Vanguard Patch Notes 2/1/2007 for build 1728

[Kethra]

GAMEPLAY NOTES


- The automatic defensive target self setting now saves.
- After death you will be immune to aggro. A 30 second timer will begin once you have moved. Beneficial skills will not cancel this effect.
- Updated multiple travel journal entries for Tursh.
- The Tursh bindstone has been moved to a more convenient location.
- Raian Vases no longer occur in mysterious pairs.
- A new quest is available at the north Neamsog bunker.
- The beginning of the Infineum quest line has seen significant alterations and polish; this should not break the quest for anyone that is currently on it.
- The runic consoles in the Ark of Harmony now port the group of the person that uses them, as originally intended.
- Numerous items have had their icon and descriptions corrected.
- Several Vendors that did not have their merchant list now have their items for sale!
- Bindstones have been added near: Tahean's Vengeance; Veskal’s Exchange; Arlinora's Retreat; Dark Horse Track; The Beacon of Hafeez al'Azzimat; and the Refugee Camp in Jharru Flats.
- Camels can now be purchased form the camel merchant starting at rank 2


ADVENTURING


- Bard - Song components will no longer automatically be added to the hotbar when you learn them, as you can't use them from there anyway.
- Bard - The Bard Trainer in Tursh should now sell instruments like other bard trainers
- Bard - Swirl of the Tempest (all ranks) now display their floating damage numbers correctly.
- Dread Knight – Increased the aggro modifiers of your special attacks. They are now similar to the other tanks.
- Druid - Increased the damage of the earthen brute’s attacks.
- Druid-“Lighting Strike” (rank 3-5) and “Call Lighting” (all ranks) no longer display “Resisted” when they are actually hitting and doing damage. The abilities were functioning correctly, just the over the head combat text was incorrect.
- Rogue – You can no longer pickpocket any race.
- Sorcerer - Summoned rings are now unique, no drop, and no rent as intended
- Warrior – Fixed an issue with the Defensive Form quest in Lomshir. You should now be able to complete the quest and get your defensive form.
- Counter spells have had their refresh times reduced.
- Hit points have been increased for the Sorcerer, Druid, Necromancer, Psioncist and Bloodmage.
- Upper damage melee attacks and percent attacks have had their endurance costs reduced.
- Upper damage ranged (bow) attacks, percent attacks and AE attacks have had their endurance costs reduced.



CRAFTING NOTES


- The outpost quest and outpost horse renting have been moved to crafting level 11 to match the changes to the tier quests and specialization quests.
- The amateur tier-directing quest now is granted at 11, not 10, to reflect the updated amateur tier quest.
- You now need to actually assemble the needle to finish the Ca’ial Brael outfitter training.
- Kef Jortul has been moved to a more accessible spot in the general area of Martok.
- Updated descriptions on 1 and 3 item work orders that said they gave a chance at a rare item.
- Made all crafted items bindable
- Fixed equip issues with crafted rings
- Fixed unrecognizable tool issues
- Ornate crossbow can no longer be equipped
- Work order supply pack reward values have been adjusted to give a little less cash items
- Repair Tools and the remedies that love them have finally decided on a name
- Modified XP progression some
- Mangled Tool is fixed
- Uneven Modification is fixed
- Weak Product’s description is fixed
- Stretched Fabric description is fixed
- Skipped Detail description is fixed
- Loose clamp description is fixed
- Odd shape description is fixed
- Careful Sculpting description is fixed
- Rindol Field Medal has been removed from work order reward tables


DIPLOMACY NOTES


- Quest “Thinkers of the Thinkery” is available from Wizard Malkavar in Three River’s.
- There are now more brokers available who will accept crude and significant information. Arcana, Blackmail, Trends, and Plots brokers have been added to Namsoong and Dark Horse Down’s Racetrack. Arcana, Blackmail, and Trends brokers have been added to Tawar Galan. And a Blackmail Broker has been added to Tursh.


WORLD POPULATION


- Several NPCs in the Tainted Lands have had their spawn rate corrected.


CODING


-You will no longer need to confirm looting No Drop items on your own corpse.


GUI
- Rarities in the "Random for Magical" group loot option will now be colored and the names will match usage everywhere else.
- Item stats now display properly in the Loot Roll window.
- NPC attacks and spells will now display descriptions.


~The Vanguard Team

[Sigurd]

Originally Posted by Kethra

GAMEPLAY NOTES
...
GUI
- Rarities in the "Random for Magical" group loot option will now be colored and the names will match usage everywhere else.
- Item stats now display properly in the Loot Roll window.
- NPC attacks and spells will now display descriptions.


~The Vanguard Team

I've seen since Beta that selecting Random for Magical, Magic threshhold is nice in theory but never works as we must roll for ALL loot, inc things like gnoll gullets or what have you... does this 'color' comment mean we can use this finally to roll on Green+ items for reg magical random?

[Kethra]

Originally Posted by Sigurd

I've seen since Beta that selecting Random for Magical, Magic threshhold is nice in theory but never works as we must roll for ALL loot, inc things like gnoll gullets or what have you... does this 'color' comment mean we can use this finally to roll on Green+ items for reg magical random?

I haven't tried it yet, but I assume so since the descriptions now match the rest of the usages.

[Fyrestrom]

I think its saying that the text color in the drop down will match the text color on the items.

[tehgeek]

Originally Posted by Sigurd

I've seen since Beta that selecting Random for Magical, Magic threshhold is nice in theory but never works as we must roll for ALL loot, inc things like gnoll gullets or what have you... does this 'color' comment mean we can use this finally to roll on Green+ items for reg magical random?

If you want green plus items only for roll, then choose it in the "Magical Threshold" section. The default is the lowest lvl which = everything.

[Aikur]

Originally Posted by Kethra

GAMEPLAY NOTES

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- Fixed unrecognizable tool issues

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Woohoo! Looks like it is back to crafting for me tonite!

[Andrew]

- Bard - Song components will no longer automatically be added to the hotbar when you learn them, as you can't use them from there anyway.

Thank God.. it's about time!