PATCH LOG September 2023 - Patch Log

[Dan]

Custom Addition

• Global Rankings (pictures taken at random)
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  • Players are now ranked by account.
    • Only Active accounts are ranked.
      • Active = activity within the last 6 months.
    • Ranks are updated every hour.
      • Accounts that become active or go inactive will be updated into or out of the rankings then.
      • Ranked players online will be sent a systems message when Ranks update as well as a message letting them know if their rank increased (and by how much), decreased (and by how much), or stayed the same.
    • The top 100 display their rank in a gold-colored font.
    • The top 20 display their rank in an orange-colored font.
  • Currently, the Rank score takes into account the following variables:
    • Gold held on the account. 1gp is worth 1 point.
    • Claimed sovereigns on the account. 1 sovereign is worth 1,000 points.
    • Account Age. Each day since account creation is worth 10,000 points.
    • Legacy. Each point in Legacy is worth 100,000 points.
  • DISCLAIMER: Ranks could be updated at any time and new variables could be added or current ones adjusted.
    • None of this is set in stone. If you have a suggestion let's hear it on Discord!
• Event Rankings
  • Future events have a new separate ranking system.
    • During each event, players would start at an Event Rank of 0.
    • You can earn rank by helping summon event bosses, clearing invasion spawn, turning in reward points for prizes, and more.
      • May encourage participation in otherwise tedious event activities.
      • Top-rank players could earn special unique rewards.
• Legacy Leader Board
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    • Double-clicking the banner near the Heritage Statue now pulls up a list of all accounts that have accumulated at least 24 hours of in-game time. For security reasons, account names are not displayed. However, you can match up your current legacy score with one of the scores on this list to see where you stand.
      • The list is updated once every 8 hours.
    • As of this posting, Heritage Shard players have accumulated 113 real years' worth of in-game playtime.

 

[Dan]

Changes to Global Rankings

• Ranks are now refreshed once every hour.
• Players online will now be sent a system message when Ranks update as well as a message letting them know if their rank increased (and by how much), decreased (and by how much), or stayed the same.

Bug Fixes

• Pet Whistles now correctly display their cooldown countdowns when used under cooldown.
• It is no longer possible to bring pets into the Underwater region using the Ball of Pet Summoning.
• Gargoyles can now equip the Aqua Pendant needed to enter the Underwater region.

 

[Dan]

Performance Enhancements

• Removed Linq from the Map backend. Linq directly affects performance with how often it is called from within Map. Especially when multiple players are all running around at the same time.
  • https://github.com/TrueUO/TrueUO/pull/1230/files
• Various login event sinks have been combined to reduce unnecessary subscriptions.
• Cleaned up some aspects of the save strategy.
  • As item count increases save times will only go up. We are trying to keep these save times down as much as possible.

 

[Dan]

Global Rankings Change

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• Curious how many more rank points you need to overtake the person ahead of you? Visit The Rank Wall above the Luna west gate.
  • Ranks on the wall are updated once every hour when the entire system updates.
  • Any rank with a point value of 0 is not displayed on the wall. (newest accounts created)
• Sovereigns are now worth 1,000 points per in the rank formula. (still well below their common exchange rates)

 

[Dan]

Custom Addition

• A new [rank command has been added.
  • This command will show you a breakdown of your rank points.
    • Still a work in progress.
    • Please note: ranks are cached and updated once an hour while the [rank command gives you a real-time breakdown in points. As such points will not always match your current standing.

Changes

• There is now a 5-second delay when repeatedly using the [players command.
• The rank system will no longer send a message if your rank remains the same between updates. Only if it has changed.

 

[Dan]

Housing Changes

• House placement prices have increased by 15%.
  • This does not include castle or keep-size houses, which are already quite a bit more.
• When a house is demolished it will now only return 90% of its listed value in gold. (10% is now taxed)
  • If a house is placed and demolished within a 24-hour period it will return 100% of its listed value.
• House placement and demolish menus have been updated to explain this change.