News Liste Meridian 59

Item Changes

• Added labels and colors in dialog boxes for unidentified, cursed, uncommon, rare, and legendary items to help players more easily spot and evaluate items
• Added Bronze Key for room renters that can be dropped or traded by the owner but not by recipients, except back to the owner or innkeeper
• Shrouded items now correctly display a description indicating they are cloaked in magic
• Scrolls now display the correct school insignia
• Helms now provide defense against bludgeoning weapons instead of a disadvantage
• Wands and scrolls now correctly require specific karma levels to use (e.g. -40 karma for a hold wand)

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue with removing shillings from chests and boxes
• Fixed crash at very large resolutions
• Fixed issue where players using Shadow Form were unreadable in the Who list
• Fixed persistent Jala song music causing client crashes
• Fixed awkward rendering of players and faction soldiers against world objects
• Fixed multiple server errors and potential crash causes
• Fixed server error caused by punching a target with Gaze of the Basilisk

Gameplay Changes

• Bonksticks adjusted for suitability as player awards
• Removed outdated skill improvement penalty in Origin of the Kriipa
• Fixed issue preventing spell casting in Goad’s Grinder
• Reflection, Evil Twin, and Apparition Riija spells are now usable in the Arena
• Can now equip most items (weapons, armor, etc) without breaking Jala song trance if using a Jala Necklace
• Distill potion power now based on the casters base maximum health and unaffected by items like circlets that alter the caster’s maximum health
• Distill potions no longer expire
• Torches now display appropriate durability text
• “Reroll” is now the primary command and terminology for rerolling a character
• Arena battles no longer affect player karma
• Solomon now buys additional uncommon items
• Mugs, goblets, and bowls restored to previous appearances
• Bankers now communicate in private for balance checks, withdrawals, and deposits
• Minor adjustment made to Colhorr-marked weapons
• Consuming a mana crystal now breaks the caster’s trance
• Exit Crystallize Mana if the caster cannot hold the mana crystal
• Increased weapon attack damage against Ants
• Amulets of Shadows now appear unidentified until equipped, identified, or revealed

Audio Updates

• Added unique sounds to Foresight and Illusionary Firewall
• Updated Morph with sounds based on the player’s gender

Client Updates

• Added option to disable Performance Mode for better performance on low-spec PCs
• Dialog boxes now open on the same monitor as the game window
• Dialogs triggered by Reveal and Identify are centered correctly on the game window

World Changes

• Updated The Spider Nest with enhanced thematic and ambient lighting
• Updated Clearing of the Trading Post’s geometry and texture alignment
• Minor updates to East Merchant Way through Ilerian Woods
• Minor updates to Marion’s southern exit path
• Adjusted entry point into Pietro’s Wicked Brews

Developer Changes

• Added “no horizontal tile” flag to clamp textures along the U axis
• Added a Powershell script for real-time monitoring and copying of .roo file changes
• Easy Compile Script updated for the new `contrib/` folder structure
• Client now skips remote account verification checks when not in retail mode
• Makefile output standardized to include command in all directories

Miscellaneous Updates

• Improved bad mail cleanup
• Fixed disposal of monsters spawned via Animate
• Fixed animation speed for invisibility and drunkenness
• Updated signup dialog copy
• Fixed failed checks in greeny.roo
• Cleaned up Goad and necro arena code
• Fixed server-side error caused by Crystalize Mana
• Hidden admins are no longer greeted by the Watcher or Goad
• Fixed a potential cause of server crashes
• Fixed issue to allow a player’s hometown to be set to Ko’catan
• Fixed room key disposal issue
• Fixed robe descriptions to remove extra whitespace