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DDM_LordShado
Sat May 08, 2010 9:42 am

18.3.2 and 18.3.3 Updates
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Some long awaited fixes and instances have been added.  My favorites highlighted in bold :)


18.3.2 Update Notes

New Content:

The Collector Instance:

- A new, and very challenging, single-team instance has been added to the entrance of Pandemonium. Who will be first to tackle these three very difficult encounters? Who will be the first to steal from the ultimate collection of hidden treasures?

- Bring your very best and try to survive the most difficult and complex small-group experience we have ever released.

The Daily Mission System:

- The new Daily Mission System is now available. The first Daily Missions in this first release are available for Rubi-Ka only and will offer players of all levels an alternative and effective way to progress with significant rewards including XP, Victory Points, and Tokens. Daily Missions are available from sided agencies in Old Athens, Rome Blue and daily PvP Mission in a hidden location in Borealis.

NPC Changes:

- Three simultaneous Artillery Commanders now respond to player intrusion in Sector 42.

- NPCs falling off the land in Shadowlands will now properly return to their spawn points.

- Alien Pathing and landing sites for many, many cities have been modified and improved.

- SAM Batteries are now subject to normal player damage and have reduced health values.

- Unicorns near Borealis will no longer abandon their posts to harass low level players inside Borealis.

- Euminedes has retreated deeper into the Abandoned Subway.

- Subway bosses should now have faster respawn.

- New NPCs have been added to every single RK playfield to support the addition of the Daily Missions.


Item/Nano Changes:

- Kyr'Ozch Bio-Material should no longer be NoDrop.

- Stiletto Yalm orientation has been corrected for easier flying.

- Grand Theft Humidity and Borrow Reflect have been significantly altered as a first step in the balancing process for the Trader Profession.

- Clan players should now also receive two shoulderpads as a reward for start-up island quests.

- The Rihwen MP pet no longer requires the Alien Invasion expansion to cast.

- Durable Bandages LE Adventurer proc is now correctly instant.

- Carlo Pinnetti's suit has been re-tailored.

- Bring the Pain perk should no longer cause an extended death period if the user dies while this perk is in cooldown.

- NCU Hacker interface should now level to 220 (previously stopped at 200).


Other Changes:

- All equipment tabs can be locked by selecting "Lock equipment tabs" in the GUI > Misc section of the F10 Menu.

- Removing members from an organization should now work properly again.

- Free players should now have access to all organization buildings to participate in organization activities. Items inside will remain usable by expansion players only (ie: orbital strike terminals).

- Those summoned by a boss monster will be subjected to an associated 5 second/37% break on hit chance root.

- Coast of Peace and Coast of Tranquility playfields have now been hooked into the Grid.

- Client to server sync has been tightened to more accurately display the correct location of player characters.

- Hitting the "end" button in a blank chat window line should no longer "end" your client session.

- Players should now correctly get the head they choose in character creation.

- The Pet Info window now has a "hide buttons" option.

Concealment/Perception Mechanic changes:

- The shadow of concealed players should no longer display to others.

- All Concealment type messages (eg: "PlayerX tried to hide but failed" or "Shadowleet appears") will no longer display in chat.

- Concealment/perception checks will now be properly checked on the server rather than client-side.

**18.3.3 Update Notes**

- Players who have deleted Daily Missions will now be able to speak with Daily Mission Agency Handlers to start their daily mission timers.

- Corrected /stuck functionality in The Collector and Instanced Pandemonium playfields.

- Restored missing attack wave from the Collector.

- Drop rate of Collector Chests adjusted to better reflect challenge vs. reward. Most loot items will still be available but will not be as common.

- "More Balls" added to Belial Forest to support many players on the Charm Brain Dog mission. hehe more balls

- Targeting the Mysterious Alien Tower will now replace targeting that spawned Dreadloch boss. (Moxy or Deko)

- Japanese Chat channels are now German chat channels. WTF?
