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Jan
13
Canus Minicius
Canus Minicius was described as too tall and too thin, almost like a spider, by his former colleagues and friends. They said he was appropriately polite but never really friendly, a stiffly formal and calculating man who always seemed to get his way. He began his life on the mainland, but the information about his early years is limited. He worked on a small farm for some time with his poor parents, but at the age of 17 he left to pursue riches in trading, promising that he would make something bigger of himself one day. When he reached the age of 23, he had made enough money, although nowhere near as much as he’d hoped, to buy passage to Elpida to seek riches there. Upon arriving, he spent a couple of more years as a merchant, but his money only dwindled. Growing desperate, he turned to a group of settlers who seemed interested in exploring, helping them found what would become the Explorer’s Guild as a last-ditch effort to earn some coin or gold. And he was successful; on his many travels with the group he had began to accrue a small fortune, acquiring gold from the caves and the mines. But his greed continued to outgrow him, and he began stealing from the Guild’s treasury.
One day a letter arrived on his doorstep, a letter from the Salvian family. It stated that they knew he was stealing from the Guild, and that they would tell the guards if he didn’t meet with them at a certain location and time (this has now been blacked out). Fearing for his livelihood, he met with them, and they offered him a deal. Minicius had created quite a name for making money, and so they would keep his crime a secret if, in exchange, he worked for them. Minicius accepted, although he had little choice, and soon became a Salvian banker, helping them invest and accrue wealth. It was a job well suited to his talents. The Salvians wanted him to stay in the Guild however, as it was useful having someone undercover there, and so he continued to work there during the day, and for the Salvians at night. Minicius didn’t complain however, as this meant he began to become one of the richest on the island.
There were rumours of a treasure trove of wealth on the island, rumours which caught Minicius’ attention immediately. He organised a group to go out and find it, but to no avail. He searched desperately alone most days, returning to the evenings to do his Salvian work dejected and desolate. In 2386S he was out on one such venture when he was jumped by bandits. They began to attack him, trying to kill him and steal his money but he claimed to be a massively important figure in the Salvian family. The bandits paused, knowing the powerful name, and decided to drag him to their bandit lord. Minicius proved himself to be an advisor to the Salvian Family by some means, and so the bandit lord decided to ransom him to the family. The bandits historically didn’t like the Salvians, they were privileged and rich, born that way, never having to work for their gold. They hated how the bandits were seen as immoral and evil but the Salvians got away with so much purely because they were rich. The Salvians hated the bandits because they were scummy, lower class criminals, the dirt of the streets.
There was a meeting set up between Augustin Salvian and the Bandit lord to discuss the price of Minicius. However Minicius soon realised that the bandit lord wanted far too much, perhaps he had oversold himself a little, and Augustin didn’t want to give the bandits any money. Fearing for his life, Minicius desperately tried to persuade them that they should make a mutually beneficial alliance. The Salvian family would supply the bandits with money, the bandits would attack Elpida, causing Elpida to borrow more money from the Salvians, and create a cycle of wealth. As Minicius has a lower class background but an upper class job and etiquette he appealed to both leaders. They left the meeting having made this alliance, and Minicius was allowed to leave for free with the Salvians.
Over the years, the deal became incredibly lucrative for both the bandits and the Salvian Family, and Minicius’ acted as a middleman for the Salvians and the bandits, continuing to secure the alliance and address all concerns. In exchange for his service, the Salvians destroyed all evidence of Minicius’ stealing from the Guild, and gave him a choice to leave or stay and become one of the Salvian advisors. Minicius stayed, delighted that he had finally made a name and fortune for himself, quitting the Explorer’s Guild and focusing solely on growing his wealth. After many years, the Salvian conflict with the Senate happened and Augustin was executed on the mainland for his crimes. Julius took over his father’s business, and looks up to Minicius massively due to his age and wisdom. For a while, the Salvians seemed to be lying low after their father’s execution, but perhaps they’re back to their shenanigans.
Canus Minicius was described as too tall and too thin, almost like a spider, by his former colleagues and friends. They said he was appropriately polite but never really friendly, a stiffly formal and calculating man who always seemed to get his way. He began his life on the mainland, but the information about his early years is limited. He worked on a small farm for some time with his poor parents, but at the age of 17 he left to pursue riches in trading, promising that he would make something bigger of himself one day. When he reached the age of 23, he had made enough money, although nowhere near as much as he’d hoped, to buy passage to Elpida to seek riches there. Upon arriving, he spent a couple of more years as a merchant, but his money only dwindled. Growing desperate, he turned to a group of settlers who seemed interested in exploring, helping them found what would become the Explorer’s Guild as a last-ditch effort to earn some coin or gold. And he was successful; on his many travels with the group he had began to accrue a small fortune, acquiring gold from the caves and the mines. But his greed continued to outgrow him, and he began stealing from the Guild’s treasury.
One day a letter arrived on his doorstep, a letter from the Salvian family. It stated that they knew he was stealing from the Guild, and that they would tell the guards if he didn’t meet with them at a certain location and time (this has now been blacked out). Fearing for his livelihood, he met with them, and they offered him a deal. Minicius had created quite a name for making money, and so they would keep his crime a secret if, in exchange, he worked for them. Minicius accepted, although he had little choice, and soon became a Salvian banker, helping them invest and accrue wealth. It was a job well suited to his talents. The Salvians wanted him to stay in the Guild however, as it was useful having someone undercover there, and so he continued to work there during the day, and for the Salvians at night. Minicius didn’t complain however, as this meant he began to become one of the richest on the island.
There were rumours of a treasure trove of wealth on the island, rumours which caught Minicius’ attention immediately. He organised a group to go out and find it, but to no avail. He searched desperately alone most days, returning to the evenings to do his Salvian work dejected and desolate. In 2386S he was out on one such venture when he was jumped by bandits. They began to attack him, trying to kill him and steal his money but he claimed to be a massively important figure in the Salvian family. The bandits paused, knowing the powerful name, and decided to drag him to their bandit lord. Minicius proved himself to be an advisor to the Salvian Family by some means, and so the bandit lord decided to ransom him to the family. The bandits historically didn’t like the Salvians, they were privileged and rich, born that way, never having to work for their gold. They hated how the bandits were seen as immoral and evil but the Salvians got away with so much purely because they were rich. The Salvians hated the bandits because they were scummy, lower class criminals, the dirt of the streets.
There was a meeting set up between Augustin Salvian and the Bandit lord to discuss the price of Minicius. However Minicius soon realised that the bandit lord wanted far too much, perhaps he had oversold himself a little, and Augustin didn’t want to give the bandits any money. Fearing for his life, Minicius desperately tried to persuade them that they should make a mutually beneficial alliance. The Salvian family would supply the bandits with money, the bandits would attack Elpida, causing Elpida to borrow more money from the Salvians, and create a cycle of wealth. As Minicius has a lower class background but an upper class job and etiquette he appealed to both leaders. They left the meeting having made this alliance, and Minicius was allowed to leave for free with the Salvians.
Over the years, the deal became incredibly lucrative for both the bandits and the Salvian Family, and Minicius’ acted as a middleman for the Salvians and the bandits, continuing to secure the alliance and address all concerns. In exchange for his service, the Salvians destroyed all evidence of Minicius’ stealing from the Guild, and gave him a choice to leave or stay and become one of the Salvian advisors. Minicius stayed, delighted that he had finally made a name and fortune for himself, quitting the Explorer’s Guild and focusing solely on growing his wealth. After many years, the Salvian conflict with the Senate happened and Augustin was executed on the mainland for his crimes. Julius took over his father’s business, and looks up to Minicius massively due to his age and wisdom. For a while, the Salvians seemed to be lying low after their father’s execution, but perhaps they’re back to their shenanigans.
Jan
11
The Senate’s official statement on the Elpidan bandit attack 11th of January 2406S.
First of all, we would like to publicly state our concern over the repeated bandit attacks which have happened over the past two weeks. We understand that dozens of good people are being killed everyday due to their brutish attacks. We hope that the Elpidan government officials will work hard to ensure that Elpida is protected, guarded, and safe for its citizens.
On that note, we would like to commemorate Arch Giovanni Joestar, who is currently acting as Executive Magistrate, for his role in leading the attack on the bandits. We are particularly impressed to have found out that an infamous Bandit Lord was killed, as he has a long and infamous history of attacking Elpida. As a recognition of this bravery, we have decided to award Arch Giovanni Joestar the Saviour's medal, which he will be receiving shortly from one of our officers. However, we have a grave concern that 12 people (including the Executive Magistrate) were severely injured, nearly killed in the attack, as well as the fact that 7 scouts were brutally murdered, and we hope that the future Executive Magistrate continues to reduce these upsetting statistics until there are no casualties. Perhaps this could be achieved by distributing better swords and armour, although we understand that funds are limited.
In these uncertain times the Senate asks Elpida to look towards the Gods for protection. We suggest building a shrine or temple to Legaros, or holding a festival in his name, in exchange for his holy protection - as we agree that the highest form of power and protection is that of our Godly father’s. Elpida has been lucky so far, but we must remain humble, and not take Legaros’ gift for granted. We have also been notified that there are many varying opinions on how to resolve the bandit issue, resolutions given by varying groups and peoples. Going forward the Senate takes no public stance but we simply ask that the bandit issue be dealt with as soon as possible by the best means necessary to avoid more deaths.
May the Gods watch over us
- The Senate
Dec
30
Looks like I forgot to post the v1.0.5 update notes. The bank storage has been opened and is now available to all players. We have also tweaked the value of items a little bit.
New Features:
New Features:
- Add Bank Storage
- Reduced the value of iron ore (0.33x current value)
- Increased the value of wolf-skin (5x current value)
- Increased the drop rates of wolf-skin (2x current value)
- Fix shop stealing
- Other internal changes
- Adding Ores into Metal Mixers
- A temporary workaround is to only add the ores to empty slots in the metal mixer
- Shields are missing durability
Dec
27
Today's release is an update that we have been slowly releasing over the past few days. So some of these changes have been live for a couple of days. The bigger change today is allowing plots in the quarry to be purchased as well as adding recipes to quarry deeds. Quarry plots will produce items over time (every 24 hours atm) that automatically get delivered to your mailbox.
New Features:
New Features:
- Disable Blank Join/Quit Messages
- MetalMixer & MetalFormer have been added to blacksmith building
- New MetalMixer & MetalFormer in lower area of mining town
- 7x7 Quarry Plots are available for purchase (33 new plots in total)
- Sandstone Quarry and Clay Pit are now constructable within a 7x7 quarry plot - these buildings passively award resources on a daily basis.
- Crafting trainers now notify you of your current tier.
- Add command /portal
- Processed food items provide significantly more nutrition
- Armour has now double the durability.
- Exports now update every 4 in-game days (~8 hours)
- Fix client side render bug with water buckets
- Removed /tell
- Fix plot upkeep bug
- Fix Zweihander item info
- Fix shield item info
- Add crafting tier checks back
- Fix portal leaking crafting shapes
- Fix fine axe recipe
- Fix log splitter on all axe recipes
- Fix milk buckets in recipes creating vanilla buckets in crafting recipes
- Decreased durability on splitting axes but increased durability on fine splitting axes.
- Removed 3 wolves from edge of Elpida due to exploit
- Fix server crash due to bug in log splitter
- Fix chests in plots showing all same inventory
- Add search box
- Add condition crafting requirements
- UI improvements
- Adding Ores into Metal Mixers
- Temporary work around is to only add the ores to empty slots in the metal mixer
- Shields are missing durability
Dec
24
The Senate sent officers to review and spectate the political debate which took place in Elpida the 23rd of December 2405S. After a thorough review of the events we have concluded that the following electoral and political laws should be published and followed on penalty of the removal of citizenship (as well as ooc punishments). These have been published under the Debate Act of 2405S and the Electoral Act of 2405S respectively.
The Debate Act of 2405S
- Bribery
- The Bribery section forbids all forms of political and governmental bribery. Bribery covers all forms of paying somebody, so it includes paying people in money, property, food, valuables, services, animals, power, titles, etc.
- You are not permitted to pay the members of your group.
- You are not permitted to attempt to/actually do/suggest that you will pay people to vote for you.
- You are not permitted to use your own personal money in governmental spending, especially not to promote your campaign.
- You are not permitted to bribe other governmental officials to step down, step up, etc.
- A governmental official is not permitted to accept a bribe which leads to another person gaining money/power/influence/etc.
- You are not permitted to attempt to bribe officers, guards, authoritarian peoples, etc.
- The Bribery section forbids all forms of political and governmental bribery. Bribery covers all forms of paying somebody, so it includes paying people in money, property, food, valuables, services, animals, power, titles, etc.
- Disruption
- At a political/governmental debate, you are not permitted to cause major or minor disruption. This includes shouting, rioting, violence, not letting people speak, etc.
- You are not permitted to repeatedly speak over other people in order to stop them from speaking or answering questions when it is their turn to speak.
- You are not permitted to cause any kind of deliberate or planned violence in the court.
- You are not permitted to threaten or suggest any kind of violence in court.
- You are not permitted to shout (or constant caps lock / spam) in the courtroom.
- You are not permitted to repeat the same line over and over again (don’t spam)
- You are not permitted to stop the designated Senate officer (member of staff assigned to leading the debate) of the debate from speaking or doing their job.
- You are not allowed to take the podium when it isn’t your turn/without permission from the designated Senate officer (member of staff assigned to leading the debate).
- You are not permitted blades / weaponry of any kind at debates or governmental meetings
- You cannot organise people to deliberately berate one specific person in order to demean or humiliate them.
- You must remain civil at all times, especially to the designated Senate officer (member of staff assigned to leading the debate).
- You are not allowed to plan to plant people in the audience to ask convenient questions.
- At a political/governmental debate, you are not permitted to cause major or minor disruption. This includes shouting, rioting, violence, not letting people speak, etc.
The Electoral Act of 2405S
- Electing
- To be able to be elected, a player must not have ever broken an electoral, political, or governmental law.
- To be able to be elected, a player must have a citizenship to Elpida.
- You must follow the political system the Senate has provided (Executive Magistrate, Prefect, and Trade Minister).
- You can only run for one office at a time (using multiple accounts for political purposes will result in a ban).
- In your electoral campaign you cannot use your personal money in order to gain attention or support.
- Your electoral campaign cannot involve violence against a group of people based on religion, politics, gender, race, etc. Only in a time of war/attack of Elpida can you discuss such matters, and even then it must be on the basis of defense.
- To be able to be elected, a player must not have ever broken an electoral, political, or governmental law.
- Senate
- The Senate sends many dozens of spies, agents, and officers to constantly investigate politicians, parties, the government, debates, etc. (Only staff can be the senate). You must cooperate with the Senate.
- You cannot plan to, suggest, or actually partake in a rebellion against the senate. This means you cannot create private government/military. (Not only is this a roleplay rule, this is an ooc rule. As the senate are staff, it stops corruption, helps manage the island, keep the political system working, etc. Therefore attempting this results in an ooc punishment as well as rp punishment).
- You must read, and accept the Senate’s weekly statement on the government if you are part of the government. You must take action on the commands of the senate.
- If you have information or evidence of anyone breaking these laws you must send that to a senate officer to inform the senate immediately (this means a member of staff) otherwise you are complicit in the crime.
- You must respect all members of the Senate, as even the officers represent the higher ranking officers.
- You must obey a senate officers command/order, especially in a courtroom or via a legal document.
- If a government official is corrupt, or if a party has broken these laws,...
- The Senate sends many dozens of spies, agents, and officers to constantly investigate politicians, parties, the government, debates, etc. (Only staff can be the senate). You must cooperate with the Senate.
Dec
23
The air was quiet and uncomfortably still, as if the world was holding its breath. The sun stayed low in the sky, barely peeking it’s bright white face into the indigo sea of stars. Whispers caught on the wind like stitches being snagged and torn, the city knew that trouble was brewing.
Figures, dark and grey, like smokey smudges in the square slinked quietly over the cobblestones. Unlike assassins, or other feared trouble, they seemed large, bulky, and sharply shaped against the shadows of the sandstone buildings. Over their shoulders dark longswords winked wickedly at the dawn, baring their cold, iron blade with boldness. They continued to shuffle through the heavy dimness, and their muffled voices could be heard echoing through the empty streets.“It’s gonna be a big ‘aul, this one is.” One of the figures said in a deep, gruff voice with a rough accent showing that they were not from this city, or at least hadn’t been for a good few years. “Shut the ‘ell up.” Another figure said, clocking the first round his large, muscular head, and leading the group forward. They continued to shuffle forward, their weaponry chiming like ominous charms of death, warning the empty wind of their evils. Once the group reached the bank, they stopped, staring up at the large, majestic building. “Vere’s security, from what I ‘eard.” The large figure stated in that same, gruff accent. “Ven we split, take ‘em from the sides.” After some more growling whispers, they split into two groups, and rushed off into the darkness.
Two loud cracks could be heard, a billow of dust went up in the streets, and bricks toppled to the floor, cracking and crashing. “You idiot! We were meant to be quiet-like.” One figure grunted. A small team of security started shouting in surprise, but within seconds they were jumped on and slaughtered, standing no chance against the massive cascade of iron and steel. The group continued past the corpses of security, and within twenty minutes they returned with large, bulging sacks of gold. “God, this is enuff for a whole new arsenal! It’s like it’s me birfday!” One of the figures said with delight, rushing along with the group to flee with the money. “I already told ye to shut up, say one more fing and I’ll chop off yer fingers and yer toes,” One lady said, rolling her small, ugly eyes. The group went quiet, but they all began to loosen and laugh as they ran through the streets holding the huge moneybags. “Phaedron was looking down on the bandits tonight boys and girls,” The largest figure said, as they reached the edge of the city. “What do we say fellas?” He turned towards the group, who rolled their eyes like schoolchildren and recited, “Fank yew Phaedron for yer blessin’ of our ‘aul tonight.” The large figure grinned and nodded, and the group burst into laughter again as they disappeared into the night, scampering away like unruly wolves.
And their greedy, massive cackles laid heavy in the broken air as they left, settling painfully over the four corpses of the security guards.
Today's update comes after some sad news out of the bank. As such, the bank is currently investigating the recent raid and all those who had money in the bank will receive compensation after the investigation is completed. Until then, bank accounts are empty.
Also, don't forget government nominations have opened! Head to the political offices in the high court of Elpida to register. You must be a Citizen of Insulera to be eligible to run for office.
New Features:
~ The Minecraft Frontiers Development Team
Figures, dark and grey, like smokey smudges in the square slinked quietly over the cobblestones. Unlike assassins, or other feared trouble, they seemed large, bulky, and sharply shaped against the shadows of the sandstone buildings. Over their shoulders dark longswords winked wickedly at the dawn, baring their cold, iron blade with boldness. They continued to shuffle through the heavy dimness, and their muffled voices could be heard echoing through the empty streets.“It’s gonna be a big ‘aul, this one is.” One of the figures said in a deep, gruff voice with a rough accent showing that they were not from this city, or at least hadn’t been for a good few years. “Shut the ‘ell up.” Another figure said, clocking the first round his large, muscular head, and leading the group forward. They continued to shuffle forward, their weaponry chiming like ominous charms of death, warning the empty wind of their evils. Once the group reached the bank, they stopped, staring up at the large, majestic building. “Vere’s security, from what I ‘eard.” The large figure stated in that same, gruff accent. “Ven we split, take ‘em from the sides.” After some more growling whispers, they split into two groups, and rushed off into the darkness.
Two loud cracks could be heard, a billow of dust went up in the streets, and bricks toppled to the floor, cracking and crashing. “You idiot! We were meant to be quiet-like.” One figure grunted. A small team of security started shouting in surprise, but within seconds they were jumped on and slaughtered, standing no chance against the massive cascade of iron and steel. The group continued past the corpses of security, and within twenty minutes they returned with large, bulging sacks of gold. “God, this is enuff for a whole new arsenal! It’s like it’s me birfday!” One of the figures said with delight, rushing along with the group to flee with the money. “I already told ye to shut up, say one more fing and I’ll chop off yer fingers and yer toes,” One lady said, rolling her small, ugly eyes. The group went quiet, but they all began to loosen and laugh as they ran through the streets holding the huge moneybags. “Phaedron was looking down on the bandits tonight boys and girls,” The largest figure said, as they reached the edge of the city. “What do we say fellas?” He turned towards the group, who rolled their eyes like schoolchildren and recited, “Fank yew Phaedron for yer blessin’ of our ‘aul tonight.” The large figure grinned and nodded, and the group burst into laughter again as they disappeared into the night, scampering away like unruly wolves.
And their greedy, massive cackles laid heavy in the broken air as they left, settling painfully over the four corpses of the security guards.
Today's update comes after some sad news out of the bank. As such, the bank is currently investigating the recent raid and all those who had money in the bank will receive compensation after the investigation is completed. Until then, bank accounts are empty.
Also, don't forget government nominations have opened! Head to the political offices in the high court of Elpida to register. You must be a Citizen of Insulera to be eligible to run for office.
New Features:
- Added New Shopkeepers:
- Miner - mining supplies, ores
- Atroledis - Explorer’s armor set
- Weapons - swords
- Architect - housing components
- Florist - healing herbs
- Added encouragements for full bellies (It increases your stamina)
- Tweaked food consumption (You now don’t have to feast like a beast)
- Players now get 50% more stamina when they have full food.
- Fix for bank accounts multiplying people's money.
- Fix apple orchards disappearing over time
- Disabled /msg command
~ The Minecraft Frontiers Development Team
Dec
23
Thanks again to everyone for sending in reports. We are releasing another small update that contains a handful of fixes.
Our #1 priority over the next few days, will be revisiting the balancing of food. We hear you on this one and if you have any thoughts on this area, please give us your feedback either here on the forums or on our discord! Without further ado, here are the release notes for 1.0.2:
New Features:
~ The Minecraft Frontiers Development Team
Our #1 priority over the next few days, will be revisiting the balancing of food. We hear you on this one and if you have any thoughts on this area, please give us your feedback either here on the forums or on our discord! Without further ado, here are the release notes for 1.0.2:
New Features:
- Domestic Cows now produce milk - bring an empty bucket and ask it for milk.
- Introduced NPC leashing - they will return to their original spawn if they are dragged too far away.
- Citizenship status is shown when hovering over name in chat
- Added a new mineshaft into the Mining Village mines.
- Added 6 rich ore veins into the mountains above the Mining Village - great rewards await those who make the climb.
- Coins deposited into the bank now persist through logging out.
- The Metal Mixer should not duplicate ore anymore.
- PvP is now disabled.
- Plots should now be available for purchase.
- Food no longer drops on death.
- Fixed gold dust recipe.
- Fix breaking sugar cane
- Fix for the apple orchard
- Removed /me and /w commands
- Fixed portal recipes for MetalMixer & MetalFormer
~ The Minecraft Frontiers Development Team
Dec
22
Hello Everyone!
First off we would like to thank everyone for an awesome, yet chaotic, launch day! As thank you for being patient with us during this period, we have sent a launch compensation package to all of your mailboxes. Mailboxes can be found at the blacksmith in Elpida or the mining village. It will be a Lapis block that you need to click.
Below are the release notes for 1.0.1:
New Features:
- The Minecraft Frontiers Development Team
First off we would like to thank everyone for an awesome, yet chaotic, launch day! As thank you for being patient with us during this period, we have sent a launch compensation package to all of your mailboxes. Mailboxes can be found at the blacksmith in Elpida or the mining village. It will be a Lapis block that you need to click.
Below are the release notes for 1.0.1:
New Features:
- Added launch participation rewards
- Portal displays crafting ingredients now
- NPC Shops - The herbalist now buys and sells healing potions (more shops coming soon)
- Added Mailboxes
- Added political nomination posts and polling stations.
- Add apples to the apple orchard
- Softened the death penalty - Food regens to 75% & Penalties only last for 5 minutes now.
- Ore respawns every 10 minutes (instead of 30 minutes).
- Introduced more log piles to the map
- Plots reset and all cost 3000
- Crafting trainers should now properly train you and award skills.
- Fixed Recipes containing buckets
- Starting NPC now gives you additional hints - and a book!
- The High Court track now correctly stops the Elpida Theme from playing over it.
- The LogSplitter now does not just bug out because it feels like it.
- The queue is now correctly calculated (Maybe?)
- Fix places on map that players can get stuck
- A bunch of internal bug fixes
- The Minecraft Frontiers Development Team
Dec
21
Hey folks - the time has come! After much anticipation and many teleporting wolves, we're excited to begin your journey into Elpida. Head over to twitch.tv/MinecraftFrontiers to watch the launch stream and play.minecraftfrontiers.com immediately after to join the queue for entry!
Dec
06
Understanding the concepts of combat is key to a successful adventure. In Minecraft Frontiers, battles are won not only through skill but also through preparation. Take a minute to familiarise yourself with how combat works and how to come out ahead.
Weapon Styles:
Each weapon has a style. At release, there will be 4 unique styles: Short Sword, Long Sword, Zweihander and Dagger. This affects the damage, cooldown and reach of your weapon. Fancy a quick, adaptive playstyle that lets you outmaneuver a slow enemy? Dagger might be best. Are you facing a weak but deadly assassin? A zweihander might end the battle before it even begins.
Finding the right style is all about personal preference, letting you overcome an encounter in a way that is most comfortable. We will be constantly adding new styles after launch, keeping combat fresh and exciting.
Damage Types:
Weapon styles are a luxury, while damage types are a necessity. Each weapon does a specific type of damage, excelling against a particular enemy type. We are launching with 6 damage types: Piercing, Blunt, Ice, Fire, Poison, Shadow. The first two (Piercing and Blunt) are relatively easy to obtain. The other four are advanced, late-game damage types.
The majority of enemies have damage mitigation - that is protection against one or several damage types. A giant bull may have thick skin, giving it full piercing protection. In this case, fighting a bull with a piercing weapon is pointless - you will have to head back to town and procure a different damage type.
The most important message to take away is this: Defeating an enemy while using the wrong weapon is impossible. There will be situations where you encounter enemies you simply cannot overcome using the equipment you have. That is fine - it is by design. Our game has a strong horizontal progression. This means your character doesn't get significantly stronger in terms of damage, it simply gets more damage types to defeat new enemies. The big advantage of this design is replayability. Visiting an older dungeon will still be as challenging as the first time around.
Armour:
Just as enemies have mitigation, you have the option of protecting yourself. There are 5 sets of armour at launch, each falling under the "common" quality. This means a full set absorbs 60% of the damage of a specific type. In future updates, you will be able to craft higher qualities, with higher protection rates.
Enemies fall broadly into two categories: those "expecting armor" and "not expecting armor". The easier enemies are designed not expecting armour - meaning you can fight them without any protection. You deal 4 damage a hit, they deal 4 damage a hit. It is a fair fight. However, many of the enemies (in dungeons expecially) are designed with the expectation of an armour. You deal 4 damage a hit, they deal 10. This means wearing a suit of commor armour will put you on an equal level to the enemy. Fighting it without armour is nearly impossible.
Takeaway message number two: If you are getting obliterated, get armour that has mitigation against the damage type of the enemy.
In some instances, dungeons may have enemies of multiple damage types. You will need to bring different sets of armour and change accordingly.
Shields:
Blacksmiths are able to craft different types of shields. Holding a shield quickly drains stamina, but provides significant short-term mitigation against a damage type. This damage mitigation is in addition to your armour, meaning you can negate most of the damage by good shield management.
Having a shield is crucial in two situations.
- If the enemy has a longer range - you will need to block the initial hits to get close enough.
- For difficult encounters - the most difficult enemies are instant death, even with a full set or correct armour. In these cases, you will need the additional protection of a shield.
Enemy Tiers:
The monsters and bandits you face are designed with different player numbers in mind. Some enemies are easily defeated alone, while others may require a group. You will not see what tier an enemy is, but the difficulty of the encounter will make it obvious.
- Tier 1 - Relatively easy, soloable content. You can kill several of these without healing yourself.
- Tier 2 - Challenging soloable content. The enemy is roughly equivalent to an average player in terms of power.
- Tier 3 - Balanced for a small group. You will need 2-3 players to defeat this miniboss.
- Tier 4 - Difficult, with group-based mechanics. You will need to approach it with perfect equipment and a coordinated group effort. Some of your members may likely die, so that the group may be victorious.
- Tier 5 - Encounters for large groups of players. They have very high health and very high damage.
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