July 22, 2025 – Patch Notes

Here is a list of changes and fixes from the July 22, 2025, maintenance. 

Fixes and changes: 

• The following abilities now function in the Celestial Lands area: 
  – Guardian Flare 
  – Defiant Flare 
   
  Planar Charges are required for the abilities to work, as well as a valid target. 

• The help buttons now redirect to active and useful websites. 
  By clicking the “?” icon, the following will now link to these websites: 
  – Search Issues: RIFT’s FAQ on Customer Support’s website. 
  – Contact Game Master: Website page to create and submit a ticket to Customer Support. 
  – View Petitions: Direct link to RIFT’s official feedback forum. (EN only) 

• The Call To Action shop for Hellbugs now displays correctly when the related Call To Action is active. 

• Several bug fixes for the Riftbound Ursin mount: 
  – Solved an issue where, on lower graphical settings, the Riftbound Ursin would appear with abnormal colors, therefore not being “our beautiful purple bear” under these conditions. 
  – Solved an issue where the Riftbound Ursin would load more textures than it should. 

• Fixed the incorrect behaviour when using the /who command whenever a player is alone in any area. 

• Fixed an issue where the “+” symbol would not display correctly when delivering artifacts to any artifact set. 

New cosmetic items:
 
New cape slot items, the Dragon’s Tongue and the Eternal Galaxy Capes has been introduced 
This cape features the exclusive Smoldering Halo and Trail of Stars Halo spell, obtained once the Dragon’s Tongue cape is acquired. 
 
The Smoldering Halo and Trail of Stars Halo spell can be found under Abilities > General > Cosmetic. 

We thank you for your continued support! 
Your RIFT team.