Monthly Archives: May 2023

April – Server Updates

Mortimer Greenwald — 04/03/2023 12:47 PM
-Update to v 2.9.0 – Bot Groups have been removed. You can still invite bots to your group. But beyond 1 group create a raid. You can make social macros to spawn your team and /raidinvite botname. In a later update there will be an easier way to do this in bulk. The project team saw fit to eliminate bot groups due to the amount of crashes among the EQMU community. (edited)

Mortimer Greenwald — 04/03/2023 4:42 PM
-Update to v 2.9.1 Bots can now be invited to raid. Also fixed a number of unrelated bot crashes.
-Raids will no longer suck xp per member. It will be as if you’re solo like it was in bg groups. (edited)
April 9, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 04/09/2023 4:17 PM
-Various updates to items
April 10, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 04/10/2023 5:10 AM
-Bots will now cast single target buffs as group buffs. Note: Does not make single target buffs work for MGB
–This should help with less spam and get us back to the action quicker (edited)

Mortimer Greenwald — 04/10/2023 5:38 PM
-New task added to poShadow – lets say it’s pet friendly.
-Level 86+ HP/Stat bars should be working correctly. You’ll see a boost to your overall stats when you hit 86. As an example I had 62k hp pre-fix now I have 74k. (edited)

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April 11, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 04/11/2023 3:56 PM
-Poshadow tasks now give more chrono’s per completion. We did some calculating, was way too grindy.

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April 13, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 04/13/2023 9:32 PM
-Bug Fix: Shade of Karana will not spawn on zone entry. Only when Dragon killed. I went through logs, no one exploited this bug.. well done.
-Bug Fix: Naga will no longer banish you
-Bug Fix: Oracle Maeth will relevel you max level 86… was set to 85 (our previous max level) (edited)

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April 14, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 04/14/2023 6:52 AM
-Removed the attunable flag for all Augs. Should have it easier to gear bots without the hassle of #augitem and the birdbath. (edited)

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Mortimer Greenwald — 04/14/2023 11:49 AM
-Various tweaks to the Dragon King in poShadow. Enjoy
April 17, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 04/17/2023 10:20 AM
-Updates to shadow loot tables
–Chrono’s will drop more frequently.
–Weapon Augs have begun to drop
–Sublime augs will drop as well… GL
-New Named Added as well (edited)
April 28, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 04/28/2023 9:58 AM
-Cleaned up Race Blind (Temp race changer in GL).. bit more fun
-Added a new CPU to server
-Put in fix for Mercs (edited)
May 20, 2023

March – Server Updates

Mortimer Greenwald — 03/04/2023 5:03 PM
-New alt currency introduced in t4
-Epic 3.0’s have a new/updated Aug slot.
-T4 is 70% Complete. Feel free to run around.
-The Price box. You can no longer receive T1-T4 items as rare as it had been… 1/160k chance.. now it’s 0%
New Binaries:
-Add additional Heroic Sta/Wis/Int bonuses for Bots. (edited)
March 10, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 03/10/2023 6:52 AM
-Epic 3.0 new Aug slots to accommodate t4 drops
T4 Is Now In Beta!
-New alt currency starting to drop in T4
-New alt currency merchant with T4 gear in GL
-T4 zone is 87% complete
-T4 vendor is itemized. Where’s the rest? Dropped/Quested in t4
-New Taskmaster within the T4 zone!
-Special thanks for Malk for itemizing and think out upgrades and testing. (edited)
March 11, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 03/11/2023 8:24 AM
-New Tasks available in poShdadow – Taskmaster Jarcoon
March 17, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 03/17/2023 9:22 AM
-Spelldmg/Healamt caps have been increased to 500 (double)
-Health Regen caps increased slightly
-Items globally (~30,000) have been adjusted to base spell/heal amount stats. T1,T2,T3,T4 stats have been adjusted (you’ll want to get them!)
-Some older tasks have had timers removed. (edited)
March 19, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 03/19/2023 4:11 PM
-Toned down poSahdow slightly
March 21, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 03/21/2023 5:40 PM
-Removed most auras as they are buggy
-Added 5-6 spells/disc for 80+ Zerkers, Warriors, Rogues
-Added another task to poShadow
March 24, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 03/24/2023 9:02 AM
-Added 18 new items to PoShadow
-Added 3 tasks to PoShadow [Now 16 total tasks for Shadow]
-Tasks have had the rewards grow with the difficulty. As in up to 5 Chrono per task.
-Bot spells have been refreshed to include level 86
-Level 86 is now live. (edited)

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Mortimer Greenwald — 03/24/2023 2:21 PM
-BOT RAID FUNCTIONALITY has finally hit
–Invite your bots to your raid!
–eliminates the needs for bot groups!
-Binary Release v22.7
–https://github.com/EQEmu/Server/releases/tag/v22.7.0
-There a new rule we might test out soon to increase bash/kick/etc.. later
We rolled back, it had introduced a bug A fix has been created. We’ll roll this out soon (edited)
March 27, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 03/27/2023 9:45 AM
-86 Air Pet Added
-Attempted fix on swarm pet stealing kills. (let me know)
Updated to 22.8 binary (This puts us back with bots in raid)
https://github.com/EQEmu/Server/releases/tag/v22.8.0
-Slightly Increased bot run speed. (edited)

Mortimer Greenwald — 03/27/2023 5:46 PM
-Update to v22.8.1 – Fixes the spell interrupted issue @chargeman found.

Feb – Server Updates

Mortimer Greenwald — 02/03/2023 3:14 PM
-Ran about 5000 updates on quests. Please explore around. Lets see if the world just got more alive
-Updated Binaries (edited)
February 6, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 02/06/2023 9:28 AM

  • Guka – A Broken soul will now depop and respawn after 20minutes. If you want to run through it twice do so with the instancer after you kill him once
  • Redfeather Sand Stone – Added slot 8 to slot 7… slots lots of slots (edited)

Mortimer Greenwald — 02/06/2023 1:11 PM

Mortimer Greenwald — 02/06/2023 6:46 PM
Binary Updates..i’ve bolded the ones that we’ve seen and talked about
Crash
Fix IsUnderwaterOnly crash where npc data references can be stale (#2830) (Akkadius) 2023-02-06
Fix command crash with #npcedit weapon when second weapon not passed ni (#2829) (Akkadius) 2023-02-06
Fix crash in bot command botdyearmor (#2832) (Akkadius) 2023-02-06
Fixes

reload aa will now refresh the AA table properly for every client when changes are made (#2814) (Natedog2012) 2023-01-31

reload static should now properly fill the entity_lists for… (#2815) (Natedog2012) 2023-01-31

BuffLevelRestrictions were restricting group buffs if mob targeted (#2809) (noudess) 2023-01-29
Fix does_augment_fit_slot method. (#2817) (Aeadoin) 2023-02-01
Fix NPC ghosting at safe coordinates (#2823) (Akkadius) 2023-02-06
Fixing % based mob see invis (#2802) (fryguy503) 2023-01-29
Resolve issue with max buff count being 25 in ROF2. (#2800) (Kinglykrab) 2023-01-28
Pathing
Improvements to handling tight corridors pathing, clipping detection and recovery (#2826) (Akkadius) 2023-02-06
February 7, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 02/07/2023 7:46 PM
-Token of the Shadowknight None/None instead of All/All (minor issue, but requires clicking off “Show only items I can use” to view in vendor list)—fixed
-Shaman bots still do not seem to cast Talisman of Bloodworg Rk. III. — fixed
-Task for Aggro Clicky w/ Timer increased from 1 hour to 5 hours- Hateplane updated to Hateplaneb for Maestro
-Summon Permutation Peddler reduced to 12minute respawn (edited)

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February 11, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 02/11/2023 4:23 PM
-Global Loot drop change. All randomly dropped items will be reqlevel 86 or below. We had been getting way to many 90+ items that weren’t really used. The cool thing is as we start using more of the db i can dynamically change the req levels as we increase! we’re awesome.

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February 12, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 02/12/2023 8:05 AM
Pet Weapon Packs – Setting reqlevel for the items they produce. This will help at the pet merchant know which to use…. by the way once you summon the pack you can hand to the pet, no need to hand the items 1 by 1.
-Spectral Armaments reqlevel set to level 80
-Enibik’s Heirlooms set to level 60
-Manaforged Plate set to level 65
-Manaforged Armaments set to level 65 (edited)
[8:06 AM]
Example: right side will say level.

February 13, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 02/13/2023 12:39 PM
-Numerous updates to t2/3 as some sets were stronger/weaker depending. The warrior set in t2 was too weak as an example so that has been bumped.
They should be consistent with our table here:
⁠faqs-tips⁠
[12:45 PM]
-Some t3 missing items have been added.
February 15, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 02/15/2023 4:44 PM
-T2/T3 Zones instancer changed to a DZ instance (Similar to Halas)
February 16, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 02/16/2023 4:01 PM
-T3 Items renamed for better searchability
-T4 itemization nearly complete
-Updated to new Binaries: Some highlights from the team:
–BOTS: Add Pet Power Support for Temp Pets.
–BOTS: Add 100% Hit chance if sitting while attacked.
–BOTS: Add Support for TrySympatheticProc
–BOTS: Add Additional HeroicAgi/Dex Modifiers.
–BOTS: Add Additional HeroicStr modifiers.
–Fix Bot Crash in Bot::Bot Constructor. (edited)
February 17, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 02/17/2023 5:53 AM
-New Task – “Fairest of them All” on Headhunter Mike

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Mortimer Greenwald — 02/17/2023 9:29 AM
-Stronger proc added to A Stingray Spinal Blade Fragment. Thanks Steve!
-Quick Binary update
-BOTS: Set Taunt to enabled for SK/Paladin Bots by Default. (edited)
February 21, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 02/21/2023 4:41 PM
-Swarm pets will no longer be targeted.
-Fixed Crash bug with latest release.
-Protection, Jewel of Karana added secondary (for shields) (edited)

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February 22, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 02/22/2023 3:17 PM
-Mage pets have been rebalanced with their appropriate spells (+levels)
–Note: Pets spells were not quite right. They are now. Appreciate you guys testing!
-Ranger: Endless Quiver you can now get at level 1 (at a cost of 0) (edited)

February 23, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 02/23/2023 2:28 PM
-Testing a fix for Autobotspawn. Please test this
-Testing a fix for World Crash
-GukA divine aura on mobs removed.
-Large boost to Rangers who use bows. This will impact all (Bots and Clients) (edited)
February 24, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 02/24/2023 5:12 PM
-Infusion of the Faithful has been nerfed. On live skills/resists are capped, here they are not. Currently was making it so every npc had a ZERO % chance to hit you with a spell.
I’ve left in the spell but it’s duration is 4min 30secs. Buff will not cast it on you. You will have to use the spell granted by Vet AA’s for free.
-Update on poShadow (t4) you can explore the zone. It’s about 50% complete now
-Air pets to use new models (thx Knox)
-Necro pets slight boost to hp/dmg
New Binaries: Notables for us:
BOTS:
-^casterrange ###, Controls the range casters will try to stay away from a mob (if too far, they will skip spells that are out-of-range)… use ^casterrange 100
ALL:
-Mend Adjustments – Time increased but reduction now accepted. Previously, the server-side reuse of Mend was set to 290 seconds rather than 360 seconds (6 minutes). Mend was not accepting reduction timers from potential items, buffs or AAs (Hastened Mend). (edited)
February 27, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 02/27/2023 5:47 AM
-New t3 non-vis items added to Guka Zone GL. These will help in making your way to destroy corruption there and setup for t4 (edited)
February 28, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 02/28/2023 2:36 PM
-Bot Autospawn option has been disabled due to crash bugs (we’ll test it later)

Jan – Server Updates

-Updated to latest binaries
January 4, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 01/04/2023 8:50 PM
-Added discord two way communication with OOC channel in game.
January 6, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 01/06/2023 5:48 AM
-Halas Hard task description updated to reflect accurate NPC hunt list.
-Mutrus is now dropping some items.
-I’m cleaning up higher level zones with bad HP/Mana etc stats on NPCs. This will make the world feel more real… risk/reward.. this will be an ongoing effort.
-Druid Epic Weapon pet proc added / Druid 3.0 Shield has new click and focus effects
-Armor with less than 1000 hp that had levels >85 are now set to level 82. This will put these items inline with Bloodmoon/Oasis gear but for higher play you’ll still need to do Oasis Premium and the T1+ zones. The goal here was to give player more variety to explore around and find cool stuff.
-These pet items now have 10 charges: Folded Pack of Spectral Armaments, Folded Pack of Manaforged Armaments, Folded Pack of Manaforged Plate, Folded Pack of Enibik’s Heirlooms (edited)
January 8, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 01/08/2023 8:21 AM
-Halas Medium has been fixed. Basically the kill for Field Priest Keven (the first one) had another entry for Shamus.. so a kill for Shamus would count for Field Priest Keven erroneously
-Those who are boxing let me know if reconnects are better now. I made a change on the rule that will boot all the accounts instantly if more than 2 connects happen.. that way you can jump back on quicker (edited)

Mortimer Greenwald — 01/08/2023 10:57 AM
-Removed custom NPCs in old hub (PoK). It’s been long enough.
-Added Auras for all classes that were missing up to 85. Please let me know if you have others not working.
-Dropped 44 weapons level requirements to level 82 vs >85 for some added variety.
-Made some changes for those who have 2 connections. It should be a bit better switching, let me know thx
-New Shade (t2) task at Commander Rael. (edited)
January 11, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 01/11/2023 12:05 PM
-tisk tisk, no one told me the zerker 3.0 dropped from a regular mob. This has been corrected.
-Removed Zerk 3.0 dropping from a tashmob in Frostcrypt, ha (edited)
January 13, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 01/13/2023 8:34 AM
-Auras will no longer have loot or shout about it.
-New Headhunter task for a bot/bot pet insta-shrink item!
-XP values have changed with levels to smooth out end game grind. Overall XP (per kill) needed to get to 85 has dropped as a result
-UCS Universal Chat Service is now working. Channels / Mail now work. (edited)
January 15, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 01/15/2023 12:16 PM
-New Headhunter task for a zone aggro clicky.
-Shaman Epic 3.0 focus/worn/click effects updated.
-Updated latest binaries. Some bot crashing fixes!
-Group XP change: Bots/Players will no longer take xp from you. You’ll gain xp as if you were solo. This makes it nice to have bots in your group!
-Newly implemented bot auras for warriors/zerk etc have been switched to in-combat only to stop the spam. (edited)
January 20, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 01/20/2023 8:03 AM
-Permanent Illusion AA given to all classes
-Zerker 3.0 tweaked, lowered delay, dmg increase, clicky to decrease hate
-SK 1hander epic 1.0 removed proc level requirements
-T3 Chests, added aug slot 15 to all flavors
-T2 Shade, coin/premium coin changes. Coin will drop more frequently, and Premium will be rewarded 300 pts. Less grindy!
-T2 Shade, has new 2 handers for Tanks, Knights, and Monk/Bst (edited)
January 22, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 01/22/2023 8:34 AM
-Epics, Pali, Bard, Zerk adjusted (nerfed) back to norrath.
-Updated to latest binaries
-Adjusted some zone timeout (after someone leaves a zone) to close that zones quicker to allow another zone process to be used. (edited)
January 23, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 01/23/2023 10:48 AM
-Instancer in Shade (and soon GUKA) will now teleport your Raid/Group, or just solo. Previously it would just send the person hailing.
-New pet enhancement earring for pet classes on T2 vendor. (Good feedback) (edited)
January 26, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 01/26/2023 5:57 PM
-Projection of Doom AA (SK) – Added swarm pet.
-Fixed a spell issue with Shaman bot casting an older spell past lvl 80.
-T2 Shade weapons added. MNK/BST 1 hander, Caster 1 Hander, Pet Focus Item.
-Damage, Jewel of Karana’s effect has been switched to a DD single target proc.
-Summon Clockwork Banker and Summon Resupply Agent AAs – Recast time reduced to 30minutes.
-Update to latest binaries (edited)
January 28, 2023

Mortimer Greenwald — 01/28/2023 8:02 AM
-Nerf to Smurph Stien of Mog
-Update LUA modules for DoN instancing. No, it’s not released yet but they are doing work
-Preps to Buff slot limits as a fix will be implemented soon. Making it so bots keep their buffs past 25 if they are camped and resummoned.