Patch Notes: Friday, May 1st, 2020

[Rogean]

Item Removal: Several items that should not have been in the game prior to the Temple of Solusek Ro have been removed from inventories.

Code Rogean: Rewrote the Proc Chance formula to more accurately take attack speed into account, to achieve 2 Procs Per Minute given max Dexterity and regardless of attack speed. Dexterity still has a large affect on proc chance. In most cases, this has resulted in a slight increase in chance to proc.
Rogean: Players bound in North Karana before the appropriate timeline will now have their bind points changed to East Commonlands.Content Telin: [Oct2001] Added missing 2H weapon upgrades and their original versions to timeline rules.
Telin: [Jun2001] Added several intermediate equipment upgrades to Velious timeline.
Telin: [Oct2001] Dragonspine Rapier, Baton of Flame, and Fist of Lightning will not drop until October 2001.
Telin: Baton of Flame has been reverted to its classic version.
Telin: Adjusted a Wizened Herb Collector and a Alchemist's Acolyte loot tables.
Telin: Improved classic accuracy of numerous loot tables in North Karana.
Telin: Faction adjustments for killing treants are a little less severe.
Telin: Added emotes to Narra Tanith and updated her loot table and spawn.

[baue1446]

Whew no legacy removals :)

[Fammaden]

Groovy baby, thanks for your work on the project.

[senseiRuss]

dat pump fake tho! o.O

[drdrakes]

Is the *spoiler* part missing Rogean?

[deadlycupcakez]

lol discords popping off rn

[OuterChimp]

Was this the Luclin update?

/ask'ing for a friend.

[Enme]

There are NO Fuligan Soulstones of Innoruuk for sale in Neriak 3rd Gate, in fact the vendor has nothing for sale.

[branamil]

Guys be sure to donate to keep the patches pumping.. its a volunteer project. Imagine how many hours you spent, they deserve something for the effort

[Man0warr]

Hate shouldn't be releasing today, it will be Sol Ro/Legacy item removal if anything.

[Dakkonlord]

Baton of Flame has been reverted to its classic version.

Rogues karma for getting these over Monks lol

[zaneosak]

I don't recall a post like this every first friday of each month. This could be just additional changes on top of era change. I would speculate there could be actual changes later today regarding solro/legacy items/hate, etc.

[Zwieback]

lame

[winter888]

out of curiosity , is warrior's tuant skill broken on P99? it mostly never works to yellow/red con mobs. shall we fix it? b/c war has no any other ability to save other's ass except hope tuant working. and with previous patch, all agro clicky are not working anymore.

[BloodMilkSky]

Seems like neither are getting released lol

[ravinz]

No temple of Sol Ro?

[Videri]

out of curiosity , is warrior's tuant skill broken on P99? it mostly never works to yellow/red con mobs. shall we fix it? b/c war has no any other ability to save other's ass except hope tuant working. and with previous patch, all agro clicky are not working anymore.

It's not broken. Taunt is only supposed to work on mobs below your level. It never works on mobs equal to or greater than your level.

I was unable to find in-era evidence to support that this should be the case, but that's the way it works here at the moment, for sure.

https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=96&highlight=taunt+works+blue+cons

I have been able to hold aggro on my warrior most of the time by using good hate proc weapons or by using high-ratio weapons, as well as by abusing Taunt on blue/green mobs.

Secondly, we need to stop calling things "broken" merely because they don't do what you expect. Most of the time, it's not broken; it just sucks.

[boukk]

could still be activated later today, they prob patched in some stuff to be ready for it?

[stephenc44]

Can we petition to transfer Baton to someone who can actually use the weapon who was on the raid log?

[Meiva]

Most of the time, it's not broken; it just sucks.

And some of the time it is both!

Yea I think we will see Sol Ro and/or Hate this afternoon or evening. It would be nice to have a natural open of Hate so that the first hate can be one of those server-wide raids. I mean, it's going to be a crowded lag fest, but I can't wait!

[Lostfaction]

enjoy the DKP trophy

[Zeboim]

And some of the time it is both!

Yea I think we will see Sol Ro and/or Hate this afternoon or evening. It would be nice to have a natural open of Hate so that the first hate can be one of those server-wide raids. I mean, it's going to be a crowded lag fest, but I can't wait!

First Hate clear is server wide either way.

Also it's going to be a nightmare that you will want to avoid if you wish to retain your sanity. If you aren't 47 don't go. You'll regret it.

[Kalamurv]

There is also the chance they didn't manage to finish sol ro or hate to their satisfaction and have simply postponed releasing them, hence removing dates from wiki.

[Meiva]

First Hate clear is server wide either way.

Also it's going to be a nightmare that you will want to avoid if you wish to retain your sanity. If you aren't 47 don't go. You'll regret it.

I think the UN decided the first natural hate is serverwide and if it comes along with a server reset repop, or an earthquake, that is becomes contested just for sanity sake as suddenly every other raid is contested as it's not a natural spawn.

Make sense? Probably not. Not sure how to describe. So hopefully Hate scrolls appear on merchants suddenly at say, 9pm EST, and then Galach can announce the server first Hate raid. If it a quake, or quake like spawn, it suddenly free for all.

There is also the chance they didn't manage to finish sol ro or hate to their satisfaction and have simply postponed releasing them, hence removing dates from wiki.

I think it still good to go from their work on blue. They could release Hate with May or June as there seems to be a blurred line when it comes to the 1999 hate release date. It was sometime between 31.10.1999 and 3.11.1999. The patch evidence we got seems to leave the specific date up for debate.

[Dolalin]

It's not broken. Taunt is only supposed to work on mobs below your level. It never works on mobs equal to or greater than your level.

I was unable to find in-era evidence to support that this should be the case, but that's the way it works here at the moment, for sure.

https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=96&highlight=taunt+works+blue+cons

I have been able to hold aggro on my warrior most of the time by using good hate proc weapons or by using high-ratio weapons, as well as by abusing Taunt on blue/green mobs.

Secondly, we need to stop calling things "broken" merely because they don't do what you expect. Most of the time, it's not broken; it just sucks.

Taunt is complicated.

For most of a warrior's life, he can only taunt mobs below his level.

Exception 1: Until November 2000, it was not possible to taunt 50+ mobs whatsoever.


November 15, 2000

Taunt: Increased effectiveness above level 50. Previously, creatures above level 50 could not be taunted by means of the taunt skill. Now, most creatures below the character's level can now be successfully taunted. As a note, the chance to taunt a creature above 50th level is smaller than that of a creature below 50th.

https://wiki.project1999.com/Patch_Notes


Exception 2: In Velious, level 60 warriors got a small chance to taunt 60-65 mobs.


March 6, 2001

Level 60 players with the taunt skill will now have a chance to
taunt creatures that are level 60 to 65. Previously, players could only taunt creatures below their level.

https://wiki.project1999.com/Patch_Notes

[DayOne]

When we gonna get that "Must be level 10 to use auction" feature?

[skorge]

just zoned into Sol Ro bois...time to grab these mage focus items!

[Allishia]

Well hopefully my war procs more now...thank you for giving us warrior's something after all the nerfs! :p

[Jimjam]

You gotta wonder how anyone stuck with a warrior in vanilla when the designers messed up both warrior aggro mechanics: taunt (snap didn't work vs white and above) and bash (was meant to generate stun aggro similar to spells).

It did make the game a bit more interesting though, having to be so careful to manage aggro!

[BloodMilkSky]

So its sol ro that dropped today

[DayOne]

How do I report a GM for pants thievery?

[gwideon]

Guys be sure to donate to keep the patches pumping.. its a volunteer project. Imagine how many hours you spent, they deserve something for the effort

I sometimes wonder if they even get enough to keep the servers and bandwith available. I certainly hope so. I have contributed several times but I realize some folks are on tight budgets lately. Might be time again soon.

[Hoskos]

Yikes, thought this was next month!! FML

[24kanthony]

Was holding #1 at rubi BP.
They removed legacy items when I was at about 52 hours.
Too shaky to fall asleep, even with Large Soiled Bags under my eyes.
Im going to drink and smoke till I'm cross faded like Jesus and go night night.

[Gatorsmash]

Yikes, thought this was next month!! FML

Did they do it without patch notes?

[Gorster]

Did they do it without patch notes?


There was a quake with yellow text indicating the Temple of Ro, removal of legacy and the Kith changes this afternoon.

[canaway]

Solo leveled my monk from 30 to 35 then ran to Guk and snagged the 2nd to last Guise! Im on top of norrath! DarkElf flying Kick!

[Keebz]

There was a quake with yellow text indicating the Temple of Ro, removal of legacy and the Kith changes this afternoon.

Kith changes? I was under the impression nothing should happen in kith to hate drops.

[Keebz]

I guess Hate dropped... Why announce on discord and not on the forums? Like what?

[Baler]

Thank you, sorry if I caused an upset with the PoH thread prior to launch. :o

[MaCtastic]

So what changed on the Wizend loot table?

[redhorse]

The patch stole Icy Greaves from my character. https://wiki.project1999.com/Icy_Greaves
That's kind of messed up. It's freaking 8 ac with +5 cold save... Was that really necessary? I'm not twinked, that was my one decent looking item. Now I'm stuck wearing a brown diaper. No grandfathering that item through? #Bullshit!

[danansomehandsom]

Yikes, thought this was next month!! FML

It was supposed to be.

The post which used to list the expected dates for the major changes was altered to remove the list. This was all originally supposed to happen closer to June, but apparently they decided to burn up the plans and just do what they want.

Seems normal for the p99 team :)

[Nuggie]

It was in response to tons of people being stuck home and pushing their characters up into max level and wanting to raid. To help people be less bored. Heavens forbid....

[Jibien]

To help people be less bored.
NOT Classic

[Deathloop]

kinda bummed i camped targin the rock for 15+ hours :( i just heard he isn't in but is pending update.

[Animous]

Item Removal: Several items that should not have been in the game prior to the Temple of Solusek Ro have been removed from inventories.

Wow was that announced months ago? I didn't see anything. I spent hours camping those items for multiple characters. It's kind of poor taste to remove items you mistakenly added. What's it matter if people spent hours camping them before or after the quests were added? They spent the time either way.

[BlackBellamy]

I feel for you but they have been doing stuff like this since launch. If you go through all the patches from day 1 you'll see they removed several out-of-era items without warning.

[Lothisu]

It was supposed to be.

The post which used to list the expected dates for the major changes was altered to remove the list. This was all originally supposed to happen closer to June, but apparently they decided to burn up the plans and just do what they want.

Seems normal for the p99 team :)

I do wonder what the reasoning behind this was other then taking pleasure out of making dozens of people waste hours of their time.

[Solist]

I do wonder what the reasoning behind this was other then taking pleasure out of making dozens of people waste hours of their time.

You play everquest.

It's 2020.

A few hours of your time lost is the least of your concerns. Get some perspective, and enjoy the game for what it is, which is sometimes repeating stuff. If this isn't fun to you, I suggest another game.

[stephenc44]

Any word on if we can transfer Baton of Flame to someone on the kill log that can actually use the item now?

[Elijah850]

You play everquest.

It's 2020.

A few hours of your time lost is the least of your concerns. Get some perspective, and enjoy the game for what it is, which is sometimes repeating stuff. If this isn't fun to you, I suggest another game.

/agree 100%

[Lothisu]

/agree 100%

A few hours? You must of not attempted to obtain one of the legacy items. Either way though, what was gained other then intentionally pissing people off that thought they had another month to try to get their characters the legacy items. It was a very questionable move.

[drakkan]

Is the Thex dagger quest done now too?

[Tywulf]

Is the Thex dagger quest done now too?

It should be, yes. Haven't looked though.

[Man0warr]

A few hours? You must of not attempted to obtain one of the legacy items. Either way though, what was gained other then intentionally pissing people off that thought they had another month to try to get their characters the legacy items. It was a very questionable move.

Here's the thing. They don't care if your pissed off. They don't care if you stop playing or keep playing. The only thing Nilbog cares about is removing them at the proper point of the timeline - which when initially announced, was incorrectly stated a month later than it should be.

[Nilstoniakrath]

Here's the thing. They don't care if your pissed off. They don't care if you stop playing or keep playing. The only thing Nilbog cares about is removing them at the proper point of the timeline - which when initially announced, was incorrectly stated a month later than it should be.

Get over your self. The patch happened in May and not June. Boohoo

[Man0warr]

Get over your self. The patch happened in May and not June. Boohoo

I'm not the one complaining about the items being removed?

[Nilstoniakrath]

I'm not the one complaining about the items being removed?

Sorry if I mis-quoted you when replying to your response to an idiot

[ScaryKoolaid]

Dumb question, but is there a guide on how to properly apply the patch without screwing up your files? I'm getting an error about Spell Files Out Of Date when I try and login and I have the patch files downloaded, just not correctly placed in my folder.

How do we add it in?

[Man0warr]

Should just be able to copy/paste the files in the root of the Everquest folder - it should ask to replace a bunch of files.

[loramin]

Dumb question, but is there a guide on how to properly apply the patch without screwing up your files? I'm getting an error about Spell Files Out Of Date when I try and login and I have the patch files downloaded, just not correctly placed in my folder.

How do we add it in?

http://wiki.project1999.com/How_to_Patch

But basically:

Should just be able to copy/paste the files in the root of the Everquest folder - it should ask to replace a bunch of files.

[t0lkien]

So... where can I find the actual patch? I can't see any files (I'm trying to set up the game again after a few years away). Am I blind?

[Pringles]

So... where can I find the actual patch? I can't see any files (I'm trying to set up the game again after a few years away). Am I blind?

Is this not it on home page?
https://www.project1999.com/files/P99Files53.zip

[t0lkien]

Yes it is, thanks. I got the answer from Discord but by that time couldn't edit my original post.

The problem is that if you start at the forums you will end up at this post (https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=324844), and that will send you in a recursive loop ping-ponging between patch notes and the "Getting Started" thread.

I'd suggest mods/devs adjust the information there to match what is on the front page as it's incredibly confusing for someone starting or coming back after some time. New players may not even know anywhere but the forums exist if they begin there.

[Pringles]

Rewrote the Proc Chance formula to more accurately take attack speed into account, to achieve 2 Procs Per Minute given max Dexterity and regardless of attack speed. Dexterity still has a large affect on proc chance. In most cases, this has resulted in a slight increase in chance to proc.

Hundreds of hammer accidents are gonna be caused by this, sadism!
https://i.imgur.com/Tvs5Nr1.png

[roks1]

You gotta wonder how anyone stuck with a warrior in vanilla when the designers messed up both warrior aggro mechanics: taunt (snap didn't work vs white and above) and bash (was meant to generate stun aggro similar to spells).

It did make the game a bit more interesting though, having to be so careful to manage aggro!

groups had to work with what they had, so rooting the mob on the tank / blurring, screaming terror, whatever helped warriors keep the mobs in their face. Clerics had atone too just in case. rangers / paladins came in handy with their roots if they werent tanking in order to keep it on lock to since they can take a couple to the chin while the warrior swings away. *sips* yep.

[klepper]

no link how do you play? What is this mess