quest to re-grant the required recipe on quest reset.
- Fixed an issue that prevented players from completing Faction Kill Missions.
- Fixed an issue that prevented players from completing the Salting The Earth quest.
- Mining the ore now completes the Miner's Keeper quest.
- Fixed an issue that caused Sneed's Revenge event to not respawn correctly in Preiddeu Farms.
- Fixed a crash that sometimes occurred when interacting with Barkimedes.
- Weapons
- Hatchet: Fixed an issue that allowed players to always move at sprint speed.
- Life Staff: Fixed an issue that caused ability perks to not function when using the Bile Bomb Heartrune.
- Musket: Fixed an exploit that allowed a second shot to be fired without reloading.
- Perks
- Fixed an issue that caused the Purity of Light Life Staff perk to not properly heal targets when a debuff was cleansed.
- Notable Fixes
- Re-enabled the penalty for players that quit in-progress Arenas and Outpost Rush matches.
- Rewards/Loot
- Removed a total of 28 Sarcophagi and Large Chests throughout Brimstone Sands to address global economy concerns.
- Locations:
- Redstone Highroad
- Deadwater Wastes
- Isola Sacra
- Sepulchers of Summanus
- Henkhisesui
- Temple of Shu
- The Acropolis
- Jupiter's Grove
- Neapolis
- Companies
- Governors are no longer able to Switch their current Company’s Faction.
New World Update 1.8.2 is available on PC.
