http://tsunami.thebigwave.net Changes Board en-us 60 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 01:20:03 PST Sun, 19 Apr 2026 01:20:03 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6830/board/changeboard > On Fri Apr 17 14:23:53 2026, Darkpoole wrote:
> > Native jerky are now an action heal - this means you can't use an
action
> in
> > the same round when trying to eat a jerky.
> >
> I've reverted this change but also made another.
>
>
>
> To skin jerky, you now have to "prep" them with danar first in the
guild,
> by "offer"ing corpses to him, he'll then prep them for you and then you
> can "do skin food" - you'll get more jerky per corpses but now requires
> you to be in his room and it'll be a guild effort to store as many
corpses
> as possible.
>
>
> DP
>
This change has been reverted and the old system re-implemented but with a
"Chaitan TM" Curve for healing instead similar to how old kegs worked -
eat multiple in a short window and receive reduced healing. Please test it
out instead of just complaining about it and I can adjust it on the fly :)
]]> Sun, 19 Apr 2026 01:20:03 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6829/board/changeboard > On Sat Apr 18 02:13:32 2026, Darkpoole wrote:
> > Greetings,
> >
> >
> >
> > Custom changelings were forced into basically 1 viable build since
most
> of
> > the other fey skills were hardcoded to work on their respective
> > subclasses. I've basically reopened custom to be an actual custom that

> can
> > select from the wider skill pool so I'll be interested to see what
> > combinations you guys come up with. Max skills are increased to 6 and
> > points required per dropped to 30 instead of 40, and total points a
> custom
> > can receive was increased by 25% - And before anyone asks _no_ - I
> didn't
> > do this for me, I was happy with my overly insane build
> >
> I didn't realise just _how_ painful this would be to manage, so I've
> reverted this change, but also Mania & Batter can only be used with
their
> respective weaponry.
>
To clarify, It just means weaponry skill only
]]> Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:51:58 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6828/board/changeboard > Greetings,
>
>
>
> Custom changelings were forced into basically 1 viable build since most
of
> the other fey skills were hardcoded to work on their respective
> subclasses. I've basically reopened custom to be an actual custom that
can
> select from the wider skill pool so I'll be interested to see what
> combinations you guys come up with. Max skills are increased to 6 and
> points required per dropped to 30 instead of 40, and total points a
custom
> can receive was increased by 25% - And before anyone asks _no_ - I
didn't
> do this for me, I was happy with my overly insane build
>
I didn't realise just _how_ painful this would be to manage, so I've
reverted this change, but also Mania & Batter can only be used with their
respective weaponry.
]]> Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:44:58 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6827/board/changeboard ]]> Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:56:11 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6826/board/changeboard ]]> Sat, 18 Apr 2026 05:43:27 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6825/board/changeboard > Native jerky are now an action heal - this means you can't use an action
in
> the same round when trying to eat a jerky.
>
I've reverted this change but also made another.



To skin jerky, you now have to "prep" them with danar first in the guild,
by "offer"ing corpses to him, he'll then prep them for you and then you
can "do skin food" - you'll get more jerky per corpses but now requires
you to be in his room and it'll be a guild effort to store as many corpses
as possible.


DP
]]> Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:44:09 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6824/board/changeboard them, just pretend they're fermented corpses or whatever monsters drink,
or maybe they're civilised and enjoy a beer?
]]> Sat, 18 Apr 2026 03:21:38 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6823/board/changeboard


Wyvern:-
----------------
sting +25% damage
catalyze effect +15% (applied when catalyzed poison is active in sting)
venomcloud +30% damage
envenom +50% imbue level
extra sting +5% while flying


Jotun Fire/Frost:-
-------------------
Thrash +15%
Brawling +5% (Jotun brawling-only weapondam path)
Swelter +10%
Shiver +10% (inherits _swelter.c, so auto-applies)
Emblaze +5%
Rime +5%
Hellhound +25%
Winterwolf +25%
]]> Sat, 18 Apr 2026 03:16:16 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6822/board/changeboard


Custom changelings were forced into basically 1 viable build since most of
the other fey skills were hardcoded to work on their respective
subclasses. I've basically reopened custom to be an actual custom that can
select from the wider skill pool so I'll be interested to see what
combinations you guys come up with. Max skills are increased to 6 and
points required per dropped to 30 instead of 40, and total points a custom
can receive was increased by 25% - And before anyone asks _no_ - I didn't
do this for me, I was happy with my overly insane build
]]> Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:13:32 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6821/board/changeboard
I have provided an increase to buck chance based upon conditions
(mumblemumble).

This is a damage increased for those who like to go BUCK WILD.
]]> Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:04:02 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6820/board/changeboard


Replaced linear teeth stat bonus with diminishing returns:
0..10,000 teeth points: +1 stat / 1,000 points
10,001..30,000: +1 / 2,000 points
30,001..60,000: +1 / 4,000 points
60,001+: +1 / 8,000 points


May be changed further but this will see what its like.


DP
]]> Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:53:32 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6819/board/changeboard and inspire/boost effects only work in /d/kyldiss; buffs auto-stop when
leaving Kyldiss;


All other dreamweapons recieved a 50% buff to compensate this change +
still make them viable with Disdains new eq system.


DP
]]> Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:23:55 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6818/board/changeboard certain point and then will HSoT after that point.



~DP
]]> Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:38:58 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6817/board/changeboard the Monk stick could be wielded in the offhand.
This was an unintended change as the monkstick was never able to be
offwielded. This has been patched/rectified.


~DP
]]> Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:37:20 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6816/board/changeboard the same round when trying to eat a jerky.
]]> Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:23:53 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6815/board/changeboard instant HP spikes.
Each sip now consumes up to 1000 from the keg and applies healing through
the alcohol regen system.
The drunker you are, the less effective each sip becomes (up to a heavy
reduction), and rapid chain-chugging gets additional penalties/lockout.
So: best value is from pacing drinks while relatively sober, not
burst-chugging.


~DP
]]> Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:13:52 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6814/board/changeboard
The old versions were very stale " You punched warrior hard,” so they
have now been given a proper messages. There is a lot more variation, a
lot more flavour.

If anyone spots anything awkward, too repetitive, or just has a line they
think would make it even better, let me know.

Nacho wizard.
]]> Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:33:46 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6813/board/changeboard
Aurumvorax has been given a "refresh" to make it a bit simpler
to play. Three main changes were made:

1. There is no longer the concept of "absorbing" the gold/coins
you have consumed. As soon as you eat them, they immediately
count towards your next growth stage (assuming you haven't hit
the max for your current player level already).

2. Aurumvorae are no longer restricted to a single gold vein bonus
at a time. Now gold veins from all climates can be consumed
without undoing each other's effects, building their respective
bonuses in parallel. So just dig and consume with reckless
abandon!

3. The total amount of gold/coins you have consumed (whether they
counted towards a growth stage or not) will now provide a
diminishing-returns bonus to all attack skills: clamp, collide,
fury, grate and pounce. This bonus is *very* slow to accumulate,
but will give you something to keep grinding at the higher hero
levels, perhaps.

If you run into any bugs, let me know.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:21:17 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6812/board/changeboard
Beastmaster heroes have been given a title refresh, compliments
of Morgul. Enjoy!

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:12:32 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6811/board/changeboard
All cleric subclasses now have access to the "auto" option in
their respective resurrection prayers. As a reminder, using
"pray <rez prayer> auto" will toggle between turning on/off
the ability of the cleric to *attempt* to auto-resurrect any
ghost present in the room.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:48:07 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6810/board/changeboard

Per a recent a totally incorrect bug report - spells/prayers/songs now
have a forward facing message when a room has been empowered / dampened.
Even though the spell was coded in 1996, it's worked every day since then.
If something is broken or not working, please submit a proper bug report
not just a "skill" is "apparently" broken and "it would be nice if said
skill would work"


~DP
]]> Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:40:41 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6808/board/changeboard
Today, with your help, I identified circumstances where a room would clean
itself and destroy the pillaging camp.

When this happened you would become disconnected and some of your items
would be deleted.

Ive changed some things and so-far my Barbarian has been idling in his
pillaging camp for nearly 2 hours with no issues.

So I believe its mostly safe to idle in them but let me know if things
dont work out.

NOTE: If you leave the camp for any reason (including link death) your
camp is destroyed and your items are dropped in the room where you last
were. Without the camp present the room will continue to clean itself
every 20m or so. And so you could definately lose items on the ground in
your camp because they would be tossed outside when the camp collapses and
then later cleaned. So PLEASE dont consider your camp to be like your
house. It is a temporary structure.

I have also tested disconnecting in your camp. Going link dead in the
camp. And idling in the camp for 2 hours today.

All appears to be working as intended.
]]> Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:39:31 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6807/board/changeboard
Crusaders and Shamans now have a new feature added to their respective
resurrection skills: "auto". If you "pray resurrect auto" or "sing
rebirth auto", it will toggle a new EXPERIMENTAL bit of functionality
called "auto-rez". While enabled, your Crusader or Shaman will attempt
to resurrect any ghost that enters the room in which you are located.
All the normal restrictions apply (mainly permit concerns). If the
resurrection succeeds, your character will then auto-rest to recover
the spent spell points. Obviously only one ghost can be rezzed at a
time, so if two ghosts enter, one will get rezzed first, etc. If you
have auto-rez enabled, "pray resurrect auto" or "sing rebirth auto"
will turn it off.

Let's see how this goes and how well it is received by the playerbase.
Hopefully a certain vocal minority will stop throwing shade at poor
old Valentinus. Now you can be just like his punk ass!

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Sat, 04 Apr 2026 21:59:03 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6806/board/changeboard
The minimum amount of materia that channeling/skinning/burying
a corpse can give you has been raised from 1 to 5. For full
disclosure: the formula used to be 1 materia for every level of
the corpse. So this new approach just means that level 1-5 mobs
now all give 5 materia, but otherwise the level-to-materia formula
remains the same. This should help lowbie Shamans get started,
without having to buy loads of low-level materia from the NPC
merchant outside of the Native guild.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:37:01 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6805/board/changeboard
All Shaman skills/songs that use materia now allow for you to
forgo explicitly specifying a materia type when you use them.
If you omit a materia, the skill/song will automatically pick
the best type for the skill/song that you have available.
This should make Shamans easier to play without having to
necessarily worry about skill/song and materia combinations.
As long as you don't spend materia like a maniac without
killing anything, you shouldn't really run the risk of running
out of materia. Of course, as has always been the case, you
have to be killing mobs that provide the tier of materia that
your songs/skills are using, regardless of whether you specify
the exact materia or let the song/skill auto-select it for you.

There is one song that is an exception: rebirth. It has a
dynamic materia cost which makes calculating an auto-selected
materia a bit more difficult code-wise. I'll try to look into
that, but in full disclosure, there are only two materia that
give it a boost anyhow: roagmo and efantig (efantig being a
stronger boost). So just set your alias to explicitly use one
of the two and forget about it. :)

On a final note, all Shaman songs/skills that were affected by
this change have been converted to a new skill system known as
"gen_skill". All "modern" skills use this system, and we have
been slowly moving "legacy" skills into the new paradigm for,
well...a decade or two. Anyhow, I mention this because while
in theory this shouldn't change the skill's behavior from the
standpoint of the player using it, in practice it sometimes
does. Namely, it can alter the range of the "roll" (think of
dice) of the skill level whenever the skill is used (in
comparison to what used to "roll" with the old system. So
after converting these Shaman songs/skills, don't be surprised
if things seem either underpowered or overpowered at first.
It might take a bit of playtime for me to smooth out the rough
edges.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:27:17 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6804/board/changeboard
Tsunami has a number of awesome flavor skills which are more for fun than
adventure.

Because it relates to the Jinn project I am working on I went ahead and
converted them into abilities. So you no longer have to spend xp to raise
them. Otherwise, everything else should be the same ....

.... well except with cantrip. I reduced its cast time and sp cost to
reflect what a simple starter spell it is.

The spells I changed are: Cantrip, Fata Morgana, and Facade
]]> Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:39:42 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6802/board/changeboard implies.
Jinn now gain powerful special abilities when partied with the newest
subclass: Tonic.
Tsunami now has 50% more waves.
Readded the Fetch subclass.
The Ghants have announced a strike over Cecaelia taking their jobs.
The Heroes Inn is now Outt.
Dante's has reached a settlement with the bards of the realm and will now
only play techno _most_ of the time.
Do you have a structured settlement and need cash now? Call JG Flindworth.
877-BARK-NOW.
Due to rising electrical costs, Ariston is now Aristoff.
The researchers of the Explorer's Guild have recently discovered that the
Wu-Jen "spheres" are actually oblate spheroids.
Improved lag by a little bit, maybe, or possibly made it worse. I don't
really know.
A new feature has been added to the wedding system. Now if you get
divorced, the wealthier player has to pay alimony.
Trinius has gained one level. IYKYK.
Fetches have been removed as a subclass.
Wizards no longer exist - they weren't even using magic anyways.
Darkpoole has been promoted to Arch.
The Leng baseball hat has been removed. No cap.
]]> Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:37:47 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6801/board/changeboard an NPC uses it against a player. So basically cast sin lust and sloth is
not nearly as annoying anymore. If anything breaks, lemme know. Peace
]]> Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:05:49 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6800/board/changeboard


After recent feedback from players, the following classes have received
the followage buffs:




Natives:
All Teeth have been recalibrated so 500 teeth now becomes 1 stat rather
than the 1000.
Offensive Skills increased across the board about 15%
Tier Sets for natives now increase main offensive skills by 30% for a 4
set, Stat increased for 2 set up to 20 (previously 10), HP pools increased
from 150 to 250HP.


Banding with other natives increases attacking/combat by total_level * 5 *
party members
Max Talismans is now Total Level * Total Teeth



Anything goes wonky please let me know!


DP
]]> Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:19:09 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6799/board/changeboard usage:
'list !*', 'list *'
'list 5 !* gen_eq amulet'
]]> Wed, 01 Apr 2026 03:41:35 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6798/board/changeboard display under 'list'

Use 'list gen_eq' to see gen_eq items.
'list 10 gen_eq'
'list gen_eq helmet'
'list 10 gen_eq mace'
etc
]]> Tue, 31 Mar 2026 22:50:59 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6797/board/changeboard > On Fri Mar 27 12:55:46 2026, Sten wrote:
> > I've capped the rounds of peace an NPC can inflict on a player to 5
> rounds.
> > Also trolls / worms / probably some other subs, their roar skill is
now
> > capped at 1 room when it forces you to flee. NPCs are now immune to
> other
> > NPCs roar, before they would roar defensively and other NPCs in the
room
>
> > would aggro them.
> >
> Ehhh, if anything breaks, or you find some behavior that looks odd or
you
> feel that your charmie dont peace as they used to do, please tell your
> friendly neighborhood wizard.
>
This will now apply to phantasmagoria, stasis and other scary prayers /
skills / spells
]]> Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:04:49 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6796/board/changeboard
I have completed functionality work on the Jinn subclass. Now for the hard
part -- testing.


CLASS NOTES

This will be a class that unlocks via achievement after a small quest.
Similar to Gunslinger.

RULES FOR TESTING

When testing is complete the class will be renamed to Djinn. So all
current Jinns will no longer be able to login that character without a
reincarnation. This mitigates the risk of test settings or funkiness
carrying over.

I am not ruling out the potential for rewarding testers but I dont want
the expectation to be walking away with a hero carried on the back of bugs
and mis-tuned test skills.

We will be testing in phases. Phase 1 is levels 1 to 10. Once you hit
level 10 you will not be able to progress. So no need to rush. Make
multiple Jinns. Provide feedback. Once we love levels 1 to 10 then we will
go higher.


IF YOU WANT TO TEST

You must message me (Burlok) on DISCORD. Which means adding me as a friend
first. When you make a friend request please send me a tell in-game with
your discord handle so I know you are not cat fishing me.

There is a PRIVATE SECTION for Jinn Testing where I have put testing
instructions as well as a chat. I will add you to this EXCLUSIVE CLUB once
I set you up for testing. TEST FEEDBACK SHOULD BE PLUGGED INTO DISCORD.

Cheers.
]]> Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:06:54 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6795/board/changeboard items when you list your inventory.
]]> Sun, 29 Mar 2026 14:25:55 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6794/board/changeboard
In furtherance of efforts to improve Shaman QoL, the season's fury song
has been moved into the "gen_skill" framework that we use for most modern
skills. You probably won't notice a difference there, but that's not
really the point if this post. In the process of converting the song, I
also changed the way it acts if you do not provide an explicit materia to
use as you sing it. Should you leave out a specific materia, i.e.
"sing season's fury smurf", the skill will now automatically determine
which materia is best for the current season, and, if you have it, will
use that materia. If you don't have the best one, then it will use the
second best, and so. This should help take the guess work out of using
the song. Note that this always *excludes* omatim materia in its
consideration. To use omatim, you still have to explicitly "sing
season's fury omatim".

If this new option works out and doesn't run into bugs, I will soon
convert the remaining Shaman songs.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Sun, 29 Mar 2026 13:59:12 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6793/board/changeboard > On Thu Mar 19 22:18:22 2026, Burlok wrote:
> > Greetings Denziens of Tsunami,
> >
> > If you forge an item you should be able to wield that item.
> >
> > Let me know if this winds up not being the case.
> >
> > #unleashthedwarves
> >
> Fixed something to make it more likely that this actually works.
>
This is confirmed to work now. Sorry to those who thought Id lost my mind.
The game needed to reset before the effect fully proliferate. Yesterdays
restart has it working.
]]> Fri, 27 Mar 2026 23:40:13 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6792/board/changeboard > I've capped the rounds of peace an NPC can inflict on a player to 5
rounds.
> Also trolls / worms / probably some other subs, their roar skill is now
> capped at 1 room when it forces you to flee. NPCs are now immune to
other
> NPCs roar, before they would roar defensively and other NPCs in the room

> would aggro them.
>
Ehhh, if anything breaks, or you find some behavior that looks odd or you
feel that your charmie dont peace as they used to do, please tell your
friendly neighborhood wizard.
]]> Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:57:40 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6791/board/changeboard Also trolls / worms / probably some other subs, their roar skill is now
capped at 1 room when it forces you to flee. NPCs are now immune to other
NPCs roar, before they would roar defensively and other NPCs in the room
would aggro them.
]]> Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:55:46 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6790/board/changeboard
When you logout or disconnect in your pillaging camp you will now
hopefully log back into the room the camp was in.

All your JUNK should also be in that room now and subject to normal game
cleaning procedures if it hangs out too long.
]]> Thu, 26 Mar 2026 23:39:24 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6789/board/changeboard
As some will lament a couple of years ago I disabled banding when I began
working on pillaging.

I have - today - hopefully made it where partied natives will now all get
pillaging points and spoils.

I have also - hopefully - fixed conditions where beastmaster pets would
get kills and so the beastmaster would not get the pillaging points.

What does this mean? Native parties probably snowball ridiculously.

Test it for me! Show Ghyath that Natives are not underwhelming at all!
]]> Thu, 26 Mar 2026 22:09:15 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6788/board/changeboard portal

If you ask him about 'rift' 'tearing' 'dream tearing' or 'portal'

He may be able to sense if the portal has been opened or not in this
current boot.


~DP
]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:23:53 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6787/board/changeboard chance, this should bring it up to 1 in 3 kills producing something. Also
increased the minimum rarity of drops so you should see more drops with
higher rarities.

I have added a flag to the shop list descriptions. gen_eq gear will bear a
"~" at the front. I have also added a "gen_eq" id to new items, and 'list
gen_eq' will work at the shop to only show new equipment

I hope everyone finds something cool!

-Disdain
]]> Sun, 22 Mar 2026 19:23:56 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6786/board/changeboard player would need to carry an orb at some levels to use one of their
skills didnt feel right for this particular skill.
]]> Sun, 22 Mar 2026 15:24:42 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6785/board/changeboard drop the new equipment. This eq will not be lockerable until I've had some
time to get feedback. 2 winters of work on this thing. I hope ya'll like
it.
]]> Sun, 22 Mar 2026 14:18:12 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6784/board/changeboard
The fighter guild has formally opened the new Mercenary
Recruitment Office, now overseen by David the Field Marshal.

This office serves as a dedicated command hub for warlords
to contract trained support under clear terms of coin, rank,
and readiness. Contracts are processed through disciplined
intake, with recruits assigned by subclass and delivered on
schedule according to the standing enlist framework.

Purpose:

Centralise warlord recruitment into a single, structured office
Provide reliable subclass hiring with level-based cost and preparation
time
Compensate the removal/change to class mazes
Enlist merc is still available

Prices and order times may vary, at the moment I feel they are modest.

If anything breaks we know who to blame...
]]> Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:14:03 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6783/board/changeboard > Greetings Denziens of Tsunami,
>
> If you forge an item you should be able to wield that item.
>
> Let me know if this winds up not being the case.
>
> #unleashthedwarves
>
Fixed something to make it more likely that this actually works.
]]> Sun, 22 Mar 2026 01:29:51 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6782/board/changeboard ]]> Sun, 22 Mar 2026 00:11:54 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6781/board/changeboard > NPC juggernaughts had an error in their logic so they always rotated
their
> weakest weaponry upon the first hit. Now they should properly select the

> weaponry their attacker is most vulnerable to! Trolls will love their
> Naptha Throwers.
> Meanwhile I adjusted formula for the power plant explosion when
> juggernaught dies. This works for both player characters and NPCs. It
> should now deal double the damage than before.
>
I discovered another error where NPC juggernaughts never used tier 7
upgrades. Well, now they do.
]]> Sat, 21 Mar 2026 22:36:11 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6780/board/changeboard
You can now rest while under the effects of levitation because magic
lifting you up is different than trying to use wings to hover in place
when it comes to relaxing.
]]> Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:48:06 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6779/board/changeboard weakest weaponry upon the first hit. Now they should properly select the
weaponry their attacker is most vulnerable to! Trolls will love their
Naptha Throwers.
Meanwhile I adjusted formula for the power plant explosion when
juggernaught dies. This works for both player characters and NPCs. It
should now deal double the damage than before.
]]> Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:13:40 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6778/board/changeboard > Greetings Denziens of Tsunami,
>
> If you forge an item you should be able to wield that item.
>
> Let me know if this winds up not being the case.
>
> #unleashthedwarves
>
In the interest of transparency...

chat Yeah.
I also added a soft-cap to forge. The soft cap is high enough it wont
disrupt the bonus from forges but will prevent what I anticipate being
situations where people gather all the buffs in the game in an attempt to
create and wield a level 40 weapon.
]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2026 22:24:15 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6777/board/changeboard
If you forge an item you should be able to wield that item.

Let me know if this winds up not being the case.

#unleashthedwarves
]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2026 22:18:22 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6776/board/changeboard
Help spells chaos-orb for details.

And, as usual, blame Darkpoole if you don't like it, but be sure
to give me any feedback, suggestions or ideas.
]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:25:53 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6775/board/changeboard thanks to all the new players craving war!
]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2026 04:45:28 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6774/board/changeboard make them consistent with the other pillagers and reduce what could become
a very long hp bar. Please rely on the pillager command to view your
score.
]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:19:51 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6773/board/changeboard
Shamans now earn a materia-gain bonus based on their current total
"destructed" value. "Destructed" is incremented whenever you use the
"destruct" skill to destroy a MAGIC item (this is how it has always
worked, just repeating it here). As the Shaman destroys such items
over time, he or she will gradually earn a +X% bonus to all materia
gain, which will be displayed in "score" in the "Destructed" field.
For full disclosure, here is the formula:

x = total_destructed / 2000
x = log(x^(x^0.22))

Here's the bonus curve, given x, from 1 to 2500:
https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=log%28x%5E%28x%5E0.22%29%29+from+1+to
+2500

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:39:01 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6772/board/changeboard
I discovered an oversight in the Shaman auto-channel mechanism
that fires whenever you the Shaman buries or skins a corpse.
Essentially, materia tiers 1-3 were supposed to receive a bonus,
but were not actually getting it. This has been fixed.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:32:05 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6771/board/changeboard
From time to time people complain about how disarm functions. Essentially,
requiring the player to manually rewield meanwhile npcs automatically
rewield as if they were never disarmed at all.


Ive put a new version of disarm into testing that handles the situation a
bit more like a debuff than actual manipulation of the weapon object.

Looking for feedback on this change. Currently the number of rounds
disarmed will be roughly 4. Sometimes less. Sometimes more. Depending on
skill roll.

Ive only implemented this for the disarm skill and mesmerizes unwield
command.

If the change is agreeable Ill look at rolling it out further.
]]> Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:44:26 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6770/board/changeboard
Dracolich blight spell will no longer destroy heals on the
target that have a value of 10k coins or higher. This was
changed mainly to prevent NPC Dracos from costing you tens
if not hundreds of thousands of coins, in terms of heals
you might lose from your inventory. That was certainly
never the intention of the spell, and is a brutal player
experience.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:34:07 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6769/board/changeboard
Wu-Jen (all spheres)
Necromancer
Illusionist
Chronomancer

(maybe be on the lookout for a Chaosmage weapon in the near future)

]]> Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:44:43 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6768/board/changeboard to use.

They now give bonuses to spells, based on your class, or Wu-Jen sphere.
Also, they have a new special attack proc you might see fire off
from your melee attacks.

As a side "benefit", missile and ice-bolt have been updated to use newer
skill code, so let me know if anything looks fishy with them.


As always, blame Darkpoole for any problems. But be sure to let me know
about them as well.
]]> Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:40:35 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6767/board/changeboard "help commands" spam-list.

Help commands, or use 'commands' / 'commands <category>'.

The old 'help commands' list is still available, using 'help commands!'.

As usual, blame Darkpoole (or let me know), if there are any issues.
]]> Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:30:14 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6766/board/changeboard
The "pollen" command has been update to provide more clarity
in regards to what each column means. Not that you probably
didn't know what they meant already, but now it is explicit.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:08:36 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6765/board/changeboard - directions now use/prefer caravans
- new information about (kill)quests nearby

Please let me know how you (dis)like it and what quests are missing where.
With a positive feedback I might update "help midbieareas" similarly.
]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 22:41:47 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6764/board/changeboard
This should function like "look north", except it will return the
brief description of the target room.

Let me know if there are any issues.
]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:40:34 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6763/board/changeboard
This is the bonus bards and thugs currently get.

It should have no impact player-side but JUST IN CASE im letting you know.
]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:12:38 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6762/board/changeboard
There was a bug in the code for the Hunter Snipe skill which
checked the target's "perception" skill level when
considering whether the first shot against that target
catches them off-guard. There is no such thing as the
"perception" skill, so this has been changed to be
"awareness", which is what the coder probably intended
. Before this was fixed, every initial snipe shot was
getting bonus damage, which is not what we intended. The
awareness of the target will now properly be taken into
consideration.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:55:59 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6761/board/changeboard


I've updated the newbie area to be a little more interactive, you can
visit this area via the newbiearea command, which has also been changed
from level 1 to account age, you can use this command until your account
age hits 12 months total.



I've also added a few things to the blindmode command such as


Condensed who list
Condensed score


but I would love to hear some thoughts about what else to add to the
blindmode.


~DP
]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:59:34 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6760/board/changeboard

You can activate it with blindmode on / off

For any of my screen reader friends, if you can think of some ways to make
this game easier to access please let me know and I'll see what I can do
about adding things in.


~DP
]]> Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:06:26 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6759/board/changeboard killer was a DoT-like effect.
You should now automatically follow, turn damage on and take formation
first upon joining the party.
]]> Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:14:24 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6758/board/changeboard > Greetings Denziens of Tsunami,
> I made a pass over a few races and installed some new things.
>
> DWARF
> -Dwarves love to fight and drink. They are not debuffed by alcohol.
> -Dwarves always have the forge skill (this is not new).
> -A Dwarf of 19+1 or higher can also mythic forge, regardless of quest
> points.
>
> BONUS REDUCTION: Dwarves no longer have a religion bonus.
>
> GHANT
> -A ghant can always "offwield". They do not gain the offhand skill but
> they gain a bit of hidden skill each level which will translate to
offhand
> attacks.
>
> BONUS REDUCTION: Ghants lost their +10 to offhand.
> BONUS INCREASE: Ghants who have the offhand skill gain a couple of extra

> points each level.
>
> KENKU
> SKILL SWAP: Kenku lost FLY but gained FLIGHT. This gives them all the
> additional functionality flight has.
>
> SKAVEN
> -Skaven always have the STEALTH skill. Very interested to see how this
> will be abused.
>
> SLEEN
> -When a sleen rests it enters a state of brumation which is a more
> restorative state than rest.
> -A sleen receives BONUS HEALING from ALL SOURCES.
>
> BONUS REDUCTION: I removed their weapon bonuses and penalties but kept
the
> ones related to light and dark.
>
>
Oh. I forgot. Dwarves lost their bonus to forge.
]]> Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:34:14 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6757/board/changeboard I made a pass over a few races and installed some new things.

DWARF
-Dwarves love to fight and drink. They are not debuffed by alcohol.
-Dwarves always have the forge skill (this is not new).
-A Dwarf of 19+1 or higher can also mythic forge, regardless of quest
points.

BONUS REDUCTION: Dwarves no longer have a religion bonus.

GHANT
-A ghant can always "offwield". They do not gain the offhand skill but
they gain a bit of hidden skill each level which will translate to offhand
attacks.

BONUS REDUCTION: Ghants lost their +10 to offhand.
BONUS INCREASE: Ghants who have the offhand skill gain a couple of extra
points each level.

KENKU
SKILL SWAP: Kenku lost FLY but gained FLIGHT. This gives them all the
additional functionality flight has.

SKAVEN
-Skaven always have the STEALTH skill. Very interested to see how this
will be abused.

SLEEN
-When a sleen rests it enters a state of brumation which is a more
restorative state than rest.
-A sleen receives BONUS HEALING from ALL SOURCES.

BONUS REDUCTION: I removed their weapon bonuses and penalties but kept the
ones related to light and dark.

]]> Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:24:32 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6756/board/changeboard
Swashbucklers love to drink and fight. They do not suffer a skill penalty
while drunk.
]]> Fri, 06 Mar 2026 20:41:27 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6755/board/changeboard of weeks.

The goal is to improve / increase / make more viable some of the races
that are not usually go-to selections.

I am NOT intending on posting each change as it occurs.

I WILL post summaries as I do a few.

So if something looks slightly different with a skill line DONT PANIC.

You can always reach out to me.
]]> Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:34:18 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6754/board/changeboard Removed swipe bonus, added engage and strangle at +5 each. Weapon numbers
normalized as well.
Terrain numbers normalized.
Rings dropped to 6.
]]> Thu, 05 Mar 2026 02:35:06 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6753/board/changeboard
Plerosis' (clover) bonus accumulated stat boost that comes from
its synergy with lily will no longer decay while you are resting.
This is so that you can use the enhanced rest that comes from
clover's synergy with tulip (in case you have that as well),
without be penalized for using the enhanced rest by potentially
losing some of your bonus stats in the process.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:07:42 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6752/board/changeboard

Ever wanted to play your own octopus inspired race?
Want to slap your enemies with your 8 tentacles?

Want to do something weird and slosh around everywhere?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
Cecaelia are cephalopod humanoids with powerful tentacles, fluid movement,
and
predatory instincts. They excel at constriction and close-quarters
control, but
struggle with rigid heavy weapon forms. Their bodies are built for water
and
shoreline hunting, not dry deserts or heavy plate warfare. Due to having
so many
tentacles and being a cephalopod they are restricted in what gear they can
wear
but can equip up to 8 rings.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
Cecaelia stat adjustments:

Strength : -5
Dexterity : 10
Intelligence : 10
Constitution : -15
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
Cecaelia resistance adjustments:

Drown : +30
Sound : -5
Fire : -10
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
Cecaelia skill adjustments:

2-hsword : -12 awareness : +5 axe : -10
bow : -8 grapple : +10 polearm : -10
stealth : +5 swipe : +5 sword : -10
unarmed : +8
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
Cecaelia sight restrictions:

Max Sight : +9
Min Sight : +1
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
Cecaelia is a man-sized race.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
Cecaelia combat adjustments from terrain:

Arid : -10 Desert : -15 Shore : +8
Swamp : +5 Underwater : +20 Water : +15
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2026 03:51:04 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6751/board/changeboard

-Goblin
-Hobgoblin
-Bugbear



Feel free to check them out and let me know your thoughts :)
~DP
]]> Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:56:53 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6750/board/changeboard
The corpse heal orcs received did not keep pace with the addition of rest
and the wider proliferation of heals.

When an orc eats a corpse outside of war they will (rather than eat it)
actually render it into jerky much like a native does for portable
healing.

#orcmeta
]]> Wed, 25 Feb 2026 23:04:04 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6749/board/changeboard pretty much the same, lacks titles and pretitles (sorry Nomads). If you
like it, just "alias who who2".
Comments welcome.
]]> Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:01:39 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6748/board/changeboard > This isn't a change post but its the board everyone will see.
>
>
>
> Hey everyone,
>
> I?m opening up invite testing for a new work-in-progress class:
> Deathknight2.
>
> This isn?t replacing anything yet, but it?s the start of a modern
> ?expansion-grade? DK-style kit, with a clean gameplay loop and strong
spec
> identity. If testing goes well, this could become a full new
> class/subclass option going forward.
>
> What it?s about
>
> Runic Power is real gameplay (build it, spend it, manage it)
>
> Frost + Unholy presences you can swap between
>
> Procs that should feel obvious and exciting (not background RNG)
>
> Room effects that behave properly (persist, tick, don?t stack
infinitely)
>
> Current kit in testing
>
> Frost
>
> Obliterate (generator)
>
> Howling Blast + Frost Strike (spenders)
>
> Killing Machine + Rime procs
>
> Frost Fever status
>
> Unholy
>
> Rotrend (generator)
>
> Graveblight (room corruption template)
>
> Miasma Surge (spender that strengthens your room rot)
>
> What I need from testers
> If you hop in, I?d love feedback on:
>
> Does RP feel starved / smooth / flooded?
>
> Do procs feel too rare / too frequent / just right?
>
> Does Frost feel like burst/precision, and Unholy like slow
inevitability?
>
> Any bugs, weird stacking, or edge cases (especially around room effects)
>
> If you?re keen to test, DM me and I?ll get you sorted with
access/invite.
> ~DP
>
The first testing phase as finished, I've learned a lot, and have decided
to take it in a newerish direction focusing more on runes and the runic
weapon. If you previously had a runeknight && gave a lot of feedback,
please send me a tell and I'll have something for you. The next iteration
is Runereaver - feel free to message me if you'd like to try it out.
]]> Tue, 24 Feb 2026 08:43:01 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6747/board/changeboard you have learned.
]]> Sun, 22 Feb 2026 02:23:53 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6746/board/changeboard > On Wed Feb 18 17:52:52 2026, Ghyath wrote:
> > You can now sail to Windscar Island from port 4e of CoT.
> > It is a test island, no hidden features, basically no monsters (except

> Den
> > of Beholders), but kind of innovative in terms of "graphical"
> > interpretation of your surroundings.
> > Since there are so many various clients and settings, I am looking for
a
>
> > feedback about how you like general idea, map symbols, how
> understandable
> > your movement around is and how messy it is with your client/settings.

> You
> > probably need to turn off your brief mode to see the main map feature.
> > Feedback please via tells/mudmail/Discord/public channels. Thanks.
> >
> 4 major biomes should now be populated with biome-fitting animals. Some
of
> them are smarter. In general the further from the shore, the bigger
> animals you might encounter (up to lvl 19).
>
Windscar Island is temporarily unavailable until Tsunami's sailors
schedule regular transport. You will be informed in time about new sea
routes.
]]> Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:54:46 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6745/board/changeboard > You can now sail to Windscar Island from port 4e of CoT.
> It is a test island, no hidden features, basically no monsters (except
Den
> of Beholders), but kind of innovative in terms of "graphical"
> interpretation of your surroundings.
> Since there are so many various clients and settings, I am looking for a

> feedback about how you like general idea, map symbols, how
understandable
> your movement around is and how messy it is with your client/settings.
You
> probably need to turn off your brief mode to see the main map feature.
> Feedback please via tells/mudmail/Discord/public channels. Thanks.
>
4 major biomes should now be populated with biome-fitting animals. Some of
them are smarter. In general the further from the shore, the bigger
animals you might encounter (up to lvl 19).
]]> Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:26 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6744/board/changeboard It is a test island, no hidden features, basically no monsters (except Den
of Beholders), but kind of innovative in terms of "graphical"
interpretation of your surroundings.
Since there are so many various clients and settings, I am looking for a
feedback about how you like general idea, map symbols, how understandable
your movement around is and how messy it is with your client/settings. You
probably need to turn off your brief mode to see the main map feature.
Feedback please via tells/mudmail/Discord/public channels. Thanks.
]]> Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:52:52 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6743/board/changeboard shutdown wars, please fill it out! xoxo
]]> Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:23:31 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6742/board/changeboard

After some discussion with the resident Bug monk. It was realised that one
of the imbues actually had an issue which caused the other elements to
fire more rapidly and uncontrollably. This issue has been fixed/patched,
but the chance to proc is now much better (twice better to be preciseish)
and in doing so, I've lowered the amount of areas/notches needed to get
the next imbue, you can find it out at help monk stick or read below.



Imbue unlocks (by notches / explored locations)
-----------------------------------------------
Your stick level increases once for every 3 explored locations notched
onto the stick. This means imbues unlock at specific notch totals:

Fire: 9+ locations
Lightning: 24+ locations
Ice: 51+ locations
Acid: 81+ locations
Poison: 99+ locations
Holy: 120+ locations

Tip: If you are just short of an unlock, you usually only need a couple
more explored locations to push your stick level over the next threshold.




As usual if I broke something (It's me, so probability is high) please let
me know!


~DP
]]> Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:12:26 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6741/board/changeboard their HP Prompt.



Anyone who creates a party with another player will Auto Follow, Turn on
Party Damage, and Join Formation First.
]]> Mon, 16 Feb 2026 03:56:25 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6740/board/changeboard

I created a fun little Tower Defence game in the arcade (2d 2w u from CoT)
- It's not a super intensive game but its a fun little interactive thing
if you want something to do while bored.
]]> Mon, 16 Feb 2026 03:15:35 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6739/board/changeboard
The old fighter mazes have been retired and replaced with a new dungeon
built for pure combat progression: The Iron Proving Hall.
This is a level 30 dungeon packed with fighter-type enemies and it follows
the same rules as Aincrad.

Clear the room to advance: the next room won?t open up until everything in
the current room is dead.
No dipping out: if anyone leaves the dungeon, the run resets and it will
need to be started again from the beginning.

Boss + Loot
The final boss has a chance to drop a Tier set piece for fighter
subclasses. If you want fighter gear, this is the new proving ground.
If you were farming the old fighter mazes, this is the replacement. Bring
a proper build, bring sustain, and commit to the run, because the hall
doesn?t care how close you were.


I'll await feedback before I start working on the other Class Mazes but I
can guarantee it'll be worth it when you eventually get a 4 piece.


~DP
]]> Sat, 14 Feb 2026 11:56:00 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6738/board/changeboard during invasions whether you are native or not without the need for a
magic mirror.
]]> Fri, 13 Feb 2026 23:04:28 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6737/board/changeboard > Heyy,
>
>
> Worm tunnelling now incurs an SP penalty that gradually adds up over
time
> and will kick you out of tunnelling if you're too low on SP - As well
you
> can't rest while tunneling to prevent what is basically a sanctuary for
> not being killed.
>
> If this goes against Burlok's design idea i will be happy to revert it
>
>
> Thanks!
>
This is still true EXCEPT a worm gets 8 rounds before the sp drain kicks
in.

A worm currently auto-tunnels after each kill (plunging back beneath the
ground) and the sp cost was completely justified since people were idling
but by giving a grace period of a few rounds a worm is able to burst from
the ground to swallow its foes still without having an additional xp cost
for being cinematic.
]]> Fri, 13 Feb 2026 01:46:18 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6736/board/changeboard introduction quest. I've made the book available from Magnus (w,s,w,d)
from CoT - as a reminder he's also quite helpful and you can ask him about
most subjects about the mud and he'll hopefully be able to give you the
answer you are looking for.


~DP
]]> Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:23:47 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6735/board/changeboard ]]> Wed, 11 Feb 2026 05:18:32 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6734/board/changeboard in the first place) when using exhale.
]]> Sat, 07 Feb 2026 01:05:17 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6733/board/changeboard ]]> Fri, 06 Feb 2026 11:12:52 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6732/board/changeboard of just spamming shield, will use their offensive and defensive skills as
they were meant to.


~DP
]]> Fri, 06 Feb 2026 11:05:36 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6731/board/changeboard


Hey everyone,

I?m opening up invite testing for a new work-in-progress class:
Deathknight2.

This isn?t replacing anything yet, but it?s the start of a modern
?expansion-grade? DK-style kit, with a clean gameplay loop and strong spec
identity. If testing goes well, this could become a full new
class/subclass option going forward.

What it?s about

Runic Power is real gameplay (build it, spend it, manage it)

Frost + Unholy presences you can swap between

Procs that should feel obvious and exciting (not background RNG)

Room effects that behave properly (persist, tick, don?t stack infinitely)

Current kit in testing

Frost

Obliterate (generator)

Howling Blast + Frost Strike (spenders)

Killing Machine + Rime procs

Frost Fever status

Unholy

Rotrend (generator)

Graveblight (room corruption template)

Miasma Surge (spender that strengthens your room rot)

What I need from testers
If you hop in, I?d love feedback on:

Does RP feel starved / smooth / flooded?

Do procs feel too rare / too frequent / just right?

Does Frost feel like burst/precision, and Unholy like slow inevitability?

Any bugs, weird stacking, or edge cases (especially around room effects)

If you?re keen to test, DM me and I?ll get you sorted with access/invite.
~DP
]]> Fri, 06 Feb 2026 04:48:29 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6730/board/changeboard them being lonely in the cruel world of Tsunami. Probably during some
festivities (or for some reason unknown to me) this was changed and
Shaolins could party like everyone else. Well, until today when they
decided to follow the lonely path again.
Similarly the elusive hardcores.
]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2026 23:28:03 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6729/board/changeboard

I've fixed an oopsie doodle with party follow that should now work again,
in saying that it was hacked and slashed together using an old backup, so
there's a possibility that some old stuff went through as well. if you
notice anything weird please send me a tell :)

~D{
]]> Tue, 03 Feb 2026 09:33:50 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6728/board/changeboard
HEARTHSTONE has been updated to include TRAVEL: help hearthstone
GATE has been updated to include TRAVEL: help spells gate
FLIGHT has been updated to include TRAVEL: help skills flight
WORMHOLE has been updated to include TRAVEL: help spells wormhole
CORRIDOR has been update to include TRAVEL: help prayers corridor

BONUS NEW SKILL: Bards have gained the song TRAVELERS TUNE. Skill level
will decrease the needed exploration percentage to travel. HEROIC BARDS
can travel to areas they have only begun to explore.


Let me know if any functionality of any skill is broken. I did thoroughly
test all the things but im not perfect.
]]> Sat, 31 Jan 2026 01:19:21 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6727/board/changeboard
Recent feedback from new and returning players has been that travel across
the land can be difficult as our memories from many years ago have faded
and that even when you know where you are going its very easy to get
turned around.


Ive implemented a system for general player testing that will allow
players to travel to realms they have reached a certain exploration
threshold in.

Currently that threshold is 61 percent.

See help hearthstone
See help gate

Both allow for the argument EXPLORED which will show destinations you meet
the exploration threshold for.

For you champion explorers who will have a huge list you can also restrict
the output by level EXPLORED <MIN LEVEL>-<MAX LEVEL>

Using gate / hearth / phearth will let you pick from these realms as well.
Hopefully all the costs and restrictions should be in place.

If anyone has other suggestions on how to use this system (or additional
skills to consider modifying) please let me know.
]]> Thu, 29 Jan 2026 01:04:46 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6726/board/changeboard Tam's (Two Rivers area) behavior updated.
Newbie dummy (Newbie tutorial area) no longer gives melee exp. DummyGate
is over!
Toy Chest area updated, NPCs now properly wear/wield their equipment aka
Greshna's favorite babes finally wear bikini!
]]> Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:50:44 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6725/board/changeboard
New and returning players have provided feedback that navigating the
realms of Tsunami can be challenging. As a result, Burlok is working on a
travel-system.

WHAT WE NEED: We need to record the “entry location” for each realm.

The “entry location” is the first room you would enter off of the main
area into the REALM. You can type “realm” and see where you are. For
example CoT is in MAINLAND TOWN.

CONTEST
Players are being given the opportunity to help Burlok declare entry-rooms
to the various realms for MUD PRIZES. There is a COG DISPENSER at cot
which will give you a gps cog.

You can see which realms are needed via the command “gps needed”.

Travel to a needed realm and type “gps submit <level>” where <level>
is the typical level a player would adventure in this area (you can only
pick 1 level). This level will be important to the travel system also.

You can view your progress with “gps contest” while holding a cog.

Burlok will be reviewing submissions every few days and approving ones
that appear to correctly identify the “entry room”.

The contest ends February 28 OR whenever the majority of the realms have
entries.

]]> Tue, 20 Jan 2026 23:53:19 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6724/board/changeboard Tsunami's subclass standards.
]]> Fri, 16 Jan 2026 21:52:31 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6723/board/changeboard the world pillaging the fringes of society which unleashed evil-powers
upon them.

All native classes now have access to pillaging and pillager.

See: help pillaging

Let me know if anything isnt working / doesnt appear to be set-up right.
]]> Sun, 11 Jan 2026 05:26:42 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6722/board/changeboard > Barbarians have gained the pillager skill! See help skills pillager.
>
> This gives nomadic pillagers a mobile base. Allowing them to take a
break
> from time to time without losing their standing.
>
> I will continue working on testing this in conjunction with anyone else
> who wants to use it. If you find an abuse let me know.
>
> I will add it to other pillagers (Berserker, Amazon, More?) once I am
more
> confident its working as intended.
>
> The 300 round cooldown begins when the pillager who made the camp exits.
A
> logout will clear the cooldown ..
> .. but it also clears your pillaging score.
>
> You can see your timer's status by typing pillager.
>
Berserkers and Amazons have access to the pillager skill now.
]]> Sat, 10 Jan 2026 23:34:18 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6721/board/changeboard
This gives nomadic pillagers a mobile base. Allowing them to take a break
from time to time without losing their standing.

I will continue working on testing this in conjunction with anyone else
who wants to use it. If you find an abuse let me know.

I will add it to other pillagers (Berserker, Amazon, More?) once I am more
confident its working as intended.

The 300 round cooldown begins when the pillager who made the camp exits. A
logout will clear the cooldown ..
.. but it also clears your pillaging score.

You can see your timer's status by typing pillager.
]]> Sat, 10 Jan 2026 06:21:09 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6720/board/changeboard each login. How tedious.

CHANGE: You will automatically get your death gear when you login.

ADDED: Command dblade <type> which will set the blade type you summon on
login (default vorpal).

BONUS CHANGE (Increase?): Deathmail was using 90% of its skill value. It
is now using 100%.
]]> Sat, 10 Jan 2026 01:48:09 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6719/board/changeboard manually re-wear. How tedious.

CHANGE: Going incorporeal will now re-equip valid item slots. It will mark
the items (codewise) to know which ones it took off.
CHANGE: Going corporeal will now FIRST attempt to re-equip all of the
items incorp marked.

CHANGE: Going corporeal will SECOND fill any remain slots with items
selected from the "suit up" command.

ENHANCEMENT: Clarified what equipment a DK can wear in its states in a
more straightforward fashion in the code.

WHEN INCORP: Deathknights cannot wear boots, gloves, other, or helmet.

BONUS CHANGE (Reduction?): Deathknights can NO LONGER wear mortal shields.
Only death shields.

--Willing to have a conversation about changing the way they get death
shield.
]]> Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:06:35 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6718/board/changeboard If you notice any other skills/features affected by fuel consumption
removal, please bug it. Thanks.
]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2026 22:45:22 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6717/board/changeboard

Worm tunnelling now incurs an SP penalty that gradually adds up over time
and will kick you out of tunnelling if you're too low on SP - As well you
can't rest while tunneling to prevent what is basically a sanctuary for
not being killed.

If this goes against Burlok's design idea i will be happy to revert it


Thanks!
]]> Tue, 16 Dec 2025 03:49:51 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6716/board/changeboard ]]> Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:27:43 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6715/board/changeboard ]]> Thu, 09 Oct 2025 22:23:50 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6714/board/changeboard continue fixing them :)
]]> Tue, 15 Jul 2025 08:59:22 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6713/board/changeboard
The Warlords of Tsunami have lamented that since the changes to their
maximum soldiers that they are unable to enlist mercenaries to their max
capacity. Many would rather have more followers even if one of their
followers is substantially weaker than the others. Warlords will now seek
out mercenaries until their party is full.

* You can now recruit MERC until your party capacity is full.

* This means that your final MERC will often be of a much lower level than
the rest (as its rounding out your left over capacity)

* However, I believe this addresses the complaint of not being able to
fully utilize the capacity that is growing with each level.

Sorry this simple fix took so long. This should make what was a reduction
to low level warlords less impactful and once again mitigate the need to
find mud followers if you are just wanting to login for a quick spot of
low level XPing.

If I somehow broke it and now you get 4 level 10000 mercenaries please let
me know.
]]> Thu, 15 May 2025 23:28:28 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6712/board/changeboard seem to be a huge issue at the moment so I'll see how it goes
DP
]]> Mon, 12 May 2025 11:04:36 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6711/board/changeboard ]]> Sat, 03 May 2025 00:46:00 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6710/board/changeboard

While i work out a potential bug that's been ongoing for some
juggernaughts, upgrades will be free for the forseeable future (as well as
downgrades)
]]> Thu, 17 Apr 2025 04:41:28 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6709/board/changeboard

I fixed an edge case in the cloak where a certain subclass could dream
skills they weren't meant to. If it breaks elsewhere please let me know :)


~DP
]]> Wed, 16 Apr 2025 06:40:22 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6708/board/changeboard ]]> Fri, 11 Apr 2025 13:25:18 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6706/board/changeboard top information about current and max weight to the bottom of the
printout! People collecting tonnes of shit rejoice!
If something breaks ping my emotional support wizard Darkpoole or me.
XOX
]]> Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:14:02 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6705/board/changeboard After much anticipation and a little help from those entrepreneurial
goblins over in Kyrse, we are thrilled to announce the re-opening of the
Auction House!

Thanks to their clever expansion, the Auction House is now bigger and
better than ever! Come one, come all ? and get ready to bid on rare
treasures, magical artifacts, and legendary weapons like never before.

Auctions are now fully automatic and will start every hour! That?s right ?
no more waiting around. Every hour, new items will be up for bid, so make
sure you don't miss out!

Whether you're a seasoned bidder or a first-time visitor, exciting new
items await your eager hands.

Please bug anything wrong to Darkpooles' attention, and I' make sure to
get it sorted.

So what are you waiting for? Grab your bidding paddles and join us for the
next great auction event!

The Auction House awaits your bid!

Auctioneer
]]> Fri, 04 Apr 2025 07:29:59 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6704/board/changeboard The Gnomes of Gnowhere have been at it again, working tirelessly alongside
the famed Gunslingers to fine-tune the Juggernaught?s already formidable
arsenal. After careful study and analysis, the Gnomes discovered that
firing missiles too rapidly could lead to catastrophic overheating?causing
the system to explode at the most inopportune moments. Never ones to shy
away from a challenge, they?ve engineered a "cooldown system" to regulate
missile fire, ensuring that the Juggernaught can unleash its firepower
without the risk of a fiery demise. Now, missiles will fire in quick
bursts, but only after allowing the system to cool down, preventing any
catastrophic failures in the heat of battle.

But the Gnomes of Gnowhere didn?t stop there. They?ve turned their keen
eyes toward the salvage process, realizing that Juggernaughts can extract
fuel from the environment when salvaging for reactor components. With this
new functionality, you can now get additional fuel while salvaging, making
the Juggernaught even more self-sufficient and versatile on the
battlefield. No need to worry about running out of fuel?just look for the
salvageable materials scattered across the landscape and fuel up!

Meanwhile, the Gnomes have taken a step further into the realm of dragons,
studying the mighty creatures to learn their secrets of flight. After many
long nights and intense trials, they?ve finally succeeded in incorporating
thrusters into the Juggernaught's design! These new thrusters provide
enhanced mobility, allowing Juggernaughts to maneuver swiftly through the
skies. Fuel is now more critical than ever, as it powers both the missile
system and the thrusters. Juggernaughts will need to manage their
resources wisely, balancing offensive capabilities with mobility and
ensuring they stay on top of the action.

New Enhancements and Features:
Missile Cooldown System:

Cooldown timer added to missile fire to prevent overheating.

Fire missiles in bursts, ensuring no random explosions in the heat of
battle.

Carefully manage your fire rate and cooldown to maximize missile
efficiency.

Fuel Salvaging:

Fuel can now be salvaged when scavenging for reactor components, ensuring
Juggernaughts can stay fueled up for longer engagements.

Salvage materials efficiently to keep your fuel tanks full during combat.

Thruster Integration:

Thrusters are now part of the Juggernaught?s system, giving enhanced
mobility and the ability to fly through the air.

Thrusters use fuel for operation, so manage it wisely for both movement
and missile fire.

Looking Ahead?
The Gnomes of Gnowhere aren?t done yet. Their minds are always tinkering,
always seeking new ways to improve the Juggernaught. Expect even more
upgrades in the future that will further enhance firepower, mobility, and
self-sufficiency. Their work is far from over, and they assure us that
bigger and better things are on the horizon.

So, as always, Juggernaughts, keep your missile systems in check, fuel
your engines, and keep an eye on that cooldown. The battlefield is
evolving, and with these new enhancements, you?ll be ready for anything
the world throws your way.
]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2025 03:25:58 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6703/board/changeboard gunslingers, taking a special interest in their weaponry?particularly
their rifles. After months of intense tinkering and experimentation, the
Gnomes have managed to engineer a revolutionary new missile system for
Juggernaughts! While still in the early stages of development, they are
confident that the missiles will work flawlessly and bring devastating
firepower to the battlefield.

But that's not all! The Gnomes have also made significant strides in the
Juggernaught upgrade system. They've managed to increase the number of
available upgrades a Juggernaught can carry, allowing for even more
advanced modifications and customizations. The future of mechanized
warfare is looking brighter (and more explosive) than ever before!

Stay tuned for further updates as the Gnomes continue their innovations!
]]> Tue, 01 Apr 2025 23:58:21 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6702/board/changeboard


I made some fun changes to zap, so now you can hunt wizards again xoxoxo -
GLHF


DP
]]> Tue, 01 Apr 2025 03:45:32 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6701/board/changeboard


Some feedback from Morgul that Crusader was feeling a bit squishy, so as a
test, I've done some little tweaks to protection mark, and also noted that
Divine wrath couldn't be moddable, so I've changed that as well for now.
Happy to receive more feedback!


DP
]]> Sun, 23 Mar 2025 05:18:30 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6700/board/changeboard


Boulders will now hopefully last up to 3 times longer before shattering
into a million pieces, and hurl has been increased slightly (25%)
]]> Sat, 22 Mar 2025 08:51:53 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6699/board/changeboard


Cleric2 is tentatively open for Playtesting for Patreon members.



This is in an alpha style build, so each time you login, you'll have to
reselect your Deity/Domains and re-raise your skills, this'll change in
upcoming builds but for now it'll be a little annoying.



A little Info.





It's a wu-jenified style subclass, where you pick a Deity, and then sub
domains, there's no help files on them just yet, but there will be in the
coming days, but its basically all the clerics smooshed into one.


~DP
]]> Sat, 22 Mar 2025 01:02:17 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6698/board/changeboard


The effectiveness of the Buff machine has been halved and now has a
hardcap in its calculation.
With this, the prices will drop.


Also Changeling can't buy from it anymore being a prestige subclass.



Also Berserker.


~DP
/.
]]> Thu, 20 Mar 2025 10:08:41 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6697/board/changeboard and +singing weapon features. Their weapon type restrictions should be
thematic, but in case I missed any crucial one(s), let me know.
]]> Mon, 17 Mar 2025 22:19:51 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6696/board/changeboard the victim, similar to recall) and force drop all chaos surges from the
gauntlet, mazes and Aincrad.
]]> Sun, 16 Mar 2025 16:21:32 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6695/board/changeboard > Greetings Denziens of Tsunami,
>
> The forgers of the realm are often frustrated by their ability to make
> items more powerful than they can wield. New forging techniques have
been
> uncovered to alleviate this problem.
>
> * I have made some changes to the wield check that will hopefully let
you
> wield a weapon you forged.
>
> * This might possibly require a reboot to fully proliferate.
>
> * Out of concern for people creating an endless supply of the most
> powerful weapons due to buffs I have placed a player-level based
soft-cap
> in the forge skill. It is significantly higher than what you would
> normally have through raising your skill plus a forge bonus but if you
are
> undergoing lots of buffing to forge you may not forge items as mighty as

> before. This is intentional because wielding a mythic weapon generated
> from a 500 forge skill at level 10 was not the goal of this change.
>
I RECINDED this change because people expressed concerns over forge having
a soft-cap.

You can no longer wield weapons that you create which are too powerful for
you.

There is no longer a softcap.

]]> Sat, 15 Mar 2025 19:04:43 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6694/board/changeboard
The forgers of the realm are often frustrated by their ability to make
items more powerful than they can wield. New forging techniques have been
uncovered to alleviate this problem.

* I have made some changes to the wield check that will hopefully let you
wield a weapon you forged.

* This might possibly require a reboot to fully proliferate.

* Out of concern for people creating an endless supply of the most
powerful weapons due to buffs I have placed a player-level based soft-cap
in the forge skill. It is significantly higher than what you would
normally have through raising your skill plus a forge bonus but if you are
undergoing lots of buffing to forge you may not forge items as mighty as
before. This is intentional because wielding a mythic weapon generated
from a 500 forge skill at level 10 was not the goal of this change.
]]> Sat, 15 Mar 2025 19:03:41 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6692/board/changeboard > On Sat Mar 08 13:04:19 2025, Sten wrote:
> > Enchanter delusion elixir is no longer random. Brew will now take an
> extra
> > argument when making delusion elixirs. Help skills brew to see the
list
> of
> > available delusion types.
> >
> > Oh, and I lowered the cast time of brew from 3 to 2 rounds. ENJOY!
> > If something breaks ping me or send a bug <3
> >
> This change is now live, sorry about that. I addition, brewing a
delusion
> with a specific effect will cost you twice the reagents. This is subject

> to change if it is being overly abused or makes enchanter easy mode.
> If it bugs, blame me and then send me a tell.
> <3
>
Just a couple of changes to this,
You can no longer stack fireshield & Dread, If you drink a dread potion
and you have fireshield, fireshield will automatically end and vice versa


Haste & Fortify potions are now limited to only 1 use at a time, you can
no longer stack them.


~DP
]]> Sat, 15 Mar 2025 03:31:31 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6691/board/changeboard > Enchanter delusion elixir is no longer random. Brew will now take an
extra
> argument when making delusion elixirs. Help skills brew to see the list
of
> available delusion types.
>
> Oh, and I lowered the cast time of brew from 3 to 2 rounds. ENJOY!
> If something breaks ping me or send a bug <3
>
This change is now live, sorry about that. I addition, brewing a delusion
with a specific effect will cost you twice the reagents. This is subject
to change if it is being overly abused or makes enchanter easy mode.
If it bugs, blame me and then send me a tell.
<3
]]> Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:07:37 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6690/board/changeboard
The Ents of Tsunami have added a verse to their entsong. Now when nature
is aroused is shall be fully aroused!

* Ents have lost the song AWAKEN.
* The song ENTSONG should now confer all the properties of fully awakened
flora.
* The duration of arousal has been increased.
]]> Wed, 12 Mar 2025 23:16:30 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6688/board/changeboard Masons no longer have a skill bonus for idling.
Masons still receive passive experience (faux-idle) but now their actual
idle time contributes to a global pool that will lead to a special event.
]]> Wed, 12 Mar 2025 18:26:39 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6687/board/changeboard Gorgon autofire and auto tail-strike should occur more frequently now.

Ent WC has been increased slightly.
Ent AC has been increased moderately.
]]> Wed, 12 Mar 2025 17:12:22 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6686/board/changeboard

Ever needed to get a wizards attention, but that wizard is idle and too
busy cheating on his player character to notice you?
If you now message that wizard, it will find their next available online
character and redirect the tell to them. You won't know who the online
character is but they'll receive the redirected tell and will be able to
ignore you on that player as well :)



Just kidding, but really - Messaging a wizard will check to see if they
have a player online, and "tells" will redirect to their player character
as well as their wizard without notifying you which player they're on.



~DP
]]> Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:19:02 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6685/board/changeboard able to log in to any old "Medusa" without any issue.

Bonuses and penalties to combat should now be applying correctly and
display a full change under combat again. This includes things such as
sands for manticore, steed ride etc.
]]> Sat, 08 Mar 2025 17:12:53 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6684/board/changeboard argument when making delusion elixirs. Help skills brew to see the list of
available delusion types.

Oh, and I lowered the cast time of brew from 3 to 2 rounds. ENJOY!
If something breaks ping me or send a bug <3
]]> Sat, 08 Mar 2025 13:04:19 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6683/board/changeboard

Hopefully if I have done this correctly (will need feedback) - When you're
in a party and autosplit is turned on, when you go to sell your items you
shouldn't get 50,000 notifications of You split xyz coins with xyz. It
should now only give you the total at the end. Because that was laggy as
hell and I hated it so I changed it :)



~DP
]]> Sat, 08 Mar 2025 12:30:43 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6682/board/changeboard
After some consideration, I've decided to expand the custom form options
for Changelings. As the prestige class of the Fey Guild and true masters
of shapeshifting, it only makes sense that their custom form should have
access to the full pool of Fey Skills, Songs, and Prayers.

I was instantly drawn to this idea (not sure why you'd think otherwise),
but I also recognized a particular skill combination that would completely
break balance?so that specific combo is restricted. Aside from that,
Changeling Custom Form now has the freedom to craft the ultimate Fey
subclass in service to the Mother!


They also can now set their own custom title :) (length permitting)


~DP
]]> Sat, 08 Mar 2025 11:45:07 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6681/board/changeboard
I corrected a bug with spur. If you have not noticed it, great!

I also added the command KNIGHT to knights. This will let them see the
status of their ridden creature (or rider) without using the ride command
and using an action.
]]> Fri, 07 Mar 2025 21:36:22 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6680/board/changeboard functionality.

? Change: When using dream <skill>, the game will now check if you're
already dreaming that skill. If you are, nothing will change, and you'll
be notified instead of unnecessarily resetting the cloak.

? Why? This prevents unnecessary removals and reapplications when
selecting the same skill, making the experience smoother for players.

This was a change suggested by me, for me, and now you can benefit from my
laziness with command stacking.

THank you!
]]> Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:43:02 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6679/board/changeboard have in the past. The only 'vote' that will occur will be the forced
reboot set every 7 days. This is (likely) temporary - but the random votes
are going away. A lever or something of the sort will be introduced -
though possibly not before "voteable" wars are moved to TWars. There will
also be a discussion about moving the 7 days reboot time, even if we need
to rotate it occasionally. Send any messages or suggestions to me. The
wartime command has been updated to reflect this.
]]> Wed, 05 Mar 2025 18:51:01 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6678/board/changeboard
The harmony between nature and battle continues to evolve, as the primal
forces of the Druid refine their arts. With these latest changes, the call
of the wild grows clearer, and their abilities become deadlier than ever.

Cat
----
The wild hunters of the Druidic path have sharpened their claws and
embraced the instincts of the predator.

Cat is now limited to:

Amulet, Other, Eyewear, Cloak, Ring?only the essentials remain.
Natural Weaponry (Cat Claws!)?no need for blades when fangs are sharper.
Now a 1-round cast instead of 0 when shifting.
Cat Skills Adjustments:

Lacerate now uses 50% Dexterity / 50% Constitution.
Rend now uses 50% Dexterity / 50% Constitution.
Now possesses Intimidate.
Should be slightly stronger than Bear.

Bear
-----
The unstoppable force of the wild has been tempered, ensuring balance in
nature?s cycle.

Bear is now limited to:

Amulet, Other, Eyewear, Cloak, Ring?relying on natural endurance.
Natural Weaponry only?powerful strikes over steel.
Steelhide has had its potency halved?resilience remains, but now tempered.
Bears are now more intimidating?Intimidate has been added.
Now a 1-round cast instead of 0 when shifting.

MoonWarden
----------
The celestial powers of the MoonWarden now function as they were always
intended, guiding their path under the night sky.

MoonWarden Adjustments:

Lunar Flame has been fixed to function properly as described in the help
file.
Now possesses Intimidate.
Now a 1-round cast instead of 0 when shifting.
Stat base when shifting is now:
50% Intelligence
25% Strength
25% Constitution

The wild does not stand still, nor do its champions. Prepare yourselves.
]]> Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:48:40 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6677/board/changeboard
Morgul had some feedback related to sandstorm. Recognizing that Manticore
is a class people want to love but often feels short and that sandstorm
doesnt do heaps of damage like tornado Ive changed a couple of things:
* Sandstorm will no longer debuff allies in your party.
* Sandstorm will no longer steal items, coins, and corpses weighing under
50 units.
]]> Sat, 01 Mar 2025 02:28:46 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6676/board/changeboard
The Knights of Tsunami were jealous of the Warlords whose steeds and war
party have learned how to encamp and have determined that when they take a
break their steeds may take a break as well.


* The spur ability will now restore a measure of a ridden steeds sp. This
is to give them a few more casts before running dry if properly using
their entire kit.

* When a Knight rests their ridden steed (including MUD steeds) will also
rest. A Knight will continue to rest (even if fully healed) until his
steed is healed as well.

* Reminder: Steed Feed can be still purchased from the fighter guild and
placed in a steeds inventory which will cause them to eat-heals if you do
not like resting between combats.
]]> Thu, 27 Feb 2025 23:33:04 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6674/board/changeboard the display name.

With the amount of characters people have it can be hard to keep track.
Previous I implemented the channel dividers that display names like:
Raine|Starfall or whatever character you chose. It was never perfect, and
it wasn't intended to be "long term" either. Now live on the login menu
you can set a display name for your account. As various things are moved
over to those queries your account name will be displayed during various
communications. There will be a setenv implemented to opt-out of using a
display name on communications (also tell forwarding) but it will be PER
CHARACTER. So if you prefer to stay anonymous you will need to remember
this. I will be adding information about this to the appropriate help
files as well.

The restrictions are the same as setting a main character is, however you
cannot delete a character for which your display name is currently set. If
you have any questions or comments, feel free to message me.
]]> Tue, 25 Feb 2025 16:20:39 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6673/board/changeboard address balance and functionality. Here?s what?s new:

Bug Fixes & Adjustments:

Fixed an issue where Feral Fury could cycle infinitely, leading to
unlimited damage.
Bear Form has been nerfed overall for better balance. (nerfs still may
come while I work out a nice balance)
New Skill: Pulverize

A powerful attack that requires Steel Hide to be active before use.
Type help skills pulverize for more details.

Steel Hide Adjustments:

Now requires 5 combo points and 100 Energy to activate. (cooldown still
the same)

Wild Howl Added to Bear Form

A new ability that enhances feral combat.
These changes are aimed at refining Bear Form's mechanics while keeping it
effective. Let us know your feedback.



Cat & Moonwarden are up on the cards over the next few days.


May The Cheating Be Ever In Your Favour.
~DP
]]> Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:34:42 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6671/board/changeboard clones.

Wu-jen who decide to take a more melee-based approach now receive melee
specific bonuses upon learning those skills.
]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 14:50:07 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6670/board/changeboard
Warlords realize that battle is a fluid affair. As they constantly adjust
and maneuver their army with strategic strikes they can eventually work
them into perfect positioning for a strategic assault to overwhelm their
foes.

Warlords have gained the ABILITY called STRATEGIC ASSAULT.

I have additionally removed the sp regen from speech because the other
changes I have made should supply the warparty with steady (but not
necessarily inexhaustable) sp.

This is the last change I was anticipating making to WARLORDS but welcome
constructive feedback.

The GOAL of these changes was to smooth out their playstyle and have the
warlord take a more active part in combat.

I think most people also realized the class was very powerful (yet very
annoying to play). With the contract upkeep I added a year ago and the
recent changes it should be more friendly for folks who want a
follower-based class.
]]> Tue, 18 Feb 2025 01:19:47 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6669/board/changeboard
The Warlords of Tsunami have grown tired of sitting watching their armies
do all the work and wish to assist.

* ENLISTED npcs now take some additional PENALTIES because working as one
unit can be difficult.
* The NUMBER of ENLISTED NPC LEVELS has been changed from level * 3 to a
scaling amount that will eventually reach level * 3. This is because for
much of the early game warlords could have 3 to 6 npcs which seemed
excessive.


* WARLORDS NOW HAVE AN ACTIVE SKILL

* Warlords have gained STRATEGIC STRIKE.
-If not in combat the warlord initiates a SURPRISE ATTACK and the skill is
instant.
-If in combat the skill takes 2 rounds to wind up and provides a basic
attack with a small bonus.
-A squire is always watching their Warlord and will seize upon the
strategic strike to do an attack of their own.
-A strategic strike can make the entire unit more cohesive for a few
rounds somewhat decreasing their enlistment penalties. (see first *)

-A strategic strike will replenish 10% of each enlistees sp.

BONUS CHANGE
-When a Warlord and his unit kill a mob the enlistees replenish a measure
of sp based upon the opponents level.
-An enlisted person has a chance each round to gain a small amount of sp.

--This amount is substantially less in war.
]]> Sun, 16 Feb 2025 21:15:47 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6668/board/changeboard the numerous issues they had, and even fixed some typos "ie do immloate"
So they should be fun to kill now if you run into them :)


~DP
]]> Sun, 16 Feb 2025 12:33:40 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6667/board/changeboard
This probably could have been included in the previous post BUT:
* Warlords no longer have a penalty to weapon skills.
* Warlords now have a significant penalty to their melee weapon damage
INSTEAD of the weapon skill penalty (this is overall a reduction).
* SQUIRES will offset this penalty based on your SQUIRE SKILL and can even
move it far enough to be a BONUS .... but not for a long time.
]]> Fri, 14 Feb 2025 23:24:09 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6666/board/changeboard squires. It would seem their skill points did nothing to enhance them in
any way whatsoever. As such they have implemented a new training program
to care for their equipment, sell their loot, and attack with more
determination.

* SUMMONING a SQUIRE is now a 1 ROUND skill (was 3).
* A SQUIRE will NO LONGER ATTACK in the conventional way.
* A SQUIRE can NO LONGER fsharpen weapons.

The following effects are active if your squire is in the room with you:
-EFFECTS scale with SQUIRE SKILL and are meant to simulate them taking
care of your equipment:
* Your WEAPON will have a SLIGHTLY HIGHER WC.
* Your ARMOR will give slightly more AC.
(NOTE: The WC boost does not currently show up on the equipment command
but it is working)

The following COMMAND has been added to squires:
SQUIRESELL will send your squire to the store to sell all of its carried
items and return the gold to you.

The following FEATURES have been added to the SQUIRE
* A squire now has a chance each round to do an ATTACK based on your
SQUIRE SKILL.
* This CHANCE INCREASES SLIGHTLY as you GAIN HERO LEVELS.
* Your knapsack bonus carry is now added to your squires carry.
Effectively allowing them to be a knapsack.

]]> Fri, 14 Feb 2025 23:16:47 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6665/board/changeboard The level restriction gap (5 levels+/-) for parties has been removed. Also
temporarily Shaolin can party - until Sunday.
]]> Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:36:09 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6664/board/changeboard updated the helpfile accordingly but TL;DR - When out of combat while they
are speeched, they will be more inspired to regen sp!


Live Laugh Cheat DP
]]> Sun, 09 Feb 2025 08:58:36 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6663/board/changeboard inspired. You will no longer get the "You suddenly feel INSPIRED!" a bunch
of times as the buff ticks up. The "you feel slightly depressed" message
will also now appear 25% less often.
]]> Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:48:02 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6662/board/changeboard It'll now display OWNER's Undead SUBCLASS Follower. No one asked for it
but i did it anyway :)

Live Long and Cheat
DP
]]> Thu, 06 Feb 2025 09:57:53 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6661/board/changeboard
Based on feedback I have migrated the option for STATUS from DO COMMAND to
the new command WARLORD.

This will let you see your enlistees status without executing a skill (and
breaking rest).

The command WARLORD has options WARLORD SUMMARY and WARLORD STATUS.

Summary will demystify what levels you can recruit and how many recruits
you can have.

Great feedback. Keep the ideas coming!
]]> Tue, 04 Feb 2025 22:57:55 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6660/board/changeboard would cause them to continually break rest as they follow their buffing /
skill logic.

I *THINK* I have disabled enlisted npcs from attempting to do skills while
resting.

This could have some weird unintended effects. Let me know if this is the
case.
]]> Tue, 04 Feb 2025 02:59:39 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6659/board/changeboard
The Mercenaries of Tsunami have decided to make themselves more available
to warlords. Why only go to war when police actions are also profitable?

I have made some changes to enlist:
I removed DO ENLIST WAR.
I have added DO ENLIST MERC.

A MERC costs more than tracking down a recruit and hiring them yourself.
A MERC is pulled from a narrow pool of classes.
A MERC will be LEVEL APPROPRIATE but their LEVEL may vary SLIGHTLY.

It will always be cheaper (but not necessarily easier) to find your own
war party which you can tailor to the warlord meta.

But for those warlords who just want to login and play there is now a
viable option.

BONUS CHANGE
In addition to MERCS costing more the BASE FEE for ALL enlistees has
increased.
Your skill level will now DECREASE that fee. It can be decreased to be
LESS THAN then increase I just made but never free.

NOTE: Your skill level will now impact DURATION and COST. Previously ...
it didnt do very much at all.
]]> Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:47:34 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6658/board/changeboard function like before, not account-wide yet. There's more testing to do for
the account-wide version than I had initially hoped so for now go crazy
with the character-based shards. Also, when the switch does happen, people
who had shards previously will be compensated at a rate to be determined
later. Should be live now, let me know if there's any issues.
]]> Mon, 03 Feb 2025 17:56:50 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6657/board/changeboard How many campaigns have they lost sitting by a campfire waiting for their
troops to heal?

In an effort to bring some QoL to Warlords especially given the advent of
REST, I have recoded encampment as an ability.

Encapment is very similar to rest.

When a Warlord rests their war party will attempt to rest as well IF they
are in the same room.

A Warlord will continue resting (even if full) until their warparty is
fully healed as well.

Let me know if anything is wacky.
]]> Sun, 02 Feb 2025 22:44:21 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6656/board/changeboard honestly shouldn't see a variance higher than +/-10 for players. NPCs
however are going to have slightly lower combat, the end result should be
relatively zero noticable change. However things aren't always perfect so
if something weird crops up send me a message.
]]> Sun, 02 Feb 2025 16:51:19 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6655/board/changeboard tweaked max press values, equipment generated should be level matched on
'press max'
of note: level 7 and 17 gear does not generate due to something in the
generator code.
as such, max press will result in level 6 and 16 gear respectively.
please report if you notice any issues
thank you,
Disdain
]]> Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:24:46 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6654/board/changeboard for fear of disturbing the resting dead who were rumored to reside within.

The hero crept through the swamp wary of the watery-dead who were said to
dwell beneath the surface of the fetid water.

CHANGE: You can now gravemeld in all environments.
]]> Fri, 24 Jan 2025 22:02:21 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6652/board/changeboard > GMCP communication is now enabled under the communication package. It
> currently works for Say/Tells. Chat is on the menu as well.
>
>
>
> ~DP
>
In the process of doing this I acccidentally kicked everyone off the
channels, so you'll hagfeve to rejoin
]]> Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:47:00 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6651/board/changeboard + magic
+ religion
+ singing.
]]> Mon, 20 Jan 2025 14:48:57 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6650/board/changeboard all now abilities. They will function the same as before, you just won't
have to spend experience on them. You should also receive any experience
you had spent on them back to spend on something else. Any issues let me
know.
]]> Sun, 19 Jan 2025 20:28:43 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6649/board/changeboard read the sign!

chances have changed.
war token chances have increased.
"skull" chances have increased
symbol names have changed
-Disdain
]]> Sun, 19 Jan 2025 01:31:53 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6648/board/changeboard currently works for Say/Tells. Chat is on the menu as well.



~DP
]]> Sat, 18 Jan 2025 11:43:58 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6647/board/changeboard
The Swashbuckler lunge skill will now honor on-hit weapon mods
as other weapon skills do. In other words, vampiric weapons
will steal life, venom weapons have a chance to apply DoT
poison, etc.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:52:05 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6646/board/changeboard
Despite their appetite for corpses and the healing they receive from
harming the living those undead who often dwell in graves have often felt
sad about how slowly their graves heal them. The zombies and vampires of
Tsunami have petitioned the dark gods to give them greater passive
recovery and their wish has been granted although they have lost some
benefits they enjoyed in the past.

* I have rewritten gravemeld to essentially mirror rest.

* For FLAVOR while gravemelding you will look like a grave but the
mechanics of digging each other up and taking a while to awaken is no
more. The grave piece is now purely cosmetic.

* A ZOMBIE will still recover its hunger while gravemelding and regrow its
limbs.

* A VAMPIRE will be immune to the sun while gravemelding.

* Both VAMPIRES and ZOMBIES will continue to rest even if HP and SP are
full and will not leave this state until they move / awake / use a skill /
break rest.

* ANYONE who is resting but has full hp / sp and is simply enjoying their
nap will not have a stat penalty (this is a change from a few months ago
but a reminder) once their hp and sp is full.


NOTE: There may be a little jank. Let me know if any jank and Ill see look
at fixing. I think any jank will just be cosmetic.
]]> Sun, 12 Jan 2025 22:58:44 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6645/board/changeboard > When you purchase a house, you will now be able to buy lockers and safes

> immediately to get 10 free lockers and 3 free safes. If you are
currently
> under either of those numbers in your house, buying one (then the other)

> will update your available slots appropriately for free. If there are
any
> issues let me know.
>
If for some reason they don't automatically work, typing "contents" should
fix the safes, and "list" should fix the lockers.
]]> Sat, 11 Jan 2025 19:18:51 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6644/board/changeboard immediately to get 10 free lockers and 3 free safes. If you are currently
under either of those numbers in your house, buying one (then the other)
will update your available slots appropriately for free. If there are any
issues let me know.
]]> Sat, 11 Jan 2025 19:06:11 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6643/board/changeboard after output from my own personal house.

taxes
Tax of 25,000 for 50 safe slots.
Tax of 13,250 for 53 lockers.
Tax of 3,750 for 5 guest list entries.
Tax of 1,500 for 3 safe list entries.
Tax of 1,000 for 4 locker list entries.
Tax of 750 for 3 extra guards.
Tax of 1,000 for 4 subclassed guards.
Tax of 64,500 for 60 guard advancements.
Base tax of 0 on lot.
The taxes on your house are 110,750 gold dinars per day.
>
reload house_d
house_d: Reloaded.
reload house
house.c: Reloaded.
>
taxes
Tax of 11,750 for 47 safe slots.
Tax of 4,300 for 43 lockers.
Tax of 1,250 for 5 guest list entries.
Tax of 750 for 3 safe list entries.
Tax of 1,000 for 4 locker list entries.
Tax of 750 for 3 extra guards.
Tax of 400 for 4 subclassed guards.
Tax of 43,000 for 60 guard advancements.
Base tax of 0 on lot.
The taxes on your house are 63,200 gold dinars per day.

If there are any issues let me know. Should be live for everyone.
]]> Sat, 11 Jan 2025 19:04:51 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6642/board/changeboard
Several natives have delighted in actively murdering worthy foes and
gaining great power over pillaging villages without ever attacking.
However, the demigods of pillage have noted that the power granted can be
maintained too easily and so have placed greater requirements upon
pillagers.


Ive reviewed some information related to those who are pillaging and had
some people ask some very good questions about the intended playstyle.

GOAL: To create a system of "intense grind" where players who love
rampaging will get increasing rewards for as long as they can maintain
activity. This was never intended to be a continuous buff and breaks from
play were intended to reset the power level.


-=Changes=-
* The amount of "extra time" a player gets before pillage levels decrease
per hero level has been decreased from 3 rounds to 1 round. Upon release
it was 0 rounds and was changed based upon feedback and is now being
changed again based upon seeing the impact the change created.


* The cap on pillage levels was spread out a bit more. Levels will now
scale to level 30 rather than level 26.

* MOST IMPORTANTLY: I am tagging mobs which due to quests or other
circumstances as INVINCIBLE in a way that the pillage code (and other
future code) can reference. You cannot maintain pillaging by attacking an
invincible mob (this was a cool exploit) but can keep your pillaging level
by attacking non-worthy foes. So theres still room for cheese.
** I will be tagging mobs as invincible without notice on this board. The
Orc King if you are not wielding the orc slayer is the first victim and
more will come.
]]> Sat, 11 Jan 2025 17:11:22 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6641/board/changeboard game.
Please bug anything unusual in there. Thanks.
]]> Wed, 08 Jan 2025 22:54:21 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6640/board/changeboard
What seems like a bug or oversight has been addressed regarding
the damage types that can be rolled on randomly generated
loot weapons. We had code in place to produce weapons that
had chaos, acid, petrify, magic or unholy damage types, but they
were never being rolled due to a particular parameter set on
each one that somehow blocked their inclusion in the array of
possible damage types. They should now appear from time to
time, but it may take a reboot for this to begin happening.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Wed, 08 Jan 2025 19:08:40 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6639/board/changeboard
An oversight has been fixed with randomly generated armours that happened
to
have both "reflection" and any sort of extra damage type AC (i.e.
antidotes,
cooling, warmth, etc). The "reflection" attribute prevented the extra AC
from
ever being granted, thus making those extra AC mods worthless. This has
been
resolved, but it might take a reboot before it takes effect for all armour
types.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Wed, 08 Jan 2025 18:48:20 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6638/board/changeboard
There was a bug in our random weapon generator code that prevented
a particular feature from ever appearing on weapons that NPCs might
drop as loot: shadow. Shadow is similar to soul-sucking, except
it doesn't steal the SPs from the target, but just gives you SPs
whenever you hit a target in combat. It also makes the weapon's
damage type be drain. Anyhow, the bug preventing this feature
from appearing has been fixed, so you might start seeing it from
time to time.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Wed, 08 Jan 2025 13:34:25 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6637/board/changeboard This was changed AWHILE back so that it couldn't be wielded. Now it can,
and has a hidden bonus!
]]> Sun, 05 Jan 2025 03:19:59 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6636/board/changeboard
An ancient bug in Shikaku has been fixed that allowed the subclass
to use its base combat for calculating its attacking and toughness
skills. This was a copy-paste error and has been corrected. Also,
the Shikaku actually lacked the attacking skill all together (despite
inadvertently "having" it behind the scenes due to it using combat
for calculating multiple combat hits instead), so it has now been
given it explicitly. A side effect of resolving this bug is that,
unfortunately, the Shikaku's toughness will drop slightly. If this
turns out to be a massive problem, we can make other changes to try
to compensate for it.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Thu, 02 Jan 2025 14:41:34 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6635/board/changeboard
The kenbatso and hoden Shikaku skills now have a chance to
trigger certain "on-hit" mods that their wielded weapons
might have, such as "of venom", "keen", etc. This was
changed to align these weapon skills with the
functionality of other existing weapon skills, such as
critical, sweep, whirlwind, swipe, etc.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Wed, 01 Jan 2025 16:10:48 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6634/board/changeboard had no control over. The bonus has been changed to allow 20% of the bonus
accrued to be account-wide over a slightly longer period of time.
Effectively if you were idling and getting the full bonus before, all that
is different now is that if you get DC'd or change characters you'll still
retain 20% of the bonus once you've been logged on for the appropriate
length of time.

With this change, I am looking for suggestions about the Berzerker clan
(or any other, but I think Berzerker probably needs addressed the most)
and their bonuses/negatives that will make them more appealing to bring
them in line with recent changes to other clans. Please send me a DM if
you have an interesting suggestion.
]]> Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:40:13 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6633/board/changeboard
A nasty exploit was reported that allowed skills like
dominate, beguile and bid to be used to make an NPC drop
everything in their inventory. This has been fixed.
Please let me know if you know of or discover any other
cheeses with skills such as these. Reporting them will
be rewarded with exp.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Sat, 21 Dec 2024 13:01:04 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6632/board/changeboard heavy armour? Are you a swole beefcake mega-monster that is obsessed with
gains and have more strength than Strengthy McStrengthface but you can't
carry both your heavy AF weapon AND all the protein needed to sustain your
incredible bulk? Well this post is for you because after the next reboot
worn armour and weapons will weigh 0 _WHILE WORN/WIELDED_ - this means you
can sport a full set of equipment without concerns of breaking the carry
bank! This is more in-line with games like Diablo, where the equipment is
moved from your limited inventory into slots. If anyone notices any issues
let me know.
]]> Thu, 19 Dec 2024 18:32:47 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6631/board/changeboard
The embolden skill no longer gives a bonus to rest and instead
grants a bit of intimidation resistance.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Mon, 16 Dec 2024 10:38:49 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6630/board/changeboard inspiring you for the trials that which await! Every 30 minutes when he is
hugged he will instead do a MUD-wide spreading of cheer. But don't worry
if you missed that, because you can always hug him again to receive the
buff for yourself. Happy holidays!
]]> Sat, 14 Dec 2024 15:54:03 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6629/board/changeboard
Vampire mesmerize "unwield" is now treated as a form of disarm, though
not as effective as the actual disarm skill in terms how long rewielding
is blocked. As a result, NPCs will no longer immediately rewield when
commanded to unwield. Previously this resulted in them never actually
being affected by the unwield, as the rewield happened so fast that
they would not miss any combat rounds with the weapon. This seemed
like a bug to me, as otherwise this use of mesmerize seemed useless
against mobs. If enough people disagree, I'll change it back.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Fri, 13 Dec 2024 12:30:21 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6628/board/changeboard finding their sniper.

Previously there was a 1 in 24 chance of your prey attempting to locate
you and each successful snipe increased the chance (1 in 22, 1 in 20, 1 in
18) until they sought you out.

There is now a 1 in 25 chance and each snipe is not necessarily as
impactful in increasing the chance.

Recognizing that mob HP gets really high later on there is also a chance,
increasing based upon your hero level, that your snipe will not increase
their concern / trigger their ability to find you.

This is a temporary hack. Some folks gave some pretty good ideas (some
more time consuming to implement than others) in chat today.
]]> Tue, 10 Dec 2024 23:47:32 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6627/board/changeboard removed some unnecessary spacing to make it look a bit more compact. If
people don't like it it can be changed again.
]]> Sat, 07 Dec 2024 08:07:05 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6626/board/changeboard members of the spider now.
]]> Sat, 07 Dec 2024 07:42:42 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6625/board/changeboard
Repeat now accepts the -s and -q flags. They both do the same thing, which
is suppress the "repeating: <command>" message. To simplify this so it
_always_ suppresses just use: alias account repeat repeat -s
]]> Sat, 07 Dec 2024 07:29:45 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6624/board/changeboard
A cheese has been removed in the Spider spin skill's cocoon
logic that allowed the cocoon to start taking effect but
left the target continuing to take DoT from toxin if any
happened to be active. This left the target unable to act
but they would still be taking the toxin damage, which is
not what was intended.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Sun, 01 Dec 2024 14:12:23 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6623/board/changeboard and also added a "do butcher all" which will butcher everything in the
room.


If its too overpowered I'll adjust accordingly.

~DP
]]> Sun, 01 Dec 2024 07:55:49 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6622/board/changeboard Their weight has been reduced at base, and may still need adjusting.
Cocoons no longer go dry temporarily. If this becomes an issue it will be
re-enabled.
]]> Sun, 01 Dec 2024 01:21:22 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6621/board/changeboard made.
]]> Sun, 01 Dec 2024 01:01:55 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6620/board/changeboard juicy new information. Message me if you notice any errors~
]]> Fri, 29 Nov 2024 01:26:34 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6619/board/changeboard follows other follower standards.
]]> Tue, 26 Nov 2024 11:05:25 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6618/board/changeboard
There was a bug in corpseheal logic for Undead Orcs such that
it would use the Orc's corpseheal instead of the Undead
version whenever you ate a corpse. The Undead corpseheal is
better than the Orc one, hence you were disadvantaged just by
having chose to be an Undead Orc. It now correctly defers
to the superior Undead version. Let me know if non-Undead
Orc corpseheal isn't working right as a result of the
change. I tested it, but you never know...

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Sat, 23 Nov 2024 14:56:49 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6617/board/changeboard to display your Damage Per Round | Taken and Exp per Hour | Min - Looking
at having the rest of Bio displayed by gmcp in the coming days.


~DP
]]> Mon, 11 Nov 2024 12:23:06 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6615/board/changeboard reboot for this to be reflected completely.
]]> Fri, 08 Nov 2024 19:31:51 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6614/board/changeboard
I fixed a bug (I think) that would make you stay perma-withered
by Dumbledore if he PK'd you while you were in fact withered.
It should now properly end with your death at the hands of his
BS Mummy.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Wed, 06 Nov 2024 23:47:03 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6613/board/changeboard the aura they grant party members. With party member auras being somewhat
less impactful and not having the most specialized bonus the Paladin
receives. The impact on play should not really be noticable.

However, "Dark Knight" paladins now receive a 50% increase to their
defender or vengeance bonuses once they get their "vigilante aura" at rank
3.
]]> Wed, 06 Nov 2024 00:28:01 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6611/board/changeboard for other sins, possibly making them stronger for the duration of their
effects.
]]> Mon, 04 Nov 2024 19:21:42 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6610/board/changeboard might require a reboot. If I missed any let me know.
]]> Fri, 01 Nov 2024 18:28:53 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6609/board/changeboard
Shamans will now receive the highest rarity of materia that a corpse
can provide (based on the corpse's level) whenever they use the channel
song, instead of potentially receiving a lower rarity materia. If
the Shaman currently has the maximum amount of all materia of that
rarity tier, the next lower tier will be considered instead, etc.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Thu, 31 Oct 2024 22:07:45 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6608/board/changeboard
Knights may now wear a shield while wielding a two-handed spear
or polearm. This seemed thematically appropriate and still within
the bounds of balance concerns. Enjoy.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:22:16 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6607/board/changeboard their cooldowns reduced to 2 rounds.

I looked at some of the other heal prayers and they were mostly around the
same level of cooldown. Close Wounds wasn't 'competitive' for lack of a
better term and has been buffed by about 10%. If I missed any other heal
prayers send me a message and I will adjust them. I'd like to keep the
cooldowns on healing prayers relatively consistent as well as the cost per
HP healed. With that in mind, feel free to message me if you happen to
have collected/charted numbers during normal gameplay so we can look at
getting healing into a more satisfying place. As always if anything
breaks, it was Darkpoole's fault so message me and I'll twist the scale on
the rack one more notch.
]]> Tue, 29 Oct 2024 17:55:17 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6606/board/changeboard > The pillaging system was intended to be a two-step implementation with
the
> second step rounding out the playability. Its still one of those things
Im
> hoping to get to someday.
>
> Until I get to the second part Ive slightly increased the delay before
> losing pillaging (12 beats to 15 beats).
>
> Ive also decreased the amount you lose from 15% + half your level per
loss
> to 8%.
>
> This should make running to sell etc not quite as devastating until the
> rest of the features come in.
>
The number of beats is now also increased per hero level to somewhat
account for the fact its a little harder to get between areas that have
plenty of xp bearing mobs.
]]> Fri, 25 Oct 2024 22:55:13 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6605/board/changeboard second step rounding out the playability. Its still one of those things Im
hoping to get to someday.

Until I get to the second part Ive slightly increased the delay before
losing pillaging (12 beats to 15 beats).

Ive also decreased the amount you lose from 15% + half your level per loss
to 8%.

This should make running to sell etc not quite as devastating until the
rest of the features come in.
]]> Thu, 24 Oct 2024 23:37:21 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6604/board/changeboard skill-scaling that was introduced in the late 90s. You may remember that
~30 years ago an active skill would often fail 100% of the time until
level 6 or higher if you dumped most of your XP in it.


I mention this because the break points in success were so high that they
would not be achievable until potentially low hero levels. I made some
changes to a couple of the points to still make them "high" but have them
use more conventional scaling. So you still probably wont get that best
level of success often at any level but it will now be achievable at all
levels. Especially if you are buffed.

I also made some slight adjustments to the domination formula and hero
levels will now have an increasing (based on hero level) of getting a
slightly better result.

I dont think any of this will be super noticeable but in testing I was
able to notice it because I knew what I was looking for in terms of
success rates.

]]> Thu, 24 Oct 2024 23:32:02 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6603/board/changeboard
I've tried to fix the logic for NPC Hunters so that they spawn
with active attack skills (penetrate, maim or snipe) based on
whether they're wielding a spear or bow. The old logic allowed
for Hunters that would have bows and then no penetrate or snipe
skill, or that would have spears but no penetrate or maim
skill. As a result they would only get combat hits, which is
not what we intended. Now they should be "smarter". Please
let me know if you see anything odd happening.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:44:46 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6602/board/changeboard
The vampirism spell now absorbs/steals 300% more spellpoints
from your foes before dissipating. The result is that you
won't have to re-cast it as often.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Thu, 12 Sep 2024 14:00:59 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6601/board/changeboard
Lower-tier phylactery levels have been adjust slightly so
that it's easier to get from level 1 to 10. If your current
phylactery level was between 8 and 10, you might see it bumped
up. Hopefully the code I wrote to handle the readjustment will
work properly when you log in, but let me know if something
seems off.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Sat, 07 Sep 2024 10:58:41 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6600/board/changeboard
The subclass has been reworked to make the phylactery mechanic
less irritating and hopefully just enjoyable instead. Here's
what changed:

1. The Phylactery still gains levels as you kill foes, but
the rate of "exp gain" for the phylactery has been
increased 100% and now has a maximum of level 20.

2. Phylactery no longer expends its energy at all. Instead,
it always provides a constant boost based on its current
level to certain skills and all spells.

See "help phylactery" for more information.

Cheers,
Marisil

]]> Fri, 06 Sep 2024 16:32:00 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6599/board/changeboard how long theyve been connected to know when their next hour is coming.

If you are a mason the score command will now display this timer below
where it says what clan you are in.

If you are not a mason you will not see this.
]]> Fri, 23 Aug 2024 20:16:58 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6598/board/changeboard people because some mobs still spawn with a jihad faction even though the
bonuses/penalties were removed. The legacy setting "no_faction_kill" will
hopefully not prevent attacking mobs anymore which seems to confuse
old/returning players every few months.


Submit a bug if something seems strange after this change.
]]> Fri, 23 Aug 2024 00:06:40 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6597/board/changeboard or just anyone in general.


Need information on a skill/prayer/spell/mud function?


Just "ask magnus about x" and he'll do his best to help you out.


~DP
]]> Sat, 10 Aug 2024 12:06:51 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6596/board/changeboard ]]> Wed, 07 Aug 2024 09:59:59 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6595/board/changeboard


I'm in the process of rewriting Preserver (aka Druid). I've decided to
open it up early for some alpha alpha alpha testing - so far only 1 form
is really usable (Cat). If you feel like trying it out please select it in
the character creation screen and then go for a spin :)


Thanks
-DP
]]> Mon, 29 Jul 2024 04:32:45 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6594/board/changeboard other than they are humanoid elephant creatures. Rumors say it that
Luxodon are born through reincarnation, and only to a single tribe that
rarely separate. Through this spiritual renewal they are able to carry a
small bonus from a previous existence. If they are reincarnated anew, they
mind find a fraction of their previously lost experience returned to them~
]]> Sat, 06 Jul 2024 23:53:24 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6593/board/changeboard themselves the Lepori. They have tall, rabbit-like appearances and tend
not to mingle with the other races if it can be helped. They have mastered
the art however of avoiding being hunted and can reverse hunting hits that
would've been intended for them. This makes them extremely dangerous foes.
Their ranks are free to be joined as of now!
]]> Sat, 06 Jul 2024 20:19:15 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6592/board/changeboard of the parent. Glass constructs are a CHALLENGE race. They have -25 to all
stats and -10% to all skills. They also cannot gain "confusion" bonuses to
their skills (such as old pillage, dream fragments, equipment, certain
buffs.) They WILL however still be able to receive confusion penalties.
They are also required to start at level 1. So if you feel like you're up
for a challenge, perhaps check out this new race and maybe even go
hardcore!
]]> Sat, 06 Jul 2024 19:10:13 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6591/board/changeboard There is only one currently actively but they will be fleshed out over
time. This allows for us to create groups of somewhat similar races, but
keep the fantasy theme thriving. For example, what's the difference
between a Goblin and a Hobgoblin? What if we toss Bugbears into the mix?
They're all technically Goblin(oids) but are they unique enough from one
another to justify being a full fledged race on their own? What if you
wanted to be made of wood, or metal? Well now we have the ability to
implement unique concepts such as these. If you notice any errors please
message me directly. I will be making a second post as the first
subspecies is actual special in-and-of-itself.
]]> Sat, 06 Jul 2024 19:06:19 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6590/board/changeboard rumor of a material has made its way Thrakk and he is interested in it for
research purposes. The only information available is a single word
'magycite' - Whatever that means. Perhaps some adventurous gunslinger out
there can help him find what he's looking for quickly.
]]> Sat, 22 Jun 2024 19:31:44 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6589/board/changeboard
The DESECRATE spell appeared to always give the same bonus regardless of
how much exp you fed it.

Typically this would qualify the spell to be an ability (ie, a skill that
always produces the same result).

Rather than do this I removed the spell and put the personal bonus into
the dread spell. You will now DREADFULLY be better at skills and combat.

This did remove the DKs ability to change the terrain to graveyard as well
but this change was done knowing that was a consequence.
]]> Mon, 03 Jun 2024 22:51:03 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6588/board/changeboard
Dominance slightly increases combat hits (auto attacks).
Dominance slightly reduces damage taken.
Dominance allows a barbarian to see its status while berserk.

NEW SKILL: Reckless Attack
This is a skill that can proc instantly or twice depending on dominance
rating.

This skill doesnt behave like most damage skills. Instead it amplifies an
auto-attack hit. So the higher your auto attacks are the higher the base
damage.

No matter the result it should at least do the same damage as two rams.
Making it the better attack skill once dominance has been established.

See updates to the files: ram, reckless attack, and engage
]]> Sat, 01 Jun 2024 20:15:06 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6587/board/changeboard
It has been replaced with a PILLAGING SYSTEM.

See: help pillaging and help pillaging races.

The goal is to put a place in system that rewards rampaging around the MUD
killing things for as long as you can stand it. As you rampaging you
automatically pillage, gaining spoils to improve your mastery of
slaughter, and gain pillager levels that will give you the bonus to skills
and combat that pillage once did.


Pillagers who are in a party together will all get points and rewards.
Perhaps you could break the MUD with a native band collecting all the
powerful buffing items and igniting a war of BALANCE.


I have largely solo tested this and sort-of hacked in the party component
last night. Please let me know if something breaks. :)

I welcome feedback.
]]> Sat, 01 Jun 2024 17:08:18 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6586/board/changeboard cooldown). Well, not anymore.
Hex, the lunatic (Talamport) now behaves as originally intended.
Combragol, the monk (Ardor) will now fully utilize his monk origin.
Rana, Lord of Water (Ardor) no longer just prays berries and munches them,
but will utilize full preserver skillset instead.
]]> Wed, 29 May 2024 21:53:59 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6585/board/changeboard Shaolin-specific messages.
]]> Tue, 28 May 2024 02:07:45 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6584/board/changeboard viable when compared to something like vengeance. You can now have your
charmed mob exclusively use your mana instead of theirs. This only works
with creatures that use mana (so not energy, adrenaline, etc.) Details in
the help file. Any issues let me know.
]]> Sat, 25 May 2024 20:46:39 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6583/board/changeboard
Balduvia maze Berserkers now properly have offensive skills. A bug
was fixed that was preventing them from acquiring these. While
broken, they were only getting combat hits. Just a heads-up that
they will fight harder now. :)

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Fri, 17 May 2024 18:59:23 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6582/board/changeboard might have problems with their experience, spent or otherwise.
]]> Wed, 15 May 2024 16:16:40 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6581/board/changeboard
NPC Beastmasters will now always have a companion, regardless
of the terrain type of the room in which they spawn (which is
normally a restriction for the skill). Certain areas such as
the Balduvian Native maze always spawned Beastmaster without
a companion, which was technically a cheese since it made them
noticeably easier to kill.

Regards,
Marisil

]]> Wed, 15 May 2024 13:18:26 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6580/board/changeboard
NPC Beastmasters without a current companion will no longer
stand around and let you pound on them. A bug was preventing
them from using the "animality" skill in such a context, so
basically they would just "observe" you and then only get
combat hits for the rest of the fight.

Regards,
Marisil
]]> Wed, 15 May 2024 13:08:01 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6579/board/changeboard randomly.
If you happened to have experienced it "failing randomly" within the past
year and have not completed it since, send me a tell and I will get you
fixed. Keep in mind that there are logs of people who tried and failed so
lying about it won't go in your favor.
]]> Mon, 13 May 2024 17:16:02 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6578/board/changeboard gone through and modified how exp bonuses work with quests. As I'm sure
you're familiar a while back quest points were made account-wide with
character-based tracking still being a separate thing. Well now the
bonuses are similar.

You will get a smaller global account bonus based on your total account
(unique) quest points. What that means is that if you have have Mousetrap
finished on more than one character, you will ONLY get credit for 20 - one
solve per account for the ACCOUNT bonus.

You will now also get a larger bonus based on your CHARACTER quest points.
This should help encourage questing across all of your characters if
you're interested in maximizing your bonuses.

Both of these bonuses are calculated non-linearly, meaning you'll see a
bigger reward early on, and it will taper as you grind out the remaining
points. This will hopefully make questing in general feel more rewarding
overall.

The Explorer Clan will take those bonuses and double them.

All quest-related bonus exp listing methods should be updated to reflect
accurate numbers now as well. Overall the bonus numbers are going to be
similar, it's just going to be easier now to accumulate a higher bonus
earlier, with the maximum bonus also being slightly higher, but requires
more of a grind.
]]> Sun, 12 May 2024 00:47:20 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6577/board/changeboard some of the constructive feedback that has been received.

I do not think this class will ever be at the point where it will easily
room-swallowing Ardor guards as occurred years ago when they received 1
point of hp healing for each point of damage that was done. That situation
led to the initial recode. So please temper expectations.


It should be a rather chill 1 mob killing experience and devour hordes of
small mobs.

Remember the pattern is: swallow -> bile -> wait until stomach hp hits 0
and you spit-up -> tenderize -> goto step 1

I may continue to muck with the numbers a bit but overall should preform
somewhat differently than a week ago.

Enjoy!
]]> Fri, 12 Apr 2024 23:41:48 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6576/board/changeboard The governor of Tsunami has passed strict gun control laws, as a result
Gunslingers have been removed from the game.
Due to the rising price of gas Juggernaughts are now approximately 40%
more expensive to play.
Fetches have been readded to the game.
To make things more interesting, heals will now sometimes deal damage to
the player instead of healing them.
A new system that allows you to hire mercenaries to go hunt NPCs for you
has been added. Who has the time to grind anyways?
After lengthy discussions a fifth stat is finally being added. Rizz,
formerly Charisma will modify the mercenaries you're able to recruit.
We're officially launching a new game - Tsunami Lite, alternatively known
as "The 'little' wave."
To better reflect real world situations housing prices have been tripled,
then tripled again.
Due to dropping temperatures Raine will now be known as Snowe.
New taxes have been added to every purchase made from any shop in the
game.
Players will now also have to file a new form to the Tsunami Internal Tax
Service yearly to report how many dinars they have acquired and will be
taxed accordingly.
After consulting a leading chromatologist, we've collectively decided that
Chaitan is more Chaibeige.
The day/night cycle has been removed because there's spooky ghosts out
there at night. Sorry Aramitamas.
All of the current classes are going to be merged into Upper, Middle, and
Lower. All subclasses will now be called "jobs" and unfortunately they've
all been replaced by AI.
We regret to announce that Tsunami has suffered a data breach. Luckily the
only data that was taken was your favorite food, and your biggest
nightmares.
Fetches have been removed from the game.
Tsunami is now going to be more "on Brand." No, literally, we tattooed it
on his thigh.
Wildcat has finally been tamed and will now be known as Housecat.
All those things you've been wanting added to the game are totally coming
soon, we promise.
]]> Mon, 01 Apr 2024 14:33:47 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6575/board/changeboard
The gravemeld skill now considers terrain mods and
"X% bonus to skills" mods.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Thu, 28 Mar 2024 11:23:47 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6574/board/changeboard broken since the mark skill change.
Madlanders are now unsubclassed monsters and Kizi, the 14 years old girl
is no longer a male barbarian...
Bort Kruud, general of the Guttbuster Brigade now acts like a regular
berserker and won't re-berserk every round.
Thief tunnel guardians are ogre warriors as originally intended.
... and plenty of cosmetic changes mostly related to gender and race of
various NPCs across Tsunami.
]]> Mon, 18 Mar 2024 23:09:00 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6573/board/changeboard corpse to lure out a key quest npc.

Unfortunately, if you had another corpse in your inventory or anything
that had a corpse alias then the quest npc might not come out depending on
the order of the corpses (it checked the first one only).


The npc whose corpse you need now drops a "meat object" that will lure out
the quest npc and should fix this error.

Thank you Morgul for letting me know.
]]> Wed, 13 Mar 2024 22:48:03 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6572/board/changeboard
tl;dr - Oozes can now detach themselves from Phagocytosis
targets by simply moving out of the room.

Phagocytosis has been updated to use a more modern approach
to implementing the code that allows the Ooze to "follow" its
target when the target moves. Part of the old implementation
involved magically teleporting the Ooze back into the target's
room if they somehow became separated (at least in most
circumstances). So if the Ooze moved, say, out of the room on
its own, the next round it would be transported back to the
target's room, which just doesn't make any sense.

Now if the Ooze moves itself while using Phagocytosis, it will
detach from the target. Previously there was essentially no
way to detach from a target other than the skill naturally
running out of duration, the target using some sort of escape
skill/item, or if either the Ooze of the target died. For
example, even if the Ooze had used a recall scroll to escape,
the skill would not end and the Ooze would be teleported back
to the target's room. Just odd behavior.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Fri, 08 Mar 2024 15:18:49 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6571/board/changeboard NPC warriors with a spear as their primary weapon should now behave
properly while holding a shield.
]]> Sat, 02 Mar 2024 21:32:29 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6570/board/changeboard
All mobs that count towards the Edo killquest (Panama II)
may now be targeted via "edotian". You no longer have to
annoyingly switch between all the different names.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Tue, 27 Feb 2024 23:35:31 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6569/board/changeboard
The penalty imposed by the pounce skill against your victims
has been moderately increased. It was artificially hardcapped
to such a degree that it was mostly ineffectual. It now will
reduce the target's combat, attacking and weapon class to a
noticeable extent, with the reduction to combat synergizing
with the grate skill (which is resisted by combat) such that
the grate skill should do more damage. The fury skill will
still outmatch pounce/grate skill in terms of damage-per-round,
but hopefully the latter will find greater utility in certain
situations.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Sun, 25 Feb 2024 13:27:07 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6568/board/changeboard handled drown damage.

It was reducing the damage but then appeared to not actually applying the
reduced damage.

It will now apply the reduce damage. Beware anyone who was waterform
murdering Sirenes. They can now hurt you ...... a little more.
]]> Fri, 23 Feb 2024 00:51:03 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6567/board/changeboard lieu of a more complicated rework.

* A mage weapon has an INFINITE duration. If you greatly increase your
spell skill level then you should resummon your blade to ensure it has the
best value but a few points wont move the needle.


* A mage weapon will now receive its bonus damage up to two times per
round (was 1) better benefitting Wu-Jens who take attacking and
Chronomancers.

* A mage weapon will do somewhat more damage.

Given most mage weapon users have 1 attack it is likely still a weaker
spell pick (for wu-jen) but might be more worthwhile if you have
attacking.

For classes that do not have to pick a mage weapon spell because it comes
with their kit this is a modest increase.

Chronomancers who innately have more attacks and a mage weapon in time
scythe will get the most benefit out of the box.

Feedback is welcome.
]]> Sat, 10 Feb 2024 23:18:23 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6566/board/changeboard
Using "list" in the locker rooms will now display
AC/WC and item type, like you see when you "list"
in a shop -- that is, if a listed item is a
piece of armour or a weapon.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Thu, 08 Feb 2024 09:25:25 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6565/board/changeboard
When you "list" in the shops (i.e. Mainland,
Kyrse, etc), items that are magical will now
properly be flagged as unusable for you. No
more guess work required!

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Wed, 07 Feb 2024 15:39:57 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6564/board/changeboard
Banshee's sotto voce song has been given a duration
that falls in line with the more standard pattern
of duration for debuffs. In other words, it no
longer lasts for ~10 minutes, which was a tad bit
ridiculous, given that it can drop dex by 100
at hero levels.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Fri, 02 Feb 2024 21:00:12 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6563/board/changeboard * Cinder Storm proc will now be active for 12 rounds (was 10). Giving an
extra few seconds to cast.
* The damage of cinder storm was increased slightly.
* The percent of embers produced (which is based off damage) was decreased
slightly. Overally (with the damage increase) ember generation should be
neutral.
* When resting in a charred room a drake will heal recover faster.

-- Cinder Storm is intended to be "lower damage" but makes up for it with
the ember damage on the next burn or strafe.

-=Reminder of other recent changes=-
* Cinder Storm and Ember will "Enkindle" a drake causing weapon attacks to
have a chance to put embers on a target.
* Strafe benefits from embers (was previously only burn).
* An enkindled state will also increase AC by around 30%.
]]> Fri, 26 Jan 2024 00:58:51 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6562/board/changeboard
Vampirism's healing mechanic has been changed to heal
more per round but use more stolen SPs to do so. The
purpose of this is to bring it closer to functioning
like a direct, active "heal" skill and less like
regeneration, though it is still intended to strike a
balance between the two forms of healing.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Fri, 19 Jan 2024 14:01:11 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6561/board/changeboard
The phylactery boost to spells will now always empower
the spell at full strength, regardless of your current
phylactery energy percentage. It will still drain the
phylactery energy, however, as it always did (which
reduces your resistance, AC, attacking, WC, etc --
see "help phylactery" for a refresh). So in other
words, your spells will always be as effective as they
can be, but your offense and defense in combat will
still suffer as you drain the phylactery.

Also, phylactery recharge gained from dealing damage
via combat hits has been moderately increased.

So in summary: Dracoliches have been increased.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Wed, 10 Jan 2024 13:20:00 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6560/board/changeboard
Your phylactery's current lifeforce percentage now
properly grants a bonus to your claws' weapon class.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Tue, 09 Jan 2024 18:47:31 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6559/board/changeboard 2 pistols)
2) Some additional cosmetic changes in gunslinger talent menu
3) Pawns in newbie chessboard should cause less errors now, please bug if
they behave differently
4) Same for ghants in Ghant city and gnutts in Gnutt village
5) Madlanders prefer their barbaric weapons now and should hopefully be
less spammy
6) Invasions should be finally operational. Thank madlanders, not me.
]]> Sat, 06 Jan 2024 17:01:40 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6558/board/changeboard
A year ago the Preservers of Tsunami learned to increase the healing of
their berries in peace-time.

This was such a closely guarded secret that not even the berries would
reveal the bonus healing.

NO MORE!

Looking at a berry will now tell you its base healing potential as well as
its bonus healing potential and then add them together for a TOTAL.

Berries already created during this boot will not be affected although new
berries will divulge their secrets.

The bonus healing is less for non-preservers. So a preserver and a
non-preserver will see different bonuses / totals.
]]> Fri, 05 Jan 2024 01:09:54 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6557/board/changeboard ]]> Sat, 23 Dec 2023 16:16:10 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6556/board/changeboard
I have made some adjustments to dark knight based upon feedback that their
paladin aura is "lame".

help prayers spiritual aura

Dark Knight aura will now confer stealth after you have been out of combat
for a number of rounds (the number decreases as your hero level
increases).

Your dark strike and penance prayers will be instant while shaded by
darkness.

This should make them a bit more adept at traveling through hostile areas
than their more radiant kin.
]]> Sun, 26 Nov 2023 19:26:19 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6555/board/changeboard
The common perception seems to be that at a certain level or in certain
areas a THUG is essentially unplayable.

Until someone takes a more indepth look at the class I have implemented
the ability to bludgeon in combat (as with backstab) with a significant
penalty that is slowly reduced at hero levels.
]]> Sat, 18 Nov 2023 18:08:21 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6554/board/changeboard
The era of blinking Shamans via the evening temporal boon has
finally ended. NPC Shamans will no longer annoyingly extend
their final defeat and leave you ripping your hair out. The
temporal boon song has been reworked to change the evening
effect to be what the night effect used to be (a chance to
avoid some or all of the damage from an incoming source).
Furthermore, the night effect is now a form of life steal,
which has a chance to heal the temporal boon's recipient when
he or she lands a combat hit (and that amount, if the effect
triggers, will be based on the damage done).

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Wed, 15 Nov 2023 21:17:18 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6553/board/changeboard > Any race/class/subclass that can use the 'consume' command can now
"consume
> all" or "consume all corpse" similar to how you and bury all corpse.
>
I forgot to mention that this was Greshna's suggestion. I usually post to
give credit but I forgot.
]]> Wed, 15 Nov 2023 19:43:15 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6552/board/changeboard all" or "consume all corpse" similar to how you and bury all corpse.
]]> Wed, 15 Nov 2023 19:31:05 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6551/board/changeboard
When rooted and in times of peace, the Ents of Tsunami will regain a small
amount of hp regularly.

An environment that has been "tapped" will be less nurturing as its
natural homeostasis was sacrificed for an immediate boost of health.
]]> Wed, 15 Nov 2023 00:28:38 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6550/board/changeboard now functioning again.

Additionally, as our boots are longer now the quest will now be better
about items being available every 30 minutes and this will be communicated
if you hit a time-locked step. Making it more clear whether you are on the
right path and someone beat you to the step so its less confusing.
]]> Sat, 11 Nov 2023 21:04:10 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6549/board/changeboard
The rest skill now takes your terrain modifier into account
while in use.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Sat, 04 Nov 2023 13:03:53 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6548/board/changeboard
A fire drakes scales now harden in the heat of its inferno.

The enkindled effect will somewhat improve its defenses.

But only versus physical attacks as if it were armor.

"help skills ember", "help skills char", and "help skills cinder storm"
for a more complete summary of fire drake adjustments over the past few
months.
]]> Fri, 03 Nov 2023 22:59:23 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6547/board/changeboard
It appears further explanation is need in regards to
why Herbalist damage functions the way it does. Let us
begin with the basic SP cost of using utmahi via the
blowgun on a target:

- Utmahi herb: 5 SPs
- Dart: 5 SPs
- Apply poison: 10 SPs
- Fire dart: 5 SPs

Blowgun crafting cost is not counted because it is a
one-time expenditure. So we have a total of 25 SPs,
but you could also say it's only 20 SPs since you
could "do cultivate utmahi" and gather 10s of the herb
from the garden over the course of time (and even
though cultivate costs 30, this is recuperated quickly
from the grown herbs).

Now, utmahi's duration is solely based on the level
of the apply skill that the Herbalist has. That is,
it does NOT consider the target's resistance. It's
fairly easy to reach the maximum duration, 6, by the
time the Herbalist reaches a 19+1 character level.
Since no one seems to care about anything other than
hero levels, we start there.

So where are we? 19+1, 6 rounds of utmahi DoT for the
cost of 20-25 SPs. In my testing of utmahi damage at
the lower hero levels (19+1 to, say, 19+6), the average
total damage over the course of 6 rounds against an
equal-level target is just over 100 damage -- without
the Herbalist even having to stay in the room. If the
Herbalist stays in combat, the damage is ~125.

So what we have is 20-25 SPs for 100-125 damage. That
is a superb SP-to-damage ratio. The retorted complaint
of course will be "but it takes 6 rounds!". Well,
unfortunately, that is irrelevant. What matters is the
SP-to-damage ratio. If that sort of playstyle is too
slow for your exping and leveling expectations, you are
advised to play a different subclass. There is simply
no way around the subclass functioning this way when its
approach to dealing damage is 90% DoT.

One possible solution, however, is to make utmahi poison
do ZERO damage if the Herbalist is not currently in the
same room as the target. Then we could, say, reduce the
duration of the utmahi poison but increase its damage
output such that it did more over a shorter period of
time. Currently, this is approximated through the new
stacking feature of the poison. You can spend more SPs
via multiple poison darts to do more damage over a
shorter period of time. But it will be *less* damage
overall than you would have done if you had used each
dart individually and let each own run its course
before poisoning the target with another dart.

A final note on scaling as mob levels climb into the
higher hero range: yes, it's an even slower exping and
leveling experience. That's how it is *for all damage
from all sources for any player subclass against a huge
hero mob*. It's just more pronounced for Herbalist
because, again, the DoT has to be distributed that way
to maintain the balance of the SP-to-damage ratio. If
this is disagreeable to you, please play a different
subclass. If you're looking for an AoE, high-speed
blaster subclass, do not play Herbalist.

Anyone who wishes to reincarnate their Herbalist into
something else may do so by talking to me. If you're
a non-hero, I will give you an equal level character of
any subclass of your choosing. If you're a hero, I will
let you choose any other subclass at half your current
hero level, rounded down (i.e. 19+9 becomes 19+4).

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Fri, 03 Nov 2023 18:21:17 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6546/board/changeboard
Herbalist utmahi poison and blowgun functionality has
been reworked in an effort to prevent out-of-room DoT
cheese, while also removing the hard cap that had been
introduced at first for addressing said cheese.

- The hard cap on utmahi poison level has been removed
and a diminishing returns curve is now used instead.
In the interest of full transparency, the curve can
be seen here:

https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=log%28x%5E%28x%5E0.48%29%29+from+1+to
+1000
Each elapsed round of poison damage will lower the
curve slightly. Out-of-room poison damage is still
reduced by 33%, just like it used to be.

** This formula may be tweaked depending on what we
observe as players try it out **

- The "apply" skill is no longer actively used to
poison darts. When the Herbalist uses the
"shoot poison at target" syntax, the dart will be
automatically poisoned with the chosen herb. The
level of the poisoning will be randomized as per the
usual Tsu skill-roll logic (i.e. based on the level
of the Herbalist's "apply" skill).

- Since darts are now auto-poisoned when fired from
the blowgun, the dart indicator in the Herbalist's
HP line has been simplified to only show the count
of darts.

- The maximum duration for utmahi poison has been
reduced from 10 rounds to 6.

** This may be tweaked depending on what we
observe as players try it out **

- Utmahi dose may now be stacked, depending on the
character level of the Herbalist. The formula for
maximum doses on a single target is:
2 + (Herbalist_total_level / 10)
Stacking doses increases the damage-per-round but
also reduces the total duration by one round per
stack. Adding another dose to a target resets the
"rounds elapsed" counter to one, thus refreshing
the countdown even though the max duration is
lowered. The idea is that this stacking method can
be used to "front-load" the poison damage instead
of waiting for a longer period of time for all the
damage of individual doses to run their course.
Each stack beyond the first is added at 1/2 its
actual strength. i.e. if the first dose was 300
and you added another dose of 300, the total poison
level on the target would then be 450.

** These formulas may be tweaked depending on what
we observe as players try it out **

- Firing a dart from the blowgun now immobilizes the
Herbalist for one round while he recovers his breath.
Firing two unpoisoned darts in one round will only
immobilize for one round, not two, however.

- Two bugs were fixed in the process of working on
this:

1. Using the blowgun no longer gives the target
a free round of combat hits (this was happening
even when the Herbalist was already in combat
with the target). Like all other hitback, the
target will get one and only one strike *if*
the blowgun is used on the target outside of
combat.

2. Using the blowgun no longer checks intimidate
against targets that the Herbalist is already
fighting. Previously it *always* had to
overcome intimidate, thus sometimes preventing
the Herbalist from shooting a target that was
already attacking him in combat.

]]> Fri, 03 Nov 2023 12:29:04 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6545/board/changeboard
I _think_ I fixed a bug with random weapon generation where
multiple damage types would be rolled as modifiers for the
same weapon. Only one of them ever actually applied, so
the others were just wasted and only served to make the
weapon more expensive to purchase in the shop. Instead you
should now see more of a variety of mods appearing on
weapons on mobs and in the shop!

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Fri, 27 Oct 2023 14:15:36 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6544/board/changeboard
The "heal" option for the medicate skill has been tweaked
to reduce its overall duration but increase the healing for
each tick.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Sun, 22 Oct 2023 12:56:13 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6543/board/changeboard > Demons that reach level 10 will once again gain the hellfire spell. The
> spell functions differently, as it now flares hellfire on any ignited
> enemies in the room. Lightly tested, and very likely to be tweaked in
the
> near future.
>
Hellfire will now occasionally spread ignite and torment to additional
targets in the room. It will also stoke the flames, increasing the ignite
amount on targets it hits.
]]> Sat, 21 Oct 2023 01:24:38 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6542/board/changeboard
Finngalkn's travels across the wilds of Tsunami have allowed
him to return home to Darale and share new salving techniques
that he acquired while owning the most powerful monsters in
the land with his shaft, er, blowgun. Therefore the tribe's
Herbalist's salve skill has been improved to harden the skin
of its recipients against more varieties of damage, based on
the herb utilized:

CHIRBALA: slash, cleave
SRILI: pierce, bow
GORDEP: blunt, brawling, unarmed
ARGUEK: fire, cold, shock
HURTOLK: bite, claw, stinger

Additionally, all herb types also grant BLEEDING resistance.
Enjoy.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Fri, 20 Oct 2023 23:34:25 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6541/board/changeboard
I fixed a bug with the pungi skill which caused it to consume
all the darts in your inventory that happened to have the same
poison type as the pungi trap. It should now leave your darts
the eff alone!

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Fri, 20 Oct 2023 14:51:39 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6540/board/changeboard spell functions differently, as it now flares hellfire on any ignited
enemies in the room. Lightly tested, and very likely to be tweaked in the
near future.
]]> Thu, 19 Oct 2023 16:36:19 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6539/board/changeboard
The Preserver's insects prayer has been slightly reduced in
terms of the insects' ability to prevent the target from
using skills/spells/etc. In my testing, it was blocking
over 75% of all skill use with equal-level opponents, which
was a bit too much. This effect combined with the
Preserver's apititude for healing made them unreasonably
difficult and annoying to kill. It has now been brought in
line for balance purposes.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Thu, 05 Oct 2023 10:59:10 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6538/board/changeboard
The Chronomancer slow spell's duration has been reduced
by 50%. It was exceedingly longer than any other debuff
in the game (in addition to having quite a nasty effect)
and has now been brought in line for balance purposes.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Wed, 04 Oct 2023 13:13:14 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6537/board/changeboard
The rest skill now takes your overall skill boost into
consideration when calculating its effectiveness. i.e.
the "Overall Boost : X% bonus to all skills and combat"
that you see in your score will affect its recuperating
power.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Thu, 28 Sep 2023 17:56:28 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6536/board/changeboard bad to lose the extra duration even when you account for the other
bonuses. Exhaustion is also now capped at 5 rounds.
]]> Thu, 28 Sep 2023 15:58:56 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6535/board/changeboard 22% faster.
]]> Wed, 27 Sep 2023 15:13:14 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6534/board/changeboard except for specific holidays. Once it hits 5x wars will no longer need to
be voted down and will again require 3 votes to trigger. This will mean
longer boots again. If any funny behaviors crop up (again) changes will be
made to address them.
]]> Fri, 22 Sep 2023 16:33:07 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6533/board/changeboard just trample.

I have resumed work on this and it is so far partially implemented and I
hope to finish it over the weekend.

The goal of this post is to warn those who prey on unicorns. They are more
deadly foes and will continue to grow in deadliness as I get their full
kit logic implemented.
]]> Thu, 14 Sep 2023 00:07:45 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6532/board/changeboard
Nightmares will now have a stealth level equivalent of their incorp'd DK
master. The DK should always be able to see their own nightmare.
]]> Wed, 13 Sep 2023 23:21:57 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6531/board/changeboard focusing on your gun, or getting player experience. It also is now
persistent so war experience can indeed go to your gun if you had gun mode
toggled on before the war. The help file has been updated accordingly.
]]> Sat, 09 Sep 2023 13:42:00 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6530/board/changeboard ]]> Thu, 31 Aug 2023 23:35:27 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6529/board/changeboard you have to undertake a special journey and meet specific requirements to
become one. Once you've completed that process once, you will now be able
to create them through the login menu. This is completely retroactive, so
if you currently have any of these, you can create them from the login
menu. The only requirement beyond having unlocked the achievement is that
you have to be level 1.

Spy is specifically not able to be created even if you already have one.
This is not a bug.

If you do have any issues, or if you have one of thee subclasses and are
unable to create one through the login menu - please send me a tell.
]]> Thu, 24 Aug 2023 19:19:36 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6528/board/changeboard fixed. Since no major bugs occurred during the last testing I've decided
to allow the people who tested to keep their gunslingers - with the caveat
that their gun experience and learned talents will be cleared.

With the launch of gunslinger also comes a very small introduction to the
new achievement system! You must unlock gunslinger to be able to create
one (or log one in if you happen to already have one.) More achievements
will be released in the future as well potentially tied to other
customization options or just for fun! Currently there is no way to
display available or unlocked achievements, but there is also only one as
it stands which is the Gunslinger unlock miniquest.

Hopefully with this new system we'll be able to bring interesting choices
(perhaps such as the ability to create Shaolin/Changeling/Berserkers once
you've already acquired one!) in a new and engaging way!

Sidenote, if your pre-existing gunslinger is experiencing errors please
message me directly and I will fix it. Shouldn't be an issue but just in
case.
]]> Thu, 10 Aug 2023 18:24:02 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6527/board/changeboard skill was.

I changed it so they apply a flat percentage reduction at all levels.
]]> Tue, 25 Jul 2023 20:58:17 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6526/board/changeboard challenge room. Where the gauntlet entrance used to be now leads to a
plaza. West heads to the arcade, inside of which the gauntlet is now
located.
]]> Mon, 24 Jul 2023 15:05:13 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6525/board/changeboard it has changed.
]]> Mon, 03 Jul 2023 20:35:14 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6524/board/changeboard them still require you to get one talent before you can get another.
This will give you more freedom to focus on the things on which you value.
Talent points are also no longer a thing. Instead you will spend the
experience you funnel into your gun to level talents similar to normal exp
spending.
Some talents have been removed, some have been merged into other talents.

You will now be able to immediately select your mastery (shotgun, rifle,
dual wield) from first login. Keep in mind that talent resetting will not
be available moving forward.

Gunslingers now have a base 20% manashield. Grit increases this by 3% per
talent level up to 50% total manashield.
They now gain additional toughness if they remain in combat for long
enough.

Shelling:
The penalty for using a shotgun has been lowered.
Cost increased from 25 to 35.

Quickdraw:
The penalty for using a shotgun has been lowered.
Now gains bonus damage from using cartridges, similar to shelling and fan
the hammer.

Coin Toss:
Now executes the correct events if you are in combat.

Player characters will be reset after the end of the testing phase, which
will end on August 1st 2023.
]]> Mon, 26 Jun 2023 22:03:05 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6523/board/changeboard did not work until I just now fixed it again.
]]> Fri, 23 Jun 2023 08:00:56 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6522/board/changeboard
As a thematic trial, whirlwind now receives a moderate bonus
to the damage it does if you happen to be dual-wielding. The
idea is that flinging yourself into a frenzy with two weapons
equates to more opportunities to land blows due to the extra
arm/hand. Let's see how this plays out for players and NPCs.
If it's OP, we can just undo it.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Thu, 22 Jun 2023 21:17:54 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6521/board/changeboard and cost you a deaths worth of EXP.
* AVENGING SPIRIT now grants a small amount of bonus xp based upon hero
level.
]]> Sat, 10 Jun 2023 20:49:12 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6520/board/changeboard pick-up class/subclass specific features (Unicorns, Samurai, others) then
you will lose your rest penalties once you are at full hp/sp (where others
would typically stop quickhealing).


]]> Sat, 10 Jun 2023 16:15:18 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6519/board/changeboard maintain attunements you must leave your center or - when finished - spend
many rounds reacquiring them if you wish to enter combat attuned.

SOLUTION: While centering you will continue to pick up new attunements.
You will lose old ones as they time out but always pick up the new one
while centering. This pick-up only occurs when attunements shift.

PROBLEM IDENTIFIED: Shifting attunements in combat even though its instant
now is a pretty big DPS loss. Its usually better to just power through the
current fight rather than change stances.

SOLUTION: When you change to your active attunement you will do an
additional elemental strike that is about twice as strong as the
elemental-strike that rides alongside your critical. This will
dramatically lessen the DPS loss and also keep your other attacks buff.
]]> Thu, 08 Jun 2023 19:55:53 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6518/board/changeboard
The sweep skill should now honor any special effects that
your weapon might have (vampiric, wounding, venom, etc)
in the same way that a normal combat strike would.
Previously it ignored them completely.

Cheers,
Marisil
]]> Mon, 05 Jun 2023 14:47:48 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6517/board/changeboard be quite a bit tankier but also may run out of sp faster.
]]> Thu, 01 Jun 2023 16:28:29 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6516/board/changeboard
1) When you purgeoaths you will die.
2) You will be automatically transported to a temple.
3) You will return to life at full xp loss.
4) You will logout.
5) Your oaths will be reset.

If you want to mess with any configurations the next week and a half are
the time.
]]> Tue, 23 May 2023 23:25:29 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6515/board/changeboard dragon.

* The skill CINDER STORM has been added.

* EMBER and CINDER STORM are EMBER-SKILLS.

* Executing an EMBER-SKILL increases the likelihood attacks will add
embers briefly.

* STRAFE now benefits from embers.

* CINDER STORM can only be done when the terrain has OVER CHARRED.

* The chance of creating OVER CHARRED terrain is based upon damage being
done.

* HEROIC DRAGONS are somewhat better at creating OVER CHARRED terrain.

Now you have something to do sometimes between strafes. Maybe.
]]> Thu, 18 May 2023 23:20:39 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6514/board/changeboard This issue should be resolved now.


~DP
]]> Wed, 17 May 2023 07:26:20 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6513/board/changeboard ** Ember is now an instant skill.
** Ember still reduces combat slightly.
** Ember once again grants a single extra attack.
** Ember provides fewer embers upon your foe to alight with burn.
** Thats fine though right because its instant so you can quantity over
quality?
** Ember is a really good low level dragon skill as tail once was.

* Fire Drakes weaponry will now sometimes stir embers upon their foe
adding a very small amount of additional embers.
** You will get a message when this occurs. The amount of embers is based
upon your ember skill.


Ember changes shall return ....
]]> Tue, 16 May 2023 23:18:33 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/6512/board/changeboard horizon. Far from the reach of their slings and arrows the mighty creature
moves into a dive furling its wings as it inhales sharply and strafes the
denziens below charring the villager and hut with its supremacy before
landing to finish its dread errand.


I have made the following changes:
* The char skill is now passive (you can no longer cast it).
* Burn will now char the the land based upon the damage it does to each
creature.
* Strafe will now char the land based upon the damage it does to each
creature.

* The char skill represents the Fire Drakes ability to spread destruction
and collaterally char the area.


PLAYTIME CHANGE: You can no longer pre-char an area BUT because your fire
attacks char the area the maximum amount of char is now equal to your char
skill and is not reduced by an activation roll. So when it finally caps it
will be between 0 and 100 points higher than it was previously (lets call
it an average of 50) which is enough to get you to the next % level.


]]> Tue, 16 May 2023 22:50:27 PST /rss/changeboard.php/id/1/board/changeboard coders of Tsunami.

Changes will be posted here as well as in
the affected guilds.

Fingolfin
]]> Mon, 04 Oct 1999 19:56:41 PST