Patch 4.1.0 (undocumented changes)

Patch 4.1.0 (undocumented changes)
“Rise of the Zandalari”
File:Patch41LogoFull.jpg
Release date	2011-04-26
Initial version	13914
Interface .toc	40100 (changes)
Highlights & notes
Heroic Zul'Gurub and level 85 Zul'Aman
Documented changes Undocumented changes
Patch chronology
← Previous Next → Patch 4.0.6a (Undocumented changes) Patch 4.1.0a
Useful links
Patches • Patches category

General

• Companion pets when summoned will now only despawn when another pet is summoned or they're dismissed. This includes death of a player, loading screens, and being logged out.
• Damage-dealing knockback abilities will no longer knock the target away if the damage results in a killing blow. This change is likely a workaround for a bug that would often make NPCs killed by knockbacks unlootable without logging out and logging back in.
• New music added for PvP content.
• Trial accounts are no longer able to accept guild invitations.

Races

• Goblin and worgen /roar sounds have been disabled.

Classes

Paladins

• [Divine Guardian] now has an effective range of 30 yards (the tooltip is contradictory).

Druid

• [Swiftmend] no longer consumes [Omen of Clarity] procs.

Priest

• A [Lightwell] can no longer be targeted with macros, similar to totems.
• [Penance] ticks no longer cause friendly targets to flinch.

Hunter

• [Roar of Sacrifice] has a new icon.

Dungeons & Raids

• Maps of Outland dungeons have been added.
• The meeting stone for Blackwing Descent has moved slightly.
• In Deadmines, the ceiling of Ironclad Cove has been updated.
• Al'Akir will now drop random necklaces and cloaks as well as helm or shoulder tokens in addition or in some cases instead of his current loot.

Battlegrounds

• A countdown timer has been added displaying the time until the battle begins.

Items

• Many non-combat pets have new sounds when clicked. Additionally, non-combat pets no longer generate constant noise while summoned (examples of pets affected are  [Lil' Smoky] and  [Disgusting Oozeling])
•  [Bone Fragments],  [Crypt Fiend Parts],  [Dark Iron Scraps],  [Core of Elements], and  [Savage Frond], which became useless in 4.0.3a since they could no longer be turned in for Argent Dawn reputation, are now poor quality (grey) items.
• [Glass Fishing Bobber] now functions as a lure.
• Bind on Equip items won through a Need roll will now bind to the character.
• Alliance Warrior Infantry mobs (that are killed for the Tol Barad daily quest The Leftovers) now have the same loot as other Alliance infantry mobs in Tol Barad. (They previously dropped no loot, not even coin.)
• Flying mounts now state "This is a flying mount." in both the item and spell tooltip.

Achievements

•  Agent of the Shen'dralar added as a Feat of Strength.
• Two new companion pet achievements added:  Petting Zoo and  Menagerie.
• Items disenchanted via the Disenchant loot roll now count towards the Dust, Dust and more Dust! guild achievement (whichever guild the disenchanter is in gets credit).
• New quest achievements added:  2500 Daily Quests Complete and  Justly Rewarded.
• New achievements for consuming Cataclysm food and drink added:  Cataclysmically Delicious and  Drown Your Sorrows.
• New tabard achievement added:  Thirty Tabards.
• New achievement added for  Vial of the Sands.
• New achievement added for eating cookies:  You'll Feel Right as Rain.

World Environment

• Old Ironforge has been opened.
• Darnassus has additional Darnassus Sentinels at previously unguarded regions.
• A long quest chain has been added leading to the reopened Zul'Gurub.
• A Shaman trainer named Droha has been added to Darnassus, and Rukua, the Paladin trainer previously standing near Tyrande Whisperwind, has been moved next to him. Both are standing near the portals to Exodar and Blasted Lands and appear to be in a conversation with Elissa Dumas, the Darnassus Portal Trainer.
• Several goblins who mistakenly had the glowing blue eyes of death knights after the 4.0.3a model update have been fixed. This includes, but is not limited to, Baron Revilgaz and Qizzik.
• Vassandra Stormclaw no longer has "death knight eyes," and now has a tag indicating her role as a Druid trainer (she had been a druid trainer already).
• Halduron Brightwing has been given a new outfit.
• Anvils and forges located in both Alliance and Horde sections of the Temple of Earth in Deepholm are now functional and have proper mouseover tooltips.
• Marith Lazuria has now moved inside the building she was previously standing outside of.
• Fungalmancer Glop does not drop loot anymore, despite his tooltip suggesting he still drops  [Sprinkle of Verlok Miracle-Grow] for Quest:Through Persistence. (This could of course simply be a bug.)
• Terrowulf Packlord has been moved from an area of Thunder Peak inaccessible by land travel to a new area in the Howling Vale.
• Shore Crabs are now much smaller, making them easier to identify them as critters.
• A Verlok Grubthumper at the border of Verlok Stand and Crimson Expanse was moved down a rock so he would not evade unless engage in melee range.
• Gatekeeper Rageroar, a rare mob in Azshara who used to be part of the Timbermaw Hold faction, will no longer cause players to lose reputation with that faction when killing him.

Professions

• Reagents, patterns and cogwheels are now sold by many more vendors including ones in capital cities. Some professions (such as blacksmithing) require these patterns to reach 525 skill. Previously these items were only available off Twilight Highland vendors and only after doing a quest chain starting at level 84. This effectively reduces the min level required for the relevant professions down from 84 to level 75.
• The new Cooking and Fishing dailies in Darnassus, Ironforge, Thunder Bluff and Undercity are exclusive with the ones in Orgrimmar and Stormwind and each other, respectively. You can only complete one racial city Cooking and Fishing daily per day.
• Many previously faction-specific Cooking recipes (such as Kaldorei Spider Kabob) which were removed with Cataclysm are now trainable from both Horde and Alliance Cooking trainers![1]
• Several Jewelcrafting, Engineering, and Leatherworking recipes no longer require  [Flask of Mojo] and  [Flask of Big Mojo], which are now poor quality (grey) items.

Herbalism

• [Lifeblood] no longer triggers a short cooldown on trinkets with a use effect and the other way around.

Archaeology

• The progression bar for research projects has been set back in place, having been accidentally shifted to the left in the last patch.

Enchanting

• When in a dungeon group with a character that has leveled enchanting, the chat screen will print out "[name of item] has been disenchanted for loot by [name of player with Enchanting]" upon anyone in the group winning a disenchant roll.

Engineering

•  [Khorium Power Core] now only requires 1  [Khorium Bar] (Down from 3).

User interface

New character tabs

• Shaman characters now have a totem displayed on the right on the character select screen.
• COMBAT_LOG_EVENT_UNFILTERED has a new argument inserted on 5th place, named "hideCaster".
• Character Stats, Titles and Equipment Manager are placed under tabs at the right in the Character frame.
• Drop down box for guild rank demotion/promotion added.
• On the Blizzard Launcher, the patch completion alert and PLAY button sounds have been changed.
• Worgen characters can no longer change from one form to another using /transform, and the CanTransform() API call has been removed for reasons unknown.
• The open all bags bind no longer works with bank bags.
• All alt-codes and special characters can now be used in chat.
• Switching talent specs now uses a different sound effect.
• You can no longer /dance while in combat.
• The authenticator prompt is no longer on the main login screen. This was an intentional change to prepare for future authentication functionality.[2]
• Guild reputation is now displayed at the top of the reputation window instead of the bottom.
• Rated Battlegrounds have been added to the raid browser.
• The help window has been given an overhaul. The Knowledge Base now sorts topics by subject. "Report Abuse" and "Account Security" buttons have been added.
• Pending GM tickets are now displayed on the help window button instead of at the top of the screen.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that caused all Treants to display the same skin.
• Fixed a bug that prevented players without the Wrath of the Lich King expansion from obtaining the Darkshore quest, The Emerald Dream.
• Fixed a bug preventing Alliance players from using Archmage Xylem's portals in Arcane Pinnacle, Azshara.
• Fixed a bug causing the camera for Nether Ray mounts to move upon mounting and flying.
• Fixed a bug that caused some players to disconnect during the quest Fade to Black.

Possible bugs

• [Far Sight] cannot be canceled by jumping.
• Baradin Foxes are as small as critters.
• The mounts of the questgivers in Tol Barad don't use the flying animation anymore and appear to be standing in the air. Petty Officer Chulok's mount in Tol Barad Peninsula does not fly anymore as well, but stands on the ground, maybe the intended behavior.
• Troll players on the Kor'kron Annihilator mount now hold their banner as a jousting spear.
• The Mac client now updates time stamps on files in the Data directory every time the client is used, causing Time Machine to perform unnecessary backups.