Beta 1.0.18

⯇ Beta 1.0.17 || Beta 1.0.19 ⯈

**Beta 1.0.18** is a content patch that added the first wing of the Rotten Maw, started the Easter 2023 event, updated the tomes of secrets for professions, replaced Shields with Divine Wards, and more!

## The Maw Beckons

The first wing of the multi-winged dungeon, the Rotten Maw, has been released!

The dungeon was designed to have a very high difficulty and each wing, after the first one, will need to be unlocked by crafting a special key at the Runecarver in Origin.

The following crafting recipes have been added for this:

* Inert Runestone can now be purchased at the Runecarver.
* Incantation of the First Father can now be crafted at the Runecarver.
* Runestone of the First Father can now be crafted at the Runecarver.

## Easter comes to BlockGame

The Easter 2023 event has begun!

Until May 1st, Unsettling Eggs may drop from monsters and professions.

Once you have some eggs, take them to Ol' Eggman in the Event wing of Yggdrasil for some rewards.

Additionally, the Chef has some new recipes for the event:

* Chocolate Rabbit can now be crafted at the Chef.
* Hot Cross Bun can now be crafted at the Chef.
* Painted Egg can now be crafted at the Chef.
* Easter Lamb can now be crafted at the Chef.

More detailed information can be found on the Event page.

## Chef Update

Besides the Easter recipes, we have another recipe that's permanent .

* Krognar can now drop a Recipe for Krognars Bacon and Eggs.
* Krognars Bacon and Eggs can now be crafted at the Chef.

## Updated Profession Tomes

Tomes of Secrets for Professions have been buffed!

* Tome of Mining Secrets now gives 5,000 Mining EXP up from 1,000.
* Tome of Logging Secrets now gives 5,000 Logging EXP up from 1,000.
* Tome of Archaeology Secrets now gives 5,000 Archaeology EXP up from 1,000.
* Tome of Fishing Secrets now gives 5,000 Fishing EXP up from 1,000.
* Tome of Herbalism Secrets now gives 5,000 Herbalism EXP up from 1,000.

## Goodbye Shields

Due to Shields making combat unbalanced, they've been completely replaced with a new item type, Divine Wards.

Divine Wards are an Offhand item that have similar stats to Shields but you don't actively use them. The Divine Wards work as so:

* Blocks automatically once every 5 seconds, once a hit is blocked the Divine Ward will go on 5 second cooldown with the cooldown being reduced by your Block Cooldown Reduction stat.
* The amount of damage blocked is based off your Block Power %
* The chance to block a hit is based off your Block Rating %

## Misc Changes

* You no longer lose hunger in Yggdrasil
* The Onion Package (New Player Package) has been updated
	+ It now uses the correct version of Divine Ward
* Baron Warbucks now sells PvP Runes
* Siege Assemblies now give 10 points per minute up from 7.
* Siege Banners no longer give a reversal bonus when flipping sides.
* Siege Banners now cap in 1 minute down from 3.
* Switch is now only available in plots that contain chests in Origin.
* Shields no longer block 100% of all damage while blocking.

## Raw Patch Notes

New Content

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- Inert Runestone can now be purchased at the Runecarver.
- Incantation of the First Father can now be crafted at the Runecarver.
- Runestone of the First Father can now be crafted at the Runecarver.
- Krognar can now drop a Recipe for Krognars Bacon and Eggs.
- Krognars Bacon and Eggs can now be crafted at the Chef.
- Hot Cross Bun can now be crafted at the Chef.
- Chocolate Rabbit can now be crafted at the Chef.
- Painted Egg can now be crafted at the Chef.
- Easter Lamb can now be crafted at the Chef.
- Baron Warbucks now sells PVP Runes.
- The Easter 2023 event has begun!

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Until May 1st you'll be able to find Unsettling Eggs from any monsters or professions.
Take these to Ol' Eggman at Yggdrasil in the Event wing for some fun rewards.

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- The Rotten Maw dungeon has been released!

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This dungeon is exceptionally hard and has multiple wings.
Each wing is opened with a special key crafted at the Runecarver.
Only the first wing has been released for now!

Content Changes

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- The Onion package given to new players has been updated.
- Siege Assemblies now give 10 points per minute up from 7.
- Siege Banners no longer give a reversal bonus when flipping sides.
- Siege Banners now cap in 1 minute down from 3.
- Tome of Mining Secrets now gives 5,000 Mining EXP up from 1,000.
- Tome of Logging Secrets now gives 5,000 Logging EXP up from 1,000.
- Tome of Archaeology Secrets now gives 5,000 Archaeology EXP up from 1,000.
- Tome of Fishing Secrets now gives 5,000 Fishing EXP up from 1,000.
- Tome of Herbalism Secrets now gives 5,000 Herbalism EXP up from 1,000.
- You no longer lose Hunger in Yggdrasil.
- Shields have been redesigned as Divine Wards.

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These automatically block a direct damage attack every 5 seconds.
The blocked amount is based off of your Block Power and Block Rating.
Block Rating is the % chance to block incoming damage when off cooldown.
Block Power is the % amount of incoming damage that is blocked.
Block Cooldown Reduction reduces the cooldown of blocking.
Guardians will want to stack these three stats as much as possible.
Healers can also use these Wards for the defensive benefits.

Bug Fixes

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- Switch is now only available in plots that contain chests in Origin.
- Shields no longer block 100% of all damage while blocking.

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