Conan Exiles’ May hotfix tackles crashes and awkward mod loading

Funcom posted Conan Exiles May Hotfix 1.0.1 on May 6, and the patch stayed focused on stability and mod handling. It fixed an intermittent server crash, cleaned up a dedicated-server problem with renamed mod pak files, and addressed the slow boot and memory issues tied to Legacy mods.

The update also raised the default allowed ping to 300, up from 200. On the server side, Living Settlements were disabled on official servers 1516, 1942, and 1509.

Conan Exiles May Hotfix 1.0.1 Patch Notes

Here are the full notes Funcom posted for the hotfix. The patch centered on server stability, mod loading, and a small change to ping handling for players on less stable connections.

• Fixed an intermittent server crash.
• Fixed an issue loading mod pak files that have been renamed on dedicated servers.
• Fixed an issue where the game could take a long time to boot or run out of memory mounting pak files from Legacy mods.
  • Startup videos should now be skippable on most systems after preloading completes.
  • Legacy mods will be ignored but initially remain in the modlist.txt.
  • If active mods are modified, then Legacy mods will be removed from modlist.txt.
• Default allowed ping increased to 300 (from 200)
• Living settlements disabled for the following official servers:
  • 1516
  • 1942
  • 1509

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Conan Exiles

Developed by Funcom

Conan Exiles is an online multiplayer survival game set in the lands of Conan the Barbarian. Enter a vast, open-world sandbox and play together with friends and strangers as you build your own home or even a shared city. Survive freezing cold temperatures, explore loot-filled dungeons, develop your character from a lowly peasant to a mighty barbarian, and fight to dominate your enemies in epic siege wars.
Conan Exiles can be played in full single-player, co-op, or persistent online multiplayer.

• Genre: Fighting, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
• Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
• Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
• Release: 2018-05-08
• Publisher: Funcom, Koch Media
• Age Rating: PEGI 18 / USK 18 / ACB MA 15+ / GRAC 19+ / ESRB M
• IGDB Rating: 69.9/100

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