Update v1.12 - Performance Optimization & Bug Fixes

Performance Optimization

• Optimized gather rate calculation (time reduced by 90%).
• General optimization of code (small improvement to overall performance).

Bug Fixes

• Implemented a fix for runtime error caused by synced emotes.

Update v1.11 - Bug Fixes

Bug Fixes

• Added Defeat Forest Guardian bonus accolade (awards every 15 minutes).
• Added gather bounce effect to Elysium trees.
• Fixed an exploit with the Immortal Tree limiter.
• Fixed Guardian Challenger buff getting removed when eliminated outside of fight.
• Fixed Guardian Challenger buff getting removed when player unregisters from boss fight.
• Fixed Event Boss reward cannot be claimed is player is eliminated outside of fight.
• Fixed Event Boss causing the Forest Guardian stock countdown timer to start.
• Fixed UI opened audio not playing.
• Fixed a bug where player can teleport outside of the boss fight arena.
• Fixed egg prosperity upgrade cost rounding error.
• Fixed a bug causing pets to show in boss fight.
• Fixed laser audio not disabling in the Elysium God boss fight.
• Disabled player menu while in boss room to prevent errors/exploits.
• Updated strength upgrade efficiency button to show "Maxed" instead of "Requires Lv. 999".
• Updated quest objective pulse to only show when player can afford.
• Removed max strength achievement levels that was unachievable.
• Optimized distance calculations used in pet follow/tree gathering.

Major Update v1.10 - Welcome to Elysium

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New Content

• Added a new area named Elysium (Greek Mythology themed).

• Added 2 new Forest Guardians (Elysium Guard, Elysium God).
• Added 2 new Hero Ranks (Divine, Immortal).
• Added 2 new Weapons tiers.

• Added 5 new Pets (Angel Slimes).

• Added Lumberjack Skills IV which grants a new ability called Heavenly Strike.
  • Applies only to Forest Guardians.
  • Ability charges up after a short cooldown, automatically activates when attacking the forest guardian to deal a bonus attack damage.
  • Can be upgraded to increase damage multiplier, reduce cooldown and increase bonus attack count.
• Added Combat Pickaxe upgrade that enables pickaxes during boss fights (using pickaxe will no longer trigger sword to be equipped).
• Added Egg Converter Efficiency prestige upgrades (up to +50%).
• Added Guardian Core Multiplier prestige upgrades to increase Guardian Cores earned from Forest Guardians (up to +100%).
• Added a new Immortal Tree upgrade mechanic.
  • A tree that instantly respawns when destroyed.
  • Can be upgraded to increase the tree's max health.
• Added more Achievements:
  • More Prestige Crystal achievement levels.
  • More Total Pet Level achievement levels.
  • New achievement for Event Boss defeated.
• Added more Accolades:
  • The Explorer - Unlock Area
  • The Traveller - Enter Area
  • The Strengthener - Upgrade Strength
  • The Quester - Complete Quest
  • The Champion - Event Boss

New Features

• Added a new Event Boss mechanic, fight the Golden Champion a skill based challenge where all ranks can participate:
  • The event is available at 30 minutes intervals.
  • Players need to have the weapon unlocked to be able to join.
  • Players attack damage will be normalized (all players will have the same attack damage/critical rate).
  • Boss health will adjust to the count of players participating (and adjust proportionally if a player is defeated or leaves during the fight).
  • Earn 3x the rewards of the highest level Forest Guardian that the player has defeated.

• Added a Request Help button to the boss registration UI to notify other players for assistance.
  • Added an Accept Help Request to the settings menu to turn ON/OFF help request notifications.
• Reworked Golden Tree to allow activating buffs individually.
• Added Golden Tree to the player menu, players can now activate Golden Tree buffs from anywhere.
• Added a new Golden Tree buff Guardian Challenger:
  • Doubles the reward amounts from Forest Guardians.
  • Buff has no expiry duration but is consumed when the player either claims a reward or is defeated by a forest guardian.
  • Costs 2 Golden Tree stock.
• Added an information panel in the Pets building to display the chance of hatching each pet tier.
• Added an Upgrade All button to the Lumberjack Skills menu to automatically upgrade all skills that the player can currently afford.
  • The Upgrade All button will only be available after the player has prestiged at least once.
• Added a Number Notations info menu to the player menu. List of all number formatting used and it equivalent value.

Gameplay Changes

• Reduced the max player count from 8 to 4 to reduce performance issues.
  • Will aim to increasing the max player count back up to 8 if performance is improved with this update.
• Weapon Augment stats reworked to scale more appropriately with tier up.

Weapon	Augment Tier	Before	After
Mythic Sword	Common	96.09%	80.91%
Mythic Sword	Uncommon	98.09%	91.79%
Mythic Sword	Rare	100.09%	102.68%
Mythic Sword	Epic	102.09%	113.56%
Mythic Sword	Legendary	104.09%	124.44%
Exotic Sword	Common	180.77%	144.04%
Exotic Sword	Uncommon	182.77%	163.63%
Exotic Sword	Rare	184.77%	183.22%
Exotic Sword	Epic	186.77%	202.81%
Exotic Sword	Legendary	188.77%	222.40%

• Added additional levels of Egg Prosperity (egg drop amount multiplier) upgrade, max Level increased from 10 to 20.
• Increased early game Forest Guardian rewards. Base egg rewards increased & wood rewards increased.
• Updated Forest Guardian entry cost requirement to now only require 1 guardian essence for all guardians.
• Added additional quick access options to the fast travel menu:
  • World Tree
  • Immortal Tree (available only when the Immortal Tree is unlocked)
  • Event Boss
• Reworked the quest system to always show the next available quest (instead of when the player has the required currency amount).
• Reduced the amount of weapon grade required to evolve weapons at lower tiers:

	Weapon Grade required for Evolution
Weapon Tier	Before	After
1	60 (+60)	40 (+40)
2	140 (+60)	125 (+45)
3	220 (+60)	210 (+50)
4	300 (+60)	295 (+55)
5	380 (+60)	380 (+60)

• Disabled Jam Loops as they were preventing players from teleporting out of Forest Guardian the arena/reward room.

Performance Optimizations

• Pet optimizations:
  • Limited the pet gather VFX so only a single VFX is spawned at a time.
  • Disabled pet gather VFX when gathering from the World Tree.
  • Reduced the pet follow animation update rate from every 1s to 2s.
  • Implemented pet gather idle mode:
    • Pet animations will stop playing after gathering from the World Tree for more than 15 seconds.
    • Pet gather will still show in the item stream UI.
• Auto Gather updated to grant 5s worth of wood every 5s (instead of 1 every second).
  • Auto Gather rate will revert back to granting every 1s when player has a UI panel opened.
• Reduced item pickup VFX when using Chain Strike/Timbersaw. Item pickup VFX will only show once per gather instead of for every bounce/tree hit.
• Optimizated the Chain Strike VFX to only spawn a single particle system instead of 1 for each bounce.
• Replaced Character Device used for unlocking areas with Button Device (less memory).
• Updated Niagara VFX to use appropriate Effect Types (better performance scalibility).

Bug Fixes

• Applied a fix for Verse runtime error encountered when retrieving player saved data (ErrRuntime_WeakMapInvalidKey).
  • This should fix some scenarios of the game entering a bugged state.
  • E.g. Pets not loading/missing in player menu.
  • E.g. Area/Upgrade UI not opening after interacting with the NPC.
• Fixed a Verse runtime error caused by Movement Modulator device (e.g. when player is eliminated while jumping on top of the Forest Guardian).
• Applied a fix for the quest objective pulse effect not showing.
• Fixed a bug where Eggs were not dropping from the World Tree with Egg Fortune buff active.
• Fixed a bug where the stun VFX was not scaling correctly/not showing when the Forest Guardian is stunned.
• Fixed a bug where teleporting to the Forest Guardian entrance, the position was offset from the center.
• Fixed a bug where the Collect Wood accolade was not awarding when destroying trees.
• Fixed a bug where pickaxes was enabled during a boss fight.
• Lowered table height to allow NPCs to be interacted with more easily.
• Fixed a bug where players can fall out of the map when hit by a Fireball while using Flash Jump (removed collision from Fireball).
• Fixed forest guardian battle time limit progress bar was only showing for a single player.
• Fixed a bug where Atlantis statue could be hit to gather wood.
• Fixed a bug where player could enter the spectator mode while joining the battle at the same time.
• Fixed a bug where player could activate flight.
• Fixed a bug where the stats UI was showing the incorrect prestige multiplier (was showing 100x more that the actual value).
• Fixed a bug where the Atlantis Elite was not being damaged by special attacks (jump/dash/charged attacks).
• Fixed incorrect number formatting where Tr (Tredecillion) was missing.
  • Players may notice some numbers changing but the actual amounts are unchanged.