Version Notes

NEStalgia Version Notes The following is a list of the documented changes for each NEStalgia update provided by the development team. Keep in mind that some changes may not be documented, therefore these lists are not always 100% percent complete.

v1.38

 * Bug Fix: There was a small mapping error in the Arctic Overworld.
 * Players creating a new character will now be transferred to an external character creation server. This should help to drastically reduce lag on all servers.
 * Additional autosave points have been added in order to help alleviate savefile rollbacks during the rare event of a server crash.
 * Server names are now displayed in the title bar of the main game window
 * A large moderation team has been appointed to monitor and keep the peace on all servers.

v1.37

 * The sprites for Slimes, Tree Spiders, Mini Mages, Terwasps, Gloummuses, and Ghosts have been either heavily modified or completely redone.
 * Servers that are being hit by many simultaneous logins from first time players can now be configured to redirect that traffic to other servers.

v1.36

 * Bug Fix: During server lag spikes certain HUD buttons would not clear from the screen fast enough, allowing players to inadvertently double click them. This resulted in issues like the "Quest Skipping" bug, etc.
 * Bug Fix: Party order sorting could cause glitches if it happened at the exact moment that another player left the party.
 * Bug Fix: Patrolling NPC Guards could see through the wall of the far-right cell in the Balzackian dungeon and catch players hiding within.
 * Bug Fix: The "Page 2" button on the character loading screen was not always popping up for players who had character files saved on the second page.
 * Bug Fix: The character classes displayed for files on the character loading screen were sometimes glitched or incorrect.
 * Bug Fix: Several Ninja character sprites had skin textures that were not recoloring properly.
 * Bug Fix: Players could be attacked or prompted with invitations during the Shade's intro animation.
 * Monsters that are much weaker than your party may now attempt to flee from battle.

v1.35

 * Bug Fix: Soft server reboots were not closing BYOND Interface Panels (the guild interface etc)
 * Keyboard functions (except those related to movement) can no longer be held down and spammed.
 * The Shade will now automatically attack players if they attempt to "hold" it by talking to it repeatedly.
 * "Set Gear" is a new type of equipment that gives extra bonuses for equipping multiple pieces of gear from the same set. No new items have been added to the game, although existing items have been changed to become Set Gear pieces. Those modified items include the PvP Emblem reward gear at the Colosseum.
 * The "Scroll of New You" has become the "Sacred Scroll of Rebirth". This scroll must now be used in Ennar, but automatically takes you to the character re-customization screen instead of asking you to relog.

v1.34

 * NEStalgia subscribers now have access to 8 additional character save slots. **Warning:** If your subscription expires, you will not be able to load characters saved in these slots until you renew it.

v1.33

 * Bug Fix: Inspire was not properly clearing "Slow" status.
 * Guest Keys can now log into NEStalgia, but are not able to save.
 * Several sprites for existing monsters have been changed.

v1.32

 * Bug Fix: Expiring auction items could have become duplicated leading to copies existing in player's vaults and inventories at the same time
 * Bug Fix: Certain submenus could be opened when they shouldn't be, and in rare cases happen during battle obscuring the buttons for attack, magic etc.
 * Bug Fix: There was visual text overlap when two actions(spell cast, item use) were performed at the exact same time in a party
 * Added an option to auto-sort your vault in the same way your inventory can be

v1.31

 * Bug Fix: The Dye/Mask prompts during character re-customization were not always appearing.
 * Bug Fix: Ninjas could sometimes get "caught" by patrolling guards in the wrong areas.
 * Bug Fix: One side logging out at the end of a PvP battle could cause the opposition to get stuck.
 * Bug Fix: FireKick, IcePunch and StormSlap were not properly flagged as abilities that could be countered.
 * Experience payouts in the Ennar and Balzackia areas have been slightly increased.
 * The MP cost of certain Cleric, Wizard and Conjurer spells has been reduced.
 * Minor balance changes and bug fixes.

v1.29/v1.30

 * Bug Fix: Fixed a graphical glitch with a female warlock icon.
 * Bug Fix: Dodged attacks caused by "Mirage" status were sometimes being registered as 1 damage hits.
 * Bug Fix: Under rare circumstances items could get lost when expiring from the Marketplace.
 * The strength, intelligence and defense stats of almost all monsters has been reduced in order to make the game a bit easier. This includes all bosses and the Shade encounters.
 * The amount of experience required to level up has been greatly reduced for all levels past level 10.
 * The power cap on Wizard and Conjurer elemental spells has been reduced.
 * The power cap on all Heal and Renew spells has been reduced.
 * Mana stealing abilities will now wake sleeping targets.
 * Colosseum battles will now refill the combatant's HP and MP at the beginning of battle.

v1.28

 * Bug Fix: Changes made to equipment stats between versions were not being updated properly in the Item HUD for old gear
 * The character creation process has been re-coded to help prevent server slow down. If you encounter any problems during character creation then please report them right away.
 * Being "dead" at the end of a group battle will no longer preclude players from the chance of an item drop
 * Boosted the stats on Noble, Gilded, Lucky and Charged rare gear drops.

v1.26/v1.27

 * Bug Fix: Ninja's "Essence" spell wasn't always working as intended
 * Bug Fix: Stop[Element] spells were not properly flagged as first-cast abilities
 * Bug Fix: Under certain circumstances the Shade was not respawning properly
 * Added a "PartySay" function for private communication amongst party members. There is no button on the interface for this, but the macro for PartySay is "H"
 * Monsters from the Arctic and the Warrior's Crypt will now appear in the Casino Monster Arena
 * The Casino now sells the "Gambler's Pouch"
 * Soldiers can now equip Steel Aprons found in the Bedoe area
 * Merchants can now equip Ranger Cloaks found in the Bedoe area
 * Ranger: All bows now give +1 Bonus Crit
 * Ranger: The base modifiers and power caps for all lightning spells have been increased
 * Ninja: Vanish will now target a single enemy. In addition to the one-round "Vanish" status bonus, the Ninja will do half damage to the enemy target. This is still a first-cast priority ability.
 * Ninja: In addition to the one-round "Vanish" status bonus for the entire group, SmokeBomb will now give party members a first-cast priority that round regardless of agility or speed buffs/debuffs.
 * Various minor balance changes and fixes

v1.25

 * The power of most stat gains from Milestone Boosts has been increased
 * The Milestone Boosts for all characters have been reset. You will need to re-pick your boosts.
 * The power of Greater Moon Blessings has been increased (will now double all Moon Blessing stats)
 * All Stat Seeds now give +2 points to a given stat, an increase from +1 on most seeds.
 * Reduced the Shade respawn timer from 3-4 hours down to 1 hour after the Shade has been defeated.
 * The Shade's movement patterns have been completely changed. It will no longer be out of players' reach for extended periods of time.
 * The gold resale value of Rare and Unique gear drops has been increased.
 * Warlock/Conjurer: The spell "Awaken" has been renamed "Vivify".

v1.24

* Bug Fix: "Slow" status was not clearing properly after battle
* Bug Fix: Earning over 10,000 tokens in poker was not triggering the "Gambling Addiction" BYOND Medal
* Bug Fix: Needlers in the Arctic were not given the proper MP they needed to cast their spells.
* Bug Fix: Sleep and Instant Kill spells had the potential to be 100% effective.
* Bug Fix: Sleep and Confuse ticks were triggering on the second half of the Reflect spell
* Colosseum Emblems are now shared across all characters on a single BYOND Key.
* Bank Gold is now shared across all characters on a single BYOND Key. You must log into each individual character for your bank gold stored on that character to be updated and added to your overall shared total.
* Calculations for random success spells have been adjusted to prevent inflated success rates.
* Added a new battle status called "Focus". Characters who wake up naturally from either Sleep or Confuse will enter a Focused state, which makes them immune to other Sleep or Confuse spells for 2 rounds. If a character is woken up or soothed by an ally, Focus is not applied.
* Cleric/Conjurer - Dream will now wake up the target in addition to the HealWave it casts.
* Conjurer - No longer obtains the spell "Soothe". Will now learn "Snowball" at level 20 instead.
* Warlock - Max HP has been reduced.
* Warlock - The cost of Reflect has been increased to 20 HP.
* Warlock/Conjurer - Awaken was not working as intended. It will now cast on the entire group.
* Wizard - The cost of X-Ray has been reduced to 3 MP.
* Wizard - Will now learn the spell "Confuse" at level 17.
* Wizard - Will now learn the spell "Soothe" at level 19.
* Wizard - Level 20 Milestone choices have changed. Now chooses between one of these three abilities: "Madness", "Shadows", "Curse"

v1.23

 * Bug Fix: Sacrifice was not properly displaying HP changes when reviving party members
 * Players at the login menus can now see their guild's communications over GSay
 * The drop rate for Rare (random stat) items has been increased
 * Several items in the Piatta/Bedoe area have been changed to allow more classes to equip them
 * More Warlock weapons can now be found in Ennar
 * The HP cost of Leech has been increased
 * Shift will now only transfer the exact HP cost of the spell when cast on other Warlocks
 * The Shard price for all Black Sanctum vendor items has been reduced
 * The price of Seed Boosters has been reduced
 * Minor Shade re-balancing changes

v1.22

 * Bug Fix: Players could occasionally get completely stuck when reloading a character standing on ice.
 * Bug Fix: Ninja's Bottled Essence wasn't preserving its healing power after logging out
 * Bug Fix: FireCross wasn't flagged as a fire elemental spell
 * Bug Fix: Warlock spells like Nightmare were taking away HP and causing other glitches when cast by other classes.
 * Bug Fix: Skipping a cut scene in the middle of a "camera move" was causing players to auto-walk after the scene.
 * Bug Fix: The Frozen Ninja Glove was incorrectly flagged as a level 21 item. It has been increased to level 28.
 * Bug Fix: Shadegores spawned with only 1 HP. This has been reset to the intended amount.
 * Pre-v1.20 characters will now be given a warning message that their gear has been unequipped upon updating.
 * The Warlock spell "Leech" will now affect groups of enemies
 * Warlocks will now learn "Reflect" at level 20 instead of 30
 * The Warlock "Shift" spells will now cost less HP and do double healing.
 * Slightly reduced the MP cost of "Blizzard", "Gust" and "Chill"
 * The effectiveness of Curse has been reduced. It will now reduce healing by 35% instead of 50%.
 * Several Shade fights have been slightly rebalanced
 * The Shade will now use the ability "Shade Storm" instead of Eye Beam. It has essentially the same effect, but it is a Storm elemental spell which characters can use Storm Resist to negate.
 * The Shade can now fly over mountains in addition to water

v1.20/v1.21

* Version 1.20 represents a landmark release with many changes, not all of which will be specifically documented here. Please see the [Games Blog] for detailed information on many of the major changes and new features. Relevant entries: [Intro] - [Equipment] - [Rewards System] - [Quests] - [and Warlock details]
* Many new Character Statistics have been introduced, and most of the existing items in the game have been revised to accommodate the new statistics. For a complete list of the new stats and what they do, see the Character Statistics page.
* All characters will now select a "Moon Blessing" for bonus stats at character creation. After reaching landmark levels (10, 20, 30) players will now be asked to choose between one of three "Milestone Boosts" for improved stats and/or new abilities.
* The Status HUD has been spread across three pages to accommodate all of the new statistics. This HUD will now also keep track of each character's Time Played (from this point forward).
* The Arctic North content area is now open. The main storyline continues in this region.
* The "Warrior's Crypt" bonus dungeon is now open. Strong monsters and several optional quests can be found here.
* The max character level has been given a slight bump to 32.
* The Ninja and Warlock classes are now available for play (subscribers only)
* "Colosseum Emblem" currency can now be earned from participating in official PvP tournaments and be used to purchase rewards at the Colosseum.
* Daily Quests and new "Sanctum Shard" currency rewards are now available near the entrance to the Black Sanctum.
* The upstairs library in Ardan castle has been expanded. Don't miss what's up there!
* Two new Casino games have been added - 5 Card Draw and Joker Poker. The Casino Token system has been revised, and all existing tokens have been converted to their equivalent value under the new system. New token rewards are available.
* New items called Stat Seeds can be found and purchased at different places throughout the world. Players can use a limited number of Stat Seeds to permanently increase their stats.
* A Binding Equipment system has been added, and retroactively applies to all existing equipment. Once an item is Soulbound it cannot be traded to other players. It can, however, be sold to NPC vendors or shared amongst your other characters on the same key using the Shared Vault.
* The text symbols used the represent the different statistics in certain HUDs have been revised. These symbols now use a smaller font and more characters to represent each stat.
* All of the game's HUDs should now open and close in a much cleaner, "snappier" fashion.
* The success rate of "random chance" spells such as Confuse and Mirage is now calculated strictly based upon Strength, Agility and Intelligence, instead of physical/magical attack power.
* Guild cape dyes can now be found and used by guild leaders to further customize the look of their guild.
* New BYOND Medals have been added as rewards for completion of the new content.
* BYOND Hub scores will no longer use Scientific Notation.
* A new Logout button has been placed in the top-right section of the interface (it is bound to the Escape key). Using this function players can now return to the Character Creation/Loading menu without disconnecting and reconnecting to the game.
* Players who disconnect from the game must now wait 30 seconds before reconnecting.
* Many, many minor changes and fixes.

v1.19

 * The monster arena odds have been updated to correctly reflect all of the monsters' adjusted stats.
 * The casino now has its own music.
 * Conjurers can now equip fishing hats found in the Piatta area.
 * Fixed a rare glitch that could be used for gold duplication. This bug was caught before any damage was done to the game's economy.
 * Fixed a bug with balloons/ferries that set the player's "last town" flag to the selected destination before checking to see if they had enough gold.
 *  A cutscene in the Bedoe Pass area was not properly clearing players "outside" flag.
 * Charge was sometimes not functioning correctly against invincible enemies.
 * Fixed a guild bug that was glitching out the capes and gsay buttons on secondary characters.
 * Various undocumented changes and bug fixes.

v1.18

 * All attacks will now do a greater amount of minimum damage regardless of the target's defense. The mean calculation for this minimum damage is simple: //(attack_power / 8)//
 * The class selection screen has undergone a face lift to give new players more information when choosing a class. This change has also been made to accommodate two new classes that are forthcoming, but not available to play in this version. 
 * The frequency at which certain regular monsters cast spells has been slightly reduced.
 * The volume of the 'Poison Step' sound effect has been increased slightly.
 * Bug Fix: The mouse's HP was accidentally set to 10. It has been changed back to 100.
 * Bug Fix: Certain Special Moves were giving the incorrect dodge message when the attacker was Miraged in battle

v1.17

* **This version represents a major re-balance due to the changes made to the Defense and Strength stats. The goal is to keep the general 'feel' of the balance the same in PvE, although the stats on all monsters have been altered to accommodate the change. In the next week or so feedback will be critical, and small balance updates and changes will be made frequently based upon your feedback.**
* Both Physical and Magical defense are now more effective.
* Due to the change to defense calculation, spells such as Harden and Soften are more effective, although their multipliers haven't changed.
* Strength now contributes 25% to defense. This means that each strength point equals 1 ATK and 1/4 DEF
* Monsters have been given more agility across the board.
* Added a new item, the Alarm Clock. This single use item will automatically wake you up if you have it in your inventory when you are put to sleep in battle (although you will still lose one turn). Players can also use it to wake up a sleeping party member. The Alarm clock will drop as part of basic item loot table around the world, and can also be bought in the Casino for 1 token.
* Added a new Cleric/Conjurer spell called 'Dream'. When cast on a sleeping ally in battle, it will cause a 'HealWave' effect on the entire group. Dream only costs 3MP.
* Added a new Conjurer spell called 'Soothe', which will clear confusion from a single ally. Clerics have also been given a similar spell called 'Sanity' which will clear confusion from all allies.

v1.16

 * Minor new feature: Typing '/e ' or '/emote ' in Say followed by text will send an emote to players in range.
 * Bug Fix: Closing a dialogue box during Colosseum fights using the Action Button was clearing the text for everyone else viewing the fight. The use of the Action Button to clear dialogue boxes during Colosseum fights has been disabled.
 * Bug Fix: Players could sometimes challenge for duels in restricted areas.
 * Bug Fix: The 'Spikey Mask' was not working correctly for Rangers
 * Bug Fix: 'Guard' was not clearing correctly if a player was confused.

v1.15

 * Players can now find and use items called Masks to magically transform their character's hairstyle/head wear. These hairstyles are unique, and are not available during the character creation process. Masks are subscriber-only items.
 * The drop rates for subscriber-only loot (dyes, masks) has been reduced.
 * The price of the dyes sold by the Balzackian specialty merchant have been drastically reduced. This merchant also now sells several masks.
 * Players now have several different options for the skin color of their character. People who want to change the color of an existing character's skin will have to use a Scroll of New You to reach the re-customization menu.
 * Pressing Ctrl+Direction will now face your character in that direction without taking a step. Note that this can only be used at times when you'd be able to walk normally.
 * The size of the Colosseum pit has been reduced slightly to give spectators a better view of the action.
 * The range of 'Say' has been increased to extend slightly beyond a player's visible screen area.
 * Bug Fix: Colosseum Tournament mode wasn't working correctly.
 * Bug Fix: Guild cape logos were incorrectly overlaying long hair.

v1.14

 * Version updates will only relocate players back to the last town they visited if it is necessary (ex: if there are map changes).
 * Subscription-only items are now identifiable by a small smiley face icon right below the item's level in the Item Description HUD.
 * Poison now triggers a visual effect and a sound effect when it damages a player in the overworld.
 * 'Renew' type spells will now display a visual effect when moving.
 * Poison now does more damage in battle to regular monsters and other players
 * The power of 'Weaken' has been reduced
 * If successful, Redeem will now revive the target with 50% HP instead of 40%
 * Mana Burn abilities such as 'Deflate' are now much more effective against regular monsters and other players.
 * Bug Fix: Admin Mute was occasionally adding players to the mute list multiple times. Mutes will now persist through server reboots.

v1.13

 * Fights in Ennar or with low level players are no longer 100% restricted. You are now allowed to challenge for duels in these situations.
 * Relocated the Bedoe Pass ferry to make it more convenient for travelers and to avoid confusion for players entering the Bedoe area for the first time.
 * Minor fixes and balance changes

v1.12

 * Merchants will now learn the 'Guard' ability at level 15
 * Put in a possible fix for the random guild 'pink bib' bug. At the very least your cape will now just default to a basic grey instead of malfunctioning like that. Please speak to an Admin if your cape design does not save correctly and you have this issue.
 * Tournament mode for the Colosseum added
 * Miscellaneous minor fixes

v1.11

 * Various Marketplace fixes
 * 'Under the hood' fixes for various glitches
 * Non-damaging moves like Soften or Appraise will no longer trigger moves like FireCross and Counter

v1.10

 * The rare chain mail that drops in the Balzackia area is now equippable for Merchants
 * Buff/Debuff spells such as Harden and Soften are now more effective
 * The damage inflicted by critical hits has been slightly reduced
 * Mirage will now affect certain direct-damage special moves (such as Charge)
 * The gold cost of Merchant's 'Profit' move has been reduced
 * FireCross and other Cross spells will now always be cast at the beginning of the round
 * Lots of minor balance changes
 * The Crystal in the 'No Pain, No Gain' quest will now always be used at the beginning of the round
 * If there is greater than a 7 level difference between anyone involved in a PvP fight, no gold will be won or lost on either side. **Logging out in the middle of PvP battles will still cause you to lose gold regardless.**
 * If a player is killed repeatedly in quick succession, the length of the "No PvP" timer will increase in order to give them a reprieve.
 * Minor bug fixes and changes for the Colosseum
 * Minor bug fixes for Guild glitches
 * World communication has been optimized to prevent slowdown and lag
 * Additional code optimizations to reduce lag

v1.09

 * **Spiff (tenkuu) is solely responsible for both of the major new features and many of the bug fixes in this update. Make sure to thank him in-game!**
 * NEW FEATURE: The Colosseum is now open for business! Masses of spectators can observe battles taking place in the overworld as two opposing teams duke it out.
 * NEW FEATURE: If a chest drops in battle and your inventory is full, you will now be given the option to swap the dropped item with one in your inventory.
 * Admin mutes will now only apply to the WorldSay channel
 * Bug Fix: Walking out of the Ardan Bank was not properly clearing the "No PvP" flag from players
 * Bug Fix: "Counter" status was not being cleared correctly when a player died.
 * Bug Fix: Slime race announcements were not working correctly
 * Bug Fix: When the surviving player logged out during battle when all of their battle members had already died, it caused a "stuck" battle.

v1.08

 * PvP is now restricted in the Bank and the Marketplace in both Balzackia and Ardan, and in the Casino.
 * Bug Fix: People were sometimes getting "caught" by prison/pirate guards no matter where they were in the game.
 * Bug Fix: A player's sprite stayed invisible to the opposing team if they were revived during a PvP battle
 * Fixed a visual glitch in the "We Go to War!" cutscene
 * Various minor fixes

v1.07 & Below

 *While changes for every version of NEStalgia from v.10 forward have been documented, these notes are not relevant to the public release candidate and are therefore omitted from this list.