Welcome to the October edition of the Alora Times! Huge month with the release of Mobile (on Android & iOS) along with the $3,000 Mobile-Locked Ironman tournament! And lastly, don't forget we're doing a huge drop party to celebrate Alora's 7th birthday on the 12th of November, as well as a little raffle happening for some goodies here.  Hope you enjoy the read! Make sure to follow Alora on FB and Instagram above and join our Discord.   <3 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________     Mobile Beta, Combat Achievement Point System, Meyerditch Laboratories, & More!   $3,000 Mobile-Locked Ironman Tournament is Live!   Alora's 7th Anniversary! - Drop Party & $1100 Value Giveaway!   Bonus Schedule for November   November Vote Competition [November 1st - November 21st]   Weekend Events 11/3/2023 | 11/5/2023   If you want to check out our past updates, click here. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________     Date & time of updated rule: Tuesday, October 31st, 2023, 7:11 AM GMT   Updated section: 19. Disclaimer of Evidence   Time or date that the updated rule(s) will be put into effect: Immediately   Part(s) added, changed or removed: RED   • a. All images or videos must be submitted within a 30 day period of the offense to be valid, preferably same day. The staff team reserves the right to assess the evidence that does not fall within this time period individually and at their discretion.     Alora's Official Rules can be found here. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________       The latest Staff Changes are as follows:   Promotions: [member=More glory] has been promoted to Forum Moderator. [member=Logann] has been promoted to Server Moderator. [member=Knud] has been promoted to Server Support. [member=GIM SSS] has returned to the staff team as Global Moderator.   Secondary ranks: [member=Ivy] has transfered secondary rank to [member=Dinosaur Boy]. [member=More glory] has transfered secondary rank to [member=Gim Glory]. [member=6 Iron] has added a secondary rank to [member=Died Tryin].   Resignations: None this month!   Demotions: None this month!   To see our past Staff Updates, click here. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________       This month we have a some great interviews from [member="More Glory"] & [member="Redcar"]. Enjoy the read!   [member="H"]: What is one of your accomplishments you're most proud of? [member="More Glory"]: I think I’m most proud of obtaining my aircraft mechanic license and being able to work on commercial airplanes for a living. Everyday at work is different so it keeps me on my toes.   [member="H"]: What is something you think everyone should do at least once in their lives? [member="More Glory"]: Hop on a plane and visit a new country!   [member="H"]: What is your most memorable moment while playing Alora? [member="More Glory"]: My most memorable moment would be getting my internal cape. I had never attempted inferno anywhere else but Alora and was able to secure it on my 2nd attempt!   [member="H"]: What do you do in your spare time apart from play Alora? [member="More Glory"]: I enjoy working on cars whenever I do have some extra free time, I currently own a Nissan 240sx and am currently working on it little by little. Also fishing is fun!   [member="H"]: If you were given $10,000, what would you do with it? [member="More Glory"]: Probably spend around 5000$ on car parts I’ve been needing and save the rest for any emergencies I may run into.   Next up is [member="Redcar"]   [member="H"]: What is one of your accomplishments you're most proud of? [member="Redcar"]: One of my favourite accomplishments what i'm proud of is I have received almost everything on my elite ironman account.   [member="H"]: What is something you think everyone should do at least once in their lives? [member="Redcar"]: I think everyone should atleast travel, it allows us to explore different cultures and create lasting memories :)   [member="H"]: What is your most memorable moment while playing Alora? [member="Redcar"]: I think my most happiest moment were when I got my twisted bow, first I couldn't believe it for few hours, i was really shocked.   [member="H"]: What do you do in your spare time apart from play Alora? [member="Redcar"]: Most of the times I'm studying or watching rs related youtube videos or streams.   [member="H"]: If you were given $10,000, what would you do with it? [member="Redcar"]: Obviously I would gamble it haha, on serious note I would buy a new car, red car :) Disclaimer: If you'd like to be interviewed or see a particular member of the Alora community interviewed and/or particular question answered, make sure to message [member="H"] on forums. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________                                   ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________       Here we honor our fallen comrades from the last month and there were a few of them! We wish them the best on their new Ironman journeys and better luck next time! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________     Stay up to date with some of our community members' recent Goals & Achievements:    [member="Chop Oaks"] Diary Man - Achievement Journey   [member="vss"] 1 def uim NO OVERHEADS Comp Pure   [member="UIM Blue"] I - Bosanski - 1 Defence 1 Prayer Ultimate Iron Man   [member="New Shits"] AloraNuzlock - Snowflake HCIM progress log             Disclaimer: Make a topic in our Goals and Achievements section or send your achievement in the #newspaper_submissions channel in Alora Discord to be featured here!   ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________   The winner of September MOTM is... [member="sirkeravnosl"]!   Congratulations! You have stood out in the eyes of the Alora community. Thank you for being a great member here on Alora and enjoy your rewards. :) The link to the Member of the Month thread can be found here.   ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________     Make sure to check out our streamers and video makers. They would love to have you keep them company during their streams and check out the content they create for Alora!   [member="Sandesus tv"] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5gs5xCOcVdXYRlJhLv1tHQ [member="Vibranium RS"] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRpQ6VQZZwo8ONeQ4QEeaXQ [member="Jipy"] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOwE65Ooq8J9BMj_0eI1yaA [member="dragnovith"] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCafCleE0mjCS1E4Rkb2Cx7w [member="ents v1"] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXUi6QWqJUMSWnToW8RUH8Q [member="galeschui"] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQgnetEzZj7YvPvbamWDwg [member="i Stylo"] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjP54afxGy1sNT44br8v4uA [member="Moodi"] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRTqjgC62XvMVPCclnin_RA [member="Sohan RS"] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxR_swL1sw_mudVQdjb50Ew [member="FPK Scratch"] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeVDQGzCI3dxp8NAT_YBIkQ [member="Unclenaps"] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb8Q08QpUGFJz7zslWax9QQ [member="DIY Sip"] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC74CQ_yflg-KQrjtCXpmozA [member="fresh lano"] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIz0u4h_J2e_c5MNJBN0uiw [member="KP"] https://www.youtube.com/@PurpleGASM/featured   ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FyJtVdrkwM   If you enjoy Alora content, make sure to hit the Subscribe button on their channels to show them your support!   If I've missed anyone I do apologize, just message me on the forums or on Discord with a link to your channel and I will add you in. That concludes this month’s edition of the Alora Newspaper! If you would like to see something added to the paper make sure to message [member="H"]! You can read the previous edition by clicking here.   ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

[9/11/23] Hotfixes Quality of Life: Corporeal beast's respawn timer is now 30 seconds rather than 42. Bug Fixes: HCGIM icon will now longer appear as the Mobile ironman icon. Fixed a bug where the bottom right snap corner was not correctly placing overlays. The door to enter the Kingdom of Miscellania will no longer appear open but not allow players to walk through it. Fixed a bug where the boss log was off-centre on resizable. Defence animations will no longer play if the attacker splashed a spell. Fixed a bug where players could walk off the roof on the first obstacle of the canifis agility course. Fixed a bug where the zul-andra teleports would announce in yell. Mobile Fixes: iOS crash fixed: For players who have been using the debug client on iPhone, you can now use the main client! The crashing/flickering after clicking "Play" on the welcome screen should no longer encounter this issue. Android crash fixed: Some Android devices would encounter a black screen upon logging in, this should no longer occur. Improved reliability and functionality of the tap-to-drop option. Fixed a bug where closing the bank would freeze the mobile client for a second. Fixed a bug where opening/closing the looting bag would freeze the mobile client for a second. Fixed a bug where selecting a spell to autocast, and then walking to another tile would remove the autocast spell that was just selected on mobile. Fixed a bug where taps would sometimes go through the chatbox even when the “click through chatbox” option was disabled. Fixed a bug where selecting spells to cast would cause the UI to disappear. Fixed a bug where the minimap would not draw correctly in dungeons. Moving your camera would sometimes "hitch" around the original place you put down your finger, this should no longer occur. Hello everyone,   Today's update is mostly focused on launching the Mobile-locked Ironman tournament, which is now live! There are many different prizes to be won, in many different areas of the game to balance out the prize winners, so make sure to check them out in the infographic below. You won't want to miss out!   We've also released a mobile client update to go along with the tournament release, as well as a few bug fixes & QoL on the server side: Mobile Client Changes: QoL: The “Mem” indicator will no longer draw below the FPS indicator if it is not supported (0Mb). Increased the outer zoom limit on landscape/portrait mode. FPS Improvements: We've made some FPS improvements in general that should apply to all devices. We will continue to make improvements where we can, as well as bug fixes. Bug fixes: Fixed a bug where the combat tab would show “-2” as the current weapon after opening an interface. Fixed a bug where some textured tiles (water at motherlode mine, for example) looked buggy. Fixed a bug where some interfaces were transparent/wouldn’t load properly. Fixed a bug where the screen fade interface would not cover the entire screen in some cases. Fixed a bug where some interfaces would cause the UI to disappear (for example the trading post, and Wintertodt). Fixed an issue with vibrations when dragging an inventory item (android only). Removed the small gap between the chatstones/chatbox on landscape mode when the chatbox was not transparent. Fixed a bug where players could not change the settings in the xp settings interface on mobile. Fixed a bug where using high/low alchemy wouldn’t properly change to the player’s inventory when selected. Fixed a memory leak on iOS which would cause the app to eventually crash (white screen followed by a reset of the app). Note: For any players who were experiencing crashes on early versions of iOS 17 after locking their phone with the client open, this should no longer be an issue on the latest version of iOS (17.1 or higher), so make sure to update to the latest version if this is an issue you’re experiencing. Server Changes: Bug Fixes: Players’ boosted stats/hp will no longer be reset when entering the inferno/fight caves. Fixed a bug where left clicking a skill would not open the skill interface on the normal client. Fixed a bug with the greater abyssal demon teleport players into walls (again). Fixed a bug where the Hide Others’ pets option on the entity hider plugin with hide the local player's pet. Fixed a bug where players would lose their jad/zuk slayer task after completing the first killcount. Fixed a bug where the Ghommal defender variants wouldn't work for the Falo the bard clue scroll step. Fixed a bug where the last logged in time was not properly shown on the welcome screen. Zulrah teleport option has been restored. Quality of Life: Players can now access the visual ticks plugin through the plugin-hub. The mark of darkness cooldown has been added to the Timers plugin. Recommendations: iOS: If you are open to upgrading to iOS 17.2 Beta, Alora gives about 25% better FPS on this version. For any players who were experiencing crashes on early versions of iOS 17 after locking their phone with the client open, this should no longer be an issue on the latest version of iOS (17.1 or higher), so make sure to update to the latest version if this is an issue you’re experiencing. Android: We strongly recommend running the client using the latest version of Chrome browser. For any other inquiries, make sure to check out the Mobile client troubleshooting guide: https://www.alora.io/forums/topic/85358-mobile-client-faqtroubleshooting/             We hope you enjoy this update & tournament, and we are counting on you to continue reporting mobile bugs so that we can get them all patched up.   Best of luck in the tournament! Omicron

  Alora Mobile Is Live! (iOS & Android)   Hello everyone,   Alora Mobile is finally here! You can now access the mobile client by going to the following URL on your mobile device: https://mobile.alora.io   The app is not available in the App Store, so you'll have to download it by following the on-screen instructions. On Android, you should get an "Install App" button, but if you don't see that, there are instructions to install below:   Installation instructions for iOS:     Installation instructions for Android:       Troubleshooting: Low FPS: ​We are continuing to make FPS improvements where we can, but the best thing you can do to improve FPS is to have a recent, powerful phone to handle the game. You can also play with the settings interface in the "Mobile" section to reduce render distance, limit entity rendering, turn on Low-detail, etc. Periodic crashing on iPhone: ​There is currently a bug on Safari that could cause a crash on some older/weaker iPhones after some time (usually after being in-game for 10+ minutes), we are working on patching this up but in the meantime if your iPhone is older than iPhone 13, or you have an iPhone mini, that this could happen to you, and don't partake in dangerous content for the time being. Flickering black screen after logging in on iPhone: ​As far as we can tell, this is due to an iOS bug. We suspect that this will be fixed soon, but in the meantime we have provided a "safe-mode" client for you to use if this happens to you: ​https://mobile.alora.io/debug ​This client has lower performance than the main client, but if you are experiencing this issue it is currently the only way to play. Stuck on "Allocating memory" on startup: ​If you experience this issue, your app is likely corrupt. We are still working on diagnosing what causes this, but in order to fix it, we recommend deleting the app from your homescreen, and then completely clearing your cache (On iPhone, you would go to Settings -> Safari -> Clear Caches & History and select the "All Time" option), and then re-installing the client again.   Bugs are to be expected, so please be mindful of this when participating in dangerous content where you may lose items. Otherwise, have fun, and we'll keep you updated on the $3,000 Mobile-Locked Ironman Tournament coming up next week! :)   We'll see you in-game on mobile!