Game Updates

The Legend of Aurum Draconis is currently in

**BETA v0.65**

launched in

**Ago, 27th, 2022**

Quick Reference Icons:

✅ - Issue Fixed

🆕 - New Feature Released

🟡 - Currently in testing

🔴 - Currently being fixed

```
✅ Map is now draggable using the mouse! Click and drag is here!
✅ Added an animation on the map, can you find it?
✅ Mobile optimization in progress, you can now do some basic functions (Like explore and fight) via mobile, more to come.

```

**Upcoming changes**

```
🟡 Fixed equipment not persisting
🟡 Fixed damage not being applied correctly from equipped weapon
🟡 Fixed armor bonus stats not being applied to combat
🟡 Moved all aspects of combat from the client to the server (Extra security)
🟡 Equipment generation now occurs on and is persisted by the server
🟡 Critical hits will now apply your equipment bonuses
🟡 Fixed weapon durability going down
🟡 Health will no longer regenerate after every fight
🟡 Fixed multi choice events not working in plains where you would search and get no result
🟡 Tooltips explaining the attributes!

```

### 05/04/2022

**Deployed changes**

```
✅ Adding tooltips to explain attributes in character stats.
✅ Login fixes.
✅ Fixed some music not playing. Yes! some more music to enjoy. Get ready.
✅ Character Equipment and Stats windows now work on mobile version.
✅ Misc. bug fixes related to overlapping UI elements, some buttons not being clickable and wandering waterfall issue.
🆕 Added volume controls! Yes, now you can reduce or increase the sound of the music as well as the interaction sounds.
🆕 in game cursors are here! Your mouse pointer will now transform to our customized cursors.
🆕 Special cursors added for Bank, Forge, Attack and Search Loot buttons.
🆕 Front facing websites now link to beta directly for quick access.

```

**Upcoming changes**

```
🟡 Fixed equipment not persisting.
🟡 Fixed damage not being applied correctly from equipped weapon.
🟡 Fixed armor bonus stats not being applied to combat.
🟡 Moved all aspects of combat from the client to the server (Extra security).
🟡 Equipment generation now occurs on and is persisted by the server.
🟡 Critical hits will now apply your equipment bonuses.
🟡 Fixed weapon durability going down.
🟡 Health will no longer regenerate after every fight.
🟡 Fixed multi choice events not working in plains where you would search and get no result.
🔴 Bug where if you don't have a genesis hero, the game screen displays nothing.
🔴 Firefox browser specific bugs like dragging issues on Firefox.

```

### 05/09/2022

**Deployed changes**

```
✅ Adding tooltips to explain attributes in character stats.
✅ Login fixes.
✅ Fixed some music not playing. Yes! some more music to enjoy. Get ready.
✅ Character Equipment and Stats windows now work on mobile version.
✅ Misc. bug fixes related to overlapping UI elements, some buttons not being clickable and wandering waterfall issue.
✅ Added volume controls! Yes, now you can reduce or increase the sound of the music as well as the interaction sounds.
✅ In game cursors are here! Your mouse pointer will now transform to our customized cursors.
✅ Special cursors added for Bank, Forge, Attack and Search Loot buttons.
✅ Front facing websites now link to beta directly for quick access.
🆕 Map will now load for people who have no heroes
🆕 Users with no hero will be given a warning that they need a hero to play the game
🆕 Firefox browser specific bugs like dragging issues on Firefox.

```

**Upcoming changes**

```
🟡 A chat system tied to your Hero NFTs and wallet address, boast to your fellow heroes!
🟡 Fixed equipment not persisting.
🟡 Fixed damage not being applied correctly from equipped weapon.
🟡 Fixed armor bonus stats not being applied to combat.
🟡 Moved all aspects of combat from the client to the server (Extra security).
🟡 Equipment generation now occurs on and is persisted by the server.
🟡 Critical hits will now apply your equipment bonuses.
🟡 Fixed weapon durability going down.
🟡 Health will no longer regenerate after every fight.
🟡 Fixed multi choice events not working in plains where you would search and get no result.

```

### 05/22/2022

**Deployed changes**

```
✅ Adding tooltips to explain attributes in character stats.
✅ Login fixes.
✅ Fixed some music not playing. Yes! some more music to enjoy. Get ready.
✅ Character Equipment and Stats windows now work on mobile version.
✅ Misc. bug fixes related to overlapping UI elements, some buttons not being clickable and wandering waterfall issue.
✅ Added volume controls! Yes, now you can reduce or increase the sound of the music as well as the interaction sounds.
✅ In game cursors are here! Your mouse pointer will now transform to our customized cursors.
✅ Special cursors added for Bank, Forge, Attack and Search Loot buttons.
✅ Front facing websites now link to beta directly for quick access.
✅ Map will now load for people who have no heroes
✅ Users with no hero will be given a warning that they need a hero to play the game
✅ Firefox browser specific bugs like dragging issues on Firefox.
🆕 A new auto-login process so you do not need to sign every time
🆕 New loading screens when loading the game.
🆕 A chat system tied to your Hero NFTs and wallet address, boast to your fellow heroes!
🆕 Fixed equipment not persisting.
🆕 Fixed damage not being applied correctly from equipped weapon.
🆕 Fixed armor bonus stats not being applied to combat.
🆕 Moved most aspects of game from the client to the server (Extra security). (Except marketplace and forge)
🆕 Equipment generation now occurs on and is persisted by the server.
🆕 Critical hits will now apply your equipment bonuses.
🆕 Health will no longer regenerate after every fight.
🆕 Fixed multi choice events not working in plains where you would search and get no result.
🆕 Healers hut now works
🆕 Bards song now applies to your character appropriately
🆕 Fixed weapon durability going down.
🆕 Added a mute button to volume control
🆕 Resources now show in your inventory (A refresh may be required)

```

**Upcoming changes**

```
🟡 A new "Hero" view that allows you to choose your party!
🟡 Implement Marketplace changes so it is usable and secure
🟡 Implement Forge changes
🟡 improve balance for mining rare resources
🟡 Hints and tips on loading screen
🟡 A new tutorial that will guide new players.

```

### 06/02/2022

**Deployed changes**

```
✅ Adding tooltips to explain attributes in character stats.
✅ A new auto-login process so you do not need to sign every time
✅ New loading screens when loading the game.
✅ A chat system tied to your Hero NFTs and wallet address, boast to your fellow heroes!
✅ Fixed equipment not persisting.
✅ Fixed damage not being applied correctly from equipped weapon.
✅ Fixed armor bonus stats not being applied to combat.
✅ Moved most aspects of game from the client to the server (Extra security). (Except marketplace and forge)
✅ Equipment generation now occurs on and is persisted by the server.
✅ Critical hits will now apply your equipment bonuses.
✅ Health will no longer regenerate after every fight.
✅ Fixed multi choice events not working in plains where you would search and get no result.
✅ Healers hut now works
✅ Bards song now applies to your character appropriately
✅ Fixed weapon durability going down.
✅ Added a mute button to volume control
✅ Resources now show in your inventory (A refresh may be required)
🆕 A new "Hero" view that allows you to choose your party!
🆕 Implement Marketplace changes so it is usable and secure
🆕 Hints and tips on loading screen
🆕 Implement Forge changes (It now works)
🆕 Animated map components!
🆕 Various bug fixes that caused the client to freeze and require a refresh in certain situations
🆕 Bard song now refreshes the stats shown on screen (Turns will update)

```

**Upcoming changes**

```
🟡 improve balance for mining rare resources
🟡 A new tutorial that will guide new players.
🟡 more bug fixes.
🟡 more random events!
🟡 more quests

```

### 06/07/2022

**Deployed changes**

```
✅ Adding tooltips to explain attributes in character stats.
✅ A new auto-login process so you do not need to sign everytime
✅ New loading screens when loading the game.
✅ A chat system tied to your Hero NFTs and wallet address, boast to your fellow heroes!
✅ Fixed equipment not persisting.
✅ Fixed damage not being applied correctly from equipped weapon.
✅ Fixed armour bonus stats not being applied to combat.
✅ Moved most aspects of game from the client to the server (Extra security). (Except marketplace and forge)
✅ Equipment generation now occurs on and is persisted by the server.
✅ Critical hits will now apply your equipment bonuses.
✅ Health will no longer regenerate after every fight.
✅ Fixed multi choice events not working in plains where you would search and get no result.
✅ Healers hut now works
✅ Bards song now applies to your character appropriately
✅ Fixed weapon durability going down.
✅ Added a mute button to volume control
✅ Resources now show in your inventory (A refresh may be required)
✅ A new "Hero" view that allows you to choose your party!
✅ Implement Marketplace changes so it is usable and secure
✅ Hints and tips on loading screen
✅ Implement Forge changes (It now works)
✅ Animated map components!
✅ Various bug fixes that caused the client to freeze and require a refresh in certain situations
✅ Bard song now refreshes the stats shown on screen (Turns will update)
🆕 Inn, Forge and Marketplace now have backgrounds!
🆕 New music for both the Inn and the Marketplace!
🆕 Fixed multichoice events to now work correctly in all situations
🆕 Item breakdown now works correctly (Break down that junk for the juicy res inside!)
🆕 Dragging items to inventory now works correctly.
🆕 Crafting menu now shows images correctly
🆕 Issue occasionally encountered using Bard at Inn has been fixed
🆕 Users can no longer list 0 (Or less) of an item on the marketplace
🆕 Fixed issue with crafting menu being hidden behind inventory
🆕 Users now get appropriate error trying to sell more items than they have
🆕 Various other improvements to marketplace functionality
🆕 Fixed issues with chat notification system causing errors
🆕 Fixed issue with chat notifications (Red notification bubble) appearing at all times.
🆕 Fixes to resources occasionally not appearing immediately after mining
🆕 Integrated metric tracking into codebase, we can now use data collected to optimise development
🆕 Various bug fixes and other optimisations that would make the notes too long 😄

```

**Upcoming Changes**

```
🟡 Improve balance for mining rare resources
🟡 A new tutorial that will guide new players.
🟡 More bug fixes.
🟡 More random events!
🟡 More quests
🟡 New locations.
🟡 Combat balancing (Much less insta kills)

```

### 06/21/2022

**Deployed changes**

```
✅ Adding tooltips to explain attributes in character stats.
✅ Inn, Forge and Marketplace now have backgrounds!
✅ New music for both the Inn and the Marketplace!
✅ Fixed multichoice events to now work correctly in all situations
✅ Item breakdown now works correctly (Break down that junk for the juicy res inside!)
✅ Dragging items to inventory now works correctly.
✅ Crafting menu now shows images correctly
✅ Issue occasionally encountered using Bard at Inn has been fixed
✅ Users can no longer list 0 (Or less) of an item on the marketplace
✅ Fixed issue with crafting menu being hidden behind inventory
✅ Users now get appropriate error trying to sell more items than they have
✅ Various other improvements to marketplace functionality
✅ Fixed issues with chat notification system causing errors
✅ Fixed issue with chat notifications (Red notification bubble) appearing at all times.
✅ Fixes to resources occasionally not appearing immediately after mining
✅ Integrated metric tracking into codebase, we can now use data collected to optimize development
✅ Various bug fixes and other optimizations that would make the notes too long 😄
🆕 Deepwood has been implemented! You can now harvest additional resources (Pro tip: Don't forget to bring an axe!)
🆕 Repair has been implemented, you can now repair any broken/damaged items you may have! (Although durability is not fully implemented yet)
🆕 Tutorial has been released! You should now get a tutorial when first logging into the game!
🆕 New intro video 🙂
🆕 Elements have been added to items!
🆕 Faster loading times for certain actions
🆕 A host of backend changes that speed up most actions (With more to come!)
🆕 Bug fixes!

```

### 07/20/2022

**Deployed changes**

```
✅ The Stash - Prepping for blockchain integration, you must now collect loot and mined/gathered resources from your stash
✅ Crafters guild (opening soon)
✅ New unified notification system
✅ New combat system
✅ Speed optimisations
✅ New data persistence for speed
✅ Enemy portraits
✅ New map
✅ Night / Day cycle
✅ Tweaks to experience gained.
✅ Combat damage and bonus tweaks
✅ Weapon masteries implemented
✅ Weapon types vs. armour types damage multiplier
✅ Corruption heroes can now participate in the beta

```

### 07/23/2022

**Deployed changes**

```
✅ Fixed issue where broken down items wouldn't go in to your stash
✅ Fixed some potions not being consumed in combat
✅ Fixed not being able to switch between characters when dead
✅ Fixed buying/selling issues in the marketplace
✅ Fixed "log"in issues on some accounts

```

### 07/24/2022

**Deployed changes**

```
✅ Fixed issue where broken down items would show their resources in your inventory until refresh
✅ Fixed buying item disappearing once bought in the marketplace
✅ Deployed fix for some encounters invalidating your session where you have to log in again or making them stuck

```

### 07/26/2022

**Deployed changes**

```
✅ The plains now has a night time version of the combat background, more backgrounds coming soon!
✅ The mines has a new background
✅ Added ability to sort and change categories in the marketplace, as well as viewing your for sale items and removing them from sale (search fix coming soon, just in testing)
✅ Deployed fix for the last mining/gathering turn causing issues where you'd have to refresh your browser/get an invalid session
✅ We gave the wizards magic powers back after confiscating them due to misbehaviour (seriously though, magic weapons and their bonuses are working)
✅ Fixed issues where you weren't getting correct bonuses in battle from your equipped items (critical hits, extra damage, etc)

```

### 08/01/2022

**Deployed changes**

```
✅ Optimisations to the marketplace paging, including search by words working
✅ Breaking down items unequips them from your hero and shows correctly - there was still an issue here which was fully fixed
✅ Fixed issue with breakdown giving you duplicated resources if you never had that resource before
✅ Popups in the stash now show to the right of the stash, so they don't get in the way when hovering items
✅ Fixed issue with certain loot combos and added new loot items to the table, try to find a new item and show it off in the loot channel!

```

### 08/27/2022

**Deployed changes**

```
✅ Balancing of combat and mining resources/experience
✅ New mob portraits
✅ You can now encounter lower level enemies in the plains, and enemy levels are displayed
✅ Characters you select are now saved so you don't have to rebuild your lineup every login
✅ Daily quests are now live! Each hero has their own quests that they can receive every 24hrs. You can claim your rewards and track your quests from the quest icon on the bottom right.

```

*The Legend of Aurum Draconis is currently in active development and extensive testing.*
*The information presented here may be outdated. Check out the DCG Discord Server for the latest developments.*