Avowed 1.4 Patch: Arachnophobia Mode, 2025 Roadmap

Obsidian Entertainment has revealed its 2025 content plan for Avowed alongside details about the Version 1.4 update through an official post on their website.

The fantasy RPG's latest patch introduces notable improvements including an Arachnophobia Mode that transforms spiders into harmless-looking blobs and enhanced map navigation features. However, the 2025 roadmap showcases the game's most exciting future developments.

Obsidian has scheduled three major updates for Avowed throughout 2025. The first arrives with Version 1.4, bringing comprehensive enhancements like Xbox mouse/keyboard support, increased resources, gear rebalancing, and new camp features. For undecided players, the summer update will introduce cooking/crafting expansions, additional NPC interactions, fresh equipment, and custom map markers.

The final 2025 update planned for fall introduces highly anticipated features including New Game Plus and Photo Mode. This will be Obsidian's most substantial update yet, also delivering a new weapon category, character customization options, appearance modification, and more preset choices. The team has also addressed international player concerns.

"We recognize our players in Korea, Japan, and French-speaking regions," Obsidian stated. "Understanding the importance of native language support, we're actively developing Korean and Japanese localizations while refining French translations. These updates will release as soon as they meet our quality standards - we appreciate your patience during this process."

Avowed released on February 18, 2025 across PC, Xbox Series X|S, and Game Pass. Obsidian teased future plans, noting they're "excited to share what's coming next." The complete Version 1.4 patch notes are available below, or visit this link to learn about a secret (and important) side mission.

Note: Potential story spoilers appear in bold.

Avowed Update 1.4 Release Notes

Greetings Explorers,

We sincerely appreciate your continued bug reports, constructive feedback, and patience during this process. Your insights remain invaluable in shaping Avowed's development.

We're pleased to present Update 1.4's comprehensive changes!

Thank you for being part of our community—we value your support and look forward to future updates!

— The Avowed Development Team

New Features & Improvements

Arachnophobia Mode
This highly requested accessibility option replaces all spiders with simplified spherical designs (equipped with swords). Note that while visually adjusted, they maintain identical combat behavior.

Community-Requested Changes

• Complete map exploration now automatically clears fog-of-war
• Major cities immediately reveal corresponding map sections
• Expanded map reveal radius during exploration
• Environmental creatures now yield loot drops
• Added daytime progression while at camp
• Soul Pods now dispel most illusions
• Minimap chest display toggle
• Ranged power attack cancellation option

Environmental Enhancements

• Projectile arcs now follow realistic trajectories
• Water physics interactions for all entities

Inventory & Economy Changes

• Wildlife drops loot upon defeat
• Expanded weapon availability with pre-upgraded variants
• Increased quest and exploration rewards
• Major containers now potentially hold significant gear
• Substantially boosted crafting material drop rates

Interface Upgrades

• Enhanced downed ally indicators
• Companion interaction prompts
• Xbox mouse/keyboard support
• Updated loading screen artwork
• Auto-detect graphics settings
• DLSS Frame Generation (RTX 40/50 series)
• Journal quality-of-life improvements

Combat Refinements

• Faster shock buildup in water
• Creature parts now upgrade spellbooks
• Companion ability progression adjustment

Challenger AI Updates

• Dynamic enemy awareness scaling by distance
• Multiple unique item stat boosts

Key Issues Resolved

• Optimized shader compilation stability
• Corrected various quest progression blockers
• Fixed inventory management issues
• Addressed multiple conversation bugs
• Resolved combat system irregularities
• Eliminated various navigation and clipping problems

For complete details on all changes, including specific quest and combat adjustments, refer to the full patch documentation. This comprehensive update addresses hundreds of community-reported issues while introducing substantial quality-of-life improvements.