Live Update - Client 406.25 Istaria Community Manager February 19, 2024
	Live has been updated and has the following fixes: Fix for add chat channel dialog window layout. When at 4k and 8k UI scaling, text overlapped. Fix for chat issue with typing. Previously, cursor needed to be within chat window to send a message Fix for storage inventory window. The columns can not be moved and only 5 letters are displayed for Type, only 3 digits for Qty and only 3 digits for Bulk

Live Update - Client 406.21 Istaria Community Manager February 11, 2024
	Fixes: Fixed an issue where Gathering Delay was showing an incorrectly small % reduction on the character window Statistics page. Fixed an issue where an out-of-date news file could cause the client to crash. Fixed an issue where the top player in a chat room could not be selected or promoted to chat admin. Fixed an issue where the news may not be formatted correctly in the news window. Fixed an issue where very large stacks of items could have issues displaying the total coin value. Fixed issues with being unable to resize the chat window.

Back to the Battlefield Release Istaria Community Manager February 3, 2024
	Greetings Istarians! The live shards are online and Back to the Battlefield is now available! A completely revamped combat experience awaits you and more fixes than a Dragon can toss a Gnome at! If you have trouble patching, we also have an upgrade setup package that will resolve the issue. We're very excited about this update and are looking forward to all the upcoming feedback. As with any major content update, you may need to update your equipment and builds - combat has changed significantly. You can read more in our FAQ , the Official Release Notes , the Official Item Refunds Addendum, and for even more details and specifics, please see the Combat Changes Overview . Thank you for your patience and support during this extended downtime. Istaria Development Team

Back to the Battlefield Maintenance Period Istaria Community Manager January 25, 2024
	Hello Istarians! On January 30, we will begin the process of applying the seven updates currently on Blight to Chaos and Order. This will culminate in the release of Back to the Battlefield, the long-awaited combat overhaul. This update has been in progress for over a year and is the largest update we’ve ever released to the live shards. Read More...

24.1 Back to the Battlefield (Part 2) Istaria Community Manager January 24, 2024
	On Tuesday January 30th we will be taking down the live shards for the deployment of Update 24.1: Back to the Battlefield! This update has spent a lot of time in the oven and for a good reason: it brings the long awaited Combat Overhaul! This set of changes aims at streamlining certain actions within the system, making the impact of stats more visible & adding some new components to liven things up. But of course, that's not all this update will bring, the full change list follows below for you to read so you and your friends can prepare for this massive new update! Due to the sheer size of this update, we have to break our community post into two parts. This is part two of two. Please see here for part one. In This Post... Pouch Changes Key Changes Content Adventure Craft Monsters Miscellaneous Fixes & Changes   Read More...

24.1 Back to the Battlefield (Part 1) Istaria Community Manager January 24, 2024
	On Tuesday January 30th we will be taking down the live shards for the deployment of Update 24.1: Back to the Battlefield! This update has spent a lot of time in the oven and for a good reason: it brings the long awaited Combat Overhaul! This set of changes aims at streamlining certain actions within the system, making the impact of stats more visible & adding some new components to liven things up. But of course, that's not all this update will bring, the full change list follows below for you to read so you and your friends can prepare for this massive new update! Highlights Combat Overhaul Blighted Equipment Revisit Technique Components Pouches Keys & Chests Due to the sheer size of this update, we have to break our community post into two parts. This is part one of two. Please see here for part two.  In This Post... Combat Overhaul Blighted Equipment Revisit Component Overhaul   Read More...

Blight Updates - Blight Delta 316.6 Istaria Community Manager January 1, 2024
	Blight only: Master Time Machine now sells Animal Hide and Tannins of all tiers. Monk and Disciple schools now gain Flow Like Water 2 and 3 which boost evasion by higher amounts. Improved, Superior and Exceptional Evasion now properly boost evasion (not dodge). Read More...

Double XP Istaria Community Manager December 18, 2023
	Brrrr! Winter is here in full swing, and both the Istarians and the Gifted are celebrating the holidays with hot chocolate in their hands, or claws! And what better way to celebrate than with a Double Experience period lasting from December 19th till January 2th! The Istaria Development Team wishes you a Happy and Healthy Holiday Season, and Thank You for playing Istaria!

Happy 20th Anniversary Istaria Community Manager December 9, 2023
	It's our 20th Anniversary and what better way to celebrate than a video! From our low resolution, interlaced beginnings, to a high fidelity vision of the future, we're on this journey with you! Special thanks to Pryzm the Dragon, Racktor, Ranqthas and Firebrand for their beginning days footage. And a big Thank You to Zaroclaw for creating this amazing video! Check out the video here! Happy Anniversary Istarians!

Combat Overhaul Doc Istaria Community Manager November 20, 2023
	Combat Overhaul A reminder that the combat overhaul document is available at the link below There are a significant amount of changes and you can read about them here: https://tinyurl.com/5fcmpccn Please do consider taking the time to hop on Blight and try things out. While Discord is an active way to discuss changes, there is no guarantee that every developer will see what you have to say. So - after discussing on Discord, please send in a support ticket to https://support.istaria.com or email us directly at [email protected] We're excited about this update. Your feedback is important and we're listening. We want to see this be an amazing release and your feedback will help make that happen!