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Hello everyone,

This past week has been a very busy in terms of development! We’ve got plenty of new content, a few QOL updates, and a ton of bug fixes wrapped up in this update. We’ve seen much support for a new Donator zone in the suggestions section, and so we’ve went ahead and redesigned the Donator zone in Shilo village! We’ve edited the map to clear much of the jungle space and open it up a bit more to be suitable for a Donator zone. This brings Gem rock mining with it, as well as a new level 99 thieving stall (providing 1.5k more GP per thieve, as well as the only stall that has a chance to give the Rocky pet!). You’ll also notice the new Slayer streak system, which we’ve put in place to reward players who don’t cancel their tasks.

Note: Make sure if you are using the .zip client (if you client is in a folder with other files) that you re-download the latest version! Many things will be broken if not. If you are using the alora.jar or alora_mac.jar files, you only need to re-launch the client.

PvM changes:
- Range nerf has been heavily reduced to balance out the combat triangle. It is nearly back to how it was originally, with a slight range defence boost on NPCs.
- Dagannoth king fixes:
  - Dagannoth Prime will now attack with Magic instead of Range.
  - Dagannoth Supreme will no longer use Melee close-up, he will only use Range at any distance.
  - All kings’ aggression distance has been increased.
  - Dagannoth king combat animations fixed (attack/block/death)
Wyvern expansion:
- The 2nd floor of the Wyvern map is now accessible! Many more wyverns can be fought on the upper level.
Miscellaneous / bug fixes:
- Amulet of Magic (t) is now wearable.
  - Previously only the “Use” option was available on this item.
- Yell fix:
  - You can now use the ‘<‘ character in yell.
    - This fixes the issue where you cannot make hearts () in a yell message.
- Broken achievement fixes:
  - Killstreak achievements (3 and 6) both fixed.
- New travel commands added:
  - ::shops
    - Brings you to the Edgeville shop room
  - ::raids
    - Brings you to Mount Quidamortem
- Fixed “floating” objects bug:
  - Sometimes, objects such as trees/fires would float on the second floor if you lit them on the ground floor and then went up a few levels. This should no longer occur.
    - Example: http://prntscr.com/ghg4nm
- Instance fix:
  - A bug which allowed players to create an instance even though they were in a clan chat and/or not the owner of the channel, has been fixed.
    - You must now be within a clan chat, and the owner, to create an instanced room. This is to prevent confusion since it lead to players being unable to re-enter their own instances if they created it while not inside a CC.
- Cannon fix:
  - Cannons can no longer be placed at the ::event area on top of the GE.
  - Cannons can no longer hit enemies through different heights.
    - Previously, the server would check if the enemies and the player who owned the cannon were on the same “floor”. This was wrong, as it should check the floor that the cannon is on, not the player.
- Corporeal beast fix:
  - Corp will no longer attack players on the ground floor of the GE when he is spawned on top of the GE.
- Skilling bug fix:
  - Woodcutting/crafting at the same time is no longer possible.
- Classic mode / bonds fix:
  - Sometimes, when opening bonds on classic mode it would overwrite your classic icon next your name with the donator icon. This has been fixed for Classic mode accounts and also other unchangeable ones such as Ironman and staff members.
- No-clip ladders/staircases:
  - Many ladders/staircases have been fixed or disabled as they allowed players to no-clip above the ground.
- Seers village rooftop agility trapdoor fixed
Ensouled head notifications:
- Similar to the money casket drops, you will now be notified for ensouled heads!
Pest control changes:
- Pest control wait time lowered:
  - The time has been reduced from 30 seconds to 20 seconds.
- More pests will now spawn for larger teams to allow everyone to obtain their minimum score to be eligible for points.
Cache update:
- The cache has been updated to revision #155.
  - Although this doesn’t immediately apply to the game, many new items/npcs/maps were released with this update (such as Fossil Island, the Champion’s cape, New granite weaponry/armour, Ancient wyvern shield, etc) for future use.
  - Map fixes(areas that had incorrectly packed maps):
    - Karamja cave before TzHaar
    - Catacombs of Kourend
      - Some areas were unwalkable (near Hellhounds)
    - Wyvern dungeon second level
    - Shilo village (previously missing map keys)
    - Mining guild below Falador
News messages update:
- News messages (eg. Rare drops, maxing announcements, etc) will now include the player’s in-game icon if applicable (eg. Ironman, classic, donator, etc.)
- When a Hardcore ironman dies and loses their status, the news message will now also announce their total level.
  - Eg. Hardcore Ironman Max has fallen at 1,401 total level!
Slayer task changes:
- Changes:
  - Wilderness spider tasks should now deduct as intended.
  - Experience changes:
    - TzTok-Jad task will now give more points/experience.
    - Wilderness tasks will now give 25% more experience.
- New tasks:
  - Inferno task is now available!
    - You must have already completed the Inferno to be able to get this task.
    - Of course, a higher number of points/experience will be obtained for completing this task.
    - Additionally, you have DOUBLE the chance of obtaining the Nibbler pet upon completion of the Inferno if you are on the task!
Slayer streaks:
- Slayer streaks are a new feature to rewards players who don’t cancel Slayer tasks!
  - The more tasks you do without using the reset button, the more points you will get upon completion of your task.
    - The rate of extra points is simply your streak multiplied by the BASE points for the slayer task.
      - Base points:
        Normal task:
        CB 1-50: 1 point
        
        CB 51-99: 2 points
        
        CB 100-199: 3 points
        
        CB 200+: 4 points
        
        Special tasks:
        Wilderness bosses: 5 points
        
        Extreme tasks: 5 points
        
        TzTok-Jad: 8 points
        
        TzKal-Zuk: 12 points
        
        Wilderness tasks:
        Double any of the above points (eg. Wildy bosses give 10 instead of 5)
      - After you have determined the base points, the extra points for your streak are calculated as follows:
        extraPoints = basePoints * streak
        If your streak is >30, the calculation will max it out at 30.
        
        For example, if you defeat TzTok-Jad at a streak of 30 tasks, you will receive (8 * 30) = 240 bonus Slayer points.
- Your current streak is now displayed on the Slayer interface.
- Note: Blocking a task cancels your current task, which means it will also reset your streak.
- Thanks to @uTorrent for this idea!
New Donator Zone:
- Shilo Village:
  - General:
    - ::dz to access
      - The old donator zone will still be accessible for the time being, with the ::dzold or ::dz2 commands
    - Credits to @casual and @2 swords for ideas!
  - Map edits:
    - A western exit to the bank building has been opened up
    - The jungles to the west of the bank have been cleared for the woodcutting & mining zones
  - Features:
    - Extended zone across the bridge to the north (Super donators+)
      - Gem Mining:
        Gem mining is now available to donators!
        A number of rocks are now in the new Donator zone.
        
        Additionally, Extreme donators or higher can use the ladder in Shilo village to enter the Gem mine where there are many more rocks, as well as a bank deposit chest!
      - New Thieving Stall:
        A new stall requiring level 99 Thieving is located on across the bridge in the new Donator zone for Super+ donators!
        This stall will give 11.5k instead of the previous 10k maximum, and is also the only stall with a chance to get the Rocky pet!
    - Furnace/anvil room close to bank
    - Woodcutting area:
      - The jungle trees to the west of the bank have been cleared to provide for a tidy lane of Magic trees, with a few teak trees off to the corner:
        Before: http://prntscr.com/ghsads
        
        After clearing jungle: http://prntscr.com/ghse0k
        
        Final product: https://cdn.pbrd.co/images/GJ784R3.png
    - Eternal fire near bank
    - Slayer master (Steve)
    - Mining area:
      - Rocks available:
        Iron, coal, gold, mithril, adamantine, runite, tin, copper
    - Fishing area:
      - Manta/Turtle fishing spots along the river
    - Hunting area:
      - Grey/red chinchompas available south and east of the bank
  - Note:
    - This zone is to be expanded upon in the future, but for the moment the main goal for this release is to get Gem rock mining out to everyone. Some possibilities for future updates include a new thieving stall and the ability to catch a limited number of black chins and/or anglerfish per day here, entirely dependant on whether the community wants these updates!
Bank Deposit boxes now functional:
- Necessary for the Gem mine in Shilo village, we’ve now made Bank deposit boxes functional all over Alora!
In-game playtime fix:
- Play-time was bugged in-game and showing values that were inaccurate (too low)
  - You may notice that your playtime is now much higher in your quest tab, but this is the correct display for the time you have been active in-game.
Slayer item fixes:
- Slayer helm (i):
  - Bonus damage on the imbued Slayer helmet (and the coloured variants) did not have the proper calculations for accuracy or damage for all combat styles and have now been fixed.
    - 16.67% bonus on Melee accuracy/damage (same as unimbued)
    - 15% bonus on Magic & Range accuracy/damage
Friends/ignores fixes:
- People on your ignore list should no longer be able to PM you.
- “Friends” private chat option now working properly:
  - Previously, if you had your private chat set to friends, your friends’ messages would still not get through to you.
Mining guild fix:
- The mining guild map has been fixed! This means that many more ores are available to mine, as well as a bank within the mining guild.
  - In the near future, the Amethyst rocks here will be mineable as well!

Website updates:

Navigation/header button changes:
- Discord button added to top header
- Twitter button removed
- Buttons will now open the link(s) in a new tab

In other news..

Fossil island was released yesterday on OSRS! We’d love to tackle this piece of content and bring it to Alora, possibly with a quest to access the island and/or a quest on the island itself. The caveat is that we’d take a bit more time to finish up construction, which we’ve pushed back for quite awhile now in lieu of other updates. With that being said, the hype for Fossil island is at its highest right now and I’m sure many of you would love to be able to access the island and start hunting down the new items (Ancient wyvern shield, Herbi pet, Granite boots / longsword, and more!) as soon as possible!

Let us know what you think below — should we hop right into Fossil island right away, and how would you feel about having to complete a quest to gain access to the island?