Realm of the Mad God Origins

In late 2009 a game development competition called [Assemblee](http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=8751.0) began on the TIGSource forums. The competition was broken into two parts: - [Part 1](http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?board=37.0): Artists and musicians created graphics, sound effects, and music. - [Part 2](http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?board=38.0): Developers used the winning art from Part 1 to create a game. [RotMG came in third place.](http://www.tigsource.com/2010/02/07/assemblee-competition-results/) Many games were made for this competition using these free non-commercial resources. You'll find some of these still out there today. WildShadow purchased commercial licenses for the works they used and continued working on the game long after the competition was over. Original credits: - Design and programming: Rob & Alex, Wild Shadow Studios - Additional design and programming: Amit Patel - Art: [Oryx](http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=8970.0), [Geeze](http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=8791.0), [Oddball](http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=8834.0) - Sound Effects: [John Nesky](http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=9321.0), [feeblethemighty](http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=8963.0), [Big Lon](http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=9048.0), [boomlinde](http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=8817.0) - Music: [Craig Stern](http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=8844.0) On June 20, 2011 Realm of the Mad God was [released on the Chrome Web Store](https://web.archive.org/web/20130605085646/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/3833). This was the first time RotMG was made available outside of the official, original website. On October 31, 2011 the game was [released on Kongregate](https://web.archive.org/web/20130605073927/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/13457). A new developer, [Willem Rosenthal](http://willemrosenthal.com), was hired [sometime in November or December 2011](https://web.archive.org/web/20120519145617/http://forums.wildshadow.com/node/22390) and was tasked with creating artwork and design. On February 20, 2012 the game was [released on Steam](https://web.archive.org/web/20120425185900/http://forums.wildshadow.com/node/44363). Wild Shadow [announced on June 18, 2012](https://web.archive.org/web/20130605062622/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/102351) that they had been acquired by Kabam. Alex and Rob both departed to explore new challenges while Willem remained with Kabam and continued developing new content until [his departure on June 21, 2013](http://archive.is/Dw2VX).

Release History

##[1/13/14 Hotfix (Release 19.1) is LIVE!](http://community.kabam.com/forums/showthread.php?234790-1-13-14-Hotfix-%28Release-19-1%29-is-LIVE) ###1/13/2014 We removed the ability to link accounts between Kongregate / Web and Steam / Web. This was done to prevent issues for players getting accounts hacked / taken over via the linking. We are working on a solution to UNLINK accounts, more info on that tomorrow (1/14/14). Changes: - Linking for RotMG.com accounts to Steam and Kongregate will not be allowed as of this update. Current linked accounts are not changed in any way. - Starting Gold for new players is now 40 from 50. - Frostbite Sword and Bow of Eternal Frost are now UT and will no longer drop from enemies. ##[1/9/14 Hotfix is now live](http://community.kabam.com/forums/showthread.php?233741-1-9-14-Hotfix-is-now-live&p=1342034#post1342034) ###1/9/2014 Addressed a number of issues around fame farming, as well as several fixes and adjustments to the Avatar of Forgotten Kings (Shatters event), and a few bugs fixes - the most noteworthy being a fix for anyone having issues with redeeming skins from the Steam event. Changes: - Targets and Dummies no longer contribute to Accuracy bonus - Ocean Trench Deep Sea Beast no longer gives XP / Fame - Sea Horses no longer give Fame / XP - Jackal Warriors, Veterans, and Assassins no longer give Fame / XP - Jackal Lords now give increased Fame / XP - Avatar: Encounter bullets changed to larger bullets to better represent their collision boxes - Avatar: Defeating the Avatar is no longer required to close a Realm - Avatar: Resolved some stacked bullet issues in Avatar Encounter (Fireball Phase) - The Shatters: Increased Health on loot chests and increased size, lowered Threshold Bug Fixes: - Claiming a Steam skin will now correctly redeem and unlock the skin. - "Trade has timed out" message will no longer incorrectly appear if the trade is still active. - Multiple loot bags will drop to support more than 8 item drops. - Typo in Guild Promotion Text updated to support all promotions correctly. ##[Release 19.0.0 is now live!](http://community.kabam.com/forums/showthread.php?227724-Release-19-Is-Now-Live!-The-Season-of-Frost-is-here!&p=1301450#post1301450) ###12/18/2013 The Season of Frost is upon us! Gather your friends and bundle up before leaving the frozen nexus to seek adventure in the frigid air. Try your luck with our newest in game event: The Avatar of the Forgotten King! This ancient monolith pulses with an ancient evil and can open a portal to our most dangerous dungeon- The Shatters! Stay tuned for exciting new holiday releases over the next two weeks! Changes: - The Shatters Encounter has been released! Confront the Avatar of the Forgotten King to drop the Shatters portal! - New UT Wizard spell has been added to the game! Shred through waves of foes with the "Tablet of the King's Avatar!" - The Shatters Loot tables have been adjusted. Now the dungeon drops more loot (yay!) - The Bridge at first boss in the shatters now takes longer to close (no lollygagging!) - The nexus has been updated and switched to the Frost Season Theme. Bug Fixes: - Bug Fix: Guild member online notification now appears correctly. - Bug Fix: /server now returns the correct information. - Bug Fix: Remapped Nexus escape to R and Center Camera to Z on macs for new players. - Bug Fix: Resolved disconnect at Forgotten King in the Shatters. ##[Release 18.0 Now Live!](http://community.kabam.com/forums/showthread.php?225972-Release-18-0-Now-Live!) ###12/12/2013 Changes: - The Shatters End Game Dungeon has been released! - New Tier 6 rings have been added to the game. - 3 new UT Rings have been added to the game. - The nexus has been updated with the Mystery Box Shops. - The nexus has been updated and switched to the Fall Theme. - New condition effect icons for darkness and unstable. - The Vault has been updated and more gift chests have been added Bug Fixes: - Bug Fix: Items can now be dropped when mouse is hovered over chat - Bug Fix: Name changes no longer require a refresh to be visible. - Bug Fix: Players can no longer use illegal characters in their name - Bug Fix: The account verification window should now appear and disappear at the correct times. - Bug Fix: Main menu no longer appears blank after inputting the wrong password A little more info on Mystery Boxes: Mystery Boxes are a new premium shop added to the game that lets players buy cheap gift boxes with various possible prizes. For more information on them and how to use them, click [Here!](http://community.kabam.com/forums/showthread.php?225941-Introducing-Mystery-Boxes!) A little more info on The Shatters: The Shatters is our first player designed dungeon! This one is for end game players, and offers the best rings in the game. For information about the shatters release, click [Here!](http://community.kabam.com/forums/showthread.php?225961-The-Shatters-is-Live!&p=1289085#post1289085) ##[Release 17.4 Now Live](http://community.kabam.com/forums/showthread.php?216338-Release-17-4-Now-Live) ###11/6/2013 Changes: - Hardware Acceleration has been disabled in Mad Lab until a permanent solution can be created for the Tesla Coils - Skull-Splitter Sword has been removed from the drop tables - Ring Pop has been renamed Candy Ring [NOTE: You may see the Candy Ring display with no name. Do not worry, those items will still function as intended. The name error will be fixed.] Bug Fixes: - Trade requests can no longer be spammed to disconnect users - Bug Fix: Fake backpack exploit should no longer be functional - Bug Fix: Main menu no longer appears blank after inputting the wrong password A little more info on Skull-splitters: Players that have Skull-splitter Swords will notice that it has changed to a UT item from the previous Tier 11. Otherwise this item has not changed - it's still Soulbound, it's stats are identical, it's just that the "Tier" designation has changed. This was to help further differentiate it as a limited / vanity item. We will handle any new vanity items in a similar fashion, although some of that depends on how the item is released initially.
##[Release 17.3 is now live](http://community.kabam.com/forums/showthread.php?211079-Release-17-3-Now-Live) ###10/17/2013 Halloween has come to the Realm! We've redecorated the Nexus with a spooky twist to get everyone in the spirit. Along with this, an all new talking Halloween Pumpkin -and- a NEW WEAPON! - Skull-Splitter Sword [http://i.imgur.com/cYfvxSl.png](http://i.imgur.com/cYfvxSl.png) Starting today, players will be able to obtain this epic new sword for a Limited Time Only. Look out for this Tier 11 sword the next time you're in the Mad Lab, Haunted Cemetery, or Nexus Shop! It is also rumored that Oryx and his fiercest minions drop this frightening new sword as well. We've also fixed a number of bugs to help improve your game play experience: Bug Fixes: - User Sometimes recieves an ActionScript error when selecting a different server. Fixed - User cannot shoot if mouse is over chat. Fixed - Wine Cellar opened by info is missing from system chat. Fixed - Pets conflict with Portals/Loot bags. Fixed - More aggressive fix for 'D'oh, character not dead' error message. - Update build version to 17.3
##[Release 17.2 is now live](http://community.kabam.com/forums/showthread.php?209323-Release-17-2-0-is-Now-Live) ###10/10/2013 Introducing the Star Chat Filter! Tired of annoying spam bots? Now you can shut them up with an all new chat filter option. Choose to filter chat from players with up to 1,2,3,4,5 or 10 Stars and up. In the options menu, select the chat tab. Look for "Star Requirement" and select the minimum player Star level that you would like to see chat and private messages from. [http://i.imgur.com/g8lAMFz.png](http://i.imgur.com/g8lAMFz.png) Bug Fixes: - D'oh! Character not dead error message (Potential fix, this may need additional work) - Black Screen for Mac Users. - Invisible Shop Items - Guest accounts not receiving system messages - Update build version 17.2.0
##[Release 17.1 is now Live!](http://community.kabam.com/forums/showthread.php?204782-Release-17-1-0-is-now-Live!-Update-10-3-Hotfix!&p=1162209&viewfull=1#post1162209) ###10/3/2013 - Black Screen bug with hardware acceleration fixed. - Issue with Tomb of the Ancients Fixed - Version updated to 17.1.0
##[Release 17.0 is now Live!](http://community.kabam.com/forums/showthread.php?204782-Release-17-1-0-is-now-Live!-Update-10-3-Hotfix!) ###9/26/2013 This release we have introduced Hardware acceleration to the game! Hardware acceleration will use your computers graphics processor instead of its CPU for many tasks. This will greatly improve performance for many users! You can toggle this on and off using the "Hardware Acceleration" toggle under the Graphics tab of your game options, as shown below: [http://i.imgur.com/lMz97Xyl.png](http://i.imgur.com/lMz97Xyl.png) You can also set a hotkey to turn it on and off mid game! [http://i.imgur.com/IbfJL72l.png](http://i.imgur.com/IbfJL72l.png) Release Notes: - Hardware Acceleration - Fixes to help prevent 'stuck on 100%' loading errors - Updated build to 17.0 Known Issues with this release: - There are some small graphical issues with hardware acceleration that need to be ironed out. - After enabling hardware acceleration, the user will have to refresh before red glow appears correctly - Texture issues - Hard lines between water/sand, boxes in Davy Jones' locker, benches in Nexus, and gates in Haunted Cemetery - Shadows appear as outlines around characters - Fountain water appears to follow user - Sprite World Background is missing stars ###9/20/2013 Hotfix - The Battle Torn Nexus has been replaced with the fall seasonal Nexus - Untiered items are soulbound again - Battle for the Nexus keys are no longer sold.
##[Hotfix: 16.5](http://community.kabam.com/forums/showthread.php?201445-Hotfix-16-4-is-now-Live!-(Update-9-24)&p=1143036#post1143036) ###9/23/2013 - Davy Jones' Keys no longer remain on screen after leaving the dungeon - New guilds are now able to access the guild hall, and can only see their own guild chat - "Come Play Here" link removed from account verification confirmation page - Updated Build to 16.5 ###9/24/2013 Hotfix - Fix for cross server chat issues - Adjustment to Doctor Swordsworth: Projectiles are now smaller, and do not remain on the screen as long ###9/24/2013 Hotfix #2 - Fix for guild private message error
##[Hotfix 16.4 is now Live!](http://community.kabam.com/forums/showthread.php?201445-Hotfix-16-4-is-now-Live!-(Update-9-24)) ###9/16/2013 New Dungeon: Battle for the Nexus
Drops: All new untiered vanity weapons - Arbiter’s Wrath (Katana) - Doctor Swordsworth (Sword) - Sunshine Shiv (Dagger) - KoalaPOW (Staff) - Spicy Wand of Spice (Wand) - Robobow (Bow) Email Verification: In light of of the recent influx of spam bots that have plagued the game, an email verification system has been added to the realmofthemadgod.com, Kabam.com and kongregate.com platforms. Please Read HERE for more details: - All players must provide a valid email to play the game. - If your account isn’t verified, the game will prompt you to update your email or allow you to resend the verification email. Server - Change build version to 16.4 ###9/20/2013 Hotfix Bug Fixes - Amulets now break as they should, instead of saving the player whenever they die.
##Hotfix 16.2 is now Live! ###8/28/2013 Build 16.2 is now LIVE! This fix resolves minor issues and updates - Epic Dungeon Key titles and description now display correctly. - The Feed Value of the Keys for the Epic Dungeons has been updated to 270 each.
##Hotfix 16.1 ###8/27/2013 We've resolved a few errors since the release of build 16.0.0. Please review list below for a complete overview of the corrections. **Woodland Labyrinth** - Resolved an issue affecting the loot drops in the Woodland Labyrinth. The Woodland Labyrinth will now drop the Leaf Bow as originally intended **Deadwater Docks** - Resolved an issue that caused the game to crash when entering Jon Bilgewaters Grotto.
##Release 16.0.0 Is now Live! ###8/26/2013 Build 16.0 is now LIVE! This build introduces 15 more vault chests, 3 new dungeons, and many bug fixes. Fixes - Fixed pet yard app engine bugs - Added Fame bonuses to Ninja Skills - Disabled right click in flash player. Increase flash version requirement from 11.1 to 11.2 **Note: You can still alter your player quality on the main screen** - Removed Floating Enemies tag that caused users to crash when entering Epic Forest Maze - Changed default Nexus Key to Alt. Only affect new players - Item Purchase Confirmation Button - The option to disable contextual purchase now works - Fix for Arena Leaderboard not populating - Pet Heal's while the character is affected by Sick will correctly show “No Effect” - Pressing interact key when buying an item now bring up a confirmation prompt. - Potion price now displays correctly when price reaches 600 - Pets can move in the pirate cave - Users can not place on the weekly leaderboard if they are on the all time leaderboard Godlands - Lucky Gods (*slightly enhanced versions or their early Godland incarnations*) should now spawn more often. - Deadwater Docks Now spawns from the Crystal Prisoner Items - Epic Pirate Cave Dungeon Key - Epic Forest Maze Dungeon Key - Epic Spider Den Dungeon Key - 15 new Vault Chests added to outer edges of the Vault Room Dungeons - **Deadwater Docks** - Enemies - John Bilgewater - Epic Pirate Lieutenant - Epic Pirate Commander - Epic Pirate Captain - Epic Pirate Admiral - Epic Cave Pirate Brawler - Epic Cave Pirate Sailor - Follow behavior now faster and more predictive - Acquires targets farther away - Epic Cave Pirate Veteran - Loot - Pirate King's Cutlass - Damage: 184-231 - Rate of Fire: 1.2 - Distance: 3.25 - **Woodland Labyrinth** - Enemies - Grizzled Armored Squirrel (aka epic armor squirrel) - Mecha Squirrel (aka Epic Ultimate Squirrel) - Forest Goblin Necromancer (aka Epic Forest Goblin Mage) - Forest Goblin Bruiser (aka Epic Forest Goblin) - Micro Megamoth Sentinel (aka Epic Mini Megamoth) - Megamoth Larva (aka Epic Larva) - Mammoth Megamoth (aka Epic Mama Megamoth) - Murderous Megamoth - Loot - Leaf Bow - Rate of Fire: 1.5 - Damage:95-125 - Distance: 6.3 - **The Crawling Depths** - Enemies - Epic Blue Spider Hatchlings - Epic Grey Spider - Epic Red Spotted Spider - Epic Green Spider - Silver Son of Arachna Giant Egg Sac - Blue Son of Arachna Giant Egg Sac - Son of Arachna - Epic Black Spider - Epic Black Spotted Spider - Loot - Doku No Ken - Damage: 130 - 150 - Rate of Fire:1.25 - Distance: 5.2
##Release 15.0.0 ###6/24/2013 Here's a complete list of what to expect as soon as Release 15.0.0 hits your Server: - Teleporting while in the Nexus has been shut off until further notice. - All Items will be temporarily soulbound until further notice. - Payments update: Player Gold balance will now update in game within 30 seconds of purchase confirmation. - New anti-spam measures - Improved stability concerning a memory leak issue in the Battle Arena with mobs that have a flashing phase
##Hotfix 14.2.0 Now Live ###6/18/2013 Hotfix 14.2.0 is live! The following is a list of adjustments have made to Realm of the Mad God as of 6/18/2013: - Resolved issues affecting new player accounts created on Thursday 6/13 and Friday 6/14. - Resolved an issue displaying duplicate Stats in the Stats tab.
##Hotfix 14.1.0 Now Live ###6/13/2013 Hotfix 14.1.0 is live! The following is a list of adjustments the team has made: - Introducing New Anti-Spam Features. - You can now set a Hotkey in the option menu to cycle through tabs. - Resolved an issue that caused Armor to not appear in the Nexus Shop. - Resolved an issue where the Stats tab would disappear when players drag it anywhere across the game screen. - Resolved an issue affecting the players ability to type a message if the /tell hotkey was set to a letter. Arena - Resolved an issue in which the frame rate drops when close to Arena walls. - Only named player accounts can access the Arena - Arena Drop Prize Adjustments! - Bomb Devils now throw Lava bombs at random locations, rather than at the player - New Bomb Devil art! - Introducing the Quiet Wizard and Silent Wizard, these new monsters will Quiet players, rendering them unable to use their abilities for a short period of time. ###6/14/2013 Hotfix 14.1 - Resolved an issue preventing players from registering new accounts. - Adjusted New Anti-Spam Features (No more Red Text in Chat)
##Build 14.0.0. : Release Notes ###6/10/2013 Prepare yourselves. The Battle Arena is here! *Please keep in mind that shortly after the initial release of build 14.0.0 we encountered brief issues with our data and had the option to push an older build. Our devs were since able to resolve the issues affecting this new build and no longer needed to push the former. The servers are slowly updating to the resolved release 14.0.0. in pristine condition! We hope you enjoy your time in the Arena! Thank you for your patience. You can discuss any issues encountered with the initial push here: https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/211632* - Locate the Arena Portal in the northwestern section of the Nexus. - Enter the Arena using either Fame or Gold. - Begin each wave after a brief five second countdown. As you progress each wave gets harder. - Earn Effusions, Health/Magic Potions, and even Stat Pots in the Arena. The further you get the better your prizes. - Take on the Bomb Devils... just beware of the pools of lava they leave behind. - Don't spend too much time on one wave, or the Arena will slowly fill up with water, affecting your ability to slay monsters. - Earn a spot on the Arena Leaderboard to see who can get the furthest and in the fastest time. - Compete in future Arena tournaments and earn EPIC prizes. Pets Adjustments - In our efforts to adjust game balance, the Pet Heal ability was slightly altered. Fixes to the chat system. - Introducing new Anti-Spam Measures - Pressing TAB (or /tell hotkey) only works if you don't hit the Guild chat or don't cycle past the user who sent you a message. - TAB (or /tell hotkey) now cycles through all the different people that PM'd you. If there were 5 people that PM'd the account then the user should hit tab 6 times to get back to the last one. - PM chat will now hold the names of users who have sent the you a message as long as you do not change areas. Chat will be cleared upon changing areas (i.e. Nexus to Realm) - When using Page UP to review prior chat, new chat will adjust the text box by one line, instead of snapping the user back to the bottom of the text box The team is aware of and working to resolve the following issues: - Duplicate stats appear for players that have changed their name - Guest account data conflicts with Arena functionality. To use the Arena to its full potential you must have a registered account. P.S.: Certain Arena Tournaments will include new types of prizes. Some of these will have rewards up to and including Crowns with the ability to resurrect your character (no zombie resurrection either).
##Patch Notes - Release 13.3.0 ###5/20/2013 - 3 New Pet Abilities have been added to the game! Find and train pets with these awesome new powers: - Decoy - Your faithful pet will draw monsters and enemy fire away from you so you can attack from the shadows! - Savage - Though not a primary ability, Savage allows your pet to rush your enemies and enhances existing attack abilities. Savage is incredibly strong when combined with abilities like Electric or Attack Close! - Rising Fury - Your enemies won't like your Pet when it's angry! Watch your pet charge up its fury and mercilessly unleash it upon your foes! - New Animation for Your Pet's Electric Ability. - Added a Portal of Cowardice to the Forest Maze Dungeon.
##[Hotfix 13.2 Patchnotes](https://web.archive.org/web/20130513022348/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/204906) ###4/30/2013 - Backend Performance Improvements - Resolved an issue that caused the game to crash when purchasing Gold. - Grayed out language selection on testing - Fixed configuration order so character list is loaded and account populated at appropriate time - Fixed a double spacing issue with the last word spacing before end line in chat - Fix parsing for comparing two poisons that are not equipped Introducing the all new Forest Maze Dungeon!: Hidden beneath canopies of tall trees and brush, this shadowy maze is found deep in the Realm's Forest. Certain to test even the mightiest adventurers. Heroes will first need to navigate the twisted terrain using only their wits, while still combating the terrors that lie within.
##[Hotfix 13](https://web.archive.org/web/20130429140620/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/203507) ###4/23/2013 Hotfix 13 Release Notes: - All Un-tiered items Soulbound (More info here: [https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/203489](https://web.archive.org/web/20130502075042/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/203489)) - Resolved an issue causing some Pets to appear in Pet Picker after being sacrificed when equipped on other characters - Resolved an issue in which shooting and walking in opposite directions causes a minor animation error - General performance enhancements
##[Releases 13 and 13.1](https://web.archive.org/web/20130429140118/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/201668) ###4/16/2013 For the initial release of 13.0 we have introduced a Pet Remove feature in your Pet Yards. Please note that there will also be an additional release later today. (13.1) We are aware of the impact the current soul-binding of Untiered Items has had on a lot of players. Due to this, we have convinced the Mad God to temporarily lift the Soul-binding restraint on all Untiered Items so you can move them to your main accounts.
##[Release 12.5-2: Hotfix](https://web.archive.org/web/20130605144241/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/200693) ###4/11/2013 Here are a few fixes that went live today: - Added range and bounds check to grenade - Drop rate fix - Guild renouncing now works - The next highest rank is now promoted when a guild leader leaves the guild - Resolved an issue in which reconnecting to a server caused a delay connection
##[Release 12.5: Hotfix](https://web.archive.org/web/20130605141923/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/200329) ###4/9/2013 The Team has recently released a Hotfix to address the following issues. - Resolved an issue in which chat lines breaks in the middle of a line instead of on a space. - Resolved an issue in which a Player Icon does not always appear in the nearby player list. - Resolved an issue in which which new learned pet abilities were empty. - Fixed item description on the Seal of Blasphemous Prayer item - Optimization Fixes
##[Sprint 12.4 Patch Notes](https://web.archive.org/web/20130605131054/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/199305) ###4/5/2013 **12.4** - All Untiered Items and all Pet Eggs Uncommon and above are soul bound - Performance enhancements **12.3** - Users can now renounce Guild Membership - Starting Gold is now 50 Gold - Art Editor is now saving new art - Locking onto a player highlights their name without having to change Maps - “Trade Successful” text appears in chat box after confirmation - Chat font can be set to high quality with low resolution settings - There is now an option to turn off player chat (turns off whispers) - Guild Leaders can remove players from their Guilds - Beginner's Package can be successfully purchased - Adjusted the mid-ranged attack of a level 30 Demon Frog - Time Remaining text no longer shows up behind the “Buy Now” button in Packages - Adjusted “Trade” button animation - Cherry Blossom Trees are no longer missing from the Ancient Spawn Locations - The “Trade” text disappears after the user clicks the button
##[Release 12.2: Hotfix](https://web.archive.org/web/20130605150539/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/198319) ###4/1/2013 Release Notes: - Various Backend Changes - Oryx April Fools switch - The feeder/fuser displays persistent data after exiting the pet yard fixed - Updated version to 12.2
##[Release 12: Hotfix](https://web.archive.org/web/20130605135241/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/197222) ###3/29/2013 A Hotfix for Release 12 has just been pushed out into the game. You will notice the following improvements: - Duping patch - Chat fixes - Pet sorting - Oryx will no longer speak in numbers! - Items are tradeable again - Please note some items will stay Soul-bound - /tell name Fix - Egg Drop Rates Increased
##[Release 12: Pets Patch](https://web.archive.org/web/20130522034718/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/196112) ###3/26/2013 Pets have arrived and are now live on production. Please take a moment to review the notes to review the changes this new feature brings to the game. Please also take a look at the listed bugs, these are issues that we are aware of and will be fixed in a future release. Please add any additional bugs you find below. Pet Updates - Pets will drop in Egg form and can either be found in game as drops from monsters or purchased in the Shop. - Pet Eggs will contain the name of the Pet Family and the Rarity - Mystery Eggs will hatch a Pet from a random Family. - As of right now, higher rarity Eggs can only be looted. - Pet Eggs must be opened in the Pet Yard. - All old/existing Pets will be grandfathered into the new Pets system. - Pets come in different families: Feline, Canine, Farm, Humanoid, etc. - Only Pets in the same Family can be Fused together - There are 5 Different types of Pet Rarity. - Common - Uncommon - Rare - Legendary - Divine - Pets will have 1-3 Abilities, 1 at the lowest Rarity Level and 3 at the highest - Abilities will help the player with Attacking, Healing, Magic Healing etc. - The functional uses of Pets and their different Abilities are tailored to different gameplay circumstances. - Choosing the Pet to take on an adventure should correspond to the dangers that lie ahead! - Pets will exist across all of your characters; all of your characters will have access to the same Pet Yard - Each player will have a personal Pet Yard accessible through the Vault. From the Pet Yard players will be able to do the following: - Use an Egg (either purchased or looted) to create a new Pet - Upgrade the Pet Yard to hold higher level Pets (via the Caretaker) - Select a Pet to follow the player (You can only have one Pet follow you at time. Selecting a new Pet to follow unequips any other Pet.) - Feed Items or Food to Pets Items to increase the strength of their Abilities - Fuse Pets to upgrade a Pet's rarity level. Enhancing Pets - “Feed” Items to Pets to raise their Ability Levels - “Fuse” two Pets of the same Family and Rarity to increase that Pet's Rarity. - You can only Pets of the same Family and Rarity - A Pet's Ability Level increases after Feeding and Fusing. - The only way to get a fully maxed out Pet is to maximize its Abilities at each Rarity level - Feeding, Fusing, and Upgrading the Pet Yard can all be achieved by spending either Gold or Fame. - Pet abilities are specific to Pets and are not replicable through Items Fusing and Feeding - Interact with the Pet Yard's Control Console and select Feed Pet - Open Feed Screen - Place item from your Inventory into the Feed Menu to feed your current Pet. - Choose to use Gold or Fame to feed your Pet - Pet ability bars visibly increase in the modal - Interact with the Pet Yard's Control Console and select Fuse Pet - Open Fuse screen - Choose a Pet to fuse with the equipped Pet - \- OR - - Select another Pet to fuse other Pets into. - Choose to use either Fame or Gold to Fuse - Gain a New Ability or watch your Pet evolve! The Caretaker and Upgrading The Pet Yard - Interact with the Caretaker in the Pet Yard. - Select Info - The Caretaker will provide you with information about the Pet Yard, Pets, Pet Abilities, Feeding, Fusion, and Evolution - Select Upgrade Yard. - Pay in either Fame or Gold; the Pet Yard will increase in size and allow you to fuse rarer Pets. - The Pet Yard houses all of your Pets. - Level up your Pet Yard to support the Fusing of different Pet Rarities. Other General Updates - Change Character NPC replaced with Pet Yard Portal. You can now change your character with the NPC near the northern Nexus corridor.
##Release 11: Are you ready to rock? ###2/7/2013 The Realm of the Mad God team is proud to introduce the launch of the new Rock Dragon boss encounter. Just in time for Chinese New Year and the Year of the Snake, this new encounter is sure to challenge even the worthiest adventurers. Hibernating for a millennia deep beneath the surface of the Realm, legends tell that the beast would awaken at the dawning of the new age. Those adventurers brave enough to have the rare opportunity of encountering this monstrosity had better have their wits about them. To defeat the beast, adventurers are going to have to ensure its complete obliteration; just going for the throat on this one might prove... futile. [Mike's mundane additions: we'll be pushing a new release to production shortly. Other than the truly awesome Rock Dragon, this consists of infrastructural changes internal to the client and server. Even more good stuff coming soon.] ### 2/8/2013 [Release 11: Hotfix](https://web.archive.org/web/20130605125622/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/185584) 1:30 PM PST
Hello Everyone. I want to take a moment to assure everyone that the team is aware of your concerns regarding last night's release, and is considering possible solutions to the issues that occurred. If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to discuss them here. We will be providing you all more information as it becomes available. Updated 4:23 PM PST Our Developers are now pushing a hotfix, that will replace any Lair of Draconis Keys with the newly coined Consolation of Draconis keys. Consolation of Draconis Keys will open a portal to a small room where you can find a random Stat Potion. Updated 4:48 PM PST We have become, aware of an issue with the latest build. At the moment all servers are down. Unfortunately we do not have an estimate as to when the servers will be brought back up. On behalf of the Realm of the Mad God team I want to sincerely apologize to all of our players for any inconvenience this may have caused. The team is here and working hard to get our servers back online. Updated 5:56 PM PST We're happy to announce that all Realm of the Mad God servers have been brought back online! Log in, find a Rock Dragon, rage on it, get some good loots and maybe a Stat Potion. Happy hunting folks!
##[Release 10: Let's try this again](https://web.archive.org/web/20130605145004/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/180849) ###1/24/2013 Tonight we've taken the unusual step of doing a new release just three days after our previous one. This is unusual for something that's not just a hotfix, but we felt (and I'm sure most of you will agree) that this was needed. **What's new in Release 10:** - Potions have returned to the godlands! They now drop from all the monsters that used to drop them. - Drop rates of potions within dungeons have been increased. In particular we have made defense potions a little easier to get. - Dungeon drop rates in the godlands have been reduced somewhat, but not to their former levels. - Drop rates of loot items in dungeons (especially rare and UT items) have been significantly increased. (Rare pets in dungeons are still really rare.) **Edited to add:** UTs are still very, very rare. They're just not as insanely rare as they were before. And as you know, if they become too easy to get, we'll dial them back down again. - The Nexus Crier is back! Now with new, helpful, and informative things to tell you. - Behind-the-scenes work on Fame and some other things we're working on. **Bug Fixes:** - The "interact key" will no longer send you someplace you didn't want to go. There is an edgecase involving the Cloth Bazaar that we're aware of and are working to fix. - Clicking "Play" no longer defaults chosen character to a Wizard on the Loading screen / Skin selection modal - Tab feature now functions correctly in the registration modal - New characters no longer have a Health Potion occupying an inventory slot - Character names are no longer cut off in the list of nearby players - Ninja class now displays class unlock requirements - Package icon display properly in the realms
##[Release 9: Bazaar Party](https://web.archive.org/web/20130605152728/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/179609) ###1/21/2013 **New Additions** - Cloth Bazaar added to Nexus - You'll find new doors amidst the shop in the Nexus. These doors will take you to the new Bazaar area where a wider variety of cloth and dye are available at all times! Half of the current dyes and cloth are available at the same time and the other half will be rotated in often. **Game Changes** - Stat potions no longer drop from mobs in Godlands. They will still drop from encounter bosses in the Realm. - **Clarification: Removed potions from the following monsters: Sprite God, Medusa, White Demon, Ent God, Beholder, Flying Brain, Slime God, Ghost God, the Rock Constructs, Djinn, and Leviathan** - Drop rates of dungeons in the Realm have been increased - Drop rates of Stat potions within dungeons increased across the board - Rare pets have been added as drops to the following dungeons - Tomb of the Ancients - Ocean Trench - Mad Lab - Davy Jones' Locker - Haunted Cemetery - Candyland - Sprite World **New Content** - New treasures are now dropping in some of the dungeons. The purpose of these treasures is a mystery for now, but be on the look out and make sure to hold on to any you find! **Known Issues** - We are aware that players are experiencing difficulties playing on Chrome, and the engineers are looking into it. However, it appears to be a somewhat complicated issue and may take some time to fix. And lastly, players will be able to redeem Kabam Gift Cards in the game!
##[Release 8: Happy Holidays!](https://web.archive.org/web/20130605152111/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/170792) ###12/20/2012 - **Better Package linking** and internal fixes - More flexible **character skin** functionality - **Anti-spam bot** measures - **Connection bug fix** (at least partial; we'll be monitoring it as this may have nailed the whole thing) And last but not least: - **Special skins and pets** that we'll be releasing in packages during the holidays. Each will be purchasable for a *limited time only* (but once you've bought them you'll keep them even after the holidays are over). Edited to add: Since many have asked, no the new Fame redesign is not included in this release. We'll have that out as soon as we can, but it's not quite ready to go yet.
##[Release 7: Now with Ninjas!](https://web.archive.org/web/20130516015850/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/168476) ###12/11/2012 - **Ninjas** are now available to players on any platform - New package containing: **unlock the Ninja class (if you don't already have it), new Ninja skin, new dragonfly pet,** and a bonus item: **wine cellar incantation** - **Character skins** can now be worn by existing characters, (not just new ones)! You can change your character's look by using the armoire in your vault (this will not take your character to Narnia, unfortunately). - **Winter Nexus** is here! (All "Winter is coming" jokes are now obsolete.) - New **dreidel pet!** - **Ghostly Prism** has been redesigned: more powerful, better tactical uses, less mp - The **Mad Lab** has been overhauled. This includes better drop rate of the dungeon, reduced boss turret's health, Dr Terrible is no longer healed by his minions, and fewer minions can congregate in a room together. - We have updated our payments system, so we're now integrated with Kabam payments Other improvements and bug fixes: - Teleporting has changed: now you can teleport only to characters, not objects. This should change the behavior of certain teleporting bots in the Nexus, for example. - Removed internal error when two players attempt to loot the same item at the same time (note: this will not remove all instances of "phantom item" problems, but should resolve many of them) - Steam accounts linked to Kongregate can now get the Ninja - We added protective measures against un-pausing when monsters wander on the screen - Oryx 2 can now shoot through barrels (he's been practicing). - Fixed some problems with Loot Tier Drop potions - Fixed problems with players not being directed back to the game after a purchase - Players now see a warning modal if they attempt to chat while muted - Enemies in stasis can no longer be healed by other enemies - Fixed a problem with Tomb of the Ancients switch - "Potion Purchased" text no longer appears over character - The "Accept" button on the Trade UI is _**no longer one pixel too high!**_ - Miscellaneous other bugs (infrastructure, annoyance, overall experience)
##[Release 6.0: Character Skins Ahoy!](https://web.archive.org/web/20130516050235/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/163359) ###11/21/2012 - Character skins! You can read more about character skins [HERE](https://web.archive.org/web/20130514192131/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/163357) - Updated News Display! We've redone the way news is displayed to highlight important stories. - Updated the Nexus with a new Fall theme - We've created a tool that will allow us to offer more Packages. The first package to use it will feature the new skins listed above. Bug Fixes: - Fixed Amulet of Resurrection's name and description to reflect its new functionality. - If you switch weapons quickly you may disconnect from the game Updates on some Known Bugs: - Players on Steam are sometimes unable to purchase Gold. We are still working to resolve this issue. - Items in soulbound bags are not put into normal bags if dragged into the play area - We are also aware of and are using the [OFFICIAL GENERAL UNIFIED BUG MEGATHREAD](https://web.archive.org/web/20130429135300/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/162527). Great way to keep track of all the community submitted bugs!
##[Release 5: Onward to backpacks!](https://web.archive.org/web/20130605153842/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/161601) ###11/14/2012 - Backpacks! They are for sale in the Nexus market - Haunted Cemetery Dungeon Notable changes: - **Amulets will no longer resurrect you** (well, not as a human) Bug fixes: - Bonus attribute stats now stay within stat window boundaries - Sound icon is no longer covered on the screen - Beginner's packages now show up on the screen when you start a new account - Potions with a time limit display this in their tool tip - Player's Gold balance now refreshes properly when paying for a character class unlock - Double-clicking a potion outside of your inventory now behaves correctly (adds or drinks it) - Players are able to purchase potions correctly now
##[Release 4.0 now on Production](https://web.archive.org/web/20130502075223/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/156789) ###11/01/2012 **Big Inventory UI update:** - Health and Magic Potions have a dedicated inventory slot - Health and Magic Potions will stack so you can hold up to 9 each - Health and Magic Potions are purchasable if you don't have any - Health and Magic Potions slots have new hotkeys [mod edit: [Check your hotkeys everyone!](https://web.archive.org/web/20130502071743/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/156776)] **Amulet of Resurrection Changes:** - The Amulet curse seems to have corrupted the amulet's ability to prevent death. Amulet users beware! - The Amulet fame price is being lowered **Other additions:** - New Pets available for Hurricane Sandy Relief efforts. See my other post here [[https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/156750](https://web.archive.org/web/20130502064257/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/156750)] for more info. **Bug Fixes:** - Fixed profanity filter bug. It should now work how it was originally. - Resolved chatting issues between users on different maps (fixed earlier this week) - Fixed disconnected halls in the Candyland Hunting Grounds - Fixed various typos in the game - Servers/Legends are now in their correct place - Character names in the UI are now back in their correct place
##[Build 3.0 is now LIVE!](https://web.archive.org/web/20130605145635/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/154074) ###10/24/2012 - New Dungeon: Candyland Hunting Grounds! - New Dungeon drops from the elusive Candy Gnomes now found in the Realm - New candy Items and Equipment added - Big Nexus re-design. Way more shop space- more dyes, pets, everything! - All older pets get big price cut! (490 Gold) - New boost potions added: - Loot Drop Potion - increases the chance that you'll get items! (all items dropped will be in soul-bound bags) - Loot Tier Potion - has a chance to increase the Tier level of items dropped. (+1-3 tiers) - XP Booster 1 hr - 2x EXP boost that lasts for 1 hour of gameplay time. (Both of these do not effect Fame) - XP Booster 20 min - 2x EXP boost that lasts for 20 min of gameplay time. - Big loading time fix - Big lag time fix
##[Release 2 is now LIVE!](https://web.archive.org/web/20130605125421/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/149494) ###10/09/2012 Feature additions: - Added TOS in compliance with government age requirements - Extended tutorial to give more info about the Nexus, shops, and guilds - Option for paid class unlocks! - Anti-spamming measures (better chat filter; character limit in chat; unregistered unnamed characters banned from Chat) - More weapons in the battle against spammers and RWT coming soon Bug fixes - Zero defense on monsters bug + balancing - Katana fixes - Ninja gear drops in appropriate bags and has appropriate fame bonus - And many more – but still more left to be fixed
##[Build 124.0 is now LIVE!](https://web.archive.org/web/20130605135629/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/147265) ###10/04/2012 - Added Gift Chest in Vault - dedicated space for gifting items to players - Added Ninja Class - available on Kongregate first (will be everywhere after 60 days) - New weapon type: Katana - New ability item: Ninja Star / Shuriken - New pet: Ants in honor of Kongregate promotion (when you reach level 10 with a character) - New special dungeon: Treasure Dungeon - your reward for reaching level 20 with the ninja - New secret god in realm: Beer God - in honor of Octoberfest - New pet: Beer Slurp - helps you find the hidden Beer God - Updated ProTips - Cracked crystal skull mp cost lowered to: 120 Click HERE [[https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/147263](https://web.archive.org/web/20130605124044/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/147263)] to read about how to get the Ninja class if your account isn't on Kongregate.
##[Build 123.5.0 is now LIVE!](https://web.archive.org/web/20130605135921/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/135699) ###08/29/2012 - New Dungeon (Mad Lab!) - New Dungeon drops from Flying Brains in the Godlands! - New Items and Equipment added - New loading screen animation / fade - Mad Lab Key added to the shop (390 Gold) - XP Booster added to shop (100 Gold) - NOTE: Does not impact Fame
##[123.4.4 is now LIVE!](https://web.archive.org/web/20130605124640/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/129333) ###08/14/2012 - New "Loading..." screen when loading between areas - Can no-longer get exp and fame from respawning armors in castle - Can no-longer get exp and fame from respawning skulls on the Ghost Ship Battle - Chicken leg buff - now on par with obsidian dagger - New GM Tools - Backend Updates (for GM Tools)
##[123.4.3 Hotfix](https://web.archive.org/web/20130605135245/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/125919) ###08/07/2012 - Fixes for Kabam.com, Steam, and Kongregate Users; these accounts should now be able to log in. - We've changed the orientation of the shop.
##[Build 123.4.1 is now LIVE!](https://web.archive.org/web/20130605151311/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/123422) ###08/03/2012 - New Dungeon (Davy Jones's Locker!) - New Trickster Equipment Set - Tier number now displayed on applicable equipment - Equipment comparisons added - Unusable equipment now appears highlighted in red - Ring of Divine Faith Changed (5 Vitality, 5 Wisdom, 3% Fame Gain) - Beginner's Package added to game - Limited time offer for all new and current players - Exclusive Pet included - 2 Free Character Slots - 3 Free Vaults - 2600 Gold - New Pet will be available TODAY! *(Hint: It is dino-mite!)* - Contextual Click added to Control Opetions; Double clicking now preforms set actions on items - Can be toggled on / off - Double Clicking on an item places it into your inventory - Double Clicking on consumable items will use that item - Double Clicking will equip equipment and spells/abilities that your class can use - Interact/Buy added to Control Options, default key is "0" - Set a key that enters you into realms, portals, etc - Double Click for Gold added to Control Options - Can be toggled on / off - Default OFF - Double Clicking on Gold/Fame information will allow user to buy Gold - Fame and Gold are now viewable in Realms - Added addition methods to prevent duping - Minor tweaks and bug fixes
##[Build 123.3 is live!](https://web.archive.org/web/20130605124251/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/100145) ###06/12/2012 - God walls fixed. Gods will happily walk into landing zones now. - Small improvements to Oryx's battle. - Oryx Slayer achievement has been fixed. - VIT overhaul! - Wizard nerfs! - Dagger buffs! - Sword tweaks! - New incentives to clear dungeons! Two existing dungeons have new treasure rooms now. Have fun exploring and experimenting! - Lord Ruthven's bats no longer grant EXP. - _**/ignore**_ can work on people hiding in private areas. (guild hall/vault) - Several bug fixes & back-end improvements. - Changed the way settings are dropped with monsters. **Vitality** - VIT caps reduced. Rogue, Archer, Wizard, Priest, Paladin, Assassin, Huntress, Mystic, Trickster now all cap at 40. Necromancer caps at 30. Warrior, Knight, and Sorcerer stay at 75. - VIT redesigned. Now essentially has double regen rate. - VIT growth per level scaled with new caps. **Wizard** - Reduced spell damage. - WIS cap reduced to 60. **Daggers** - Obsidian Dagger raised to 35-65 damage. - Assassin caps at 75 SPD with a mana cost reduction. - Trickster caps at 65 ATT, 75 SPD, 75 DEX. **Swords** - Paladin caps at 75 WIS. - Helm of the Juggernaut decreased to 4.5 seconds of Armored.
##[Build 123 is live!](https://web.archive.org/web/20130605152526/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/80502) ###04/22/2012 - New randomized set of attacks in Oryx's Chamber - Lag/disconnect will no longer cause you to run out of breath in the Trench - Teleporting to invisible rogue never activates cooldown - Manor tweaks - Castle drop tweaks - Fix movement during options screen - Change Horrid Reaper sound - Fix target regeneration movement - Fix a few typos - Fix a few missing dye/textile pixels
##[Build 122.3 is live!](https://web.archive.org/web/20130522035045/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/68877) ###03/31/2012 - New Realm Quest: Kage Kami - New Dungeon: Manor of the Immortals - New untiered items: potion, dagger, wand, robe, trap, tome - Sword range increased, Stone Sword damage increased - Condition effects now have individual unique icons - Improved wall drawing a little - Dungeon exits spawn in a fixed location instead of where boss died - Thessal drops an air pocket where she died - Added new Oryx taunts for a couple encounters - Two-step password reset - "[H] for help" message replaced - White Demons nerfed a bit to make them melee-able - Sphinx now has a setting - Coral Venom Trap now does Paralyze instead of Slow
##[Build 122 is live!](https://web.archive.org/web/20130605124909/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/41768) ###02/13/2012 - New high-level dungeon: Ocean Trench - New mid-level Dungeon: Forbidden Jungle - New structure in midlands - When a new guild is created, the creator will now be the "Founder" - Founders can demote/remove Leaders - Existing Guilds won't get a Founder (sorry) - Guild Fame - When a player earns fame, his guild earns an equal amount of Guild Fame. - Guild Fame can be spent by the leaders of the Guild. - Currently Guild Fame can only be used to buy better Guild Halls, but it will be given more uses in future builds. - New status effect: Sick. Disables healing. - Armor Pierce shows up as purple numbers now, instead of a status effect - White Demon now "swipes" twice before cooldown, and all shots ignore defense - Leviathan and Red Demon now sound different from other godlands enemies - Djinn awards EXP - Warrior Helms have a cooldown equal to duration + 1 second to prevent stacking with Untiered's Armored effect. - The chatbox notifies you when a guild member has signed on - Grey Blobs deal less damage - Some encounters create a structure when they spawn - The quest marker will always point to the quest closest to your level, aka No more Lich hunt - Drinking a Tincture from the ground produces a boost - Poison shows range, damage, and duration on tooltip - Lord of the Lost Lands awards kills properly and has a health buff - All dungeon exits drop from boss now - Lots of backend stuff to improve performance/avoid lag - Potions now trigger heal effects, mp heal is also now visible - New encounter: Hermit God (drops Ocean Trench) - Modified Castle and Castle minions to make rushing more difficult - Bridges in Castle are longer - White Demon has new projectile graphic - Tutorial/Kitchen polished - Items to be traded are more visible - Spider Den - Darker walls - Eggs and broken eggs litter the floor (aesthetic only) - Boss chamber has pillars surrounding it - Snake Pit - Grey stone floors at spawn and end - 4 walls surround Stheno for cover - Destructible paths darker on minimap - Undead Lair - Candles placed at spawn and end - Blood splattered on various floors - Abyss of Demons - Bones littered around paths - Malphas' chamber is surrounded by a lava moat with two rings of bridges - Ocean Trench - Key is available for 390 gold at Rank 4 - +5 Max MP (Mana) Pots drop from boss - When your oxygen is depleted, you rapidly lose health - Oryx Castle - Last wall is now three blocks thick - Last wall has quiet towers firing at you - Wine Cellar - New enemy that leaves a slime trail that Slows and Sickens. - New enemy that throws wine at you. Inflicts Drunk. - Destructible barrels - Wine pools flowing out of walls (aesthetic only) - Enemy animations added - New untiereds: Bow, Staff, Skull, Leather, Robe, Ring, Potion
##[Build 121 is live!](https://web.archive.org/web/20130605134508/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/29614) ###01/10/2012 Guilds - Can create a guild for 1000 Fame at Guild Register - Guilds can have up to 50 members - Guilds have 4 ranks: Leader, Officer, Member and Initiate - Guild Hall is a shared space for players in a guild - Guild Chronicle shows current players in the guild - Guild Board is a text shared by the Guild - Players in a guild can chat with each other via "/g hello" Oryx's Castle - You can not reach Oryx now without fighting through his castle - Teleportation disabled in Oryx's Castle, Chamber and Wine Cellar - New encounter: Lord of the Lost Lands - New low lands monster: Sumo Master - Lots of new untiered weapons and specials - Trickster ability made more tricky - Warrior only boosts speed of self (still boosts dex of allies) - Tells now work across all servers - Tomb of the Ancients starting/boss room changed - Septavius's minions a little stronger, do not give XP - Fix to Sandsman King conventions - Horrid Reapers always disappear after Grand Sphinx death - Name change now costs 1000 Gold - Fewer constructs - Only 1 Grand Sphinx per realm
##[Build 120 is live!](https://web.archive.org/web/20130605131435/https://forums.wildshadow.com/node/17910) ###11/28/2011 - New high-level dungeon: Tomb of the Ancients - New encounter: Grand Sphinx - New loot - New, more efficient system for spawning monsters that should leave fewer empty spaces - New enemy: Leviathan - Nexus fountains heal - Make [Insert] the default Nexus hotkey instead of [F5] - The client will prefer less loaded nearby servers - Trade button will automatically reset if Flash loses and regains focus - Add 8 more vault chests - Fame bonuses increased on a few items - Colors of chat modified, tells show up in a different color - Bug fix to enemy AOEs - Stunned now affects non-aimed enemy attacks - Oryx difficultly increased - Enemies now give feedback when they are immune to Stasis or Stun
##Build 119 update ###10/20/2011 Thanks for all the feedback on Build 119. We are listening. We did expect this to be a pretty controversial update. I have also pushed an update (119.0.5) that makes the following changes: - Potion drop rates in mountains increased by ~33% - Cube God and Skull Shrine both give a guaranteed potion (like dungeon bosses) - Pentaract potion drop rate increased - Minor changes to make Oryx slightly harder On the subject of Wine Cellar change, we should have been clearer with our intentions here. We would definitely like to support "private runs" of dungeons and even Realms in the future but Incantations where never supposed to be that. They were basically an idea that worked in nearly the opposite way that we intended. This change was to get them back more in line with our original intentions. I also realize that the changes in this build were targeted at improving the experience of newer players. I promise that the next build will have new end-game content.
##Build 119 is live! ###10/19/2011 - High level loot is soulbound - Gravestones no longer contain a player's equipment - Different loot bags depending on loot type - Small fix to make objects/grenades thrown near walls more likely to appear - Small fix to make partial seconds work for conditions - Anti-Spectators now stasis immune - Fame bonus from high level items at death - Gold should update faster - Drag items to the map from a soulbound loot bag to make them public - Pentaracts should no longer end up in deep water - Escape to Nexus works in a slightly different way internally to avoid "Character is dead" bug. - Wine Cellar portal now only exists for 2 mins after Oryx's death - minor fix: if you drop multiple items, they will end up in the same bag
##Build 118.7 is live! ###9/28/2011 - Legends! Weekly, Monthly and All time leaderboards - If you are a legend (top 10 on any leaderboard), you will get a red glow - At level 20, XP bar now shows Fame - Keep track of who killed a character and show on Fame screen - Toggleable offensive language filter - Fixes to cheat detection
##Build 118.6 is live! ###8/23/2011 Most of the work was under the covers. The user-visible changes are: - Improve network bandwidth and memory use - Add ignore/unignore menu option & make it permanent - At level 20, XP bar now shows Fame - Keep track of who killed a character and show on Fame screen - Toggleable offensive language filter - Fixes to cheat detection
##Build 118.3 is Live! ###8/6/2011 Most of the changes are behind the scenes to address lag and other issues. Here are the visible changes: - First Oryx encounter updated. Specifically: - Oryx has more HP - During his "If I see you, I will kill you" phase, Oryx fires at a slightly higher rate. - During his initial ring phase, Oryx will repeatedly fire an unavoidable nova effect that inflicts quiet. If you've remained in the ring, you will need to fight him without mana. Folks who stay outside the ring will need to contend with minions and deadly satellites that orbit the ring. - Necromancer heal now visible - "/teleport [name]" command - Pirate Cave walls look slightly improved - Equipment tooltips now show which classes can use an item - Soulbound bags are only visible to person to whom they are bound - Mouse wheel zoom now works when focus is on map - Choose spawn point based on enemy density
##Build 118 launched ###7/15/2011 - Lots of new & improved monsters, behaviors, projectiles and loot - Trading interface - Lag fixes - Stat pot drops in the mountains are soulbound-only - New item tooltips - New accounts will no longer have case sensitive email addresses - Name changes can be purchased - Better healing feedback
##Build 117.1 is live! ###6/23/2011 We have pushed version 117.1 to address some minor issues: - There is only one type of Mysterious Crystal and releases the Crystal Prisoner with new loot - Creatures that time out will not drop loot - No more Greater Nature Sprites in Sprite World - Equipment tooltips now give range and whether it is multi hit - Minor tweaks to various enemies - Mithril Swords are now Crystal Swords
##Build 117 is live ###6/18/2011 - New behaviors on Oryx, Arachna, Stheno, Dreadstump, Limon, Malphas, Septavius, Lich, Ent Ancient, Deathmage, Ghost King - New rank system: Complete class quests to improve rank - Bosses will drop some loot in soul bound bags - Bows range decreased, can now hit multiple targets - Staff range decreased, projectile speed increased - Wand range decreased, projectile speed lowered - Leather and Robe defense boost increased - Cloak defense boost removed - Various modifications to enemy projectiles - Improved character selection screen - Improved servers screen - Added "Amulet of Resurrection", provides a one-time resurrection when worn, sold for a lot of Fame - Graphics options to turn off shadows and text bubbles - Deforested the lowland Realm a little - Fix Sandsman - Fix opening keys in Vault (should now be safe) - Stop movement when options screen opened - Sheep say "baa"
##116.2 ###6/2/2011 This should hopefully fix the "blue screen" bug.
##Build 116.1 is live ###6/1/2011 - Replace pretty much every sound effect (sounds by Jordan Fehr) - Make unnamed accounts use a random, default name - Color "chosen" names in gold (so you can see who is "tellable") - Limit account name dialog to 10 alphabetic characters - Add outgoing tells to tell history - Increase god reproduction density and firing range - Add continuous monster regeneration in empty areas - Animate mountain gods - Add "unlocked by" message when incantation used - Increase defense for all wine cellar creatures - Add 10 healing and mana wines as wine cellar drops - Add new, more efficient preloader - Show maxed stats in gold - Fix "You do not have a weapon equipped!" - Make tells work clusterwide - Add /server command - Add Sandsman King and Desert Werewolf for previously empty lowland sand areas - Add Shield Orc, Flamer and Construct monster groups, with all-new behaviors - Add permanent pets (not for sale yet -- will add to store soon) - Apply defense to class specials such as huntress trap - Rearrange spawn area in Nexus a bit - Fix "Deathmage hunt"
##Build 115 is Live ###5/4/2011 - New options screen (hit Escape to view it) - New "wrench" and "temple" icons for options and Nexus - New class: sorcerer (and scepters with user-made graphics) - Unique account names and /tell (phase 1) - Wine cellar and incantations - One new tier of armor, weapons & ability items - Realms close for a few minutes before Oryx pops - Removed minion count - Lowlands difficulty nerfed a lot - Lowlands bosses made larger with more hitpoints - "Damaging" does +50% damage and is on all pally seals - Lowlands creatures animated - Tiered gravestones - Many improvements in client memory use and performance - Added helpful arrows to tutorial We plan to spawn a name chooser statue in the Nexus soon, with which players of rank of Gold 1 or higher can choose a unique name. We'll lower that requirement over a period of a few days to its permanent level.
##Build 114 in production ###4/15/2011 - Vaults: 8 slots for free, 500 realm gold for each extra chest - New particle effects when bullets hit walls and trees - 1.5 seconds of "no aggro" when teleporting - Kill 10-second immunity/teleport exploit - Players can move through single-space gaps in walls - Animated enemies (sheep and pirate so far) - Animation mode in pixel editor (http://realmofthemadgod.com/draw.html) - Phoenix Lord hero & pyre setpiece - Tips (toggle these with 'Y') - Eliminate 'who' on zone (you can still type /who) - Make Nexus chat local to 15 squares - /yell command for global chat in Nexus - 15 or so new cloths, all from the pixel editor - Fixes for bugs that were killing characters and deleting/copying items
##Build 113 ###3/28/2011 - New class: trickster and decoy prisms - New quest boss: Oasis Giant - Cloths -- they work like dyes, but with patterns - Minion-making monsters (Cube God, Oryx, ...) start with all minions already made - Enforce range limit of 1 square on looting - Soulbound bag contents invisible to non-owners - Removed shield from priest graphic; knight gains shield as dyeable accessory - 5 seconds of attack immunity in dungeons - Beach creatures' shot cooldown doubled - Eggs no longer soulbound - New icons for cloaks, heavy armor, dungeon keys - 'I' key toggles quest portraits - Reduce knight max def to 40 from 50 - Increase assassin max att to 60 from 50 - Increase assassin max wis to 60 from 50 - Increase assassin wis per level to 1-2 from 0-2 - Reduce necro max att to 60 from 75 - Reduce necro max dex to 60 from 75 - Regrade pally seal durations from 5 at low tier to 10 at high tier (from 5-15) - AOE damage fixed (reduced) for Lair Spectres and Pentaracts. - Character facing is preserved on rotation - Pentaracts now lob bombs at players - RemoveNegativeConditions removed from top tier tome - Tome healing and mana costs reduced - Pentaracts, Cube Gods and Skull Shrines no longer permanently on minimap - Quiver MP costs reduced 17-32%
##Build 112 ###2/27/2011 - Camera jitter before Oryx sweeps everyone to his chamber - Bosses now immune to stasis - New nexus layout - New fame formula - Lowlands elves are nerfed - Boosted XP for newbie quests - Incorporated new art from pixel tool: Golden Sword, Skysplitter Sword, Mithril Dagger, Magesteel Quiver - Tinctures and effusions (temporary stat boosts) for sale - Add elixirs of up to 7 doses - Add doses indicator to dosed potions - Display stat boosts separately from base stats - Texture maker tool now sorts by most recent
##Build 111 ###2/14/2011 - Add Mystic class and orbs - Sword damage buffed 50% - Add ranks to replace lifetime fame - New chatlog implementation - Renovated tutorial now solo per player - New solo tutorial dungeon: Oryx's kitchens - New mini-tutorial before nexus - Statue of character changing in nexus - New fame algorithm (maybe too harsh on newbies?) - Newbies now skip character screen and go directly to tutorial - All characters except archer must now be unlocked - Slightly streamlined character creation/selection - Class items dim when not enough mana - Quiver/shield projectiles enlarged - Pentaract loot appears at tower locations, not center - Utterly revamped Pirate Cave - Partially revamped Undead Lair - Malphas drops vitality only; Septavius has wisdom; Limon has dex - Revamped quest indicator - Scorpions and lowlands bosses now act as quests for newbs - Dungeon bosses have quest arrow - New pricing in stores; closeout sales; social sales - Reduced but random selection of items for sale at once - Purchasable pet eggs (fame) - Purchasable 3-dose health/magic pots (gold) - Purchasable keys (gold) - Grow-shrink animation for new store items - Added overhead notifications when item bought and quest completed - Added fame bonus for completing 1000 (!) quests - New nexus portal graphic - Mithril Sword nerfed and de-tiered; add Skysplitter Sword - Function keys enabled while chatting - R key realigns camera to north - New networking layer
##Build 110 ###12/10/2010 - New character select/create screen - Purchasable character slots - Dye preview - Logged in/out indicator on intro screens - Newbies start in realm, not nexus - Dungeons now spawn in-realm instead of via keys - New default names replace "Name" - Bug fixes and performance enhancements - Space bar acts as an additional special-ability trigger (thanks SEBlog)
##Build 109.1 ###11/17/2010 - New nexus - Gold display while in nexus - Dyes for sale in nexus - Fix destructible tutorial guns - Make "locking" persistent and keyed to account - Add durations to equipment tooltips - Fixes/adjustments to cloaks, helms, quivers, spells - Black glow around name text - Client memory use fixes - Flat shading for 3D models - Sound on/off added to title screen About gold: the plan is to allow you to buy more gold with real money, soon. We also plan to offer more things for sale, soon. The things you buy are "soulbound", which means you can't give them away. If you find a way to give gold or purchased items away, please let us know.
##Build 108 ###11/5/2010 - New larger Nexus - Pentaract towers have a new bombardment attack - XP per kill is capped so that each levelup requires at least 10 kills (with some exceptions for bosses) - Stat potions are rarer - Planewalker cloak is rarer and non-tiered, added new tier 5 cloak (stats currently bugged, will fix in 109 if we remember) - Continues bullets fixed so they actually continue through players
##Build 106 ###10/22/2010 - New title screen - Initial version of lobby/nexus/forgotten temple. (Should we have a naming contest?) - F5 now whisks you back to safety - B key toggles pewpew sounds - Add names to gravestones - Huntress traps have wider trigger area - Paladin heal rate reduced by 25% - New snow texture that allows names to be read - Buff Medusa bomb and make it more accurate - New Sprite God quiet attack - New loot tables for most realm monsters - Improve anti-cheat measures - Server performance enhancements
##Build 104 ###9/23/2010 - All new maps - Assassin class and poison items - Necromancer class and skull items - Huntress class and trap items - Make monsters follow players less aggressively - Road, water and lava speed modifiers - New particle effects on special abilities - Account system - Fame system - New Medusa bomb attack - Bats & spiders move to middle elevations - Lots and lots of new items - Many balance and flavor changes to items - Improved cheat detection - New loot tier system - Add loot to quests - New taunting system for bosses - Quest bosses must be eradicated to bring out Oryx Thanks for all the help testing the changes over on the test realm.
##Build 100 ###7/26/2010 - Completely new map generation code (rivers, lakes, lava, maps are islands, snow, ice, etc.) - new (much better looking) UI - Quests scattered around the Realm with quest arrows pointing to level appropriate quests - New mini-boss: the dreaded Pentaract - revised tutorial with no blocking - "/goto" removed in favor of actual menus for teleporting - auto-group list along with ability to lock in party members - Wizards now get staffs instead of wands - lots of new items - lots of new trees, bushes, cacti, etc. - sinking into water and lava - speech bubbles - various AI changes
##Build 99 ###6/10/2010 - Players can now pause with the "/pause" command. This is experimental. We may modify it as we see how it works out. - New players may receive a survey to help us improve the new player experience. - Small balance changes (Cube god minions a little more tough, etc.)
##Build 98 ###6/3/2010 - Cube god
##Build 97 ###6/2/2010 - All classes now have a weapon slot, a unique special ability slot, an armor slot and a ring slot. - Archers have quivers - Paladins have holy seals - Warriors have helms - Rogues have cloaks - Priests and Wizards have robe armor - And, of course, lots of new loot and small balance changes - Make Shield Bash more responsive and useful - Add Icons to show ongoing status effects on players and enemies - HP/MP are no longer regenerated when you go into dungeons, leave/respawn, etc. - Improve handling of teleporting, add simple particle effect - Fix cheat that allowed infinite healing
##Build 96 ###5/21/2010 - Introduce new status effects on some enemy projectiles - 2 new easter egg items - New shield bash ability - Knights and warriors now have MP and Wis - Wizard spell damage doubled - Buff Oryx - Revert annoying minimap arrow - Save last used camera angle - Make Greater Skull Shrines more rare - 'Tribalize' some lowlands monsters - Make damage output linear with dex, not exponential - Ensure spawn points are near water - Add black glow to chat text
##Build 95 ###5/12/2010 - Ground tile blending - Skull shrine minimap dots colorcoded by difficulty - Keep "orphaned" flaming skulls away from noob zones - Oryx spawns 10 new shrines every 5000 minion kills - More skull shrine destruction taunts - Experimental feature: "/goto " command -- this may go away if we don't like how it changes the game dynamics, or we may embrace it and build a good UI for it. It depends on how things go.
##Build 94 ###5/7/2010 - Skull shrines - New particle effects for heal and level up - Overhead stats for damage done and xp gained - WASD movement controls are default (use P to switch) - Player position (center or lower center) is now tied to control scheme chosen - Default camera angle at 45 degrees - Lots of polishing We are particularly interested in feedback on the skull shrines, as they are a new concept for RotMG.
##Build 93 ###4/22/2010 - Title Screen - Revised graphics for character selection, current character screen - Refined game graphics a bit more - Delete now requires a confirmation - Some performance improvements on client and server Sorry about the lack of new content lately. We have been focusing on polishing in preparation for some big stuff in the future.
##Build 92 ###4/19/2010 I'll leave the main change as a surprise but a couple minor things: - Oryx will tell you the number of minions remaining when you log in - Better server push process (you guys shouldn't notice any difference but my life is easier)
##Build 91 ###4/14/2010 - Lots of graphical tweaks. (Thanks your feedback on these so far, we will continue to refine them.) - Tutorial is now the default for new players - Fix to Vitality - Tooltips for stats - Some tweaks to temples
##Build 90 ###4/3/2010 - Improvements and bug fixes to tutorial ("/tutorial" command still works but will automatically transport you to a shared tutorial rather than opening a new portal) - Temples now 3D-ish - Clicking out of the game will now stop all movement and shooting.
##Build 89 ###3/26/2010 Build 89 is live. There is good news and bad news. The good news is there is a new dungeon! The bad news is it is a new user tutorial. If you want to try it out do "/tutorial". Also gods on the beach problem should be fixed. Let me know if you still see it or any other problems.
##Build 88 ###3/23/2010 - Obstacles (walls, trees, etc.) are no longer "sticky". You can slide along them. - Players and enemies can't go half-way into walls anymore. - MP not filling on spawn fixed - Server performance greatly improved (higher player limit and less lag)
##Build 87 ###3/19/2010 - More anti-cheat measures. Now the mad god himself will intervene should you attempt to circumvent the rules of his realm. - Preloader - Backend stuff
##Build 86 ###3/16/2010 - Lots of anti-cheat measures. Not perfect yet but on its way. If the game catches you cheating, you will be sacrificed to the Mad God. - Sprite World now has a leader - Fix to 10 second grace period - Backend stuff
##Build 84 ###3/4/2010 - Different stat caps for different character classes - HPGen and MPGen are now Vitality and Wisdom - SPD now governs only movement - New DEX stat governs fire rate - Add dex boosting rings and potions - Items can now take you over the stat cap - Removing items at the stat cap no longer permanently removes points - Fix lava damage bug - Lava damage now penetrates DEF
##Build 83 ###2/28/2010 - New "dungeon" - New god & loot - 10 second grace period after logging into realm before enemies attack you - Players blink red when low on HP - Fixed reproduction bug - Fix undead dwarf textures - Fix Paladin textures - Make slots have lighter background
##Build 82 ###2/24/2010 - New Oryx encounter - New dungeon, including new monsters and loot - Fix "invisible stalker" bug - Fix healing radius
##Build 81 ###2/21/2010 - Key drop rate increased - Abyss spawn made even safer - Back-end fixes/improvements
##Build 80 ###2/19/2010 - Portals now say where they go - No spawning in (or near) lava in Abyss
##Build 79 ###2/19/2010 - New high-level dungeon - New mid-tier loot - Reworked some higher level drop tables - Sized projectiles relative to shooter - Improvements to epitaphs - Dreadstump the Pirate King gets a name
##Build 76 ###2/8/2010 - Minimap zoom improved - Fix bugs with returning from a dungeon to correct server - Demons will no longer wander into spawns - Internal server improvements
##Build 75 ###2/5/2010 That's right, after many "Potions of Build Number," we've finally hit the cap. Build 75! - Mouseover tooltips for green dots on minimap - Fix bugs with entering a dungeon from a non-Medusa server - Hotkey numbers on inventory slots - Introduce new loot items for one of the dungeons - Improve server's use of memory - Introduce 4th server: Cyclops
##Build 74 -- Dungeons! ###2/4/2010 - Dungeons! ...and a bunch of behind-the-scenes stuff we needed to make dungeons happen. There are currently two dungeons to explore, but we plan to add more soon.
##Build 73 ###1/29/2010 - Damage reduction of armor is capped at a maximum of 75% of incoming damage. - Effects of the speed stat were reduced by about a third. - Some items (Golden Bow) and monsters (lowlands Skeletons) were tweaked. - Medium and more difficult monsters should stay away from spawns. - Gods now have the ability to recolonize empty mountaintops. We are also hard at work on our first big expansion: dungeons!
##Build 72 ###1/25/2010 The changes are pretty minor: - Monster death lag is much reduced - There is a sound effect and explosion on monster death - Priests and wizards can no longer cast each others' spells - Performance enhancements and bug fixes
##Build 71 ###1/18/2010 We have posted build 71 of Realm of the Mad God, which you can play at our new url: http://realmofthemadgod.com/ - 'N' key toggles all sound ('M' toggles music only) - Drop objects on the ground by dragging them to the map - Empty bags disappear - Fix bug when two items put in bag at same time - Mummies and Ghosts inhabit mid level temples; Demons in high level temples - Enemies (mostly mountain-dwelling gods) have more variation in their shooting patterns
##Build 69 ###1/15/2010 Yea, sorry for the late post, we pushed build 69 last night which includes the new Paladin class. It should also fix a few outstanding bugs (item duplicating, etc.) and make Oryx a little bit harder for melee classes. Thanks for the other bug reports. We are working hard to squash them all. We haven't been able to reproduce the right-clicking bug so if anyone else sees this, let us know.
##Build 67 ###1/12/2010 - Characters are now saved across server and/or client restarts. You should only lose a character at death. - A bunch of behind-the-scenes fixes.
##Build 66 ###1/12/2010 - Oryx the Mad God is massively buffed and moved slightly off the player spawn - Character hitpoint regen rate doubled - Character level capped at 20 - Characters drop their (non-starting) inventory in "tombstones" at death - Performance improvements - Server's player limit bumped up to 30 - Bug fixes (including unkillable frozen monsters) - Many item stats adjusted and balanced
##Build 65 ###1/10/2010 What a crazy day!! On the last day of the competition we got blindsided by an unplanned stress test! Whew! - Music ('M' to mute) - A new unlockable character, the Knight - Performance improvements (thanks, indiegames.com) - Oryx the Mad God appears when all his minions have been destroyed - The spawn point moves around to get new players into the action more quickly - Hit 'H' for help - Many smaller fixes
##Build 62 ###1/10/2010 - Sound effects! - More monsters - Better stats on equipment - More taunts from Oryx the Mad God
##Build 59 ###1/9/2010 - Over 50 new monster types - Over 50 sweet, phat loot drops - Monsters spawn in different areas based on difficulty level - XP splitting (duplicating actually) for nearby players - Trees & rocks now appear in minimap - Use + and - keys to zoom minimap - Use T key to toggle autofire
##Build 47 ###1/8/2010 - Loot drops (mostly potions for now) - Fire nova spell for the Wizard - Heal nova spell for the Priest - New stats (attack, defense, speed) - Stat increases on levelup - Tougher enemy AI - Dragons (they start as eggs, but hatch and grow, eventually laying more eggs) - Global countdown for Oryx the Mad God's appearance - Performance improvements Coming tomorrow we hope: - Lots more equipment & loot drops - Lots more monster types - Music & sound
##Build 35 ###1/6/2010 - Fixes - UI upgrades - start on spells and potions

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