Arena of Kings News

We are deploying an emergency client fix to address a critical crash. To prevent any server downtime we're deploying it as a hotfix of v1.0.4.0 (your version number will be unchanged).

v1.0.4.0 Hotfixes:
- Character change tabs have been temporarily disabled as they are the source of a critical crash.
- More internal client crash protection.

v1.0.4.0 Fixes:
- Fixed several client crashes. Stability should be better.
- Rollbacks are now at most 2 minutes. We're still working on a permanent fix, but they should be much less common.
- Shock Nova cooldown increased to 4 seconds. This is a temporary solution - a bigger balance patch is in progress.

We're still working on the "stuck online" issue - we've identified the cause and are working on a fix.

v1.0.3.0 Fixes
- Fixed (more) issues with EXP displaying inaccurate values.
- We’ve implemented a fix for critical crashes for users with the Turkish Windows Display Language. This fix extends to other languages with accents that were not recognized by our game engine. If your game fails to open still, you may have an illegal ASCII character on your file path (commonly on the drive name).
- We’ve implemented more protections to prevent accounts from being “stuck” online. We aren’t totally sure if it is fixed without seeing it in action. This is an ongoing issue that is being monitored at a critical priority.
- Fixed several client crashes, thanks to your reported #crashlogs.
- Store button not working: you can’t be invisible on Steam - go online. We’ve added feedback text in-game when clicking store buttons to spread awareness.
- Expanded the profanity filter for character names.
- We identified an underlying issue with our DB having duplicate spell unlock entities for Paladin Immortality and Scholar Immortality. As a quick fix we’ve made a change to Scholar’s starter bar to now have Rite of Passage.
- Fixed a bug that was causing all of Starter spells to be locked.

Fixes:

• You now always gain 100 EXP for playing a game. A feedback message is now displayed in the chat.
  
• /dnd to disable pms.
  
• Friends list was showing several blinking requests from yourself. We’ve repaired the links to the original inviter and fixed the underlying issue that was causing this.
  
• Slightly tightened the matchmaking queue - your opponents will have have closer Estimated MMRs to your Party’s now.
  
• After playing a game the Play Panel will now automatically open by default to the Quick Play screen when going back into the Lobby.
  
• A queue timer has been added while searching for a game. We’re continuing to monitor issues where players are “stuck” in queue and are attempting several fixes for this. If you’ve been stuck in queue for a long time we’ve added a temporary feedback message to spread awareness of this ongoing issue.
  
• Implemented two fixes for a low FPS spike when hovering over enemies/allies. If for some reason the fix doesn’t work we’ve added an option to completely disable CURSOR_HIGHLIGHTING in steamapps/common/arenaofkings/options.json.
  
• Spam filter added for chat messages. Spamming chat will get you kicked, and eventually temporarily banned.
  
• We’ve temporarily disabled scrolling up/down in chat while we continue our investigation of a crash in the feature.
  
• Added feedback text when attempting to loot an item on the ground that is not reserved to you.
  
• Added a display message in the store regarding game editions.
  
• Fixed a freeze crash while in the lobby.
  
• Fixed several outdated tooltips.
  

v1.0.1.0 Fixes
- A volume slider has been added to the options.
- Default volume is now 75%.
- Implemented a fix for queues not popping. They should be instant. We're monitoring this fix. If your - queue takes more than a minute, requeue.
- Channel max user limit increased from 1000 to 2000.
- Fixed several reported crashes.

Previous Hotfixes
- A fix has been implemented for the Spell Bar changes not working. We'll be monitoring it.
- Default volume has been reduced to 75%.
- We've added some quick volume options. Type in chat: /sound low /sound mid /sound high.
- The `/invite name` command is now working.
- Fixed a visual display error with Stash Tabs.
- Offensive/racist text filter applied to channel messages.
- Offensive/racist text filter applied to character names.