Age of Reforging: The Freelands v1.10a Major Update

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[/p][h2]New Content:[/h2]

• [p] Added barber functionality to major towns in the game. You can find barber NPCs in market areas and interact with them to edit the hairstyle and appearance options of selected characters.
  
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• [p] Added a new quest related to "Disguise Potions." Completing this quest will unlock the disguise potion recipe, which allows complete re-editing of a character's appearance.
  
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• [p] Added a series of "Gladiator" career storyline quests. Players can now register as a "Free Gladiator" at the Blackthorn Arena, showcase their skills in the arena, gradually become arena champions, and unlock various gladiator-exclusive rewards. Additionally, we have redesigned the gladiatorial combat mechanics to accommodate our new "Gladiator Career" gameplay.
  
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• [p] Added a mechanism to unlock special shop items based on reputation/favor. This mechanism has been applied to merchants from the White Steed Knights, Green Leaf Guild, Wild Mage Mutual Aid Society, Mercenary Guild, and Arena Alliance.
  
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• [p] After completing the "Shadow Hero Mystery" quest, a martial arts arena will now open in Bamboo Creek Valley, where players can obtain the Spirit Snake Palm technique manual through its ultimate challenge.
  
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• [p] Added a new helmet to the Timekeeper armor set.
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• [p] Added a new legendary weapon: Evil Slayer, which can be obtained with a chance from ultimate treasure chests in high-level dungeons.
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[/p][h2]Bug Fixes:[/h2]

• [p] Fixed issues where text was not fully displayed in certain UI elements for some languages.
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• [p] Fixed an issue where dialogue would still appear after player defeat causing game over in certain situations.
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• [p] Fixed an issue that prevented players from challenging certain arenas.
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• [p] Fixed delayed updates of faction relationship information in the log window.
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• [p] Fixed quest markers appearing below location markers on the map.
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• [p] Fixed incorrect display of profession skills in character portrait tooltips.
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• [p] Fixed layout errors in prisoner management and hiring interface character information.
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• [p] Fixed an issue where some passively triggered monsters (such as Iron Guards, Skeletons, etc.) could not be attacked by players while attacking them.
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• [p] Fixed an issue where Dark Wizards might not die properly when killed.
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• [p] Fixed the arena leaderboard not displaying the Wild Mage Arena.
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• [p] Fixed an issue where right-clicking to try to carry a merchant would open the shop interface.
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• [p] Fixed an issue where controlling teammates to carry NPCs would not display favor reduction.
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[/p][h2]Performance Optimization[/h2][p]
Please note: During this period, we have conducted very complex and comprehensive optimization improvements, many of which involve lower-level code and resource loading logic. Therefore, this update may have more instability factors compared to previous versions.

[/p][h3]If you encounter any problems while playing, please provide feedback through our social media or Steam community, and we will fix them as soon as possible.[/h3][p]
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• [p] Optimized game resource packaging and management. The entire game's disk usage has been reduced, scene loading speed has improved, and memory usage has also decreased.
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• [p] Fixed multiple pieces of code that could cause memory leaks, resolving issues where the game would become increasingly laggy or even crash after extended play sessions.[/p]

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[/p][h2]Quest Fixes and Improvements:[/h2]

• [p] Mirage Swamp:
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• [p] Ancient Treasure: Fixed the issue where Necromancers would not drop Necromancy school learning books upon death.
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[/p][h2]Optimization Improvements:[/h2]

• [p] When pressing the middle mouse button to rotate the camera, there is now a mouse cursor UI change as an indicator.
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• [p] Added new "Arena" type landmarks on the world map to mark arena locations.
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• [p] Optimized and adjusted the game's lighting and depth of field effects.
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• [p] Optimized camera zoom in/out and scroll speeds.
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[/p][h2]Supporter Pack DLC Released:[/h2][p] [/p][h3]Alongside this major update, we are simultaneously launching a Supporter Pack DLC. If you enjoy our game, we humbly ask you to consider purchasing the supporter pack to provide us with some financial support.[/h3][p]
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[/p][h3]Our studio is currently under tremendous economic pressure, and we very much hope to continue persisting in updating this game that still has so much potential. Every bit of help from you is crucial to us, and we are deeply grateful![/h3][p]
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