Ethyrial, Echoes of Yore News

Crossposted from our Discord

@Updates

Since everyone is grinding rn, i'll push the following patch out early tomorrow morning :saluting_face:

**Notes:**

- We've re-worked the tutorial flow to better explain critical information to new players. Hopefully this will help retain newbies that arrive on Solitary Isles. Keep an eye on Global Chat to help anyone that might have a question! We're seeing around **200-300** new downloads weekly.

- Mystril, Crimsonite, Drakonium, & T6+ Precious Metals have been found in the largest mine that Irumesa has seen so far! The mine is located in the Wildlands and has a lot of extra goodies!

- Empyrean Brand heal radius increased from 1 tile to 2.

- Monster Hunter NPCs can no longer be killed by players.

- Basics of Leatherworking now teaches how to make spellbooks correctly.

- Progress continues on the Warrens of Thought dungeon in the Edrivine Sewers! We're excited to release this content for new players to enjoy.

- Spells should now be castable on enemies that are 2 tiles above the player in height.

- Netherscale and Valehide Spellbook bug fix.

- Dawn and Duskhound resistances to the opposite element reduced from 20% to 10%.

- Various spelling issues corrected with NPC dialogue.

- Pristine Amethyst Leysilver Necklace bug fix.

- Minor Forest Canna Potion, Rinthistle, Moonshadow Moss, and Redban seed tooltips updated.

- Old quest objects: Venomous Frogs and Dread Leaves are now unable to be acquired by players and have been removed from inventories.

Thanks for the support and please don't hesitate to share ideas or feedback in #general :heart:

Crossposted from our Discord

**Notes:**

- Lots of various bugfixes/QoL updates thanks to @vortech @druav & crew! Thanks a lot for the reports guys :pray:
- Elemental Rift Trinket drop rates have been buffed significantly. This should hopefully encourage more engagement with the instance. There are some sick weapons in there, too!
- Vekiun damage output lowered and XP per kill increased.
- Vekiun Task XP reward increased.
- Werewolves added to Wildlands. Great spot for Glimmerwing!
- More resources placed around Irumesa. Glimmerwing in particular outside of the WL.
- Wheat is now gatherable with a sickle.
- Corn and Onion XP gains corrected.
- Fishermen on the mainland can now trade properly.
- Conversations and misspellings corrected for Edrivine townfolk.
- Hydras are now level 42 Elite monsters. This should encourage grouping for the Monster Hunter task. We'll add more of these group style activities if the concept is well received.
- Linen Bandages now vendor for 4 copper instead of 2.
- Nepbloom fruit has had its tooltip updated.
- Scorpion Poison can now be removed with cleanse abilities.

Thanks for your support as we continue to build the world of Ethyrial! :pray:

Crossposted from our Discord

@Updates @everyone

# Patch Time! :catdance:

**NOTES:**

:gift_box: Bumped from **8 to 10 free character slots** for everyone - enjoy!

:japanese_ogre: Added another **17 Monster Hunter Tasks** across various levels. Current total, nearly 70 tasks available to complete, and we're just getting started!
- Medium, Greater, & Superior Fire Elementals
- Medium, Greater, & Superior Earth Elementals
- Medium, Greater, & Superior Water Elementals
- Medium, Greater, & Superior Air Elementals
- Medium, Greater, & Superior Lightning Elementals
- Brood & Umbral Goblins

:pepesword: Added a new Raid quest to the Taskboard! Take out the Level 16 **Hills of Deliverance** bosses - they have pretty good loot for that level range!

:mushroom: New Campestris location added near Edrivine with Ore and some Alchemy catalysts! We used the Lithos (Blue) corruption designs for this location.

:goblinmale: Umbral Goblins are now found in Irumesa, in the Wildlands and near Marshdale. They're level 37.

:coin: New Level 30 Crafting Insignias: **Woodworking, Tailoring, & Leatherworking**. I'll try to get the guild locations added soon so everyone can talk to the NPCs to get these instead of having to ask me to give them out.

:drinkwater: A new Greater Water Elemental spot was added West of Darklight Tower. Nice density and spacing, perfect for a rotation!

:candle: Light spells should actually be 10m now instead of 5m

We'll be back tomorrow with more content. Let us know what we need to fix or add in #suggestions-feedback :saluting_face:

Peace! :v:

Crossposted from our Discord

@Updates

Just hit a quick server patch :thumbsup:

**Notes:**

- The automated restart now occurs at 5am EST daily.
- Trade stocks have been overhauled to encourage more gathering.
- The Thistlebrook Mine has been updated with quite a few new veins to mine. This should be a great destination for new players to explore and level their mining when they land on Irumesa!
- The Edrivine Bridge which was previously invisible on the map has been re-worked to make it easier to find and less buggy.
- Champignon should be harvestable with Sickles, for real this time!
- Some minipets have been rescaled as they were too small.
- Radiant and Void Motes & Cores have had their models updated.
- Dolenair Raiments (Wisdom) can now drop from the relevant bosses in Dolenar Castle.
- Mushroom Hunting Shot damage output corrected.
- All light spells now last 10 minutes. Let us know if you encounter any issues with the effects.
- Abyssal Bow's DoT effect has been buffed slightly.
- More minipets created and added to the game for various monsters.
- The Buster Sword (minus the lightning effect) has been added to the 35-39 Rare Drop Table.


Thanks for your support as we continue to build the world of Irumesa :pray: Let us know *any* comments or feedback in #general !

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!