Patch Notes: Tuesday, October 8th, 2013

[Rogean]

This patch contains new required files. Download and extract the Project 1999 Files (V30) (http://www.project1999.org/files/P99Files30.zip) to your EQ Titanium Directory.

Please welcome our newest Code developer Alecta. Alecta's current focus will be working on improvements to PvP.

Code
Alecta: Added an initial LOS check to bolt spells if a target is selected.
Alecta: After November 2000 in the server timeline, pets will have their weapons proc as if they were players.
Alecta: After NPCs have gated or been gated (via Highsun), they will not forget their guard spot.
Alecta: Lifetaps will now heal for the actual damage done, after being mitigated by any runes.
Alecta: Attacks on sitting defenders will now hit for your normal maximum hit instead of the theoretical maximum for your damage table.
Alecta: Insta-poofing should be a little harder. If you still notice anyone disappearing more quickly than they should, please put a petition in with details.
Alecta: [PvP] In PvP, Guards will be more assertive, will notice more detrimental spells, and are more likely to overlook aggression by their friends. Faction up.
Alecta: [PvP] Players can now water dance / hop to avoid getting hit by detrimental spells in PvP.
Alecta: [PvP] OOR dispelling has once again been disabled.
Alecta: [PvP] Spells with a dispel component are now resistible on PvP servers (Highsun, Lava Breath, Frost Breath, etc). Pure dispels (Cancel Magic, Taper Enchantment, Alenia's) continue to be unresistible.
Alecta: [PvP] Lifetap over time spells will now properly display on the target's buff bar.
Alecta: [PvP] Mitigation disciplines will now reduce incoming PvE and PvP damage.
Alecta: [PvP] Mesmerization spells will bypass the level checks when used in PvP. Players will continue to not be mesmerized by their own AoEs if they are above the level cap until we further refine the resist system.
Alecta: [PvP] Damage shields no longer do reduced damage in PvP.
Alecta: [PvP] Level 50+ rangers will now get the same bonus against non-moving, non-rooted players as they do against NPCs.
Alecta: [PvP] A maximum stun duration has been added. The values on this will be revisited in the upcoming resist tuning process.
Alecta: [PvP] Pet cast spells will now get the same resist modifications as player cast spells.
Alecta: [PvP] Rogue blinds will now last a quarter of their PvE duration, but will have their partials skewed higher.
Alecta: [PvP] Lifetaps can heal for the full amount in PvP, but currently do not. This feature will be enabled if anyone can find decent references for it.
Alecta: [PvP] The maximum resist chance is now configurable without a patch and has been set to 98%, up from 95%.
Alecta: [PvP] Linkdead players who are engaged in PvP combat will no longer poof after 30 seconds.
Alecta: [PvP] You can now see your victim's gear when looting their money.
Alecta: [PvP] A number of spells have been made unresistible, such as Rapture, the Winged Death line, the Lifetap line, and Splurt.
Alecta: [PvP] Root spells now have linear resist functions, and have been broken into 3 tiers with 98% resist caps at 60mr, 90mr, and 125mr.
Content
Nilbog: Corrected an issue with the missing combine button on Bearskin Potion Bag.
Nilbog: Corrected an issue with an extended zoneline near Karnor's Castle allowing zoning beyond the walls.
Nilbog: Eye of Tallon is no longer allowed in Plane of Sky.
Nilbog: undead knight of unrest has more varied placeholders.
Nilbog: Crusaders Swype and Deezin have proper pathing, and pets.
Nilbog: Fixed a zone heading issue from Lake of Ill Omen to Warsliks Wood.
Nilbog: Regent Symbol of Innoruuk's stats classicized.
Nilbog: Initiate Symbol of Tunare's effect classicized.
Nilbog: Added missing skeletons in the abandoned necromancer hut of Toxxulia.
Nilbog: Enchanting for cultural armor requires classic reagents: Enchant Mithril - Blue Diamond, Enchant Adamantite - Blue Diamond, Enchant Steel - Jacinth, Enchant Brellium - Jacinth
Nilbog: Aviaks in South Karana drop consistently better loot for their level.
Nilbog: Honey Mush Bread is no longer available at vendors. 'Catfish Croak Sandwich' quest no longer completable.
Nilbog: Niclaus Ressinn->Priestess Jahnda bone quest now works correctly.
Nilbog: 'Peacekeeper Staff' quest now works correctly.
Nilbog: The previously implemented FTE shout distance has been increased from proximity to zonewide for outdoor dragons: Talendor, Gorenaire, Severilous, and Faydedar.
Nilbog: Bandit type npcs around the Karanas have all been updated with proper spawn %s and loot drops.
Nilbog: Larkin Tolman no longer spawns.
Nilbog: Aviak spawns in South Karana are far more varied. Previously, multiple spawn locations would always produce the same level and type.
Nilbog: Skyfire succor point has been changed.
Nilbog: Jumjum tunic has incorrect class combinations removed.
Nilbog: Spear of Fate cannot be clicked until level 50.
Nilbog: Henina Miller's wares updated.
Nilbog: Glacier yeti spawn time increased, coin drop increased.
Nilbog: Harmony may no longer be cast in Veeshan's Peak.
Nilbog: Consolidated many newbie loot tables for better percentage drops.
Nilbog: rabid brute now drops brute hides.
Nilbog: 'Mining Caps' quest rewards the correct femur.
Nilbog: Catmen of Kerra Ridge no longer discuss orcs and slavery.
Nilbog: Killing Shmendrik Lavawalker spawns a spirit of flame. (Fixed from last patch)
Nilbog: Natasha Whitewater now spawns in the nearby cabin instead of directly on top of Shmendrik.
Nilbog: Young pumas of East Commonlands have been replaced by adult pumas
Nilbog: Asps now spawn in the desert area of East Commonlands.
Nilbog: Desert Tarantulas are more common in North Ro.
Nilbog: Wandering undead may rarely be encountered in the East Commons desert strip.
Nilbog: Venril Sathir is now a warrior class.
Nilbog: Cros Treewind has been killed by the Defiled Grizzly. The grizzly may rarely been found roaming Qeynos Hills until Velious is released.
Nilbog: The clicky effect of Shrunken Goblin Skull Earring may not be used until level 15.
Nilbog: Varsoon the Undying(s) will depop after 10 minutes of not being engaged.
Nilbog: Many guards will now green aggro which previously did not.
Nilbog: The following items are no longer stackable : Animal Template, Barbarian Template, Gnoll Template, Troll Template, Holgresh Fur, Ceramic Linings, Muffin Tin
Nilbog: Brother Qwinn's Needle of the Void quest is now multiquestable.
Nilbog: Returned the broken door of the condemned building in East Freeport. It blocks access from the street, requiring you to travel through the secret passage above, or the sewers.
Nilbog: Blacksmithing: Several trivials have increased. Electrum/Gold/Platinum Ornate Chain is no longer craftable. Existing Ornate Chain pieces have been changed to their non-metal enhanced versions. More information here: http://www.project1999.org/forums/showthread.php?t=122179
Nilbog: The previous changes to Tracking have been reversed until a better solution is found.
Nilbog: 'Trooper Scale' armor quests are now multiquestable. The quest for Trooper Scale Gauntlets no longer returns two bracers; you may complete the quest more than once.
Nilbog: 'Aegis of Life' quest is now multiquestable.
Nilbog: 'Dreadscale' armor quests are now multiquestable.
Sundawg: Removed faction hits for the Tesch Mas Gnolls in South Karana
Sundawg: Bandits and Brigands throughout Antonica, jealous of the profits in poaching their brethren were making in West Karana, have taken up the practice themselves.
Sundawg: Cleaned up the factions and faction hits in the vicinity of Beholders Maze to better replicate the situation in our pre-revamped Runnyeye Citadel era.
Sundawg: The Deepwater Knights will be more trusting of new Paladins of Prexus with beginning quests.
Alecta: Some client side stacking issues have been resolved (malo line + fire resist, torpor + slow lines)
Alecta: Some spells have had their cast times, damage, and mana usage adjusted.
[PvP Only] Item clicks which may no longer be used against players
Al`Kabor's Cap of Binding
Blazing Wand
Death Scarab Gland
Drake-Hide Amice
Earring of Displacement
Ivandyr's Hoop
Raiment of Thunder
Rain Caller
Red Wood Wand
Rod of Drones
Rod of Malisement
Scepter of the Forlorn
Trakanon's Tooth
Wand of Conflagration
Wand of Darkness
Wand of Ice
Wand of Mana Tapping
Wand of Souls
Wand of Swords
Wooly Spider Silk Net
[PvP Only] Items have cast times added
Circle of Stones - 3 seconds
Golem Metal Wand - 4 seconds
Leatherfoot Raider Skullcap - 3 seconds
Lizard Blood Potion - 3 seconds
Vial of Swirling Smoke - 3 seconds
Prayers of Life - 2 seconds
Bladestopper - 2.5 seconds
Shiny Brass Idol - 1 second
Iron Scroll of War - 3 seconds
[PvP Only] The following items may only be clicked by the appropriate class
SoulFire may only be clicked by paladins.
Reaper of the Dead may only be clicked by shadow knights.

[Colgate]

big things

[Retti_]

PRAS THA LAWD ALECTA

[kenzar]

Thanks Rogean.

[Dacuk]

a hearty welcome to Alecta. /bow

[Amontillado]

Blacksmithing link is dead.

[Rogean]

Blacksmithing link is dead.

Patch notes for Patch Notes: Tuesday, October 8th, 2013:

Fixed bad link.

[nagus69]

WB 10 Dose potions.

[JayN]

Alecta: NPC spawn variance is now independent of the PvP status of the server.

please any further explanation of this ?

[Rogean]

Alecta: NPC spawn variance is now independent of the PvP status of the server.

please any further explanation of this ?

Internal note that shouldn't have been there. It was already removed. Nothing changed.

[lite]

PRAS

[Silent]

pras alecta nilbog rogean and crew

[jainiseq]

Nilbog: The previous changes to Tracking have been reversed until a better solution is found.[/LIST]

[canardvc]

Good news overall. For Red99 and Team99.

[Awwalike]

literally after more than half of azrael farm soulfires and spend weeks stacking golem wands/ct potions

hahahahahahahahaha

[SamwiseRed]

literally after more than half of azrael farm soulfires and spend weeks stacking golem wands/ct potions

hahahahahahahahaha

kinda funny you say this seeing as how your entire guild farmed a 1 guild pvp server for almost a year hehe

[freez]

woot thanks devs

[Cyph]

Nice work everyone involved, very impressed :)

[Colgate]

nevermind

[Turp_SmokinPurp]

Iron Scroll of War - 3 seconds
[PvP Only] The following items may only be clicked by the appropriate class
SoulFire may only be clicked by paladins.
Reaper of the Dead may only be clicked by shadow knights.
When did you guys get Iron Scrolls of war?
http://wiki.project1999.com/Iron_Scroll_of_War
Winter is coming...
Nice fixes on blue.
Thanks for the work.

[Smedy]

New files pending

Please welcome our newest Code developer Alecta. Alecta's current focus will be working on improvements to PvP.

Code
Alecta: Added an initial LOS check to bolt spells if a target is selected.
Alecta: After November 2000 in the server timeline, pets will have their weapons proc as if they were players.
Alecta: After NPCs have gated or been gated (via Highsun), they will not forget their guard spot.
Alecta: Lifetaps will now heal for the actual damage done, after being mitigated by any runes.
Alecta: Attacks on sitting defenders will now hit for your normal maximum hit instead of the theoretical maximum for your damage table.
Alecta: Insta-poofing should be a little harder. If you still notice anyone disappearing more quickly than they should, please put a petition in with details.
Alecta: [PvP] In PvP, Guards will be more assertive, will notice more detrimental spells, and are more likely to overlook aggression by their friends. Faction up.
Alecta: [PvP] Players can now water dance / hop to avoid getting hit by detrimental spells in PvP.
Alecta: [PvP] OOR dispelling has once again been disabled.
Alecta: [PvP] Spells with a dispel component are now resistible on PvP servers (Highsun, Lava Breath, Frost Breath, etc). Pure dispels (Cancel Magic, Taper Enchantment, Alenia's) continue to be unresistible.
Alecta: [PvP] Lifetap over time spells will now properly display on the target's buff bar.
Alecta: [PvP] Mitigation disciplines will now reduce incoming PvE and PvP damage.
Alecta: [PvP] Mesmerization spells will bypass the level checks when used in PvP. Players will continue to not be mesmerized by their own AoEs if they are above the level cap until we further refine the resist system.
Alecta: [PvP] Damage shields no longer do reduced damage in PvP.
Alecta: [PvP] Level 50+ rangers will now get the same bonus against non-moving, non-rooted players as they do against NPCs.
Alecta: [PvP] A maximum stun duration has been added. The values on this will be revisited in the upcoming resist tuning process.
Alecta: [PvP] Pet cast spells will now get the same resist modifications as player cast spells.
Alecta: [PvP] Rogue blinds will now last a quarter of their PvE duration, but will have their partials skewed higher.
Alecta: [PvP] Lifetaps can heal for the full amount in PvP, but currently do not. This feature will be enabled if anyone can find decent references for it.
Alecta: [PvP] The maximum resist chance is now configurable without a patch and has been set to 98%, up from 95%.
Alecta: [PvP] Linkdead players who are engaged in PvP combat will no longer poof after 30 seconds.
Alecta: [PvP] You can now see your victim's gear when looting their money.
Alecta: [PvP] A number of spells have been made unresistible, such as Rapture, the Winged Death line, the Lifetap line, and Splurt.
Alecta: [PvP] Root spells now have linear resist functions, and have been broken into 3 tiers with 98% resist caps at 60mr, 90mr, and 125mr.
Content
Nilbog: Corrected an issue with the missing combine button on Bearskin Potion Bag.
Nilbog: Corrected an issue with an extended zoneline near Karnor's Castle allowing zoning beyond the walls.
Nilbog: Eye of Tallon is no longer allowed in Plane of Sky.
Nilbog: undead knight of unrest has more varied placeholders.
Nilbog: Crusaders Swype and Deezin have proper pathing, and pets.
Nilbog: Fixed a zone heading issue from Lake of Ill Omen to Warsliks Wood.
Nilbog: Regent Symbol of Innoruuk's stats classicized.
Nilbog: Initiate Symbol of Tunare's effect classicized.
Nilbog: Added missing skeletons in the abandoned necromancer hut of Toxxulia.
Nilbog: Enchanting for cultural armor requires classic reagents: Enchant Mithril - Blue Diamond, Enchant Adamantite - Blue Diamond, Enchant Steel - Jacinth, Enchant Brellium - Jacinth
Nilbog: Aviaks in South Karana drop consistently better loot for their level.
Nilbog: Honey Mush Bread is no longer available at vendors. 'Catfish Croak Sandwich' quest no longer completable.
Nilbog: Niclaus Ressinn->Priestess Jahnda bone quest now works correctly.
Nilbog: 'Peacekeeper Staff' quest now works correctly.
Nilbog: The previously implemented FTE shout distance has been increased from proximity to zonewide for outdoor dragons: Talendor, Gorenaire, Severilous, and Faydedar.
Nilbog: Bandit type npcs around the Karanas have all been updated with proper spawn %s and loot drops.
Nilbog: Larkin Tolman no longer spawns.
Nilbog: Aviak spawns in South Karana are far more varied. Previously, multiple spawn locations would always produce the same level and type.
Nilbog: Skyfire succor point has been changed.
Nilbog: Jumjum tunic has incorrect class combinations removed.
Nilbog: Spear of Fate cannot be clicked until level 50.
Nilbog: Henina Miller's wares updated.
Nilbog: Glacier yeti spawn time increased, coin drop increased.
Nilbog: Harmony may no longer be cast in Veeshan's Peak.
Nilbog: Consolidated many newbie loot tables for better percentage drops.
Nilbog: rabid brute now drops brute hides.
Nilbog: 'Mining Caps' quest rewards the correct femur.
Nilbog: Catmen of Kerra Ridge no longer discuss orcs and slavery.
Nilbog: Killing Shmendrik Lavawalker spawns a spirit of flame. (Fixed from last patch)
Nilbog: Natasha Whitewater now spawns in the nearby cabin instead of directly on top of Shmendrik.
Nilbog: Young pumas of East Commonlands have been replaced by adult pumas
Nilbog: Asps now spawn in the desert area of East Commonlands.
Nilbog: Desert Tarantulas are more common in North Ro.
Nilbog: Wandering undead may rarely be encountered in the East Commons desert strip.
Nilbog: Venril Sathir is now a warrior class.
Nilbog: Cros Treewind has been killed by the Defiled Grizzly. The grizzly may rarely been found roaming Qeynos Hills until Velious is released.
Nilbog: The clicky effect of Shrunken Goblin Skull Earring may not be used until level 15.
Nilbog: Varsoon the Undying(s) will depop after 10 minutes of not being engaged.
Nilbog: Many guards will now green aggro which previously did not.
Nilbog: The following items are no longer stackable : Animal Template, Barbarian Template, Gnoll Template, Troll Template, Holgresh Fur, Ceramic Linings, Muffin Tin
Nilbog: Brother Qwinn's Needle of the Void quest is now multiquestable.
Nilbog: Returned the broken door of the condemned building in East Freeport. It blocks access from the street, requiring you to travel through the secret passage above, or the sewers.
Nilbog: Blacksmithing: Several trivials have increased. Electrum/Gold/Platinum Ornate Chain is no longer craftable. Existing Ornate Chain pieces have been changed to their non-metal enhanced versions. More information here: http://www.project1999.org/forums/showthread.php?t=122179
Nilbog: The previous changes to Tracking have been reversed until a better solution is found.
Nilbog: 'Trooper Scale' armor quests are now multiquestable. The quest for Trooper Scale Gauntlets no longer returns two bracers; you may complete the quest more than once.
Nilbog: 'Aegis of Life' quest is now multiquestable.
Nilbog: 'Dreadscale' armor quests are now multiquestable.
Sundawg: Removed faction hits for the Tesch Mas Gnolls in South Karana
Sundawg: Bandits and Brigands throughout Antonica, jealous of the profits in poaching their brethren were making in West Karana, have taken up the practice themselves.
Sundawg: Cleaned up the factions and faction hits in the vicinity of Beholders Maze to better replicate the situation in our pre-revamped Runnyeye Citadel era.
Sundawg: The Deepwater Knights will be more trusting of new Paladins of Prexus with beginning quests.
Alecta: Some client side stacking issues have been resolved (malo line + fire resist, torpor + slow lines)
Alecta: Some spells have had their cast times, damage, and mana usage adjusted.
[PvP Only] Item clicks which may no longer be used against players
Al`Kabor's Cap of Binding
Blazing Wand
Death Scarab Gland
Drake-Hide Amice
Earring of Displacement
Ivandyr's Hoop
Raiment of Thunder
Rain Caller
Red Wood Wand
Rod of Drones
Rod of Malisement
Scepter of the Forlorn
Trakanon's Tooth
Wand of Conflagration
Wand of Darkness
Wand of Ice
Wand of Mana Tapping
Wand of Souls
Wand of Swords
Wooly Spider Silk Net
[PvP Only] Items have cast times added
Circle of Stones - 3 seconds
Golem Metal Wand - 4 seconds
Leatherfoot Raider Skullcap - 3 seconds
Lizard Blood Potion - 3 seconds
Vial of Swirling Smoke - 3 seconds
Prayers of Life - 2 seconds
Bladestopper - 2.5 seconds
Shiny Brass Idol - 1 second
Iron Scroll of War - 3 seconds
[PvP Only] The following items may only be clicked by the appropriate class
SoulFire may only be clicked by paladins.
Reaper of the Dead may only be clicked by shadow knights.

my face when i saw pvp changes http://i.imgur.com/Q8iYYTU.gif

[Spitty]

Genuine thank-you!

[Silent]

literally after more than half of azrael farm soulfires and spend weeks stacking golem wands/ct potions

hahahahahahahahaha

Funny because most of us haven't been in there in months, we were running off old supplies ever since nihi crew setup camp in CT 24/7. And even then they sitll had to buy wands and gate pots off the AH forums. Theres only one person who just 'farmed' a soulfire and it took him 30 minutes of factioning. The rest well, now they no longer need to care about finishing the quests.

You exaggerate numbers too greatly, 'half of azrael' when like 4 people have soulfires.

[Guldgoa]

Alecta: [PvP] A maximum stun duration has been added. The values on this will be revisited in the upcoming resist tuning process.[/LIST]
How long is max stun?

[Treats]

Alecta: Attacks on sitting defenders will now hit for your normal maximum hit instead of the theoretical maximum for your damage table.


Is this supposed to mean that NPC's will now hit for Max damage when a player is sitting?

Confused if this is just PvP, just Blue, or both.

[Hectorchrist]

Big thank you to the staff, and welcome Alecta!

[Frieza_Prexus]

Alecta: [PvP] A number of spells have been made unresistible, such as Rapture, the Winged Death line, the Lifetap line, and Splurt.

Is this PVP only, or will necro taps work on blue now?

[forsales]

will necro lifetap on non PVP server, be able to hit raid mobs (dragons and god mobs +sky bosses)?

[W8Gamer]

Alecta: [PvP] A number of spells have been made unresistible, such as Rapture, the Winged Death line, the Lifetap line, and Splurt.

Is this supposed to effect lifetaps on raid mobs for blue server as well or is this strictly a PVP code?

[Splorf22]

This is absolutely fantastic.

[Awwalike]

When did you guys get Iron Scrolls of war?
http://wiki.project1999.com/Iron_Scroll_of_War
Winter is coming...
Nice fixes on blue.
Thanks for the work.

if you're going to steal my trademark at least pay homage in sig

Funny because most of us haven't been in there in months, we were running off old supplies ever since nihi crew setup camp in CT 24/7. And even then they sitll had to buy wands and gate pots off the AH forums. Theres only one person who just 'farmed' a soulfire and it took him 30 minutes of factioning. The rest well, now they no longer need to care about finishing the quests.

You exaggerate numbers too greatly, 'half of azrael' when like 4 people have soulfires.

lols, I have seen 20 soulfire messages in the last week from azrael players. datsssss a lot of factioning for nothing in the last week haha. auction houses? think you talkin about the wrong game bra

[cyryllis]

thanks for adding more asps (dont answer the necro question)

[Negadien]

Nilbog: The previous changes to Tracking have been reversed until a better solution is found.

What does this mean? Druid track is uber good again?

[Billbike]

Thank you.

[Awwalike]

stoked on the new changes thanks staff!! welcome Alecta, what race/class/gender and title are you using? see ya round

[Porthius]

Ahh gotta love them PVP updates !! Thanks pals!

[Porthius]

And how can Azrael even be mentioned about soulfire faction etc.. Nihi gonna be sad pandas when they wake up this morning and see half of their PVP strat has poofed.

[Nuggie]

good changes here looks like.

[Darksinga]

I will now play on the pvp server.

/signed

[Luchino]

necro taps seem to still be broke

[sivax]

Great work appreciate all the time you guys put into this server and the long hours you work to make this barrel of retards happy. Thanks

[thanoslug]

I would like to second someone's question regarding the tracking change. What is this supposed to mean? Are druids supposed to be able to get higher than 50 track now? If so it doesn't seem to be working - I've been hitting track all morning with no skill bumps.

[Samoht]

Nilbog: Enchanting for cultural armor requires classic reagents: Enchant Mithril - Blue Diamond, Enchant Adamantite - Blue Diamond, Enchant Steel - Jacinth, Enchant Brellium - Jacinth

existing pieces remain unchanged?

[quido]

Code
Alecta: [PvP] Pet cast spells will now get the same resist modifications as player cast spells.


I think this is my favorite one. Goodbye OP root pets!

[Kelsar]

not classic.

[Spacebar]

Mmmmmm...holgresh fur. Love to see this. Preparing my winter coat with anticipation ;)

[feanan]

the real story is /lfg commands working again!

can finally find that /lfg cleric!

woohooo

[Daeminff7]

Looks like some damn fine changes, especially the pvp ones as I play on red! Thanks to all the devs/server admins for the work you do and allowing people to play on the best classic eq emu server :)

[Elderan]

And how can Azrael even be mentioned about soulfire faction etc.. Nihi gonna be sad pandas when they wake up this morning and see half of their PVP strat has poofed.


You realize that since Sept Azrael has gotten 42 soulfires to Nihilums 12 right?

[Alecta]

Is this supposed to effect lifetaps on raid mobs for blue server as well or is this strictly a PVP code?

Strictly PvP code.

[Alecta]

necro taps seem to still be broke

Do you mean necro taps over time on players arent showing up on the target's buff bar? Or that lifetaps are still getting resisted against players?

(No changes to how lifetaps affect NPCs were made.)

[Tecmos Deception]

Alecta: [PvP] Mesmerization spells will bypass the level checks when used in PvP. Players will continue to not be mesmerized by their own AoEs if they are above the level cap until we further refine the resist system.

Ooh. Neato.

[Krazl]

Not sure if it was part of the certain spells being unresistable now - but the alliance line works again (tested on Andad Fila on my sub twenty enchanter).

Iirc thanks to Kanras for fixing that awhile ago, we just had to wait patiently for the patch.

[HippoNipple]

So are damage spells on the horizon as far as resists? Nukes still landing for full damage no matter your cold/fire resist?

[Bamz4l]

Players can now water dance / hop to avoid getting hit by detrimental spells in PvP.

OMFG!!1

[Bamz4l]

Alecta: [PvP] A maximum stun duration has been added. The values on this will be revisited in the upcoming resist tuning process.
Alecta: [PvP] Pet cast spells will now get the same resist modifications as player cast spells.
Alecta: [PvP] The maximum resist chance is now configurable without a patch and has been set to 98%, up from 95%.
Alecta: [PvP] You can now see your victim's gear when looting their money.
Alecta: [PvP] A number of spells have been made unresistible, such as Rapture, the Winged Death line, the Lifetap line, and Splurt.
Alecta: [PvP] Root spells now have linear resist functions, and have been broken into 3 tiers with 98% resist caps at 60mr, 90mr, and 125mr.

this is just too good to be true

[Bamz4l]

You realize that since Sept Azrael has gotten 42 soulfires to Nihilums 12 right?

umm... pretty sure that ur the only one running bots 24/7 logging all chat

[spoils]

did bearskin potion bags get fixed yet?

[Ele]

did bearskin potion bags get fixed yet?

first entry under the heading "content"

Nilbog: Corrected an issue with the missing combine button on Bearskin Potion Bag.

[zanderklocke]

Blacksmithing not such a pain to raise now. Sweet.

[Kinamara]

Thank you.

[Intrinsic]

Hmm, Saltwater Seaweed no longer stacks? i only had 2 from a fishing frenzy last night but yeah it doesn't seem stackable as it got merged into a single item.

[Stinkum]

Awesome patch. Thank you to Nilbog and Alecta for all the hard work.

[kaev]

Hmm, Saltwater Seaweed no longer stacks? i only had 2 from a fishing frenzy last night but yeah it doesn't seem stackable as it got merged into a single item.

Confirmed. This is evil and cruel, but quite possibly legitimately classic.

There was much evil cruelty involved with classic smithing, most especially the cultural smithing, most of which seemed designed specifically to punish melee characters for attempting to do anything besides whack a mob in the face (or wherever.) This definitely fits Verant's repeated insistence on making many quests & tradeskills a royal pita for any class other than Druid.

[AexDestroy]

You guys were letting Harmony be cast in VP up until this patch?!

[Tecmos Deception]

first entry under the heading "content"

Nilbog: Corrected an issue with the missing combine button on Bearskin Potion Bag.

Alchemists are gonna have their work cut out for them for the next week or so.

[Vexenu]

What a badass patch. Well done.

[zanderklocke]

Apparently, in conflict with the patch, a guildie has indicated that he just walked by Cros Treewind.

[Pitborn]

I thought necro's were supposed to be getting some love.

Thise lifetap changes are nothing and splurt being unresistable does nothing for pvp.

[Ele]

I thought necro's were supposed to be getting some love.

Thise lifetap changes are nothing and splurt being unresistable does nothing for pvp.

welcome to necro

[Alecta]

I thought necro's were supposed to be getting some love.

The only thing I read about that was:

Dust off your necromancers, they will be gods in pvp once again! (soon)

And whelp, I'm not sure what he was talking about. Any suggestions for improvement are always welcome though.

[Erati]

anyone keeping track of which spells they had "mana, damage, etc" fixed?

I am curious what got changed

[pharmakos]

[PvP Only] Item clicks which may no longer be used against players
Scepter of the Forlorn

thats from The Warrens ;)

and idk if it was necessarily OP in PVP

[nilbog]

Nilbog: The previous changes to Tracking have been reversed until a better solution is found.

What does this mean? Druid track is uber good again?
I would like to second someone's question regarding the tracking change. What is this supposed to mean? Are druids supposed to be able to get higher than 50 track now? If so it doesn't seem to be working - I've been hitting track all morning with no skill bumps.

The changes made to Tracking last patch worked, but the client didn't like them. Even though proper sorting is done server side, once it reaches the client, it was wrong and shouldn't show nearest npcs.

The 20 npc limit was removed.

existing pieces remain unchanged?

Since the pieces are era-appropriate, there was no change made except for the enchanting of bars.

Not sure if it was part of the certain spells being unresistable now - but the alliance line works again (tested on Andad Fila on my sub twenty enchanter).

Iirc thanks to Kanras for fixing that awhile ago, we just had to wait patiently for the patch.

There are possibly a few kanras changes which were not noted in the changelog.

Hmm, Saltwater Seaweed no longer stacks? i only had 2 from a fishing frenzy last night but yeah it doesn't seem stackable as it got merged into a single item.

Correct. I'm not sure when that change went in, but the seaweed was not stackable until 2005.

You guys were letting Harmony be cast in VP up until this patch?!

VP is an outdoor zone, and therefore had outdoor rules. Research was found that suggested even though outdoor, VP did not allow harmony.

[nilbog]

If they proc as players (the pets) why are they not proc'ing weapons they meet the level requirement for now?

Can you explain further? This change should have dealt with Sword of Runes proccing on non-summoned creatures.

[nilbog]

Apparently, in conflict with the patch, a guildie has indicated that he just walked by Cros Treewind.

Sigh. Fixed, pending update.

Until that time, you may encounter a Cros Treewind or a Grizzly.

[Ele]

Sigh. Fixed, pending update.

Until that time, you may encounter a Cros Treewind or a Grizzly.

I heard Pres. Obama granted a temporary reprieve.

[Velerin]

Looks like a lot of good changes, especially for pvp.
No workings for pet aggro or frequency of pet casting? Both of which are very low.
/mourn sword of runes

[Elements]

Since the pieces are era-appropriate, there was no change made except for the enchanting of bars.





Grats to the smiths who stockpiled enchanted bars. Enjoy your insider trading profits.

[Bardalicious]

A warm welcome to Alecta and a big thanks to the whole crew at p99/r99 for these much-needed changes.

Now if only I could find the time to play again! :(

[aubie]

Hey this is frustration talking, but any chance of like publicizing upcoming patches? Now, maybe I'm an idiot and it was obviously sitting on the front page of the site and I was just dreaming that I saw some stupid conference scheduled for August 28 for the last month and a half? Nothing like logging in and seeing that fu(king stupid naked human staring you in the face! It may be a great patch, but I won't know until I download the new files...

Sorry for bitching, but GD, let us know if something is in the works...

Oh, and I agree the owners of P99 are really doing a great job despite my crying.

[Pitborn]

The only thing I read about that was:



And whelp, I'm not sure what he was talking about. Any suggestions for improvement are always welcome though.

The fact that necromancers account for 1% of the pvp deaths on the server should be an indication that something might want to be tweaked or looked at.

Regardless of the changes ( or lack of ) to the necromancer it's still a fun and rewarding class to play.

I shouldn't have to write a thesis to prove that necromancers could use a little love in the pvp department, nor do i have time to 8( .

Shit's Classic.

Representing the 1%,

Pit.

[mtb tripper]

thank you for patch rogaine

[quido]

Alecta: [PvP] Root spells now have linear resist functions, and have been broken into 3 tiers with 98% resist caps at 60mr, 90mr, and 125mr.


So these are tiers of level, like 1-20, 21-40, and 41-60 or something? Or is it something else entirely?

[Bardalicious]

Hey this is frustration talking, but any chance of like publicizing upcoming patches? Now, maybe I'm an idiot and it was obviously sitting on the front page of the site and I was just dreaming that I saw some stupid conference scheduled for August 28 for the last month and a half? Nothing like logging in and seeing that fu(king stupid naked human staring you in the face! It may be a great patch, but I won't know until I download the new files...

Sorry for bitching, but GD, let us know if something is in the works...

Oh, and I agree the owners of P99 are really doing a great job despite my crying.

Really? You're crying that you logged in and had to log back out to take 5 minutes to download the patch?

Front page should say "We are always working on fixing content. Be ready to download shit." just for you or what? I'm just curious what your solution would be to this crippling inconvenience they imposed upon you. Because if you read the front page you'd have seen they implemented a patch. If you didn't read the front page, then how would pre-advertising the patch help anyways?

P.S. there is an eqemulator .exe you can download to automatically patch for you...

[Pringles]

Thanks for the patch!

[Alecta]

So these are tiers of level, like 1-20, 21-40, and 41-60 or something? Or is it something else entirely?

Yes, based off the lowest level the spell is available, based on an attempt to make things scale decently as people level.

60mr
Root (level 4)
Grasping Roots (level 5)
Hungry Earth (level 16)
Enstill (level 20)
EarthElementalAttack (pre-kunark pets)


90
Ensnaring Roots (level 24)
Immobilize (level 39)
Enveloping Roots (level 39)


125
Engulfing Roots (level 49)
Paralyzing Earth (level 49)
Engorging Roots (level 56)
Fetter (level 58)
EarthElementalStrike (kunark pets)

I am definitely open to tweaking the sets and the resist points.

[Qazzaz]

A much needed change on the PvP server is being able to get PvP credit for DOT deaths once a person zones.

Also, I believe necro lifetaps should be healing for full effect. I base this on when the PvP damage nerf was implemented they only say spell damage was reduced, nothing about the healing from the lifetap.

http://www.tski.co.jp/baldio/patch/19990913.html

"In order to make PVP combat between spellcasters and melee types more viable some changes to PVP spell effects have been made. All damage spells cast in PVP combat will do less damage to the PC than the same spell would do to an NPC."

Another much needed change is pets shouldn't agro mobs, at least on the PvP server. People constantly just run by mobs if they have a pet on them and 99% of the time, they agro the pet thus training the owner; plus Bards High Sunning a pet can cause a massive train on the pets owner and friends and it a gross OP advantage in PvP.

I think this change should be on both servers just because pathing isn't all that great anyway as well as pets falling through the world and such.

[Smedy]

But pets agrooed mobs on live, not sure why there should be a difference here? I remember having to back my pet up and really be careful where i send it if it's a tricky situation

The lifetap thing, i don't know, i played a low level sk on live, can honestly not remember if lifetaps were healing for full in PVP, but someone should be able to easily confirm this

[Qazzaz]

But pets agrooed mobs on live, not sure why there should be a difference here? I remember having to back my pet up and really be careful where i send it if it's a tricky situation

The lifetap thing, i don't know, i played a low level sk on live, can honestly not remember if lifetaps were healing for full in PVP, but someone should be able to easily confirm this
This how it's done on live stuff doesn't hold water when it comes to PVP. Live put no real effort into the PvP servers and this server already diverges from live in lots of ways, so using that as a reason not to do something is stupid.

They could actually be doing things to actually make all classes viable in PvP, to at least some degree, while eliminating skilless things like training and high sunning pets , which isn't PvP, it's just training by another means.

Basically make the server better and stop with the restraints of what live supposedly was like. Live was clueless and could have cared less about the PvP servers.

[Faisca]

the real story is /lfg commands working again!



Didn't last long. It's broken again.

[filthyphil]

If bond of death is dispelled do we lose the recourse? Bond of death being broken was the only salvation we necros had lol.

[Alecta]

If bond of death is dispelled do we lose the recourse?.

No.

Without getting too technical, the only thing that was broken about the bond of death line was the client side debuff icon on the target. Even though the target couldn't see the icon, they could still dispell it. However, if they did dispell it, their buffs would get out of whack on the client side until they zoned.

That's all we fixed.

[Qazzaz]

If bond of death is dispelled do we lose the recourse? Bond of death being broken was the only salvation we necros had lol.

No.

[Erati]

any druids out there figure out how many spells of ours got 'fixed'

Wildfire is one of them, change to mana, cast time and damage ( anyone remember the cast time from before patch?)

Looks like Frost got changed to longer cast time but can't confirm bc i don't remember

any studious druids figure out the changes?

[Estu]

any druids out there figure out how many spells of ours got 'fixed'

Wildfire is one of them, change to mana, cast time and damage ( anyone remember the cast time from before patch?)

Looks like Frost got changed to longer cast time but can't confirm bc i don't remember

any studious druids figure out the changes?

The wiki should have accurate information to how it was before the patch. It will need updates for post-patch info, but you can look at the history of the page and see the pre-patch info regardless.

[Erati]

good idea Estu, very estute of you

well i wonder if it was updated quickly because the new attributes are listed not the old ones

oh well

[Lowlife]

PRAS

[Estu]

good idea Estu, very estute of you

well i wonder if it was updated quickly because the new attributes are listed not the old ones

oh well

Again, check the history on the page. You can see old versions and see when it was updated.

[Potus]

I thought necro's were supposed to be getting some love.

Thise lifetap changes are nothing and splurt being unresistable does nothing for pvp.

Psst! Necros were fucking atrocious in post-50 pvp. Classic.

[Potus]

A much needed change on the PvP server is being able to get PvP credit for DOT deaths once a person zones.

Also, I believe necro lifetaps should be healing for full effect. I base this on when the PvP damage nerf was implemented they only say spell damage was reduced, nothing about the healing from the lifetap.

http://www.tski.co.jp/baldio/patch/19990913.html

"In order to make PVP combat between spellcasters and melee types more viable some changes to PVP spell effects have been made. All damage spells cast in PVP combat will do less damage to the PC than the same spell would do to an NPC."


Nope, necro lifetaps only heal for the damage they do. 66% heal is classic. Played a Necro since Vallon Zek, it was always this way.

[feanan]

Didn't last long. It's broken again.

omg, it is :(

[freez]

=
Another much needed change is pets shouldn't agro mobs, at least on the PvP server.

are you trolling.....


dumb

[freez]

If bond of death is dispelled do we lose the recourse? Bond of death being broken was the only salvation we necros had lol.

if a neccro lands bond then you have to dispell t off yourself and him if you dont want him to get the heal part.

[ppdanny]

Nilbog: Enchanting for cultural armor requires classic reagents: Enchant Mithril - Blue Diamond, Enchant Adamantite - Blue Diamond, Enchant Steel - Jacinth, Enchant Brellium - Jacinth

I please strongly as that this change get reversed. There are some classes (mainly cleric) where cultural armour is the only viable armour pre-planar. The quested line of armour for clerics offer very little wisdom. This change as made it so that the cultural armour is now accessible by those who spend a large amount of time in areas where blue diamonds/jacinths drop (in my case blue diamonds), or who have a very large bankroll. This change will make gearing up classes as as clerics pre-planar significantly more difficult, which only serves to encourage RMT. I had high hopes of retiring my rogue to play a dark elf cleric. A rogue in his mid 40s that could normally farm up reasonable amounts of cash to farm up the required needed for the 1.5k to 3k a piece before this change, not the 20k+ needed for some peices now.

[Estu]

I please strongly as that this change get reversed. There are some classes (mainly cleric) where cultural armour is the only viable armour pre-planar. The quested line of armour for clerics offer very little wisdom. This change as made it so that the cultural armour is now accessible by those who spend a large amount of time in areas where blue diamonds/jacinths drop (in my case blue diamonds), or who have a very large bankroll. This change will make gearing up classes as as clerics pre-planar significantly more difficult, which only serves to encourage RMT. I had high hopes of retiring my rogue to play a dark elf cleric. A rogue in his mid 40s that could normally farm up reasonable amounts of cash to farm up the required needed for the 1.5k to 3k a piece before this change, not the 20k+ needed for some peices now.

You really don't need a boatload of WIS on a cleric before you enter planes, and there are plenty of decent WIS/mana items you can find in EC relatively cheap. Additionally, somehow people playing on live managed to level clerics without having a ton of leet cultural gear; perhaps you, too, can.

[Exmo]

I please strongly as that this change get reversed. There are some classes (mainly cleric) where cultural armour is the only viable armour pre-planar. The quested line of armour for clerics offer very little wisdom. This change as made it so that the cultural armour is now accessible by those who spend a large amount of time in areas where blue diamonds/jacinths drop (in my case blue diamonds), or who have a very large bankroll. This change will make gearing up classes as as clerics pre-planar significantly more difficult, which only serves to encourage RMT. I had high hopes of retiring my rogue to play a dark elf cleric. A rogue in his mid 40s that could normally farm up reasonable amounts of cash to farm up the required needed for the 1.5k to 3k a piece before this change, not the 20k+ needed for some peices now.

There's a ton of Enchanted DE Sets running around that not making new ones won't matter too much. Yes the price will go up a bit, but it's not going to be anywhere near the cost of creation. And if it gets close, go farm withered leather in the hole, it's as good or better in some cases. Or make a dwarf, their set requires cheaper gems.

[kaev]

I please strongly as that this change get reversed. There are some classes (mainly cleric) where cultural armour is the only viable armour pre-planar. The quested line of armour for clerics offer very little wisdom. This change as made it so that the cultural armour is now accessible by those who spend a large amount of time in areas where blue diamonds/jacinths drop (in my case blue diamonds), or who have a very large bankroll. This change will make gearing up classes as as clerics pre-planar significantly more difficult, which only serves to encourage RMT. I had high hopes of retiring my rogue to play a dark elf cleric. A rogue in his mid 40s that could normally farm up reasonable amounts of cash to farm up the required needed for the 1.5k to 3k a piece before this change, not the 20k+ needed for some peices now.

Not a problem, really. Make a Human Cleric of Karana, Erollisi Marr, or Rodcet Nife. Imbued Field Plate does not use enchanted mats and those three use cheap gems (Plains Pebble, Star Rose Quartz, Opal) for the imbue and all three have WIS as the primary stat bonus. Cleric is an easy class to get decent player-crafted armor for if you actually look at your options.

[Alukit Vassago]

sooo yea, the Regent Symbol of Innoruuk was patch but now it is set as agnostic? how does one be a cleric & also be agnostic? guess i got to wait til next patch for this fix x.x

[mtb tripper]

yes to this, gotta wait til next patch, should be couple weeks from now

[Vega]

Not a problem, really. Make a Human Cleric of Karana, Erollisi Marr, or Rodcet Nife. Imbued Field Plate does not use enchanted mats and those three use cheap gems (Plains Pebble, Star Rose Quartz, Opal) for the imbue and all three have WIS as the primary stat bonus. Cleric is an easy class to get decent player-crafted armor for if you actually look at your options.

Human cleric of Inny actually isn't a bad choice either. The cultural armor has more int than wis, but it does have some on most pieces. Plus you get access to both the DE snare necklace (when they patch :P) and the ERU fear mask (and to a lesser extent the ERU helm and shield).

[AexDestroy]

Since the pieces are era-appropriate, there was no change made except for the enchanting of bars.

Untrue. Dwarven Armor still has its AC way too high, and is in a post-velious state.

[botrainer]

T
[B]Alecta: Added an initial LOS check to bolt spells if a target is selected.
Alecta: After November 2000 in the server timeline, pets will have their weapons proc as if they were players. [/LIST]

Yeah just another step toward Mage epic pets going toe to toe with a lvl 60 SK pet and losing!

Now mage pets cant DPS, hold any sort of agro, Weapon proc, or their innate ability proc but once every 4 mins if your lucky!

Seriously all these nerfs on mages makes them only good for summoning food and water by the time this server is finished with there Hate the mage, lets nerf them. Last patch Making mobs KOS to the pet (with tons of KNOWN pathing issues I.E. High keep is terrible.), this patch Pet procs and procing in general for pets. Next patch, do Mages lose the ability to control them? Looking forward to it!

[Bamz4l]

this guy still cryin? saw his name as last poster, knew tears

[Stinkum]

Untrue. Dwarven Armor still has its AC way too high, and is in a post-velious state.

Any link or info on this? I would bump the Bug thread if you haven't already.

[pharmakos]

Now mage pets cant DPS

major overexaggeration

i'm pretty sure mage pets are still gonna outDPS my level 58 warrior

[Potus]

Yeah just another step toward Mage epic pets going toe to toe with a lvl 60 SK pet and losing!


Oh come on.

[mtb tripper]

shit i forgot about calculator

[Dubs]

This is great news really good changes seems like Alecta knows pvp well. When does snare and root start to stack always did in live snare was a important component of PvP

[feanan]

root/snare stack was jan 2001. velious came out dec 2000. so, hopefully not too much longer after velious comes out. I'm not sure what 1 month of real eq time means on our timeline here :)

[mtb tripper]

i didnt know they ever made it where you could stack the 2

[Lagaidh]

i didnt know they ever made it where you could stack the 2

A lot of us forgot that we could not do so in the early days...

I always snared before rooting for when root broke.

[kaev]

Memory might be faulty, but I recall the non-stacking of root/snare as an early druid nerf. Iirc, in the very earliest days they did stack, then got nerfed, then got unnerfed at some point during Velious.

[Potus]

Velious is when they stack again.

[Akim]

praise hard work.

[Dragonmist]

Nice updates but now my hotkeys bar is no longer horizontal and I hate that its vertical anyway to fix it back If I try any other UI's in my folder it just crashes the client.and hotkeys 2,3,4 wont even pop up at all...

[Aprisle]

Haven't been around for a while, it is good to see another dev Alecta working on PvP.

Woot!

[Whoop]

Nice updates but now my hotkeys bar is no longer horizontal and I hate that its vertical anyway to fix it back If I try any other UI's in my folder it just crashes the client.and hotkeys 2,3,4 wont even pop up at all...


I think this will help you with the hotkeys:

http://www.project1999.org/forums/showthread.php?t=11949

[Dragonmist]

Thanks Whoop

[Derubael]

*

[SamwiseRed]

odd my spellfile is outdate all of a sudden.

[Liba60]

Hi, I have not played since probably January or February this year. I have never patched without the egemulauncher so I am unsure how to properly patch now? I tried extracting that patch folder through Winrar to my Titanium folder but that didn't seem to work? was just wondering if anyone could help me out.
Thanks!

[Tann]

the launcher no longer works, check the getting started page for an update on that

[Liba60]

Hey thanks for the reply. Yeah I read that they stopped using the launcher. So I tried just extracting the files to the EQ titanium folder and no luck? I'm pretty bad with computers and remember that I always seemed to have a difficult time patching P1999. Just wondering if I should be doing something differently than extracting those new patch files to the EQtitanium folder.
Thanks again.

[baalzy]

http://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28335

Try this. Always works for me. In the future the Technical forums would probably be a better place to ask this type of question.