Real Patch Notes. 10/22/09

More Patch Information:
http://atlantica.ndoorsgames.com/center/news/notice_view.asp?page=1&list_seq=1265



New Mercenary Punisher has been added.
- Type: Melee Mercenary
- Weapon: Power Saw
The Punisher can be obtained from the Recruiting Punisher quest. You can begin the quest by speaking with Christine near Silent Detroit.

Required Level 102
Detroit Cemetery, Leather Face's Hideout, and Lonely Backstreets dungeons have been added for the Punisher Recruitment quest.


Atlantica Diary
Atlantica Diary has been added.
The Diary features a "To Do" style list of daily activities.
Using Atlas Ore, you can increase the daily limit for some activities.
- 1 extra quest completion bonus experience.
- 1 extra free league participation bonus experience.
- 1 extra Equipment Analysis.
You can check the latest Atlantica news from the Diary.
The Atlantica Diary will display interesting daily historical facts.
You can access the Atlantica Diary from the "My Info" menu -> "Diary"
A shortcut for opening the Diary has been added: ALT + D


Monster Origin Info
Monster Origin Info has been added.
- Origin Info is the 4th step of Monster Information, following Item Information.

When you have Origin Information on a monster, you will receive an additional 10% experience from that monster.
You can share Monster Origin information an unlimited amount of times per day.
You can only be shared Monster Origin Information from other players twice per day.


Clothes Book
Clothes Book has been added for storing clothing and hats.
You will obtain Collection Points for clothing items stored in the Clothes Book each day.
Retrieving stored clothes will cost 20,000 gold.
You can also preview your character wearing any clothing/hat combination from the Clothes Book.
The Clothes Book can be accessed from the "Game Info" menu > "Clothes Book".
- You can also access the Clothes Book by clicking on the "Clothes Book" tab while viewing anything else in the Atlantica Information book.



Medici System
NPC [Medici] has been added to the Bazaar in Rome.
You can buy Medici's Gold Box.
- The minimum level to purchase Medici's Gold Box is 100.You can obtain various experience books as well as rare items from Medici's Gold Box.
The top 10 buyers of Medici’s Gold Box will receive a title for 1 month.
- Top Buyer : "Server's Richest" : Attack Power +20%, Physical Defense +15%, Workload +10%, Unlimited Duration
- 2 – 10 : "Millionaire II" : Attack Power +17%, Physical Defense +10%, Workload +10%, Unlimited Duration
On the 14th of every month between 9:00am and 10:00am PST the titles will be removed, and ranks reset.
- Purchase of Medici’s Gold Box will be unavailable during this time.


Free League
Hwarang is now available to be leased from Gladiator Proximo.
- You must be level 112 or above to lease Hwarang.
Paganini is now available to be leased from Gladiator Proximo.
- You must be level 100 or above to lease Paganini.
Free Leagues will now last for 65 minutes.
Maximum number of Free League battles has been change to 6 from 8.
Hwarang's magic skills have been changed:
- Hwarang's Aura's HP penalty has been reduced and the HP reduction penalty will decrease as the skill levels up.
- Hwarang's Fury Attack Power Increase attribute has been slightly decreased.
Tier 0 has been added.
- While you are in Div. 1, if you win during the fourth round of the Titan Grand Championship, you will advance to Tier 0.
- If you are Tier 0 and lose before or during the fourth round of the Titan Grand Championship you will become Div. 1 again.
- If you are Tier 0 and do not participate in the Titan Grand Championship you will become Div. 1 again.
You will now earn more Battle/Fame points for winning the Titan Grand Championship.
The daily maximum of Free League Observer rewards has been changed to 3 from 10.
- The rewards for observing a Free League match have been increased.
Auto-Battle Free League rewards have been decreased.
Leasing system has been improved.
- Competition Mercenary Lease] button has been added to the Free League/Weekly Championship/Titan Championship announcement window.
- You can click the[Competition Mercenary Lease] button on the window to lease mercenaries from any location.
- Leasing a mercenary remotely will consume 10% Will.
- 3 day lease duration has been changed to 1 day.
- Lease fee has been decreased.


Battle
Party experience distribution has been changed.
- Previously, experience was divided among your mercenaries evenly. Now experience will be distributed to your lowest level mercenary. Therefore, your lowest level mercenary will receive the Party Bonus experience (Your level * 10 * Number of active mercenaries).
The bug which caused multiple animations from 1 attack to not display has been fixed.
- Siege Engine, Ballista, Giant Ballista (Inventor's Summons) - Babylon Dimension Gate, Space-Time Gate, Statue of Protection, and Statue of Destruction.
The bug which caused enemies to not die on the same turn which they were hit with an Inventor's summon has been fixed.
The amount of gold gained from monster battles has been reduced.
The experience loss penalty when dying has been changed to reduce experience distributed from all mercenaries instead of reducing all experience penalty amount from the main character.


Monster
Monsters around Boorchu have been removed.
Owl Bear and Silent Owl Bear's attack animation has been changed from ranged to melee.
Bear type monsters' shape has been changed.
A bug which prevented Sealed Phoenix equipment from being unsealed under certain circumstances has been fixed.
Search function has been added to the monster information list.
The following features have been added to the Share Info window:
- Monster search function
- Monster level display
- Sort Monsters alphabetically and by level.
Monsters from Jiuzhaigou Ghost Town have been relocated.
- Monsters' amount and reinforcement rate have been decreased.
Monsters from Sunken Machine Shrine have been relocated.
Some monsters' attack type has been changed.
- Sea Palace General: Sword -> Spear
- Tarantula: Cannon -> Gun
- Crazy Slave Warrior: Sword -> Axe
Oriharukon Watcher's magic skill has been changed.
Attack skill of Delusional Worker and Exploited Worker from the Silent Detroit has been changed.
Silent Detroit's Grand Market monsters' reinforcement rate has been decreased.
- Claw Punk, Punk Leader, Brutal Outcast, Crazy Outcast
In Mysterious Saloon; [Diabolic Guardmaster] and [Diabolic High Priest]'s magic power has been decreased.
In Vincent Van Gogh dungeon; [Agonized Windmill] and [Spellbound Manager]'s magic power has been increased.
In Vincent Van Gogh dungeon; [Agonized Windmill]'s Cruel Wind and [Spellbound Manager]'s Evil Spirit Blow magic skill cool downs have been changed from 3 to 2.
Some monsters' magic skills have been changed.
- Fake Tlaltecuhtli, Nether Prince, Monster Fish, Ice Breaker
Some monsters' appearance has been modified.
- Sad Marionette, Steward, Watcher, Chief Watcher, Iron Doll Warrior, Iron Doll Magician, Iron Doll Fighter, Alloy Doll Warrior, Alloy Doll Magician, Alloy Doll Fighter


Item
Accessory Enchant Stone [IV] and Accessory Enchant Stone [V] can be obtained using Guild Points at Pointry.
- Accessory Enchant Stone [IV] x 2 -> 1,000 Guild Points
- Accessory Enchant Stone [V] x 1 -> 1,500 Guild Points
The Battle Point costs for some Pointry items have been modified.
- Sealed Black Key: 350 -> 400 Points
- Warrior's Sign: 75 -> 100 Points
- Still-Beating Heart: 65 -> 70 Points
- Gilgamesh's Sword Shard: 130 -> 140 Points
- Merc. Room License(7days) 800 -> 1000 Points
Perimeter License's ability has been dramatically increased.
Some medicines' level requirement has been changed.
- The Grace of Onteotl : Lv. 104 -> 100
- Secret Vial of Stability : Lv. 108 -> 105
- Jiuyodian : Lv. 115 -> 110
Manager's Scrolls will no longer fail.
Dragon God's Sword bug has been fixed (It will no longer be held upside down!)
Mandragora is now available in the Barter Shop.



Crafting
Depraved equipments' required material quantities have been reduced.
Some of Depraved equipments' required materials have been removed.
Max Crafting Level has been limited depending on your main character's level.
- Master: Lv. 50 or higher.
- Grandmaster: Lv. 80 or higher.
- Perfect Artisan: Lv. 100 or higher.


Community
Guild Activity Points can be checked during 15 days.
- Guild Office > Options > Guild Activity Points
Guild Maintenance fee has been increased.
NPC Caesar's Nation Management window -> Nation Fund button has been removed.
Beginner gift giving tax has been modified.
- Depending on the amount of gold gifted, the system will deduct an amount as tax.
If you try to post a message less than 10 characters in length on the in-game forum, it will no longer delete your typed text after telling you it is not long enough.
When you move to Titan server, your Will and Auto-Battle points will no longer reset.
You will receive notifications when someone from your community (friends/guild/etc) moves to Titan server.
When sharing Grandmaster level Craft training, you will need to be near the player you wish to share the information to.


Quest
Quest [Witch's Lab Quest] has been added in the [Magic Library of Night Shadow].
- You can start this quest by speaking to Vivian's sister, [Rose].
- You must be level 65 or above to begin the quest.
Quest [Serestia's Prophecy] has been added in the [Sanctum of Clear Prophecy] near Berne.
- By helping [Croesus], you can pass [Militia Serestia]'s tests.
- You must be level 100 or above to begin the quest.
[Roboto's Love] quest has been added.
- You must be level 102 or above to begin the quest.
Endangered Spearmen Haven Quest has been added.
- You must be level 98 or above to begin the quest.
- Gokstad Ship Quest has been added.
- You must be level 98 or above to begin the quest.
Title Quest [Drunkard] has been added.
- You can receive the quest by talking with NPC [Kleio].
Killing Sad Marionettes quest from [Solicitor Alex] requirement has changed from 15 Sad Marionettes to 1.
Elementalist quest's quest script has been modified.
Lijiang Women's Village quest which required you to kill the Tiger Lord and bring Beastmen's Baton has been changed to just requiring you to kill the Tiger Lord.
[Secrets of Time: Serestia's Prophecy], [Secrets of Time: Witch's Lab], [Secrets of Time: Northern Viking], [Secrets of Time: Dark Archer], and [Secrets of Time: Punisher], [Secrets of Time: Roboto's Love], [Secrets of Time: Endangered Chang-san], and [Secrets of Time: Gokstad Ship] have been added.
The maximum number of quest resets through NPC Hui Chao has been changed from 50 to 100.
NPC Natalie's location has been changed.
Level requirement for entering [Shadow of Eight Trigrams] and [Garden of Shadows] has been changed to level 18.
NPC [Miyamoto Musashi]'s quest: The Warrior's Path Quest's reward [Omikuji: Very Good] has been added.


Dungeon
While participating in instanced dungeons (Individual, Guild, Nation), if the game server crashes or enter maintenance the dungeon cooldown timer will be reset.
When time runs out during an individual dungeon, all monsters which are not already engaged in battle will disappear.
You can extend your individual dungeon time using an Atlas ore.
- You can extend your individual dungeon time using the [Extend Ind. Dungeon time] button on your individual dungeon interface.
- You can only extend once per dungeon 10 minutes
Required level and Recommend level have been separated.
- Current required level of dungeon has been changed to recommended level, and all recommended levels of dungeon have been moderated.
- Recommended level is minimum level that you can go to dungeon and hunt monsters in a dungeon.
- If you want to start certain quest related with certain dungeon, your main character has to reach a recommended level.
Silent Detroit's dungeon maps have been improved.


Area
New loading screens have been added.
The sky textures have been improved for all outdoor regions except Central Asia.
North America outdoor region has been improved.
Silent Detroit entrance has been update.
Decorative NPCs have been added near Alcatraz Prison entrance.


General
New Shortcut Keys have been added.
- ALT + F : Open Formation window
- ALT + V : Open In-Game Forum window
- G : Open Guild Ads window
You can view a list of shortcut keys from the Help window.
Pressing the shortcut key for Fishing (V), Expres​sion(ALT + E), Help (H), and Mailbox (ALT + C) will now also function to close the window in addition to opening it.
The Report function now only requires 50% Will.
- When you report someone, all other active characters on the same IP will also be reported.
- The time to enter the verification string when reported has been reduced to 20 seconds.
New Arena gladiators, "Guan Chang" and "Sarasate" have been added.
Level 29 Sparring Hall Guitar's formation has been changed.
Divine and Phoenix equipment will now have a chance of being listed on Sotheby's Auction.
A bug which allowed Nation leaders of nations below level 5 to use King's Judgment has been fixed.
Columbus's maximum purchase price from 1,000,000 to 800,000.
De Mere's fee has been increased.
The bug which caused Travel Agency fees to become negative at high levels has been fixed.
Magic skill use text will no longer flash on-screen when you click passive skills in battle.
Sit animation has been improved.


Title
Title system has been improved.
- If you log out or disconnect while you have a title activated, it will remain active when you log back in.
Title buffs will remain active when moving to and from Titan server.
4 new titles have been added. You can start these title quests with Calliope and Kleio near Athens.


Fishing
The following items you can receive by exchanging Fishing points with Pointry have been added.
- Fragment of Divine, Phoenix's Feather, Depraved Seed
The amount of Fishing points required for certain items at Pointry have been modified.
The probability of catching Trilobites and Deep Sea Fishes has been increased.
- Your probability of catching fish is higher when using better fishing rods.
- When you catch a Trilobite or Deep Sea Fish a popup will appear to other players at Hainan Island.


Interface
Basic font has been changed.
Chat line space has been increased.
Chat window font colors have been modified.
Depends on your PC resolution, chatting window size will be changed.
The interface for the information book has been changed.
If you teleport while having an NPC interface window open it will now close automatically.
Fade effects has been added to interface windows.
The scrollbar in the "Details" when viewing monster/player details has been fixed.