Patch V1.3.0 Announcement

Item Changes

• Added labels and colors in dialog boxes for unidentified, cursed, uncommon, rare, and legendary items to help players more easily spot and evaluate items

• Added Bronze Key for room renters that can be dropped or traded by the owner but not by recipients, except back to the owner or innkeeper

• Shrouded items now correctly display a description indicating they are cloaked in magic

• Scrolls now display the correct school insignia

• Helms now provide defense against bludgeoning weapons instead of a disadvantage

• Wands and scrolls now correctly require specific karma levels to use (e.g. -40 karma for a hold wand)

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue with removing shillings from chests and boxes

• Fixed crash at very large resolutions

• Fixed issue where players using Shadow Form were unreadable in the Who list

• Fixed persistent Jala song music causing client crashes

• Fixed awkward rendering of players and faction soldiers against world objects

• Fixed multiple server errors and potential crash causes

• Fixed server error caused by punching a target with Gaze of the Basilisk

Gameplay Changes

• Bonksticks adjusted for suitability as player awards

• Removed outdated skill improvement penalty in Origin of the Kriipa

• Fixed issue preventing spell casting in Goad’s Grinder

• Reflection, Evil Twin, and Apparition Riija spells are now usable in the Arena

• Can now equip most items (weapons, armor, etc) without breaking Jala song trance if using a Jala Necklace

• Distill potion power now based on the casters base maximum health and unaffected by items like circlets that alter the caster’s maximum health

• Distill potions no longer expire

• Torches now display appropriate durability text

• “Reroll” is now the primary command and terminology for rerolling a character

• Arena battles no longer affect player karma

• Solomon now buys additional uncommon items

• Mugs, goblets, and bowls restored to previous appearances

• Bankers now communicate in private for balance checks, withdrawals, and deposits

• Minor adjustment made to Colhorr-marked weapons

• Consuming a mana crystal now breaks the caster’s trance

• Exit Crystallize Mana if the caster cannot hold the mana crystal

• Increased weapon attack damage against Ants

• Amulets of Shadows now appear unidentified until equipped, identified, or revealed

Audio Updates

• Added unique sounds to Foresight and Illusionary Firewall

• Updated Morph with sounds based on the player’s gender

Client Updates

• Added option to disable Performance Mode for better performance on low-spec PCs

• Dialog boxes now open on the same monitor as the game window

• Dialogs triggered by Reveal and Identify are centered correctly on the game window

World Changes

• Updated The Spider Nest with enhanced thematic and ambient lighting

• Updated Clearing of the Trading Post’s geometry and texture alignment

• Minor updates to East Merchant Way through Ilerian Woods

• Minor updates to Marion’s southern exit path

• Adjusted entry point into Pietro’s Wicked Brews

Developer Changes

• Added “no horizontal tile” flag to clamp textures along the U axis

• Added a Powershell script for real-time monitoring and copying of .roo file changes

• Easy Compile Script updated for the new `contrib/` folder structure

• Client now skips remote account verification checks when not in retail mode

• Makefile output standardized to include command in all directories

Miscellaneous Updates

• Improved bad mail cleanup

• Fixed disposal of monsters spawned via Animate

• Fixed animation speed for invisibility and drunkenness

• Updated signup dialog copy

• Fixed failed checks in greeny.roo

• Cleaned up Goad and necro arena code

• Fixed server-side error caused by Crystalize Mana

• Hidden admins are no longer greeted by the Watcher or Goad

• Fixed a potential cause of server crashes

• Fixed issue to allow a player’s hometown to be set to Ko’catan

• Fixed room key disposal issue

• Fixed robe descriptions to remove extra whitespace

Contributions in this patch come from: Aesica, Gar, Hektic, Reborn Hero, Si, Thorbenn, Todasj, Toko, and Zaphod. Additional playtest support was provided by FrylockOG.

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