V.4.56

Changes & Fixes:
– Increased Knowledge Points obtained from Tome of Knowledge and Tome of Great Knowledge
– Updated Necrofire Meteors
– Reworked Attribute Distribution with 100 as the new cap
– Rebalanced Attribute Points for Non Core Skill servers to work with the perks update
– Fixed an issue where Tome of Knowledge and Tome of Great Knowledge would not grant Intelligence and Wisdom XP
– Fixed an issue with Soul Essence potions
– Fixed an issue with wrong weight settings on Mystical Healing Potions and Mystical Soul Essence Potions
– Fixed various issues with Dungeons
– Fixed various exploits
– Fixed various bugs

Alliance System:
– Increased RP for Campaign Quests
– Increased RP for Daily Quests
– Increased RP for Side Quests
– Rebalanced RP per enemy faction NPC defeated
– Updated RP per enemy defeated to also give RP to allied Factions
(By defeating the primary enemy faction target, the opposing faction will get full RP amount, and allied factions will get half)

Bestiary System:
– Rebalanced all Bestiary entries with updated weapon types
– Updated damage penalty for resistant weapons
– Updated damage bonus for weakness weapons

Codex – Tips & Tricks:
– Updated Core Skills information

Core Skills:
– Added New Perk: Attuned Aura
– Added New Perk: Pool of Souls
– Added New Perk: Soul Recharge
– Added New Perk: Last Favor
– Added New Perk: Mercy of the Harbinger
– Added New Perk: Mastery of Soul Essence
– Added New Perk: Talisman Proficiency
– Added New Perk: Healing Hands
– Added New Perk: An Eye for Magic
– Added New Perk: Lorekeeper
– Added New Perk: Light of Dawn
– Added New Perk: Essence of Renewal
– Added New Perk: Cursebinding
– Added New Perk: Hexbound Affliction
– Added New Perk: Powerful Core
– Added New Perk: Spell Blitz
– Added New Perk: Soul Control
– Improved Core Skills stability
– Rebalanced Core Skills
– Reworked Perks distribution to avoid issues where perks would sometimes be lost from doing different activities

Dynamic Combat System:
– Removed NPC Armor scaling to prevent issues where higher player legacy level and player level would make the NPC lose less health

Legacy System:
– Increased bonus Skill XP per Legacy Level

Magic System:
– Added New Magic Impact Visuals
– Reworked Magic Projectile Visuals
– Reworked Magic Damage Spells
– Reworked Magic Buffs
– Updated all Magic Heavy Attacks
– Updated all Magic Ultimate Attacks
– Updated Fireball I
– Updated Fireball II
– Updated Fireball III
– Updated Fireball IV
– Updated Concentrated Acid I
– Updated Concentrated Acid II
– Updated Concentrated Acid III
– Updated Concentrated Acid IV
– Updated Lightning Bolt I
– Updated Lightning Bolt II
– Updated Lightning Bolt III
– Updated Lightning Bolt IV
– Updated Water Blast I
– Updated Water Blast II
– Updated Water Blast III
– Updated Water Blast IV
– Updated Arcane Bolt I
– Updated Arcane Bolt II
– Updated Arcane Bolt III
– Updated Arcane Bolt IV
– Updated Smite I
– Updated Smite II
– Updated Smite III
– Updated Smite IV
– Updated Shadow Fire I
– Updated Shadow Fire II
– Updated Shadow Fire III
– Updated Shadow Fire IV
– Updated Soul Bolt I
– Updated Soul Bolt II
– Updated Soul Bolt III
– Updated Soul Bolt IV
– Updated Arcane Fire
– Updated Inferno
– Updated Frost Fire
– Updated Void of Insanity
– Updated Disruption
– Updated Electrical Burst
– Updated Clouded Vision
– Updated Earth Boulder
– Updated Black Blood
– Updated Plague Fire
– Updated Dome
– Updated Stun Boulder
– Updated Starlight
– Updated Ring of Fire
– Updated Call of the Storm
– Updated Overcharge
– Updated Crystalized Charge
– Updated Siphon
– Updated Death Touch
– Updated Arcane Ward
– Updated Ice Shards
– Updated Retribution
– Updated Divine Mist
– Updated Holy Shock
– Updated Black Hole
– Updated Call of the Ocean
– Updated Volcanic Flames
– Updated Poison Spores
– Updated Aranea Telam
– Updated Spirit Bolt
– Fixed various audio issues with magic
– Fixed various visual issues with magic

Progression:
– Increased character XP from harvesting different items

Rift System:
– Updated all Rift Destinations to allow companions

Quest System:
– Fixed an issue where all Soul Essence Quests were available at the same time
– Fixed various issues tied to Soul Essence Quests not triggering

Server Settings:
– Updated Intended Values for Attributes
– Updated Intended Setting for Armor Skills
– Reset Attributes back to Intended Settings due to major overhaul
– Reset Armor Skills back to Intended Settings (Disabled)
(You can reenable it in the AoC Server Settings, but do note that there are various issues present)

Skill System:
– Added Skill XP bonus for defeating an entity
– Updated Skill XP handling
– Updated Magic AoE spells to grant Skill XP
– Tome of Knowledge and Tome of Great Knowledge will now give higher amount of Intelligence and Wisdom XP based on the player’s Legacy Level

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