Change: Leap Year Changes
Date Changed 02/29/2016
This is an important change that may affect many players.
Key Changes
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You can now choose to become a hardcore player during creation.
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This mode takes 41 lives away immediately - you start with 20 lives total.
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You don't experience any con loss while set as a hardcore player.
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Only IMMs and players themselves can see who is hardcore.
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You will no longer void out while requesting items.
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Hours played for QRACES and QCLASSES has been recoded.
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Psionicist, Lich, and Crusader - 35 hour wait time before you can send an app.
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Avatar, Demon, Undead, Vampire - 25 hour wait time before you can send an app.
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Journal list now uses a buffer so IMMs don't get kicked from the game when used.
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IMMs will now go wizinvis automatically if they idle for too long - similar to when players idle out.
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Raider mobs (sent by Watcher/Syndicate, etc) will no longer use bard skills and WM skills.
Bug Fixes
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Issue where sockets weren't being removed even when they were unique/rare, and over-count during death has been fixed. (and purge)
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Issue where sockets weren't actually being renamed with unadorn_obj has been fixed.
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Issue where items on the ground/in containers (not on a character or mob) weren't counted during world-shifts has been fixed.
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Issue where during 'reboot purge' where rare-counts weren't correct, fixed.
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Issue where counts weren't being done on socketed items when purge/quit commands were used, has been fixed.
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Lich bug has been fixed regarding dispel magic and cancellation (and cure blindness, and any other cure where it wouldn't work).
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Werebeast mob issue where mobs that reverted after transforming wouldn't get a short_description has been fixed.
OLC Changes
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Minotaurs added to excluded list for wearing boots of stomping.