Cabal Expansion Part V

—
Nov 02nd 2011 Patch notes
—

■ Fixes

• Fix bugs related to item tooltips
• Fix the bug that caused abnormally Magic Skill EXP display in WExp Exchange window.

■ Changes
1. Raise the amount of Critical Rate limitation can be acquired from Rings

• Old : 30%
• New : 32%

2. Extraction System Change
i) Change the way of extraction progress

• Old : Need Transmuter to extract items
• New : Can extract items without Transmuter
  • Add extract icon in Inventory
    • On the left side of Upgrade icon (bottom-left of inventory window)
    • When click the icon : Extraction mode will be activated, player can extract items in this mode
    • Press ESC or click the icon again : Extraction mode will be deactivated
  • In Extraction mode, items which cannot be extracted will be displayed with red background

ii) Change the rule of extracting weapons / armors

• By extracting items, player can get the scroll same at the property of item
• By upgrading the items, player can get better extracting result
• Change the way of producing option scroll via extracting item
  • Upgraded item up to +6: Gives the chance to obtain option scrolls (not 100%)
  • Upgraded item from +7 and above: Gives 100% chance to obtain option scrolls
    • Upgraded item from +7 and above with Sword Skill Amp / Magic Skill Amp : Gives the low chance to get Amp option scrolls
  • Upgraded item from +13 and above: Gives Perfect core with the same grade of item
    • Upgraded item from +13 to +14: Gives chance to get a Perfect Core with the same grade of item
    • Upgraded item at +15 : Gives 100% chance to get a Perfect Core with the same grade of item

3. Changes related to DP cube

• Change the requirement of buying DP cubes from NPC
• Raise the reward of Soul Cubes (amount of AXP raises)
• Add the “Cube of Fame” for gaining Honor from DP
  • Cube of Fame gives different reward, based on the current honor class of character, player can buy different grades of cube

4. Changes related to some quests

• In some scenario, general quests and dungeon quests the experience reward will be removed
• ‘Hidden helper T’ chain-quest deletion
• Plate of Honor and Plate of Soul will stop to drop
  • These plates will not be deleted, they will still be remained in the system

5. Remove the Map/Warp Code buying fee

• Map/Warp code will be automatically given when the character meets the requirements
  • When the character reaches a certain level, if it’s possible to enter new field, the Map/Warp code of that field will be given automatically
  • When level up, player can check for information about Map/Warp code acquisition by clicking “Level Up” icon

• Existing Map/Warp code quests will be deleted
  • Here is the list of them

■ Additions
1. Add the ability to grant property for Epaulets
i) Epaulet +7 or more can be received property in slot via option granting

• Items needed for granting
  • Epaulet +7 / SIG-Metal Epaulet: Epaulet Option Scroll (High) + Force Core (High)
  • Epaulet +8 / Drei-Frame Epaulet: Epaulet Option Scroll (Highest) + Force Core (Highest)
• If the granting progress is successful, the whole property of Epaulet will be maintained
• Epaulet property acquired via option granting can be one of below:
  • HP / Attack / Magic Attack / Defense / Sword Skill Amp. / Magic Skill Amp. / Critical Rate / Critical Damage / Max Crit. Rate / Resist Critical Rate / Resist Critical Damage / Resist Skill Amp

ii) Extracting Epaulets/Costumes

• Costume extraction: Gives chance to obtain Epaulet Option Scroll (High / Highest) and Quartz Core (Epaulet) 1 – 20
• Epaulet +7 / SIG-Metal Epaulet: Gives 100% chance to obtain 100% Epaulet Option Scroll (High) and Quartz Core (Epaulet) 1 – 20
• Epaulet +8 / Drei-Frame Epaulet: Gives 100% chance to obtain 100% Epaulet Option Scroll (Highest) and Quartz Core (Epaulet) 1 – 20

iii) Extending epaulets

• By using Slot Extender / Epaulet Conversion Formula Card, Epaulets can have up to 3 slots
• Epaulet Conversion Formula Card
  • 0 -> 1 slot conversion (100% convert success)
  • 1 -> 2 slots conversion (not 100% convert success).
  • Required: Crafting Level 1 or more
  • Materials:
    • Epaulet +7 / SIG-Metal Epaulet / Epaulet +8 / Drei-Frame Epaulet
    • Epaulet Conversion Formula Card
    • Quartz Core (Epaulet)
    • Force Core
    • Force Core (Piece)
  • Formula Card can be obtained from new DX Dungeon Submarine Valley
  • This is one-time-use Formula Card
• Slot Extender can be used for extending slots of Epaulets
  • Epaulet +7 / SIG-Metal Epaulet: Slot Extender (High)
  • Epaulet +8 / Drei-Frame Epaulet: Slot Extender (Highest)

2. Ring of Luck +3 / Critical Ring +3

• Required: 150 level or higher
• Drop in the new DX Dungeon Submarine Valley
• Options
  • Ring of Luck +3: Critical Rate + 17%
  • Critical Ring +3: Increase Critical Damage + 17%

3. Kilian’s Ring
i) Required: 105 level or higher
ii) Option:

• Critical Rate +16%
• Critical Damage +3%
• Attack +5
• Magic Attack +5
• HP +15

iii) Acquisition-related quest:The power of the seal ring Kilian

• Obtained Level: 105 Level
• NPC: Core Alchemist Keller – Bloody Ice
• Quest:
  • Quest item can be obtained by killing last Kilian Grausten in Frozen Tower of Dead B2F
  • Quest Item: Kilian’s tissue cells (character binding)
• Quest cannot be repeatedly accepted and completed

iv) Ring of Kilian Crafting Process

• Materials:
  • o Kilian’s tissue cells
  • o Ring of Kilian Formula Card
• Ring of Kilian Formula Card: Core Alchemist Keller in Bloody Ice sells the Formula Card for 50,000,000 Alz
• Crafting success: 100%
• A character can have max 01 Ring of Kilian and cannot equip at the same time with Mergaheph Ring

4. Traders new DX Submarine Valley

• Dungeon Entrance : Undersea Valley Traders
• Required level: 155 level or higher (Class Level 11 and above)
• Entry item:
  • “Green Disk of Fire” is sold in NPC for 2,000,000 Alz
  • Entry item does not drop in the game (can be bought only from NPC)
• Entrance Location : X:23, Y:248 – Green Despair

• Difficulty: Easy / Normal / Hard
• Time: 20 minutes

• Base on the difficulty, the special drop changes:
  • Easy:
    • Redosmium/Topaz Weapon
    • Epaulet +7
    • Ring of Luck +3
    • Critical Ring +3
    • Epaulet +7 Conversion Formula Card 1 slot / 2 slots
  • Medium:
    • SIG-Metal Weapon
    • SIG-Metal Epaulet
    • Ring of Luck +3
    • Critical Ring +3
    • SIG-Metal Epaulet Conversion Formula Card 1 slot / 2 slots
  • Hard:
    • Mithril Weapon
    • Epaulet +8
    • Ring of Luck +3
    • Critical Ring +3
    • Mithril Epaulet Conversion Formula Card 1 slot / 2 slots

5. Add “Appearance Change” System

• The “Appearance Change” system allows player changing the appearance of their items
• Via the Core Alchemist in each town, they can change and restore the appearance of items
• Items required for changing appearance:
  • Target item : The item player wants to change the appearance
  • Materials: Material and Alz
• Duration: The appearance of items can be changed with duration: 1 day / 3 days / 7 days
• Appearance changing can be done only between same kind of items
  • Ex) Greatsword and Daikatana can be switched the appearance (both of them are two-handed sword)
• Items which are under the duration of appearance changing are character binding as long as the duration still be active
  • When the duration of appearance changing expires, item will be changed back to its original appearance and remove the character binding status (which caused by changing the appearance)
    • Ex) An account binding Greatsword has been changed into Daikatana in 3 days. So in that 3 days, that “Daikatana” will be character binding. But when the 3 days passes, the old binding-status of item will be restored. Means the “Greatsword” will be back to account binding.

6. Add “Quest Capsule” System

• Monster will drop new obtainable item kind : Quest Capsule
• Certain monsters will drop Quest Capsule item
• When player uses the Quest Capsule, the quest will be accepted can be proceeded directly
  • At this moment in test server only quests under level 100 are added, higher quest will be added to “Quest Capsule” system later.

7. Transcender Books will be sold in NPC•

• Instructor in every town will sell the Transcender Attack Skill books which used to be obtained only from Porta Inferno
• Other Transcender Skill books will be sold at the same price

8. Additional convenient features
i) Allow doing mass-storing in the Warehouse
ii) Add the [Close] button in Write Mail / Reply Mail window
iii) Change the way of displaying slots and slot options of items

• • While searching for items in Auction Hall, the number of slots and slot options will be displayed on the right

iv) Improved target selection bar

• • When selecting another character in war zone, the Battle style icon and HP will be displayed
• • Grade of monsters will be displayed (normal / named / dungeon boss)

• • If the monster is event monster, the name will be displayed in light-blue and the grade icon

v) The transparency of chat window can be adjusted

• • Transparency level can be adjusted via option window

vi) Allow enabling/disabling the display of friends/guild members logging in/logging out message
vii) Add the refresh button in Cash Inventory
viii) The summary of Quest window will change the color
ix) Equipment Comparison Functionality

• Move the mouse on the item in inventory then press the Shift key, then move to the item which player needs to compare
• Can compare more than 2 items by keep pressing Shift