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Rings & Ruins Update

For the latest version of the release notes visit: https://zenithmmo.com/blogs/news/rings-ruins-update Patch Number: 1.3.

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What changed

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  • Compatibility
  • Gameplay
  • Events
  • Maps
  • Balance
changedAnyone who played on beta (play on PTR) for Rings & Ruins will earn the character title "Ring Runner". The character title will be distributed within a week of launch.
addedSince we're making continuous updates to Zenith, we're also moving away from the "Patches", "Minor", and "Major" naming conventions. Going forward we'll be using "Updates" to describe a group of changes. We're excited to announce the Rings & Ruins Update! This update has a brand new area unlocked within Skylands, new pets, various bug fixes including godstone fixes and more.
addedNew Content - The wall in Skyland has now shifted, unlocking a brand new area to explore filled with new aerial challenges and quests. Help the Skyland expedition team expand their forces further into the island! - Added a new chapter in the Skyland storyline, featuring two brand new characters! - Added 3 new Public Events, including one of a brand new Payload Public Event type - Work together to defend an objective, escorting it through the zone and towards a final destination, fighting off enemies as you go! - Added a new Pylon buff for players to collect! - Add new Epic Helm, Leggings, Chestpieces, and Weapons for players to craft! - Added new pet: Bumblewing - Added new pet: Grasslands Jellypuff
addedFeature/System Updates - Made Skyland pylon stat buffs apply on top of regional downscaling instead of being limited by it - Improvements to the world map - it recenters on the player when opened, and can be centered by clicking in the right joystick - Reworked how godstone cooldowns work, so that switching godstones in combat is now possible and behaves as intended. Cooldowns will carry over to the new godstone - Implemented a mechanism to prevent player data loss when logging in if data is unreadable. Players will be unable to log in and will be asked to contact support
fixedResolved Issues - Fixed Meta Quest Pro using portals for loading and resetting to this on every login - Fixed inability to move the harvesting tool for some players - Fixed Essence Mage Tank Ultimate (Entropy Skewer) not applying stagger duration increase as described on its tooltip - Fixed comfort preferences button on character list not working - Potential fix for a crash that could occur on all platforms when loading the world, most often when coming back from an instanced raid/dungeon - Fixed summoning lifeskills menu not showing the bottom row if it was less than half full - Fixed an issue which could result in player inventories not being saved when being kicked from an instance via the timeout - Fixed an issue which could cause the Skyland Agent rank to have all its challenges un-claimable (with an error popup) for some players - Fixed an issue where player-ally NPC health bars could not show up if they spawned in front of the player - Fixed certain kinds of status effects which should provide instant lifesteal to the player (e.g. Bloodblade) not working - Fix for an issue which caused lag spikes when switching zones - Fixed godstones breaking when switching between them after previously having had a stamina regen buff

Zenith: Nexus changes

changedAnyone who played on beta (play on PTR) for Rings & Ruins will earn the character title "Ring Runner". The character title will be distributed within a week of launch.
addedSince we're making continuous updates to Zenith, we're also moving away from the "Patches", "Minor", and "Major" naming conventions. Going forward we'll be using "Updates" to describe a group of changes. We're excited to announce the Rings & Ruins Update! This update has a brand new area unlocked within Skylands, new pets, various bug fixes including godstone fixes and more.
addedNew Content - The wall in Skyland has now shifted, unlocking a brand new area to explore filled with new aerial challenges and quests. Help the Skyland expedition team expand their forces further into the island! - Added a new chapter in the Skyland storyline, featuring two brand new characters! - Added 3 new Public Events, including one of a brand new Payload Public Event type - Work together to defend an objective, escorting it through the zone and towards a final destination, fighting off enemies as you go! - Added a new Pylon buff for players to collect! - Add new Epic Helm, Leggings, Chestpieces, and Weapons for players to craft! - Added new pet: Bumblewing - Added new pet: Grasslands Jellypuff
addedFeature/System Updates - Made Skyland pylon stat buffs apply on top of regional downscaling instead of being limited by it - Improvements to the world map - it recenters on the player when opened, and can be centered by clicking in the right joystick - Reworked how godstone cooldowns work, so that switching godstones in combat is now possible and behaves as intended. Cooldowns will carry over to the new godstone - Implemented a mechanism to prevent player data loss when logging in if data is unreadable. Players will be unable to log in and will be asked to contact support
fixedResolved Issues - Fixed Meta Quest Pro using portals for loading and resetting to this on every login - Fixed inability to move the harvesting tool for some players - Fixed Essence Mage Tank Ultimate (Entropy Skewer) not applying stagger duration increase as described on its tooltip - Fixed comfort preferences button on character list not working - Potential fix for a crash that could occur on all platforms when loading the world, most often when coming back from an instanced raid/dungeon - Fixed summoning lifeskills menu not showing the bottom row if it was less than half full - Fixed an issue which could result in player inventories not being saved when being kicked from an instance via the timeout - Fixed an issue which could cause the Skyland Agent rank to have all its challenges un-claimable (with an error popup) for some players - Fixed an issue where player-ally NPC health bars could not show up if they spawned in front of the player - Fixed certain kinds of status effects which should provide instant lifesteal to the player (e.g. Bloodblade) not working - Fix for an issue which caused lag spikes when switching zones - Fixed godstones breaking when switching between them after previously having had a stamina regen buff

For the latest version of the release notes visit: https://zenithmmo.com/blogs/news/rings-ruins-update

Patch Number: 1.3.2 PTR Date: July 11, 2023 Release Date: July 21, 2023

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Anyone who played on beta (play on PTR) for Rings & Ruins will earn the character title "Ring Runner". The character title will be distributed within a week of launch.

Since we're making continuous updates to Zenith, we're also moving away from the "Patches", "Minor", and "Major" naming conventions. Going forward we'll be using "Updates" to describe a group of changes. We're excited to announce the Rings & Ruins Update! This update has a brand new area unlocked within Skylands, new pets, various bug fixes including godstone fixes and more.

New Content - The wall in Skyland has now shifted, unlocking a brand new area to explore filled with new aerial challenges and quests. Help the Skyland expedition team expand their forces further into the island! - Added a new chapter in the Skyland storyline, featuring two brand new characters! - Added 3 new Public Events, including one of a brand new Payload Public Event type - Work together to defend an objective, escorting it through the zone and towards a final destination, fighting off enemies as you go! - Added a new Pylon buff for players to collect! - Add new Epic Helm, Leggings, Chestpieces, and Weapons for players to craft! - Added new pet: Bumblewing - Added new pet: Grasslands Jellypuff

Feature/System Updates - Made Skyland pylon stat buffs apply on top of regional downscaling instead of being limited by it - Improvements to the world map - it recenters on the player when opened, and can be centered by clicking in the right joystick - Reworked how godstone cooldowns work, so that switching godstones in combat is now possible and behaves as intended. Cooldowns will carry over to the new godstone - Implemented a mechanism to prevent player data loss when logging in if data is unreadable. Players will be unable to log in and will be asked to contact support

Resolved Issues - Fixed Meta Quest Pro using portals for loading and resetting to this on every login - Fixed inability to move the harvesting tool for some players - Fixed Essence Mage Tank Ultimate (Entropy Skewer) not applying stagger duration increase as described on its tooltip - Fixed comfort preferences button on character list not working - Potential fix for a crash that could occur on all platforms when loading the world, most often when coming back from an instanced raid/dungeon - Fixed summoning lifeskills menu not showing the bottom row if it was less than half full - Fixed an issue which could result in player inventories not being saved when being kicked from an instance via the timeout - Fixed an issue which could cause the Skyland Agent rank to have all its challenges un-claimable (with an error popup) for some players - Fixed an issue where player-ally NPC health bars could not show up if they spawned in front of the player - Fixed certain kinds of status effects which should provide instant lifesteal to the player (e.g. Bloodblade) not working - Fix for an issue which caused lag spikes when switching zones - Fixed godstones breaking when switching between them after previously having had a stamina regen buff

Source

Steam News / 21 July 2023

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