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Developer Update New Years Update & Upcoming Plans

Happy new years, and here is to hoping that 2022 isn't as plagued with delays and problems as 2021 was.

After a brief break for the Holidays, Dragon and I will be tackling the current issues preventing the source update, and hopefully will be opening up the beta to all players so we have a range of feedback for the new client performance, and more people to test for any major issues. Sadly, until any discrepancies with the current server and the source server are fixed, we will not be pushing forward with the update as it could potentially break characters or some equipment.

We will be looking at releasing a lot of the announced and some unannounced Dragons soon, most of which will be free. Some of these are planned for release when we start adding in the new spawn system, and some are going to be implemented as rewards. We are also planning to look at completely re-doing the fat model for Fabled ancients as it is currently just not working with the upgraded textures.

There are also a lot of changes that are currently planned for the forum, mainly having to do with functionality. I am still working on finalizing a lot of the new features and adjustments, but will hopefully have them done soon so that they can be made public. Some of what is planned will allow us to expand the credits that members can earn, as well as possibly adding a new forum-specific currency. I will also be working to get the new gifs prepared for the showcase add-on, so that people with permission can start filling in data so it is specific to Adept, rather than NA/EU like the current wiki is.

We will be working on some more merchandise soon (for those that are interested), and I am looking at an alternative from Threadless which provides an API so we can integrate it into the site, and automatically reward the Platinum that people get for each $25 spent. The option that I am looking at is also slightly cheaper, but does not offer everything that Threadless does (no skateboards).

I will also be making an announcement in the future about recruiting artists to work with us and earn money doing avatars, news backgrounds and other images that we have been using.

The news background is done by @Arborath.

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Announcement Unannounced Downtime 12/16/2021

Due to severe weather (including several tornado warnings) there was a power failure in the data center, as well as several outages leading to and from the data center that prevented the server from going back online.

Because of this it was recommended to keep the server offline until power was completely back in place (and not on generators or backup systems).

Dragon's Prophet is currently having to be turned back online, and will be up in a hour or two as it goes through the startup process (likely around 12-1PM Pacific Time).

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Bug Report Solved World Wide Attacks on Server (Service Provider)

I post this here - as the subject could become a problem.
I just read an article issued by the Federal Cyber Security Authority, Germany who has changed the severity of server attacks from Orange to red.
As far as I understand it, the problem lies within the library of Java Software = the weak entry point is named "Log4j".
As attacks were recently (successfully) launched on the online game "Minecraft" I was wondering if Adeptgamer
a) is aware of this very serious matter
and
b) is in contact with their new sever provider

I do not want to spread panic - I am just very concerned, as the BSI is a very respected government institution.
For german speaking players this is the link:

May the game continue.

Announcement Clarifications of rules regarding Territory War

Because this has been a problem off and on, and bad actors have attempted to bypass and co-opt the rules for their own purposes I am going to be clarifying them officially.

Island limit per alliance

We use the Dominion limit shown in the alliance UI for the limit, which is currently set to two. This will changed in the future once we fix the bug that prevents the Dominion value from changing in line with the value displayed for quests, but it requires a source change for this to work properly.

Going over this limit can happen accidentally, so breaking this rule will be on a case by case situation and I will account for any situations you have been involved with in the past. Generally warnings will be given out, however if you are someone who has been known to purposely create drama I can and will likely choose to do at least a temporary ban.

Alt alliances to bypass limit

While this does not directly break the above rule, it creates a situation where it is a letter vs intent situation. Any people purposely trying to bypass the limit by using alt guilds or any other means will be banned after a single warning. Whether this is temporary or permanent will depend on the people and any past occurrences. I also will decide on who the ban applies to depending on the situation, so it may be just the leadership involved, could be anyone involved with bypassing the restriction, or it could be entire alliances if I'm truly fed up with wasting my time on you.

This is not up for discussion, debate or really even opinions. At this point due to the drama of two separate groups over the last year, at least 30-50 hours has been pulled away from working on other tasks related to the network to deal with these ongoing pointless issues.

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Dragon Runewake Dragon

A Fabled Ancient Dragon brought into existence by the Creator himself. Its bright red eyes shine down upon everything in the world. The first Osirans to tame the Runewake Dragons were called the Light of Auratia. Without them the Auratia we know today would not exist. Osirans can't live forever, but Runewake Dragons can; establishing contracts with different Osirans throughout their lives, Runewake Dragons allow these fortunate few to inherit the title and continue to create legends.

This thread is for the discussion of the Dragon Runewake Dragon. You can make recommendations for edits, add attachments relevant to the content or have general discussion. Suggestions or bug reports should go in their relevant sections.

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Bug Report Solved Screen turns dark before bosses in some dungeons

Hello
this happened to me this week that in some dungeons, when it comes to the final battle with the boss, the screen cuts and suddenly goes black. The game continues, the audio works normally, but you can't continue because can't see because of the sudden black screen.
Specifically, it happened to me in the dungeons of Nyrol's Nest and Juno Crystal Gallery, maybe it happens in others dungeons as well.

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Bug Report Solved Channels do not exist when porting to Arteicia

When using the 'Port to Arteicia'-Button in the character selection you get ported to Arteicia, but no channel is applied. So the game says you are at channel X but you can see every player from every channel and everyone can see you.

1. Situation: While standing in the egg circle on channel 1, I logged in with an Alt to care the circle. The alt was on channel 3 but I was able to see the Alt and the alt was able to interact with the circle although they were on different channels.

2. Situation. I saw a player doing a duel, but I was not able to see the opponent. So the player I saw was on every channel and was fighting a player from another channel.

That's not a problem in the first place, but it can lead to some performance issues as I don't know how long this effect will last, so when a channel will actually be applied.

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Dragon Syvaenir, Devourer of the Void

When the rage of Mount Sorthina's fierce volcanic eruptions etched Bakra into the steep inclines and humid landscape it is to present, the crusts folded into a sealed cavern from an ancient era – Urukar's Cleave. History was woven into thousands of years before the entryway to the Devouring Void was cracked by the best of the Laedis Academy.

Within oozed remnants of fiends and devouring dragons that brought upon a fear that few could muster the courage to face alone, but one of the most...

This thread is for the discussion of the Dragon Syvaenir, Devourer of the Void. You can make recommendations for edits, add attachments relevant to the content or have general discussion. Suggestions or bug reports should go in their relevant sections.

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