Version 2.0.4b

Version History
← 2.0.4 October 2, 2015	2.0.4b October 15, 2015	2.0.4c → October 22, 2015

Patch notes

These are the official patch notes for version 2.0.4b released by Grinding Gear Games.

Divination Cards

• Added 8 new Divination Cards.
• The Divination Cards: The Brittle EmperorThe Brittle Emperor8Voll's Devotion
  Corrupted"When Voll spared Malachai, accepting his aid in pursuit of Purity, the strongest faith was infected by Corruption and made brittle as glass."
  - Victario, the People's Poet, The GemcutterThe Gemcutter3Gemcutter's PrismIn the hands of a master craftsman, a worthless pebble can adorn the crown of a king., Doedre's MadnessDoedre's Madness9Doedre Item"Hold your tongue before I claim it." - Doedre Darktongue and The ConduitThe Conduit9Doryani's FistThe path to godhood is guided by the hand of sacrifice. have been changed so that they drop from either specific Bosses or Strongboxes.
• The Divination Card: The Brittle Emperor no longer appears in Normal and Cruel difficulties.

Performance Improvements

• Further small improvements have been made to server performance, bandwidth usage, lockstep stuttering and disconnections.
• The game's memory consumption and startup time has been further reduced (by approximately 15%).

General Improvements

• The /recheck_achievements command will now also check the Through Sacred Ground quest for those who completed the quest during the Flashback Event without receiving credit for the Challenge.
• EmberwakeEmberwake
  Ruby RingRequires Level 16+(20-30)% to Fire Resistance(30-40)% increased Fire Damage
  (5-10)% increased Cast Speed
  10% chance to Ignite
  Ignited Enemies Burn (50-65)% slower
  You can inflict an additional Ignite on an EnemyLeave the world in flames behind you. now only allows for ignites to stack up to 300 times.
• The Ethereal KnivesEthereal KnivesSpell, Projectile, Physical, Duration
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (5-20) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.60 sec
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: 120%
  Projectile Speed: 1300Fires an arc of knives in front of the caster which deals physical damage.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Projectile SpeedFires 0.1 additional Projectiles0.5% chance to Impale on Spell HitBase duration is 6 seconds
  Deals (7-633) to (10-949) Physical Damage
  Fires 9 additional Projectiles
  Maximum 40 Lingering Blades can be left in the ground at a time
  Leaves a Lingering Blade in the ground for every 3 Projectiles fired
  Leaves 50% fewer Lingering Blades in the ground if you don't Cast this Spell yourself
  (0-19)% increased Projectile SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. skill used by Cintiq, the Inescapable has had its cast speed reduced.
• Fixed a bug where players were unable to complete achievements or challenges if the achievement database became unavailable.
• Fixed a bug with the temporarily disabled Tora Den mission variations and as a result re-enabled these variations.
• Fixed a bug where the icons shown in-game and on the website for completing challenges weren't displaying once you had more than 8 challenges.
• Fixed a bug where the display text for Soul Eater on unique monsters was incorrect.