NCSoft has posted new update notes for version 1.5.1 of Aion, which was patched to the game on Wednesday, November 18th. They have also assured players that the patch should address game crash issues.

The Patch Notes:

NPC

• Added a new function to prevent abnormal game play as a result of specific terrains in the Instanced Dungeons
  
  •  When a player moves where a monster cannot follow, the monster will now correctly continue to attack the player
• Assigned additional guard NPCs that can detect Stealth to protect allies in the main villages of Heiron (in Elysea) and Beluslan (in Asmodae)

• Increased the eyesight and Stealth detection ability of Mau Warriors and Mau Hunters —the NPC guards assigned to the Silver Mane Village in Morheim
• Changed the name of the guards near the Dredgion entrance in both Elysea and Asmodae
• Changed the name of the guard in the Teminon Bind Point to Garrison Senior Soldier <Teminon Special Guard>
• Changed the name of the guard in the Primum Bind Point to Garrison Senior Soldier <Primum Special Guard>
• Corrected the spelling errors in the dialog with Stigma Master Nobus in Teminon Fortress  
• Several Items, NPC, Objects, Skills, and Quests have been renamed 
• Additional Shugo voiceovers have been added

Instanced Dungeons

•  Fire Temple
  •  There is now a high chance of obtaining class Stigma crystals from defeating the boss, Raged Judge Kromede
• Aetherogenetics Lab and Alquimia Research Center
  •  Changed the drop rate of class Skill Books
  • Slightly increased the drop rate from monsters
  • Greatly increased the drop rate from the final bosses

• Dark Poeta
  •  New UI component shows timer and score
  • Increased movement speed of Vengeful Spirit of Forest Protector Noah
  • Increased movement speed of Vengeful Spirit of Elim Elder
  • Increased movement speed of Spaller Insect Echtra
  • Stats of all monsters stationed in Dark Poeta have been changed
    •   Decreased Elemental Defense, Magical Attacks will now deal more damage
    • Physical Defense has been slightly increased
    • HP of all monsters, except for some boss monsters, has been decreased
  • Damage from Tahabata Pyrelord, the ultimate boss monster of Dark Poeta, has been decreased
• Steel Rake
  
  • Lowered the difficulty of the final boss, Steel Rake Hutkin
  • Lengthened the summoning cycle of minion monsters
  • Lowered the level and stats of minion monsters
  • Changed the system message that displays when the food/water supply unit inside Hutkin’s Safe in the Steel Rake fails to activate
    
    • Displays system message, "It will be difficult to do this alone. I need one more person to help me push it!" when a character tries to activate the food/water supply unit alone
  • The difficulty in attacking the Steel Rake Ship has been decreased
    • Some monsters levels have been decreased
    • Some monsters have been repositioned and the battle behaviors have been changed
    • Food and Drink acquired in Hutkin's Safe area appear only around the door, and only two people can acquire it, rather than three
  • When defeating Golden Eye Mantutu, Engineer Lahulahu, or Captain Hutkin, there’s a high probability of acquiring a Stigma Stone
  • Madame Bovariki, who is at the bar in the middle layer of the Steel Rake Ship, can drop the Loot Depository Key at any time
    • When you defeat Madame Bovariki, you acquire the key to the second floor of the bar
  • In the second floor of the Sea Song Tavern in the middle layer of the Steel Rake Ship, there is now an additional treasure chest
  • You can go between the lower and middle layers of the Steel Rake Ship using the elevator
    • Elevator activation equipment is now available to move from the lower layer to the middle layer
  • The price of the “Captain’s Treasure Chest Key” has been decreased. You can purchase it from the general goods merchant, Pegureronerk, in the lower layer of the Steel Rake Ship
• Dredgion
  • For safety around the Dredgion exit, quard NPCs have been rearranged
• Abyss
  • The stats of monsters in the Abyss Fortresses have been adjusted
  • Issues with gliding inside Asteria have been addressed
  • Problems with Krotan Refuge monsters appearing in Miren Fortress have been addressed
  • Resolved the problem of the Primum Bind Point in Reshanta where you could enter inside by going through the wall of the lower part of the base

Items

• To address various issues during the extraction process, items’ alignment, icons, and function have been changed
  • The icon for the Extraction Tool item has been changed
• When using the Auto-Arrange Cube function, Extraction Tools now move to the first space of the cube
  • The gauge that shows during extraction is now red
  • An item that is currently being worn cannot be extracted
• Color can now be applied to Fu-Rin-Ka-Zan's Shield and Shining Fu-Rin-Ka-Zan's Shield
• Abnormal appearances when some items are equipped have been corrected
• Changed the stats of below items

• Changed the full set effect of below set items

Quest

• The number of Repeat Quests available inside the Steel Rake Ship has been changed, from 50 times to 30 times.
• The drop rates for “[Group] How to use Stigma” and “[Group] Stop the Shulacks!” have been increased

•  NPCs subject to conversation are now indicated on the map while executing Abyss quests
• When you get special rewards upon completion of a quest such as Greater Stigma Slot Expansion, Abyss Points, titles, cube expansion, or personal storage expansion, an explanation regarding the rewards no longer appears in the explanation window
• To prevent situations where you cannot proceed with a quest due to an NPC’s death, some NPCs’ HP have been increased
  • The Elyos NPC Pater and Asmodian NPC Needham will not attack any characters, and characters cannot attack them 
• Typos and omissions in some quests and reward items have been addressed
• New repeat quests have been added to supplement the difficulty of ‘Craft Skills Test’ for [Elyos] and ‘Proving the Proficiency of Crafting Skill’ for [Asmodians]
  • You can obtain ‘Boiling Balaur Blood Stain’ as reward from the new repeat quests, which are the craft material items required to complete the Daevanion quest
  • Elyos can obtain the new repeat quests in Sanctum, and Asmodians can get theirs in Pandaemonium.
•  Increased the EXP reward of some quests
• These include many quests in the Elyos regions of Eltnen, Theobomos and Interdikah, the Asmodian regions of Morheim, Brusthonin and Beluslan, and the Elyos/Asmodian quests in Reshanta
• Increased the Kinah and item reward of some quests
  • These quests include many Elyos/Asmodian quests with the recommended level of 20 or higher
•  Increased the chance of gaining contribution decorations as reward from Elyos/Asmodian repeat quests that require defeating the elite guards in the upper layer of Reshanta
•  Increased the drop rate of quest items for [Elyos/Asmodian] repeat quests inside the instanced dungeon Steel Rake
• Corrected the spelling errors in the description of reward items and NPC dialogs of some quests
• Abyss Points and Player Titles are now shown in quest rewards where applicable
• Stigma quests now reward 500 Stigma Shards, up from 220

Abyss

• You now receive contribution decorations as reward for successfully defending a fortress under the control of your Legion
  • Gold and silver contribution decorations are issued as a reward
  • The number of contribution decorations you receive for defending a fortress increases as you move from lower layer to upper layer to the deepest layer
  •  Contribution decorations issued as rewards are delivered to the mailbox of the Brigade General of the Legion occupying the fortress 
•  Extended the time it takes for the Guardian Deity General to appear after a fortress enters the Capturable state

 Skills

• Templar
  • Increased the amount of hatred with ‘Incite Rage’ skill
  • Elyos Templars cannot use the “Shield Retribution” skill unless they first equip a shield
• Assassin
  • Changed the cool down time of ‘Contract of Evasion’ skill from 30 seconds to 1 minute
  • Increased the damage inflicted by ‘Counterattack’ skill
  • Increased the damage inflicted by ‘Apply Poison’ skill
  • Increased the amount of hatred reduced by ‘Calming Whisper’ skill
  • “Apply Poison” skill icon has been changed
• Ranger
  • Issues with the “Hunter’s Might” skill and using an attack skill after the “Hunter's Resolution” effect disappears have been addressed
• Sorcerer
  • Reduced the MP cost of ‘Flame Harpoon’ skill
• Cleric
  • Increased the damage inflicted by ‘Thunderbolts’ skill
  • Resolved the issue of the cool down time not being seen clearly when using ‘Ripple of Purification’ skill
  • Resolved the problem of abnormal mental conditions not being removed by ‘Splendor of Purification’ skill
• Spiritmaster
  
  • Resolved the problem with the range of Command skills not being modified in PvP
  • The damage number in the tool tip explanation of “Ignite Aether” and “Magic Implosion” now displays properly
• All
  • In the Chain Skill window, a function has been added to set up basic Chain Skills to be more convenient
    
    • In the Chain Skill window, you can click and drag the Chain Skill icon onto skills that have the same condition for use
  • During PvP, if the distance from the opposing character becomes farther than the distance required to use a skill, it is possible to use the skill by adjusting the shooting distance

Character

• Slightly reduced the EXP penalty due to the difference in the levels of group members when in a Group or Alliance
• Elemental Defense has been slightly decreased
• Possible casting distances of some skills appear correctly in the tool tip when changing weapons to equip a Polearm or Greatsword
• Auto Transfer is no longer removed even when one attacks during the Auto Transfer
• The number of Stigma Shards required for equipping a Stigma Stone has been decreased
• Maximum Abyss points available for a character above 1-star officer have been increased
• Characters can no longer penetrate into a building in certain areas of Teminon Landing
• Characters can no longer stand in the middle of the sky in some areas of Sanctum’s Outer Port
• Characters can no longer get stuck in the topography in some areas of Dark Poeta’s Timolia Mine 

Combat

• A character transformed into a Guardian Deity General can no longer be pulled in by Templar's ‘Inescapable Judgment’ skill.

UI

•  An Instance Info window has been added to display information before entry into an instanced dungeon
  
  • You can open the window by using the “/CheckEntry” command or by clicking on Instance Info in the Menu
  • Not only can you check your own standby information, but also that of group members and alliance members
• Number buttons have been added to some windows
  • By clicking on the mouse, one can enter prices and volume
  • The colors of numbers change as the prices go up for clearer verification of the volume entered
• The search system of the Broker window is now more convenient
  •   When searching for an item in the list tab, you can set options such as “Include Keyword” and “Match Keyword.” from a drop down menu
  • When you select Include Keyword, the system searches for items that include the keyword. Match Keyword searches for the item that directly corresponds to the keyword
  • The item name automatically appears in the search window when you right-click while opening the list tab, or left-click while holding down the <Alt> key
  • The item is registered when you right-click on the desired item while opening the Quantity tab
•  Auto-Arrange Cube is available for each cube when you have many cubes
  • By right-clicking on the cube’s name, you can use the “Change Tab Name” and “Auto-Arrange Cube” functions
• You can now check your appearance after applying “Color Spray” and “Hair Dye” by using the Preview function before purchasing them
• Resolved the problem of the right mouse click not working when purchasing items from the list in the Sales Agency window
• On the Sales Agency window, items listed under the categories ‘Weapons’, ‘Armor’, and 'Accessories’ tabs are now displayed correctly
• Resolved the problem of group members in different channels not being displayed correctly on the map

MISC

• Optimizations have been made within the game to assist with the performance issues that characters experience during Sieges and other resource intensive activities. This should significantly cut down on the amount of CrySystem.dll errors that players have been reporting

•  Changed the properties of some items

• The weapon effect of Miragent’s Jewel/Fenril’s Jewel can now be seen
• Slightly increased the EXP gained from gathering and crafting
  • Skill level increases at the same rate as before
• Added description "A hidden effect(s) is activated when you equip the complete set" at the bottom of the tooltip of the item that has a hidden set effect.
• The maximum number of contribution decorations that can be stacked in a slot is now 1000