Version 0.4

Version 0.4
Build No.	183872
Date	May 31, 2024
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This is a client patch for Wayfinder, numbered version 0.4, dubbed the Echoes preview update, converting the game from an online-only game to an offline game with an optional online mode. It was released on May 31, 2024 for PC, available for founders. Offline version for PlayStation is scheduled at a later date.

Patch notes

Full patch notes can be found on Steam.

Monetization & Founder's Packs

• Founder's Items: All Founder's Items (excluding currencies) are now available in-game. These items will be granted upon completing your first entry into the Gloom.
• Reward Towers: Towers 1 & 2 are now accessible for all players. Completing quests and objectives grants keys to unlock rewards.
• Monetization Removed: All content is now unlocked via in-game loot & rewards.
• NEW! Founder's Coins: Players will receive Founder's Coins based on the total lifetime Runesilver in their wallet. These can be spent on exclusive rewards like Wayfinder Styles, Mounts, and Pets.

Wayfinders

• Unlocked Characters: Niss, Silo, and Wingrave are unlocked after completing the tutorial.
• NEW! Wayfinder Memories: Collect all 10 memories to learn about each Wayfinder's past.
• NEW! Wayfinder Voices: You'll now hear your Wayfinder talk!
• Wayfinder Rank: Incentivizes players to experiment and branch out. Caps at 30 Ranks with Talent Points to spend on the Talent tree.

New Wayfinder - Grendel

Grendel's Abilities:

• Blood Rage (Passive): Increased damage and movement speed when an enemy's guard is broken.
• Tremor: Stomp the floor, sending out a shockwave.
• Whirlwind: Rapidly spin and strike all enemies around.
• Mighty Leap: Leap forward and damage enemies around the landing point.

Loot & Progression

• Cosmetic and Power Items: All previous items are now in-game drops with stats.
• Increased Drop Rates: All items and loot now have higher drop rates.
• Secrets and Rewards: Added hundreds of secrets to each location, all with rewards for exploration.
• Affinity Cap: Increased to 25, with a 3rd Affinity Perk unlocked at 25.
• Gloomstone Costs: Reduced by ~50%.
• Max Equip Level: Removed.
• Difficulty Spheres: Removed; player power no longer scales down.
• Lost Zones and Hunts: Now have a min/max power range that scales content to players within that range.

NEW! Weapons

• Weapons Overhaul: Converted to loot drops with fixed levels and stats. Found as drops, bought from vendors, or as quest rewards.
• Weapon Slots: Randomly rolled each time you loot a new weapon. Rush and Cross type echo slots are fixed.
• Weapon Ownership: Players can own multiples of the same weapon. Awakening benefits all instances of the weapon.
• 10 New Weapons: Added to the game.

NEW! Armor System

• Armor Sets: All styles & personas from the store are now armor sets with stat bonuses. Can drop, be bought, or received as quest rewards.
• Collection-Based: Each armor piece needs to be found once. Each Wayfinder launches with 9 armor sets.
• Customization: Styles for customization once added to your collection. Each Wayfinder has 2 Persona Styles to unlock via progression.

Expanded Main Story Quest

• Refreshed Story: Updated to better accommodate players' preferences for action or lore.
• New Content: Significant updates to existing content with new quests in the Frostmarch overland area.

NEW! Frostmarch

• Zone Expansion: Deepwood Holt is now a hub in the expanded overland Frostmarch.
• New Content: 3 new World Bosses, 20+ quests and activities, and 20+ new events.
• Marks Event Reward Currency: Earn Marks by completing events in Frostmarch to purchase items from Warden Rust.

Housing, Jobs, Mutators

• Housing: All items converted to loot drops. Increased housing item limit from 125 to 550.
• Jobs: Now reward Helper Coins. No wait period for new jobs from the job board.
• Mutators: 3rd slot now provides unique boons based on imbuement.

Post Game

• Rebalanced Content: Up to and including Aturach the Deathless.
• NEW! Mythic Hunts & Bounty Board: Offered by the Huntmaster in Skylight after completing the story. Rewards include Glory, Legendary Armor sets, Mythic Rush Echoes, unique cosmetics, new weapons, housing items, and unique mounts.

Other Notes

• Bug Fixes and Updates: Over 10,000 fixes, updates, tweaks, and balance adjustments.
• NEW! Difficulties: Story, Normal, Challenging, Heroic. Can be changed out of combat.
• Co-Op: Added with Steam Friends list integration. Updated Gloomgrasp mechanic.
• Inventory: Item limit raised.
• Performance: Improvements across the game.
• UI Overhaul: Game-wide update.
• Achievements: Updated.
• Crossplay: No longer supported.

Known Issues

• Attempting to start the game with a fight stick, or flight stick, or other non traditional game controller will result -in it not working. Please unplug all other controllers to start the game.
• CO-OP: Client will be floating in midair until they finish loading in
• CO-OP: Clients can't respec their Talents in coop - can respec in solo or as Host
• CO-OP: Chance that Talent connector lines won't light up (indicating x2 effect) until the player exits and re-enters the screen
• CO-OP: Changing Wayfinders while in a downed state will cause armor to be unequipped and in-game character to be invisible/missing
• Steam Deck: Tutorial videos + images are not scaling correctly
• Map: Cannot pan through the Southern portion of the Highlands Map
• Loot: There is a chance that loot beam (rarity indicator) dropped from enemies (NPCs) won't match the actual loot rarity
• Quest Markers: There is no quest objective marker on the tab for the quest to do a void dungeon with a mutator
• Hunts: Game Crashes for Slyv'r mythic Hunt if player abandons it during Cloak Phase
• The Gloom Collapse visuals disappear when the player teleports to any other checkpoint during the 'Unraveling Aurelian' expedition
• Ultrawide monitors display incorrectly. To fix this, navigate to C:\Users\enter_username_here\AppData\Local\Wayfinder\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\Engine.ini and add: [/script/engine.localplayer] AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainYFOV