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Discover the host of additions and improvements arriving with the free Update 39 base-game patch.
The Update 39 base-game patch is now live PC/Mac, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5, and introduces a series of long-awaited improvements and additions to The Elder Scrolls Online, completely free of charge for all existing ESO players.
Update 39 Base Game Improvements
As a base-game patch, Update 39 includes a wide array of bug fixes, but also features a series of long-awaited improvements to your in-game experience.
Quest & Content Improvements for New Players
If you’re a new player feeling overwhelmed when first entering Tamriel, you can enjoy a series of changes that reduce the volume and frequency of quests offered to your low-level characters. This includes quests from NPCs for the main story, Fighters Guild, Mages Guild, Battlegrounds, Undaunted, and others. Instead, these quests are now delivered more gradually as you level up, helping your journal stay in a manageable state for longer!
Tamriel’s navigator NPCs that can transport your characters between destinations have also received some improvements with this update. Now, these navigators indicate whether they can transport you to a location for one of your tracked quests (active or inactive.) When exploring, you now see the “door” pin above relevant navigator NPCs, indicating that they can help you in your journey. In addition, appropriate dialog lines with those same NPCs have similar pins, ensuring you make the right choice and go where you need to go—happy travels!
Taking your first steps into Tamriel is daunting
Inventory Management Improvements
If you’re struggling with an overburdened Inventory, Update 39 also includes changes to key item types to help improve management and reduce clutter. Some (but not all) similar Crown Store items that came from separate sources (such as Tri-Restoration Potions) can now all be stacked together using the “Stack All Items” option. Also, this patch adds better communication regarding which items in your Inventory can or cannot be sold, helping you identify and clear out unwanted items and make a little gold in the process!
PvP Additions & New Rewards
This update adds new rewards for Tamriel’s PvP victors in the form of three new monster mask sets: Jerall Mountains Warchief, Nibenay Bay Battlereeve, and Colovian Highlands General. Each grants unique and powerful boons, and you can trade Alliance Points for these new masks with Cyrodiil Elite Gear Vendors within the Eastern Elsweyr Gate, Southern High Rock Gate, and Northern Morrowind Gate.
Chase down new PvP rewards
In addition, you can now claim new Unfeathered Battle Body and Face Markings from Gladiator’s Rucksacks (earned by completing Cyrodiil Conquest Mission Board daily quests), and the Imperial City’s hapless Treasure Scamps now drop even better loot when hunted down. In particular, Cunning Scamps drop more Tel Var Stones and Trove Scamps drop tradable pieces of Imperial City gear sets.
Finally, while battling in Cyrodiil, the Imperial City, and Battlegrounds, you can now see new death notifications that help you plan your next move (or avoid that incoming zerg!).
Home Editor Improvements
With Update 39, this patch gives you the ability to place a furnishing directly from your Inventory or Collectibles UI while in your home. You can now find a “Place” option when viewing the specific furnishings. In addition, you can preview Crown Store furnishings in your home before you buy, helping you determine how a new item might look when placed.
Place furnishings from Inventory and Collectibles
Of course, these are just some of the changes and additions that arrive with Update 39. To see a complete list of everything this new base-game patch introduces to ESO, visit our Patch Notes forum.
Getting Started in Update 39
As a base-game update, your version of ESO automatically updates on PC/Mac via the ESO Launcher. Note that to run ESO on PC/Mac, your machine needs to meet the game's requirements here: PC, Mac. Don’t forget, Update 39 arrives on consoles September 5.
As mentioned above, this is a free base-game update for all ESO players. Anybody with access to the game can download and enjoy these new additions and changes. There is no previous purchase required (aside from the game itself).
Tamriel Evolves
With the free Update 39 base-game patch, you can enjoy the above improvements and more to help you get the most out of your time in Tamriel. Which of the above changes and additions are you most excited to experience? Let us know via Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook.
The Update 39 base-game patch is now live PC/Mac, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5.
