Weekly Development Activities
July 24, 2006
Check out the latest updates to the "Weekly Development Activities."
The goal for this feature is to give solid expectations on what you can
expect to see in future updates.
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In QA
These items are in QA and should be a part of the next scheduled update.
Performance
NEW - We are making some changes to the
Twilight Forge to improve performance.
General
Loot messages from other players will be tagged as loot messages
and can be filtered out.
Players will no longer get stuck while dismounting from ladders.
Monsters
Improved the dragon's spellcasting AI and line
of sight recognition. For more information on possible changes to the
dragon, please read
href="http://www.ddo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51101" target="_blank">this
thread.
NEW
- Melee oriented Troglodytes will move closer to their targets - they
should no longer attempt to make melee attacks from out of range.
Combat
NEW - The critical threat range will no
longer be doubled on the 4th swing in a combo.
NEW - The feeblemind bestowed by wildmen
will be curable by restoration.
Items
Vorpal weapons will behead monsters as per the
Players Handbook - you must roll a natural 20 and confirm a crit to
vorpal your target.
NEW - Niac's Cold Ray and Knock scrolls
will be available at Lorna Wyrmtouched, Arcane Scroll Vendor in the
marketplace tent.
NEW
- Items that cast Featherfall are getting an upgrade in usability.
These items will be fast-casting and use a self-only version of
Featherfall.
NEW - The "of
Destruction" weapon effect is a much weaker effect than intended. To
make the effect worthy of its cost, "of Destruction" will reduce the
target's AC by 4 the first time it hits. There is no saving throw for
this effect.
NEW - We are changing the
names for Seeker +1, Seeker +2, Seeker +3 etc. items. These effects are
being renamed to be consistent with other effect naming conventions -
they will be named to match the bonus they give (Seeker +2, Seeker+4,
Seeker +6 etc.)
NEW - Laina the Excoriated will close
her shop window properly.
MOVED UP FROM "UNDER DEVELOPMENT"
- The Freedom of Movement effect on the Kundarak Delving Boots will
ward the movement effects of Storm Giant weather control. It will no
longer ward the Beholder's petrify eye beam or the Mummy's Despair
ability.
Spells
NEW We are fixing a
long-standing issue with dispel effects that causes dispels from the
Dispel Magic spell to be much harder than they should normally be.
Quests
NEW - Gnarl's Tomb
Old
Gnarl's ghost will open his door after a fight if he dispatches any
would-be thieves. This will allow parties to attempt him again without
resetting the dungeon.
NEW - Restless Isles
The Runetusk Commander will no longer speak to you after he
dies.
Several encounters are displaying their DM text repeatedly.
This will be fixed.
Under Development
These items are currently in development and are scheduled for some
time after the next update.
Performance
Overall bandwidth of the game will be reduced
another 1-3%, and certain problematic dungeons and laggy areas will be
significantly improved by 20-50% (when your client gets flooded with
information about objects in your local area).
General
We are pleased to announce the addition of the /showhelmet
|="" off=""> command which can be used to hide your helmet graphic.
We
are improving the combat/damage feedback mechanism. This will not only
eliminate "false" hits where the target would flinch but no attack roll
would take place, but also give better feedback as to the strength of
the hit.
Monsters
Widow type spiders will once again shoot functional webs.
Elemental Empathy will work properly on Earth Elementals that
have used their Earthgrab ability.
We
are fixing an issue with the death animations of Arcane Skeletons. They
will no longer "eat collectables" they should be creating.
Items
EDITED - We are also working on
exempting Kundarak Delving Boots from the movement restrictions of
Sleetstorm and IceStorm.
Spells
EDITED & MOVED -
Please disregard the previous entry regarding the Fragment of the
Silver Flame. Protection from Evil is being worked on to bring it in
line with D&D rules.
To discuss the weekly development activities visit the official
target="_blank" href="http://www.ddo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52585">DDO
Forums.
href="http://www.ddo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47816">