Swords 'n Magic and Stuff News

[p]Welcome to this year's Witch's Eve event!

The event will run until November 4th! Get out there, smash some pumpkins, rattle some skeletons and trick or treat to your heart's content! [/p][p][/p][p]Here are the patch notes for the update:

1.9.3.0 - Witch’s Eve[/p][p][/p][p]New:[/p]

• [p]Sixth Annual Witch’s Eve Event![/p]
• [p]Vellen has a surprise for you after you’ve finished his quest[/p]
• [p]New vendor visits Sleepy Haven now (She sticks around for a while for Witch’s Eve)[/p]
• [p]New aim assist feature in settings menu[/p]
• [p]New helmet found in Sleepy Haven blacksmith shop[/p]
• [p]New fade potion to reduce threat for multiplayer and future dungeon/skill tree usage (enemies are less likely to target you)[/p]
• [p]You can now dismiss your companion by holding F on them (when they’re not knocked out)[/p]
• [p]New secret mount ; )
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[p]Fixed:[/p]

• [p]Frostfall weapons can no longer be bound with binding runes to keep Frostfall fights balanced and challenging[/p]
• [p]Darvish in the Emeralite mine now takes your bribe[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where clients couldn’t see their companion’s health bars[/p]
• [p]Fish collection now properly saved between sessions[/p]
• [p]Cleaned up an issue when cycling loadouts and incorrect stat stacking/removal[/p]
• [p]Grimwick’s Cauldron can now be used again after another player completes the quest[/p]
• [p]Bald characters no longer grow hair when putting hats on[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where staves were doing minimal damage randomly[/p]
• [p]Options menu properly shows the difficulty level you chose on character creation[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bunch of issues with first person[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where food/drink buffs weren’t properly being reset when applied before they wore off[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue with a disappearing tome in the Hunt for the Tome quest in Windless Woods[/p]
• [p]You can no longer get locked out of inventories in multiplayer.[/p]
• [p]Buried chests are now properly randomized each day[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue with fishing not playing the hooked sound effect[/p]
• [p]Fishing leaderboards fixed again?[/p]
• [p]Rainbuckets no longer stop working after being emptied[/p]
• [p]Fishing leaderboards no longer cause the fishing tutorial tip to pop up[/p]
• [p]Talking to an NPC while casting a fishing rod no longer locks you into the cast animation[/p]
• [p]Fixed more ladders - Be cautious when climbing them though. Approach face on.[/p]
• [p]Order staves and healing spells now properly heal companions[/p]
• [p]HUD now properly updates your ammo when you pick up more[/p]
• [p]Fixed some saving issues with the new item display customizations[/p]
• [p]Deep Iron Dagger is no longer red[/p]
• [p]Fixed a few minor issues with binding runes[/p]
• [p]Mail from Jonah now properly gets delivered on dedicated servers (I hope)[/p]

[p][/p][p]Improved:[/p]

• [p]Overhauled the buff bar to more accurately display all buffs[/p]
• [p]Removed lucky from Astronomer’s Tea[/p]
• [p]Reduced elemental damage reduction/bonuses from 50% bonus to 20% bonuses to prepare for skill tree effects[/p]
• [p]Rain no longer prevents all fire damage[/p]
• [p]All magic fire is now “Arcane” fire and will continue to burn through the wet status[/p]
• [p]Resilience now caps at 80% damage resistance at high levels (30+)[/p]
• [p]Bow base damage dropped from 50% bonus to 25% bonus for balancing purposes[/p]
• [p]Refactored some projectile aim code to feel better and be more forgiving[/p]
• [p]Sapling staff found on Azura is now a druid staff[/p]
• [p]Conjure Mending Fairy spell is now a druid spell and earns druid experience[/p]
• [p]Added a warning that first person mode is not recommended and no longer supported[/p]
• [p]Can now change your ping keybinding[/p]
• [p]Patty now has some better mystery pot dialog[/p]
• [p]Xanthus’ quest has been removed temporarily until I have time to rebuild it - If you still have it you should abandon it. It can’t be turned in[/p]

[p]Just one more little patch to fix an issue with the binding runes. [/p][p]Fixed issues with them sometimes deleting the wrong item in your inventory, not giving you a bound rune and sometimes not removing the unbound rune used.[/p][p]Also removed the Cultist Cave quest given by Xanthus temporarily until it can be reworked. The cultists should still spawn and players with the quest should feel free to abandon it if they wish. It'll be removed and replaced with a brand new quest eventually.[/p]

[p]Hey there![/p][p]This patch is just a minor update that mostly fixes a major bug with experience gain that prevented players from leveling up.

I've also fixed a minor issue with some enemies having a "Press F to Interact" interaction pop up on the HUD and... yes, I increased the stock count for the mystery pots since they're sold out on every server everywhere right now. But I'm glad everyone likes them! Enjoy the smashing![/p]

[h2]Summer Quality of Life Update - 1.9.2.0[/h2][p][/p][h3]Welcome back to Tirawyn![/h3][p]This update was intended to be a patch to fix a few bugs from the previous update that slipped through the cracks, but I couldn't just stop there.[/p][p]This update introduces a couple new things, but improves on a LOT of old stuff, notably the wardrobe system and chat window. I've also added a new ping system for multiplayer, and introduced a long-requested feature called Weapon Binding that lets you finally change your weapon's level to keep using it later in the game (or to use end game weapons for earlier zones). This update also fixes a TON of minor and a few major bugs that were just hanging around as well.[/p][p]And of course I've added a couple new secrets. As always. [/p][p][/p][p]Enjoy![/p][p][/p][h3] Patch notes: [/h3][p][/p][p]New:[/p]

• [p]Multiplayer contextual ping system[/p]
• [p]You can now rotate, scale and tweak the position of items on item displays and in display cases[/p]
• [p]New weapon binding system - Learn to craft binding runes as a mid-level alchemist. Use unbound runes to destroy weapons, storing their weapon level to be bound to a weapon of your choice later, effectively allowing you to change your weapon’s level to any you wish.[/p]
• [p]Added a new secret mount[/p]

[p][/p][p]Fixed:[/p]

• [p]Fixed some missing weapon collisions that caused them to fall out of the world when dropped[/p]
• [p]Do these typos never end?[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue with buzzed haircuts clipping through Moon Elf heads[/p]
• [p]Crimson Effigy spawn no longer spawns under your feet causing unintended side effects[/p]
• [p]Fixed multiple incorrect animations for wands and staves[/p]
• [p]Fixed sand piles spawning loot under the ground more often than not[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue with Ravari swords catching enemies on fire[/p]
• [p]Hosted another “So you’re not sure how to hold your shield” training seminar for the guards around Tirawyn[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue with some helmets and masks not properly hiding hair/ears/horns/hair on the character select[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue with backward shields on the title screen[/p]
• [p]Fishing leaderboards now show proper player records and are filled out with NPC data[/p]
• [p]Fixed some issues with randomly getting locked out of your inventory and other menus[/p]
• [p]Fish are now displaying their smidgens correctly in collections (for fish caught going forward) and inventory[/p]
• [p]Companions can now be named/renamed even if you haven’t unlocked any mounts yet[/p]
• [p]The Dawn Chorus quest is now working as expected again[/p]
• [p]Toxira now FOR SURE drops her stinger EVERY time[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue with corruption no longer spawning after a while in Windless Woods[/p]
• [p]Abandoning a quest now removes it from being tracked[/p]
• [p]Fixed some issues with quests not being auto tracked when accepting[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue with the \[REDACTED] mount that broke the jumping at times[/p]
• [p]Dialog should no longer be auto closed when you first enter a zone and talk to a recently loaded in NPC[/p]
• [p]Hopefully fixed an issue with “This chest is in use” errors for containers in multiplayer[/p]
• [p]Raindrop now recognizes that big slimy thing you’re sitting on[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue with that big slimy thing not showing up… and moved it to a new place[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where your character would block items from being picked up from the ground if standing between them and the camera[/p]
• [p]Rain now properly aligns with its velocity when falling[/p]
• [p]Removed a duplicate of the crimson moon staff in collections[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue with abandoning the Machinist and Paxari’s quests breaking the quest chains[/p]
• [p]The compost bin is now a bin and not an an end table[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue with the wet status not scaling damage properly[/p]
• [p]Keagan in the spider cave now leaves the cave once he’s rescued[/p]
• [p]Fixed a strange issue that opened your bank instead of the seedmaker output box[/p]
• [p]Fixed more issues with old scythes being dropped or looted[/p]
• [p]Astral scythe can now only be crafted at the Astral Forge, as expected[/p]
• [p]Fixed issues with Ravari weapon descriptions, item levels, etc.[/p]
• [p]Ravari rugs are now tailoring recipes (but if you unlocked them in carpentry, they’ll still be there for you. Learning them again will let you craft them from carpentry AND tailoring)[/p]
• [p]Upgrading the Crimson Moon staff no longer removes the glow from the “orb”[/p]
• [p]Fixed a couple holes in the Delver’s Pass mountains[/p]
• [p]Fine Strawberry Dew no longer gives the wrong stat[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue with Grimwick’s scythe when defeating him[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue with the Grimwick achievement not triggering with new scythes[/p]
• [p]Patched up a hole in the bear cave
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[p]Improved:[/p]

• [p]Removed wound effect from Crimson Weapons[/p]
• [p]Companion and summon healthbars are now always visible[/p]
• [p]Can now dismiss companions and summons by holding the interaction button/key[/p]
• [p]Placeable bush collisions no longer block other placeables or be stood on, but can still be removed with a sledgehammer[/p]
• [p]When abandoning a quest you now get a proper pop up warning pleading that you don’t abandon quests during Early Access[/p]
• [p]Heavily reduced the cost of bank slots to make early game storage easier to obtain, but also ramped up the curve to become quite a bit more expensive for late game[/p]
• [p]Ravari wand is now Early magic (though this might change to Order as the Ravari are intended to be Mystics, not druids)[/p]
• [p]Big wardrobe overhaul with a search bar and hat/mask/clothing icons that better represent them.[/p]
• [p]Can swap between loadout slots in the wardrobe and apply looks to each without closing the wardrobe[/p]
• [p]Reduced the material cost for all storage chests[/p]
• [p]Overhauled the entire chat window with additional options, a cleaner, easier to read layout, no more disappearing chat, and an emote drop down feature[/p]
• [p]Removed Crimson Moon and Ravari weapon on-hit effects as they weren’t intended[/p]
• [p]Reduced the cost of the hand mirror at Mr. Symm’s hut[/p]
• [p]Added the hand mirror to Synthi’s tailoring shop in Sleepy Haven (for even cheaper)[/p]

[h2]Crimson Skies Patch - 1.9.1[/h2][p][/p][p]Hey guys. Just a little patch here to fix a handful of bugs and issues we missed for the update. Enjoy![/p][p][/p][h3] Patch notes: [/h3][p][/p][p]Fixed:[/p]

• [p]Scythe levels corrected[/p]
• [p]Crafting a scythe results in the newly updated staves, not the old ones[/p]
• [p]Fixed issues with Machinist dialog[/p]
• [p]Logging out during a special moon phase now correctly saves and loads the moon on log[/p]
• [p]Failing the spirit event no longer results in an automatic success[/p]
• [p]Crimson Moon merchant now shuffles items better[/p]
• [p]Companion snacks now work as expected[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue with some staves and fishing rods acting like melee weapons[/p]
• [p]Passive NPC’s no longer affected by rain (including invisible ones)[/p]
• [p]Armor totem no longer labeled as Fire Totem[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug with trinkets removing all stats when unequipped[/p]
• [p]Machinist’s hammer fixed - no longer looks like Drune hammer[/p]
• [p]Fixed Crimson Moon weapon icons[/p]
• [p]Fixed incorrect Nightglass weapon levels[/p]
• [p]Ravari shop properly refreshes now[/p]
• [p]Removed a mysterious dot[/p]
• [p]Fixed a few level design issues that let players get out of bounds[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue with the camera offset not properly saving and resetting after mounting[/p]
• [p]Fixed Crimson Moon spear sheathing location[/p]
• [p]Reduced the size of spears a bit due to their comically large size[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue with spirit event sounds being heard through all of Tirawyn[/p]
• [p]Crimson Moon weapons now appear in the correct crafting table (Astral forge) and removed from the incorrect oens[/p]
• [p]Can no longer use wind whirlers inside the Machinist's cave[/p]
• [p]New weapons are all now added to the collections tab
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[p]Improved:[/p]

• [p]Crimson weapons bumped from level 25 to 32 for better longevity[/p]
• [p]Added a daily durability decay on wind whirlers to prevent naughty people from maliciously spamming thousands of them to ruin the experience for others... not cool, man.[/p]