THIS SATURDAY! v1.4.7a Closed Alpha Patch!!! (Patreon)

Greetings Maiden Nation! This is your Maiden Commander speaking!

Man... this month was a long and hard road. Our upgrading of the game's engine was quite the challenge but we couldn't be more excited about the results of the work we've done during this cycle and we are happy to announce that THIS SATURDAY the LoM v1.4.7a closed alpha patch will drop for those currently participating in the closed alpha!!!

First up is the brand new Saloon Girl outfit. We really love how this outfit turned out especially with pushing the boundaries of our outfit system with the edition of the new configurable skirt which can be enabled/disabled depending on how you prefer to wear the outfit. The details on the skin are amazing and we look forward to trying more in the way of new features for outfit skins.

The revamped weather system and the day/night system being reintroduced makes all the difference in making the game world feel alive and we cannot wait for you all to try it out. We love the look and feel along with the diverse lighting when going through the Sunrise, Day, Sunset and Night cycles.

Along with the weather and day/night cycles an update to our mobs logic along with mob shouts also help to make the in-game world feel alive. Rushing into a battle and having the mob's threaten your life with different phrases and dialog just make things so much more fun when taking on the Fall. We've introduced these features along with many others and bug fixes as well. We invite you to check out the patch notes listed below to view all of the changes coming in LoM patch v1.4.7a.

Ad as always, what can we say but THANK YOU to our amazing supporters out there that are literally helping us to keep the lights on. Without your support this amazing build with it's amazing updates and features simply would not be possible. THANK YOU for your continued support as we inch closer and closer to our eventual open alpha.

THANK YOU ALL FOR SUPPORTING THIS PROJECT!!!! MAIDENGAMING <3<3<3

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Revision: LoM v1.4.7a
Release Date: 7/11/20
Patch Size: 83 Issues addressed

Review the build/patch/hotfix list below for a detailed list of resolved issues in the associated build/patch/hotfix. Please post any bugs that you may find in our Bug Reports & Supports section. Lastly, feel free to join our community on discord to discuss the game and what you would like to see added!  

1 - We've noticed that many players are unaware of quest items or NPCs or objectives in the game world. Information readily available by viewing the map. Because of this we have added a new compass/navigator that enables players to easily view map related data and icons within the player's field of view without having to open the map.

2 - Upgraded to the latest version of the Unity engine mostly to capitalize on the performance improvements.

3 - Separated the Cube Stack side quests from the NPCs that dealt with "The Younglings" for those that preferred not to take this quest but still wanted to farm Cube Stacks.

4 - Fixed a bug that caused going into the Major's office to hang under certain conditions.(edited)

5 - Update the black color palette option for wings to be pure black and not grey.

6 - Adding the navigator exposed an issue with the quest NPC placement in the open areas. Seemed like 85% of quests were concentrated in two of the small zones in the open area (the Resistance Camps) which seemed like a waste of making use of the rest of the map. We've repositioned most of the repeatable quest NPCs in Freedom City and Necropolis Desert to areas on the maps that make more sense and make it more convenient to pick up a quest to kill mobs in that same general area. This change makes things WAY more convenient and it helps to spread the quests out across the map instead of having them all concentrated in the resistance camps.

7 - Added the ability to left mouse drag on the large map to move them map around to view other portions of the map not immediately visible within your map window.

8 - Added the ability to right mouse drag on the large map to rotate the  map.With this last function the player now has the ability to zoom in/out, move and rotate the large map which feels good and is very convenient. 

9 - Added text instructions on the new map features at the bottom of the large map.

10 - Added options in the "Interface" settings tab to hide the new navigator and another option to hide the "Looted Items" pop up icons which we added several builds ago. If players don't want to see either interfaces they can hide them.

11 - Fixed a bug that made map icons for NPCs disappear while you were talking to them.

12 - Added a moving map icon for the Helicopter in the open area so that you can see exactly where it is and it's progress on getting to you when you call it using a flare gun.

13 - Assorted fixes and updates have been implement for performance improvement.

14 - Lore has been cleaned up with 4 of the 5 gates (books acquired within game) being updated. 

15 - Significant updates to the flow of questing has been made with new quests added.

16 - Fixed some bugs that caused the helicopter to land incorrectly under certain conditions.

17 - Fixed many new bugs related to the engine upgrade.

18 - League of Maidens now fully supports STEAM CLOUD. Users now have the ability to end their playing session on one system and pick up from any other system when logging in using the same Steam account.

19 - Added a system to REPORT A PLAYER. This will allow users to report players (complete with automated in-game created screenshots) that are in violation of our Terms of Use. Anyone wishing to read the Terms of Use for our products can visit this url. https://www.maidengaming.net/terms-of-use

20 - Changed the default key binding for selecting assets to Tab.

21 - Changed the default key binding for using the cellphone to BackQuote.

22 - Fixed a bug that causes the new Dragon Tail to warp when scaled.

23 - Moved the pets default resting place 20% higher and further to the left of the player.

24 - Reduced the battle mode ready stage countdown timer to 30 seconds.

25 - Improvements have been made to the in-game shadows.

26 - The cape system has been revamped to improve the games cape physics.

27 - Improved the visual effects of Meteor Strike and Gravity Core.

28 - Also fixed the visual effects of Invisibility Cloak and Darkness Cloak.

29 - Added the ability to easily cancel a keybinding once the keybind UI has opened. Previously the only way to cancel a keybind was to rebind the same key.

30 - Fixed several associated bugs related to keybinding.(edited)

31 - Added a pop up notification/warning when a player attempts to bind a reserved/locked key. Binding locked keys in the past allowed the possibility of binding two actions to one key making it difficult to understand why multiple keys were bound to the same action. Now this isn't possible and a warning is displayed so that the user understands that the attempted keybind has failed.

32 - The highlight around the selected warmaiden in the Warmaiden Manage, Create a Warmaiden and Exit Manager interfaces has been brightened to make is easier to see which warmaiden is actively selected.

33 - Baseball sliding has been disabled in the lobby.

34 - The timeout for the Revive your Warmaiden UI that pops up when your warmaiden dies has been removed. Now the UI stays up until the player selects an option or closes the UI with the X button.

35 - A link for video tutorials has been added to the Revive your Warmaiden UI so that players having a difficult time learning the mechanics can watch our tutorials for assistance. 

36 - Stronghold respawns have been returned to every 15 minutes. 

37 - Feral Essence now reduces mob respawn time by 50% instead of 25%.

38 - Sniper Rifle Shot sound has been updated.

39 - Assassin flying speed has been reduced by 20%.

40 - Fixed a bug that caused the Warriors initial melee attack to not enter dramatic mode at the correct time.

41 - Added a transition animation when going from crouch to crouch walking.

42 - Tank Run and Sprint Running animations have been updated.

43 - Fixed a but that caused the Bullet Rain Icon to indicate the skill could be used at a time when you did not have enough MP to use it.

44 - Fixed a bug that caused players to have to walk away and walk back to the helicopter for the UI to pop up after using it a first time.

45 - Fixed a bug that prevented players from zooming out during melee when zoomed all the way in.

46 - Fixed a bug that cause the auto highlight and ENTER to confirm to not work with the Vendor UI.

47 - Fixed a bug that caused icons to flash on the new Navigator.

48 - Change the bottom enemy mob and boss bar to Blue for Netherian warmaidens.

49 - Added a link to our new Tutorial videos to the desktop.

50 - The 'Shadow Level' slider has been renamed to 'Shadow Quality'. Also the slider has been fixed to work correctly now.

51 - More improvements have been made to clean up the Keybinding system and UI. One example is that when attempting to bind a key that is already bound the UI will show not only the existing bind but the attempted bind. That way it is clear what action is taking place.

52 - Rain has been revamped. The rain particles themselves have been improved as well as droplets on the screen and warmaidens bodies getting wet have been added.

53 - +1, +2, +3 on the Death Invitation item names have been moved to the front to make them easier to read in the Vendor UI.

54 - Death Invitation rewards from repeatable quests have been increased by 3x in Episode 5.

55 - The Gold Value for all fish have been increase by 2x to make fishing more profitable.

56 - The graphic for the Sniper Rifle scope has been improved.

57 - Quality and Intensity for the point light gun mods have been improved.

58 - Added a spotlight for the helicopter when traveling during the night.

59 - Broken wall patterns in the Desert Strongholds have been fixed.

60 - Lighting for the Desert Strongholds have been completely revamped.

61 - Fixed an issue with the reflections on the floors of the City Strongholds reflecting an outdoor scene.

62 - Fixed an issue with the ramps in the City Strongholds not being consistently wet with the other floors.

63 - Fixed a bug with Motion3D that had Fog in the scene not being consistent in and out of Motion3D.

64 - Fixed a bug that caused the opening camera to blink when entering a scene.

65 - Fixed a bug that caused Quest NPC markers on the map to show even if the Quest NPC was not present in the game world.

66 - Made improvements to the logic for mobs to retreat if they detect the player has retreated to a location where they cannot reach them.

67 - Made improvements to the logic for mobs to refill their HP if they are engaged and the player flees.

68 - A new pop up notification has been added to inform players when a new title has been unlocked.

69 - (5) new titles/achievements have been added. 

Name: THE FUTURE M.V.P Description: REACH AWAKENING LEVEL 1

Name: LOVED BY MAIDENGAMING <3 Description: MAKE ANY PREMIUM SHOP PURCHASE

Name: THE PRESTIGIOUS ONE Description: AWAKEN AND PRESTIGE 1 WARMAIDEN

Name: THE CONTRACT KILLER Description: KILL 1000 ENEMIES WITH A SNIPER RIFLE

Name: THE GREAT ACHIEVER Description: COMPLETE ALL X ACHIEVEMENTS

70 - Added a new Maiden+ Icon that will show on the screen to make it easier for players to know whether or not they have successfully connected their account to Maiden+

71 - Made a change to automatically select and temporarily use the default shield if a player tries to block with a shield but a shield is not equipped.

72 - Made an improvement to attempt to located a purchased mount and use that purchased mount if a player tries to use a mount but has not equipped a mount. If no purchased mount is located a notification explains to the user that a mount must be purchased to use one.

73 - Added a glowing effect to the body parts of the Union that must be attacked to damage it to make it clearer to players that the objective is to attack that body part.

74 - Improvements have been made to the look at camera system for the players warmaiden.

75 - Sunrise/Day/Sunset/Night cycles have been added to all open areas and battle mode maps.

76 - Along with a 200% increase of the gold value for fish we have implemented a system that limits the game clients needed resources to run allowing players to begin AFK fishing sessions and minimize the client. Doing so will reduce the FPS to 10 and disable the in-game sound reducing the needed resources for the system to run the client.

77 - Made a change to force Death Invitations to last the entire Stronghold run even if they time out while inside a Stronghold. Basically even if you have a few seconds left on your Death Invitations once you enter a Stronghold the buff will remain active for the duration of the Stronghold run and expire once the player exits the Stronghold.(edited)

78 - Mob Shouts have been implemented. When mobs are engaged each mob type has a random phrase they might say upon engagement bringing more life to the game world.

79 - A new Title System has been added and merged with the Achievement system. Now earning an achievement will earn the player a Title which the player can choose to show or assign to their warmaiden. Similarly earning the achievement will also give the player a bonus stat (Stats vary with the benefit increasing with the difficulty of the achievement) which players can assign to their warmaiden. Titles and Stats are mutually exclusive. Meaning stats are not bound to titles. If multiple titles and multiple stats are earned players can choose to assign a title from one achievement while assigning the stat bonus from another achievement.

80 - The new "Saloon Girl" outfit has been added.(edited)

81 - Two new premium emotes have been added.

82 - Reduced Bomber and Filth movement when engaged by 20%.

83 - Reduced Bomber HP value by 40%   

KNOWN ISSUES:

Due to the upgrade of the base engine we will see bugs coming up from certain aspects of the game that we have not had the ability to test. As always if you notice a bug in this build simply report it as normal. We will do our best to catch and fix any bugs related to the engine upgrade as well as our normal bug fixing workload. This is the last engine upgrade we intend on completing before the open alpha build.

Updates were made to the keybinding system to fix a bug which will require a keybind data wipe.

NOTES:

Anyone that has reported issues with the radio not working. You are free to manipulate the channels and their URLS by modifing the text file in this location of your data folder.  C:\Users[YOUR_USER_NAME]\AppData\LocalLow\Maiden Gaming\League of Maidens\Radios_user.txt in conditions.