World#
- Day and night: one 70-minute day shared by everyone, with sunrise, sunset and moonlit nights. Torches and street lamps burn brighter after dark
- The world's edge and closed areas fade into mist, on the map too
- In the overworld the camera tilts down to the horizon and rides over hills instead of clipping
- World messages in System chat for boss kills, pet drops and deaths
- Picking up a stack takes what fits and leaves the rest
- Fixed respawned trees staying invisible
Clans#
- Found one with Hesper Vane by the Alderwic bank for 10,000 Silver Coin
- Up to 100 members, five ranks, a message of the day, and your tag on nameplates and chat
- Clan chat with /c. Open your channel to guests, who talk with /g
- Clan broadcasts for every 10th level, quests, rare drops and pets
- Crier Bramwell in Alderwic has the details
Chat#
- Tabs All / Chat / Party / Clan / System. Enter sends to the open tab
- Party chat with /p. Right-click a name to Invite to party or Invite to clan
- Moderators can now warn, mute and ban. Bans can be appealed on Discord
Characters#
- Agree to the Rules, Terms and Privacy policy once before you play
- Inactivity logout returns you to character select
NPCs#
- The Possessed Hobgoblin in the Crypt is now a boss: Hitpoints 100, Ring Blast, Hex Marks, and a Hobgoblin Healer at half HP
- The Reaver Captain is now a boss: calls in Reavers, Smoke Steps behind you into a dagger Flurry, drinks potions, enrages at 20%. Hitpoints 70
- Reaver Captain loot is richer: far more Silver Coin, plus better odds on arrows, daggers, hides and d'hide
- Both bosses: a kill bonus equal to the combat XP you earned in the fight, a very rare boss pet, a boss health bar and battle music
Worn gear#
- Shield and off-hand weapon now share one Offhand slot. Your shield stays on when you swap weapons
- Seraphine Thistle in Fallhaven recolours the trim on worn wizard robes and fibre capes: 10 colours, free during alpha
- Oak, Willow, Swampwood, Maple and Moonwood bows each have their own look
Combat#
- Swing trails and arrows take their metal tier's colour, from bronze amber to mithril ice
- Hits sound when they land, with block sounds on a miss. Daggers and greatswords hit softer
- Nameplates and HP bars sit just above each NPC's model
Skills#
- Crafts, Cooking and fires reach 4× speed at 8 levels over (was 2× at 4)
- Higher-tier fires no longer cook faster
- Add log works on any fire and burns your best log. Long fires gain less per log
- Hemp needs Farming 6 (was 1). High-level fibre plants last half as long
Shops#
- Item values reworked: bows, bars, cloth, arrows and steel-and-up metal armour sell for much less. Tools and hide armour sell for more
- Bronze tools cost 23 (was 10). The Clothing Shop now buys leather, d'hide and robes
- The Blacksmith stops buying arrowheads, the Fletcher stops buying shafts
- Shops refuse items they'd pay 0 for
Bank#
- Deposit X takes from every stack in your bag. Your last X amount is remembered
Interface#
- Player panel tabs move to a side rail, with new Friends, Party and Clan tabs
- Party orbs top left: each member's portrait, HP and MP. Click one to cast your armed spell on them
- New game cursor. It turns to a sword over anything you'd Attack
Settings#
- Graphics: Night Visibility slider. Soft shadows on Low
- Interface: Show clan tags, plus Friends, Party and Clan keybinds
- Game settings grouped into Players / NPCs / World
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