The latest update for Avowed, version 1.4, was released on May 15, 2025, introducing a range of quality-of-life improvements, gameplay enhancements, and new features. Here’s a comprehensive overview:
🗺️ Map Exploration Enhancements
- Fog of War Improvements: Once most of a map’s accessible areas are explored, the fog of war will now fully clear.
- City Reveal: Entering a city on the overland map (e.g., Northern Paradis in Dawnshore) will now reveal that portion of the map.
- Increased Fog Clearing Radius: The radius for fog clearing as you explore has been increased. GameSpace.com+4obsidian.net+4Reddit+4Obsidian Forum Community+5Reddit+5Pure Xbox+5Reddit+3Pure Xbox+3Reddit+3
🏕️ New Party Camp Feature
- Time Advancement: Players can now wait at the Party Camp to advance time, allowing for better control over day-night cycles. Obsidian Forum Community+5Reddit+5Reddit+5
🧩 Gameplay & Combat Updates
- Soul Pod Functionality: Soul Pods now dispel illusions, except for Ryngrim’s entrance, which still requires Yatzli’s help.
- Critter Loot Drops: Critters can now be defeated and may drop loot.
- Arachnophobia Mode: An optional feature replaces spider enemies with round, floating orbs, providing a less creepy experience. Pillars of Eternity Wiki+6Reddit+6obsidian.net+6Obsidian Forum Community+5Reddit+5Reddit+5
⚙️ Settings & Accessibility Options
- Minimap Enhancements: Chests now optionally appear on the minimap.
- Combat Controls: Power attacks with the Bow and Arquebus can now be canceled with a new setting.
- Mouse & Keyboard Support: Added support for mouse and keyboard input on Xbox. Steam Community+6obsidian.net+6Reddit+6Obsidian Forum Community+5Pure Xbox+5obsidian.net+5
💰 Economy & Loot Adjustments
- Loot Distribution: Updated loot lists to include slightly more upgrade materials.
- Weapon Drops: Added more weapons to loot throughout the game, including many that come pre-upgraded (+1, +2, +3 versions).
- Quest Rewards: Increased monetary rewards for main path quests and exploration.
- Container Loot: Small loot containers, such as backpacks and lockboxes, can now contain larger items like body armor and larger weapons.
- Creature Parts: Significantly increased the drop rate of Creature Parts, which can now also be used for upgrading grimoires.
- High-Tier Weapons: Increased the drop rate of higher-tier weapons in later regions. Obsidian Forum Community
🧠 Companion & Enemy Behavior
- Companion Ability Points: Companions now gain Ability Points every 3 levels instead of every 4 levels, increasing their maximum from 8 to 11. Players will automatically receive the additional points upon updating.
- Enemy Awareness: Enemy awareness speed now dynamically adjusts based on their distance from the player—closer enemies detect players faster, while distant enemies react more slowly. Obsidian Forum Community
🛠️ UI/UX Improvements
- Downed Companions: Added a visual effect and UI indicator to help players locate downed companions during combat.
- Companion Interaction: Enabled the “Talk” interaction prompt for companions.
- Graphics Settings: Added an ‘Auto Detect’ option to the Graphics menu to find and set the recommended settings for your hardware.
- DLSS Support: Added support for Nvidia DLSS Frame Generation (for RTX 40 and 50 series GPUs).
- Journal Enhancements: Added a “Read All” button to the Journal; each tab (Quests, Documents, and Tutorials) now has its own dedicated button. Obsidian Forum Community+1ResetEra+1
📅 Roadmap Highlights
Looking ahead, Obsidian Entertainment has shared a roadmap for upcoming features:
- Summer 2025:
- Custom Map Markers
- Cooking & Crafting Improvements
- New Active & Passive Abilities
- New Unique Weapons & Armor
- New NPC Behaviors & Abilitiesobsidian.net+4Reddit+4Reddit+4Pure Xbox+3Reddit+3Reddit+3
- Fall 2025:
- New Game+
- Photo Mode
- New Character Presets
- More Godlike Feature Presets
- Changing Appearance In World
- New Weapon Type ResetEra+5Reddit+5Reddit+5Pure Xbox+3Reddit+3Reddit+3
For a detailed breakdown of all changes and additions, you can refer to the official patch notes on the Obsidian Forums.
