The new hymn update includes legendary missions and Elyos caches

By Colin Stevens

BioWare today released Anthem Update 1.0.4, which includes legendary missions, Elysian caches, loot modifications and more.

The full release notes, which you can find here, detail the legendary missions, which allow players to replay critical path missions with much greater difficulty. A mission will be available daily, without limit of number of times.

Players can access Elyos caches with Elysian keys, obtained by completing daily challenges. The caches appear at the end of each fortress after the boss and unlock the vanity and craft materials. Each cache will create loot for all players participating in the expedition. BioWare indicates that there are 67 unique models including vinys, victory poses, emotes and arrivals, all without duplicates. However, the caches will certainly not contain new armor.

The upcoming loot changes in Anthem include chests that now have the chance to drop additional artifacts and craft materials into Fortresses, Free Parties, and Missions. Apex creatures will also have a chance to deposit additional loot. For players with a level of difficulty greater than or equal to GM1, fortress leaders now deposit more loot with an additional chance to drop Masterwork and Legendary items.

With the update, the Forge is now accessible via the menu when players are in Fort. Tarsus or launch bay – there will be no more loading screen before entering the Forge. Various support points have been added for Nvidia Highlights, as well as several performance improvements and bug fixes for all players.

After a more brutal launch than expected, BioWare aimed to make both progressive and significant changes to Anthem's booty systems. The developer has recently increased the rate of drops of masterpieces and legendary.

Anthem was the best-selling game in February 2019 in the United States, beating all other newcomers like Jump Force and Metro: Exodus.

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