- The Spike
- WE WANT YOU!
- Reward to Whom Reward is Due!
- Monsters Getting Smart and Clever!
- The Challenger II
Changes
- The Spike was added as well as tasks to obtain the Cave Explorer Outfits.
- The boss reward system was implemented.
- The artificial intelligence of monsters was improved.
- New graphics option: antialiasing. Antialiasing will smooth out rendered graphics. Previously antialiasing was applied with no option to disable it. Disabling it may have a minor performance boost but the recommended setting is enabled.
- In order to face the Mad Mage (Their Master's Voice World Change) and the Raging Mage (The Mage's Tower World Change), players now have to actively take part in the respective tasks. For the Mad Mage, cleaning 25 slime will be required, and for the Raging Mage, 50 Yielothaxes have to be killed.
- Players can no longer prevent the teleport from the First Warzone from getting fully charged.
- NPC Towncryer now gives information about all Mini World Changes. Previously he would not mention about Fury Gates, Warpath, Spider Nest and Devovorga's Essence.
- Traded wares of Yasir and Telas were adjusted. It is not possible to sell items from Telas' item list to Yasir anymore, unless you did the Shadows of Yalahar Quest.[1]
- Possibilities to block players in the Wrath of the Emperor Quest have been removed.
- An area of The Repenters Quest tasks was adjusted to avoid respawn blocking.
- Teleporters to the Grizzly Adams bosses of Killing in the Name of... Quest are now Protection Zone.
- You can now kill Blood Priests, Blood Hands and Shadow Pupils to complete Lugri's Task
Further announced for the same patch on September 24, 2013:
- Addressed several minor PvP bugs:
- Fixed an issue that led to a PZ block for protectors in white hand mode.
- Addressed an issue with unjustified kills for yellow skulled players.
Further announced for the same patch on October 9, 2013:
- Adjustments of Their Master's Voice World Change:
- From now on, characters who have removed 25 slime fungi or more will lose their right to face the Mad Mage once the mage has been killed, even if they have not participated in the fight. So if the world change starts anew, their slime counter will be reset to zero. The slime counter will not be reset for characters who have not yet removed enough slime to face the Mad Mage. Moreover, the whole world change will start anew if the Mad Mage does not get killed within two hours after the entire area has been cleaned from slime.
- Adjustments of The Mage's Tower World Change:
- In order to weaken the Energized Raging Mage, 2000 Yielothax need to be killed now. To be able to take part in the fight against the Raging Mage, a character has to kill 250 Yielothax from now on. Yielothax Dimension will now collapse 5 minutes after the Raging Mage has been killed. Furthermore, the world change will now start once a day as opposed to once every two days, and it will take place at a random time after server save.
- Adjustments of The Mummy's Curse World Change:
- Horestis now spawns in a separate room. Only those who destroyed a Canopic Jar can face Horestis in his crypt as long as the bone wall in his tomb is gone. The right to fight against Horestis will not expire as long as you do not face him in his crypt. Moreover, you can fight Horestis once for each canopic jar you manage to destroy. Since more players can now face Horestis while his crypt is accessible, the drop chance of his rare loot has been reduced accordingly except for the Scorpion Sceptre which is still a guaranteed drop.
- The Spirit Grounds Mini World Change is now announced correctly on The World Board in the Adventurers' Guild.
- Fixed an issue that prevented Shadow Pupils, Blood Hands, and blood pupils from counting towards the necromancer killing task of Lugri.
- In What a Foolish Quest, Bozo now also accepts a box of cream pies if it has been transported via the Gnomish Crystal Teleport System.
- Addressed an issue that led to an unintended re-spawn of The Pale Count after he was killed.
- Fixed a small inconsistency with the Repenters task "Cultivated Magic" that made it possible to repeat the task 20 hours after it had been accepted. Like all other Repenters tasks, it can now be repeated 20 hours after it has been completed.
- An issue was fixed that allowed free account players to enter The Spike and the Spirit Grounds although these hunting grounds are premium areas.
- Kalvin now mentions the Cave Explorer Outfits. Also, missing highlights for outfit keywords were added.
- Addressed a rare issue where the teleport to the warzone boss Deathstrike could be blocked by a Humorless Fungus.
- A few map bugs and typos were fixed.
- Fixed a couple of minor issues on the Island of Destiny.
Further announced for the same patch on October 15, 2013:
- Until further notice, the Mad Mage is disabled.
- Horestis does now spawn in his crypt, once the bone wall is open.
- Addressed an issue where the teleport in The Spike could be blocked by NPC Gnommander.
Reward System for Boss Fights
With this mechanism, all active members in a boss fight may be able to loot rewards.
Once the boss is dead, players will see a new kind of loot bag, the Reward Container. It will contain individual loot for every fighting team member according to his participation during the fight.
Furthermore, a Reward Chest will be added to the Adventurers' Guild. Players will have the option to either take the reward from the dead body or the Reward Chest. If one has already looted the dead body, his reward chest will be empty. If not, the reward will be stored in the chest for seven days.
The following bosses are affected by the new system:
- Ferumbras
- Morgaroth
- Ghazbaran
- Orshabaal
- Zulazza the Corruptor
- Chizzoron the Distorter
- Raging Mage
- Mad Mage
- The Welter
- White Pale
- Tyrn
- Hirintror
- Zushuka
- Ocyakao
- Shlorg
- The Pale Count
- Furyosa
For more information, see the FAQ in the Auditorium.
Artificial Intelligence for Bosses
All new bosses and eventually all existing bosses will have a new artificial intelligence (A.I.) that will make their behavior more dynamic and different from normal monsters, making them even more challenging. While all details have not been revealed the bosses' environment will be a factor in their behavior. The new bosses will be affected by the revised reward system.
The following bosses use improved AI:
World Board
A World Board.
Simply use it and a list will appear in the Server Log.
New Locations
- The Spike
- Spirit Grounds
- Spirit Grounds/Easy
- Spirit Grounds/Intermediate
- Spirit Grounds/Hard
New Raids
- 00:00: The Pale Count has risen from his crypt deep under Drefia. Blood will flow.
New Quests
| Name | Min Level | Rec Level | Prem | Location | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cave Explorer Outfits Quest | 80 | ✓ | The Spike. | Cave Explorer Outfits and addons:
| |
| Spike Tasks Quest | Varies | 25+ | ✓ | The Spike and surroundings | Experience, Cave Explorer Outfits and its addons, Cave Completionist achievement. |
| Spirit Grounds Mini World Change | 0 | ? | ✓ | Spirit Grounds (via Darama, Ghostlands or Vengoth) | ? |
New Mini World Changes
| Name | Rec. Level | Prem | Location | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit Grounds Mini World Change | ? | ✓ | Spirit Grounds (via Darama, Ghostlands or Vengoth) | ? |
New Achievements
| Name | Grade | Points | Prem | Secret | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cave Completionist |
|
2 | ✓ | ✗ | You have helped the gnomes of the spike in securing the caves and explored enough of the lightles depths to earn you a complete cave explorers outfit. Well done! |
New Items
| Name | Attributes | Weight | Dropped By | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albino Plate | 
|
84.00 | ||
| Eye of the Storm | 
|
1.50 | ||
| Flask of Fertiliser | 
|
1.80 |
| |
| Furious Frock | 
|
magic level +2 | 34.00 | |
| Ghost Detector | 
|
9.00 |
| |
| Glass of Goo | 
|
17.00 | ||
| Gnomish Supplies | 
|
8.00 |
| |
| Goo Shell | 
|
48.00 | ||
| Haunted Mirror Piece | 
|
28.00 | ||
| Highly Charged Lodestone | 
|
3.00 |
| |
| Horn (Ring) | 
|
1.20 | ||
| Icicle Bow | 
|
42.00 | ||
| Icy Culottes | 
|
15.00 | ||
| Lodestone | 
|
3.00 |
| |
| Memory Box (Activated) | 
|
20.00 |
| |
| Memory Box | 
|
20.00 |
| |
| Partially Charged Lodestone | 
|
3.00 |
| |
| Runic Ice Shield | 
|
49.00 | ||
| Shrunken Head Necklace | 
|
speed +10 | 5.50 | |
| Smoking Coal | 
|
10.00 |
| |
| Spirit Shovel | 
|
28.00 |
| |
| Sun Mirror | 
|
8.50 | ||
| Thawing Ice Pick | 
|
62.00 |
| |
| Thermometer | 
|
8.00 |
| |
| Trapped Lightning | 
|
1.00 | ||
| Triple Bolt Crossbow | 
|
62.00 | ||
| Tuning Fork | 
|
1.00 |
| |
| Vampire Silk Slippers | 
|
11.50 |
New Outfits
| Name | Male Outfit | Male Addons | Female Outfit | Female Addons | Type | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cave Explorer Outfits | 
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|
Quest Outfits | ✓ |
New NPCs
| Name | Job | Buy/Sell | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Behemoth | 
|
Spy | ✗ | The Spike 8 levels down. |
| A Dragon Lord | 
|
Spy | ✗ | The Spike 7 levels down. |
| A Drillworm | 
|
Spy | ✗ | The Spike 6 floors down. |
| A Lost Basher | 
|
Spy | ✗ | The Spike 7 floors down. |
| A Lost Husher | 
|
Spy | ✗ | The Spike 8 floors down. |
| A Lost Thrower | 
|
Spy | ✗ | The Spike 7 floors down. |
| A Nightmare Scion | 
|
Spy | ✗ | The Spike 6 floors down. |
| A Vulcongra | 
|
Spy | ✗ | The Spike 6 floors down. |
| A Wyrm | 
|
Spy | ✗ | The Spike 8 floors down. |
| Gnomargery | 
|
Officer | ✗ | The Spike, level -7 |
| Gnombold | 
|
Officer | ✗ | The Spike, level -4 |
| Gnome Trooper | 
|
Guard | ✗ | The Spike -6 (here and here), -7 (here and here), and -8 (here and here). |
| Gnomilly | 
|
Officer | ✗ | The Spike, level -2 |
| Gnommander | 
|
Officer | ✗ | The Spike, level -1 |
| Gnomux | 
|
Shopkeeper | ✓ | The Spike, level -6. |
| Opticorder Forge (NPC) | 
|
Guard | ✗ | Kazordoon Forge. |
| Sane Mage | 
|
Sorcerer Scientist |
✗ | South of Stonehome |
| The Gate Keeper | 
|
Guard | ✗ | Spirit Grounds, west of Drefia, below ocean. |
New Creatures
| Name | Exp | HP | Loot |
|---|---|---|---|
 Egg (Creature) |
0 | 800 |
|
 Enraged Soul |
120 | 150 | |
 Frost Servant |
0 | 385 |
|
 Frost Spider |
0 | 1,250 |
|
 Nightfiend |
2,100 | 2,700 |
|
 Spawn of the Welter |
? | ? |
New Bosses
New Objects
| Name | Move | Walk | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berg Crystal (Pillar) | 
|
✗ | ✗ | |
| Berg Crystal | 
|
✗ | ✗ | |
| Charged Ghost Pacifier | 
|
✗ | ✗ | A charged pacifier will become a normal Ghost Pacifier after 2 minutes. |
| Ghost Pacifier | 
|
✗ | ✗ | |
| Grey Sand | 
|
✗ | ✓ | |
| Large Berg Crystal (Pillar) | 
|
✗ | ✗ | It produces an intense white light. |
| Large Berg Crystal | 
|
✗ | ✗ | |
| Large Crystal Teleporter (Berg) | 
|
✗ | ✓ | Unlike the darker version, this teleporter does not require Teleport Crystals. |
| Ominous Mound | 
|
✗ | ✓ | An opened Ominous Mound will return to its default state after 2 minutes. |
| Opticorder Forge | 
|
✗ | ✗ | When used, the message "Nothing happens." appears. If you have an Opticording Sphere with you, however, the message "The device does not quite fit into the hollow. A complicated mechanism blocks the recess." is displayed. |
| Reward Chest | 
|
✗ | ✗ | Reward Containers that weren't looted from a corpse will appear inside this chest. Once every item inside a container is taken, it will disappear from the chest. |
| Reward Container | 
|
✓ | ✓ | Holds the loot of a specific creature you helped defeat. Contents will depend on your participation while fighting it. A container will also appear inside the Reward Chest if not looted before. A list of the creatures using this system can be found on the Reward Chest page. |
| Smoke (Wall) | 
|
✗ | ✗ | |
| Spike of a Crystal Drill | 
|
✗ | ✗ | |
| Strangely Shaped Block | 
|
✗ | ✗ | |
| The World Board |
|
✗ | ✗ | When used, it will print information about currently active Mini World Changes in the Server Log. |
New Hunting Places
| Name | City | Knight Attack | Knight Shielding | Pally Level | Pally Distance | Pally Shielding | Mage Level | Location | Rating Exp | Rating Loot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Spike | Kazordoon | 150 | 90 | 90 | 150 | 90 | 90 | 150 | Last 3 floors of The Spike, here. | 
|
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| Middle Spike | Kazordoon | 70 | 80 | 80 | 70 | 80 | 80 | 70 | Floor 4 and 5 of The Spike, here. |
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| Upper Spike | Kazordoon | 30 | 60 | 60 | 30 | 60 | 60 | 30 | First 3 floors of The Spike, here. | 
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New Documents
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Expedition Project Exclave (Book) | 
|
? |
Update Images
Teaser Screenshots
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Artificial intelligence for bosses
Their Master's Voice adjustments
Artwork
Cave Explorer outfits
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New client background artwork
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