Day of Dragons News

[p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p]With the Brood Watcher fully implemented into the game, we now turn to working on the last remaining content patch of the 1.2 update. As you may have noticed, we are beginning to work on our larger updates in smaller patch increments. We were able to push out many new quality of life, content, and bugs fixes in these smaller patches and we feel it better suits our development style, pace, and the player's experience. We are now turning our focus to the last and final patch of Update 1.2, which includes the Ironhide Grazer, Stat Pearls, and an AI overhaul. Once released, we will then finish work on Update 1.3. [/p][h2]Ironhide Grazer[/h2][p][/p][p][/p][p]The Ironhide Grazer will be a new dangerous AI creature added to the game. They are herding animals and will appear as adult or juveniles. They are the largest AI yet to enter the game, but also the most deadly. While they would make a great feast for any clan, the entire herd is extremely protective of their young and can easily kill an inexperience dragon. With them will be the introduction of herd AI behavior and they will drop new types of valuable pearls that will benefit your dragon in nesting and skin crafting. [/p][p] [/p][h2]Stat Pearls[/h2][p]A new type of pearl coming to the game are Stat Pearls. These pearls can raise specific stats of your dragon from just 0.1% to as much as 15%. They will come in three different varieties; Lesser (0.1-5%), Greater (5-10%), and Ancient (10-15%). Ancient pearls may increase two of your dragons stats to a combined total of 15% (5%+10%) or a single stat to 15%. Each variety will have an assigned quality depending on how much it raises your stats (common, uncommon, rare, mythical, and legendary). [/p][p]These pearls will be tradeable and are not bound to the account. Any equipped pearls will remain with the player through death, but any unequipped pearls in their inventory will be dropped upon their death and lootable by nearby dragons. Each dragon species will have a designated "crop weight" which will indicate their inventory capacity and pearls will weigh different amounts depending on their variety.[/p][p] [/p][h2]AI Overhaul[/h2][p][/p][p]All of our AI creatures are going to be getting some TLC in the next update. We will be standardizing all of the AI to allow for faster AI implementation in the future and smarter overall AI creatures. The Swamp Snapper will be getting a quality of life update with its behavior tweaked and bugs fixed. As stated above, we will be adding herding behavior as well as adult and juvenile AI behavior. [/p][p]Many of you have asked if the Thornback Crawlers will be making a return to the Forgotten Forest. At this time, the answer is no. We found players had a hard time finding the Thornbacks in the grassy landscape of the forests and will be saving them for future biomes such as the Lava Lands.[/p][h2]
New Skins[/h2][p][/p][p]And last but not least, we will be adding more skins to the game with the final implementation of the 1.2 update. The Acid Spitter will be getting the equine inspired "Purple Roan" skin with the Inferno Ravager getting the Sulfire and Hellfire skins. These skins, like all the rest, will be customizable once Skin Crafting is added in the 1.3 update.
[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Looking Forward[/h2][p]This update will likely take us some time to complete and we will keep you updated on its progress as we go. After the 1.2 update is finished and any hotfixes needed are completed, we will turn our attention to the 1.3 update. [/p][p]The 1.3 update will introduce the much anticipated new Skin Crafting feature. Players will be able to use color swatches inherited by their parents to customize their skins and patterns. The update will also include an update to the Forgotten Forest map, Tales of Dragons in-game lorebook which will help new players learn about the dragon species and their abilities, and the implementation of Fantasy Servers with 300+ player capacity. We are very excited for this update and can't wait to finish it![/p][p]Following 1.3, we will then release 1.4 which will include the Singe Crest Wyvern. [/p][p]1.3 and 1.4 are both estimated for a 2026 release as we continue to improve upon and speed up our production pipeline.[/p][p][/p][p] [/p][h2]From the Community[/h2][p]
Each blog post, we pick some of our favorite screenshots and artwork posted by the community to showcase here. Want a chance for your submission to be showcased on our next blog? Post it in the appropriate channels on our discord!

[/p][h3]Some recent screenshots...[/h3][p]
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Some artwork from the community...[/h3][p]
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[p]This patch includes 1 new skin plus a lot of love for the Inferno Ravager.[/p][p][/p][h3]NEW Flame Stalker Skin:[/h3]

• [p]Added "Lionfang" Rare Spawn Skin[/p][p][/p]

[h3]INFERNO RAVAGER[/h3]

• [p]Inferno Ravager's now regen bile when using Inferno at a reduced rate (-75%)[/p]
• [p]Inferno Ravger's Inferno shield now reduces part of its damage with Scavenger points. Before, base reduction was 50% + 40% with Survival. Now, base reduction is 50% + 7.5% Scavenger 1 + 7.5% Scavenger 2 + 7.5% Scavenger 3 + 17.5% Survivor. The Max reduction remains at 90% but the mitigations have been spread out across the entire Survival tree.[/p]
• [p]Added a Reduce Local FX setting which reduces Inferno fire brightness and volume for local player. (more reduced FX may be added to this later)[/p]

[h3]DRAGONS ANTICHEAT:[/h3]

• [p]Dragons AntiCheat now properly logs SteamIDs instead of Epic IDs. [/p]
• [p]Dragons AntiCheat has whitelisted many safe apps (no longer logged on server)[/p]
• [p]Dragons AntiCheat will now kick players using third-party static Crosshair Overlays such as CrosshairX and ProSight[/p]
• [p]Dragons AntiCheat no longer exempts admins from using Reshade[/p]
• [p]Dragons AntiCheat code "refreshed" to break any hack work done since last patch ːsteamhappyː[/p]

[h3]FIXES:[/h3]

• [p]Fixed a texture issue on Twilight skin[/p]
• [p]Add missing Whisper command to chat box /help text for admins[/p][p][/p]

[p][/p][p]The Beawesome Games Team[/p]

[p]This patch includes 1 new skin plus a lot of new Dragons Anti-Cheat updates.[/p][p]Dragons AntiCheat is a custom anticheat solution designed by Beawesome Games and built into Day of Dragons. It works alongside Easy AntiCheat to provide extra protection against known hacking methods. It does not affect game performance.[/p][p][/p][h3]NEW Shadow Scale Skin:[/h3]

• [p]Added "Twilight" Rare Spawn Skin[/p][p][/p]

[h3]DRAGONS ANTICHEAT:[/h3]

• [p]Dragons AntiCheat now logs users SteamID and Steam Persona Name who are using common hacks or suspicious third-party apps detected by the Dragons AntiCheat. The type of detection (DLL Injector, ESP/Overlay, Cheatengine, Windows Hook, etc.) will be logged as well as the app's process name and folder. Please note that the logs are aggressive and may log apps which are not hacks, we have whitelisted over 20 common apps such as Steam, Discord, nVidia, AMD, and many others. We will continue to whitelist more safe apps in future versions of the Dragons AntiCheat. These logs may aid Server Admins by indicating whether or not cheats are being used. [/p]
• [p]Reshade has been blacklisted as an anti-cheat measure unless user is a server admin (this allows admins to use it on their own servers if they want to). If not an admin, the user will be kicked from the server and the server will log the violation.[/p]
• [p]Known hacks have been blacklisted as an anti-cheat measure and will result in a kick from the server and the type of hack being logged onto the server.[/p]
• [p]Implemented 256bit Network Packet Encryption to prevent Packet-sniffer/Radar hacks as an anti-cheat measure[/p]
• [p]Implemented REDACTED methods to break current ESP hacks as an anti-cheat measure[/p]
• [p]Fixed a vulnerability where a hacker could force the server to log an event of their own description[/p]
• [p]DragonsNoEAC.exe binary has been deprecated, EasyAntiCheat is now mandatory to play the game as an AntiCheat measure.[/p]
• [p]Implemented specialized methods to break any new hacks with every new patch.[/p]

[h3]FIXES:[/h3]

• [p]Fixed an issue where server announcements and shutdown prompts were not printing to server log[/p]
• [p]Fixed the tooltip description for the Whisper button in admin panel[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue with Hover takeoff applying vertical velocity[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where Hover Ascent/Descent would not always work immediately after hovering[/p]
• [p]Fixed several Biolumin Skin Doodad Emissives[/p]

[h3]OTHER[/h3]

• [p]Brood NPC's are back on the Testing / DM server to allow quest/unlock of Brood Watcher for testing[/p][p][/p]

[p][/p][p]The Beawesome Games Team[/p]

[p]The snow has melted for Spring, and Winter will not return again to the Forgotten Forests until our next Winter Holiday Event coming December 4, 2026 (with more goodies planned!) [/p][p]This small patch adds 4 additional Biolumin spawn skins as well as some additional improvements:[/p][p][/p][h3]NEW BIOLUMIN SKINS:[/h3]

• [p]Added Biolumin "Violet Petal" Rare Spawn Skin[/p][p][/p]
• [p]Added Biolumin "Luna" Rare Spawn Skin[/p][p][/p]
• [p]Added Biolumin "Rosebud" Uncommon Spawn Skin
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• [p]Added Biolumin "Orchid Bloom" Uncommon Spawn Skin[/p][p][/p]

[h3]OTHER:[/h3]

• [p]Removed the Winter Memorial Event[/p]
• [p]Added support for Japanese, Korean, and Chinese text symbols (If your language symbols are not supported in DoD chat, please let us know in our Discord and we will try to add it)[/p]
• [p]Added support to directly join a server by IP Address (This only works if the server is not configured for Steam networking such as a LAN). This feature can be found under Server Filters.[/p]

[h3]FIXES:[/h3]

• [p]Fixed an issue where ambient audio would continue to play after quitting the game.[/p][p][/p]

[p]The Beawesome Games Team[/p]

[p][/p][p]Winter has returned again for one week for our annual Winter Memorial Week Event. Be sure to check Discord on February 17th for a special announcement. [/p][p]During this event, players will be able to receive free skins, emotes, and cosmetic items by completing the Winter's Gift and/or Myth of the Mimikor questlines.[/p][p]This is your last chance to obtain these rewards until December 4th, 2026 when the Winter Holiday Event returns.[/p][p]We've also added 3 new Blitz Striker skins, made a few tweaks to Nests/Brooding, and fixed a very annoying bug.[/p][h3][/h3][p][/p][h3]NEW BLITZ STRIKER SKINS SKINS:[/h3]

• [p]Added Blitz Striker "Thunderflash" uncommon spawn skin[/p][p][/p]
• [p]Added Blitz Striker "Vertigo" rare spawn skin[/p][p][/p]
• [p]Added Blitz Striker "Copperhead" rare spawn skin
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[h3]NESTS & BROODING:[/h3]

• [p]Nest Eggs can now be unflagged by clicking on them again[/p]
• [p]Nest Eggs can no longer be flagged if they are at 75% or higher incubation, they must be 0-74% to be flagged for a Brood Watcher[/p]
• [p]Nest Eggs now automatically unflag once they hit 75% incubation[/p]

[p][/p][h3]OPTIMIZATION:[/h3]

• [p]Cave Crystals no longer render from far away (they could be seen glowing across the map)
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[h3]FIXES:[/h3]

• [p]Refixed an issue where after closing the game using EasyAntiCheat, the game process would hang for 10-30 seconds before terminating. It should now properly terminate in under 5 seconds.[/p][p][/p]

[p]The Beawesome Games Team[/p]