Divinity: Original Sin 2 Definitive Edition Update Brings Numerous Fixes, New Recipes

Even though the base game is over a year old now, Larian Studios continues to update Divinity: Original Sin 2. The game’s Definitive Edition has received a new patch, which provides new recipes, several fixes, and changes to combat notifications. There’s even a nice little fix for party members not running through surfaces like oil and ice, which deal no damage.

Those interested in the new recipes have quite a few to choose from, though they essentially boil down to making Static Cloud Arrows or Explosive Arrows. Given how statuses and elemental weaknesses work, even a few more options are enough to lend depth to the combat. Other new features include the ability to have more than 15 items in the barter window when using a controller.

One key fix has also been implemented for Sir Lora. He’ll now be ignored by Shriekers, which means you won’t have that much trouble keeping him alive in battles. Check out the full patch notes below for a detailed look at all the fixes. Divinity: Original Sin 2 – Definitive Edition is available for PC, Xbox One, and PS4.

Updates:

• More than 15 items in the barter window are now allowed when using a controller
• The correct DOS2 edition launches automatically when receiving a multiplayer invite instead of having to manually select it in the launcher
• Moved notifications to allow better visibility during combat
• Party members now run through non-damaging surfaces like oil and ice automatically
• Dimensional bolt now correctly heals undead when rolling poison damage
• Lohse can no longer bypass the Doctor’s possession by wearing an Immune to Charmed item
• Summons no longer teleport together with their masters in Arena Mode
• Tentacle lash is no longer affected by low ground penalties
• Worm tremor no longer entangles undead characters when they have active magic armor
• The unique gloves Soft Touch now allow the wearer to cast Healing Tears instead of setting the status directly
• Sir Lora is now ignored by Shriekers
• Added 5 per cent accuracy and dodging bonuses for players in Story Mode to match Explorer Mode. Also decreased Story Mode NPC’s accuracy by 15 per cent
• The Apotheosis tooltip now mentions the increased primary attributes
• Reallocated Radeka’s attributes in the Arena to have more points in Wits, making her Savage Sortilege talent more useful with a new Critical Chance of 8 per cent
• Potions of Strong Will and Cryogenic Stasis now provide immunity to Madness
• Added new recipes:
  – Stunning Arrowhead + Well = Static Cloud Arrowhead
  – Stunning Arrow + Well = Static Cloud Arrow
  – Stunning Arrowhead + any source of water = Static Cloud Arrowhead
  – Stunning Arrow + any source of water = Static Cloud Arrow
  – Steamcloud Arrowhead + any air essence = Static Cloud Arrowhead
  – Steamcloud Arrow + any air essence = Static Cloud Arrow
  – Fire Arrow + Any oil source = Explosive Arrow

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed windows7 specific issue when changing vsync settings
• Fixed a crash on start-up related to cloth settings. Added a ClothGPUAcceleration option in the graphicSettings.lsx file for users experiencing issues with this
• Fixed Fake Fullscreen always using the desktop resolution. It should now allow resolutions lower than the native resolutions.
• Fixed not being able to write to network paths on start-up (Failed to create dir:\\ error)
• GM: fixed several minor visual and gameplay issues with The Dark Eye campaign
• GM: added default music settings to The Dark Eye campaign
• GM: fixed lighting issues when loading a level with default atmosphere
• GM: fixed a crash related to changing levels right after changing the atmosphere
• GM: fixed item generation levels being incorrect when using keyboard input
• GM: fixed a visual issue in the Character Creation screen for clients after a party reroll
• Fixed an issue with changing graphics options and pressing the close button
• Fixed an issue with clients connecting to hosts with several mods installed and enabled
• Fixed inactive quests not being hidden correctly in the journal
• The correct Game Edition is now automatically launched when receiving an invite
• Fixed tooltips sometimes not fitting on the screen
• Fixed the launcher buttons not being visible on certain machines with a specific combination of display scaling and Windows versions
• Drag and drop is now cancelled when switching characters during combat to avoid issues and exploits with summons
• Fixed the combat log not automatically showing the latest entries
• Fixed a rare crash when opening and closing the same dialogue many times in a row
• Fixed not being able to progress to Act Three due an issue with Malady’s dialogue
• Fixed a crash related to taking shared gold from a dead party member (when buying resurrection scrolls, for example)
• Fixed a rare crash related to video playback
• Fixed a crash when trading a large amount of items
• Fixed a crash related to receiving the Eternal Blade
• Fixed certain mods causing a blocker with Malady’s dialogue when trying to go to Act Three
• Fixed a Game Over message appearing in rare cases during the endgame dialogue. The epilogue should now show correctly.
• Fixed not being able to talk to Saheila anymore after escorting her to the camp
• Fixed Corbin not teleporting to the Lady Vengeance correctly
• Fixed a memory and performance issue when AI needs to evaluate too many barrels during combat
• Fixed Malady incorrectly starting The Weakening event on the Lady Vengeance
• Fixed a visual issue with the inventory after using the Shapeshifter Mask
• Fixed an issue with the Seven Altars achievement
• Fixed Almira disappearing if players were doing her quest in two separate parties
• Fixed an alignment issue with Zaleskar and Sergeant Zrilla on the Lady Vengeance
• Fixed multiple players being able to use the same consumable at the same time
• Fixed an issue with the Bard’s dialogue in Arx when one player character has already tried to pay him
• Fixed not being able to do certain actions in the inventory after dismissing a party member
• Fixed certain tooltips reserving empty space, which made them larger than necessary
• Fixed combat continuing after escaping the secret room in the Lady Vengeance
• Fixed an issue with teleporting party followers when freeing Saheila after the fight with Roost
• Fixed not being able to cast certain spells in the tutorial after loading a savegame from the main menu
• Fixed not being able to cast spells by opening the skill hotbar
• Fixed surfaces re-appearing incorrectly after saving and loading
• Fixed several portraits not being rendered correctly for specific NPCs
• Fixed not being able to click on the top left blocks of the pipe puzzle in Arx
• Fixed not being able to rejoin an ongoing Arena match in some cases
• Fixed certain items floating in the air after stacking and destroying other items beneath them
• Fixed infinite loading screen when connecting to a lobby that no longer exists
• Fixed an exploit that allowed players to take a trader’s gold in controller mode
• Fixed Traditional Chinese being labelled incorrectly in the launcher
• Fixed vibration being reset to zero after opening the audio menu
• Fixed selection issues in the skills interface after memorizing or forgetting a skill
• Fixed an issue where player 1 could affect the interface of player 2 in split screen during combat
• Fixed container interface not closing when switching characters
• Fixed the Toggle Info button not working correctly in the Actions menu
• Fixed the Lone Wolf Talent not taking the skill cap into account in Character Creation
• Fixed the map filter on the lobby screen
• Fixed item rotation when using the shoulder buttons on a controller
• Fixed an issue with getting stuck when refreshing the list of lobbies
• Fixed an issue with cancelling lockpicking in stealth also cancelling stealth
• Fixed incarnates not teleporting correctly when using gateways or waypoints
• Fixed an issue with characters still being in the Magic Mirror during a level swap
• Fixed summons not getting the correct music instrument assigned if summoned out of combat
• Fixed the dialogue interface being displayed incorrectly when clients in hotseat mode would connect to an ongoing multiplayer game
• Fixed the amount of available talent points not updating correctly
• Fixed the saving progress icon not being displayed in some cases
• Fixed the map interface not updating correctly when switching characters
• Fixed weapon shadows appearing when certain enemies are invisible
• Fixed armor values not updating correctly when equipping an armor piece
• Fixed Oil Voidlings constantly exploding and being healed during combat
• Fixed the camera not following the player characters correctly in Wrecker’s Cave
• Fixed portraits not updating correctly after using the Shapeshifter Mask
• Fixed selection looping from bottom to top in several interfaces
• Fixed a selection issue in several interfaces after closing tutorial messages
• Fixed the inventory being stuck in a locked state if the player opened it during a dialogue
• Fixed an issue with entering combat incorrectly when stepping onto a party member’s surface
• Fixed all NPCs reacting to selling the Djinn’s amulet in Reaper’s Coast
• Fixed Dallis not being able to use ladders correctly in Arena Mode
• Fixed Sir Lora teleporting to the wrong location in the Arena of the One
• Fixed Almira’s source point quest not closing correctly
• Fixed Veiled Undead status not being restored correctly after being resurrected
• Fixed an issue with the Playing Dead status being stuck on Fane when the party is teleported to the Lady Vengeance for the first time
• Fixed Sir Lora not following the party anymore in certain conditions. Talking to him again should fix current savegames
• Fixed multi-select not being deactivated correctly when closing a container
• Fixed Almira not following the party anymore during her escort
• Fixed crime investigation not stopping after a successful bribe
• Fixed Ryker’s Mansion hatches not being opened the first time, even when the player has enough strength
• Fixed voidwoken hatchlings near Peeper counting towards the player’s Villain tag
• Fixed enemies receiving a killing blow from Lavafall in Arena mode
• Fixed Hannag’s quest not closing correctly if she dies as Hannag reborn
• Fixed the Lost and Found quest journal not closing correctly when moving on to the Nameless Isle
• Fixed the Death Belowdecks quest not updating correctly when Magister Waters is dead
• Fixed Magister William sometimes surviving Windego’s Source Blast
• Fixed starting equipment Threadbare Gown not being shown correctly on undead lizards
• Fixed the Damaged Oil Pump not accepting the correct lever combination after failing it at least once
• Fixed Magister Reed not always reacting correctly to attacking Higba
• Fixed projectiles not doing any damage on certain spots of several arena maps
• Fixed several smaller visual issues with terrain all over the game
• Fixed the Arx Destroyed ending movie not playing correctly
• Fixed not being able to trade with Papa Thrash when he invites Beast to the undertavern
• Moved status icons up slightly in Chinese and Traditional Chinese languages to improve readability
• Fixed not being able to poison all types of fish
• Fixed attributes not going over 30 inside the Magic Mirror when they should go up to 40
• Fixed the controller point being visible in the Magic Mirror
• Fixed the readability of the text in the Teleporter Pyramid’s interface
• Fixed the selector not being in the correct place near your player character at the start of a turn in Arena Mode
• Fixed certain summons taking minor magic damage from the surface they were created from
• Fixed traps on the Source Bridge in Reaper’s Coast staying invisible even when stepping on them
• Fixed move action not being cancelled when activating the hotbar
• Fixed an issue related to crimes and areas being in alert mode while having Sir Lora in your party
• Fixed Gheists reacting to crimes committed near them while they should not be able to talk
• Fixed the borders of all arena maps
• Fixed several minor sound issues
• Fixed several minor interface readability and usability issues
• Fixed several minor level design and item placement issues
• Fixed certain texts being cut off in French, Spanish, German, Russian, Chinese and Traditional Chinese