Game Update - February 8, 2022

Changes

• Character level achievements now trigger retroactively when logging in (for non-deleted characters in the same region).

Fixes

Combat

• Your ward will now get used if you get attacked while casting a knot spell. You will no longer be instantly defeated if hit while casting a spell.
• Fixed a bug that caused NPCs to occasionally joining a combat situation when they shouldn't (like chickens).
• Several cases of incorrect timings and double-triggered animations in combat solved.
• Characters sometimes not drawing their sword at the end of the combat initiative counter solved.
• Players no longer incorrectly exits the Hand on Sword state when entering it from walking or running.
• NPCs can no longer initiate combat with a player who is currently being robbed, or currently engaged in combat with another event (this solves several corner cases of getting stuck in combat).
• Fixed a case when attacking robbers would trigger a robbery during the combat.

Vehicles

• Boats no longer have an occasional delay between counting down and starting to move.
• Solved that vehicles boarding buttons sometimes showed up too late after stopping.
• Player is no longer locked for a brief moment when disembarking from a vehicle.

Movement

• Sometimes starting to teleport instead of walking after a level change or re-log solved.
• Fixed a bug that caused the player to continue their walk when starting to cast a skill.
• Fixed a bug that caused your character to sometimes slide towards a teapot when sitting down and clicking on it.
• Fixed a bug that caused your character to slide after logging in with an active animal port.
• Fixed player sliding when stopping while in animal form.
• Running can no longer be entered when in water by right-clicking interactables.
• When right-clicking to run, but circumstances does not allow you to (in water, not enough stamina), your character will now start to run if the circumstances change to allow it.

UI

• Stacking items in Trainmasters Chest should now work properly and not lead to items disappearing.
• Items should now properly save in both the Trainmasters Chest and the inventory after using the chest.
• Fixed a visual bug that caused your inventory to not be loaded into the UI after double-clicking items in the Trainmasters Chest.
• Fixed a bug that caused the 'Take All' button to not give the player the items.
• Fixed a bug that caused spam clicking the 'Take all' button to duplicate items.
• Fixed an issue that showed trade buttons for NPCs that don't have a valid trade anymore.
• Fixed a bug that caused the compass button to indoor areas to keep the rotation of the last seen compass. It will now always point down.
• Fixed certain instances of flickering text boxes.
• Tea description sometimes not working on player created teapots is now fixed.
• Fixed a bug that caused certain headpiece items to not have an item icon.

Events and Endeavours

• The Elder statues are interactable again.
• Solved that some narrative events (like the night market in Charwood Forest) were empty / lingered with their props like tents, and some audio etc / had their NPCs standing in the same corner when the event was not supposed to be active.
• Invisible NPCs are interactable again.

Levels

• Added proper collision to a rocks in West Wind Shores.
• Moved spawn points of some out of reach reagents.

Skills

• Fixed bug where skill objects could spawn outside of valid terrain.
• Fixed projectile path looking strange when using certain skills without a valid target.
• Guiding Spark now recognizes House of Ari as shelter.

Tech

• The launcher now works on OSX.
• Fixed a bug that caused smoke to appear pink on OSX.
• Fixed various instances of ground color bleeding.

References

Might and Delight. (2022, February 8). Book of Travels - Feb. 8 Patch Notes (v.0.18.060222.31876) - Steam News. https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1152340/view/3131693023155452519