Ashen Empires

• Removed double degrade for Carbon Filet Knife; skinning knife uses dex and skill level to determine degrade which may be slightly more frequent than before
  
• Some breadcrumbing for Artraxis quest; npcs in Duremar will give info
  
• Bel's thinking cap set to silver instead of red
  
• Valinor basement music different than above to prevent loss of music when switching Maps
  
• Added some barrels to Valinor undead outpost for stashing stuff
  
• Expanded check for raft in Duprik's dialogue to include the ToF raft offer deed
  
• Removed incorrect prints in newbie leadership trainer
  
• Quest typo "breatehs"
  
• Quest Stage was wrong for Half Empty or Half Full quest
  
• Frieda's taming list (added nor. warlord to flayer, added commoner to all tamable)
  
• King Lotor's Lake timed fishing quest was not giving exp
  
• Added consume for blueprints for thrones
  
• Gauntlet event updates
  
• Added Magic Skinning Knife to Talazarian Infiltrators
  
• Reduced Pristine Blue Scale drop rate off Greater/Young Blues
  
• Gathering with gatherer's cloak - will allow to double any resource obtained from lobster traps
  
• Upped rate on bottles and maps with quest completion and a special buff
  

• Adding logout check while in BFD
  
• Adjust to faction dungeon drop tables (chances only not additions/deletions)
  
• Corrected missing material for new Vint/GoL items
  
• Fixed SoC potions on TR mob tables
  
• Faction check for all neutral factions in scripts that look for neutral faction
  
• Claw of the Werewolf should last 4 min with the Armor of the Cynosure now
  
• Added chat prints for all buff spells
  
• Fixed error in Tome of Demonic Inspiration adding too much to Parasitic Leech, now +10%
  
• Fixed traps in SoC dungeons acting as walls that created pathfinding issues and prevented players from completing farming quest portion in SoC crypt
  
• Fixed Demon Spire from spawning ancient demon/balron if not used for Hell Siege event
  
• Glowing Jewelry Case had no settings for crafting; adjusted to be similar to glowing storage crate
  

Patch Notes 1.21.2023 - Post SoC Patch

Items/Drops

• New Item: The Prime Fist
  
• Fixed typo in Legendary Wok stamina text.
  
• Stat mismatch corrections - tooltips now accurate:
  
• Calamity Wake boots +8 DEX
  
• Ritual Sheers +22 INT and +8 CON
  
• Evil Council Leggings +9 CON
  
• Robe of Dark Rites +20 STR and +28 INT
  
• Symboled Blade of Destruction proc adjustment
  
• Adjustments to Dirk/Sabre/Axe of Many Souls proc effects
  
• +100% Soul damage to Dirk/Axe/Sabre of Many Souls
  
• Oleander bloom marked SoC
  
• Adjusted Lotorian Dungeon drop tables slightly to add Talazarian Emblem to the lower tier KC/EEO/BL/LP tables. This means mini-bosses now have a chance to drop these spawning items.
  
• Adjusted drop of Rune of Shalox up some on the mobs that currently have it (design here is that you are not meant to get entire set unless you hunt after or do quest multiple times)
  

Spawns

• Lord Cerebus respawn time reduced and randomized. Still a trigger chance to spawn, but duration between respawns has been halved to allow two chances minimum per dungeon pass timer.
  
• The Prime Creation has been given a shorter and randomized respawn timer, increased chance of boss vs PH.
  
• Shark guards will patrol dragon coast for anchored boats…
  
• Adjusted rotted ghoul spawn in Meroven graveyard and Gnobol Mauseleum, greater skeles moved below
  

Spells

• Stat buff spells (excluding movement speed buffs) reduced cast times across the board to match Holy Aura’s speed
  
• Chat printout for buff values on Mind buffs (Cerebral Though, Brilliance, Insight, Resplendence).
  

The Junk Drawer

• SI altar adjusted to correct time (30 min cooldown; if starting at 9pm, can start a new SI at 10:30pm). SI cooldown is there for all levels of solo/small group players; this is not an ideal long term fix but something to help those players not be at the mercy of SIs which drastically impact their ability to hunt. Long term idea is placeable altars/totems which increase spawns in a radius on ground or on the player using.
  
• Faction Quests for Lotor/Talazar now allow you to cancel once started (speak to faction officer to cancel) plus additional conf to begin neutral quest
  
• A bit of cleanup on faction timers and quest text
  
• New Name for Lotorian Faction Dungeon quest (was “For the King” which was the same title as the faction quest itself; now it is “Royal Relic”)
  
• Gauntlet event adjust (reduced mob spawns)
  

• Fix for Gauntlet event - effects could be cast just before entering
  
• Crims on PVP servers will be sent to a four way portal; you have 60 seconds to choose from Lopal, VF, Meroven, Rahura or be sent to Lopal
  
• Fix for Red Dragon Leather set - should now be able to forge items if anvil of veldan is in pack while wearing set
  
• Fix for Gatekeeper's gate in SoC; if you haven't completed the quest you will be harmed and ported back; to prevent players from getting through without quest completion
  
• All Housing Deeds and items such as Surveyor tool should be tagged for Construction; server will now check that expansion flag
  
• Added AC to weeping winter skirt and winter wildform
  
• Removed arrow resist from hood of rahura
  
• Typo in Crystal Knight quest Rotted > Rotten
  

Map/Encounters

New Area: Dragon Coast

• Added New Dragon Coast with heavier spawns of younger dragons meant as a group challenge
  
• New dragon type Shadow Dragon, small chance to spawn on New Dragon Coast, also spawn on Nithhogr level
  
• One way entrance to new Dragon coast through Fire Elemental Cave
  

Updated Area: Dragon Caves

• Added extra loops in Dragon Caves, modified flow so it's less linear in nature with some less direct routes/side loops, added escape portals (one per level, one-way) back to previous level at various locations
  
• Dragon Eggs now have colors reflective of their parent dragon
  

Updated Area: Vinteruul’s Fortress

• Warlord Vinteruul spawning mechanic has been readjusted, is now a summoned spawn using Talazarian Emblem, still requires quest in order to spawn
  
• Vinteruul now leashed to his room, similar to dragon bosses
  
• RNG on clicking horns and statue removed, this will be a single click per step, and he will spawn (statue will disappear for 10 minutes and may then be spawned again if you have the proper item)
  
• The Lich Prince has moved into the Lotorian Dungeon with Warlord Vinteruul
  
• Added Talazarian Blood Cleric spawns around Lich Prince's new room and above in Vinteruul's castle
  
• Secret exit/entrances added to this fortress
  
• Fix for being unable to progress on Lotorian faction quest if not on PVE server
  
• Added 5 new items to Warlord Vinteruul
  

Updated Area: Broken Finger Dungeon

• Trigger spawn chances added/adjusted (similar to Asterion) for bosses
  
• Broken Finger Dungeon changed to not require a party for entry/access to full dungeon (you may still need a friend or two to survive!)
  
• BFD pass countdown timer should suspend when player leaves the dungeon now (only uses when you are in hunting)
  

Passages, Escapes, Tunnels

• Added underground passage between Redwake and Rahura
  
• Removed evil spawn gate on Khafra island
  
• Added alternative passage from Rahura Water Elemental Cave to cross river to area before the gatekeeper; no longer a single bridge as a chokepoint
  
• Portal from Fire Elemental Cave (Khafra) to SE corner of New Dragon Coast, one-way, use at your own risk
  
• Added entrance/exits to Horned One (neutral faction dungeon) on charred island and dunk’s dungeon
  
• Added entrance and/or exits in Ghost of Lotor (talazarian faction dungeon) on Salamander and Crypt levels
  

Spawns

• Increased amount of caimans to spawn (min/max limits)
  
• Added Desert Giant Noble as a rare spawn in Desert Giant spawns (split spawn)
  
• Added more dedicated Desert Giant Noble spawn locations
  
• Added Titan Scorpion spawns southeast of Rahura across the river
  
• Added/increased Titan Scorpion spawns in Blacktail's lair
  
• Increased chance of Sandsting spawning instead of placeholder
  
• Faster respawn for Lava Mold, randomized, no longer drops magical items
  
• Fixed several encounters that were despawning during an SI due to a config issue
  
• Fixed some mountains where creatures could spawn inside and get trapped (Josody/RT, TR/Snow Elves)
  
• Faster respawn timers and better randomized timers for:
  

NPCs

• Ancient Crystal Wyverns and Mannabrottur are now tied to expansion flags, if Tides of Fate is disabled they will drop nothing
  
• Dragon NPC resistance adjusts (each dragon now has one magery resist that they are weaker against)
  
• BFD/Talazarian/Lotorian dungeon creature difficulty slightly increased by scaling hitpoints upwards to better match Asterion Minos
  
• Caimans changed to land creatures
  
• New Item Summoned Followers - Blood Cleric, Crypt Guardian
  
• Vessel of Isos now has 0 hitpoint regen and does not damage player
  
• Removed Valinor Orb Reset limits
  
• Removed Bonesnarl killcount limit
  
• Town Guardian reduced to solo/duo difficulty, he's now basically a difficult guard
  
• Minor mechanics adjustments to Sir Lancel (Attack Range, Pounce), Crypt Protector Hobensnarl (Ethereal), High Priest Volsey (New Spells), Krank Bruut (Teleport), Der Schlaechter (Knockback), The Lich Prince (New Spells)
  
• Artonian Hassassin removed Disease resistance
  
• Adjusted Dragon Heal to have a low/medium/high replenish amount instead of just low/high, resulting in less chance of a high 50% heal
  
• Sand Golem, Desert Giant, Desert Giant Noble all lost their MIND (resistance)
  
• Sand Golem gained 50% Nature and 80% Soul resistance
  
• Guards in SoC received some survival training
  
• Set type of crabs to be vermin instead of sea creatures (if swim type, sea creature, if land, not a sea creature)
  
• Added reindeer to animal group for DTM counts
  
• Removed solo tag from Small Skeleton
  
• Removed social tag from Minos since they have no allied types
  

Loot Tables

• Removed generic Mainlands loot tables from many SoC creatures, added their respective SoC table in some cases as it was missing
  
• Adjusted boss tables in BFD and Faction dungeons to reflect their shorter respawn times, removed useless items (Mainlands tables)
  
• Removed generic Mainlands loot tables from all Faction Dungeon creatures (excluding Salamanders/Basilisks area of Talazarian cave)
  
• Removed generic Mainlands loot tables from BFD creatures
  
• Claws of Overwhelming Darkness and Virulent Axe removed from tables used in SoC/Faction Dungeons, instead added to ToF/110 bosses
  
• Scroll of the Ancients no longer drops from Ghost of Lotor I
  
• Amulet of the Dark Mage removed from Nithhogr and added to Young Dragon tables
  
• Faction dungeon creatures have a chance to drop all pieces of armor sets within the dungeons, mini bosses drop at a much higher rate
  
• Neutral dungeon rates reduced considerably on Level 1 for legacy Horned One items
  
• Ghost of Lotor I and Warlord Vinteruul have new powerful items as a rare drop
  
• Raised rates for Rune Armor on hell monsters
  
• Added Rune Armor loot table to Lord Tserith
  
• Slight increase to Fresh Mead rates in Frieda Dungeon
  
• Increased Beekeeper rare table on Queen and Warriors, reduced common tables inversely
  
• Slightly increased Caiman Teeth drop count to 1-2 at a time
  
• Sand Wurms are still just as annoying, but now drop Mystic Orbs and Magic Skinning Knife in their new loot table
  
• Added new items to Warlord Vinteruul and Ghost of Lotor
  

Spells

• Adjusted buff spells to have increased rune charge costs per cast but significantly lower fail chances if player has appropriate skill requirement
  
• Nullify changed to a 1 rune spell and reduced cast difficulty substantially
  
• Slightly reduced 8 slot spell damage boost from Northern Cleric's Staff, Northern Wizard's Staff, Staff of Prismatic Waves
  
• Reduced Int modifier on Ice Bolt and capped damage at 450
  
• Added purple (A3) color to claw/exposure messages when they wear off for more visibility
  
• 6 New Scrolls that can cast a variety of class and tier based spells; these are on a trial basis for now and available through events
  

Crafting

• Dragonian Skinning Knife requirement reduced to 80 Skinning raised level req to 105, removed orb requirements, NEW ART!
  
• Blue Dragon Leather Set Bonus - Reduced Crafting Time Sewing/Weaving 25%, allows crafting as if using a Runespire
  
• Gold Dragon Leather Set Bonus - Reduced Crafting Time Leatherworking/Tanning 25%, allows crafting as if using a Runespire
  
• Green Dragon Leather Set Bonus - Reduced Crafting Time Carpentry/Milling 25%, allows crafting as if using a Runespire
  
• Red Dragon Leather Set Bonus - Reduced Crafting Time Forging/Smelting 25%, allows crafting as if using a Runespire
  
• Adjusted drop rates of lvl 100 craft materials up some (tangled, spectral, full metal)
  
• Removed skinnable corpse from Greater Kudo
  
• Tradeskill Taskmasters now require Tides of Fate expansion enabled on the server
  
• Apple Pie Slice tooltip said +2 Stam Regen (is +1)
  
• Changed minimum Skinning skill level requirement on Wyverns (55), Salamanders (65), Dragons (80)
  
• Adjusted cost of vellum/scrolls and inks down
  
• Marked scrolls as books, set up scroll case to hold books
  
• Added scroll case and scholar’s trunk for carpentry at level 43 and 8 enchanted heartwood and level 69 and 15 enchanted greater heartwood respec. to craft; holds books and scrolls (quest scrolls, return scrolls, demon scrolls, identification scrolls)
  
• Lobster Traps used from land have smaller distance to prevent player from placing it where they cannot retrieve it
  
• NPC Basil in Parian will sell you a sharp shovel for 100 black pearls if you have completed required quest stage
  
• Sharp Shovel now requires quest stage completion to use (the stage it is obtained originally)
  

Items

• Re-enabled and adjusted Scroll of the Demon Horde - now Scroll of Foul Creatures; also drops outside of ToF; will continue to expand on this idea
  
• Item expansion flag changed for Soothsayer, AQB and HotAG from ToF to SoC
  
• Complete rework of Dragon Leather sets, now better match their parent dragon resistances,
  
• Complete rework of Spore Crusted set, now grants hitpoint regeneration on each piece (req Level 100, 45 DEX, 30 CON)
  
• Complete rework of Scavenger Bone set, now useful for mages (req Level 100, 70 INT, 30 CON)
  
• Corrected item hitpoints for Salamander Skin Leggings
  
• Titan Hide set slightly reduced in overall stats to reflect its challenge to obtain
  
• Large Gold Coin drop from Desert Giant Nobles made stackable to be kinder to your inventory slots
  
• Leather Collar/Chain Collar/Iron Collar not marked as Jewelry for purposes of fitting into jewelry case
  
• Corrected tooltip on dagger of fleeting thoughts (+15 Dodge/Crit Hit)
  
• Adjusted some SoC quest reward items based on quest difficulty/level
  
• Add several new weapon proc effects
  
• Level requirement reduced on variety of gear
  
• Orb/Resists adjusted on variety of gear
  
• Please see Discord for detailed item adjusts: https://discord.gg/VUvMj8z9
  

Events

• New Event: The Gauntlet!
  
• Make your way unarmed and without aid through a maze of increasingly deadly creatures (no equipment, no backpack, no buffs, no followers).
  
• Entry at this time is free with a manual GM reward; will be automated in future with enough play/feedback from the community.
  
• When the event is on, head to Parian South Weapons shop to speak with NPC Armsmaster to enter. A deck, signs and banners marks this event area.
  
• 1 player in event at a time, Limit of 10 minutes in event, ntry restricted to level 50 only
  
• New GM tools to help GM run events be more enjoyable: Item Degrade and BP drop; also for emergencies when server is misbehaving
  

Quests

• New Quest and Gear: Crystal Knight (Farstead Keep) inspired by DC creatures
  
• You may obtain any pieces by trading with the Crystal Knight who will list item level and stat requirements
  
• Quest gives limited quantity of Runes of Shalox; these can also be found naturally hunting in TR at uncommon rates from variety of mobs
  
• Increased range to allow quest update when killing Termigon queen for Varios quest
  
• Fix for print in rock troll quest - says you have to be level 15, should be 65 (checks correctly just tells player wrong number)
  
• Excluded a few CK creatures (wolverine pack leaders, mystic crawlers)
  
• Reduced faction quest switch wait time and neutral faction garden of sitting on one's bottom time to 10 min
  

PVP & Reputation

• Feats now count as attacks for combat rule purposes (will make you wanted, slow both players)
  
• Added level bias to alignment gain >=5 levels.
  
• New NPC Alinus in Parian to give one time reputation forgiveness from >6500 -> 6500 (alignment # can be checked with lvl 1 mind spell “Runesight”)
  
• Reputation loss when going wanted changed from 250 > 5 points
  
• Wanted timer is 5 minutes and refreshes when any criminal action is performed
  
• Looting items results in loss of 50 rep per item (no per item loss previously)
  
• Helpful spells (healing, heal over time) cast on wanted player will cause you to become wanted as well
  
• Please see Discord for complete pvp ruleset write up
  
• Players cannot mark a stolen item as no drop using token store product; if you have stolen items stuck in bp please summon a GM/page or make a ticket
  

The Junk Drawer

• Removed leadership check of 100 from wild camel (should be 70)
  
• Cooldown of Spawn Increase of 30 min
  
• 1 free Mainlands Orb reset available now in Josody (speak to Lady Esler)
  
• Changed chances on ancient wyverns to give mix of immaculate wyv hide (unchanged rate) sinew (decreased rate from previous) and other hides (added to this skinning table)
  
• Construction expansion check on Surveyor Tool. If not enabled on server, will be unable to use.
  

• Changed Disruption resist check as it was irresistible <100 mind skill
  
• Changed Disruption's silence to 5 seconds instead of 10 seconds
  
• Disruption should now message players when the effect wears off
  

• Restructured drop chances and places to obtain scrolls – now solo drop chance from lvl appropriate mobs rather than placed in tiered loot groups from all creatures with that group
  
  
  
  • Problem with Bats
    
  • Infestation Black Widow Hatchling
    
  • New Bear Skin Rug
    
  • My Shadow is Haunting Me
    
  • Stop the Greedy Gluttons
    
  • Injured Minotaurs Below Chlera
    
  • Those evil Shadow Spiders
    
  • Rock Trolls Near Josody
    
  • Secrets of Vampire Bats
    
  • Slay the Sand Golems
    
  
  
• Increased exp given for scroll quests
  
• Set min level req to take scroll quests (except lowest 2 scrolls)
  
• Bear Skin Rug scroll quest (for npc “Raff” in LSP) is now functional
  
• Added fail conf for marsh dungeon quest where it was missing on stage 8
  
• More pointer text in quest npcs on marsh dungeon quest for final stage
  

• Elven Tools will increase arrow output by flat quant of 5
  

• Removed ability for creatures to spawn followers if they are a follower (Deadwillows, Ice Golem, Golem, Slimes, Skeletal mage)
  
• Added solo great light encounter to marsh dungeon and bumped up Great Light chance to spawn in trash chunks w normal marsh lights to help with the spawn
  

• Valinor was missing some music regions on the above ground map on coastlines/pond borders
  
• Increased max syllable of each race/gender to 4 from 3 – enjoy longer, more silly names
  
• Fix for random name generator – when no names were available had no way to exit and caused server to hang
  
• Reverted change to targeting limitation; should not drop target immediately when leaving play area
  
• Encounters not recalc/respawning at times and would become empty, then respawn at once and be a world of pain
  

• Removed no drop on jack o lantern blade, gave small blade req of 65
  
• Typo in druid staff summoning wyverns
  
• Fix for tooltip of raider poisoned short sword
  
• Adjusted level req of following high level weaps:
  

• Sword of Agon's Fervor
  
• Spell Slinger
  
• Necromancers channel
  
• Staff of Prismatic Waves
  
• Northern Cleric's Staff
  
• Northern Wizard's Staff
  

• The Laughing Blade
  
• Spearslinger Crossbow
  
• Thirsty Blade
  
• Warmage's Fury
  
• Bow of Terror
  
• Sling of Nature's Wrath
  

• Ghoul Blade
  
• Battleblood Axe
  
• Thrakk's Tribute
  
• Wyvern's Tooth
  
• Glaive of Contagion
  
• Bow of Darkening Skies
  

• Claws of the Northern Wastes
  
• Crossbow of the Northern Wastes
  
• Druid's Staff
  
• Gloves of the Giantess
  
• Infectious Voulge
  

• Crystal Guardians now ethereal, social with pallus
  
• Adjusted summoned wyvern to lose ranged attack and gain 3 radius melee attack instead, will still cast
  

• Removed normal mobs (vampire bat, ghost) from Halloween dungeon
  
• Bumped drops of candy corn on some event mobs – black cats in particular
  
• Great Pumpkin is hate drop Encounter (not party drop rules)
  
• Reworked Halloween dungeon to take care of a few cheesy exploits; removed columns and decorative pumpkin in boss room (could get stuck there, lame!)
  
• Adjusted dungeon that passed close to pumpkin collector's corner of dungeon entrance; players could stand there and collect candy passively somehow
  
• Removed ability to summon followers inside the Halloween Dungeon
  
• Adjusted Halloween encounters to match the new dungeon layout
  

• Adjust to greater Skele stats
  
• Adjusted weaknesses/resistances of the following creatures; creature groups have similar weaknesses/resists varying by level/difficulty and some variance within. To save you time, I have included a GENERAL guide. There is some variability; check creature stats before deciding what to hunt.
  

• Sickly Troll
  
• Minor Storm Giant
  
• Storm Giant
  
• Frost Giant
  
• Stone Giant
  
• Rock Troll
  
• Storm Giant Elite
  
• Crystal Golem
  

• Imp
  
• Deadwillow
  
• Floating Horror
  
• Chiromorph
  
• Horned Devil
  
• Death Tyrant
  
• Eye of Valekar
  

• Undead Priest
  
• Ghost Willow
  
• Wraith
  
• Spect. Horned Bers
  
• Lich
  
• Lich Apprentice
  
• Greater Skeleton
  
• Diseased Ghoul
  
• Spectral General
  
• Spectral Destroyer
  
• Spectral Demon Ov.
  

• Glutton
  
• Minotaur
  
• Hunter
  
• Elite Fighter
  

• Fungoid Minion
  
• Undead Fungoid W
  
• Fungoid
  
• Undead Fungoid
  
• Fungoid Warrior
  
• Fungoid Wizard
  
• Poisonous Fungoid
  

• Dire Wolf
  
• Dire Wolf Leader
  
• Polar Bear
  

• To go with creature stat adjusts, we have also adjusted several mid level spawn areas, typically cleaning up the mobs that do not work in these areas, inc respawn time, adding some more spawn areas
  
• Fungoid cave (more structured throughout, bigger spawn)
  
• Storm Giant Valley (more giants, be careful! Storm Giant Elites the premier mob here)
  
• New Korelth (less of a mixed spawn, more difficult mobs within; Horned Devils the premier mob here)
  
• Deadwillows North of Chlera
  

• Added rune slots to Runed Oak Bow and Oak Bow of Spirit (up to 6/5 respectively from 4/2)
  
• Added oak bow of spirit and runed oak bow to some drop tables
  
• Added WWT to Sires/Lords. All Werewolves but pups drop the totem now.
  

• Missing warning print on event totems when lacking leadership requirements
  
• Pallus should be spawning again as expected in his throne room