Latest Conan Exiles patch contains some nice fixes, but it broke waterskins

If you have been on a short break from Conan Exiles, you should know a patch was issued yesterday. It fixed quite a few things, but also broke a rather important item: the waterskin.

The patch notes on Steam main mention of various fixes being applied to the loading screens and server performance, and NPCs in Conan Exiles should also be “less jittery” when rotating.

However, along with those welcome fixes, some known issues have occurred with the update in the process.

One is the aforementioned waterskin which can no longer be filled at a nearby river once the patch is applied.

It can still be filled from a well, so hopefully you aren't far from one. Funcom said it currently investigating the issue.

Other issues include inventory issues which can be solved upon relogging, and it seems issues are also being reported with explosive jars and jump “boosting”. Also, foundations and placeables no longer have a a visible preview when in single player/local mode. Dedicated multiplayer servers aren't experiencing this issue, it seems.

Here's more known issues currently being addressed:

Looting several bags with “Loot All” causes items to disappear.
Dropping multiple items into a bag causes items to be invisible.
Dismantling crafting stations with items in them will sometimes not drop a loot bag. Other times, a small lootbag will drop, which grows in size once players interact with it.

Now that the known issues are out of the way, you can look over the latest patch notes below.

Performance and Tech fixes

Fixes to loading screens
Server performance fixes
NPCs should be less jittery when rotating
Fix for connecting to servers via the Steam server browser and when using Steamconnect
Buildings should now load in much faster
Placeables placed on foundations and ceiling tiles are now saved correctly
Several improvements to how rocks behave when they are harvested

General Bug Fixes and Improvements

Small Placeables no longer claim land
NPC camps now have their own land claim zone to prevent people from building so close to them that they stop spawning NPCs
You should no longer get phantom duplicates in the wheel of pain
T2 Altars should no longer disappear after a server crash
Surrender should no longer break early when using fists
Removed invisible collision that was blocking a certain chest in the world
Arrows no longer shoot in “Random crazy directions”
Ranged weapons should now always fire correctly
Rhinos should no longer try to walk through players
Palisades now correctly deal damage on contact
Palisades should now be easier to place
Fixed a case where players were able to destroy rocks with their fists. Sorry, but this privilege is reserved only for Conan himself.
Fixed an issue where interactable objects would spam “Press E to interact” on the GUI
Added a directional arrow to many Placeables to help players orient them correctly
The Offering of Mitra recipe now correctly requires 1 human heart and 1 unblemished meat
Fixed an issue with stair placement detection
Gongs and Horns are now audible over greater distances
Added new emotes that can be learned by tracking down Story NPCs and getting them to teach you

Balance and Gameplay Fixes

Some skill requirements have been simplified or removed. For example, it is now possible to learn Journeyman Craftsman as soon as you hit level 10. Due to the impact of this change all players have gotten a free skill respec.
Ansel now respects collision, preventing people from moving through walls and other structures
Non Admins are restricted to 2 meters of movement when using Ansel
We have done an overhaul on what monsters can damage which tier of buildings. If you haven't upgraded from sandstone you might want to think about doing that.
Increased crafting XP across the board with greater increases for crafting more complex (higher tier) items
Inverted Wooden Roof Wedge and Stonebrick Frame now require Journeyman Craftsman instead of Master Craftsman
Black rocks in the starting desert are now harvestable
Higher grade tools now yields greater amounts of secondary resources (Bark/branches)
Resetting your Knowledge Points no longer causes you to lose your selected religion
Removed Corruption sources from starting area caves
Removed the Regen component from Purified Meat. This perk is reserved to Mitra's Ambrosia and Healing Potions. Purified Meat is still an extremely good food source
Player corpses can only be harvested for religious purposes once every 30 minutes
Balance pass on the amount of materials requires for basic chemistry potions
Armor drops removed from chests
Emus now give less XP

Balance pass on Bows

Simple Bow range has been increased
Hyrkanian Bow range has been dramatically increased
Crossbow range has been reduced but they now shoot much faster

Visual Improvements

The Dogs of the Desert finally got their uniform shipment and are now donning their new outfits
Visual adjustment to the Medium Tasset to reduce clipping issues
Visual adjustments to the Setite Choker and Shendyt to reduce clipping issues
Updated Cutlass and Falcata icons
Visual flair added to several hairstyles
Visual improvements to female heads

Conan Exiles is in development for PC,PS4 and Xbox One.

It will also be made available as an Xbox One Game Preview title in the spring , with PlayStation 4 planned for a later date.