Day of Dragons News

[h2]BETA PATCH 1.L.7.0[/h2]
Server/Client Patch

This patch focuses mainly on fixing long-standing bugs and issues and improving server performance.

• Doubled the amount of Day time so that Time of Day is now a 2:1 Day/Night ratio. Night remains unchanged.
  
• Nights are now slightly brighter
  
• Added Player Ping to Players list in Social Panel
  
• Removed Full Screen display window option as this mode has been deprecated from Windows 10/11 and caused many client crashes
  
• Improved flight take off syncing in that players trying to take off in high latency situations should be able to properly sync and take off
  
• Improved Shadow Scale flight maneuvering to better reflect its air agility and to prepare for unique flight characteristics between species
  
• Reduced SS charge breath button hold down time from 2s to 1.5s
  
• Reduced SS charge breath subsequent charge ticks from 2s to 1s
  
• Reduced cooldown on Acid Spit from 2.5s to 2s
  
• Optimized server processes to increase performance
  
• Improved the Server's Cheat/Desync Detection
  
• Fixed an issue where pitch was not inverting properly after the last patch
  
• Fixed an issue where corpses would sometimes glitch out and not be able to be picked up or eaten
  
• Fixed an issue where some players would crash after opening the Social Panel
  
• Fixed an issue where heal ticks would break Shadow Cloak
  
• Fixed an issue where level ambiance and level music would sometimes not play
  
• Fixed an issue where hatchling movement would not replicate to the server if held longer than 5 minutes
  
• Fixed an issue where players without the Patreon Rewards Pack could enable jellies cosmetic
  
• Fixed a server crash related to corpse physics bodies
  
• Fixed a server crash where Server was unable to retrieve Steam data for a client
  

[h2]BETA PATCH 1.L.6.0[/h2]
Server/Client Patch

This patch addresses some issues caused in the last patch. We added some new anti-cheat checks and some new options for servers. Additionally we have raised the latency cap on Official PvP servers to 400ms. Official PvE servers remain at the default 800ms.

We will continue to look for ways to track, find, and ban cheaters, hackers, and exploiters on Official servers.

• Added bUseLatencyHardCap=false config variable. By default servers use the new soft cap checking. Enable this for hard cap detection which will boot any player who exceeds server latency cap. Leave disabled to use soft cap which checks for unusual ping activity. To disable anti-cheat measures on your server, set bDisableDD=true in config.
  
• Added new methods and checks to prevent latency manipulation
  
• Fixed an issue where Admin /mute /unmute commands were not working
  
• Tweaked the server disconnection detection settings for clients
  

[h2]BETA PATCH 1.L.5.0[/h2]
Server/Client Patch

This patch fixes a few bugs and also implements methods to prevent network exploits.

Official PvP servers now cap latency to 250ms. Players who exceed 250ms latency(ping) will be disconnected. PvE servers are now capped to 800ms allowing international players or players with WIFI or Satellite to connect to the Official US PvE servers, however, we highly recommend choosing a server close to your location and/or with low latency for the best player experience.

• Added iMaxLatencyMS=800 config variable. Range 100-1000. Default 800. Allows servers to cap the max ping per player. Server autokicks if ping exceeds allowed value. To disable, set config bDisableDD=true
  
• Added methods and checks to prevent latency manipulation and other network hacks
  
• Added additional server log entries to better track server crashes
  
• Fixed an issue where egg shells would sometimes never despawn
  
• Fixed an issue where hatchlings would lose growth progress when safelogging (for realz ːsteamhappyː)
  
• Renamed Grey KS skins back to Leumelan KS
  

[h2]BETA PATCH 1.L.4.0[/h2]
Server/Client Patch

Greetings Dragons, today's patch fixes a critical server lockup/growth progress-loss bug that we felt was too important to wait until the 1.M Update. Due to upcoming 1.M code changes that could not be undone, this patch will also include a Clan data wipe.

It is strongly recommended that server owners delete the Clan folder in your server after updating. The correct file path is "Installation directory"/Dragons/Saved/SaveGames/Clans. After updating, please delete said "Clans" folder as old clan data is no longer compatible going forward.

This update also includes changes to Player Saves for upcoming content, however, we tested player saves for compatibility and no player data wipe is needed. ːsteamhappyː

Also included in this update is the new emote previews for the Acid Spitter Drake. Owners of the Acid Spitter DLC will have access to 3 new emotes, "Care" "Mourn" and "Challenge." Patreon Lifetime Rewards members will have 1 additional emote called "Rage." New emote keybinds were also added, and eventually we will add an emote wheel for controllers.

Also included in this update is a fix for Clan Name/Tag capitalization issues which some clans have been asking for along with the ability for server owners to limit the number of clans on their servers or even disable clan creation.

We hope you enjoy the patch. Don't be surprised if you see a Fire Breathing Dragon flying around on Official servers!

• Fixed a server lockup/crash
  
• Fixed an issue where growth progress was lost after safe logging
  
• Fixed an issue where clan names and clan tags would not capitalize properly
  
• Updated clan saving data, we recommend servers delete clans folder after updating. Clan Chieftains will need to recreate their clans. We apologize for the inconvenience but it had to be done for future-proofing the clan system.
  
• Added iMaxClans=255 config variable. Range 0-255. Default 255. This config allows server owners to limit the max number of clans on their server, set to 0 to disable clan creation. A complete server config guide can be found on our Discord in Support Docs channel or on Steam here
• Added 3 new Emotes for the Acid Spitter Drake DLC
  
• Added 1 new Acid Spitter Emote for Lifetime Rewards Members
  

[h2]BETA HOTFIX 1.L.3.1[/h2]
Server/Client Hotfix

• Re-enabled Time of Day