Rukhs ufrikh agdâ, rukhs akhmun.–The only good orc is a dead one.

On the heels of our 1.5.2 Patch and the release of the Orc Hunter Pack we have an even smaller patch to address a handful of issues we didn't want to linger over the summer. 

Steam: 1.5.2.206356 \[net.13.4.7.1d225a] to 1.5.3.209076 \[net.14.4.8.1d225a]

Epic: 1.5.2.206356 \[net.13.4.7.1d225a] to 1.5.3.209110 \[net.14.4.8.1d225a]

PS5: 1.5.2.206356 \[net.13.4.7.1d225a] to 1.5.3.209110 \[net.14.4.8.1d225a]

Xbox X/S: 1.5.2.206356 \[net.13.4.7.1d225a] to 1.5.3.209077 \[net.14.4.8.1d225a]

Dedicated Server: 1.5.2.206356 \[net.13.4.7.1d225a] to 1.5.3.209086 \[net.14.4.8.1d225a]

• Additional work to improve the finding of the Fourth Fragment of Durin’s Axe in Campaign. 

• Fixed a crash when the host has the Orc Hunter DLC and has built the Troll Hide furniture, but at least one joining player does not own the DLC. 

• Fixed a crash in rare instances when a player joins a host game.

• Updated non-english text that was incorrectly listing the Beorn’s Lodge DLC content instead of the Orc Hunter DLC content.

• Removed wood loot that was incorrectly dropping when attacking enemies

• Known Issue to be addressed in a future patch: Ironwood is still incorrectly dropping when attacking enemies. Get that free ironwood while you can.

See members of The Lord of the Rings: Return To Moria Community become one of the Ukhnashûn, a Frightener.

Join us for a dark eye stout and see the action reveal itself.

The most grim oath a Dwarf can swear is to become one of the Ukhnashûn, a Frightener. These renowned orc hunters exact vengeance for all the ages of evil done to their kin. Relentless in the hunt, they take on the raiment of fear, blurring the shadow of their prey and what is in their hearts. As they collect trophies from the dead they invoke.

râma izkun mashruzu - “for the memory of the burned.” Craft the new battleaxe, or engrave the new Ritual trophy hunting rune on any weapon to collect skulls, heads and bones from the fallen. With enough trophies you can craft a new set of decorations - warn foes away from you base, or bring a trophy room to life, its up to you!

• Orc Hunter’s Mantle Cosmetic Skin

• Orc Hunter’s Galea Cosmetic Skin

• Orc Hunter’s Gloves Cosmetic Skin

• Orc Hunter’s Boots Cosmetic Skin

• Frightener’s Battleaxe Crafting Recipe

• Darkeye Stout Brew Recipe

• Orc Skull Building Recipes

• Warghide Rug Building Recipe

• Mounted Drake Skeleton Building Recipes

• Fell Beast Trophy Building Recipe

• Troll Hide Furniture Building Recipes

Râma izkun mashruzu

–for the memory of the Burned.

As summer approaches we have another small update with our newest content DLC and a package of bug fixes. Keep your eye on the official Discord for more about upcoming updates and content! Ensure you have the correct build number on the main menu. You must complete the update before playing.

• Steam: 1.5.0.194801 [net.10.4.7.fb726c] to 1.5.1.197821 [net.10.4.7.fb726c]
  
• Epic: 1.5.0.194506 [net.10.4.7.fb726c] to 1.5.1.197822 [net.10.4.7.fb726c]
  
• PS5: 1.5.0.194507 [net.10.4.7.fb726c] to 1.5.1.197824 [net.10.4.7.fb726c]
  
• Xbox X|S: 1.5.0.194746 [net.10.4.7.fb726c] to 1.5.1.197825 [net.10.4.7.fb726c]
  
• Dedicated Server: 1.5.0.194497 [net.10.4.7.fb726c] to 1.5.1.197815 [net.10.4.7.fb726c]

• We have fixed an issue in large player construction bases where enemies could spawn mid-air and descend in the middle of a base. Sieges should occur more naturally now.
  
• There was an issue where player planted trees would revert to a previous growth stage if lighting conditions changed. After a save/load, this could leave the trees in a broken state. The problem has been resolved.
  
• Finally, we have resolved an older issue where customized dwarf physique like shoulders, waist, chest, belly adjustments would revert to default settings after equipping armor. This bug became more prevalent with the introduction of Cosmetic armor through the Wardrobe. Your chosen Dwarf body types should remain now!

• Created a New farm plot that can be built with stone and not granite.
  
• Bat droppings can be collected from the ground and not just from bats.
  
• Bat droppings are found earlier in the progression and are more abundant.
  
• Tweaked bat populations.

• Updated sound and visual effects.
  
• Visible growth stages so you can track your crops' progress.

• Empty: A crop can be planted in this plot.
  
• Sprouting: A crop has been planted. Can be uprooted but the seed/plant is lost.
  
• Growing: A crop is in progress and can be collected for less than the maximum amount.
  
• Ready: The crop is done growing and can be fully harvested.

• We've added a new Rune to the game: Berêk, which unlocks when finding Emeralds in the mid-game progression. When this rune is applied to a weapon and used against a tree it will drop the new Tree Cuttings resource. Tree cuttings can be used to plant new trees.
  
• Added a new Tree Bed player construction. Cuttings can be planted in the Tree bed and will grow both Elven and Ubâsam trees.
  
• All wild trees in the world should now be harvestable and regrow.
  
• Grabapples are now farmable in regular farm plots.

• When you beat the game and watch the endgame cinematic, you unlock a new outfit.
  
• If you've already progressed past that point in your game, simply rewatch (and skip) the endgame cutscene to unlock it.

• Newly created worlds will no longer unlock crafting recipes for these as equipable armors.
  
• Dwarves in these newly created worlds will see these variants appear in the "Available to Unlock" section of the wardrobe when the base armor item is in their inventory.
  
• Any world that had previously unlocked the crafting recipes will retain those recipes.
  
• Any previously-crafted armor items using their recipes will remain and will not be taken away.
  
• Related, we've re-tuned the cost to unlock the game's available cosmetics to reflect that they are unlocked for all Dwarves this player ever creates.

• Skinbark Cosmetic Skin
  
• Ironbough Greatsword
  
• Ent-craft Shield
  
• Wellingspring Construction
  
• Entwood Resource
  
• Vine-Covered Trellis Set
  
• Tree Planter Set
  
• Fangorn Draught Brew
  
• Decorative Plants

• Added ladder sprint while climbing or descending ladders to improve the player experience. This uses the same button as sprinting when walking - [Shift] on keyboard, [LeftStick / L3] on gamepad/controller.
  
• Improved building placement, especially for wall-anchored objects like torches, banners and signs.
  
• Braziers now use less-valuable fuel by default.
  
• Fixed issue where the crafting progress bar drops from full to empty while crafting.
  
• Fixed issue with the item pickup notification feed where picking up many items at once could create multiple notifications instead of updating a single existing notification with a new item count.
  
• Changed maximum resource count on item pickup notifications to 999+ to keep the UI readable when the value is very high.
  
• Improved item pickup notification to show both the amount picked up and the total amount in the player's inventory
  
• Fixed an issue where the 'Drop' function in the inventory stops working if the player hovers an item over the armor slots and then sorts the inventory
  
• The names of brews will now display in the Action Bar when Wanderkeg and Brewskins are equipped.
  
• Players can no longer store items in Ornate Chests found in-world. This is to prevent the loss of player items if in-world objects move or change following an update / earthquake.
  
• Fixed issue where some loading screens were displaying an oversized loading icon.
  
• Shields should now have the correct tint in the crafting UI even if the shield is not equipped.
  
• Fixed an issue where preplaced mapstones were not updating in the Mapstone Travel List, regardless of their actual position on the map.
  
• Player-built Mapstones no longer need to be activated to be used.
  
• Players must now be closer to a crafting station to see the station status UI, reducing visual clutter on screen when a lot of crafting station status widgets are on screen at once.
  
• Fixed an issue where the Callout Screen automatically closes every time the player takes damage from environmental effects.
  
• Fixed a UI issue where sometimes the DLCs & Add-on page appears empty if closed and opened too quickly.

• The Custom Text setting should now work to enable or disable naming of signs and chests on all platforms.
  
• "Open Store Page" button is now translated for supported languages.
  
• Fixed inconsistent use of roman numerals among different tools and weapons.
  
• Fixed various misspellings.

• Aberrant Cavecap mushrooms are now called Cavecap mushrooms and have a partially restorative effect when eaten. But be careful of too much.
  
• Grabapple's base should no longer be destroyed alongside its tree.
  
• Dwarves in rare cases no longer respawn with Shadow Curse after being killed.
  
• Second Breakfast buff has been tuned to require two full meals not just rations.
  
• Fixed issues with Backpacks getting stuck and having non-functional interactions when mounted as wall displays.
  
• Fixed an issue where dropping and picking up a masterwork item causes it to be displayed in default color until equipped.
  
• Fixed case where Aric's shadow remains and animates in place after performing a save/load.
  
• Fixed an issue where active Durin's Lamps would reset after save/load.
  
• Fixed an issue where "The Eastern Stairs" challenge would be incomplete after doing a save/load.
  
• Some items unlocked midway through singing but now unlock at the end of the song.
  
• Some melee weapons had inconsistent hit boxes which have now been fixed.
  
• Improved cases where range attacks on the head/neck of certain enemies would not count as a hit.
  
• Fixed Siege Enemy AI not spawning during siege in certain areas.
  
• Fixed a few issues with pre-placed walls and misaligned tomes in the Build-lore Case.
  
• Fixed a case where a Dwarf's arm may remain stuck in throwing animation after throwing a mug while performing Tavern Song.
  
• Added missing animation for "focused" personality type when creating a Dwarf.

• The Zarok Torch has been updated to reduce the harsh effect of its shadow in the direction the Dwarf is facing.
  
• Waterfalls now have accurate lighting based on the time of day.
  
• Fixed an issue where horde lighting persists after the horde ends.
  
• Fixed various issues of VFX desync between server and client.
  
• Fixed some cases where VFX plays again after fast travel or save/load. There are still known instances of this.
  
• Fixed VFX delay when a big building gets destroyed.
  
• Fixed cases where VFX or lighting is missing or persists after an item is gone.
  
• Fixed an issue where previously lit Braziers appear unlit in some areas after save/load.
  
• One of the Monuments was incorrectly emitting light before it had been activated by singing and not when it was active. This has been fixed.
  
• Fixed a series of issues where brews had incorrect coloring.

• Improved audio attenuation on equipping armor and footstep SFX that were audible to all players even at a great distance.
  
• Fixed an issue at the Elven Forge in Sandbox mode where both roaming and forge activation music may be heard simultaneously.
  
• Fixed rendering issues with certain loading walls and dirt plugs in the Lower Deeps.

• The status.json file should now update during sessions.
  
• Fixed an issue with username handling where the same player could be blocked and unblocked repeatedly.
  
• Improved the flow for joining a world and re-entering password with Advanced Join.
  
• Improved the error message when an invalid invite code is entered.

• Dedicated Server Updates
  
• Free Cam Mode
  
• And more…