Version 1.64D Patch Notes (Test)
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Dark Age of Camelot
Version 1.64d Test Release Notes
Tuesday, August 5, 2003
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NEW THINGS AND BUG FIXES
- Upgraded keeps that are /released will now return to un-upgraded levels. Previously, when a guild claimed and upgraded a keep, then later released the keep, the guards would retain some of the bonuses for being upgraded (including having the appearance of being upgraded guards) even though the keep was unclaimed. In addition to the keep reverting, all the NPC guards will now revert to normal un-upgraded status when a keep is released.
CLASSIC CAMELOT WORLD NOTES
Monsters - Hibernia
- The choppers in the Hibernian frontier will now group up correctly.
- Cuuldurach's call for help range has been slightly lowered to match that of the other old world dragons.
Items:
- (Pendragon only) The magic bonuses on the cloak rewards from the Banba's Road to Grandmaster quest have been reworked in response to testing feedback.
- The druidic spirits should no longer drop gear of inappropriate levels. (Albion)
- The named encounters (other than the dragons) in Sheeroe Hills, Dartmoor, and Malmohus now have their own exclusive item drops, instead of utilizing item drops from other parts of their respective zones.
- Trophy items are no longer sellable.
- The Snow Sapphire (Albion) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
- The Snow Emerald (Hibernia) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
- The Snow Diamond (Midgard) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
- The Verdant Ornate Ring (Albion) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
- The Verdant Ornate Necklace (Albion) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
- The Verdant Ornate Bracer (Albion) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
- The Verdant Justice (Albion) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
- The Verdant Ornate Shield (Albion) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
- The Gilded Verdant Ring (Midgard) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
- The Gilded Verdant Necklace (Midgard) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
- The Gilded Verdant Bracer (Midgard) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
- The Verdant Vengeance (Midgard) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
- The Gilded Verdant Shield (Midgard) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
- The Dazzling Verdant Ring (Hibernia) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
- The Dazzling Verdant Necklace (Hibernia) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
- The Dazzling Verdant Bracer (Hibernia) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
- The Verdant Honor (Hibernia) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
- The Dazzling Verdant Shield (Hibernia) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
- The Shimmering Drakescale Bracer (Albion) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
- The Shimmering Drakescale Chain (Albion) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
- The Shimmering Drakescale Band (Albion) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
- The Shimmering Drakescale Shield (Albion) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
- The Shimmering Drakescale Staff (Albion) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
- The Luminescent Drakescale Bracer (Midgard) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
- The Luminescent Drakescale Chain (Midgard) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
- The Luminescent Drakescale Band (Midgard) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
- The Luminescent Drakescale Shield (Midgard) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
- The Luminescent Drakescale Staff (Midgard) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
- The Ethereal Drakescale Bracer (Hibernia) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
- The Ethereal Drakescale Chain (Hibernia) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
- The Ethereal Drakescale Band (Hibernia) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
- The Ethereal Drakescale Shield (Hibernia) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
- The Ethereal Drakescale Staff (Hibernia) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
NEW ITEM FEATURES
- In this patch, the existing items on classic Camelot dragons have been upgraded, and new items added to their treasure tables. Please note that a few items were near or at the desired bonus point level, so those few items did not receive any noticeable increases. No bonuses were lowered on any of the existing dragon items. The Shrouded Isles class-specific epic dungeon armors have also been tweaked to get rid of mutually exclusive bonuses. Players who already have some of these items may notice a few new features in the delve information. At this time, these features are only available for the classic Camelot dragons and Shrouded Isles epic dungeon armor.
- ALL magic skills - This bonus will increase your skill in any and all of your spell lines. In other words, if your item is updated to have "ALL magic skills: +3", then all of your spell lines (if your class has multiple spell lines) will have a +3 skill increase from that item.
- ALL melee weapon skills - This bonus will increase your skill in many weapon types. This bonus does not increase shield, parry, archery skills, or dual wield skills (hand to hand is the exception, as this skill is also the main weapon skill associated with hand to hand weapons, and not just the off-hand skill). If your item has "All melee weapon skills: +3" and your character can train in hammer, axe and sword, your item should give you a +3 increase to all three.
- Focus: ALL spell lines - This bonus will give you focus for all your focus spell lines. "Focus: ALL spell lines: 50" would mean that your focus staff gives you 50 focus in darkness, suppression, and runecarving, if you're a runemaster.
- Acuity - This bonus will increase your casting stat, whatever your casting stat happens to be. If you're a druid, you should get an increase to empathy, while a bard should get an increase to charisma.
Quests- General
Life Stones given out by Mystemas in Darkness Falls had Quality or Durability incorrectly set. Return to him to get stones with the proper settings.
SHROUDED ISLES WORLD NOTES
Items
- The bugbear scavengers in Tur Suil should now drop more appropriate items.
- The Shining Aura Cloak (Albion) has had the +Chants bonus changed to a +Resist bonus.
- The Cyclop's Pupil (Albion) has had the +Chants bonus changed to a +Dex bonus and had its other stats increased to bring them to more appropriate levels.
- The Death Entrancement Ruby (Albion) should now look like a ruby in your inventory.
- The Hammer of the Otherworld (Albion) has had its +Flexible bonus lowered so that it can be used by players of the appropriate level.
- Medairis' Tail (Albion) should no longer drop at 70% condition.
- The Enchanter piece Moonspun Robe (Hibernia) has had its salvage value increased to the appropriate level.
- The Enchanted Gold Chain (Hibernia) should now look like a necklace instead of a ring in your inventory.
- The Blackhearted Great Sword (Midgard) should now cost the correct amount to repair.
- The class-specific epic dungeon armor suits have been tweaked to get rid of mutually exclusive skill increases. Please see the "New Item Features" section to get details.
- The +battlesongs increase on the skald's Tuscaren Glacier suit has been replaced with +parry.
- The +battlesongs increase on the Frozen Blackhearted Axe has been replaced with +strength.
- The +valor increase on the Bladed Crystal Leggings has been replaced with +shield.
- The reactive proc spell attached to the leg and sleeve pieces from each of the epic dungeon armor suits has been changed to an ablative proc, instead of a direct damage proc.
- The Knotted Vine Belt (Hibernia) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
- The Belt of Leaves (Hibernia) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
- The Fern Leaf Belt (Hibernia) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
- The Braided Willow Belt (Hibernia) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
- The Braided Root Belt (Hibernia) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
- The Twisted Root Belt (Hibernia) has received additional bonuses due to its level.
COOPERATIVE SERVER
- The evil Lords in the keeps on Gaheris will now call the monsters in the keep for help when attacked.
- Fixed an issue at Dun Da Behnn where one of the Ghostly Glimmer Warders would spawn over and over till the keep was taken.
CRAFTING
- (Pendragon only) In response to testing feedback, the speed on the following weapons has been tweaked a little:
Midgard
- exceptional great hammer, exceptional battle axe, fortified composite bow, exceptional composite bow
Albion
- exceptional quarterstaff, fortified long bow
Hibernia
- exceptional rapier, weighted long sword, exceptional recurve bow, fortified recurve bow
- (Pendragon only) The Hibernia exceptional and fortified hammers can now be used in the left hand.
FOUNDATIONS
- We have slightly altered how the Hearth passage scrolls and medallions work. If you own a lot or a house, the medallions will function as they always have. However, if you do not own a lot or a house and try to use the Hearth passage items, it will now teleport you to the entrance of the housing area instead of previously where it would do nothing at all and still disappear.
- There are now NPCs placed in the Foundations Zones that allow players to access the Market System. These NPCs are called Market Explorers and are placed at the entrance to each area, as well as in the central market of each zone.
- Because of the addition of the Market NPCs, the /market command (which was temporary for testing) is being disabled.
- The Dye, Tincture & Enchantment Supplies merchant should now have all the appropriate catalysts.
- Since the portal keep and Shrouded Isles teleporters have been combined into one NPC, players who wish to dispose of their old Shrouded Isles teleporters can sell the Gothwaite Harbor Teleporter object, Domnann Grove Teleporter object, or Aegirhamn Teleporter object back for full purchase price.
- Two new signs have been added to the garden signs store, House for Sale and Battle Plunder for Sale.
- Player Market searches will now search consignment merchants for the entire realm, not just the zone that you are in.
- You can now delve the result of Player Market searches, using either the "INFO" button or selecting the item and using your Delve key (Shift-I by default).
- The consignment merchant search database has been cleared. You will need to /listmerchant again for your consignment merchant's inventory to be searchable. (You will actually need to do this twice; since the first time it will attempt to "remove" your listing if you've already listed.)
- Items with apostrophes in their name, such as remains of monsters, now are able to be searched.
- Skill lists on the Player Market Query window will now only show those skills available to your realm (except on Gaheris, Mordred, and Andred where it will show skills from all three realms).
- Sorting in the Player Market Search Results window will now work properly.
