Ilysia Update v0.5.8.8 - Spell Grid System and Ranged Combat Update
Ilysia Update v0.5.8.8
General:
Haptics will now fire properly during melee combat.
Basic wand attacks should now work properly when using the double trigger press comfort option.
Players should no longer "float" back to the ground after jumping.
You should no longer be able to hear ignored players in local voice chat.
Audio and voice chat settings should now properly persist after warping or changing maps.
Havestable objects such as ore nodes and spruce branches will now sparkle.
Spell Casting Changes:
The spell rune grid has been updated to a circular interface with revised rune shapes.
The spell grid will now lock to follow you by default, enabling casting while in motion.
New comfort settings have been added to the Codex, allowing players to customize the size, distance, and lock behavior of the spell grid to dial in their preferred casting experience.
Warden Changes:
Warden Skills no longer uses rune-based casting.
Warden skill arrows and abilities are now selected by pulling the trigger, then pulling outward from the bow with your offhand to choose which special skill arrow to load.
Crab pet should now properly heal you in combat.
New Ammo-Based Ranged Combat:
Ranged combat has been updated to use ammo.
Four types of arrows have been added to the game: Wood, Copper, Iron, and Titan Stone.
Arrows are automatically consumed from the first available stack in your backpack.
If you have no ammo, you will not be able to fire your bow.
Players now have a chance to recover arrows after killing a mob. Recovered arrows will appear as loot.
A stack of wooden arrows has been added to the tutorial quest line.
A new tutorial dialog option has been added to Antonis explaining how players can acquire more arrows.
An in-game mail has been sent to all existing players explaining the recent changes to ammo-based ranged attacks. This mail also includes a complimentary stack of wooden arrows.
New Profession: Forestry
Players can visit Errok, a new trainer in Tidehaven, to learn Forestry.
Forestry allows players to use a new tool, the Forestry Axe, to harvest spruce wood in Lavea.
A new quest has been added to Errok in Tidehaven to introduce the Forestry profession.
Harvestable spruce branche shave been added throughout Lavea.
New Crafting: Woodworking
A new woodworking crafting station has been added.
Players can now craft arrows using spruce wood and different materials, including Copper, Iron, and Titan Stone.