Sep 6, 2020
Life Forge - Reborn ORPG - Life Forge
General
Converted from .bin files to MySQL for Accounts/Banks,
Fixed an issue with 'Class Reset' potions crashing the Client,
Players can no longer Interact whilst in the Shop UI,
Players can no longer Interact whilst in the Trade UI,
Players can no longer Interact whilst in the Bank UI,
Players can no longer Interact whilst in the Auction UI,
Buff Limit changed from 10 to 15,
Prevented Buff Consumes being used when at 15 Buffs/Debuffs,
Buff UI is now Text only for the next few updates,
Added additional invalid characters for Account/Character (;,.@-`'),

Quests
Fixed 'Be' to 'By' in several Quest Hunt Quest sentences,
Fixed Request Speech for 'George' hunt quest,
Added Hunt Quest for 'Void Queen', (Not accessible yet)
Added Hunt Quest for 'Balefire Reaper', (Not accessible yet)
Added Hunt Quest for 'Empress Webby', (Not accessible yet)
Added Hunt Quest for 'Mad Dwarf King', (Not accessible yet)

Spells/Items
'Icy Death' Value reduced from 50,000 to 11,000,
'Yeti Teeth' Weight reduced from 149 to 45,

Mobs/NPCs
Fixed graphical error with 'Alvarez' in Assault Dungeon,

Recipes
All Smouldering Recipe Items now state 'Smouldering Bars' instead of 'Meteor Bars',

Dungeons
Fixed Health resetting to true Maximum Health value on hit with 'Alvarez' in Assault Dungeon,
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All Accounts that have been inactive for over 2 years have been removed from the main database.

General
'Sunless Shield' now has correct ratios in the Boss Chest,
Prevented Tools from being equipped when under Skilled,
Separated some none essential functions to a whole new server, which should let me use the Discord Bot again,
Moved 'Cancel Quest' to the middle of the Quest Log UI,
Added an 'Exit' option to the previous place of 'Cancel Quest',
Added a Confirmation to cancelling a Quest,
Corrected multiple mistakes with Trade Logging,
Corrected formatting error in CashShop Logging,
Corrected formatting error in Death Logging,
Corrected formatting error in Rand Item Logging,
Quest Tracking is now on Double Click,
Quest Tracking no longer uses SysMsg,
Adjusted Quest Tracking Message,
Corrected multiple grammar errors in Re-Roll Machine message,
Prevented Re-Roll Machine from giving Epic stats on Legendary Items,
Prevented drops from giving Epic stats on Legendary Items,
Easter Shop has left 'Armistin',
Fixed an issue preventing interaction with NPC's with no Weapon equipped,
Fixed an issue preventing interaction with NPC's with any Bow equipped,
WarpTo Spells can no longer damage Friendly NPC's,
Changed NPCMove to newer networking,
Changed SpawnMapEventsFor to newer networking,
Changed all Event code to the newer networking,
Changed SendPlayerSpells to newer networking,
Changed SendPlayerBuffs to newer networking,
Changed SendMapItemsTo to newer networking,
Changed SendMapItemsTo to newer networking,
Changed SendMapItemsToAll to newer networking,
Changed SendMapNpcsTo to newer networking,
Changed SendMapNpcsToMap to newer networking,
Changed Animation to newer networking,
Changed SendStealthed to newer netoworking,
Changed SendPlayerMove to newer networking,
Changed SendTarget to newer networking,
Changed SendChatBubble to newer networking,
Changed SendProjectile to newer networking,
Changed SendClientTime to newer networking,
Changed SendClientTimeTo to newer networking,
SpellData is now only sent on opening Skills Book,
RankData is no longer sent to the entire map on login,
RankData is no longer sent to the Client,
Buffer is correctly flushed in HandleCreateProjectile,
Buffer is correctly flushed in HandleNewClass,
Removed old /stats command,
Removed code for old /stats command,
Auction UI no longer resets for all Players, just the Player,
Removed multiple dead code entries,
ResourceCache no longer double verifies on Send,
DrawToolTip no longer uses X,Y passthrough values,
Players no longer stutter when killing Mobs required for Quests,
PlayerData is no longer sent per Quest Task, only on Quest Complete,
Bows can no longer be used as a Melee weapon,
Bows now prioritize the highest Damage Ammo in Inventory,
Bows can now interact with friendly NPCs without Ammo in Inventory,
Fixed Event Name erroring on sending to Client,
Completing a Quest now only updates that one Quest Client side,
EndQuest no longer Saves, Sends PlayerData and Sends Stats twice,
Dungeon & Daily Reset interval increased to 5 minutes,
Corrected logging for Collection Chest updating,
Corrected Grammar in message about Collection Chest updating,

Spells/Items
'Enki Dagger' now correctly has an animation,
'Enki Greataxe' now correctly has an animation,
'Smouldering Dagger' now correctly has an animation,
'Smouldering Greataxe' now correctly has an animation,
'Smouldering Sword' now correctly has an animation,
'Sword of Webs' now correctly has an animation,
'Meteor Sword' now correctly has an animation,
All newly dropped/bought/crafted Greataxes listed below will have new DPS:
'Darksky Greataxe' from 89 Damage (59.3 DPS) to 99 Damage (66 DPS)
'Titanite Greataxe' from 104 Damage (69.3 DPS) to 125 Damage (83.3 DPS)
'Frostfire Greataxe' from 116 Damage (77.3 DPS) to 137 Damage (91.3 DPS)
'Kinraas Greataxe' from 133 Damage (88.6 DPS) to 157 Damage (104.6 DPS)
'Enki Greataxe' from 138 Damage (92 DPS) to 175 Damage (116.6 DPS)
All newly dropped/bought/crafted Daggers now have 0.7 Speed,
All Hammers (Tools) have new graphics,
All Hide Scrapers (Tools) have new graphics,
All Mortar and Pestle (Tools) have new graphics,
'George' Boss Chest correctly drops 'Yeti Teeth',

Mobs/NPCs
'Deathis' now correctly uses the Boss Chest System,
'Necros' now correctly uses the Boss Chest System,

Recipes
'Appleroot Flask' now requires 'Hardy Flask' instead of 'Hardy Brew'.
May 2, 2020
Life Forge - Reborn ORPG - Life Forge
General
Removed the 'Ashflower' Resource Node from Emerald Hills,
Using a 'Greater Re-Roll Gem' allows Legendary Items to be Re-Rolled,
Changed the Re-Roll Machines message to include Gem,
Corrected Description of all Smouldering Recipes,
Cleaned up Titles code,
Fixed Passive check for Titles which broke Warlord and Saviour,
Fixed HotBar SysMsg about switching equipment if it's not in your inventory,
Fixed an issue with AutoLoot that prevented drops,
Bosses now reset after no players on maps for 30 seconds,
Fixed an issue with some Furniture not removing from Daily Limit,
Cleaned up Place Furniture & Pick Furniture functions,
Realm Bosses now correctly despawn after 30 minutes,
Traveling Merchant inventory refreshes on spawn,
Traveling Merchant now correctly has stock limit,

Quests
'Necros' Hunt Quest now has a space between 'Necros' and '100'

Spells/Items
'Re-Roll Gem #1 changed to 'Lesser Re-Roll Gem',
'Re-Roll Gem #2' changed to 'Greater Re-Roll Gem',
'Marken Bow' Now has an Animation on hit,
'Lacework Bow' Now has an Animation on hit,
'Enki Bow' Now has an Animation on hit,
'Smouldering Bow' Now has an Animation on hit,
'Smouldering Bell' Now has an Animation on hit,
'Smouldering Bell' Now has on hit SFX,
'Dark Echo' I II & III now correctly says scales with Will,

Mobs/NPCs
Master Hunter (Malice) no longer walks in slow motion,
Master Hunter (Necros/Deathis) no longer has place holder text,
Master Hunter (Necros/Deathis) no longer talks about Typhon/Saurtr,
Corrected multiple Loot Table mistakes for Pyramid Gem drops,

Recipes
'Tome of Enki' correctly requires Dino Leather,
Apr 12, 2020
Life Forge - Reborn ORPG - Life Forge
General
Cleaned up the Re-Roll Machine's code,
Re-Roll Machine now accepts 2 types of Gems,
PM color has changed to BrightGreen,
Corrected the message sent to players when awarded an Item via Admin,
Added AutoLoot option to automatically collect Stackables and Currency,¹.¹
Added Boss Information UI to check Boss status,¹.¹
Maps that have a Boss Mob on it, now always has logic running on it,
Moved UpdateBackPack to the newer networking,
Moved HandleTradeUpdate to newer networking,
Re-coded Realm Bosses to work and to be more dynamic,
Testing said Realm Bosses with a Traveling Merchant,¹.²
Easter Event is currently live and will last for 1 week. Start in Gandor!

Spells/Items
'Re-Roll Gem #2' added; which guarantees Legendary Prefix,
' Outfit' added to the Reputation Shops,
'[R] Outfit' added to the Reputation Shops,

Mobs/NPCs
'Igni, the Pyre Lord' Boss Chest now has a chance to drop a Re-Roll Gem #2
'Darkspawn Wraith' Boss Chest now has a chance to drop a Re-Roll Gem #2
'Traveling Merchant' Now spawns every 2 hours in Armistin and stays for 30 minutes,

Notes
¹.¹ Member's Pass Holders only, both are experimental; may be removed/disabled at any time.
¹.² The Traveling Merchant can sell any item that is not [L].

Facebook
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Discord
https://discord.gg/purKsGt
Apr 7, 2020
Life Forge - Reborn ORPG - Life Forge
Fixed Reputation displaying as 0 on the Client,
Fixed several memory issues with A.I memory,
Fixed Client freezing randomly when changing options (OS dependant),

Reputation Changes:
Laukinis Allegiance:
Jungle Shroomstrider
Delga Tangleroot
Venomous Spindleback
Delga Slime
Delga Thresh
Tribal Guardian
Tribal Archer
Tribal Witchdoctor
Tribal Warlord
Delga Guardian
Delga Bat
Nightmare Thresh
Tribal Fighter
Tribal Warrior
Delga Guardian
Root Queen

Coran Allegiance:
Arbith Cub
Arbith Hunter
Frostback Penguin
Ice Shooter
Frostclaw Crab
Yeti
Snow Bear
George

Nakat Church Allegiance:
Gemwood Titan
Emerald Walker
Poison Hill Slime
Tormented Miner Soul
Lost Miner Spirit
Walking Corpse
Corpse Soldier
Emerald Drake
Borg the Shadow

Dishalathi Allegiance:
Melvern Wasp
Melvern Firetail
Melvern Ram
Fire Shield
Earth Elemental
Fire Elemental
Wind Elemental
Wind Shield
Earth Shield

Tarradal Allegiance:
Old Bones
Riptargh
Blood Bones
Lesser Ashbeast
Greater Ashbeast
Haunted Soul
Shadow Guard
Marken Spiderling
Tortured Soul
Malice
King Marken
Dec 29, 2019
Life Forge - Reborn ORPG - Life Forge
General
Crafting Level Max is now 85,
'Weight' on Item Description correctly moves on extended Descriptions,
Shop Price UI now moves with Extended Descriptions,
'RAW' Stats now correctly switches the Character UI,
'Allegiance' is now clickable when not using Default Screen Resolution,
Bosses now drop half their Level in Event Currency,
Limited Reputation to -100k and +100k,

Spells/Items
'Treasury Cloak' Renamed to 'Pyramid Cloak'
'Pyramid Circlet' Description changed,
'Scarab Bow' Description changed,
'Ankusha' Description changed,
'Pyramid Cloak' Description changed,
'Pyramid Blade' Description changed,
'Pyramid Robe' Description changed,
'Pyramid Garb' Description changed,
'Solomon's Seal' Description changed,
'Arc Wand' Description changed,
'Pyramid Armor' Description changed,
'Pyramid Helm' Description changed,
'Duskin Bell' Description changed,
'Caduceus Staff' Description changed,
'Pyramid Boots' Description changed,
'Folly' Description changed,
'Venomous Lyre' Description changed,
'Stinger' Description changed,
'Fang' Description changed,
'Shimmer Pickaxe' Correctly has 40 Damage.
Dec 17, 2019
Life Forge - Reborn ORPG - Life Forge
General
Effectiveness now effects Ranged and Spells,
Prevented more than 1 Container type from being able to be dropped during Events,
Added a 100ms delay back into Depositing and Withdrawing Items,
Talent Tree Description is no longer Resolution based,
Talent Tree Description Text can no longer wordwrap outside of the UI,
Talent Tree Talent Name is now cantered correctly,
Echo & Assault no longer instantly complete due to the NPC HP edits,
/password now opens a new UI for changing passwords,
Removed the old Password changing command & code,
Meteor Tools are now craftable,
Fixed SysMSG text appearing top left of screen,
Quiz Questions are no longer randomly broken,
Container loot now correctly stacks for Stackable and Currency types,
Added a Global Announcement for Legendary Items Found and Crafted,
Prevented 'Artefact' from being able to be placed in BackPacks,
All players that precipitate in a Boss kill will now be granted the Quest Kill,
Allegiance System is currently implemented along with Reputation,
Moved Full/Raw Labels in Character UI to bottom right,
Fixed input for Stats Label to switch Panels,

Spells/Items
'Meteor Pickaxe' correctly set to Level 90 Requirement,
'Meteor Sickle' correctly set to Level 90 Requirement,
'Meteor Hatchet' correctly set to Level 90 Requirement,
'Meteor Rod' correctly set to Level 90 Requirement,
'Meteor Pickaxe' correctly set to Level 50 Damage,
'Meteor Sickle' correctly set to Level 50 Damage,
'Meteor Hatchet' correctly set to Level 50 Damage,
'Meteor Rod' correctly set Level 50 Damage,
'Firefly Backpack' Description corrected,
'Desert Backpack' Description corrected,
'Boss Chest' now awards either 'Broken', 'Rare', 'Epic' or 'Legendary',
Tinting is now rendered under Announcements,
'Igni, the Pyre Lord' Boss Chest no longer awards 'Smouldering Ore',
'Smouldering Ore' is now Stackable,
'Smouldering Bow' now has +5% Critical,
'Smouldering Bow' now has correct Weapon Art (Scaling Agi),

Recipes
'Meteor Pickaxe' correctly set to Tile based Recipe,
'Meteor Sickle' correctly set to Tile based Recipe,
'Meteor Hatchet' correctly set to Tile based Recipe,
'Meteor Rod' correctly set to Tile based Recipe,
'Meteor Pickaxe' correctly set to Level 80 Smithing,
'Meteor Sickle' correctly set to Level 80 Smithing,
'Meteor Hatchet' correctly set to Level 80 Smithing,
'Meteor Rod' correctly set to Level 80 Carpentry,
'Meteor Sickle' correctly requires a Hammer as a tool,
'Meteor Rod' correctly set to need 'Heika Planks' instead of 'Meteor Bars',
'Marken Fish' correctly awards 600 Experience when cooked,
'Emerald Koi' correctly awards 700 Experience when cooked,
'Ice Koi' correctly awards 800 Experience when cooked,
Dec 11, 2019
Life Forge - Reborn ORPG - Life Forge
General
Crafting Experience now rolls over into the next level,
Skills Data is no longer sent three times on a Skill levelling up,
Fixed an issue with SysMsg's not clearing correctly,
Rewrote the SysMsg networking to cut down traffic,
Optimized all networking for Chat to cut down traffic,
Optimized all networking for Banking to cut down traffic,
SysMsg's now render above screen Tinting,
Multiple major optimizations for both Client and Server,
Missed Attacks are now Orange rather than Red,
Critical & Stealthed Damage Text is now BrightCyan rather than BrightRed,
Making a Guild correctly sends the new Founder "You can talk in guild chat with: ;Message ",
Corrected an issue when leaving a Guild,
Corrected an issue with LifeSteal in the Boss Mechanics,
Corrected an issue with "TeleportPlayerToBoss" in the Boss Mechanics,
Corrected an issue with updating HP when in a Party and hit by NpcAoE Boss Mechanic,
Bank Contents are no longer sent on Login as it's sent when entering the Bank,
Automated Low Resource Mode for the Server if no players are online,
Removed the need for a free Inventory Space when Crafting,
Mapping mistake in 'TinderFrost Woods' corrected,
Mapping mistake in 'Enki Inn' corrected,
Mapping mistake in 'Kinraas Bank' corrected,
'Shimmer Stone' Resource Node correctly has sound when hit,
Clicking 'Cancel Quest' now removes it from being Tracked,
'Stat Reset' message is sent to chat instead of SysMSG,
'Talent Reset' and 'Stat Reset' text is now White,
Scrolling in the Quest Log UI no longer tracks Quests with long names,
Limited the Length of Quest Names in the Quest Log to 18 Characters,
Corrected ;Message to F3 when making a Guild or using /help,
"You can talk in Guild Chat with F3" is now BrightGreen instead of BrightRed,
NPC and Player Bars can no longer overflow and appear empty,
HP/SP Bars can no longer overflow and appear empty,
Corrected a spelling issue in 'Necros' Hunt Quest,
'>>>Accept<<<' and '>>>Close<<<' no longer overlap and cause issues,
Clearing a Hot-bar Slot no longer clears the same slot on the none active Hotbar,
Removed the Mob graphic rendering in Quest Log,
Replaced the fake 'Marken Tree' in 'Marken Graveyard' with a real 'Marken Tree',
Harvesting 'Island Flower' now awards 850 Experience up from 300,
Harvesting 'Enki Flower' now awards 900 Experience up from 350,
Tower Attack message increased from 3 Minutes to 5 Minutes,
Fixed an issue that caused Tower Attack message timer to reset earlier than expected,
Character Text no longer jiggles side to side depending on Map Size,
Fixed an issue with Characters logging out breaking GetTotalMapPlayers,

Quests
'Hooked!' completion no longer tells you to re-talk to 'Shaxin',
'Time to Lumber up!' completion no longer tells you to re-talk to 'Shaxin',

Spells/Items
Heal SP and Heal HP Spells can no longer be cast if your Target is a Mob,¹.¹
'Resurrection' no longer casts on Characters that are not dead,
'Titanite Greataxe' Lethality changed from 0 to 4,
'Frostfire Greataxe' Lethality changed from 0 to 5,
'Kinraas Greataxe' Lethality changed from 0 to 6,
'Enki Greataxe' Lethality changed from 0 to 6.5
'Smouldering Greataxe' Lethality changed from 0 to 10,

Mobs/NPCs
Corrected an issue with 'Saurtr' teleporting to players not timing correctly,
Corrected an issue with 'Dark Spawn Wraith' Targeting,
Corrected an issue with 'Dark Spawn Wraith' Minion HP count,
'Island Roc' No longer shows a blank speech bubble,
'Sand Shooter' No longer shows a blank speech bubble,
'Cave Thresh' No longer shows a blank speech bubble,
'Soaris Sandstrider' No longer shows a blank speech bubble,
'Soaris Snake' No longer shows a blank speech bubble,
'Soarisian Tormenter' No longer shows a blank speech bubble,
'Soarisian Dementor' No longer shows a blank speech bubble,
'Shaxin' No longer tells says you can leave 'Marken' the same way you came,
Mobs can no longer Melee or Spell Characters through Directional Blocks,

Notes
¹.¹ Only if Spell requires a Target.
Nov 3, 2019
Life Forge - Reborn ORPG - Life Forge
General
Spell Cooldown SysMsg has been removed for screen clarity,
'Emerald Drake' Quest no longer overlaps both Tasks,
Cleaned up rendering of the maps to boost FPS,
Cleaned up picking up items from the floor to reduce it's impact on the Server,
False Prefix/Suffixes should no longer apply on none Equipment,¹.¹
Untracking a Quest SysMsg is now White instead of Red,
"already tracking the maximum" SysMsg is now White instead of Red,
Weight Movement Limitations are now effected by Main Stat + END Stat,¹.²
Limited the number of possible Chat Bubbles to 25 down from 255,².¹
Limited the number of Blood graphics to 25 down from 255,².¹
Fixed the input box for 'Character Name' on New Character UI,
Improved Main Menu FPS/Resource usage,
Player Level & Class no longer show above Screen Tinting,
NPC Name & Quest Icon no longer show above Screen Tinting,
Tower Under Attack warning message no long spams,
Prevented Towers from causing Dodge/Parry/Reflect/Block,
Towers can no longer Critical hit,
Mob Attacks that cause Dodge/Parry/Reflect/Block no longer retry combat instantly,

Quests
'The Horses Feast' no longer incorrectly asks for 3 x 'Head of Cabbage'

Notes
¹.¹ Regarding ghost Prefix/Suffix on anything other than intended Items.
¹.² Hunter + Subs AGI*2 + End, Magi + Subs INT*2 + End, Bard + Subs WILL*2 + End, Page + Subs STR*2 + End.
².¹ Lowering the amount of checks from 510 to 50 (removing 460 checks)
Oct 27, 2019
Life Forge - Reborn ORPG - Life Forge
Halloween has hit Sharda with blood strewn all over Armistin. A creepy old Witch has setup a shop offering many items for Candy you can find from slaying monsters around the lands. If you happen to find Candles, you can trade them in for an item or for Candy Corns from the Witch to help you save Platinum and get some awesome rewards. There is only one Limited item this year to buy so less pressure to obtain everything.

No EXP Loss is active for the week and +15% on all Platinum purchases will also be active to help you get what ever items you want to skip grinding for.

Stay safe in game and in the real world. Make sure you're safe at all times, and take a friend if you venture out for some free snacks!
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