Fantasy Online 2 News

[h3]Winter Will Come Again![/h3]
Holiday Isle and the 2024 Christmas Event are gone! To anyone that bought a key, don't worry, you'll be able to go to HI again next year without having to purchase another one!



[h3]Love and Luck Battle Pass[/h3]
Battle passes that follow the seasons of Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter are great but unfortunately, we've run out of seasons! Introducing the "Love and Luck" Battle Pass! Enjoy some Valentine's Day and St. Patrick Day themed cosmetics along with overhauled rewards now including Amethysts, Ice Plates and new Faction consumables to level up your Glacier Union rank!



[h3]Level Requirements to enter zones have been introduced![/h3]
16 - Cave of Some Return
18 - Swamp Grotto
30 - Cave of Despair
36 - Forgotten Wasteland
40 - Forgotten Underground/Under Underground
48 - Mirky Woods
62 - Crablantis

[h3]Skill Balancing[/h3]
- Self Motivated 5 level requirement has changed from 60 to 56.
- Self Motivated 5 intellect requirement has changed from 300 to 280.
Self Motivated 5 requirements to use were too high for players entering MW and wanted players to be able to enjoy it while exploring the new zone.

- That's the Stuff 4 level requirement changed from 60 to 62.
- That's the Stuff 4 now gives -4% crit.
- That's the Stuff 4 buff timer has been changed from 10 minutes to 8 minutes.
That's the Stuff 4 gives an average of 125 HP per second. In comparison to TTS3 which only gave 20 HP per second. This is a super high jump and needs to be balanced. Instead of the traditional nerf to the HP values we're going to try adding negative 4% crit. This way the skill still does what it's supposed to do but at a small cost.

[h3]Reminder![/h3]
Check out the Top 500 Player Leaderboard in Mirabella Cove and the new Boss Kill Achievements!



[h3]Patch Notes[/h3]
- All MW mobs, not bosses, have had their HP nerfed.
- Gold rates have been updated to match the HP changes.
- Reduced the amount of Alien and Cyborg Crabs kills in FU Quests.
- New SSC's have been delivered. Thank you for your support and love seeing your creations in game!
- Balanced Self Motivated 5.
- Balanced That's the Stuff 4.
- Removed Nice List Scraps from MW mobs.
- Removed 2024 Christmas Event NPCs.
- Removed Holiday Isle Shop and Sign.
- Changed the function of the Holiday Isle Teleport to TP you to MC. (don't leave if you're finishing crafts)
- Added Love and Luck Battle Pass
- Brought back Spring 2024 Battle Pass.
* Fixed the bug where non-combat skills were getting cancelled after a kill.
* Kills from party members now increment quest kill counters and unlock kill achievements. (You don't need to be the killer)
* Added kill achievement server code. (We now have a lot more achievements.)

* Upgraded our MySQL database.

* Upgraded Ubuntu on our game servers.

* Upgraded game servers from c7g.large to c7g.xlarge. 4 virtual cpus hurray!

* Fixed a bug where you would get kicked right on login.

* Steam version now clears Electron's Chromium cache on app start.

* Fixed the bug where you could see level up animations in zones above or below you.

* Casting is now cancelled when the mob you're attacking dies.

* Fixed the bug where lots of skill duplicates would appear when learning a new skill.

* Rewrote the Skillbook. Skills are now put into categories and sub categories sorted by rank and sorted by the level of the first skill in the series.

* Sent 1099-NEC forms to the two USA people I paid in 2024. Musician is in another country so I don't need to deal with that!

* Fixed the bug where you could invite/join parties while fighting.

* Added a referral code for each account. You can see your referral code in the Settings window. (More details coming in the future)

* Verified domain ownership with bluesky and now our handle is @fantasyonline2.com which is cool. https://bsky.app/profile/fantasyonline2.com

* Added a data endpoint to pull the last 5 bluesky posts for the upcoming welcome window.

* If casting is cancelled, the black animation over the skill being cast is now cancelled as well.

* Added https://fantasyonline2.com/api/public/character/leaderboard endpoint

* Added caching to the Guild Leaderboard endpoint.

* Fixed a bug with faction achievement unlocking.

* Added a Top 500 Players leaderboard to MC. It updates every 10 minutes from https://fantasyonline2.com/api/public/character/leaderboard. The sorting is by level then achievements. (We'll add more leaderboards in the future.)



- Reduced the amount of Alien and Cyborg crabs you need to kill in FU quests.

- New SSC Delivered- All MW mobs, not bosses, have had their HP nerfed.

- Gold rates have been updated to match the HP changes.

- reduced hp of Evil Snow Fans

- reduced level of Evil Snow Fans

Lots of polls being held on https://www.patreon.com/c/FantasyOnline2 as well.

Added a quest for The Future

Fixed some quest bugs and dialogue

Fixed item descriptions

Added description of skill to skill books

Updated Ice Vein health (200->150)

Buffed Ice Crystal Fragments drop rate from Ice Veins

Added Ice Crystal Chunk as rare drop from Ice Veins

Changed Gold Veins in CoD to FW versions (can know kill them for Gold Mining Daily)

Lowered Pharaoh Relics from level 45 to 40

Lowered crafting time for Undead Rings

Reduced required Fire Ring amount on Blazing Bling quest

Updated certain items to no longer be consumable, helping fix a quest bug

Sent out missing Gem Notes to players that bought multiple

Updated old quests that talked about being a daily quest.

Added [Event] to quests that you complete during an event

Moved Dusty, "the Guard" (pickaxe quest) to CC

Added sign in CoSR about mining

Added sign next to Tailor Tina

Updated Craft Times and Gem Cost for Crafting

All shops in main zone shops now follow standard (scrolls, potions, gold items, gem items)

Added Iron Molds to shop in CoSR

Added Silver Molds to shop SG

Removed XP and Faction Potions from SG shop

Added "Deliver" before all delivery quests

Updated some NPC's missing before quest dialogue

Balanced Crab Relics

Fixed SG shop item

Added Memorial in MW for World's First Solo Future Kill - Congrats Defincarna999!!!

Added Memorial in FN for World's First Solo Evil McFreezeGuy Kill - Congrats Arc!!!

Updated the shape of Cat Memorial in MC

Minor text fixes

Added Dream Reaper Box to Gemster

Added Head of the Herd to Gemster

Added Cat Hat to Gemster

Astronaut Box has been brought back to the Gemster!

Added "What's Included?" to boxes so players know what to expect from opening an Outfit Box.

Every iron and silver vein now has the same opportunity to give sapphire, onyx and amethyst.

* Setup JDK Mission Control and started using Java Flight Recorder to find bottlenecks.

* Found some bottlenecks and fixed them!

* Fixed the bug where items were stacking in Steam inventories.

* Added DDOS protection.

* Scaled back DDOS protection as it was too harsh. lol

* Optimized several areas where data is converted between JSON Objects.

* Optimized tick iteration of mob spawns.

* Turned off DDOS protection as it was giving a lot of false positives. I'll find some other better software to deal with it.

* Optimized the server rate limiters.

* Fixed a bug where transfering quest items between a bank tab and bags wouldn't inc/dec the quest counter.

* Fixed the bug where sometimes randomly a kill wouldn't count towards a quest.

* More optimizations across many parts of the server code.

* Fixed the Steam Inventory stacked item not transfering to mail properly bug.

* Added a check for buffs being full when trying to cast.

* While logging in to the Steam version, the game now checks if in-game achievements need syncing to Steam and then syncs. (Some people were having an issue where random achievements weren't unlocking on Steam)

* Upgraded to version 34 of Electron. Made a build and released it to Steam.

* FO2 has been reviewed by Steam's Steam Deck compatibility team and we are now marked as Playable!

Things to work on to become Steam Deck verified.

 

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2957110/Fantasy_Online_2/

We are NEW & TRENDING in the MMORPG and Massively Multiplayer categories!





It's been a pretty smooth launch outside of one DDOS!

You know you want another account! Get FO2 on Steam today!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2957110/Fantasy_Online_2/

Mirror: https://www.patreon.com/posts/fantasy-online-2-119539926

[h3]Frozen North and Rebirth[/h3]
The freezing land of Frozen North has blown its way into FO2! Along with a new zone comes lots of new loot to discover, mobs and bosses to slay, secrets, and quests! Enjoy the notes below for sneak at other features coming in this patch. - Dino

[h3]Rebirth[/h3]
What is Rebirth? Rebirth is a new leveling mechanic that can be done in Frozen North once you've hit level 60. Find Frozen Death in the main town and get ready to experience the game all over again. Complete quests, level up and play the game from the beginning but this time with additional rewards! Every 4 levels you'll get a bonus stat point and the ability to level past 60! Other rewards for Rebirthing are currently in production.



[h3]Back Items and Elite Bosses[/h3]
With this update we're introducing some pretty tough bosses with great rewards, the first back armor items!!! Get out there and slay these bosses as quickly as you can to be immortalized in FO2 history!



[h3]Amethyst Gemstones[/h3]
New gemstone who dis? Stamina needs some love and to do that why don't we give it its own gemstone? Introducing Amethysts, Mega Amethysts and Uber Amethysts!



[h3]Glacier Union[/h3]
A new faction is here too! The Glacier Union is the organization being run by McFreezeGuy and his goons. Defeat mobs and bosses to level up your faction and unlock the ability to use high level gear and purchase the medallion, crest and faction outfit!



[h3]Dusty "The Guard" and Gem Dailies[/h3]
With daily gem quests moving to mining dailies let's make obtaining a pickaxe more fun! Head on over to Dusty "The Guard" in Mirabella Cove to lend a helping hand! Gem Dailies are now in CoSR, SG, FW, FU/FUU and FN.



[h3]Patch Notes[/h3]
- Added FN, Mobs, Drops, Skills, Quests, Shops, Crafting, Bank and Collector
- Rebirth NPC with help sign for new players- Glacier Union Faction and shop
- Updated MW and FN Maps and collision
- Added Elite Bosses - McFreezeGuy and The Future
- Added 2 Back Items
- Amethyst Gem, Mega and Uber. Added to veins in CoSR, SG and CoD
- Updated all Stamina related crafts to use Amethysts
- Added Amethyst to Gem Stone Crafter
- New Quest to obtain a pickaxe
- Updated HI mobs to level 47
- Updated Quest level requirements to make for a smoother grind
- New Daily quests for xp at the Bounty Board
- New Daily Gem quests for mining iron, silver, gold, unobtainium and ice.


Zutroy is so cold. He should use his banking fortune to put in a hot spring.



* Fixed a bug with frozen death.
* Updated Market median query to be more accurate.
* Hacked a fix for a bug that came in BabylonJS 7.35.6 and now we're updated to the latest.
* Made many fixes due to changes in BabylonJS SpriteManager code.
* Fixed flicker when changing visible equipment.
* Setup development tools for iOS and Android using https://capacitorjs.com/
* Loot window now closes if the mob corpse rots.
* Fixed a bug where bags could get out of sync while looting.
* All devices with window size smaller than 1024x768 are now being detected as mobile devices. Under this size is when the current UI starts to overlap.
* Chat is now hidden on mobile.
* Game will now continue to send move messages even if your cursor is over unwalkable terrain. This means you can now get closer to things.
* Improved click selection code by seprating it from the cursor code.
* If your screen appears to be a mobile phone I now turn off a bunch of the UI and hide the cursor. (Work in progress for the mobile UI)
* Mobile phones now load the game and not a blank screen.
* Lockpick and Pickaxe now sell back to the shop for 1/2 which is 5 Gems.
* There were a handful of items (other than T1 masks) that could be sold back to the shop for Gems and those are no longer sellable to shops.
* Fixed a massive memory leak that happens on startup. Should use way less memory now.
* Added a worker queue for loading collision data. It was crashing mobile browsers when there were more workers than cpu cores.
* Fixed a bug where when you are moving and the cursor was over someone else you'd bounce back and forth.
* Fixed a cursor jump flicker.
* Disabled mobile browser touch and hold selection as it screws with gameplay.
* I now free the memory from the loaded map file after converting it into map layers in the game client.
* Greatly reduced the amount of memory the collision maps are using. (672MB > 21MB)
* Added a keep-alive message to keep browsers from throttling our web socket worker.
* Setup my iphone for development with Xcode.
* Ran the game on my phone in the capacitorjs app wrapper for the first time. Runs smooth.
* Got safe area insets working across all devices. See iPhone screenshots.
* Moved roman numerals to UI spritesheet and the game is now using that.
* Moved achievement background to the spritesheet as well so now it doesn't pop in when the achievement is shown.
* Rebirth icon added to player info.
* Market sell tab now has all bitmap fonts and shows price with commas.
* Casting particle area width now scales with your scale.
* Decreased the width of the market sell tab price text input.
* Fixed an old bug having to do with looting stackable items.
* Fixed another old bug having to do with bags opening/closing.
* Fixed a bug having to do with looting and where the loot ends up.