Troy and My Home Patch

Troy and My Home Patch Notes 8/17/10

• Update
• Aug. 17 2010

TBS Added

The all new Tactical Battle System (TBS) can now be experienced by selecting [TBS] from [Field Info].

•  [Training Ground] is a tutorial mission for players to get acquainted with TBS.
  • The [Training Ground] can be started by speaking with NPC [[[Iolaus]]] near the entrance to the Sea Palace.
  • The [Training Ground] must be entered alone.
• From [Hissarlik Hill], you can enter a range of other TBS missions suitable for different levels.
  • TBS missions can only be entered as a Squad.
• Mercenaries can be brought in to fight alongside with the main characters.
  • Only mercenaries of the same attack type as the main character can be chosen to enter TBS. (Attack types are Melee, Ranged, and Magic.)
• Victory in TBS missions will be rewarded with experience and items.
  • Experience will be distributed to all mercenaries, regardless of whether or not they participated in the battle.
• Skirmish TBS dungeons are available in addition to missions.
  • Skirmish dungeons can be entered individually or in a party.
  • The names of skirmish dungeons end with the suffix (TBS).
  • All mercenaries can be used in skirmish dungeons.
  • Skirmishes provide higher experience and better rewards than regular battles.
• Quests can be started for skirmish dungeons by speaking with the NPCs located near the entrance of each.
• The following is a list of each skirmish dungeon, level requirement, entrance location, and quest NPC.
  •  Ocean Abyss
    • Level: 20
    • Entrance: Sea Palace Courtyard
    • NPC: Shaopang
  • Stigmatized Shrine
    • Level: 30
    • Entrance: Angkor Wat: 1F
    • NPC: Gerald
  • Contaminated Nest
    • Level: 35
    • Entrance: Ant Tunnel
    • NPC: Jaya
  • Sanctum of Death
    • Level: 45
    • Entrance: Northern Mohenjodaro
    • NPC: Hui Ko
  • Ruined Labyrinth
  • Level: 55
  • Location: Cretan Labyrinth: 3F
  • NPC: Tecess
• Sanctum of Eternal Sleep
  • Level: 70
  • Location: Valley of the Kings: 2B
  • NPC: Nut
• Shogun Secret Garden
  • Level: 85
  • Location: Garden of Withered Flowers
  • NPC: Sakura
• Kriemhild’s Forest
  • Level: 98
  • Location: World Tree’s Roots
  • NPC: Gunther
• Tundra Outskirts
  • Level: 103
  • Location: Adlivun Bio-Factory
  • NPC: Tornaq
• Deserted Hall
  • Level: 109
  • Location: Detroit City
  • NPC: Samantha
• Secret Outpost
  • Level: 115
  • Location: Seized Shrine
  • NPC: Sohong
• Ghost Town Asylum
  • Level: 122
  • Location: Ghost Harbor
  • NPC: Purple Crescent
• Van Gogh’s Hometown
  • Level: 131
  • Location: The Langlois Bridge
  • NPC: Tanguy Jr.
• Robbers’ Hideout
  • Level: 135
  • Location: Train Interior
  • NPC: Howling Wolf
• [TBS Points] have been added.
  • TBS Points can be viewed from [My Info] – [Character Info] – [Point Info].
  • TBS Points reset every Thursday at 6:00 am.
  • TBS Points are required for TBS missions.
    • Repeating the same mission will cost more points.
  • Skirmishes do not require TBS Points.
  • Additional TBS Points can be obtained by completing activities in the Atlantica Diary.
    • Completing a Quest – 2 Points
    • Participate in a Competition – 2 Points
  • The Time Limit for each turn is 40 seconds.
  • The Control key can be used to make characters transparent, allowing players to easily click through large monsters. [TBS] section has been added to the in-game [Help].

My Home added

• You can teleport to the new housing bazaar in Rome from the [Go to Rome] button and choosing [[[My Home]]].
• My Home related NPCs have been added to the housing bazaar.
• Houses can be purchased from NPC [Caitsith].
• Mercenaries can be converted to house employees and house employees back to mercenaries by speaking with NPC [Alfredo].
• Archers, Vikings, Gunners, and Swordsmen can be hired as employees.
  • Mercenaries must be level 80 or above and have completed the level 80 upgrade in order to be hired.
  • Dark Archer and Northern Viking cannot be hired.
• My Home tour quests can be started by speaking with NPC [Domovikha] and [Domovoi] at the housing bazaar in Rome.
• Facilities can be purchased from the Market at a fixed price.
• Only one facility can be installed at a house.
• Life Skills have been added.
• Life Skills can be viewed from [My Info] – [Skills]
• Life Skills can be learned by speaking to the different Life Skill NPCs at the housing bazaar in Rome.
• A list of all homes can be viewed from the [Community] – [Home Directory] menu.
  • The My Home directory will show the ranking of houses’ Insight and Popularity.
• You can check how many times you have rested at My Home from the Atlantica Diary.
• [My Home Points] have been added.
  • [My Home Points] can be viewed from the [My Info] menu – [Character Info] – [Point Info].
  • The amount of points given is based on the main character’s level.
  • [My Home Points] are reset every day between 6:00 am and 7:00 am.
  • Additional [My Home Points] can be acquired by completing Diary activities.
• Feast items can be obtained from NPC [Pointry] at the Bazaar in Rome.
  • [Guild] Feast with Friends can be obtained in exchange for Guild Points.
  • [Mentor] Feast with Mentor can be obtained in exchange for Mentor Points.
• When you host a Feast, a message will be sent to your online friends, guild members, mentor and apprentices.
• 3 crafts can be performed simultaneously with Personal Craft, Workshop, and Kitchen.
• You can visit other players’ homes regardless of their current location.
• [My Home] section has been added to the in-game [Help].
• Insight is distributed every 1 hour real-time.
• When crafted or purchased from the Market, furniture will be sealed.
  • Sealed furniture’s durability will not decrease.
  • Sealed furniture can be traded normally.
• Gifts given to mercenaries at a home will grant experience based on the home’s total value.
• My Home total value can be checked from within a home by clicking [My Home Menu] – [My Home Info].
• The value of a home is based on the furniture and décor placed in the home.
• If you die while at a home, you will be resurrected in town.

Level Increase

The maximum level has been increased from 130 to 140.

• Level 130 Upgrade Quest has been added.
  • The quest can be started by speaking to [Athena] at [Hissarlik Hill].
  • You must honor Athena’s requests to defeat Ares, who supports Troy, and acquire [Athena’s Blessing].
• The names of the 120 main characters have been changed to [I].
  • Ex.) Upgraded Swordsman -> Swordsman [I]
  • As a result of the maximum level increase, some level restrictions for divisions have been changed.
  • New level 139 Sparring Hall opponents have been added.

A new mercenary, Odysseus, has been added

• Odysseus is a strong defensive mercenary, guarded by Athena’s blessing.
• Odysseus can strike enemies with a shield, stunning them for a period of time.
• Odysseus also possesses the ability to disarm an enemy, temporarily lowering their accuracy and critical rate.
• Odysseus can be obtained by completing the Odysseus Recruitment Quest.
  • You can begin the quest by speaking with NPC [Officer Odysseus] at Hissarlik Hill.
  • [Officer Odysseus] explains various TBS missions and expresses his will to adventure. You must help him finish the war.
  • You must be level 110 or above to begin the quest.

Titan Updates

• Much of the guild information and features will now persist onto Titan server.

• Guild Contribution is reflected for activities done on Titan.
• Guild Activity Points are credited for activities done on Titan.
• Battles count towards Guild Craft. Contributions can be made to the Guild Fund.
• Guild Operation Textbooks can be used.
• Guild Buff is now applied.
• Online status for guild members is updated for members who are on Titan server.
• Guild Chat can be used on Titan server.
• Guild members online on Titan are now accounted for when crediting Guild Attendance Points.

• Friends can now whisper each other to/from Titan.
• Friend Level Up experience buff will be given across Titan server.
• Players from different servers can be added as Friends on Titan server.
• Friends, Guild members, and Nation members can Share Knowledge with each other on Titan.

Guild Updates

• A right-click mini-menu has been added to players on Friends List, Guild List, and Nation List.
  • If the target player is online, you can share knowledge, invite to party, visit home, and send mail.
  • If the target player is offline, you can visit home and send mail.
• The [Community] – [Mentor] list will now show apprentices’ guild information.
• The Guild Maintenance Fee schedule has been changed from the 1st of every in-game month to 6:00 am real time each day.

• Guild Craft system has been changed.
• Guild members of [Member] rank and above can use Guild Craft.
• The ability to reserve Guild Crafts has been added.
• The maximum number of reservations for Guild Craft increase as the Guild Level increases.
  • Level 1 – 1 Reservation
  • Level 60 – 2 Reservations
  • Level 90 – 3 Reservations
  • Level 100 – 4 Reservations
  • Level 110 – 5 Reservations
• A fee will be charged for reserving a Guild Craft.
  • Fee will be paid to the Guild Fund by the registrant.
• Guild Craft items will be sent to the registrant’s Mailbox upon completion of the craft.
• If the Guild Craft is stopped or the reservation is cancelled, then the materials will be sent to the registrant’s Mailbox.
• Guild Crafts can only be stopped by the registrant or guild members of [Officer] rank and higher.
• Guild Craft Reservations can only be cancelled by the registrant or guild members of [Officer] rank and higher.

Evil Equipment has been added as a new set of equipment.

• The minimum level to equip Evil Equipment is 130.
• Evil Equipment can only be acquired through crafting.
  • Some of the materials required can be obtained from TBS and My Home.

General

• The maximum level to use level [V] items has been increased to 140.
• New Mercenary Only Accessories have been added.
  • The minimum level for the new Merc. Only Accessories is 120.
  • Mercenary Only Accessories can be obtained from NPC [Pointry] in exchange for AT Points.
• Odysseus Recruitment Items, [Aeolus’ Horn] and [Hermes’ Herb], can be obtained in exchange for Atlantis Coins from NPC [Nikola].
• The price for Druid Recruitment items from NPC [Nikola] has been reduced:
  • Shining Gold Sickle : 120 Atlantis Gold Coins
  • Giant Bull’s Horn : 120 Atlantis Gold Coins
  • Heavenly Crystal : 5 Atlantis Gold Coins
• The amount of gold an item listed for on the market is automatically reduced by after a period of time has been reduced.
• The materials required to craft Dragon Heart through Phoenix equipment has been reduced.
  • As a result of the reduction, the value of the equipment boxes for these equipment sets has been modified for the Jackpot system and Gambler De Mere box exchange.
  • The cost of repairing these items has been changed accordingly.
• The duration of Scroll of Silence in Colosseum League has been changed to 1 turn.
• The text description on Scroll of Silence has been modified.

• Auto-Move has been fixed for Li Kui’s Nest of Insects quests which require players to kill Worker Ants, Soldier Ants, and Queen Ants.
• The time limit for Crazy Horse’s [Frustration] quest has been extended from 10 minutes to 15 minutes.
• The display of the Quest list has been changed.
  • Quest NPC and Quest Title will be displayed together.
  • Quest selection will be displayed only on the quest mission.
• Quests can now only be reset once per day from NPC [Hui Chao].
• Daily Quests have been changed to Repeatable Quests.
  • The day which a quest resets on is determined by each individual repeatable quest.
• A new Title Quest, [Samantha’s Friend], has been added.
  • You can receive the quest from NPC [Kleio].
  • You must bring the [Star Badge] from [Samantha] to [Kleio].
• [The Owner of the Cursed Brush] sub-quest has been added for Vincent Van Gogh dungeon.
  • You can begin the quest by speaking to NPC [Emily].
  • You must help Emily get revenge for her father and find the whereabouts of [The Picture of Dorian Gray] and [The Cursed Brush].
  • The minimum level to begin the quest is 124.
• [Cheyenne Girl] repeatable sub-quest has been added for Grand Canyon.
  • You can begin the quest by speaking with NPC [Little Guide].
  • You must help Little Guide, who is wrought with guilt since her tribes’ people have been enslaved by the strangers she brought in.
  • The minimum level to begin the quest is 128.
• The required number of items and monsters killed for quests in Nest of Insects and Mohenjodaro Graveyard has been decreased.
• The experience reward for completing the main storyline quests in Yggdrasil has been increased.
• The experience reward for completing the main storyline quests in Constantinople Battlefield has been increased.
• Spirit Equipment Box given for the Forest of Spirits main storyline quest reward has been changed to Spirit Equipment Set Box.
• Spirit Weapon Box given for the Ruins of the Yellow River main storyline quest has been changed to Spirit Equipment Set Box.

• Several optimizations have been made to increase performance during battle.
• [Blowfish] can now be obtained for all fishing levels.
• The popup notification when a user obtains an Item Mall item has been moved from the center of the screen to the upper right corner of the screen.
• The shortcut key to hide/show the interface has been changed from ALT + 4 to ALT + W
• NPC names have been removed from the Rome minimap in areas where NPCs are highly concentrated.
• An issue which caused different emoticons to appear than what was input has been corrected.
• The Guard action of the Empress mercenary has been changed.
• The drop rate of some equipment boxes has been slightly decreased.
• The performance of battles in Ancient Aztec City has been improved.
• The location of the weapon on Beast Tamer has been corrected.
• The size of Crazy Crocodiles has been reduced.
• Projectiles from instruments will now fly accurately to the target.
• The Will requirement for teleporting is now the same for all levels.
• Mouse-over tooltips have been added to each category in the Settings window.
• The in-battle window which shows Magic Skills and mercenaries from the Merc. Room has been changed to show Magic Skills instead of mercenaries when minimized.
• The upgrade phase of leased mercenaries is now determined according to the main character’s upgrade.

• The maximum level of the Pirate’s Blood Vengeance has been raised from 80 to 90.
• The recovery of Paganini’s Salvation has been increased by a large amount.
• The cool-down of passive magic skills will now display as 0.
• The description of Beast Summon and Summon Machine has been modified.

PvE Magic Changes

• PvE magic changes
  • MP Cost of the following Magic Skills has been decreased.
    • Dark Seed, Chaos Wind, Hex of Darkness, Freezing Atmosphere, Vortex, War Cry
  • Accuracy increase caused by Destructive Instinct and Concentrate has been increased.
  • Defense given by Shield of Protection has been increased.
  • Damage dealt by the combo skill Mind Breaker has been increased.

Competition Magic Changes

• PvP Magic Changes
  • MP cost of the following Magic Skills has been decreased.
    • Dark Seed, Chaos Edge, Chaos Wind
  • Defense given by Noble Sacrifice and Shield of Protection have been increased.
  • Accuracy given by the following skills has been increased.
    • Princess’ Order, Beast’s Soul, Shooting Stance
  • Accuracy decrease amount caused by Freezing Atmosphere has been increased.
  • Damage dealt by Sundered Power Saw and Rusty Axe has been increased.

Field Updates

• Forest of Spirits
  • Party size of Hellish Fairy has been changed from 9 to 5.
• Ruins of the Yellow River
  • Magiced Evil Archer has been moved closer to the dungeon entrance.
  • Auto-Move location of the quest requiring you to kill Magiced Evil Archer has been changed accordingly.
  • Magiced Evil Archer’s attack power has been decreased.
  • Xiyu Shaman’s vitality has been decreased.
• Angkor Wat
  • Vitality of Devil Monk and Evil Monk has decreased.
  • Magic Defense of Devil Monk and Evil Monk has decreased.
• Nest of Insects
  • Vitality of Wasp, Queen Wasp, and Fallen Was has decreased.
• Mohenjodaro Graveyard
  • Vitality of Harpy Warrior, Harpy Magician, and Harpy Sorceress has decreased.
• Bulguksa
  • Enemies are now less likely to engage battle in pairs.
• Mysterious Saloon
  • The general and magic attack of the following monsters in Mysterious Saloon has been decreased.
  • Diabolic Swordmaster, Diabolic Guardmaster, Diabolic High Priest, Diabolic King. Diabolic King’s Departed Soul 

• The models of the following NPCs have been changed:
  • Suspicious Poet, Murat, Solicitor Roberto, Amarieneju, Kim Dae Sung, Mariette, Tai Hua Gong, Chardin, Chu Lian, Reginn