Update 1.8 [Patch Notes]

By [GM] AcidMarco on 21 December, 2023

Update


 
 
Guild War
- Guild War has been launched with the mechanics 1.0.
- Maximum damage to the Emperium is 1 HP. Maximum HP of the Emperium: 700 HP.
- The first official (non-test) launch of WoE is scheduled for December 24th.
 
Battle Royal
- Some errors related to the academy have been fixed.
 
New Year
- Santa has arrived in Prontera. Make a wish, and it might come true.
- After the player makes a wish, Santa's Shop becomes available.
- Collect snowflakes, elemental orbs, combine them, and create unique items.
 
Horror Toy Factory
- Added the Horror Toy Factory instance.
- Access to the instance is available in the Lutie Field 2 location.
- Until the end of the New Year celebration, free access to the Horror Toy Factory is possible (not through the instance). In the instance, you can fight MVP Kimi, but not in the regular dungeon.
 
Backpack
- Added 9 new backpack skins.
Amistr Bag
Wings of Michael
Angel's Ribboned Wings
Christmas Guardian Tree
Giant Ribbon Bell
Valkyrie Wings
Heavenly Angel Wings
Santa's Pocket
Ice Wings
 
- To sequentially upgrade the backpack, you also need to unlock backpack skins. For a level 10 backpack, at least two backpack skins need to be unlocked to continue upgrading. For a level 20 backpack, at least five skins are required, and for a level 30 backpack, at least ten skins are required.
- The maximum level of the backpack has been extended to '35'. The backpack description has been updated.
 
Events
- Elemental Poring no longer appears in the cities of Alberta, Izlude, Payon, and Comodo.
- Added the automatic event 'Cubes,' access to which is unlocked after defeating the elemental Poring.
- After defeating the Poring, a portal to the event location appears nearby after 5 seconds.
- Any player can join the event, and players with active premium can join the event using the @event command.
- The appearance of champion monsters is temporarily disabled.
 
Happy and Lucky Hours
- The time for happy and lucky hours has been changed.
- Happy and lucky hours now occur once a day.
- Players can choose the time for bonus hours. 
 
Memory Bonfire
- New monster cards from the Horror Toy Factory have been added to the "Special Cards" section.
- A new monster card collection from the Horror Toy Factory has been added.
- Collecting item sets is now available.
- 6 new item collections from the Horror Toy Factory and New Year's event have been added.
- The Blue Acidus Card now correctly gives bonuses when contributing to the bonfire.
- The bonuses of some level I card collections have been recalculated.
 
Quest Board
- The monster Ungoliant has been excluded from the pool of possible hunting and gathering quests.
- During the event, snowflakes and boxes with elemental balls can be obtained for hunting, elite hunting, and gathering quests.
 
MVP Battle
- Fixed an issue where PvP mode was not disabled in MVP locations.
- Fixed an issue where MVPs would not respawn if the character who dealt the final blow moved to another location.
- MVPs prefer to stay away from portals to other locations.
 
Training
- Added 18 training dummies to the Lutie Field 2 location.
- Added 30 training dummies to the Dojo location.
 
Teleportation Stone
- Free teleportation to the Dojo is now available.
- Teleportation to guild castles is now free but only accessible to guild members ready to fight for the Emperium during Guild Wars.
- The cost of teleporting to the Endless Tower has been reduced to 5 Stone Fragments.
- Teleportation to the new location Lutie Field 2 and the instance Toy Factory Nightmare is now available after unlocking.
 
Commands
- @joinevent / A new command has been introduced. It is available to premium players and allows for quick teleportation to event locations.
- @open / A new command has been introduced. It is available to premium players and allows for quick opening of loot boxes: Gift Box, Old Blue Box, Old Purple Box, Kafra Box, Winter Box.
- @myrates / The command now also displays bonuses from wearing Bubble Gum In Mouth and Four Leaf Clover items.
 
Account Settings
- Added a setting to disable event notifications for "Dice".
- Added the option to set an additional notification for receiving private messages. The notification plays whenever a character receives a private message. (Settings -> Interface and Sound)
- Added the ability to customize the time of bonus hours. (Settings -> Other Settings)
 
Classes
- Novice / Until reaching level 20, there is a high chance of triggering the Rage skill upon attacking (increases attack speed), and a chance to use the Glacier Fist skill on enemies.
 
Skills
- Character bonuses from the Gospel skill now disappear if the character logs out.
- The Sanctuary skill can only restore up to 1 HP to Empirium in one recovery.
- The delay in character movement after using the skills Round Kick, Whirlwind Kick, Axe Kick, and Counter Kick has been removed.
- The delay in character movement after using the Sonic Blow skill has been reduced.
- The Amplify Magic Power status icon now correctly disappears after using the skill.
- A character under the Berserk status cannot be linked with the Crusader skill Devotion. The Devotion status also disappears if the character enters the Berserk status.
- Fixed a skill point distribution error that occurred for some characters when leveling up skills after a reset.
- Guild summoning skills and family member summoning skills no longer work on characters in the War of Emperium or characters in training.
 
Blacksmith
- An additional blacksmith has been added to the Prontera blacksmith shop who can quickly refine any equipped item to a safe level of refinement.
- The Ancient Blacksmith can create Enriched Elunium and Enriched Oridecon, which increase the chances of refining items.
- Purified Oridecon and Purified Elunium have been introduced, which reduce the refinement level when an enhancement attempt fails while preserving the item.
- The Blacksmith's Blessing item has been introduced, which preserves both the item and its refinement level when a refinement attempt fails.
 
Items
- A new loot box, Kafra Box, has been introduced.
- A new loot box, Winter Box, has been introduced.
- Yggdrasil Berry now has a 5-second delay after use.
- Harmony Staff can no longer be equipped by the Ninja class.
- It now requires 200 Pellets (previously 555) to create the slotted item Rideword Hat.
- Some errors that occurred during the crafting of slotted items have been fixed.
- The descriptions and positioning of some items have been corrected when equipped.
- Golden Thief Bug Card now provides 50% magic defense, reduces healing skill effects by 50%, and increases SP consumption by 50%.
- Guild Dungeon Box has been removed from the Kafra shop.
- Slots can now be added to Morrigane's Belt and Morrigane's Pendant at the NPC Seiyablem.
- Bonuses have been added to certain normal items, which increase with refinement.
Mantle
EXP
Coat
Freeze status resistance
Mink Coat
АТК
Padded Armor
MDEF
Chain Mail
Stun resistance and HP recovery
Silver Robe
Stun resistance
Full Plate
Max HP
Lord's Clothes
Cart Revolution damage
Formal Suit
Flee
Silk Robe
Neutral element resistance
Saint's Robe
Chance to use skill, when attack
Holy Robe
Heal amount from skills
Divine Cloth
Status resistance
Mage Coat
MATK
 
Endless Tower
- A character who enters the generated instance of the Endless Tower will no longer be able to enter another tower if the tower has been updated by the party leader or if the character has changed parties.
- Some skills, such as Spider Web, can no longer be used in the tower.
 
Locations
- It has started snowing in Prontera, and the locations of some NPCs have changed.
- The cells where setting up a shop is restricted in Prontera have been changed. Characters who were left on @autotrade have been disconnected from the game.
- A new location, Lutie Field 2, has been added. The location includes a Healer, Kafra, and Teleportation Stone.
- Teleportation to this location is also available through the Teleportation Stone (fields -> Lutie Field).
 
Other
- New reward calendar.
- A new promo code, HAPPY-NEW-YEAR-2024, has been added.
- Players are now notified upon logging in about the daily dungeon.
- Client stability has been improved, and several errors after installing the protection have been resolved.
 
Website
- Online status is no longer displayed on the website, but it can still be checked through the patcher or using the /w or /who commands in the game.