Throne and Liberty is preparing for its Summer Splash event with the upcoming 2.20.0 update, which will kick off today. This patch doesn’t just toss some beach balls around; it aims to boost performance during large-scale fights, revamp UI features, and introduce a fresh inventory category for fishing and cooking items.
Downtime is scheduled to begin at 10:30 p.m. PT on July 23 and is expected to last approximately 6 hours and 30 minutes. So, if you’re wondering whether your FPS might finally stop tanking during those chaotic Arch Boss battles, this update might be your answer.
Summer Splash Event
The event will run from July 24 through August 13, transforming Solisium into a tropical playground. Players will hunt Tidebully Goblins, jump into the Splash Bash arena, and enjoy a Blessing of Summer Buff courtesy of Beach Party Gigantrite.
Expect colorful parasols, sandcastles, and a wide array of tropical decorations scattered across the globe. Event-exclusive fish and cooking recipes will be up for grabs, along with login rewards. Splash Coins earned through various activities can be spent on rewards like the Llama Playful Morph or new summer swimsuits available in the store. Curious for more details? The official event article has the full rundown.
Performance Improvements
- Optimized FPS during large-scale combat scenarios, including Arch Bosses, Field Bosses, and War Games. Players with different hardware setups should notice significant improvements.
- Better performance when casting multi-target skills against groups.
- Reduced motion blur and camera shake effects triggered by critical hits on multiple enemies.
- Fixed positional desync issues when jumping on/off lifts or breezelines.
- Improved movement desync when landing on slopes while gliding.
- Resolved a client hitch that occurred entering the underground section of Doomrot Grove.
New Miscellaneous Inventory
A fresh inventory category will be added to store Fish and Cooking Ingredients separately. The starting size is 100 slots, but it can expand to 300 slots. Currently stored items of these types will initially be moved to your warehouse, but once they are moved into this Lifestyle inventory, they cannot be returned to the warehouse.
Artifact UI Improvements
- The Artifact UI layout will be adjusted for clearer visibility of individual artifact bonuses.
- Search functionality will allow filtering artifacts by set, primary, and secondary stats, with saved filters for convenience.
- Ability to compare a selected artifact against your currently equipped one.
- Recommended artifact equipping based on saved filters.
- Bulk lock and unlock functions for artifacts.
General Fixes and Changes
- Fixed some heal-over-time effects not applying properly from specific items.
- Skill Cores from Tier 1 Arch Boss weapons can now be crafted into Tier 2 versions.
- Weekly Resistance Contract missions now properly count bonuses from Davinci’s Favor.
- Gaining Abyssal Contract Tokens above max quantity no longer resets totals.
- Advanced Nebula Stones are purchasable for 15 Nebula Stones on Nebula Island; Nebula Essence is removed and can be dissolved into Nebula Stones.
- Reduced map icon clutter at Nebula Island’s entry point.
- Adjusted Sunday Nebula Island schedule so Exodus and Grimturg appear simultaneously.
- Weekly arena mission rewards now auto-grant with system message instead of extra confirmation.
- Boss instance closures delayed slightly to let late resurrection players pick up loot.
- Increased common rune rewards from Field Boss rune boxes.
- Fixed Arch Boss-related despawning timers and terrain rotation for better combat stability.
- Various fixes for skills, items, UI, cosmetics, crafting, and party matching.
- Guild Contract refresh attempts increased from 10 to 99.
- Changed default map pin interaction to CTRL + click to avoid accidental clicks.
Raid: Altar of Calanthia
- Removed some persistent raid buff icons that blocked UI visibility.
- Fixed boss arena aggro radius to prevent attacks in resurrection zones.
- Adjusted attack indicators and fixed controller targeting issues.
- Raid board no longer shows recruitment posts after party disband.
Spectator Mode
- Added option to hide Spectator Mode control UI.
- Ability to focus on a team in PvP to highlight their skills.
- Increased kill feed lines displayed.
Interface and Material Transmutation Improvements
- Buff timers now visible in tooltips on the main HUD.
- Warehouse item icon size adjustable; equipped items can be hidden.
- Vanguard UI now editable in HUD settings.
- Schedule content settings window resized for better viewing.
- Material Transmutation UI now shows tradable equipment but disables selection.
- Notification dot for completed automatic material conversion.
Controller Fixes
- Fixed issues with Weapon Mastery Battle Pass bonus button and Vanguard Party controls.
- Mirror Boutique changes confirmed correctly when hovering over hairstyles.
Localization Update
Spanish localization will be discontinued for all new web and in-game content, shifting focus to LATAM Spanish instead.
Thanks for sticking with Throne and Liberty. The Summer Splash event and these updates might just be the refresh the game needs. Will the performance gains hold up under the heat of battle? Only time will tell. Are you ready to hunt goblins and soak up some sun in Solisium?