The Division is releasing on March 8th with all versions now able to preload the game in preparation for launch day. But prior to its official launch, Ubisoft already has a major patch planned for The Division.

According to a dataminer who looked into the PC version’s preload documents, The Division will be getting its 1.1 update soon. With its release, we can expect several visual improvements, a complete overhaul to the Appearance Menu, updates to the Mega Map and Open World, and a long list of additional improvements.

Some of the most notable improvements include fixing several lights that didn’t cast global illumination, the addition of an “Outfit Sets” option to quickly equip all items within a set, and the inclusion of a new “Mission Overview” segment added to the Mega Map.

Here’s the full list of patch notes for The Division 1.1 update:

Tom Clancy's The Division™ v1.1

Appearance Menu has received a complete overhaul:

• Now displays as a Grid making it much easier to browse items
• "Outfit Sets" option added to quickly equip all the items in a set
• "Inspect" Feature added

Visual improvements:

• Fixed several lights that did not cast global illumination
• Fixed missing volumetric lights on Traffic Lights
• Illuminated signs now cast actual light
• Improved atmospheric haze in several Time and Weather combinations
• Improved night time lighting and contrast
• Tweaked exaggerated rimlight shader on characters
• Improved car window reflections
• Improved SSAO to be more pronounced

Mega Map and Open World updates:

• New "Mission Overview" has been added to the Mega Map
• Contaminated Zones will now display the required filter level on the Mega Map
• Field data with Audio will automatically play when you pick them up
• If you start listening to Field Data with audio from the menu you can keep listening outside the menu
• Added Subtitles for all Field Data that play audio
• Mission Entrance menu usability has been improved
• Significantly increased number of Crafting Materials obtained from Loot Crates

Other:

• New "Help" Menu is now available in Settings Menu - it stores all the Loading Screen and Context Sensitive Tips
• New Tutorials added for certain gameplay features and mechanics (these can be switched off in the Options Menu)
• Skill Modifiers have been added directly to Gear (previously only available on Gear Mods)
• Fixed an issue on Character Select that resulted in getting stuck with specific combination of inputs
• Fixed a progression blocking issue caused by accepting a group invite at a specific moment during the Base of Operations unlock sequence
• Players will no longer be returned all the way back to start screen after creating or logging in to their Ubisoft Club Account
• Fixed remaining Bugs that prevented log-in when some non-essential services were offline
• New Icon for Landmarks in the DarkZone, Icon now changes dynamically depending on if Non-Player Enemies are present or not
• Added information to the in-game Loot Pickup UI to show why an item can't be picked up
• Improved multi-GPU performance
• Fixed issue where you could get a white screen on start-up
• Improved performance in Windowed mode
• The Deployable Turret no longer targets non-rogue players and doesn't damage neutral players caught in line of fire either
• Overall stability increased - lots of Crash fixes!
• Further backend improvements and optimizations
• Many Localization adjustments and bug fixes
• Additional minor bug fixes and polish!

[Via Reddit]