New World Updates were posted on Aug. 9 which focus on the new introduction to expeditions and notable fixes for the world experience. The New World Update 1.6.2 will begin at 11 p.m. PST on Aug. 9.

New World Update 1.6.2

Expeditions

The update is introducing the Barnacles & Black Powder expedition along with the mutations. Players can visit Cutlass Keys to start a new adventure. Update 1.6.2 will also fix the issue that caused PvP Arenas and other modes to count towards Expedition run limits. An issue with the Open World combat music to override Expedition music will also be fixed during this update.

World Experience

• Fixed a handful of rare server crashes and errors.
• Fixed an issue that caused World Transfer conditions to falsely report as not met. Players should now be able to use World Transfer tokens if all conditions are truly met.
• Fixed an issue that caused Hidden Stashes to drop under certain circumstances. They are intended to be on hiatus and should not appear during the Summer event.
• Added a speculative fix for an issue that caused far away players and objects to appear frozen. We will continue to monitor the forums to see if players are still encountering this issue after the update.
• Both World and Regional transfers now have a 3-day (72 hour) cooldown after use. We will continue to monitor the results of this change to see if further adjustments are necessary.

UX/UI/SOCIAL

• Trading PostFixed a visual issue impacting Music Sheet description text within the Buy panel of the Trading Post.
• QoLImproved visual polish for the Song Selection menu during a Musical Performance.
• In-Game StoreFixed an issue that prevented the color of the Divine Vengeance weapon skin from showing accurately. The store preview will now match the weapon skin’s true color.
• Notable FixesImproved confirmation messages when rebinding keys to the space bar.

This article was originally published on dbltap as New World Update 1.6.2 Explained.