TL;DR
Path of Exile 2 patch 0.5.5e adds a new Texture Quality setting for machines with low VRAM and fixes several bugs affecting bosses, Ritual encounters, area loading, access to the Tomb of the Fallen Knight, and missing hideout decoration art.
What Changed
- Added a new Texture Quality setting for machines with low VRAM.
- Fixed a bug where killing some specific bosses would prevent Ritual encounters from starting.
- Fixed a bug where the Tomb of the Fallen Knight could not be accessed.
- Fixed an issue where some areas were particularly slow to load.
- Fixed a bug where decorations from The Sovereign Hideout were missing 2D art.
Player Impact
The most immediate gameplay-facing change is the new Texture Quality setting for low-VRAM machines, which should give affected players another graphics option to work with.
The bug fixes address several progression and usability issues:
– Ritual encounters should no longer be blocked after killing some specific bosses.
– The Tomb of the Fallen Knight should now be accessible.
– Some areas should load more normally after the slow-loading issue was fixed.
The hideout decoration art fix affects presentation rather than gameplay.
Sources
- https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/4009785