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v.245 - Midnight Carnival - Nautilus Update Preview



It’s becoming spooky season in Maple World and the Night Troupe is back to celebrate Halloween! Rank up your Designer Rank by participating in all the festivities and hunting monsters. Festival Decorating will provide new ways to decorate the festival booths as you rise through the ranks, giving you passive buffs. Looking to decorate your home to keep up with the times? The [Home] Halloween event is back with new surprises. Let’s not forget that this update also comes with a Permanent Secondary Pendant Slot for all Maplers! Enjoy your time in Nautilus as you attend the Midnight Carnival!



The Night Troupe festival of dreams and illusions is back for Halloween! As your Designer Rank improves every week, you’ll be able to participate in more and more of the festivities.

Starting the week off as a Junior, you’ll have to decide whether to hunt treasure with Spiegelmann or Kyrin. You’ll get to re-choose which side you’re on every week so don’t think too hard about it! You’ll also get to enjoy a fantastic fireworks show that provides buffs to all every night of the event!

As a Senior you’ll be able to either gain experience over at Spiegelette’s Potion Bar, or traits through Tangyoon’s Crazy Feast. Just sit back and relax as you reap the benefits.

As a Veteran, you’ll get to test your shot at the Lawless Nautilus Shooting Range. Aim wisely, as what you hit will determine your reward!

Win it big on your final week at the Midnight Carnival when you become a Master. On the 4th floor, you will be tasked with finding the real Spiegelmann. Watch out, as two of them are pirates in disguise. You’ll also get the chance to play Shulynch’s Pirate Roulette. Whatever the arrow lands on is your prize!



Querencia is celebrating Halloween once again this year with some new surprises in store. Play through a special story chapter for the Home content to unlock a special Shopping category full of Halloween-themed Furnishings and Blueprints. This time around, you’ll even have the chance to expand your Halloween Manor to a 3-story house. Make sure to check out this limited time event before it’s gone!



Hallowkitty is back and ready to reward Maplers that help her out. By completing a daily mission, you’ll be able to receive one of two Cat Ears, a Halloween Candle Chair, and a Night Cat Damage Skin. There’s even a Hidden Mission and reward for those who seek them out!



The dark magician triplets, Melky, Balther, and Casper, have found another ancient artifact! Get ready to defeat monsters, so you can gather Sweet Snacks. You’ll need these Sweet Snacks to get the mysterious power of the Magic Slate from the triplets. You’ll gain Experience from collecting Sweet Snacks every day and will be rewarded with a Strength Buff that is determined by how many Sweet Snacks you turn in!



The time has come for the Secondary Pendant Slot to be unlocked for all Maplers permanently. With the Permanent Secondary Pendant Slot making its way into the game, you will no longer need coupons to unlock the slot!



Finally, all those outfits you’ve been hoarded can be transferred to the character of your choice with the Cash Inventory Transfer Event! Make sure you pay attention to the dates listed in the upcoming patch notes and plan accordingly.


 

Community Livestream - v.245 Update Preview

Join Community Managers Ezrabell and Veeraah in the next Community Livestream as they preview the upcoming events and contents in v.245 Midnight Carnival - Nautilus! Grab your snacks and prepare for an adventure of fun in this upcoming livestream. Join us on any of the platforms listed below this Wednesday, September 27th at 3:00 PM PDT (6:00 PM EDT).

CM Ezrabell and CM Veeraah will be on the test client previewing the upcoming content in v.245 Midnight Carnival - Nautilus! Join the stream for an early look at the new events and contents arriving in this update. There will also be giveaways throughout the stream! We will be giving away some of our exclusive community merch, such as Acrylic Stands and Acrylic Keychains, so you won't want to miss out on the fun~ See you Wednesday!


 

Important Changes to Expired Item Pickup



Attention Maplers,

Currently, loot ownership of items and mesos dropped by monsters defeated by another player would eventually 'expire', making it a free-for-all and allowing other players to pick up the items and mesos. In the v.246 update, loot ownership of items and mesos will be changed to no longer 'expire' and will only be lootable by the player who defeated the monster.

Because of this change, the Expired Pickup Skill for pets will no longer be necessary and therefore will be discontinued from the Cash Shop in the v.245 update. The Expired Pickup Skill for pets will also be removed from the Pet Boost Package sold in the Cash Shop, and the Pet Boost Package's price will be reduced from 7,000 NX to 6,500 NX.

- The MapleStory Team

 

[Completed] Scheduled Minor Patch - September 21, 2023



[Updated Sept. 21 at 10:40 AM PDT] The maintenance has been completed and we have extended Cash Shop items for 5 hours. Please restart your Nexon Launcher or Steam to make sure that you get the latest client! Thank you for your patience.

[Updated Sept. 20 at 3:36 PM PDT] Added additional fixes.

We will be performing a scheduled minor patch on Thursday, September 21, 2023 at 7:00 AM PDT (10:00 AM EDT / 4:00 PM CEST / 12:00 AM AEST Sep. 22). We anticipate the maintenance to last approximately 5 hours, concluding around 12:00 PM PDT (3:00 PM EDT / 9:00 PM CEST / 5:00 AM AEST Sep. 22).

Times:

Thursday, September 21, 2023
PDT (UTC -7): 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM
EDT (UTC -4): 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
CEST (UTC +2): 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM
AEST (UTC +10): 12:00 AM (Sep. 22) - 5:00 AM (Sep. 22)
  • What will be unavailable:
    • All MapleStory game servers.
  • Changes and Updates (Additional Changes TBA):
    • MapleStory will be updated to v.244.2.0.
    • The Change Royal Style Coupons will go back on sale after the maintenance, and be available until Sept. 27 at 8:00 AM UTC.
    • The Shade skill Spirit Frenzy will now function correctly while the Spirit Flow skill is also active.
    • Casting the Buccaneer skill Lord of the Deep will no longer keep characters in combat mode.
    • [Updated Sept. 20] The Unique Frozen Secondary Weapon Box can now be opened by Hayato, Kanna, and Beast Tamer characters.
    • Chosen Seren boss will correctly perform Pillar of Light attack at its intended frequency.
    • When selecting a new job to transfer to for the Jett Job Advancement, the Chaos Ring will maintain the date to reroll stats after conversion.
    • Tiny Fright can correctly be equipped on the Metus pet.
    • The issue of certain Kerning City maps not tracking toward the '[Area Exploration] Kerning City' achievement has been fixed.
    • Casting the Khali skill Void Blitz twice in a row will correctly deal damage.
    • The issue where the information of guild members who have left the guild was displaying abnormally has been fixed.
    • When Student Hideout Uniform (F) is equipped with Student Hideout Sneakers, the Sneakers will now display properly.
    • [Added Sept. 20] The issue of the Weekly Boss Defeat Reset Ticket not working as intended has been fixed.
    • [Added Sept. 20] The World's Best Punch King dialogue now displays the correct week.

 

Livestream - Community Hangout w/ CM Ezrabell!

Join Community Manager Ezrabell in the next Community Livestream as he plays MapleStory! Grab your snacks and prepare for an adventure of fun in this upcoming livestream. Join us on any of the platforms listed below this Friday, September 15th at 4:00 PM PDT (7:00 PM EDT).

CM Ezrabell will be playing MapleStory on his character, partaking in activities and events around Maple World from the v.244 Punch King Palooza update! There will also be giveaways throughout the stream! We will be giving away the Pearl Shell Chair along with some handy consumables such 2x EXP Coupon (15min) x5! Make sure you don't miss out on the fun~ See you Friday!