EPICA News

It has been awhile but we are back with Epica updates.

• Updated the game engine version.
  
• Added a new location in the Tarnmill region.
  

• NPCs no longer disarm weapons on default.
  
• The time before the player character disarms his weapon was not properly reset during combat.
  

• The distance for NPC interaction has been reduced, interaction camera switch to player camera is now faster.
  
• The skill actionbar no longer requires a double click to perform an attack, set to single mouse click.
  
• The skill info panel has been moved to the right.
  

Stay tuned for more!

With the recent changes the starting zone required some updates, which are now taking shape.

• Updated the lobby character.
  
• Enabled swimming.
  
• Added forests and a river around the Tarnmill region.
  
• Added a chat message on item pickup.
  
  
  
  
• Optimized Ai spawning / despawning
  
• Added Ai to the Tarnmil Tomb
  
• Added a new Archer Ai to the Tomb
  
• Added a new Mage Ai to the Tomb
  
• Added Ai to the Castle Brock Dungeon
  
  
  
  
• Addressed lightning issues in the Tarnmill region and Castle Brock
  
• Fixed a bug resulting in some Ai not properly despawning.
  
• Fixed an issue with noisy shadows (anti aliasing noise).
  
• Fixed an issue with the loot dropping through the Tarnmill Tomb floor.
  

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[h2]Content[/h2]

• Added more location content to the starting zone.
  
• Added a Tavern and Castle Brock outside of Tarnmill.
  

[h2]Ai[/h2]

• The Ai is now dynamically spawned / de-spawned in the world.
  
• Ai interactions will now switch to an immersive camera view.
  

[h2]Updates[/h2]

• Updated the layout of the lobby patch notes.
  
• Updated the game world back to Unreal Engine's World Partition system, a single world instead of many levels.
  

[h2]Fixed[/h2]

• Fixed some issues with attacking.
  
• Fixed: Clicking the Actionbar attack icon launches player attack.
  

Upcoming updates will continue to re-add more starting zone content.

[h2]Interface[/h2]
Updated various icons according to adjusted inventory icon layout.

[h2]Characters[/h2]
Added animal sheep
Updated the player jump animations
Optimized the ai enemy detection - added hearing sense



[h2]Features[/h2]
Enabled Foot IK (feet tied to the floor)
Enabled fall damage
Enabled achievements
Pressing movement keys stops autorun
Updated the camera, including smoother rotation, and for avoiding clipping.

[h2]Bug Fix[/h2]
Quests are now loaded in the questlog on start of game.

[h2]Settings[/h2]
Set default player spawn to Tarnmill
Added option to toggle smart user interface
Added option to toggle Message of the Day

[h2]Quests[/h2]
Added another quest

Added a Message of the Day panel, on display when joining a game - to highlight more recent updates.


• The setting for autorun has been enabled.
• The default FPS is now 30.
• Default video settings have been optimized.
• Added FPS display / enable in General Settings




• All quests have now voice audio.
• Added talk animations to all quest NPC
• Added the first quest chain.




• Boars can now be attacked.
• Addressed several issues with the Tarnmill guards.


• Several player and Ai default stats have been tweaked, a process still ongoing.