降龍

Dev log

Chieftains arrive, Zuma statues wake, exp on the exp bar

Update

Chieftains are here

The temples and Tideborn Isle have a new batch of "chieftains": Scorpion Snake Chieftain, Evil Snake Chieftain, Woma Guardian Chieftain, Zuma Guardian Chieftain, Zuma Statue Chieftain… They're beefed-up versions of regular monsters, with their own kin's sounds. Each map spawns a wave every so often, and they hit much harder than the rest of their kind. Zuma Taurus also has a chance to call Zuma chieftains to its aid.

Zuma statues look more like statues

Zuma Guardians, Zuma Statues and their chieftains are just gray stone while asleep. When someone comes close, the stone cracks and the monster wakes, and nearby statues wake with it. Once awake, they never turn back.

Maps and monsters

  • Tideborn Isle, Woma Temple and Zuma Temple are fully populated; outside Tideborn Isle there are now Red Boars, Black Boars and Bone Elites
  • Woma Taurus, Zuma Taurus, Tomb King, Evil Centipede and Evil Pincer Bug all have boss spawns, each with its own drops
  • The Bull Demon King has a new fighting style: cleaving strikes, blinking away when surrounded, and staged berserk at low health; Fang Spiders now back off
  • Most bosses no longer announce their spawns; only world bosses do
  • Skill books start dropping from mid-level monsters, and level 35 books can show up around Woma too
  • Town Scrolls and Random Teleport Scrolls no longer drop from monsters

Feel and interface

  • Experience from kills is shown right on the exp bar: the filled stretch lights up, "+N exp" appears at the right end, and hovering shows the exact numbers
  • Death messages now include coordinates, so you know exactly where you died
  • Pets follow you through portals and when you use a Town Scroll to another scene
  • Taming Light's description now lists which monsters it can tame, and ones that are too strong tell you "It is too strong to tame"; pet kinds can't be tamed
  • Fixed the bag page not showing weight right after logging in
  • Character pages are live on the portal: click a character on the account page to see this season's kills, with bosses and elites listed first

Numbers

Monster and gear stats were checked against the standard across the board, with small tweaks to many monsters' health and experience and to gear stats. Skill looks are still being polished.