Update Client Patch Notes: October 9, 2022

Welcome to the client patch notes of October 2022.

Client version 1.14.0 is focused on a few QoL changes that we already teased, and support for our AFK check system changes, as explained in the Balance notes.

Do note this thread in particular is about the client changes only.

UI changes

As a follow-up of the work started last patch, the icon for Energy Charge will now join its "passive" companions in the bottom line of the current buffs list.

Monster label:

Hitting a monster will cause a label, showing the monster name, to pop up under its sprite.
In later versions of the game, this label started also including the monster level: we decided to upgrade our version aswell.
In addition, the position of the text inside this label has been centered, as it was slightly off.
Before-after comparison:


The level addition can be toggled off, by changing our new "AddMonsterLevelTag" setting from "true" to "false", in the Legends.ini file.

Gameplay changes

The first skill changes we introduce with this client patch are purely QoL-oriented.

Shadower: Assassinate

A feature request, that saw an increase of popularity after our Dark Sight requirement removal, is the ability to better control Assassinate dashing effect.
From this patch, the dash will only proc (in cases where it would normally proc) if any directional key, left or right, is being pressed.

Spoiler: Click for video demonstration

Paladin: Guardian

A common problem with the passive Guardian effect is that its successful proc causes the affected monster to be pushed far away. This is quite counterintuitive, for a class that wants to stay close to the enemies; and quite risky, for their entire party.
While we did not want to completely remove the effect, Guardian's knockback effect has been greatly reduced, to hopefully negate those downsides.

Spoiler: Click for video demonstration

In addition to the above, we also introduce a new limit against stationary gameplay.
Meteor Shower, Blizzard, Genesis, Dragon Roar and Aerial Strike, all the "ultimate" abilities, will now only be able to be cast 5 times, before requiring the player to move.

Other Changes and upcoming content

"Other" gender

Newly-created accounts will be able to choose "Other" as their account gender, on their first ever login.
While this has no practical functionality, as characters genders will be set separately in character creation, inclusivity is definitely not gonna hurt.


Common face expressions

This content will not be available in-game yet.
From now on, we will be able to introduce new (and potentially custom) face expressions, with the ability to enable them without having to alter every single face in our files.

Spoiler: Click for video demonstration

Finally, two "minor" changes:

• The message "You cannot ride on this tamed monster." will no longer pollute your chat with its spam, as it's been added to the 2-seconds filter list.
• Fixed a client crash that would occur if randomized Chairs with not exactly 4 random options were to be used.
  • This did never occur live, as currently available random Chairs all sport 4 possible effects.

Thank you!

While this patch focused less on client content, and more on game content, we still wanted to provide a few interesting additions, to hopefully cater to some popular requests, as well as reduce our backlog of changes before more substantial patches hit live.

As always, thank you for supporting us and playing with us! We appreciate your dedication!

 

Make a suggestion thread; this is not even client related but rather .wz