Destiny‘s first update of 2015 is upon us and developer Bungie dropped by the game’s official forums to reveal its contents.

Now live on all platforms, the hot fix addresses both Raid and PvP experiences in Destiny, as promised earlier last week, along with a handful of other general activity improvements.

The full set of fixes can be found below. Iron Banner enthusiasts will also want to read on to find out what spoils lie in wait for this week’s event, starting tomorrow. Have a look!

Activity Rewards

• Fixed an issue with Ascendant Materials no longer being a possible reward for Daily gold-tier public events
• In addition to other potential rewards, Weekly Nightfall Strikes can now award 9 or more Strange Coins

PVP

Maps

• Added to the rotation for Control, Clash, and Iron Banner* playlists:
  • The Anomaly
  • Asylum
  • The Burning Shrine

Iron Banner*

• Starts 1AM PST, Tuesday, January 13th
• Playlist weapon drops
  • Level 32 Sniper Rifle
  • Level 32 Auto Rifle
• Gain event standing to earn Legendary gear
  • Level 32 Hand Cannon
  • Level 32 Rocket Launcher
  • Level 32 Gauntlets
  • Level 31 Chest

Weapons

• On the Sniper Rifle, Black Hammer, the Hive Breaker upgrade has been disabled until it is fixed to play nicely with the White Nail upgrade

Raids

Vault of Glass

• Exotic weapon drops (though still very infrequent) are now Level 32

Crota’s End

• Rewards
  • Treasure chests now contain Radiant Materials
  • The existing Pit treasure chest reward has moved to killing Ir Yut, the Deathsinger
• Pit Encounter
  • Pillars of Light no longer launch players into the air when they explode
• Bridge Encounter
  • Players will now be required to cross the bridge in order to complete the bridge encounter
  • Players will now be required to wait for the bridge to be completed prior to crossing with the sword
• Deathsinger Encounter
  • Fixed a rare case where the Shriekers would not spawn, preventing players from reaching the Deathsinger
  • The Deathsinger now has a chance to drop Exotic weapons and armor, class pieces, and Radiant materials
• Crota Encounter
  • Two Swordbearers will no longer spawn at the same time at the outset of the encounter
  • Crota will now recover from his kneeling state after a player quits
  • Fixed a bug that allowed players to remove the “Presence of Crota” using a Radiance Warlock’s Fireborn ability
  • Fixed a bug that made the Oversoul appear destroyed to some players in a Fireteam when it was actually still active

Developer Bungie is preparing to deploy a new update for Destiny following the holiday break that will address bugs, including exploits, in the recently released Crota’s End six-player Raid.

If you’ve yet to complete the new Hive-themed Raid legitimately, without the use of exploits, you may want to take the next week to learn how to do just that. Otherwise, those stuck in the ways of lantern-jumping across the pit, using clever ways to build the bridge, and “cheesing” Crota with disconnects are going to have a bad time. The update, landing next Tuesday on January 13, will address all known exploits that allowed Guardians to complete the raid with ease or even as a solo adventurer.

The silver lining? The patch will also make improvements to the Vault of Glass’ loot drop table, giving Guardians more incentive to revisit the deadly trials of the time-travelling Vex once again.

Here are the details: