Update 81.1 Release Notes

Here are the release notes for Update 81.1, released on Wednesday, August 5th, 2026.

News and Notes:

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed several typos and text errors in Essence Crafting recipes and Shards.

  • Purified Eberron Dragonshards have been removed from Dual-Prefix crafting shard recipes.

  • The Item Disjunction Machine now correctly closes its window when you leave the area instead of quietly crashing your UI.

  • The Item Disjunction Machine has its map note again.

  • Fixed several typos within the Terror of Demogorgon public space, quest journal, NPC dialogue, landscape, and dungeon quests.

  • The feat Deflect Arrows is now categorized more appropriately.

  • Removed any lingering text referring to the now deprecated Dissolver item.

  • Removed any lingering text referring to Magic Item Crafting.

  • Dissolving an item now shows the essence amount gained in chat.

  • You can once again Dissolve already-created bound and unbound crafting shards to recoup some of the Essence cost to create them.

  • The Stonespeaker Crystals in Gravenhollow should now work more reliably.

  • Fixed an issue in "A Long Way to Mushrooms" where you could walk past the NPC at the beginning, breaking the quest.

  • Fixed an issue in "A Long Way to Mushrooms" where the end boss could in certain circumstances be stuck in immortal mode, breaking the quest.

  • In the quest "For Want of a Heart," now if you die in the lava, your soul stone and the crests you are carrying will, in most cases, be teleported to a nearby safe spot.

  • Fixed the dimensional anchor in The Fetid Wedding.

  • In The Fetid Wedding resolved an issue where the dungeon event for “Find Zuggtmoy’s Bridesmaid” sometimes would not check off.

  • Fixed the correct number of spores that need to be smashed in The Fetid Wedding.

  • Stealing from Sorcere now warns about using Monk Slow Fall in the Sorcere Commons chamber.

  • Gromph's Spellbook is now slightly easier to pick up in some rare cases.

  • Fixed an issue in “Demon in the Rough” where you could talk to some of the NPCs out of order, which would break the quest.

  • Added feedback for successful skill checks in “Flocked Together”.

  • Level 36 skill bonus augments now give the appropriate amount of skills.

  • Warforged Titans will stop talking about time rifts on death (unless they are suppose to.)

  • Wild Mages will stop making a certain noise when butterflies appear on a surge.

  • Duergar/Dwarf cosmetic foot prints should now work when using the two handed crossbow style.