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[Omicron]

Hey guys, 

 

This update is intended to hold things down while we finalize work on the Inferno, which should be available in Alora in the very near future! Some highly request bug fixes have been implemented, as well as an interesting new Killcount milestone system which boosts NPC drop rates when you hit certain milestones. 

 

 

 

 

Updates:

• Fixed NPC spawning issue:
  • Some NPCs weren’t spawning in instances in mini-games. This should no longer happen.
• Killcount Milestone Bonuses:
  • Thanks to @Jare for the idea!
  • To make your endless PVMing experience more enjoyable, we’ve added a new system to give you a bonus when you reach PvM milestones!
    • For example, when reaching 100 kills for Corporeal beast, that drop will have a 5% better chance at loot. On your 500th kill you’ll have a 25% better chance. This % caps out at 33%, so after you’ve reached the 750 milestone it’ll always be 33% increased chance.
      • Example:
        • This means that if an Elysian spirit shield is 1/450 chance, on a milestone kill it’ll be 1/297 instead, making it considerably more obtainable.
      • An in-game notification will tell you when this increased drop rate takes place.
        • You’ll see a purple message that says something like“Your rare loot chance has been increased by 12.5% for your 250th Zulrah kill!”
      • This happens at 100 kills, and every 250 thereafter
        • (eg. 250, 500, 750, 1000, etc)
      • Formula = (killcount / 20) || 33.3%
        • Whichever of these is lower will be used.
      • This is similar to the permanent Uber donator drop rate boost of 7%, which also stacks with this.
• Void equipment changes:
  • Buy-back price cut in half
• Corporeal beast core fixes:
  • Dark cores will now de spawn when corp dies.
  • Dark core animations/bonuses fixed.
• Drop rate changes:
  • It should no longer be possible to get two unique drops (Eg. Two Dagannoth rings) in one drop.
  • Additionally, it is now possible to obtain more than two drops from a boss.
• Login screen “Last logged in X days ago” added.
  • We’ve removed the “You are logged in from IP / MAC” as some video-makers were forgetting to blur this out in their videos, and it is not necessary for most people anyway.
    • In it’s place, we’ve added the “You last logged in X days ago” function which will show you how long it has been since you’ve logged into the game
• Duel arena fixes:
  • If you stake any item that you don’t have room for (eg. You’re holding 2.1b in your inventory and win 200m), the winnings will be added to your bank if possible. If not possible, the winnings will be dropped on the ground.
    • Messages will be sent to notify you if the winnings could not be added to your inventory, and whether they were banked or dropped.
  • Forfeit death bug fixed:
    • A bug has been fixed which caused a player to die and lose their items if they forfeited at the exact moment they take the final hit. It was a rare bug that only happened under unique circumstances, but a necessary fix nonetheless.
• Background updates:
  • Major performance improvements across the board
    • Less CPU/Memory usage which lead to increased stability have been applied.
• Trading post fixes:
  • Mostly performance enhancements to put less stress on the server, but also a bug fixed when refreshing search results for a player search which would show incorrect search results.
• Miscellaneous:
  • Dragon defender (or) is no longer stackable.
    • This means that it can be bought back from the Lost items manager.
  • Fixed bug that made it possible to pickpocket NPCs more quickly than usual.
  • Fixed misc. bug with cannons
  • ::discord command fixed — link was expired.
  • Staff command update:
    • ::steleto will no longer be silent if teleporting to an administrator.
• Fixed Quick-prayer bug:
  • After dying (or entering an area where your prayers are automatically turned off), you would have to click twice to turn your quick-prayers back on. This has been fixed so that you must only click once as intended.
• Giant mole killcount and kill time will now be recorded.
  • They’ll also show up on the boss PvM records lectern at home.
• Snakeskin crafting:
  • Snakeskin (obtained by killing Zulrah) can now be crafted into different items!
    • Using a needle on a piece of Snakeskin(while having thread in your inventory) will allow you to craft:
      • Snakeskin body, chaps, vambraces, bandana or boots.
        • NOTE: In the GIF below, the wrong amount of required Snakeskins is shown for testing purposes. On the live game, it is matched to OSRS. You need a whopping 15 snakeskins to create just the body.
• Miscellaneous:
  • Item fixes:
    • The Scythe is now tradable.
    • Banshee set and Hunting knife configurations added (and made tradable).
  • Fixed object clipping issue:
    • Eg. Energy barriers at home could not be walked through. Not sure which other objects this affected, but the bug has been entirely fixed.
• Free-To-Play Shop has been added
  • To assist in gearing for F2P Battle Royale events, you can now access the F2P shop which is located in the shop area and accessed by trading Oziach and contains:
    • Full rune, Fancy boots, Fighting boots, Rune scimitar, Rune battle axe, Rune 2H, Full green d'hide, Amulet of strength & Amulet of power, Coif, Swordfish, Lobster, Normal strength potion, Adamant arrows, Maple shortbow
      • Although most of these items can be bought from other shops, it makes things easier to place them all together. Also, the Fighting boots and Fancy boots are new to Alora and can only be obtained from this shop.

 

 

 

 

 

Teaser:

 

Keep an eye out for the Inferno soon, and we hope you enjoy this updates in the meantime! :)

 

Regards,

Omicron

[Jare]

Very nice bunch of updates! Looking forward to Inferno; not that I will ever defeat it! Love what you do for us, brother.

[Twist bows]

Thanks for the update! keep up the good work my dude!

[Tele Block]

The PvM increase seems like a lot to me, but I guess we will have to see how it will impact items and their prices - Great looking update! 

[Back2lumby]

ty guys great updates!!!

[J3T]

sweet update 

[Perspicacity]

Good update, Maybe some pvp ones?

[Shamrock]

good work! love the server! love the updates keep up the hard work! 

[Fury brazil]

Nice!! Thanks you guyz

[Syntax]

Noooo!! you implimented @Jare's idea

 

also the fighter and fancy boots are available and have been prior to this xd

 

wonder if the cannon is completely fixed? I know different aspects in regards to the placement of it has always been an issue

[Ello]

i should not be this happy for snakeskin boots

[Omicron]

The PvM increase seems like a lot to me, but I guess we will have to see how it will impact items and their prices - Great looking update! 

Keep in mind it's only for that one kill! 

 

For example, kill #250 will have a bonus, kill #251 will not :)

[Mewtwo]

Thanks for the updates, great work as always!

[Bible]

Sick update, love the milestone bonuses, genius idea! Can't wait to crush that inferno!   

[Xudi]

If you're unable to hold the winnings from a stake, instead of dropping on the ground you should have Fedi hold the winnings and you can collect them from him. This is how it is on OSRS.

 

Love that you can craft snakeskin now. Makes crafting a bit easier for ironman. Also glad that you fixed that clipping issue for the energy barriers - was quite annoying. And the kill milestone update is awesome.

Can't wait for inferno!

[Silver Haze]

Omg great update and now @Morgen finally has a chance on his pet looool

[Diva]

Thank you for another great bunch of incredible improvements. :)
Looking forward to seeing more. Keep up the hard work.

[Wasko]

Thanks for updates nice for ironman to craft snakeskin armour

[Seanrom]

Great, seems like you guys are putting alot of effort into this server, love that.

 

Have you given a thought on how the new drop system is going to affect the eco? Alora has a very good economy, everything feels balanced and its rewarding as you play. 

 

The economy is the main reason i'm choosing to play Alora, please look after it in a good way.

[Aape]

You, my friend Omicron are the best human being alive right now. Thank you so much for Snakeskin Crafting!