Ethyrial, Echoes of Yore News

Crossposted from our Discord!

Steam Patch 3.0.4 is now available for download :salute:

Server Patch was pushed a few hours ago - another likely coming later tonight.

New Keybinding: Auto Run
Head on over to your Settings -> Controls to setup a keybinding to toggle auto-run on or off. Let us know if you encounter any bugs or have any requests for this feature. Should make travel a bit more smooth!



New Zone: Shadow Crypts
A new area underneath Darklight Tower has been opened! You'll find Shadow Cultists and more Shadow Manifestations & Duskhounds. This place has a really badass look & feel, handcrafted by @SudsMcDuff :AppleCatRun: Let him know what you think of the area when you check it out.

Tree Occlusion
Trees no longer have the pitch black occlusion material when running underneath them, so your view won't be obstructed while in dense forest areas! Thanks to @Karlsson for saving the day on this one.

Thanks again to everyone for hopping in to check out Ethyrial! We hit another record peak online of 26 players last night. We'll keep pumping out content and hopefully those numbers keep going up! :peepoCheers:

Miscellaneous:

Fishing is now working again
Spider Hunters in Seaholm should no longer do just 1 damage to spiders.
Ebonshade, Trollhide, and Reaperhide leather should now be blue rarity instead of purple.
Reaperhide can now be used to make backpacks.
Fortified Crimsonite Dagger now requires level 33 to equip.

See you in game!

*Crossposted from Our Discord

Server patch just went live :saluting_face:

# Cloak Updates
- In honor of my birthday today, we want to give a gift that you've all been asking for. :birthday: Dropped/Crafted **Cloaks now have stats!** Nothing crazy, just some HP/Mana and some cloaks have a small amount of resistance to an element.
- The **Cloak of the Alpha** is now upgradeable to silver and gold trimmed. I've attached some gifs mauling some chickens to show them off :EvilChickenEoY: Thanks @scabbybob for this awesome suggestion.
- We've updated the color of the cloak to match the pelt of the Alpha wolf as well.
- Dragonscale Cloak rarity updated.
- Spellslinger, Black Knight, Dragonscale, Ritualist's, Cloak of the Alpha, and Dolenar Cloaks stats updated.

# New Monster Hunting Tasks
- The 40+ bracket has been separated from 36-39 with new tasks set-up for high level players.
- Tricksters (Level 24-27) are nefarious little forest imps. These are a nice alternative to Imps/Harbingers for farming vamp and demonic hearts.
- Hydras (Level 40+) are three-headed serpents can be found on Jade Island.
- Werewolves (Level 40+) are lycans that *might* shadowstep to you when entering combat :eyes:
- Dragon Brutes (Level 40+) are formidable dragons with a stomp ability.

**Miscellaneous:**

- Hellhounds added outside of WL. Check around Western Irumesa. :smile:
- Vekiun Task added to task boards as rewarding group content.
- "World Bosses" task group renamed to "Raids" and a "Suggested Players" text added to each of the tasks in this group.
- The 40+ Global Essence table now has only t7 enchants in the pool. Let us know if you like this change.
- Dragon Brute, Hydra, Werewolf, and Trickster hearts & minipets added.
- Gold and Silver Leyline Threads added to Irumesa.
- Draketooth and Drakewing Recurve proc effects updated.
- Purple Dye recipe bug fix.
- Red Goblins should now count for Monster Hunting tasks.
- Spirit wolves should now retaliate automatically, for real this time :monkas:
- Paragons now have an ability like their counterpart Shadow Knights.
- Dawn and Duskhound leash range extended.
- Black Knight Gloves model corrected. The model was previously missing gloves.
- Infuser: Summon Infused Mage no longer allows multiple summons of different tiers.
- Illusionist: Overload now grants 10% damage dealt instead of 20% cast speed.

Thanks for supporting us while we build out Irumesa :pray: let us know if you have any feedback or requests!

Steam Patch 3.0.2 is now live!
Server has been restarted and patch applied.



# New Skill: Monster Hunting :crossed_swords:

Monster Hunters **Van** and **Selene** have arrived on Irumesa and are offering players the opportunity to slay monsters and gain Monster Hunting XP! They can be found in two locations: **Edrivine** and **Blackwood**

**Here's the gist:**
- You'll receive a random kill task based on your level.
- Gain 25% of earned combat XP as Monster Hunting XP when killing a monster on task.
- You'll gain currency/points for completing tasks (work in progress)
- Skip/Extend tasks as desired with points (work in progress)

The total pool is now 25+ available monster tasks with this update.

We're excited to build out this skill and welcome any ideas to improve!

# New Mechanic: Multi-Stat Weapon Scaling :sparkles:

We're testing something new with weapons. You will now gain weapon damage with any attribute rather than a single one. If you want to use a mace on an Enchanter, go ahead! A sword on an Assassin? Try it out!

We'll monitor this change and make sure it isn't broken - thanks for testing!

# New Music :musical_note:

Has been added to Irumesa - *Along The Sacred Path*, composed by the incredibly talented **Jake Lives**. Check it out!

** Additional Notes:**
- Missing Shadowgrowth resources placed thanks to @jasconine :pray:
- Slimespawns now have a slightly higher chance to drop Oozeling cores.
- Slime Pools are now gatherable with Herbalism, however your sickle is useless on the slimy goo...
- Darklight Pinnacle boss encounter tweaks to help tanks and healers kill within a more reasonable time frame.
- Axe of the Titan now deals *physcial* Earth damage.
- Captain's Log proc rates now increase with higher weapon swing speeds.
- Duskweave and Mystic bags now have corrected container slots. Thanks @scabbybob
- Superior, Sovereign, and Majestic Redban and Rinthistle potions now have updated rarity text colors.

See you in game! :heart:

Apologies for the delayed patches over the last few days - we were prepping everything for server migration.

UPDATE: The live Game server is now hosted in the US-EAST region!

Steam Patch 3.0.0 is now live too!



Notes:

- NEW: Radiant & Void Weapons are now available in-game. They require level 40 to equip and are crafted with materials from Darklight Tower
- @Karlsson did an absolutely incredible job designing these weapons. Be sure to let him know if you like what he put together!
- NEW: Tier 7 Essence will now drop from enemies that are level 30 or higher. These essence will apply +12 of your desired attribute to your gear.
- NEW: Dolenar Raiments are now available in game. This is the Wisdom cloth set.
- As requested, we're adding more alternate attribute items to the game like @Korran's Targe. Some of these have been implemented before but there are more to come!
- All Elemental Rift items are now available to be upgraded to t8.5 using Molten Cores. Molten Cores are an upgrade currency which drops off of Alphyrion and Magmus in the instance.
- Giant's Loop/Cuff/Bracer/Bangle bugfixes.
- Enchanter: Stream of Life mana cost fixed.
- Guardian: Tweaks to cooldowns and cast times, threat gen, and damage modifiers for Barbed Shield.
- Assassin: Concealed weapon dexterity scaling improved.
- Minor Spawn blocking re-implemented while we improve the system and find a good middle-ground between blocking and open respawns.
- Additional tweaks to Alpha Wolf encounter to further improve the experience for new players.
More resources placed across Irumesa.
- Dragon Meat hunger generation improved to 50%.
- Ritual Phylactery bumped to +23 Wisdom.
- Captain's Log bumped to +64 Strength.
- Fixed a bug with the Superior Aetherthistle Potion buff.
- Surge proc DPS reduced.

Let us know what you'd like to see next. We'll keep bringing content and updates for our valued players. See you in game!

• NEW: MONSTER JOURNAL BETA - Track total kills, loot (with drop %), and gain knowledge about enemy resistances, weaknesses, health, and more.
  

• /dance animation added
  
• Red Drake, Yeti minipets added
  
• 5 new Level 35 Trinkets added to Dolenar Castle bosses with a low-medium drop rate.
  
• Yeti task added to all taskboards.
  
• Level 35 Superior Elementals added: Fire, Water, Air, & Earth. Shadow, Holy, and Lightning will be added soon.
  
• Various fixes to gatherable herbs.
  
• Mycoli, Campestris added to MonsterDex.
  
• Dragon Knight 'Draconic Aegis' now causes enemies within the aura to take an additional 10% Divine Damage for the duration.
  
• Dragonsilk added back to WL Drake spawn.
  
• Old Mines exit portal fixed.
  
• Arcane Font teleport fixed.
  
• Players should now recover full health & mana when leveling up.
  
• Gift Shop quest text fixed.
  
• SI Goblin ranged attack damage slightly reduced.
  
• Baseline currency drops added to all monsters to give a reasonable baseline income for monster grinding.
  
• Minor reduction to Brawler damage output from Knockout and Fierce Uppercut.
  
• Wildlands status effect should be properly removed when leaving the area.
  

Thanks for supporting our development and please let us know if you have any feedback as we work to improve Irumesa!

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