Update 1.03 has arrived for Tribes of Midgard, and here’s the full list of changes and fixes added with this patch. While the game has been generally perceived as being a fun ride, a few complaints have emerged regarding the title’s bugs and other gameplay issues. Apart from a few quality of life changes, the developers have mostly been focused on fixing the game with update 1.03, which includes bug fixes and other various tweaks.

With the patch notes taken directly from Tribes of Midgard‘s main website,  here’s everything new with Tribes of Midgard Update 1.03.

Tribes of Midgard Update 1.03

Gameplay Changes

  • Saga Mode – Solo
  • Slight decrease to Helthing HP and Armor
  • Saga Mode – Multiplayer – Small Groups (2-3 Players)
  • Slight decrease to Creature HP, Armor and Damage values
  • Saga Mode – Multiplayer – All Group Sizes
  • Slight decrease to Helthing HP and Armor
  • Slight decrease to Jötunn HP, Armor and Damage
  • Slight decrease to Helthings spawning frequency during the night
  • Survival Mode Unlock:
  • Survival Mode will now unlock for Players at Account Level 2, down from 3
  • Survival Mode – XP Rewards:
  • Fixed an issue that allowed players to earn large amounts of XP after immediately leaving Survival games based on the World State
  • Durability – Swords, Axes and Hammers
  • Moderately increased Durability for Common, Uncommon and Rare weapons
  • Slightly increased Durability for Epic weapons
  • Norsfell: as a result of this change, players who have an active save game at the time of the patch may see their weapon Durability not at full. This is due to the new values being factored in and will show correctly when starting a new World.
  • Durability – Bows:
  • Moderately increased Durability for all Rarities
  • Norsfell: as a result of this change, players who have an active save game at the time of the patch may see their weapon Durability not at full. This is due to the new values being factored in and will show correctly when starting a new World.
  • Repairing Equipment:
  • Slightly reduced the amount of Souls required for fixing Broken Equipment
  • Helthing Loot:
  • Moderately increased the chance for a Helthing to drop Souls when defeated during the night
  • Plant Harvesting:
  • Slight increase to the average amount of Ingredients received when harvesting Plants, like Mushroom Oil, to aid in Potion crafting
  • Healing Statues (Eir Effigy):
  • Increased healing per tick to 150 HP, up from 100 HP for a total of 1500 HP healed over time
  • Angrboða
  • Increased the interval of her Dark Pools ability to inflict damage every 1.25 seconds, up from 1 second
  • Classes – Ranger:
  • Increased the base damage of the Ullr’s Step ability to 300, up from 200
  • Classes – Guardian
  • Increased the base damage of the Laws of Attraction ability to 400, up from 300

Quality of Life

  • For new PC players, the default Frame Rate Limit setting has been set to 60, down from Unlimited.
  • For new PC players, the default Quality, Shadows, Anti-Aliasing, Texture and Effects settings have been set to High, down from Epic.
  • Shop Refresh timer for the Essentials section now refreshes every 24 hours, down from 48 hours.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where some players were unable to claim their Challenge Rewards after fulfilling the criteria.
  • Norsfell: Players may need to re-complete Challenge criteria to trigger rewards that didn’t unlock the first time. For Challenges relating to Season Level, players need only earn XP during a match for the missing rewards to return to a claimable state.
  • Fixed an issue affecting PlayStation users’ ability to access the SHiFT menus
  • Fixed an issue where Groups with a combined player count exceeding 10 could join each other’s matchmaking sessions
  • Fixed some instances of players being stuck in a Charged Shot animation when using the Bow.
  • Fixed an issue with Warden Runes stacking after returning to a Saved game.
  • Fixed an issue where the players’ Records were not updating on the End Results screen.
  • Fixed an issue that allowed players to matchmake into sessions beyond Day 3.

Known Issues

We are keeping an eye on player feedback and investigating some known issues that have been reported. You can visit our discord at: www.discord.gg/tribesofmidgard for a list of some of the things seen by the community!

  • Slight decrease to Helthing HP and Armor

  • Slight decrease to Creature HP, Armor and Damage values

  • Slight decrease to Jötunn HP, Armor and Damage

  • Slight decrease to Helthings spawning frequency during the night

  • Survival Mode will now unlock for Players at Account Level 2, down from 3

  • Fixed an issue that allowed players to earn large amounts of XP after immediately leaving Survival games based on the World State

  • Moderately increased Durability for Common, Uncommon and Rare weapons

  • Slightly increased Durability for Epic weapons

  • Norsfell: as a result of this change, players who have an active save game at the time of the patch may see their weapon Durability not at full. This is due to the new values being factored in and will show correctly when starting a new World.

  • Norsfell: as a result of this change, players who have an active save game at the time of the patch may see their weapon Durability not at full. This is due to the new values being factored in and will show correctly when starting a new World.

  • Moderately increased Durability for all Rarities

  • Norsfell: as a result of this change, players who have an active save game at the time of the patch may see their weapon Durability not at full. This is due to the new values being factored in and will show correctly when starting a new World.

  • Slightly reduced the amount of Souls required for fixing Broken Equipment

  • Moderately increased the chance for a Helthing to drop Souls when defeated during the night

  • Slight increase to the average amount of Ingredients received when harvesting Plants, like Mushroom Oil, to aid in Potion crafting

  • Increased healing per tick to 150 HP, up from 100 HP for a total of 1500 HP healed over time

  • Increased the interval of her Dark Pools ability to inflict damage every 1.25 seconds, up from 1 second

  • Increased the base damage of the Ullr’s Step ability to 300, up from 200

  • Increased the base damage of the Laws of Attraction ability to 400, up from 300

  • Norsfell: Players may need to re-complete Challenge criteria to trigger rewards that didn’t unlock the first time. For Challenges relating to Season Level, players need only earn XP during a match for the missing rewards to return to a claimable state.

It’s worth noting that they’ve toned down the default graphical settings of the game, to ease the burden on older PC setups. The core gameplay loop of Tribes of Midgard seems to be working rather well. If developers keep ironing out bugs and other various issues, players can most certainly look forward to a healthy future for the game. The Tribes of Midgard patch notes also include a Discord link that players can use to share their feedback on the game. That channel is likely how they’re able to push forward such specific fixes when it comes to gameplay adjustments. If you’re finding the game a little too challenging, you can check out our guide on how to beat Angrboða.

Tribes of Midgard and update 1.03 are available now on PC, PS4, and PS5. For more information regarding the Tribes of Midgard patch notes, visit the game’s main website.