However, New World isn’t dead yet, and developers continue to support it with regular content updates. The latest of the updates, game version 1.6.2, arrived on August 9, introducing a new Expedition and a variety of bug fixes and UI adjustments.
New Worlds’ newest Expedition is called Barnacles and Black Powder. The player will battle the mutated Admiral Blackpowder, who looks a lot like Davey Jones from Pirates of the Caribbean, and his crew of corrupted cutthroats. The new Expedition features three new Mutations, multiple new items, and bosses and has a recommended level of 66. New World developers originally planned to release Barnacles and Black Powder earlier in the month as an extension of the Summer Medleyfaire Event. However, it was postponed due to an undisclosed issue and went live on August 9. New World players can begin the Expedition from the Cutlass Keys.
On a related note, New World’s 1.6.2 update also addresses a few Expedition-related bugs. These include resolving the issue that caused the game to count New World’s PvP Arenas and other modes towards players’ Expedition run limit. Developers also fixed a bug that caused open-world combat music to play instead of Expedition music.
Fans can check out the full patch notes on the game’s website. Overall, New World’s latest update isn’t quite as substantial as July’s Summer Medleyfaire Update or even the less significant update 1.6.1 that came after. Still, New World players will hopefully be pleased by the new content and quality of life improvements.
New World is available on PC.
