The Elder Scrolls Online Update On PS4 Today Includes Numerous Fixes

Update:

Asked about the large patch size for today’s update, The Elder Scrolls Online Twitter account said, “We understand that the patch size is frustrating and are working to ensure future #ESOTU PS4 patches are not cumulative.”

Also, if you’re experiencing a slow download with The Elder Scrolls Online update, they suggest downloading it in at non-peak times.

You can read our review of the game over here.

Original Story:

After the megaservers were offline due to patch maintenance earlier today, The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited update 1.04 is now available to download on PlayStation 4.

The first post-launch patch for The Elder Scrolls Online on PS4, it is a download of “15.9GB because it also includes patches 01.01 – 01.03.”

In an overview of update 1.04, the developers detail that it improves overall in-game performance, the queue system screen, and more common in-game crashes. They’ve also reduced the frequency of running into invisible NPCs (though it’s still a work in progress), while addressing several other issues when it comes to art, gameplay, quests, UI, and more.

Here’s the full list of patch notes for today’s The Elder Scrolls Online update on PS4:

Alliance War

General

Fixed an issue where your game could crash when teleporting to a forward camp or keep in Cyrodiil.

Fixed an issue where you were unable to view campaign information or POIs on the Cyrodiil map after joining a new campaign.

Art & Animation

General

Fixed an issue that was causing grass to flicker.

Fixed an issue that would cause Lyris to not walk properly on stairs during the tutorial quest.

Fixed an issue where particle effects would block your view in some cases while in first-person view.

Combat & Gameplay

General

Decreased the frequency at which you’ll run into invisible NPCs and ensures they will appear if you do run into the problem: This is an ongoing work in progress, and you may still run into an invisible NPC occasionally. If this occurs, please wait and the NPC should appear within 30 seconds.

Grouped Veteran Rank player characters of any level will now receive both experience and loot credit, regardless of their contribution.

Non-combat pets will now spawn into the game standing on the ground correctly, instead of sometimes being askew.

Fixed an issue that was causing monsters to appear desynched while in combat.

You will no longer be prevented from moving after dodge rolling while interacting with an object.

Weapon

Bow – Snipe: Fixed an issue where the graphical effects for this ability could get stuck on your bow.

Mounts

Fixed an issue where your game could crash once you fully upgraded your riding skills.

Crafting & Economy

General

Food items found in the world will now look and animate properly when consumed, instead of always appearing as though you’re eating a turkey leg.

Crown Store

General

Using the item “Crown Lesson: Mount Stamina” will now correctly update your mount’s stamina skill within the character UI.

Dungeons & Group Content

General

Fixed an issue where, in rare cases, the difficulty of a group’s dungeon would change unexpectedly.

Dungeons

Direfrost Keep: There is now a visible grate covering a hole in the floor.

Veteran Dungeons

Veteran Elden Hollow: Bogdan the Nightflame will now wait a bit longer to cast Pulverize if he just completed casting Daedric Flame, and will also wait to cast Daedric Flame after finishing Pulverize.

Exploration & Itemization

Itemization

Fixed an issue where Glyphs of Weapon Damage were granting more effectiveness than intended when paired with the Infused trait.

Item Sets

Skirmisher’s Bite: Fixed an issue where this item set’s tooltip incorrectly stated it was increasing critical strike by a percentage; it now correctly displays a flat value.

Miscellaneous

General

Fixed an issue where the video at the beginning of the game would not play smoothly.

Fixed an issue where your game could crash while on a mount.

Improved the game’s performance when large numbers of player characters would load into the same visible area.

Improved the game’s performance in areas displaying a lot of particle effects.

Fixed an issue where, upon logging in, you could become desynched if you had logged out while traveling to another player character.

Quests & Zones

General

The Battered Bear Trap quest reward will no longer deal damage if it is manually triggered under enemies.

You will no longer lose the ability to move after interacting with the symbol of Arkay in the Blood Matron’s Crypt.

Alik’r Desert

Monkey Magic: Ferhad will now always be visible during all steps of this quest.

Auridon

Sever All Ties: Completing the brazier puzzle will no longer block quest progression from group members who are standing nearby.

Bangkorai

You will no longer encounter unusually long loading screens when reviving at the Razak’s Wheel wayshrine while in the dungeon.

Coldharbour

Light from the Darkness: King Dynar will now reliably create a portal for you to use to get back to the Hollow City.

Craglorn

Slithering Brood: Takara the Eggbearer will now respawn more reliably if she or any of her guardians get stuck.

Khenarthi’s Roost

Tears of the Two Moons: Fixed an issue where you could not interact with Rurelion.

Main Quest

God of Schemes: Fixed an issue where it was possible to race ahead of your escort, which would result in you seeing graphical glitches.

The Rift

Shattered Hopes: You will no longer be prevented from progressing this quest if you log out during the quest step “Witness the Sacrifice.”

UI

General

Updated the login queue so it now displays a status bar that fills until complete, and a spinning ouroboros.

Fixed an issue where vendors could occasionally be covered by the UI while another player character is trading with that vendor.

The quest tracker will now properly refresh after accessing the world map from the quest journal, then selecting a new active quest from a world map pin.

Removed a duplicate “Resend Confirmation” screen when confirming your account during login.

The leaderboard icon is no longer missing from the leaderboard notifications.

You will no longer lose functionality from the left analog stick after choosing Destroy and Back simultaneously on an inventory item.

The text explaining that you do not have enough crowns to purchase an item will no longer lock your controls after a tutorial popup occurs.

You will no longer dodge roll, then have the interaction menu open afterwards.

Fixed an issue where you could get stuck in a loop when attempting to join a group or guild voice chat channel.

Fixed an issue where any adjusted game settings would not save while you were visiting a crafting station.

The “Controller Disconnected” error message will now tell you to press the X button to activate a new controller.

Fixed an issue where game input wasn’t disabled while pulling up the PlayStation® Network overlays.

Fixed an issue where you could unintentionally bypass the Realm Select screen and go straight to character select.

Character Creation & Select

Fixed an issue where Cancel button would remain on the screen after you deleted a character and returned to the Character Select screen.

Fixed an issue where you would not be able to navigate within the Character Creation screen if you lost controller functionality and later returned it.

Fixed an issue where you could lose functionality of all navigation in Character Creation if you were disconnected while previously in Character Creation.

You will no longer receive a UI error when moving up once from the Dragonknight class in Character Creation and pressing the X button.

Crafting

Adjusted the in-game text within the Smithing research UI so that accents will not overlap the text.

Grouping Tool

You will now be grouped with other Veteran Rank player characters within 5 Veteran Ranks when using the Grouping Tool.

Fixed an issue where normal Dragonstar Arena groups were not being formed through the Grouping Tool.

Fixed an issue that could prevent groups from forming unless all members were within 2 levels or ranks of each other.

Guilds

Repeatedly pressing the X button when entering the Guild History tab will no longer display a UI error.

Adjusted the text positioning on the bottom right-hand side of the screen within the Guild Trader UI.

Mail

When sending mail, you will no longer need to enter a C.O.D. fee twice if you filled in the “Send Gold” field.

Maps

Long location names no longer overlap over the zoom icons on maps.

If you’re looking for the Xbox One patch notes for yesterday’s update, head over here.

[Source: The Elder Scrolls Online, TESO (Twitter)]

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PSLS Best of E3 2015 Awards

PSLS' Best of E3 2015 Awards

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The Rock, Paper, Scissors Award

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Horizon Zero Dawn

The Unexpected New IP Award

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Destiny The Taken King

The "It Came From the Moon!" Award

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Call of Duty Black Ops 3

The Momentum Award

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LEGO Dimensions

Best Game with Batman, Gandalf, Scooby Doo, Chell, and Homer Simpson in it

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Lost Dimension

This Game Stabbed you in the Back for this Award

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Metal Gear Solid V The Phantom Pain

The Goodbye Kojima Award

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The master of stealth action is here, and despite some recent drama with series creator Hideo Kojima, Snake hasn't skipped a beat. What we saw and played at E3 was dripping with cinematic presentation, and as usual there are multiple ways to play the same mission. There are few moments in gaming as tense as when you dash out of sight of an enemy who had previously seen you, and they start making their way towards you. Are you hidden well enough, or should you prepare for a fight? I expect this will be another entry that will sap countless hours of gamers' time.
Mirror's Edge Catalyst

Freerunner Medal of Merit

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No Man's Sky

Mr. Universe

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Rainbow Six Siege

The Medal for Bravery in the Face of Certain Death

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After years have passed since we last saw the franchise, Rainbow Six is back and looking to expand on the type of gameplay that made it first successful with Rainbow Six: Siege. Using a four on four player attack and defend style of gameplay for its multiplayer. Players are having to work together like never before in an all out tactical battle that will surely have them yelling at their TV screen.
Ratchet and Clank PS4

The Captain Quark Award of Excellence

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The game, based on the movie, based on the game. Insomniac Games is no stranger to quirky (or is that Quarky?) humor, and their venerable Ratchet & Clank series is finally getting a debut on the PS4. Having played the game at E3, I can safely say that it looks unbelievably good. We're finally at the point where it looks like you're playing a Pixar movie. The game explores Ratchet's origins, and allows us to play through areas from the earliest games in the franchise, re-imagined. The new jetpack opens up countless paths in the new open-ended areas, and the PS4 hardly breaks a sweat. Long-time fans and newbies alike will find plenty to enjoy.
Willy Chyr's Relativity

The Einstein Would be Proud Award

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This came out of nowhere. Take Portal, remove the Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device, keep the companion cubes, turn every surface into a walkable area, and you get some of the gist of Relativity. By simply pressing a trigger button, the wall that you're facing will become the floor, and any cubes that are on that wall will fall if there's nothing below them in the new perspective. I haven't been this excited about a puzzle game since Echochrome.
The Last Guardian

The "We Missed You" Award

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Unravel

Best Yarn-based Puzzle Game

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Unravel came from nowhere, appearing on EA's stage and surprising everyone with its beautiful tale full of heart, both within the game, and in the story behind the creation of the game. Add in that it is an excellent puzzle platformer with unique gameplay and stunning visuals, and you have the foundation for a game that is sure to be a tearjerker when it releases.