EPICA News

[h2]Interface[/h2]

• Added a minimap.
  
• Removed the compass, redundant.
  

Yes, the game has finally a #minimap much thanks to @IdodmgA who gave me the right impulse to get back to consider this feature.

The minimap features, graphic and icons will be tweaked with the next patch.



[h2]Movement[/h2]

• Fixed an issue with jumping.
  

[h2]Player[/h2]

• Fixed a bug spawning new players in Naerocks, instead of the new starting location Naerocks Atoll.
  

Happy New Year, 2021 is the Year of Epica!

[h2]Skillbar[/h2]

• Added Encyclopedia Epica entry.
  
• Added keybindings for all eight skillbar slots, those are 1-8 keys, hotbar slot default keybindings have been updated to correspond to the F1-F8 keys.
  

[h2]Combat[/h2]

• When no weapon is equipped, or the player is not in combat mode, attacking with left-click, or via skillbar slot keybinding, will automatically equip a weapon and or enter combat mode, then attack once.
  
• Added the feature, when unequipping a weapon the player leaves combat mode.
  

[h2]Entities[/h2]

• Adjusted minimum damage for all entities slightly.
  

[h2]Quests[/h2]

• Fixed several issues with counting of collected quest items.
  
• Fixed some issues with display of quest objectives
  
• Added current collected amount, and killed amount to the quest overview panel.
  
• When the player is near a NPC with a not yet completed quest, a green lighted sphere will now hover above the NPC head, instead of the letter ‘Q’.
  

[h2]Items[/h2]

• Added new item Portal stone.
  

[h2]Teleportation[/h2]

• Added a portal stone, usable with waypoints.
  
• Reworked teleportation, it can now be interrupted by movement or attacks.
  
• Added a game manual entry for teleportation.
  
• Added waypoints which can be interacted with and used to bind portal stones.
  

[h2]Quests[/h2]

• Fixed a bug with quests in Naerocks Atoll appearing multiple times in the quest log.
  
• Added a Portal Stone quest, available in Naerocks Atoll.
  

[h2]Professions[/h2]
Added a game manual entry for professions.
Reworked mining, more accurate now, requires pickaxe actually hitting a node.
Mining is now also working for the ranger class.
Mining requires a mining pickaxe
Mining nodes are now highlighted on hovering
The mining pickaxe is now automatically equipped when clicking a mining node




[h2]Naerocks[/h2]
The Naerocks Mine has been setup for proper lightning.

[h2]Player[/h2]
Fixed a bug with swapping weapons, not correctly updating weapon stats.

[h2]Encyclopedia Epica[/h2]
Added entry for Artol.

[h2]Ranger[/h2]

• Fixed a bug preventing looting with the new feature, by right-clicking slayn enemies.
  

[h2]Dungeons[/h2]

• Fixed a bug preventing light switching on in the Naerocks Catacombs.
  
• Upon dungeon entering, added, switching the player light radius on, the new player item mod.
  

[h2]User interface[/h2]

• Added blurred backgrounds to game menu items.
  
• Moved the new Game Manual button to the Game Menu, from the microbar.
  

[h2]Encyclopedia Epica[/h2]

• The E marked button at the microbar, the icons at the bottom of the screen, now opens the new Encyclopedia Epica. The encyclopedia will unlock entries as the player progresses through the world, noticeable by chat notifications. However, there is only one entry so far.