CONTENT UPDATE 29 – REFORGED

The 29th major content update to AoC is now available!
This one brings a host of changes, fixes, as well as new content and features.

The planned release for an additional content mod addon for AoC has been put on ice for now, as we’ve been able to optimize and free up space on the existing mod. This allows us to add the content that was otherwise planned for this addon directly into the main mod without the need to download an additional mod.

Without further ado, let’s get into what’s coming in this update!

KEY FEATURES

• New Core Skills Feature (Important to note for Server Admins)
  This feature expands on the current Skill System with 6 new Core Skills (Constitution, Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma). This system serves as an alternative to the Attributes System, where players will be able to progress individual passive skills through a “Learn By Doing” approach. This system will be enabled by default, so for any servers that do not want to use this feature, simply disable the Core Skills setting within the Skill System category of the AoC Server Settings. Note that all attributes for players will be reset back to 0 as long as this system is enabled. However, players will be able to easily redistribute their attribute points if the Core Skills are disabled at any point throughout the game.
• New Reforge Kits
  The new Reforge Kits will now be the main repair item from Armors, Utilities, and Weapons alike when the Dynamic Repair System server setting is enabled. This is instead of having to use Repair Kits, as it caused a lot of confusion with how to apply them correctly. The Reforge Kits are also rebalanced and easier to obtain than before.
• New Admin Panel & Admin Features
  This update also brings a host of new Admin features. Admins will now be able to set Main Faction for individual players, adjust their Reputation for different factions, set Legacy Level, and more!
• New Feature: Citizenship
  Players will now be able to change their Main Faction using the new Citizenship feature. This can be accessed from the AoC In-game Menu. Once players unlock a new faction, they’ll be able to switch between them within their respective alliance. Note that servers that allow players to have all factions unlocked, this feature also support switching Alliances.
• Tavern Support
  Support has now been added for AoC NPCs to arrive at your tavern. Expect to see your Faction NPCs visiting, allowing you to unlock them using Gold Coins. This includes Fighter Thralls from T1 to T5 and Worker Thralls. We’ve also added support for Merchants to come visit your tavern as well as Key Characters from each faction, offering Quests, etc.!
• Rift System
  The Rift Gates have now been updated with the option to Set Home. This will allow players to use the Return Home destination to travel back to their base if a Rift Gate has been built. Additionally, many Rift Destinations have been updated and improved.
• New Client Settings
  Players are now able to customize various parts of their HUD, including Display/Color/Size for XP, Skill XP, RP, and the Soul Essence Bar can now be repositioned and resized.
• New Server Settings
  Many new Server Settings have been added, as well as various updates to existing ones. Admins can now set Attribute Bonuses for Health, Armor, Damage, etc. Note that these will also work with the Core Skills. The Intended values set for each of these are done with the Core Skills system in mind, so feel free to tweak these to fit the preferences of your server.

PATCH NOTES

V.4.38

Changes & Fixes:
– Improved mod compatibility
(Many previous incompatible mods should no longer be incompatible. See updated Mod Order Guide on the AoC Discord for more details)
– Updated various descriptions
– Updated names for Pickaxes to Gem Pickaxes
– Updated long descriptions for Gem Pickaxes
– Updated Resin to be accessible for all Hatchet Tiers
– Updated Pick to be able to also do Ice and Black Ice nodes
– Updated Loss of Soul Essence to not kill the player while in Admin God Mode
– Updated all Faction Hubs with Event Zone for Conquest Server Settings
– Updated Shrine of the True God to only require Holy Water with Hardcore Death Penalty enabled
– Updated various Horse movement settings
– Updated various Camel movement settings
– Updated AoC Armor Stats
– Updated Horse Mount with support for Pick, Sickle, and Hatchet
– Reverted Mystblood to Volitile Gland
– Reverted Repair Kits back to their normal function with the new Reforge Kits using the new Repair System when enabled
(Reforge Kits won’t cause durability loss like Repair Kits. This change was made to avoid confusion where Repair Kits was concerned. Additionally, Reforge Kits will work on Armors, Tools, and Weapons)
– Fixed an issue where the Sentinel Armors couldn’t be dyed
– Fixed an issue with the Blades of the Lion not rotating properly during combat
– Fixed an issue with Risen Dead physics
– Fixed an issue with not being able to climb in the Cave of Kurak
– Fixed an issue where Holy Water could not be dropped from the inventory
– Fixed an issue with Mage Armors not granting buffs
– Fixed an issue with AoC Dancers not removing corruption
– Fixed an issue with Nethermyst Top not being dyable for male characters
– Fixed an issue with Ral’asha
– Fixed an issue where Soul Mended would show up even after interacting with the Shrine of the True God
– Fixed various issues with broken & missing materials
– Fixed various issues with the Skill System
– Fixed various issues with XP display
– Fixed various issues with certain weapons not being usable on horse mounts
– Fixed various issues where specific NPCs could be staggered
– Fixed various issues with quests
– Fixed various issues with NPC AI
– Fixed various issues with Followers not registering kills when in a clan
– Fixed various landscape clipping issues around Al’huran
– Fixed various issues with Followers not gaining XP from kills
– Fixed various issues with the Merchant System
– Fixed various exploits
– Fixed various bugs

Admin Panel:
– Added Set Main Faction for Target Player
– Added Give Reputation for Target Player
– Added Set Rift Energy
– Added Teleport Player
– Added Set Level
– Added Set Legacy Level
– Added Reset All Collected Rifts
– Added Unlock All Magic
– Added Unlock All Factions
– Added Unlock All Professions
– Added Unlock All Cosmetics
– Added Selected Player Stats
– Added Teleport to Selected Player
– Added Summon Selected Player
– Added Change Player Name
– Added Change Player Gender
– Added Set Penalty State
– Updated Admin Panel UI

Audio:
– Added new voice files
– Added new sound effects
– Added new combat music
– Updated various audio files

Alliance & Faction System:
– Added Citizenship Selection to the Character Menu
(This will allow players to change their Main Faction to another unlocked Faction)
– Added Reputation Required to Faction Selection Statues
– Added Sub-Faction Skill Bonuses
– Added Faction support for Taverns
– Restructured Faction Skill Bonuses
(Skill Bonuses are no longer only tied to the Main Faction and will also be obtained when unlocking new factions/sub-factions. The amount of Skill Bonus applied will be determined based on your current Reputation standing)

Armors & Clothing:
– Added Star Choker
– Added Heart Choker
– Added Spiked Choker
– Added Pinstripe Pants (Dye is only available for Female, the Male variant will receive an update later)
– Added Noble Silk Chestwrap (Only Female Option available for now)
– Added Crimson Top (Only Female Option available for now)
– Renamed Strapless Bra to Softwoven Chestwrap
– Renamed Cotten Panties to Softwoven Linens
– Renamed Strap Bra to Cottonveil Chestwrap
– Updated Softwoven Linens 3D Model & Textures
– Updated Softwoven Linens to be dyeable
– Updated Cottonveil Chestwrap 3D Model & Textures
– Updated Cottonveil Chestwrap to be dyeable

Bestiary:
– Unlocked Bestiary Menu
– Added The Lingering Spirit
– Added Servants of Rayth
(Entries to the Bestiary is unlocked through Knowledge, Quests, etc.)

Client Settings:
– Added HUD – Skill XP Display
– Added HUD – Skill XP Color
– Added HUD – Skill XP Scale
– Added HUD – XP Scale
– Added HUD – RP Display
– Added HUD – RP Color
– Added HUD – RP Scale
– Added HUD – Soul Bar Position
– Added HUD – Soul Bar Scale

Codex – Tips & Tricks:
– Updated Legacy System with new information
– Added Bestiary
– Added Bestiary – Baseline XP
– Added Magic System
– Added Currency Types
– Added Core Skills

Combat System & Progression:
– Updated dynamic growth of NPCs based on the player’s level
– Updated XP for Creatures & Humanoids to also utilize the Vanilla Server Setting for Kill XP
(Note that both the Vanilla Kill XP and the AoC XP settings use Multipliers)
– Removed Bonus XP for Creatures, it will now display the correct XP for creatures and humanoids alike
– Various fixed and improvements

Crafting Stations:
– Added Horse Pen
– Added Ember Forge
– Added Nether Forge
– Updated available slots for all AoC Crafting Stations

Currency System:
– Added Deposit All & Withdraw All options
– Added support for Silver Coins (Vanilla)
– Added support for Gold Coins (Vanilla)
– Updated Max Cap from 999,999 to 100mil
– Updated Deposit & Withdraw with various improvements

Knowledge:
– Renamed Eveirium Smith to Eveirium Tools
– Renamed Eveirium Specialist to Eveirium Weaponry
– Renamed Crescent Smith to Crescent Tools
– Renamed Crescent Specialist to Crescent Weaponry
– Renamed Verian Smith to Verian Tools
– Renamed Verian Specialist to Verian Weaponry
– Renamed Kronyxium Smith to Kronyxium Tools
– Renamed Kronyxium Specialist to Kronyxium Weaponry
– Updated various Knowledge locations

Items & Recipes:
– Added Crystal Fragment
– Added Morbus Orchid
– Added Cargo Saddle
– Added Reforge Kit – Crude
– Added Reforge Kit – Hammered
– Added Reforge Kit – Ironshod
– Added Reforge Kit – Bronzewrought
– Added Reforge Kit – Steelbound
– Added Reforge Kit – Stormtempered
– Added Reforge Kit – Runebound
– Added Reforge Kit – Nobleforged
– Added Reforge Kit – Eldercrafted
– Added Reforge Kit – Eternalbound
(Reforge Kits are unlocked through the Blacksmith Knowledge)
– Added Bundle of Azure Essence
– Added Silvermourne
– Added vanilla furnace recipes to the Master Furnace as an alternative
– Added Tiny Potion Bottle
– Added Small Potion Bottle
– Added Potion Bottle
– Added Large Potion Bottle
– Added Huge Potion Bottle
– Added Iron Gem Pickaxe
– Added Steel Gem Pickaxe
– Added Bitter Crinila Dust
– Added Blue Bell Dust
– Added Dragonfern Dust
– Added Firebloom Dust
– Added Aurora Dust
– Added Calathuia Dust
– Added Amber Honey
– Added Jar of Luxury Honey
– Renamed Elarikan Powder to Widow Dust
– Renamed Moon Dust to Lunar Dust
– Updated crafting speed for Glass Flask
– Updated crafting speed for Breathing Potion
– Updated crafting speed for Glowing Essence
– Updated crafting speed for Water Orb
– Updated recipes for Shadow Flower Dust, Widow Dust, Lunar Dust
(All dust is now crafted in the Grinder using only the base plant as the main ingredient)
– Updated Ruby Gem Pickaxe to be craftable as a T5 Pickaxe
– Updated crafting cost of various recipes
– Updated crafting location for various recipes
– Updated Magic Armors with Soul Essence bonuses
– Updated various items to be obtainable through looting
– Updated Forge of Keldora to be available through the main faction instead of the sub-faction
– Updated Crescent Shrine to be available through the main faction instead of the sub-faction
– Updated Vulcan Bees to also be usable in Beehives
– Moved AoC Dyes into the Dyer’s Bench (excluding Enchanted Dyes)

Legacy System:
– Added Total Level display to the Character window
– Added Kill RP bonus based on Legacy Level
– Rebalanced Legacy Bonuses per level
(See Codex – Legacy System for more information)
– Updated Legacy System with support for higher level mods

Lore Content:
– Added Faction Story introductions for each Faction & Sub-Faction

Magic System:
– Added Spell: Light of the True God
– Added Spell: Soul Offering
– Added Dynamic Soul Regen scaling based on Soul Essence Level
– Added Staff of the Flame
– Added Soul Essence Screen Effect when Soul Essence is low
– Added Soul Essence Damage Particle Effect
– Added Soul Essence Damage Sound Effect
– Updated Magic Orbs to allow 2 buffs at the same time by default
– Updated Staves to be able to use all types of Spells
– Updated Mage Staff to Staff of the Tempest
– Updated Restore
– Updated all Healing Spells to not cause any knockback nor damage
– Updated Earth Magic to be Follower Healing Magic (also works on players, but followers get major buffs)
– Updated Soul Drain (now drains Soul Essence instead of Health)
– Updated Soul Essence to be fully restored upon respawn
– Updated Water Magic passive abilities (Water Breathing and Swimming Speed is improved with each tier)
– Updated Blood Magic with new passive ability: Plague Resistance (Improves with each tier)
– Updated Soul Magic with new passive ability: Essynthar’s Favor (Improves with each tier)
– Updated Temperature Resistance for Fire and Water Magic to scale better based on tier
– Updated Deep Connection requirement to Earth Magic II
– Reworked all Healing Spells
– Removed Level Requirement to learn higher tier Magic

Merchant System:
– Added Sewing Pattern: Romance Set (available at the Tailoring Merchant)
– Rebalanced various Merchant Prices & Requirements
– Updated the Merchant System with support for buying Knowledge (like Sewing Patterns)
– Updated Felgarth NPCs to be available through Elvanor RP

Mounts:
– Added Cargo Horse

NPCs:
– Added 2 more Challenge Masters around the world
– Added Malevolent Plague Spider
– Added White Death to Al’huran
– Added Stormhold Barkeeper
– Added Elven Covenant Barkeeper
– Added Elvanor Barkeeper
– Added Cold Embrace Barkeeper
– Added Shadaerion Dominion Barkeeper
– Added Vanghoul Barkeeper
– Added Lucia Rose as a recruitable NPC from Errynaya
– Updated various Scourge Boss spawns
– Updated Devil Bears
– Updated various NPCs
– Updated Servants of Rayth DMG
– Reduced DMG of Crazed Survivors
– Updated various stats for NPCs

Pets:
– Added Fox
– Updated AoC Pets stats

Profession System:
– Added ability for players to work at Profession Stations
– Added Station Board to interact with the station
– Removed crown cost as fuel for Profession Stations
– Updated all Profession Stations
– Updated Profession Stations to only produce when someone is actively working at the station

Quest System:
– Improved optimization for the Quest System code
– Added The Giant Spider
– Added The Hatchlings
– Added The Giant Crocodile
– Added The Darkness
– Added Tutorial – Power Crystals
– Added Tutorial – Exile Desert
– Added Outpost Construction (Silverlight Campaign)
– Added Final Preparations (Silverlight Campaign)
– Added The Black Scourge
– Added Light of the True God
– Added A Collection of Mushrooms
– Added A Dusty Tome
– Added First School of Magic
– Added It’s on the house!
– Added The Usual, Please
– Added One for the Road
– Added Make it a Special
– Added A Spicy Drink
– Added Bottoms Up!
– Added Echoes of the First Light
– Added The Pale Flame Endures
– Added The Last Whisper Above
– Added The Lifting Fog
– Added Art of Sanctyra
– Added The Hollow March
– Added Pearls and Pale Spirits
– Added Bottled Gold
– Added Champion’s Meal
– Added A Cold One for Cold Nights
– Added Dragonfire on the Rocks
– Added Fuel for the Hunt
– Added Wisdom in a Cup
– Added Shocks the Beard Off Ya
– Added What Lies Beneath the Broth
– Added A Taste of Crinila
– Added Spice of the Sands
– Added Molten Belly
– Added A Toast to Midnight
– Added A Toast to the Forgotten
– Added Salty and Still Worth It
– Added Rum for the Run-Down
– Added Taste of a Dying Summer
– Added A Taste Worth Bleeding For
– Added Intercept the Scouts
– Added Rescue Operation
– Added Guild – Miner
– Added Guild – Forestry
– Added Guild – Moonshiner
– Added Guild – Hunter
– Added Guild – Cooking
– Updated Telith’s Tear
– Updated Artifacts of Ekaratosh Time Attack with +1min
– Updated Quest System with retroactively adding Knowledge unlocked through completed quests upon login
– Updated Quest Giver UI to display name of Selected Quest above quest details
– Updated Quest Giver UI to auto-display the first quest
– Updated RP amount for various daily quests

Rift System:
– Added Return Home feature to the player-built Rift Gate
– Added Breach Rift Gate
– Updated additional Rift Destinations to allow followers (including all vanilla dungeons)
– Updated various Rift Destinations
– Fixed various collision issues with the Player placed Rift Gate
– Fixed various issues with the Rift Gates

Server Settings:
– Added Core Skill Max Level
(Set this to 0.0 to disable the Core Skills if you rather want to use the vanilla Attributes System. Make sure to Enable Vanilla Attributes if you’re not going to use the Core Skills)
– Added Armor Weight Bonuses
– Added Attribute – Melee DMG
– Added Attribute – Ranged DMG
– Added Attribute – Armor
– Added Attribute – Health
– Added Attribute – Stamina
– Added Attribute – Encumbrance
(These settings will allow Admins to tweak the Attributes Per Point bonuses)
– Added Change Citizenship Cost
– Added Follower Limit
– Added Skill Max – Magic
– Added Skill Max – Tools
– Added Skill Max – Armor
(The Skill Max Level can now be set for Weapons, Magic, and Tools separately)
– Added Follower XP
– Added Follower Limit
– Added Base Encumbrance
– Added Base Time XP
– Added Magic Orbs Cap
– Added Legacy Level Cap
– Updated Experience Bonus Per Kill to XP Per Creature Kill
– Updated Experience Bonus Per Human Kill to XP Per Human Kill
– Updated various Server Settings to new Default/Intended values
(If you’re using Intended Settings, make sure to go over the settings and check if they need to be adjusted)

Skill System:
– Added support for Armor, Tool, and Weapon mod kits / enchantments
– Added Armor Skills
– Added Core Skills (This is an optional replacement of the Vanilla Attribute System. You can disable this in the Server Settings as well as enable Vanilla Attributes to be used alongside it. This will be enabled by default so disable this in the server settings if you’d rather use the normal Attributes)
– Boosted Legacy Level benefits for Skill XP
– Rebalanced Skill System
– Rebalanced Skill XP (Use the Reset Skill XP button from the Skill window in the AoC Menu to update all the XP)
– Removed Character Level influencing Skill XP
– Improved Skill System stability
– Excluded Blunted Arrows and Blunted Javelin from the Skill Bonuses
– Fixed various issues with harvesting

UI / HUD:
– Added support for Skill XP display
– Added support for cumulative XP display for both XP & Skill XP
– Added Bestiary to the Journal Tab of the AoC Menu
– Added Announcement popup
– Updated UI display for Quest Items
– Updated AoC Menu

Visuals:
– Updated various NPCs
– Updated various icons
– Updated Stormhold Knight Shield
– Updated Magic Light to fade in on equip

Weapons:
– Added Stun Bow
– Updated Staff of Vazayus
– Updated Sanguis Daggers to be Daggers instead of Shadowcalling

Zones:
– Added Shrine of the True God to the Desert, Jungle, and North
– Added additional Copper Nodes to the Jungle and the North
– Updated various resource node respawn times and HP
– Updated The Breach (Underwater Cavern)
– Updated Faction Hall Customization Hall
– Updated Faction Hall Hidden Passage
– Updated various areas
– Fixed various mesh clipping issues in the Faction Hall
– Fixed various water physics issues in the Faction Hall
– Fixed various issues with NPCs despawning

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