POE 1 Mirage League Week 3 Patch - QOL And Atlas Improvements - Path of Exile
Summary
- Buffs such as Rage, Fortify, charges, and Shrines (excluding Evolving Shrines) now persist across transitions into Mirage combat areas.
- Entering a Mirage now triggers a powerful shockwave to stun nearby enemies, though players must remain wary of “Monsters cannot be stunned” map modifiers.
- Major quality-of-life improvement for crafting allows holding Alt to swap from Chaos Orbs to Exalted Orbs instantly.
- Atlas and UI improvements include a white glow highlight for map tiers when hovering and more informative error messages for Memory Threads.
- Multiple bug fixes address issues with Mirage Wishes pack spawns, Harvest bosses, and encounter-breaking mechanics in the Nightmare of Lycia and Nightmare of Uhtred fights.
- Market PSA regarding the high value of Item Level 84+ non-corrupt, non-unique Iron Flasks.
Mirage League Mechanics and Combat Transitions
A significant update is arriving for the Mirage league during its third week. This patch focuses on sustaining momentum when entering Mirage areas.
- Buff Persistence: Several buff effects now transition with the player into combat areas, similar to how temporary minions behave. This includes:
- Rage
- Fortify
- Most Charges
- Shrines (Note: The Evolving Shrine from the Domination Scarab of Evolution is a deliberate exception to prevent potential balance exploits within Mirages).
- Mirage Entry Safety: To prevent being immediately swarmed upon the expiration of the grace period, moving for the first time after entering a Mirage triggers a powerful shockwave that stuns nearby enemies.
- Warning: Hardcore players must be cautious of maps with the “Monsters cannot be stunned” modifier, as this shockwave will fail, potentially leading to lethal situations.
- Wishes and Spawns:
- A fix has been implemented for Wishes that add extra monster packs. Previously, some packs spawned outside Mirage boundaries and were wasted; they will now correctly spawn all intended packs.
- Specific Mirage spawn locations in the City Square map that were causing “bricked” encounters have been removed.
- The Astral Touch modifier now features special font coloring for better visibility.
Labyrinth and Item Improvements
- Divine Font Correction: When using a Dedication to the Goddess in an enhanced Labyrinth trial, trying to use the Divine Font on an imbued gem (e.g., gems with built-in support from a Coin of Skill) previously gave a confusing error message claiming the gem was corrupted. The text has been corrected to accurately reflect why the gem is ineligible.
- Transfusion Support: Added reminder text clarifying that the gem prioritizes the closest minion not currently at maximum souls. This is a tooltip clarification only; the mechanics remain unchanged.
Atlas and UI Quality of Life
Several changes affect the core game experience across all leagues:
- Map Tier Highlighting: Hovering over or holding a map while viewing the Atlas now causes all nodes of that same map tier to highlight with a white glow. This simplifies checking completion progress for specific tiers.
- Chaos and Exalted Orb Swapping: While using Chaos Orbs, you can now hold Alt to instantly switch to using Exalted Orbs. This is particularly useful for efficiently exalting maps and invitations in the current economy.
- Unique Map Completion: Unique maps will no longer show completion or bonus objective status when holding the advanced mod description key (Alt). Players must now check the Atlas directly for this information.
- Atlas Navigation Fixes:
- Atlas nodes in far corners (such as certain Tier 17 maps or Uber Pinnacle bosses) that were unhoverable after unlocking Voidstones are now fixed.
- Memory Threads: Itemized Memory Threads from Eagon now provide more informative error messages when applied to invalid Atlas nodes.
- Visual Polish:
- The pulsing blue effect on uncompleted unique maps will stop once any 10 unique maps are completed.
- The Map Device will no longer display influence buttons for unique maps that cannot be influenced.
- Kirac’s Invitation UI has been cleaned up to remove irrelevant Maven, Eater, and Exarch influence buttons.
General Bug Fixes
- Boss and Encounter Fixes:
- Harvest Bosses: Fixed an issue where vine phases could last indefinitely; they are now capped at 40 seconds.
- Nightmare of Lycia: Fixed a bug where Shaper “time stops” could brick the encounter in the Sanctuary map.
- Nightmare of Uhtred: Fixed a major bug in the Citadel map where the mirror beam array lacked its intended gap, making the fight nearly impossible without extreme movement speed.
- Incarnation of Dread: Fixed issues where the boss left invisible fire DoT areas or spawned additional chilled ground after death in The Feared invitation.
- Technical and Combat Fixes:
- Misty Reflection: This Delirious bloodline skill can no longer be repeated, as it previously caused permanent character invisibility and skill lockouts.
- Legacy of the Rose: This unique staff now correctly generates Remembrance charges after entering boss rooms.
- Scarab Compatibility: Scarab of Interference and Horned Scarab of Awakening now function together correctly.
- Vaal Impurities: Fixed a bug where these were not applying their buffs to the player.
- Spectres: Fixed Serpent Warrior Spectres failing to use skills when in a defensive stance.
- Controller Support: Players using controllers can now correctly toggle Eldritch influence at Eagon’s map device.
- Visual/Text Fixes:
- Corrected the description for the Harvest weapon range craft.
- Fixed a bug where “Area is Corrupted” was missing from the mod list on corrupted maps.
- Resolved three client crashes, including one specific to macOS.
Market PSA: Iron Flasks
There has been a massive price surge for Iron Flasks. To capitalize on this, filter for:
- Item Level 84 or higher.
- Non-corrupted status.
- Non-unique rarity.
These are primarily found from Expedition-exclusive monsters and are currently in high demand for several popular builds requiring four of them.