Game Updates for August 21, 2024

*** Items ***

– Changed the icons of some gem items to match the color specified in the item’s name.
– Inner Turmoil (Raid) – Fixed the ‘Destroy the rubbish’ effect on the Trash item. The cast and recast times were removed and the number of charges has been set to 1.
– Daily hotzone quest rewards for levels 100 and 105 now have stats and sockets.

*** Quests & Events ***

– Altered the way rares spawn in the Dranik Sewers, Catacombs, and Hollows instances. After killing a number of NPCs in the zone, the chance for the rare to spawn will be activated. They will not spawn 100% of the time, but their chance to spawn has been increased.
– Altered the way that Xenevorash spawns and activates so it will now be loot-locked.
– Missions from The Burning Lands that take place in Plane of Fire will no longer send corpses to the graveyard.
– Added a calendar event that highlights when the Extra Life bonus period will happen.
– Final Fugue (Raid) – The Tertiary Echo will now break Margator out of his spin and break his speed increase. This means that the ‘Speed Limit’ achievement can be achieved using this method.
– The following achievements have been restored as the underlying quests have been fixed:
– – The Hero’s Journey – Surefall Glade Quests – Gnoll Paws
– – The Hero’s Journey – Ak’Anon Quests – Tinmizer’s Fabulous Compactor

*** Spells ***

– Shrink spells will no longer cause pets to grow if they are already smaller than the new spell would make them.
– Spells that triggercast the highest rank of another spell should no longer consume an extra Frenzied Devastation counter.

*** Miscellaneous ***

– Added the item quantity, item name, and sender’s name to the chat message when receiving a parcel delivery.
– Auras will no longer cast shadows.
– Improved zone server performance to reduce lag spikes during raid wins.
– Reduced world server lag during raid events.
– Fixed an issue that caused the Expansion column on the Server Select screen to be blank for servers with Laurion’s Song unlocked.
– Fixed an issue where attempting to enter a house or guild hall would send you to a different neighborhood.

*** UI ***

– Added a minimum height to the Task Selection window’s list of offered tasks.
– Added commas to the DoN currency, coin, and Alternate Currency quantities in the Inventory window.
– Adjusted the default column widths of the Alternate Currency list in the Inventory window.

– Changed –

EQUI_BlockedBuffWnd.xml
EQUI_BlockedPetBuffWnd.xml
EQUI_Inventory.xml
EQUI_TaskSelectWnd.xml
InventoryWindowAltCurr.html
InventoryWindowInv.html
main.css

*** Previously Updated ***

– In-game window positions should be as expected when launching the game, for the first time, with a maximized desktop window.
– Fixed an issue that was causing display device reset failures with a fullscreen window.
– Made a speculative fix to correct the game window’s rendering resolution.
– Fixed a bug that prevented the client from opening a fullscreen mode window.

– The EverQuest Team