Version 0.12

Patch Version 0.12 has not been applied yet. Watch Discord for an official announcement on the Patch going live.

BALANCE:

• Lord of the dead: Change scaling of dead bodies to damage (starts strong but then scales damage slower than before)
• Made several boss-type mobs less polite about picking attack locations with other AI
• Fixed TRex not being able to connect with its intended attack targets reliably
• Raptors now have a heavy attack

ANIMATION:

• Adding Scared Idle for Evermore Cadet NPCs who are lost
• Modified Barbarian Leap buildup animation
• Extended Idle animations when in Inventory Screen
• Swapped various animations in abilities to match the abilities better

GAMEPLAY:

• Players can now loot items while sprinting
• “Invert mouse” option has been added to settings for all your inverted players
• Buffs granted from emotes around trees will now persist longer
• A new “return to town” item has been added to the game
• When performing emotes, weapons will now “phase” in and out when they are hidden/unhidden
• Holding ALT while sprinting allows you to rotate the camera around the character without changing direction
• Botanical research flowers now turn blue on interaction start and fade out on interaction end
• The Whirlwind ability has been changed to be more responsive to the player’s button release
• Camera shake on exploding enemies has been strengthened

ART:

• VFX — Each collection of cosmetic NFTs now has a new unique particle system associated with it. Your NFTs now look cooler :)
• VFX — Mage staff swing particles have been improved
• VFX — Melee swing particles have been improved
• VFX — Time Warrior ability “Lord of the Dead” has a new range indicator and a new effect on players to better show its functionality.
• Fixed issue with skylight in Time’s End lighting. Some settings had been altered, causing the shadows to be too dark.

LEVELS:

• A new “Desert” adventure tileset has been added to the game, and higher-level portals leading to it have been added to Time’s End
• New breakable objects have been added to Time’s End and elsewhere
• Adventure instances now have zone names

UI:

• Added Inventory filter for items that are not equip-able
• Item requirements text now wraps
• The Portal icon has been updated and will now appear on the compass
• Picking up gold will now display the amount picked up in the notification bar
• Players can now unequip items by right-clicking them
• Party invites will now persist on-screen for longer, so they are more obvious

SOUND:

• Fixed no sound playing on items moved in bags
• Added sound when unequipping items

BUG FIXES:

• Fixed several instances of impact and explosion particle effects being oriented incorrectly
• Fixed an issue with Party chat notification not being cleared properly
• Show the name of the last zone you entered and didn’t leave when leaving a zone
• Fixed issue with Dual Wield Swords sometimes playing the wrong Heavy attack
• Fixed some cases where boss battles did not end up with any bosses spawning
• Fixed some instances of portals spawning in the ocean
• Fixed some cases of pocket watch icons disappearing when attempting to drop with ctrl
• Fixed an issue that caused the icon and name of full heal to be different in the skill tree and the hotbar.
• Fixed the chat prompt being closed if only one word was typed in
• Fixed some abilities not been shown when changing timepieces
• Fixed lower level mobs summoned by summoner mobs not ‘decaying’ with time as intended
• Fixed dead/spectating players being considered “idle.”
• Fixed some issues that could cause assets around portals to be sunk into the ground
• Fixed an issue where zone names would be displayed twice
• Fixed drinking potions while not holding any weapons
• Fixed an issue that caused some skill information not to be accurate
• Fixed an issue where Trash/Favorite icons disappear when swapping equipment with right-click
• Fixed pocket watch gears not displaying “cant equip” X when changing timelines
• Fixed some issues that could cause players with extensive inventories with many pocketwatches+bags to appear without equipment for themselves, but correct to other players
• Fixed issues related to canceling connections to servers

PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION:

• Fixed AI objects for fauna in the overworld accumulating over time and eventually slowing down Time’s End server instances
• Several other server performance optimizations for AI, weather, and others

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