Just a heads up, I’ve got around to updating some things on the website to reflect 4.0.6 changes.
Spot any errors on the site? Feel free to point them out on the Contact form please!
Along with the official patch notes, there are some other (undocumented) changes with this patch!
Tol’vir Sites added in 4.0.6 (Uldum)
Nerubian Sites added in 4.0.6 (Northrend)
Nerubian Sites added in 4.0.6 (Eastern Plaguelands)
Addon Archy is on the fritz right now, it is broken currently, watchout for an update soon by the author.
You can now solve projects while mounted (mixed player reports).
Nerubian Fragments are being found in Plaguewood, EPL. Map: 13, 21 (Thanks Shasta!)
Additional Tol’vir digsite has been added at Akhenet Fields in Uldum.
~ Dig Sites will be updated online (website) soon! ~
Example of new Dig Sites
Patch 4.0.6 should be live when realms come up (or restart) this Tuesday!
Update: Patch 4.0.6 Official Notes are live Source
What do you need to know about this patch relating to Archaeology?
UI Previews Fragments/Projects
The User Interface is getting some love with updates to the journal summary page display along with a “Ready” Flash beside race icons for current projects.
However people using an addon (like Archy!) have this functionality and convenience but it’s nice to have a non-addon choice.
4.0.6 Professions (Source)
4.0.6 User Interface
Updated Interface in Patch 4.0.6
Public Test Realm Patch 4.0.6 Notes (Updated Jan. 14, 8:40 PM PST)
Looks like new Archaeologists will start solving earlier, at skill 50 you’ll now need to solve to gain skills (used to be 100). Also common artifacts get a boost in sell values (to npcs).
The new changes below go along with the fragment limit and UI changes
and the Survey Cooldown and BoA changes.
Archaeology (Source)
More on Archaeology has been updated on the PTR! (Survey 3 Second CD)
The new information relates to older (below lvl 85) BoA gear which now can be used 9 level early then previously allowed. (Such as 51 instead of 60.) We also have a decrease in Survey cooldown to 3 seconds! This change will surely up the appeal of such items for many players.
The changes below go along with the Archaeology fragment limit and UI changes.
Archaeology (Source)
With the new patches being tested on the PTR comes new Archaeology news.
It looks like we will have a limit how many Fragments are kept at a given time. Some call this a nerf but something was bound to change due to the thousands of fragments many players are accumulating as they farm away for a certain race. This could potentially allow more items (rares) to be added to current Races without Archaeologists having a massive (unfair) stock pile of fragments to simply find the new items with like the image below. This change can be debated either way but at least Devs acknowledge just how many (crazy amounts of) fragments are being Surveyed.
Along with the fragment change, the User Interface is getting some love with updates to the (default) journal summary page display along with a “Ready” icon for projects. However people using an addon (like Archy!) already have this functionality and convenience.
Full blue quote below:
Archaeology (Source)
User Interface
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