Module Changes

Strife and Discord · 29 Nov 2024, 14:10

Version 8624 - Changelog:

Bug Fixes:

Spell Changes

Aura of Shadows Modified:

Spell will now do as follows:

+1d4 cold damage and 10% cold immunity, for 5 rounds/level
SF Necromancy: +1d4 negative damage and 15% negative immunity, for 1turn/level
GSF Necromancy: +1d6 negative damage and 20% negative immunity, for 2turns/level

Impede Modified:

Spell will now do as follows:

Default: Target must make a Will save or be slowed for 1 round/2 levels
GSF Enchantment: Target must make a Will save or be immobilized for 1 round/2 levels;  if save successful target makes a Fort save or be slowed for same duration

Shield and Mage Armor Modified:

Corrected an oversight that allowed players to enjoy SF and GSF feat bonuses when the spell was cast from items. Should no longer be possible.

**If you come across more such cases please report them

Strife and Discord · 6 Dec 2024, 16:28

Version 8628 Changelog:

Asset Changes:

Added new Mountain Goat Appearances
Fixed broken Hippogriff Appearance
Added new portraits to support our new Mountain Goat creatures
Added new tileset files, which might fix our Hullack issues

Domain Changes:

Undead Domain was reported as too good to be true(With the Create Greater Undead spell) and was rebalanced as a result(Updated also on the relevant forum section):

Access to spells: Mage Armor (1). Animate Dead (2). Negative Energy Burst (3). Fear (4).

DM Tools Related Work:

Improved the DM Damage tool for ease of use so they can dish out more damage with relative ease, in cool new ways
Deprecated some physical DM tools as well as dot commands

Echo · 6 Dec 2024, 23:50

v8629

https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/62306/help-sytem-journal-entry attempt at fixing the .help journal entries
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/66814/high-road-quest-giver-grumbling-dwarven-goblin-hunter set him to immortal, gave him a dwarf voiceset (he had aribeth's voice lol)
adusted CARES triggers for Firefall Vale map. put the castle back on the map too
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/66798/headless-gnome
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/66790/hullack-forest-mysterious-glade
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/66779/dulbir-s-shop-bug
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/66778/amulet-of-collinwood-no-charges
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/66772/ironwood-seeds-wildwalker-pp
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/66743/bug-in-tessaril-s-tower
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/66765/torchbearer-lantern-no-charges
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/66766/ranger-shop-stalker-s-leather-charge-issue
adjustments to the scripts for the thaumaturgic shards in the Hullack
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/51826/quest-silence-of-the-lambs-no-interior-spawns/5
edits to all the undead animals
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/66819/murdered-manticore-basement
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/66723/high-crimmond-area-has-unreachable-places added a climb check
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/66820/bronze-insect

Echo · 9 Dec 2024, 03:07

8631

New loot available on Hillmarch Ogres and Goblin Valley quests
New Lore available in game connected to current plots
removed wyvernwater map pieces from loot chests in wyvernwater areas now that the puzzle has been solved
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/66827/crafting-issue-mahogany-quarterstaff fixed

Echo · 22 Dec 2024, 03:31

8634-8635

removed access to Grey Oaks in King's Forest, Mouth o'Gargoyles area (leftover area from sigils hunt)
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/66894/sirine-s-sister-undisarmable-mob
added Santa & some holiday/seasonal decorations
added a second merchant stall in the alleys
updated poisons available in shops and via crafting to new appearances
edited (lowered) the cost of some poisons via alchemy to reflect the new shop prices
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/66911/transition-missing - edited the dhedluk map to accommodate this link because it should exist
new loot added to: halfhap quest, troll bog quest, hullack bandits quest
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/66896/remove-reagent-cost-for-polishing-oil/3

Echo · 26 Dec 2024, 03:09

8636

fixed issues with new poison appearances

8637

https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/55705/helmsland-elementals-needs-more-loot added loot
added a few loot items in the knightswood quest
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/66771/haunted-halls-kobold-quest
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/66363/slumdog-remove-sneak-attack
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/66804/frigid-cavern added correct ondeath script. also added some loot items
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/65985/ancient-watchtower/8
Sick Black Bear - adjusted stats to represent it being "sick"
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/66763/broken-bottle-shack
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/64717/downtown-quest-does-not-scale/5
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/66783/slumlord
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/66283/precept-quest added new willowisp varieties. also most of the encounters were set to "easy". I set them to "normal". this should pull more variety.
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/66471/owl-bear-lair/2
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/56167/redwood-undead-
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/65157/the-angry-bone-r-tribe/12 increased end gp payout from 400 to 600

Echo · 5 Jan 2025, 05:08

8638

updated the treasure maps in the chest that it pulls from when you get a 'furled up map' to the new map descriptions - might be easier for you to find stuff. thanks to @TheMinionOfArabel for help with descriptions
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/66963/bogstone-amulet
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/66958/swim-suit-properties-missing/3
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/66957/summoned-alligator
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/66953/wyverns-on-hullack-passage-quest-not-in-harvest-system
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/66946/quest-warm-waterfall/2

Echo · 12 Jan 2025, 16:36

8639

https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/66986/copper-scale-mail-bug
fixed an issue with one of the librarian's reference books found in shamrock garden
edited lowbie quest loot tables to identify items (only on 4-6 quests)
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/66983/copper-crafting lowered copper rivets cost from 15 to 7
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/66997/oak-shields-cost
added some debug code to sort out this bug https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/66951/bospir-special-prestige-shop-requires-collinswood-prestige-points
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/66971/underground-lower-passage-xp-placeable-trapped

Strife and Discord · 23 Jan 2025, 15:50

Version 8644 Changelog:

Fixes:

https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/67044/traps-on-tessaril-s-tower
- This fix is not just for the Tessaril Tower quest but should encompass the entire server. This means you will start seeing proper thematic traps and not Spike traps everywhere
Various exploits fixed
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/67036/kings-queens-abyss

Echo · 23 Jan 2025, 16:14

Sorry, havent posted my stuff in a while:

8640

Attempted fix of wraith rage https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/61098/wraith-rage. Now that I know the fix worked, I can adjust what it spawns

8642

removed some mysteriously appearing triggers in the HoA
adjustements to the Frigid Cave quest after feedback from players and watching them run it a couple times
- fixed polar bears - had wrong set of scripts so they werent being skinned properly
- boosted the stats of the Frigid Cave yeti boss
- made variants of yetis since they werent spawning in the Frigid Cave quest due to high CR
- maybe fixed the frigid cavern not doing cold damage over time
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/67016/bronze-vs-copper-boots-same-stats
some adjustments to radiance/motes. this will affect both Tessaril's Tower and the Goldfeather Haunted Ruins quests. Hopefully, they will both be better now. Feedback please.

8643

fixed an issue/exploit with the arabel farms (insects) quest
set some of the flora waypoints on the Wyvernwater isles to TREE so players can get twigs for campfires
started working on a new quest for Shadowmire Isle

Echo · 24 Jan 2025, 02:18

8645

https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/67035/some-wood-recipe-errors/ not sure about the club but fixed the staff
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/67038/dwarven-knot-cloak-missing-charges
finalized the Wraith Rage creatures. it should scale now for barb level
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/66843/ more places to get loot and new/different loot added
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/67031/banded-ice-dwarf-mail

Strife and Discord · 29 Jan 2025, 16:47

V8649 Change Log:

Trinity System Related Work:

Continued work on a new feature called Unbound Nodes. These will mimic the logic we have for Wild Flora(Not plantable ones) which can then be added to various quests or DM events(If needed).

Death System Related Changes:

We have tweaked the XP penalties, lowering them from their current level. The changes are as follows:

Respawn XP Penalty reduced from 25% to 20%
Raise Dead XP Penalty(Via PC/NPC Priest or Scroll) reduced from 15% to 10%
Resurrection XP Penalty(Via NPC or Scroll) reduced from 10% to 5%

Echo · 6 Feb 2025, 04:24

8650

apparently i forgot to actually upload v8648 so ... made all those changes again

adjusted traps in > Redwoods: Cursed Outpost

https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/67058/fungal-ruins-quest

https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/67054/white-lion-on-old-cnr-instead-of-trinity

https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/67021/herb-collector-quest

edits to gilded boots recipe & added gilded helm recipe

https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/66251/some-issues-crafting-gilded-armors

put Santa back into storage (finally)

8651-8655

Strife magic

8656

https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/67076/spirit-warded-amulet-at-hoa-store/4
Worked on a new set of quests

8657

House of Ash shop adjustments https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/67064/shops-help-needed/13
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/67070/quests-that-need-traps-to-be-reviewed/7
Bandit Camp quest in Hullack forest
- imported Moloch's updated bandit areas
- changed out bioware default wolves & spider for coa creatures
Barrenstone quest
- several traps in the barrenstone quest did not have a type variable set so they were all defaulting to spike. changed them to other stuff for variety

8658

https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/67130/pfe-doesn-t-work-against-mountain-orcs/4
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/67148/crafting-bug-wooden-stakes
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/67149/crafting-bug-oak-quarterstaff
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/67069/poison-gas-traps-on-hillmarch-ogres-quest adjusted some of the gas traps
more work on a new set of quests

Echo · 19 Feb 2025, 04:23

8559-8661

Strife magic

8662-8663

Deth magic

8664

8665-8666

Strife magic

8667

updates to tilverton
updates to king's plaza
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/67287/hillmarch-ogre-warlord/7
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/67288/non-existent-lvl-5-plant-summon
new monsters added ... go find them :)

8668

another attempt at fixing plant summon v - tested in game, fix worked
Edited all the trap waypoints on Clean Up Crew/Necro Gobbos
edited all the trap waypoints in Pride of Arabel quest
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/67312/alicia-glimmerstroke-isn-t-evil
https://nodebb.cityofarabel.com/topic/67181/discrepancy-on-forum-for-air-genasi
Fixes to some gem/ore nodes in the stonelands
more updates to king's plaza

Strife and Discord · 21 Feb 2025, 13:16

V8670 Changelog:

General Changes:

Infra changes support in code
New NUI Assets added for future work
New Placeables introduced for Builders' courtesy of @Zool

Trinity Related Changes:

Infra work to support Unbound Nodes is now completed and moving into QA stage.

What are Unbound Nodes?

Currently all our Resource Nodes(Ore, Stone, Crystals and Soil) are persistent in the DB and are spread across several regions. The Unbound nodes are not persistent and going to be utilized in quest areas.

What does it mean?

It means that we will now be able to set said resource nodes(Like Wild flora) to spawn in relevant quest areas based on quest difficulty mapping. This means some of the more rare materials will have a chance to spawn in hard quests, etc.

Echo · 3 Apr 2025, 00:46

8683

Some NPC updates in King's Plaza
https://forums.cityofarabel.com/topic/67376/ritual-dagger-blood-vials/3
Edits to traps on these quests

Old Tomb
Bospir Forgotten Graveyard
Deadwell Blistering Ruins
Precept Quest
Abyssal Woods

Visual edits to

Calantar's Way: Blisterfoot
Tilverton
High Road Stonefliffs
Arabel Library
Outskirts: Moonsea Ride

Mr.Moloch · 3 Apr 2025, 00:46

8693

Per suggestion made on Discord, Lliira store now carries some musical items (mundane), duplicates of items from the Scribe store, and a few select themed items connected to Lliira and Denier (some of these are marked only use if you have the deity; UMD is fine also though).

The Back Alleys quest now has a fourth theme available for players to introduce new characters to another one of our heretical cults.

Mr.Moloch · 3 Apr 2025, 00:48

Hit enter too soon : Also updated Exotica's Store with some new gear; let me know if anything seems off with this store; we're trying to give players some expensive cool thematic gear to buy, but if something is off - talk it over with me please.

Mr.Moloch · 5 Apr 2025, 00:04

Completed some player suggestions:

1). QOL changes to Gavel Hall.
2). Conjured fire elementals will now glow.
3). Scare works as requested here: https://forums.cityofarabel.com/topic/66807/improvement-for-scare?_=1743808033966
4). NPCs on the Barrenstone quest, and part of the fairy trilogy of quests are adjusted now, some balance issues fixed where these were not set up appropriately for quests of these levels (mostly in the form of being too dangerous).
5). Raging Goblins were much to wise...not anymore.
6). Updated Deadwell region in response to player actions.

Mr.Moloch · 5 Apr 2025, 23:56

Updated Sorcerers:

Spell Regeneration timers were increased:
https://forums.cityofarabel.com/topic/48592/sorcerer

To offset this, we decided to increase spells known for sorcerers a little per this chart:
https://forums.cityofarabel.com/topic/48592/sorcerer/4

Did a revision to Troll Bog quest designed to increase variety of spawns you'll face, and to remove the problem of Swampomancer being the only troll to spawn when you take a high level party into the area. Please give feedback as with any of the quest updates we're doing. More coming!