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Steam Patch 1.23.2026 - Frost Giant, LFG Window and UI improvements!

Steam Patch 1.23.2026
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New Features
[p][/p][p]• LFG Window: Added a new Looking for Group bulletin board system for finding groups and advertising activities (Keybind in settings at the bottom) [/p][p][/p][p]• Inspect Window: Players can now inspect other players' gear and character information [/p][p]• Ready Check: Added ready check functionality for groups to confirm member availability before activities [/p][p]• DPS Meter: Updated combat damage meter to track party member performance [/p][p][/p][p]• Exit Survey: Implemented exit survey to gather player feedback when leaving the game. Feel free to roast us [/p][p][/p]
Combat & Balance
[p][/p][p][/p][p]• Haste, Block, Dodge Modifiers: Added new combat modifiers for haste, block, and dodge stats with tooltip support[/p][p]• Fear System Cleanup: Improved fear effect handling and crowd control robustness [/p][p]• Frost Giant Boss: Updated Frost Map Boss abilities including Icy Upheaval, Giant's Roar, Hailstorm, and Frost Smash (give BIG love to Chisme who made the first key boss, accessible via celestial keys. Also drops the legendary crafting reagent Celestial Cinders) [/p][p][/p]
Content Updates
[p][/p][p]• The Mapper Path: Updated The Mapper quest series (quests 1-7) with new objectives • Level Guides: Added comprehensive level guides for levels 1-10, 11-20, 21-30, 31-40, and 41-50 • Research System: Added research tasks (Tier 1-5), bone pile research NPCs, and astral archaeology content[/p][p](Give Sim Shady some love) • Celestial Items: Added Celestial Cloak, Astral Key pet, and Certificate of Astral Prowess [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p]
  • [p]Scraps t1-8 leathers now only require 2 scraps to 1 leather instead of 3.[/p]
Items & Crafting
  • [p]@Clebarius has been working on all of these models for the last year, they're finally available in game![/p]
[p]• Legendary Weapon Blueprints:[/p][p] Added 154 new legendary weapon blueprints across 11 elemental types (Brightforged, Darkforged, Earthforged, Etherforged, Flameforged, Frostforged, Hydroforged, Soulforged, Spiritforged, Stormforged, Windforged) for 14 weapon types [/p][p]• Mythic Crafting Materials: Added Mythic Bindings and Mythic Frame [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p]
UI Improvements
[p][/p][p]• Spell/Talent Chat Links: Added support for linking spells and talents in chat[/p][p][/p][p] • Character Window Updates: Improved character and inspect window displays[/p][p] • Raid Frame Tweaks: Updated raid frame UI with better layout [/p][p]• QuickBar Fixes: Resolved issues with quickbar hotkey bindings [/p][p]• Chat Consolidation: Streamlined chat window behavior including emote injection with target names (try /fart!) [/p][p][/p]
Performance
[p][/p][p]• Grass Optimization: Improved grass rendering performance [/p][p]• Text Optimization: Optimized text rendering systems [/p][p]• Camera Fix: Fixed custom deoccluder for camera system [/p][p][/p]
Bug Fixes
[p]• Fixed class buff removal not triggering when switching classes (Bugged, removes ALL buffs atm, fixing asap)[/p][p] • Fixed inventory context menu checking owner position for bag items [/p][p]• Fixed crafting animation playing without consuming materials on invalid recipes [/p][p]• Fixed enchanted items not being listable on Trading Post (now shows warning about enchant removal) [/p][p]• Fixed appear offline status not updating correctly[/p][p]• Fixed inspect window rate limiting issues [/p][p]• Fixed movement and chat input conflicts [/p][p]• Fixed blueprint validation to verify resulting preset exists before crafting [/p][p]• Fixed /help command • Added yellow critical hits displaying with white damage numbers [/p][p][/p]
Other Changes
[p]• Character Delete Confirmation: Improved character deletion flow with confirmation message [/p][p]• Monster Logging: Added LoggedBeforeSeen entries for monster research book, 54 monsters now appear immediately [/p][p]• Middle Mouse Button Keybind: Added MMB as configurable keybind option [/p]
  • [p]QA Testing Loop We added a better QA testing workflow to catch bugs faster.[/p]
[p] Thanks for your support, we'll keep cranking to make an epic MMORPG for all of our players [/p][p][/p][h3] Team OG![/h3]