
Brighter Shores Fractured Reality Quest Patch Notes (6th May 2026)
A new quest, quality-of-life tweaks, and a handful of bug fixes land in Brighter Shores today as the Easter 2026 event wraps up.
Grrrayam the kobold has a problem: his pet metaliths are somewhere deep in the Mine of Mantuban after a minecart race went predictably sideways. That's the hook for Fractured Reality, the new quest added to Brighter Shores in today's patch. To pick it up, you'll need Mantuban's Legacy completed first, then find Grrrayam in the Truck Cave.
Outside the new content, the quality-of-life changes are small but sensible. Enchantment potion reagents now get a rare border colour so they don't disappear into the noise of regular item drops, which anyone who's ever misidentified loot mid-run will appreciate. Drinking an enrage potion also now immediately cancels immunity, closing a gap that was clearly causing friction in combat timing.
On the bug fix side, the team has patched out a placeholder string appearing in kobold arena chat, corrected some stat display issues on weapon item cards, and fixed a case where another player's avatar could incorrectly vanish during combat. The Easter 2026 event has also ended with this update. Full patch notes below.
Full Patch Notes
Grrrayam the kobold would like your help finding his pet metaliths. He last saw them hurtling into the deepest part of the Mine of Mantuban during an ill-advised game of minecart racing. All you need to do is track them down (pun intended). If only things were ever that simple...
To start Fractured Reality, you will first need to complete the Mantuban's Legacy quest, and then speak with Grrrayam in the Truck Cave.
The lead developers for the Fractured Reality quest were Paul and Ian.
Quality of life improvements
• Give enchantment potion reagents a rare border color so they stand out more from other item drops.
• Drinking an enrage potion now immediately cancels immunity.
Bug fixes
• Fix {weapon_arrrticle} appearing in kobold arena chat.
• Fix the background colors of the one-handed and two-handed ranged stats on weapon item cards.
• Fix a bug where another player's avatar could get incorrectly hidden by their combat opponent.
Easter 2026 Event
The Easter 2026 event has ended.
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