Blight Delta 315 Istaria Community Manager April 22, 2022
	Highlights The threat posed to the Tower of Nature within the Western Deadlands has grown considerably. New story quests are available for adventurers of level 60 and higher, beginning in the town of Aubador. The Imperial Outpost has come under direct attack and Sargeant Temerac now offers a questline for adventurers of level 95 and higher. Dralnok’s Doom quest chain has been given a facelift with side quests and expanded dialogue. Dragon Ability Quests have been reworked through to Tier 4. Gold Rage quests at all tiers have been reworked or rewritten. Scorpion Isle has undergone a renovation including plots, lairs, and decorations. This includes many more buildable community projects. Contribute your crafting knowledge and adventure prowess to help restore the recently-uncovered town of Silvane in a one-time event. Can you free the village from the grasp of the Withered Aegis? Read More...

Damage Multipliers Stacking Fix Istaria Community Manager March 28, 2022
	This will take effect on 3/29 after maintenance. A bug was introduced with a fix released in February. The issue introduced was that stacking damage multipliers were no longer stacking. Rolling back the fixes from February will re-introduce other bugs, so in the short term we've implemented the following workaround: Damage multipliers will stack again, but with a maximum limit of 500% damage. A more permanent solution will come later as development time permits. We're sorry this issue made it onto the live shards and hope this workaround is received well. Thank you, Istaria Development Team

Live Client 404.198.0 Istaria Community Manager March 1, 2022
	Fixes: Fix for augmentations repeat applying (for example, Armor and Scale Tech Kit: Bloodied) when in combat. Fix for mis-matched combat result feedback messages.

Live Client 404.196.1 Istaria Community Manager February 22, 2022
	Features: The item description displayed when viewing details now includes the number of used/available tech slots. When an item is split, it will appear (if possible) next to the source item instead of in the last slot. Use localization settings for digit grouping in the hoard display - the hoard display will now show digit groups based on your computer’s language and region settings. When changing map region (like from Istaria map to Kion map) it’ll automatically center on your current location now. A checkbox to lock the map to world-map mode (instead of automatically going to the high detail local region map) has been added. The new “Lock World” and the “Search Visible Layers” tickbox’s tick status will now be saved once the game is closed. When new keybindings are added, the game will now prompt players to bind the keys so they know they exist. The bulk display for an item will now not appear if the item takes up no bulk. A new keybinding has been added that will allow a dragon to drop extremely quickly to the ground when flying. The world map for the map window has been regenerated with high resolution water (the water was showing as low resolution originally). Modify Item description to display number of used/available tech slots Bulk capacity on tech items When an item is split, it will appear (if possible) next to the source item Use localization settings for digit grouping in hoard window Read More...

Fix Coming on Tuesday for Teched Items Istaria Community Manager January 7, 2022
	There's a bug on the live shards right now. If an item with techs in a storage structure (house, etc.) is moved between two containers in that structure, the techs will be lost on the item. We have a fix ready for release on Tuesday. In the meantime, please do not move items in storage structures until the fix is applied.

Live Delta 314.2 Istaria Community Manager December 28, 2021
	Talbain’s dialogues have been adjusted in quest “The Mysterious Balit’s Island”. Balit’s Island is now surrounded by storms. Unstable Lycanthropy Ward Salve and Lycanthropy Ward Salve can’t cure lycanthropy diseases anymore: they have never been supposed to do so and only prevent diseases to be applied. Lair T6 Trophy Chamber - Daknor the Berserk Pet doesn’t require Demon Essence to build anymore. Grammatical fix in quest “Scholar: Talk to Geleon the Wise”. All keys should now properly work and no longer cause a conflict message with other damage modifiers. Doubled the amount of resources in resource nodes on the starter islands. Resource spawns on Skalkaar, Spirit Isle and New Trismus are no longer linked. Niesa’s Strength will now boost Dragon Breath by +100. Fixed typo in technique Defense: Slash Ward V description.

Fangs in the Mist Istaria Community Manager December 21, 2021
	Content Summary Large changes to the werewolf quests out of New Trismus and to Balit’s Isle Ability updates for levels 20 to 100 for Dragon Adventurer, Warriors, Clerics, Mages and Scouts. General Werewolves “The Darkness at Dusk” and Balit Island quests have been revamped and are now part of the same story. New rewards and new crafting quests have been added to The Darkness at Dusk quest lines. A gnome has a problem and needs your help in the Dusk Forest. Anti-Werewolf Salve and Lycanthropy Ward Salve formulas are now obtained by specific Alchemist quests on Balit Island. Werewolves now have a unique animation for Werewolf Bite. Lycanthropy debuffs, Anti-Werewolf Salve and Lycanthropy Ward Salve formulas now have their own icons. Read More...

Blight Delta 314.1 Istaria Community Manager December 17, 2021
	Lore Master now properly awards Epic Award VIII once more. Removed to-hit bonus to Urn Hammer and Hot Prism as they are set to automatically hit. Adjusted the hoard cost of Ravage 1 (to 200) and 3 (to 2200) Quest “Attunement: Lerena” can only be completed once Enormous Jade Snarlers can now only be gathered from while dead, not alive. Quest “Outfitter: Unsinged Fingers” will now show up as the same color (and have the same icon) as other outfitter quests Gaeta Ironforge, Elenna, and Reffis Ironforge on New Trismus are no longer labeled as trainers. Read More...

Blight Client 404.164.0 Istaria Community Manager December 17, 2021
	Blight has been updated with our latest development client. If you patch to Blight, but play on the live shards, there will be problems with tints displaying properly. While we'd love the feedback of using the Blight client on the live shards, please also be aware of this limitation. Features: Added a new Hoard display to the character sheet for dragons, this will show the current hoard level of the dragon, progress to the next hoard level, and the beneficial effects of your hoard! Updated how the game client handles restrictions and requirements for abilities and spells to reduce bandwidth requirements with the server. The FPS window now fully displays the client version information without any cutoff. Added floating numbers for XP and coin gains! Added a scrollbar to the Gem menu. Made it possible to turn floating names off via shortcut. Added an option to turn off the “double click closes” feature of the inventory window. Added “Show Details…” option when right-clicking entries in the Wallet. Read More...

Double Experience Period 2021 Istaria Community Manager December 9, 2021
	Hello Istarians! December 5th was Istaria's 18th birthday and as with every year, we're celebrating our anniversary alongside the holidays with our annual double experience period later this month! Mark your calendars! From December 21st to January 4th, we will have double experience active - from maintenance to maintenance. We hope you all are staying happy, healthy, and warm this holiday season. With love, Virtrium