Server Updates 05-2023

Changes to the Server and Content

PENDING - SERVER UPDATES

1. xx-xx-2023.xx _UPDATED: SERVER: Server is now properly handing out 10% Vitae Penalty to both Characters involved in an attempted PK Trophy/Rank Farming detection
2. xx-xx-2023.xx _UPDATED: SERVER: PK Ranking is no longer checked, calculated or displayed on login for chars under level 50 to save server processing time
3. xx-xx-2023.xx _UPDATED: SERVER: Resolved issue with no rankings message or trophy drop when the killed is between levels 150 - 275
4. xx-xx-2023.xx _UPDATED: SERVER: A Killers PK Trophy drop timer is now reset with a RANKED kill of a player Level 150+ with a Rank Score >= 100
5. xx-xx-2023.xx _UPDATED: SERVER: Removed GreenUp animation from Killers on a Ranked kill
6. xx-xx-2023.xx _UPDATED: SERVER: Several long overdue updates to the PK Trophy Drop rules and code server side. http://a-chard.ddns.net/achardwiki/index.php/A%27Chard_PK_Trophy_Drops
7. xx-xx-2023.xx _UPDATED: SERVER: PK Stats now records the level of the killed for ranked kills
8. xx-xx-2023.xx _UPDATED: SERVER: PK Stats now records the Experience gained for ranked kills
9. xx-xx-2023.xx _UPDATED: SERVER: PK Stats now records the Luminance gained for ranked kills
10. xx-xx-2023.xx _UPDATED: SERVER: Ranked kills on players with a death streak of =>10 will no longer drop PK Trophies.
11. xx-xx-2023.xx _UPDATED: SERVER: Players with a ranked deathstreak =>10 now receive the server side META mark PKMetaFlagged for future uses if necessary
12. xx-xx-2023.xx _UPDATED: SERVER: New Server option block_meta_movement added for future use if necessary
13. xx-xx-2023.xx _UPDATED: SERVER: Resolved countless textual issues both old and new discovered during new code validation
14. xx-xx-2023.xx _UPDATED: SERVER: A Killers PKMetaFlagged is now cleared with a RANKED kill of a player Level 150+ with a Rank Score >= 100
15. xx-xx-2023.xx _UPDATED: SERVER: New Server option meta_max_limit added with a default of 10,000 added for future use
16. xx-xx-2023.xx _UPDATED: SERVER: A ranked player kill in the RagaKo Red Zone by a castle owner decreases the Castle heartbeat time by (30) seconds
17. xx-xx-2023.xx _UPDATED: SERVER: A ranked player death in the RagaKo Red Zone of a castle owner increases the Castle heartbeat time by (30) seconds
18. xx-xx-2023.xx _UPDATED: SERVER: A ranked player kill in the RagaKo Red Zone by a castle owner increases the Castle Ownership time by (1) Hour
19. xx-xx-2023.xx _UPDATED: SERVER: A ranked player death in the RagaKo Red Zone of a castle owner decreases the Castle Ownership time by (1) Hour
20. xx-xx-2023.xx _UPDATED: SERVER: Updated player command @pkstats
21. xx-xx-2023.xx _UPDATED: SERVER: Players Level >=201 are now PK tagged when entering the MarketPlace. Fight or hold hands, no more recalling
22. xx-xx-2023.xx _UPDATED: SERVER: Cleaned up @PKStats command
23. xx-xx-2023.xx _UPDATED: SERVER: Added new Player command @Castle that will check the status of Castle RagaKo
24. xx-xx-2023.xx _UPDATED: SERVER: Add new Admin command @buffall that can be used to buff every character logged into he world when issued
25. xx-xx-2023.xx _ADDED UPDATED: REDUCED the rot time of RagaKo Gold from (60) Minutes to (10) Minutes
26. xx-xx-2023.xx _ADDED UPDATED: REDUCED the rot time of Death Certificate from (100) Minutes to (10) Minutes
27. xx-xx-2023.xx _ADDED UPDATED: REDUCED the rot time of Small Vial of Blood from (60) Minutes to (10) Minutes
28. xx-xx-2023.xx _ADDED UPDATED: REDUCED the rot time of Large Vial of Blood from (60) Minutes to (10) Minutes
29. xx-xx-2023.xx _ADDED UPDATED: REDUCED the rot time of Minor Chest of Violence Key from (6) Hours to (10) Minutes
30. xx-xx-2023.xx _ADDED UPDATED: REDUCED the rot time of Major Chest of Violence Key from (6) Hours to (10) Minutes
31. xx-xx-2023.xx _ADDED UPDATED: All Newly created DevilMouse Mansion Gems are no longer stackable
32. xx-xx-2023.xx _ADDED UPDATED: All Newly created Wooden Gems are no longer stackable
33. xx-xx-2023.xx _ADDED UPDATED: All Newly created Hallowed Portal Gems are no longer stackable
34. xx-xx-2023.xx _ADDED UPDATED: All Newly created Relic Town Portal Gems are no longer stackable

APPLIED CHANGES

• 05-26-2023.12 _UPDATED: SERVER: Resolved issue with characters <= Level 200 turning red in Marketplace after a PK Death
• 05-26-2023.11 _UPDATED: SERVER: Castle RagaKo now has a (42) Minute respite timer between ownership expiration and the time it can be re-taken by a Monarchy
• 05-26-2023.10 _UPDATED: SERVER: More fun with Discord Status Message colors!
• 05-26-2023.09 _UPDATED: SERVER: Server will now Auto-Start Castle Ragako to it's previous state before a world restart
• 05-26-2023.08 _ADDED UPDATED: All Newly created Relic Town Portal Gems are no longer stackable
• 05-26-2023.07 _ADDED UPDATED: All Newly created Frost Haven Portal Gems are no longer stackable
• 05-26-2023.06 _UPDATED CONTENT: All Newly created Gem of Red Rage are now stackable to 100
• 05-26-2023.05 _UPDATED CONTENT: All Newly created Hidden Forest Gems are no longer stackable
• 05-26-2023.04 _UPDATED SERVER: Implemented Enhancements to +Oracle process...
• 05-26-2023.03 _UPDATED CONTENT: All Newly created The UnderGround Market Portal Gems are no longer stackable
• 05-26-2023.02 _UPDATED SERVER: Updated Server World Content to ACE-World-Database v0.9.270

- Visit https://github.com/ACEmulator/ACE-World-16PY-Patches/releases/tag/v0.9.270 to get a list of changes in this release.

• 05-26-2023.01 _UPDATED SERVER: Added new player command @SelfBoot that can be used to Force logoff a character that's stuck in game

• 05-22-2023.02 _UPDATED WEBSTATS: Resolved minor link issue with Server Information Link
• 05-22-2023.01 _UPDATED CONTENT: Removed Rouge Frosty Elf spawn near the Casino in Shoushi

• 05-21-2023.02 _UPDATED: SERVER: Removed Free visit counter from Stats website that was acting weird.
• 05-21-2023.01 _ADDED UPDATED: All Chest of Eight have been relocated to Not's Hideout

• 05-17-2023.06 _ADDED CONTENT: The Taco Stand will now spawn inside Castle RagaKo when it is not under control by a monarchy
• 05-17-2023.05 _ADDED UPDATED: Rosa now has a 10% chance to drop (1) Death Certificate
• 05-17-2023.04 _ADDED UPDATED: The Taco Stand will now spawn in random locations outside Castle RagaKo when it is under control by a monarchy
• 05-17-2023.03 _ADDED UPDATED: Buff Agent Range INCREASED significantly to curtail edge of radar attacks
• 05-17-2023.02 _ADDED UPDATED: Jose now has a 5% chance to drop (1) Death Certificate
• 05-17-2023.01 _ADDED CONTENT: Buff Agent will now spawn inside Castle RagaKo when it is not under control by a monarchy

• 05-16-2023.03 _UPDATED: CONTENT: Buff Agent will no longer attack chickens the next time she re-spawns
• 05-16-2023.02 _ADDED CONTENT: Forest Surveyor Tailoring Item For Sale: Smite
• 05-16-2023.01 _ADDED CONTENT: Forest Surveyor Tailoring Item For Sale: Mattekar Hide Coat

• 05-15-2023.02 _UPDATED: CONTENT: NPC Buff Agent now has a 10% chance to drop (1) Death Certificate on death
• 05-15-2023.01 _UPDATED: CONTENT: Not's Peeps Kill Task rewards updated. -->> http://a-chard.ddns.net/achardwiki/index.php/Not's_Peeps_Kill_Task

• 05-13-2023.12 _UPDATED: SERVER: REMOVED some DEBUG code causing global messages when a player dies
• 05-13-2023.11 _UPDATED: SERVER: The Experience reward for a Ranked PK Kill is now Calculated at the time of the kill
• 05-13-2023.10 _UPDATED: SERVER: Accidently left in some DEBUG code in the latest build when a player dies
• 05-13-2023.09 _UPDATED: SERVER: Updated Server World Content to ACE-World-Database v0.9.269
• 05-13-2023.08 _UPDATED: SERVER: Cleaned up login status messages
• 05-13-2023.07 _UPDATED: SERVER: The Luminance reward Ranked for a PK Kill is now the killed players PK rank before you killed them
• 05-13-2023.06 _UPDATED: SERVER: World Messages to Discord are now displayed In Living Color
• 05-13-2023.05 _UPDATED: SERVER: Audit Messages to Discord are now displayed In Living Color
• 05-13-2023.04 _UPDATED: SERVER: (1) Extra Death Certificate is now awarded for ranked PK kills during the GRUE Event
• 05-13-2023.03 _UPDATED: SERVER: (1) Extra Death Certificate is now awarded for ranked PK kills during the Hallowed Event
• 05-13-2023.02 _UPDATED: SERVER: A Ranked kill in the RagaKo Red Zone is no +(6) ranking points added to the kill rank change
• 05-13-2023.01 _UPDATED: SERVER: Started a massive re-write and clean-up of PK ranking and Trophy drop code

• 05-07-2023.04 _UPDATED: CONTENT: The A'Chard Wiki is finally getting a legitimate content update with the help of @Darth#7503

• 05-07-2023.04 _UPDATED: CONTENT: Not's Peep spawn has returned to DevilMouse Mansion
• 05-07-2023.03 _UPDATED: CONTENT: The Taco Stand has returned near the lifestone of Castle Ragako
• 05-07-2023.02 _UPDATED: CONTENT: Not's Peep spawn has returned to Yaraq!
• 05-07-2023.01 _UPDATED: CONTENT: Not's Peep respawn time reduced from (60) minutes to (45) Minutes

• 05-04-2023.08 _UPDATED: CONTENT: Not's Hideout Gem now has a lifespan of 6 MONTHS before it crumbles to dust
• 05-04-2023.07 _UPDATED: CONTENT: Not's Hideout Gem is no longer stackable(new gems only)
• 05-04-2023.06 _UPDATED: CONTENT: Not's Hideout Gem value REDUCED from (2000) to (1000)
• 05-04-2023.05 _UPDATED: CONTENT: Not's Peep spawn is back in Holtburg!
• 05-04-2023.04 _UPDATED: CONTENT: Hen: animation, motions and looks updated to match a chicken. No skill changes were made.
• 05-04-2023.03 _UPDATED: CONTENT: Rooster: animation, motions and looks updated to match a chicken. No skill changes were made.
• 05-04-2023.02 _UPDATED: CONTENT: Not's Peep: animation, motions and looks updated to match a chicken. No skill changes were made.
• 05-04-2023.01 _UPDATED: CONTENT: Chest of Eight Creatures has finally been added to Castle RagaKo

• 05-03-2023.01 _UPDATED: CONTENT: Chest of Eight Lives renamed to Chest of Eight Life's

• 05-01-2023.01 _UPDATED: CONTENT: Chest of Eight Lives has finally been added to Castle RagaKo