The Division will become an Xbox One X Enhanced title next week thanks to a new update.
Update 1.8.1, to be released on 12 April across Windows PC, Xbox One and PS4, will come with Xbox One X Enhancements that include 4K rendering, anistropic filtering, and improved reflections, object detail and screen-space shadows.
That’s not all — the update includes vendor changes and tweaks drop rates on all three platforms. Full patch notes are below.
The Division update 1.8.1 patch notes
Vendor changes
- Added a Classified Gear cache to the Special Vendor that guarantees 1 Classified Gear piece from the entire pool.
Global Events vendor
- Removed the basic cache from the vendor.
- Each Global Event will now have individual caches per Classified Gear set for that Global Event. This allows the player to purchase, for example, a Fire Crest cache that guarantees one item from that set.
Exotic loot drops
- Removed Premium Vendor Exotics from Open World loot pool and Exotic Caches.
- All Exotics added to the Open World Bosses.
Classified gear drop rates
- Classified Drop Rates chances have been increased in all locations.
- Legendary Missions now have a 20% chance to give Classified Gear as a reward at the completion of the mission.
- Season Pass Supply Drops now have a 10% chance to drop Classified Gear.
- Survival Caches now have a roughly 10% chance to drop Classified Gear.
The Division is available now on Windows PC, Xbox One and PS4.
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