[PS] August Update 2025 Patch Notes

Patch Notes

NEW

Introducing the Dark Dregs! Find light in the darkness in a fresh twist on a classic dungeon experience, available for a limited time from now until September 19th. New challenges and rewards await those who brave the depths!

  • Dark Dregs replaces the original Dregs while it is active, and is accessible through the same entrance.

  • After the 19th, it will join Bounty Hunting and The Sacred Hunt as rotating events and will return for set intervals in the future.

  • The Black Lotus Bazaar has new delights for the fashionable and discerning Exile! Look forward to new bundles such as Khitan New Year and the Vanir Cabin!

General Gameplay & Systems (All Platforms)

  • Added a Search tab on the Construction Hammer menu

  • Multiple placeholder localization strings were corrected in the Admin Panel

  • Attribute points could desync after level-ups during server crashes

  • Coup de Grace truncheon did not properly kill T1–T3 thralls, instead leaving them unconscious

  • Stacking and clipping issues affected various placeable items including kegs, tables, desks, and paintings

  • Sorcerous pet food had incorrect expiration timers across server types

  • Stability loss on upgraded altars occurred if placeables were present during model scaling changes

  • Crafting the Keystone did not return the item or ingredients on dedicated servers when using drag-and-drop method

  • Battering Ram was not available for crafting at appropriate Blacksmith benches

  • Executioner Chest placement was too close to cliff edge, risking player or item loss

  • Player characters could respawn inside previously visited dungeons after death or relogging

  • Dismemberment effects from Battle Pass content were not triggering as expected

  • Character creation settings were not consistently saved for newly created characters

  • Sated food buff unintentionally reduced base health values

  • Multiplicative stat modifiers with the same value failed to apply consistently

  • Turanian Tiger Cub recipe incorrectly required Animal Pen instead of Handcrafting

  • Email verification UI truncated confirmation text

  • Candles remained floating at Headhunter event locations after despawn

  • Unlocking the Quickfooted perk previously caused animation issues during normal walking movement

  • Fixed splitting a stack on the hotbar, causing half to disappear.

Bazaar Items & Cosmetics

  • Numerous Bazaar assets failed to appear in the Ancestral Knowledge or Admin Panel after purchase

  • Clipping or improper placement behavior affected several Bazaar decorations and structures

  • Incorrect placement and dismantle SFX were assigned to various Bazaar items (e.g. wood items using stone sounds)

  • Claw Training Emote bundle did not unlock unarmed emote unless granted via Admin Tool

  • Dye slots on several armor pieces were missing, non-functional, or misconfigured

  • Weight values were identical across Bazaar pet variants regardless of type (Normal, Alpha, Greater)

  • Turanian Tiger Cubs incorrectly transformed into default Tiger Cub during revive attempts

  • Hyrkanian Painted Horse could not be moved into stables and failed to produce dung

  • Missing collision detected on certain decorations (e.g. Paper Lanterns, Market Round Tent)

  • Cosmetic naming inconsistencies included ‘Eyebrows’ listed as two separate words

Purge System

  • Purge events failed to start under valid basecamp conditions

  • HUD messages, threat indicators and victory messages for Purge were not localized

  • Users could reach a negative threat level, preventing progression

  • Damage could be dealt to caged NPCs before liberation sequence completed

  • Performance degradation occurred during simultaneous Purge events

  • FOB spawn logic allowed bases to generate on already-claimed player land

  • Purge Accountant dialogue failed to trigger correctly in single-player

Crafting & Knowledge UI

  • Multiple items failed to appear at appropriate crafting stations or under expected subcategories (e.g. Battering Ram, Bazaar items)

  • Knowledge entries were miscategorized or missing for various unlockables

  • Post-purchase, many Bazaar items did not unlock properly in Ancestral Knowledge

  • Invalid or missing dye slot configurations were found across several armor sets

Platform-Specific (PC/Xbox/PS5)

    • Ping and player counts were not displayed correctly on Xbox and PlayStation server browsers (PS/Xbox)

    • Initial login caused crash on dedicated servers after first boot sequence (PS)

Building & Placeables

  • Snapping, stacking, and collision issues affected a variety of placeables and structural elements

  • Missing or mismatched placement and dismantling SFX impacted newly added structures

  • Vanir Cabin and similar foundations had terrain offset issues leading to floating visuals

  • Certain decorative items and doors could be placed repeatedly in the same location causing overlap

  • Hanging Blacksmith Sign could not be placed on all wall types

Ambient Life, Smart Objects, and AI

  • Ambient Thralls failed to interact properly with smart objects such as hookahs

  • Pathing issues led to ambient NPCs getting stuck in doorways or overlapping paths

  • Bar Patrons were unable to open doors or resumed unintended interactions after being interrupted

  • Smart object toggles were missing on multiple Bazaar-related items

  • Accumulated Thralls stacked in fixed locations or appeared in idle T-pose

AI, Companions & Quests

  • Forge mobs did not properly despawn when initiating the Forge Fight quest with Freya

Localization & Text

  • Multiple entries in UI, knowledge panels, and system messages displayed placeholder localization strings

  • Text labels were inconsistently translated or formatted (e.g. ‘Eyebrows’, ‘Dregts Brazier’)

  • Victory and challenge announcements were untranslated across multiple languages

  • Incorrect or non-localized messages appeared in event logs and content screens

Miscellaneous & Technical

  • Multiple logging fixes and optimizations.

  • Multiple streaming and loading optimizations and fixes.

  • Addressed various exploits and cheats

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Did you manage to fix the number of player count per server on PS??

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Is the fix indicated for server lists confirmed and tested as not actually fixed?

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They actually fixed it!

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Excellent, hopefully the cheating indicated addresses the biggest issues :slight_smile:

Pretty solid update based on the patch notes. Looking forward to playing tonight after work.

Happy to see a variant of the giant snake is finally available in the bazaar.

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Yey! Success then!!

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Me too!!! Doing a double shift though so it’s gonna be a long day before I can play but I’m super excited to see the dregs event

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Does this patch fexes the “invalid placement” issue with all building pieces in single player ?

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Did they reactivated the LS? I’m really, really scared starting losing my thralls again!!!

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Hiya, since this new update today and the new respawn menu, I can only select ‘bedroll’ or ‘desert’ for respawn. it shows ‘bed’ below ‘bedroll’, but no button or cursor movement allows me to highlight and click it. So now I can only spawn at bedroll or the desert. please can you fix this ASAP?

Thank you.

No. It doesn’t seem so. Maybe they just targeted the tavern patrons but my crafters are still in place

I didn’t play with this game for a year or more and i came back for the new building pieces and check if the game is fixed or not. Checked my Siptah save and bought the new building set. Thought it’s time to go to my Exiles and try out the new snowy building set and build something up North and of course i can’t load my Exiles save. The loading stops halfway no matter how many times i try. Got a new building set and i can’t try it out. This game is still f*cked up. Trash.

Though I am not certain if you are still logging in,@Lexakb what is your status? Did the update eliminate your cannot load the game issue, or does it remain?

Also @LostBrythunian, any change on your own Singleplayer game? Has it returned to working order?

Nope, this one just started anew.

No more crossbows and no more Primeval bracers.

Very sad. Fortunately the last couple years have helped this one become significantly less invested in this game, so it doesn’t matter as much.

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