Update General Patch Notes: June 8th, 2023

Welcome to the general Patch notes for the Anniversary Event 2023 patch!

This post will contain a comprehensive list of fixes, changes and new implementations for the server side of things. The client-related changes will come in a separate post.


General Changes

• The Anniversary Event is now active! Click here for details.
  • Introduced the "Retro Health" system:
    • While inside the Demon King's Tower, damage received does not reflect on the player's HP.
    • Instead, any kind of damage (regardless of avoidability or Shadow Shifter proc) will subtract 1 Retro Heart.
    • When your Retro Health reaches 0, you will be eliminated from the PQ.
  • Retro World maps are excluded from the "forced Relaxer Chair" appearance that other event instances have.
• The points system has been revamped, to support multiple caps and no-caps relative to the same currency type.
• HP Challenges:
  • Everyone's progress for the Challenge quest beta testing has been reset.
  • Introduced further optional challenges.
  • Values for most of the existing challenges have been altered.
  • Added (currently unused) support for one-time requirement sets.
  • Numbers displayed via !challenge command now have thousands separator commas, for improved clarity.
• NPC Rosa has been added as a permanent fixture in Lith Harbor.
  • This means that you will now see her green dot in the Minimap, and she will support animated sprites.
• Added default dialog to Rosa, to prevent her from displaying an empty window when the Challenge quest is in progress.
• Horntail Expedition now accepts up to two separate Squads per channel.
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    Players will be able to choose the squad they would like to join, or an empty slot should they wish to start a new expedition.
    The registration timer displayed in the map will depend on which one of the instances you are part of.
    The usual dialogs and checks will then take place.
• "Resolved Face", one of the choice for Community event cosmetic coupons, has been fixed and introduced to Big Headward.
• Any attempt to purchase or store items in the Cash Shop storage will now be blocked with a notice, if the item would exceed the maximum allowed Cash Shop storage capacity.
  • This is aimed at resolving any potential cause for Cash Shop entrance crash due to too many items stored.
  • It's an extension of our previously-introduced check against the purchase of Event cosmetics that would be sent directly to the Cash shop (eg. Cosmetic sets).
• Improved various aspects of Event instances:
  • Added support for custom counter storing/retrieving.
  • Added support for Skill teaching.
  • Introduced more elements necessary for multiple instances on a single channel.
• Added support for field variables set via reactor trigger.
  • Not all the jumps in the Demon King's Tower are what they seem...
• Added support for dynamic drop pools from the same reactor.
• Added support for portal-triggered NPC chats on a stateless scripting system.
• Various 8-bit themed soundtracks have been imported; you will be able to listen to them through various towns and locations.
• The login MapleLegends logo has been updated with an event-themed touch.
• Added animations to Galaxy Gateway chair.
• The following Chairs have had their positions fixed:
  
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  Ryko Chair;
  Locker Chair;
  Scary Witch Chair;
  Tea Time Chair;
  Ice Fishing;
  Bubble Bath Chair;
  Demon Throne;
  Desert Island Chair;
  Musical Note Chair;
  Nameless Chair;
  Vergamot Chair;
  Dunas Jet Chair;
  Music Box.

Skill Changes

Beginner:

• Spaceship, Space Dash and Space Beam skills have been removed.
• Axe Throw and Long Jump skills have been added to the Beginner skills tab.
  • The skills will not be visible until learnt.
  • The skills will be disabled during the next patch, as they are exclusive for the Anniversary event period.

Bugfixes

General:

• The last person to exit a Pink Bean fight will no longer trigger a failsafe case of the warp out script, causing them to be sent to a different map than intended.
• Fixed a dialog typo for which Romeo addressed his "beloved Romeo", during the Magatia PQ.
• Pets obtained from the Event Cosmetics prize list will now be sent to the Cash Shop, rather than being put in the cash inventory.
  • This is aimed at fixing a glitch that causes Event pets to expire shortly after they are purchased, in some cases.
• GM buffs no longer include Resurrection.
• Debuffs triggered by map hazards no longer fail to cast due to bugged checks.
  • This affects Stun debuffs caused by Pianus falling rocks, and certain map hazards around Leafre maps.
• Fixed invalid platform handling for monster revives, when the killed monster could fly but the to-spawn monster cannot.

Skills:

• [Buccaneer] Fixed animation delay for Transformation, during skill casting while on ladder and rope.
• [Bowmaster] Fixed an incorrect string for Arrow Blow.

Mobs:

• Kacchuu Musha now correctly respawns only once every 11 hours.