Recent Updates!

[Phantom Lamb]

I've made a few changes myself to the world, which some of you have noticed. Here's a brief list:

• Sundren Legion NPC's replacing old guards, sentries, etc.
  All military should look standardized now.
• Added some Corsair and refugee animation to Mirakus Post
  (the errors with the semi-colons have been corrected, I hope)
• Monster difficulties have been adjusted for many low-level areas.
  • Spittlefist Caves should be more challenging as you progress deeper in the depths
  • Sewer Slitherscale are not as nasty anymore, and offer XP
  • Mossclaw monsters are harder to kill, but less likely to get a deadly 3X crit on you with a spear
    They are also ACTUAL goblins now (old race was human!)
  • Ditto with Muckspear
  • Grimaxe offer more variety in challenge
  • Stonegarb adjusted slightly
  • Cartel tweaked to incorporate stealth
    Hideout and Lair challenges increased.
  • Shekinessi naga adjusted (if they don't have arms, why were some wielding falchions?!)
  
  
• Phat lewt!!1
  • Spittlefist loot adjusted
    The deeper you go in the caves, the better things you'll find.
  • Loot added throughout Mossclaw
    The more challenging areas offer better chests.
  • Loot added throughout Cartel areas
    Again, the deeper you go, the better things you'll find.
  
  

As always, please keep an eye out for exploits or errors. Thanks

[DM Nebulous]

Bravo!

It's times like these that make me want to roll a character.

[Skro]

I noticed the change on the spittlefist caves, now with the Wardrummer, Warrior and Shaman more often, and the archers having sneak attack, soloing there is not a good thing. Beware!

[Azulfae]

Is there even the smallest chance that with heavy investment in stealth skills, sneaky non combat builds will be able to sneak in the distant vicinity of goblins now?

[Phantom Lamb]

I'll look into the spot / listen rolls of the goblins. Thanks--

[TamurtheLame]

I must applaud these changes!

A challenge is always good to have.

[Zoberraz]

Maia comments "Ouch!" at the addition of strength and constitution damage poisons on Cartel Archers arrows.

[Phantom Lamb]

Rogues using poison?! Imagine that!

[CorneliusVonRichten]

Have the spawn times been changed as well? Just got killed because we were attacked by a group of goblins respawning about 30 seconds after we killed them at the entrance to the cave.

[Azulfae]

I've got to say, after a real session today, having carved through the necropolis twice, Mossclaw meet, the muckspear village and the stone garb caves.

These changes are really awsome. Increased loot is always nice, Everyone one is just grabbing it up and not really fighting over anything. We all seem to get our fair share now.

The sneak attacking from rogue type monsters catches you off guard sometimes and in general the AI of spawns seems really crafty now. I keep thinking it's DM's meddling with the NPC's but then I look and none are on.

Only thing I noticed was that goblins have some kind of new shield which on my machine just seems to show up as a black box with red '?' symbols on all sides.

Is anyone else getting this? It's a missing animation it seems.

I'll post this in the bugs section.

I ran the updater and it's still doing it.

[CorneliusVonRichten]

I've got to say, after a real session today, having carved through the necropolis twice, Mossclaw meet, the muckspear village and the stone garb caves.

These changes are really awsome. Increased loot is always nice, Everyone one is just grabbing it up and not really fighting over anything. We all seem to get our fair share now.

The sneak attacking from rogue type monsters catches you off guard sometimes and in general the AI of spawns seems really crafty now. I keep thinking it's DM's meddling with the NPC's but then I look and none are on.

Only thing I noticed was that goblins have some kind of new shield which on my machine just seems to show up as a black box with red '?' symbols on all sides.

Is anyone else getting this? It's a missing animation it seems.

I'll post this in the bugs section.

I ran the updater and it's still doing it.

The question is playing a joke on us But honestly, I've experienced the same thing with the little red question boxes.

[Lanemeyer]

Yeah, same here. But I think it looks nice to be honest, heh

[Phantom Lamb]

Damnit, I thought I fixed the question mark shield thing. Specifically, which goblins are showing this? Warriors?

I did not increase or decrease any encounter spawn times.

I didn't really mess with the AI, though I hope some of the NPC's now spawn in stealth mode.

[Lanemeyer]

In my case, was the crossbow goblin, or something like that. I ran into it at Viridale before zoning to the meet

[TamurtheLame]

PL, I saw the archers in viridale with the cubes.