Patch 4.0.6 (undocumented changes) | |||||
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Release date | 2011-02-08 | ||||
Initial version | 13596 | ||||
Interface .toc | 40000 | ||||
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Achievements
- The Undying and The Immortal have been removed as criteria for Glory of the Raider (10 player) and Glory of the Raider (25 player) respectively, making it possible to complete the latter two again.
- The guild achievement Everyone Needs A Logo is fixed.
- The [Bounce] achievement is now possible for those who previously could not complete it due to phasing issues.
- Certain achievements that previously did not show progress, such as [Rock Lover], [The Glop Family Line], and [Tol Barad Veteran] now display progress.
- The title The Exalted is now awarded for earning exalted reputation with 50 factions, up from 45. The title has been removed from players who had it previously if they do not currently have 50 exalted factions.
Classes
Druid
- Glyph of Entangling Roots reduces cast time by 0.02 seconds, not 0.2 seconds.
- Killing a mob with [Typhoon] and knocking it back will cause the mob to become unlootable.
Hunter
- Only one target can be affected by [Freezing Trap] at a time
- [Steady Shot] and [Cobra Shot] no longer cause the hunter to rotate to face the target. An error is still displayed if the target is behind the hunter.
Shaman
- The healing spells [Healing Wave], [Healing Surge], and [Greater Healing Wave] now have new water-based animations.
- Casting [Fire Elemental Totem] and [Earth Elemental Totem] no longer causes a shared 2 min cooldown. They can now both be used at the same time.
Warlock
- [Devour Magic] (felhunter) Cooldown increased to 15 seconds, up from 8, but down from 20 the patch notes indicate.
Warrior
- [Inner Rage] Cooldown is 30 seconds, in contradiction to the patch notes.
Priest
- [Dispersion] Casting while mounted will no longer dismount you.
Dungeons & Raids
- The Dungeon Finder no longer states whether an instance is in progress.
- The Raid Browser again properly displays available raids.
- Bastion of Twilight
- A Summoning Stone has been added outside the entrance.
- Deadmines
- Vanessa VanCleef
- Although the third set of ropes has been removed, she still triggers an explosion as she dies. Move away from her to avoid death.
- Vanessa VanCleef
- Halls of Origination
- Temple Fireshapers now consume (and consequently can run out of) mana casting Molten Barrier.
- Lost City of the Tol'vir
- Players can no longer climb on Lockmaw's statues.
- Siamat
- The Minions of Siamat are no longer stationary.
- Shadowfang Keep
- Commander Springvale
- He now develops [Separation Anxiety] and increases damage by 200% if taken out of his room.
- A few trash mobs have been removed.
- Commander Springvale
- Stonecore
Items
- Argent tournament banners now all show the correct model again when used.
- [Captured Lightning] has a new icon.
- [Conch of Thundering Waves] has a new icon.
- Multiple valor relics also now have unique icons.
- The buff from [Faded Wizard Hat] now disappears when removing the hat.
- [Mandala of Stirring Patterns] will now proc off of HoT casts.
- [Rogue's Draught] has a new icon.
- The model for Cookie's Tenderizer (heroic) has become less funny and more menacing.
- Some old-world Relics are no longer class-specific.
- Several relics had their icon changed.
- Druid Tier 11 Stormrider leg pieces changed from a tunic graphic (skirt) to leggings (pants).
- [Elementium Lockbox] has been added to the game.
Professions
Archaeology
- You can now solve projects while mounted.
- Seven new Tol'Vir Dig Sites in Uldum added: Akhenet Fields, Obelisk of the Stars, Sakhet Wastes, Schnottz's Landing, Neferset City, Cursed Landing and Lost City of the Tol'Vir.
- Four new Nerubian Dig Sites: Plaguewood, Terrorweb Tunnel, Pit of Fiends, Sands of Nasam
- It is now possible to walk through unearthed archaeology finds.
Cooking
- [Recipe: Feathered Lure] has been re-added to the appropriate recipe vendors in Stormwind and Orgrimmar.
- A recipe for [Scalding Murglesnout] has been added.
Engineering
- [Big Daddy] can now be learned from trainers.
Fishing
- A new mouse cursor has been added, in the shape of a fishing hook.
- About two extra seconds of leeway added before the channel of fishing expires, giving more tolerance to catch the fish for lag or slow reflexes.
User Interface
- The three statuses (Red, Yellow, Green) are shown in the taskbar button of Windows 7 and Windows Vista if the content is not fully downloaded.
- Mousing over the Game Menu icon now provides two latency numbers; a home and a world.
- The Auction House offers to filter for items of Legendary quality.
- The search filter for ammunition has been removed from the Auction House.
- Mounting on any mount will play the dismount "woosh" sound.
- Having "Consolidate Buffs" disabled under the Buffs and Debuffs section of the User Interface menu now works as intended. Prior to this patch, it would automatically re-enable upon log out even if the box was checked.
Quests
- The Lovely Charm Bracelet quests for Thunder Bluff and Ironforge are fixed for the new city bosses.
- Credit for killing Tank for Quest:Shark Tank no longer requires being in a group that tagged it.
World
- You can now mount and fly within the Temple of Earth in Deepholm.
- The mailbox at Ramkahen now has a new model, and two additional ones have been added in close vicinity.
- Mounting and dismounting seems to have a new animation and sparkle effect
- Mounts are now usable in the Stormwind Gryphon Roost (flight master area).
- Mounts can now fly through the Gryphon pipes in Ironforge.
- Northrend Argent Tournament jousting shield icons around the character now properly update.
- You are no longer dismounted or removed from Flight or Travel Form when entering Vir'naal Dam.
- Exodar quartermaster has been moved from the old flight-path location to the new location.
- Chairs beside the Justice and Valor points vendors in Stormwind have been replaced with weapons racks.
- A Hero's Call Board and Warchief's Command Board are now present in Dalaran in their respective faction areas.
- Ghastly Scavengers on Tol Barad Peninsula are now neutral to players.
- The foxes and spiders of Tol Barad Peninsula are now skinnable.
- Horde porting into Deepholm now arrive in front of the Orgrimmar portal instead of the Stormwind portal.
- The exit from the Deeprun Tram to Stormwind has been updated past the portal to include the change in tunnel level.
- There are now mobs located at the Obelisk of the Moon after its final questing phase.
- The mobs for the daily Quest:Crushing The Crown drop level loot equal to their Northrend counterparts only.
- Dalaran will get even emptier, as Larisse Pembraux in Stormwind now sells heirlooms for Justice Points.
Companions
- Moonkin Hatchling now flies with your flying mount.
- The [Smolderweb Carrier] and [Worg Carrier] have been returned to the game as 100% drops, from Mother Smolderweb and Quartermaster Zigris respectively.
Bug Fixes
- Female worgen now use the correct sound effect when laughing.
- [Elementium Stormshield] now properly displays on players that have it equipped.
- The attach point of [Wild Hammer] has been fixed, so you grip it by the hilt, rather than the top of the shaft.
- Capital city tabards now work properly in Wrath of the Lich King dungeons. They have the same reputation rewards for killing trash mobs and bosses (15 and 300 respectively) as in Classic and Cataclysm dungeons.
- Various mounts now again make sounds when moving. Examples include [X-53 Touring Rocket] and [Turbo-Charged Flying Machine].
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