The Halloween hunt groups have been released, as well as Stramineus the special NPC. Joe's Merchandise is selling Halloween themed stuff as well.

Happy Haunting!

Okay, so, Cow Bells are now going to have some value to the, and they are going to help those who are actively participating in the WLs actually get something that allows them to catch up to the older veteran when it comes to Abilities.

Cow Bell Crystallization has been revamped as a recipe.
This affects all 3 tiers.

All tiers will require 2 Null Crystal Shards as the base, and all tiers will allow 1 optional Crystal Shard of any type, or an Abstruse Crystal.

The optional shards will give XP based on their rarity; Fires giving the more than Oranges, etc.
Abstruse Crystals are however king here, and will give the most out of all of them.
Do note that Nulls cannot be used as an optional Shard.

Obviously, the higher tiered recipes will get you more XP per craft, so keep that in mind.

Also, Abstruse Crystals now drop from Crystal Entities.
They're rare though; rarer than Fires. So good luck with that.

Note: Right now, there is a visual bug when it comes to crafting being used on targeted items; the XP rewarded after a craft shows the base XP reward, regardless if you are overleveled, or if you used any optional items.

This is a visual bug; you are actually rewarded based on the calculation you see while choosing the items; the text in red.
I'll fix this when I get back.

Please remember to clear your cache to get thigns to look right.

Here is the run down of this update:
- WL UI Update
-- Area control is now above the grid
-- Player list has been updated
--- It's way longer now
--- Your default action is [Who]; change this in settings
--- To view a player's profile, click on their name
--- A badge indicates their level
---- Avatar badges for Avatars
---- Healthy Badge for non-Avatars
--- The status is shown to the right of the level badge
---- Hide
---- Cloak
---- Shield (It's a blue colored Radiance logo)
---- Radiance
--- The HP is now shown; it live updates

- Hunting
--There are 2 more buttons that skips to the next group

- Forums
--Player Titles now work in Main/Gang Forums again


If you come across a bug, do PM me.

The Hive Gatekeepers hunting cost has been reduced and points offered per hunt increased for the weekend only. There was an issue with one of their drops being far too common, more so than desired, for those that used the Book of Luck. While all their drops are still the same, their drop table has been reorganized with the help of a proposal by Rod. The reorganization only serves to benefit all players, especially those with the Double Luck status effect.

I feel really bad that this happened and do apologize to those with Double Luck. I was only just informed about it but it's been taken care of now. For all those with Double Luck, we are looking at ways to make up for the bad experience you've had - not leaving you in the dust. Bear with me as my time irl is a bit limited at the moment but something will be done sooner rather than later.

In other news,

- For those who couldn't find them, the Phoenix Key event rewards can be found in the Shadow Facility.

- Boons are gradually gained by participating/being active in various aspects of the game. Think of it as leveling up - you earn XP by doing different things. The amount of XP you need per boon has been altered here and there (only to your benefit) and based on how this weekend and a few days after go, we will fix the rate of Boon XP/Boon gain at a specific value.