DragonRealms Updates (2017)

Changes to the game during the 2017 calendar year.

January

• EXP MODS will now show how much of a bonus or penalty is applied.
• Luck system now exists.
• Carved bone armor density was fixed.
• Su Helmas:Revealed! Microtrans Event released

Verdant heart and Sand golem eye alteration materials are introduced.

February

• Moon Mages: The Empower Moonblade spell now allows shaping moonblades to cambrinth, to become cambrinth weapons.
• Paladins: Holy weapon updates
  • It is no longer necessary to double-charge when a weapon runs completely out charges.
  • Holy icons restore (slightly) more charges than a shrine.
  • Charging at an altar takes 80% less time.
  • Changing your holy weapon no longer destroys the old holy weapon in the process.
• Paladins: PvP and the soul
  • First strike in PvP no longer gives a soul hit.
  • Killing in PvP no longer gives a soul hit (though being charged for murder does).
• Clerics can now bless wine to use in clerical rituals.

March

• Parry sticks can now be forged as part of the Armorsmithing discipline.
• A new P1 flexing construct hunting area was released. This area requires weapons/armor made from new special materials to be effective.
• Targeted Magic Foci introduced to provide bonus TM damage.
• 12 new Necromancer books and new libraries open
• Necromancer held island released.
• Necromancer P4 guildhall released.
• Vanity pet rats now level-up when they win fights or when rat serums are applied to them.

April

• CHEW command released.
• Moon Mage guild loses the 7th magic skill circling requirement
• Empath guild loses the 4th and 5th survival skill circling requirements

May

• A sufficiently powerful cast of Necrotic Reconstruction will now also remove lodged ammunition from Necromancer minions.

June

• Release of Saesordian Compass, Aethrolysis, and Aspects of the All-God.
• Release of High Sorcery research.
• Rewrite of Clerical ALIGNments.
• Premium expansion to lava drakes.
• Guildfest 423 Opens

July

• Gath mysanda updates.
• Dancing rope updates.

August

• Crimson Crane Couriers opens in Shard.
• Simucon 2017 was held August 2nd-6th in St. Louis, MO.
• Carousel Square Vaults open in Fang Cove for estate holders.

September

• bug fixes for Crusader's Challenge:
  • fixed the Tactics buff duration.
  • fixed another bug that was stymieing the spell's potency from extra mana
  • added messaging for when the taunt timer expires and for the no-retreat effect
  • added messaging for failure due to immunity, which will no longer trigger the self-timer

October

• updates for Trader Speculates: Speculate Paranoia, Speculate Finesse, Speculate Coin, Speculate Defense, and Speculate Luck (new)
• The investment board in the Crossing Trader guild now tracks opportunities for investment at all finance-able gem and furrier shops
• New auction-level materials introduced: Kiralan, Telothian, Shadowleaf, Shadowbark
• New alteration and crafting materials introduced: Loimic, Aldamdin, Albreda's heart rose, Tamsine's cauldron rose, Harawep's web rose, Anjisis, Punka, Wildlace, Indurium, Moradu-bone, Belzune stone, Zeltfish-bone, Felwood
• New Human cultural instruments added: Ghironda, Duduk, Marimba
• Hollow Eve Festival 425 opens

December

• Pilgrim's badges may now be COMBINED (to allow for cosmetic badge upgrades) as long as both badges belong to you.
• Spell messaging for Heighten Pain and Consume Flesh updated.