Major Updates
-The weapons and armor are set to mimic the armor rating (AR) system.
- All armor solely gives physical resistance.
- Type of armor - platemail is more defensive than leather armor.
- Piece of armor matters - a tunic gives more defense than gloves.
- Weapons only do physical damage.
-Resisting spells is the sole method to increase elemental resistances.
- Resistance = (Resisting Spells skill) / 2
-Runics were removed. Different materials generally impart different bonuses.
- BOD system is suspended temporarily while rewards are reworked.
-The first portion of the Druid Questline is in the town center of Yew.
- Speak to Gerald to begin the quest.
- The Arch Druid boss is intended for two experienced players.
- Further legs of the quest are in development.
Minor Updates
-Released animals will be non-aggressive.
-A veterinarian in Britain resurrects the ghosts of bonded pets, for a fee.
-Spirit speak works similarly to both the modern and pre-AOS functions.
- Still channels energy when used.
- Used to speak to ghosts. While active, it has a buff bar icon.
-8th circle summon times received a small reduction.
-Pain spike and strangle cast delays increased by 1 second.
-Harmful necromancy spells cause weapons to unequip.
- Exceptions: animate dead, curse weapon, shape changing, summon familiar.
-Lowered the required necromancy skill level to 88 for vampiric embrace.
-Necromancy crafted pets cannot be transferred.
-Weapons with spell charges list the spell name and charges remaining.
-The player credited for killing players with a bounty will get a message.
- Guild members will not be notified of each others' bounties.
-To speak to various NPCs, say their name to get their attention.
-Messages from cheese forms, when making cheese, are not sent to everyone in area.
-New items on the KPS: house teleporter engraving tool and a robe.
-Exceptional house teleporter deeds from the KPS were modified.
- No change if you own both houses.
- In a house you do not own, you must be a friend or co-owner.
- The owner must be present and is sent a window to grant permission to the placer.
- The owner then will need to adjust the teleporter's securtiy setting.
- Either the owner or the placer can re-deed the teleporter.
- The deed will be returned to the original placer, either in their bank or backpack.
-Houses' yards cannot overlap with roads.
- Yard tool cannot place on oceans/rivers.