Patch Notes, Sunday Morning, February 14th, 2010

[Rogean]

Greetings. Due to the large amount of source fixes covered in this patch, I have created a a thread for all patch bugs directly related to this patch. It can be found in the bugs forum, 2/14/10 Patch Bugs

Code

• Rogean: Revamped the system raid mobs use to cast Special AE's. Please provide feedback on this.
• Rogean: Swinging at a magical mob once without magic weapons will no longer grant you the kill.
• Rogean: The infamous Error 1018 is making its return; Attempting to enter the server with an active character will no longer be possible until that character is removed from the world.
• Rogean: Due to the above change, Linkdead characters will now be kicked after 30 seconds of no aggro, or 3 minutes on aggro.
• Rogean: Changed how shrunk players are handled for new players zoning in again.
• Rogean/Haynar: Removed ability to dispell rez effects, or any spell with the nodispell flag set.
• Rogean/Haynar: Multiple changes to trading that may fix the bug causing coin to be lost. Let us know.
• Haynar: Mobs will now find their way home when charm breaks.
• Haynar: Assist will no longer return a target other than that of who was assisted.
• Haynar: Damage shields now provide neutral damage.
• Haynar: NPCs will now KS a player if they get the killing blow.
• Haynar: Mobs that go into flee mode, will no longer be ignored by an NPC with multiple targets. They will now finish what they started.
• <del>Haynar: Implemented Begging Skill.</del> Next Patch; Needs tweaks
• Haynar: Enabled EXP loss for self dots or lich.
• Haynar: Swimming 2.0 - Adjusted skillup rates and added check specific to kedge keep which is an all water zone.
• Haynar: Several Bind Wound fixes.
• Haynar: Mend will no longer fail if greater than 100 skill. Mend will always give success or failure messages now.
• Haynar: Changes to the formula that determines charm break every tic to be more in line with classic (in most cases, mobs will now be less obedient than before.)

Content

• Nilbog: Changed Briana Treewhisper class to GM druid.
• Nilbog: Rarnan Lapice will now reward you with spell: languid pace upon turning in Testament of Vanear.
• Nilbog: one eyed gnoll will drop its eye more frequently.
• Nilbog: Removed the healing ability from sonic bats
• Nilbog: Removed spellset from Raster of Guk
• Nilbog: created rancorous ghasts with appropriate levels, loot and faction.
• Nilbog: Guard Norin and Guard Sornn in butcherblock will now guard where they should.
• Nilbog: Changed Gnoll Slayer (5417) to match stats of Gnoll Slayer (5416) - NERFED.
• Nilbog: Marton Sayer will no longer prompt you for the non-classic portion of the Gnoll slayer quest.
• Nilbog: Cuburt will now actually spawn.
• Nilbog: Added ground spawns for Berries in Misty Thicket.
• Nilbog: Fixed locs, spawn times, and loots of the named bandit trio in Highpass.
• Nilbog: Ember will now follow Blixkin Entopop like a good pet should.
• Nilbog: Sentry Xyrin/Deepwater Harpoon fixed.
• Nilbog: Lowered drop rate of koalindl fish. It will no longer be 100%.
• Nilbog: koalindl will rarely summon their creator, Rodcet Nife, upon death.
• Nilbog: Increased spawn time of a koalindl
• Aeolwind: Silent Watch Shield quest changed. Yes, this means the Thex Dagger is gone.
• Aeolwind: Fixed Nillipuss Text
• Aeolwind: Adjusted Door in Highkeep to now correctly require its key & be unpickable.
• Aeolwind: Tinkered with PL for roamer in Lake Rathetear for impending day/night implementation.
• Aeolwind: Tearon Bleanix now wants to be "close".
• Aeolwind: Pyzjn fixed, seriously this time, Nilbog saw it work. I swear.
• Aeolwind: Added low chance for Rancorous ghouls to pop on a couple spawn points in LFaydark. Short term fix pending day/night implementation.
• Aeolwind: Updated Roror for upcoming Shakey quest fix.