2011 Patch Notes

Archived patch notes from 2011.

Patch Notes - 12/25/2011

CHRISTMAS PATCH

MERRY CHRISTMAS here is the cool things you are getting today:

• 1 - First stage of Warrior changes are live! We have been happy with the tests so far but are still looking for input, please take a while to try them out and get a feel for the new system. THERE WILL BE IMPROVEMENTS AND CHANGES no need to get huffy over things yet. Check out this cool thread for details.
• 2 - Soulbound buffs automatically overwrite themselves (SB Raego now overwrites SB Raego, for example).
• 3 - Bonus... exp .. ???

- Slaariel

Patch Notes - 12/20/2011

Just changed a few things with global drops AND made it so Mana Conservation always saves you at least one mana so Mana Conservation I items are not useless (for instance).

- Slaariel

Patch Notes - 12/12/2011

• Updated some logging functions.
• Minor fixes that no one cares about.
• New mechanic: Global Loot. Similar to Halloween Mask code, any non-green mob has a chance to drop a level-appropriate item from a list of about 50-60 items. This is expandable at any time but consider this a test-run. If you are raiding or if you are weighed down with overpowered Ikisith items, you will probably not care about these items too much but if you are a young adventurer making your way in the world maybe some of them will help you out!

- Slaariel

Patch Notes - 10/31/2011

Happy Halloween

Hey folks,

The Halloween event will be removed this upcoming Monday the 7th! Sorry it went up a bit late this year but hopefully this will give everyone who wants to participate a chance!

-Woldo

- Woldaff

Patch Notes - 10/21/2011

• 1) Something new and cool is in Ikisith!
• 2) There are PLACEHOLDER TOMES for all classes who have unimplemented tomes. Do not try to open these. Do not hand them in to the guy in Erimal. Just keep them in your bank or on your person or destroy them. WHEN they are implemented, we will let you know and you can use them as usual (a good hint will be that they have proper names).
• 3) Trivial for Kedge Lime Pie changed. Added recipes for Vegetable Fried Rice and Caramel Apple as well as a few subcombines. Thanks Tao!

- Slaariel

Patch Notes - 10/04/2011

Thazeran's Tower and Experience Bonus/Decay

• 1) Thazeran's tower is uh... well it's a lot smaller.
• 2) A GLOBAL 5% experience bonus has been added to ALL ZONES.
• 3) Experience in a zone SLOWLY DECAYS the longer you kill in it (down to 0%)!
• 4) Experience in a zone SLOWLY GROWS the longer you don't kill anything in it (up to 105%)!

- Slaariel

Patch Notes - 07/23/2011

Double Exp Weekend!

We have hit 1000 "likes" on Facebook and have therefore scheduled a double exp weekend as promised! We will be adding the experience multiplier late on Friday the 29th of July and will remove it early on Monday the 1st of August.

So prepare! Call in sick to work, tell your family you're not coming out of your room, contract some sort of disease as to avoid school... these are rare occasions!

- Woldaff

Patch Notes - 07/19/2011

Opportunistic Micropatch

Expable items will now update their stat displays as soon as they level up, without the need to zone.

- Zaela

Patch Notes - 07/08/2011

Couple Mage things...

Gruplok Attuning Rods and Frenzied Burnout are a bit different now.

- Zaela

Patch Notes - 06/15/2011

Little Things

• World traps should be working again after an unintended absence.
• High-level Bard damage over time songs now stack across multiple Bards, i.e. two Bards can both use Relic: Chant of Destruction on the same target at the same time.
• /cm petattack has been added to simulate the old-style /pet attack for people who don't like the new functionality.
• It should no longer be possible for PvP flagged characters to accidentally hit each other while they are in the same Group or Raid.

- Zaela

Patch Notes - 05/28/2011

RIP PL

Packet Loss is probably gone forever! Thanks to our friends outside the SoD team and also to Zaela for some quick thinking code work.

PLEASE REPORT ANY WEIRDNESS FROM THIS PATCH!!

- Slaariel

Patch Notes - 05/24/2011

• There are three bard tomes, two warrior tomes, and two rogue tomes that now work that could not work previously. They are really cool and I can't wait to see them getting filled up!
• Many item and mob tweaks and I think a couple spells were adjusted as well (nothing major and only item-spells were changed).
• Backend stuff for the tome system to enable all those tomes mentioned above.
• New mechanics for overcap Channeling, Dual Wield, and Double Attack. The overcap for these things is +25 just like any other skill overcap.
• Channeling overcap now provides a bonus to spell crits (all kinds), dual wield provides a bonus to haste, and double attack provides a small chance for an extra attack.
• Really cool new zone mechanics that I am not telling you about right now but you will flip over it when the zones are released in the future.

Enjoy your time on Shards of Dalaya!

- Slaariel

Patch Notes - 05/13/2011

• 1 - New Bard Tomes in the mix! What could they be! Excitement!
• 2 - New Rogue Tome test version in the game. One of the coolest ideas for a tome yet I can't wait to see it in action.
• 3 - Many many mob and item updates.
• 4 - Some scary database stuff that made me physically scared in real life but seems to be ok.

- Slaariel

Patch Notes - 05/01/2011

Li'l Pals

Minor thing: pets should now react a little more favorably to being told to attack a new target while in the middle of combat. Hooray for discipline!

- Zaela

Patch Notes - 04/12/2011

A very large muddling took place here is what you can expect:

• Most Level 65 buffs have had cast times slashed and sometimes mana costs slashed as well.
• If you are in a raid (13+ people, all in the same zone) your buffs cost ONE MANA. (Thanks to Zaela for this awesome change.)
• Relic: Thoughtshatter is now Relic: Placid Focus, an out of combat super hp/mana regen. (There are some issues with this spell, but fear not!)
• Archaic: Spirit Sleep takes slightly longer to cast. Maybe too long? Time will tell.
• Temple of Elael bosses now have loot (oops).
• Various spell fixes and mob tweaks.

- Slaariel

Patch Notes - 02/24/2011

Minature Novelty Update

• The spooky chess piece area on the bottom floor of Runnyeye no longer suffers from wall aggro.
• Grand Praetor Suun Hungaro III's sympathetic detonation spell deals less area damage and is easier to resist, especially at weaker intensities.

- Thinkmeats

Patch Notes - 02/11/2011

Admin-Slaariel

Congratulations to Slaariel on being promoted from Dev to Developer Admin! Over the last two years Slaar has worked almost non stop on the server. Be sure to give him a pat on the back!

- Woldaff

Patch Notes - 01/12/2011

Newbies Ahoy!

Welcome to SoD! We are currently on a blitz for bringing in new players. We are putting advertisements out in places that we think people would like to hear about us and pushing for our old timer players to try and get their friends to try us out.

What does this mean for you? It means more players in the low levels, easier times finding good groups and a concerted effort amongst old players to be helpful and answer any and all questions you may have.

We hope all of you new guys and gals enjoy the server. Be sure to introduce yourself on the forums including any questions or comments you may have! Any technical issues can be handled in the "Tech Help" forum as well.

See you in Dalaya!

- Woldaff