What changed in Conan Exiles Enhanced in 2026

Part 3 of the story will feature Akhamet taking on a bigger role.

New patch and story content coming November 10th for PC players.

Conan Exiles Enhanced will be available as a free upgrade for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S in early 2027.

Conan Exiles Enhanced is set to launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S in early 2027, offering an upgraded experience for console players.

Crom Coins will no longer be valid in the Legacy version once Enhanced is released, but will carry over to the Enhanced version.

Existing owners of Conan Exiles on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One will receive a free upgrade to the Enhanced version on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.

The Enhanced edition will include various performance improvements for smoother gameplay.

The Enhanced version will include major visual upgrades across environments, characters, lighting, and effects.

A range of quality-of-life improvements will be implemented to enhance exploration, building, and survival.

The Exiled Lands and the Isle of Siptah expansion will be integrated into a seamless experience in the Enhanced version.

Official servers will transition to the Enhanced version, and Isle of Siptah servers will merge with Exiled Lands servers.

Conan Exiles Enhanced will feature full cross-play support, allowing players across platforms to play together.

Conan Exiles Enhanced will feature a redesigned UI to improve player experience.

Part Three of the Legacy of the Giant-Kings story arc is scheduled for release on November 10, featuring Akhamet.

Single-player saves will carry over to the Enhanced version, but not vice versa.

Added a console variable, `dw.RiftEvent.DisableAVFX`, to suppress event AVFX locally for players with audio-visual sensitivities.

Fixed prepare spell not resetting when canceled before selecting a spell to prepare.

After dropping an item from your inventory the system will automatically select the preceding item.

Nvidia Streamline will only load on systems with an Nvidia GPU.

Mysterious rifts will appear across the Exiled Lands and the Isle of Siptah, leading to hostile arenas.

Rifts have opened across the Exiled Lands and the Isle of Siptah, leading to dangerous encounters in otherworldly arenas.

Mi-Go enemies return, including a mini world boss and themed rewards.

Four new spells added to the sorcery arsenal, unlockable through rift encounters.

The Mi-Go have returned, including a mini boss, with themed rewards available for those who defeat them.

Continuing the four-part story arc with new challenges and mysteries in the Exiled Lands.

A new Shemite building set inspired by Stygian influences and eastern nomadic practicality is now available in the Bazaar.

Expand your arcane arsenal with four new Sorcery spells unlocked through Rift encounters.

Addressed minor bugs related to the Sentinel of the Triumverate bundle.

Resolved two crashes related to D3D12 introduced with the 2.2.0 update.

Fixed crash that could occur on boot for servers with stale files from before the 2.2.0 update.

Resolved issue where players were disconnected when the login queue finished.

The game has been upgraded to Unreal Engine 5.8.2, laying groundwork for future improvements.

The results of the first Modding Contest have been announced, with the Top 10 mods voted by the community.

All mods are flagged as out of date due to serialization changes in the base engine, requiring authors to recook them.

New content arriving on October 6, continuing the four-part story arc with new mysteries and challenges.

Iris has been enabled to alleviate performance bottlenecks on dedicated servers, reducing lag significantly.

Crashing issues with Xbox official and private servers have been resolved after disabling problematic legacy middleware.

Added 3 warm insulation, 3 cold insulation, and 3 str weapon damage.

Resolved two crashes related to D3D12 that were introduced with the 2.2.0 update.

Fixed issue where a password was required when joining servers after creating a coop game with a password.

Fixed a crash that could occur on boot for servers with stale files from before the 2.2.0 update.

Added 2 warm insulation, 2 cold insulation, and 5 bonus follower damage.

Metal parts do not change color in the crafting bench preview when dyeing.

Resolved an issue where players were disconnected when the login queue finished.

Resolved issue with base-game asset overrides failing to load properly from cooked mods.

Added 1 warm insulation, 1 cold insulation, and 3 agi weapon damage.

Added 2 warm insulation, 2 cold insulation, 2 bonus follower damage, and 2 agi weapon damage.

Resolved several server crash issues.

Added 3 warm insulation, 3 cold insulation, 2 bonus follower damage, and 2 str weapon damage.

New Giant-King themed items including alchemical instruments and building sets will be available during the event.

Both factions receive new faction-locked items including epic armor sets, legendary weapons, and decorative placeables.

New epic armor/crafting sets, legendary weapons, and decorative placeables are available for both factions.

The Head Hunter Event is back from August 18th to August 30th, allowing players to hunt sorcerers or players for rewards.

The Head Hunter event runs from August 18th to August 30th, allowing players to hunt sorcerers or players for rewards.

New items including alchemical instruments and building sets will be available during the event.

A new repair system has been introduced to enhance gameplay.

The first part of the Legacy of the Giant-Kings story arc introduces The Cyclopean Halls dungeon.

Update 2.1.0 will be available on the Public Beta Client starting August 11, 2026.

The contest deadline has been pushed back by a week due to unforeseen circumstances.

Resolved an issue that could result in The Anvil Keeper becoming embedded in the floor.

Increased drop rates for legendary fragments and armor in the Cyclopean Halls dungeon.

Addressed a problem that could prevent bosses from spawning in single player or coop modes.

Corrected the coloring of certain gemstone weapons.

Fixed an issue where decay timers were not updating in the UI.

Fixed an issue where certain combinations of stacked placeables could cause them to lose stability when building pieces were replaced nearby.

The fixes for encumbrance have been rolled back so players no longer slow roll when lightly encumbered.

Players will navigate the Cyclopean Halls beneath the Unnamed City, culminating in a boss encounter.

A free four-part story arc beginning July 21st, exploring the mysteries of the Exiled Lands.

Players can now restore powerful Legendary weapons and armor, extending their usefulness into the endgame.

A new four-part story arc begins, exploring the Cyclopean Halls beneath the Unnamed City.

A long-requested feature allowing players to restore powerful Legendary gear, debuting with the first part of the story arc.

Prevented damage exploits.

Addressed exploit on Voidforge Mace and Heritance (both versions).

A contest for creating original mods for Conan Exiles Enhanced with a total prize pool of $3,000.

Community voting for the Top 10 finalists will begin on August 11, 2026.

Submissions for the modding contest are open from July 2, 2026, to August 2, 2026.

Winners of the modding contest will be announced on August 14, 2026.

Backend optimizations implemented to reduce server strain and improve stability.

Announcement of a modding contest with monetary prizes for creating new mods.

Public testing environment returns, allowing players to test updates before live release.

Fixed an incorrect placement range setting on the Vendhyan Bathhouse.

Decay timers on all official servers extended from 10 days to 20 days from July 1st to September 1st.

Hotfix ensures all 47 building pieces in the bundle are properly represented in the Bazaar UI.

Availability of Vendhyan Shrine and Vendhyan Noble's Bedchamber bundles extended from 2 days to 4 days.

Fixed issue where unequipping the Spiderclimb Boots could reduce speed when climbing.

Updated thumbnails for Vendhyan building set pieces to be representative of its contents.

Updates ensure older mods no longer prevent game launch or cause compatibility errors.

Teaser for additional content, updates, and activities planned for July.

First cosmetic content drop to the Bazaar with more items than previous offerings.

Fixed issue where Elixir of Freedom could increase speed if used while crippled.

Fixed an issue that would sometimes display an error when crafting multiple items at once.

It should be easier to place the bathhouse down.

A new building set inspired by Vendhyan culture, featuring foundations, walls, ceilings, doors, and decorative variants.

New armor and weapon cosmetics that reflect the splendor and craftsmanship of Vendhya.

Fixed iron bars displaying the cultist hood icon in inventories and crafting stations.

Fixed an issue where placeables on certain building pieces could lose stability and disappear.

Fixed an issue where logging in while standing on a foundation could drop players through it.

Items now display correctly without needing to relog.

A chest-sorting quality-of-life upgrade addressing community feedback.

Fewer hitches entering areas with heavily decorated bases.

Taverns now draw visitors just like they do on the Exiled Lands.

Popups indicate if older versions of mods can't be loaded.

Addressed a specific crash that occurred when a Thrall was killed, affecting Official Server #1415.

Implemented color dyeing feature for saddles, a long-requested community feature.

Enhanced performance on filtered searches in the server browser.

Addressed multiple exploits identified by the community.

Server browser filters are now saved between sessions.

Ping will now reflect the actual network latency for better server joining.

Options for players to configure their data collection preferences have been reinstated.

Living Settlements have been re-enabled on servers 1516, 1942, and 1509.

Fixed an issue where player disconnects weren’t being registered with the dedicated server launcher.

Changes made for the Funcom launcher to simplify launching Battleye on Steam Deck.

Fixed issue that could cause emotes learned from the start of the game and discovered in the world to be removed from characters.

Using the -MULTIHOME parameter for hosting will now send HTTP requests to the server browser backend over the same interface.

Fixed MaxNudity server setting not saving when changed in single player or by coop host.

A client’s maximum nudity settings will no longer be overwritten by the server settings.

Legacy servers upgrading to Enhanced no longer need to update config files for version compatibility.

Fixed an issue that was preventing the client from showing previously played servers.

Fixed an issue where favorite servers would not be saved between sessions.

Four newly re-recorded songs performed with the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra are featured in the game.

Fixed an issue where filtering servers by favorites showed all servers as favorites.

Dedicated servers can opt-in to send crash reports with the launch argument -SendUnattendedBugReports.

Fix an issue that was preventing servers with an IPv6 address from showing up in the server browser.

Servers: 1516, 1942, 1509

Several popular mods ready at launch with a refreshed Mod Dev Kit.

The game has been optimized for strong performance on Steam Deck.

Client size reduced to 68GB, nearly half of its previous size.

Players can now freely travel between The Exiled Lands and The Isle of Siptah, eliminating the need to choose a map at character creation.

The game has been upgraded to Unreal Engine 5, featuring improved environments, character models, lighting, and effects.

Players can maintain and switch between multiple single-player characters per account.

Players can explore both regions with the same character without restarting.

Significant improvements in graphics and performance using Unreal Engine 5.

Smooth gameplay across various settings and strong performance on Steam Deck.

Enhanced performance on Steam Deck for a better gaming experience.

A massive free upgrade featuring a visual overhaul and new gameplay features.

The user interface has been redesigned along with numerous quality-of-life improvements.

Crafting now takes ingredients from nearby storage and follower inventories.

Cleaner menus and improved navigation for a better user experience.

The game now targets 60+ FPS across all graphical presets on most PCs.

Players can carry over their progress from the Unreal Engine 4 version.

Multiplayer servers can now host both regions simultaneously, expanding the playable space for communities with the Siptah expansion.

All thralls, pets, and mounts that disappeared after a character transfer should be restored upon logging into the server.

Character transfers have been re-enabled on Steam, allowing players to transfer their characters to different servers.

Players can only store one character per account at a time and must import or delete the character before transferring another.

Players can now move their characters freely between servers while preserving character levels, inventory items, and followers.

Select low-population servers will be merged to enhance player interaction and server activity.

Some displayed data in the 'Export Character' menu may not be correct; this will be fixed in a future patch.