Update 78.1 Release Notes

Here are the release notes for Update 78.1, released on Wednesday, March 11th, 2026.

News and Notes:

Bug Fixes:

  • The maximum caster level for Magic Missile is now correctly set to level 20.
  • Enemy versions of Magic Missile, Chain Missile, Force Missiles, Scorching Ray, and Frost Lance now scale correctly when they damage players.
  • Certain spells were using damage progressions against players that were higher than they should be. This has been fixed.
    • Chaos Hammer (if you are Lawful)
    • Unholy Blight (if you are Good)
    • Order's Wraith (if you are Chaotic)
    • Produce Flame
    • Great Shout
    • Shout
    • SunBurst (especially if you are Undead)
  • Fixed graphical artifacts in No Refunds related to stencil shadows.
  • Ruinous Schemes does not let warlocks block quest progression.
  • Locked Away Part 2 does not let warlocks block quest progression.
  • A Cry For Help no longer blocks quest progression if both levers are pulled simultaneously.
  • Wrath of the Flame succubus is less of a public nuisance (lost her invincibility).

Arcane Trickster:

  • The Past Life Icon has been corrected.
  • Fixed the cooldown being reversed between Salt Ray and Soundburst stolen spells.
  • Fixed an issue where the DC for the stolen spell Soundburst was not properly calculating based off of your Disable Device.
  • Extra Hand now correctly reduces Metamagic costs for all spells, rather than only affecting spells in the Arcane Trickster's spell book.
  • Sound VFX have been added to several of the Mage Hand animations.
  • Fixed Disable Construct being mislabled in the Mechanic tree.
  • The passive Dodge bonus for Slippery Magic now works.
  • Arcane Ambush now works with snow ball swarm.
  • Core 6 now grants its Imbue Dice correctly.

Time Flies:

  • The Damage Reduction of certain monsters in Time Flies has been reduced on heroic difficutlies.
  • Aussircaex now has a more dragon-worthy maximum hit point score.
  • The mind flayer in the level 1 version of the quest now has a cold that prevents him from using most of his mind flayer crowd control abilities.