Announcement Release 231 Patchnotes

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Heroes of Dracania,

this version contains the reworked Desert of Essences event, as well as a bag to stall all your keys. In addition to that, we added new challenges for the bravest and strongest heroes, new difficulty modes for the Parallel Worlds, and Events.
Enjoy the challenge!

Changes / New

• Collector’s Bag
  • Pets
    • White Essence Sprout has been added to the Automatons category
    • Black Essence Sprout has been added to the Automatons category
  • Costumes
    • White Essence Vortex has been added to the Effect Aura category
    • Black Essence Vortex has been added to the Effect Aura category
• Equipment
  • Black Essence Helmet has been added
  • Black Essence Pauldrons have been added
  • Black Essence Armor has been added
  • Black Essence Gloves have been added
  • Black Essence Boots have been added
• Crafting
  • Soul Core Crafting for Black Essence Armament has been added to the Workbench
  • Pristine Core Crafting for Black Essence Armament has been added to the Workbench
  • Augment Core Crafting for Black Essence Armament has been added to the Workbench
  • Essence Upgrading has been added to the Workbench
  • Elemental Essence Crafting (Poison) has been added to the Workbench
  • Elemental Essence Crafting (Lightning) has been added to the Workbench
  • Elemental Essence Crafting (Ice) has been added to the Workbench
  • Elemental Essence Crafting (Fire) has been added to the Workbench
  • Elemental Essence Crafting (Andermagic) has been added to the Workbench
• Essences
  • Essences of Vigor (Poison) have been added
  • Essences of Vigor (Lightning) have been added
  • Essences of Vigor (Ice) have been added
  • Essences of Vigor (Fire) have been added
  • Essences of Vigor (Andermagic) have been added
• Ingredient Bag
  • The Ingredient Bag has been renamed to Special Bag
  • Keys have been added to the Special Bag
• Difficulty Modes
  • The difficulty modes Infernal V, Infernal VI, and Infernal VII will be available shortly after the release
  • New Fragments of Infernal Passage (improved, magic, extraordinary) have been added to the game
  • Fragments of the Infernal Passage do now also drop from worthy opponents
    • Fragments of the Infernal Passage (common) drop from enemies on difficulty Infernal III
    • Fragments of the Infernal Passage (improved) drop from enemies on difficulty Infernal IV and are needed to enter Infernal V
    • Fragments of the Infernal Passage (magic) drop from enemies on difficulty Infernal V and are needed to enter Infernal VI
    • Fragments of the Infernal Passage (extraordinary) drop from enemies on difficulty Infernal VI and are needed to enter Infernal VII
• Achievements
  • Beast Wrecker I achievement has been added
  • Beast Wrecker II achievement has been added
  • Beast Wrecker III achievement has been added
  • Beast Wrecker Champion achievement has been added
• Event
  • Desert of Essences
    • A new version of the Desert of Essences Event has been added
    • The runtime of the event is three days
    • Desert of the Lost dungeon map has been added
    • Kia Krisal dungeon map has been added
    • The Desert of Essences Event Attire has been added
    • Several event-specific achievements have been added
    • Event-specific quests have been added

Bug fixes

• Achievements
  • An issue where the Small King achievement was not completed if you got the magic, extraordinary or legendary version of the Heredur Doll, has been fixed
• Pets
  • An issue where the Blazing Phoenix had a different cooldown category as the other pets has been fixed
• Skills
  • Steam Mechanicus
    • Hover Jump
      • An issue where the emergency rescue system talent did not free from every debuff has been fixed
  • Dragonknight
    • Dragon Hide
      • An issue where the Dragonknight could free himself/herself from the exhausting effect in a battleground has been fixed
• Equipment
  • An issue where the Witch Seeker Pauldrons did not show a power % value behind its enchantments has been fixed
  • An issue where the Ring of Death did not show a power % value behind its enchantments has been fixed

The Desert of Essences Event

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Thabo found a wondrous place in Qaizah. Mysterious and deadly. Are you willing to unveil its secrets?
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Essence Spout pets

White Essence Sprout	+ 5% to all resistances	+ 11% to all resistances	+ 17% to all resistances	+ 23% to all resistances
Black Essence Sprout	+ 0.115 Block strength + 2 Resource	+ 0.23 Block strength + 5 Resource	+ 0.345 Block strength + 8 Resource	+ 0.46 Block strength + 10 Resource

Effect Aura costumes

White Essence Vortex Decorative Effect Let the Black Essence Vortex envelop you.
Black Essence Vortex Decorative Effect Let the Black Essence Vortex envelop you.

Black Essence Armament Set
The new set consists of five parts.
Every individual part can be found in one of the variations of Kia Krisal (except for the white one - for more information on the variations of Kia Krisal, see below).

	Black Essence Helmet [Values for item tier: 0] Base Values (PvE) / Active Values (PvP) + 23-31 Damage + (460-620)-(506-682)-(598-806) Health Points [Depending on class] + 552-744 Armor Value Enchantments 13.8-18.4% increased damage 13.8-18.4% more Health Points Bonus for pieces of equipment belonging to the same set: (2): + 20.00% all resistance values (3): Essence consumption of skills is reduced by 1. Essence costs will never be reduced below 1. (4): + 20.00% more Resource (5): 15.00% chance that a skill doesn’t consume any Essences
	Black Essence Pauldrons [Values for item tier: 0] Base Values (PvE) / Active Values (PvP) + 23-31 Damage + (345-465)-(380-512)-(448-605) Health Points [Depending on class] + 736-992 Armor Value Enchantments 18.4-24.6% Armor value 18.4-24.6% all resistance values Bonus for pieces of equipment belonging to the same set: (2): + 20.00% all resistance values (3): Essence consumption of skills is reduced by 1. Essence costs will never be reduced below 1. (4): + 20.00% more Resource (5): 15.00% chance that a skill doesn’t consume any Essences
	Black Essence Armor [Values for item tier: 0] Base Values (PvE) / Active Values (PvP) + 23-31 Damage + (345-465)-(380-512)-(448-605) Health Points [Depending on class] + 736-992 Armor Value Enchantments 13.8-18.4% increased damage 82.9-110.5% higher armor value on this item Bonus for pieces of equipment belonging to the same set: (2): + 20.00% all resistance values (3): Essence consumption of skills is reduced by 1. Essence costs will never be reduced below 1. (4): + 20.00% more Resource (5): 15.00% chance that a skill doesn’t consume any Essences
	Black Essence Gloves [Values for item tier: 0] Base Values (PvE) / Active Values (PvP) + 23-31 Damage + (575-775)-(633-853)-(748-1007) Health Points [Depending on class] + 368-496 Armor Value Enchantments 13.8-18.4% increased damage 82.9-110.5% increased damage on this item Bonus for pieces of equipment belonging to the same set: (2): + 20.00% all resistance values (3): Essence consumption of skills is reduced by 1. Essence costs will never be reduced below 1. (4): + 20.00% more Resource (5): 15.00% chance that a skill doesn’t consume any Essences

Black Essence Boots [Values for item tier: 0] Base Values (PvE) / Active Values (PvP) + 23-31 Damage + (575-775)-(633-853)-(748-1007) Health Points [Depending on class] + 368-496 Armor Value Enchantments 10.2-13.8% faster movement speed 46.0-55.2% more Health Points on this item Bonus for pieces of equipment belonging to the same set: (2): + 20.00% all resistance values (3): Essence consumption of skills is reduced by 1. Essence costs will never be reduced below 1. (4): + 20.00% more Resource (5): 15.00% chance that a skill doesn’t consume any Essences

Desert of the Lost

Exchange Realm Fragments for Realm Paths to the Desert of the Lost from Thabo

Crystal Dew


Crystal Dew can be found by defeating worthy opponents in the Desert of the Lost. Use it to activate the Portals of the different archways to enter Kia Krisal.

Sandstorms


Sandstorms often arise in the Desert of the Lost – only the strongest and bravest Heroes will survive them all. Defeat all opponents in the Desert of the Lost and prove how long you can last.

Archways to Kia Krisal
Use the Crystal Dew to activate one of the portals to get to Kia Krisal. Depending on which Archway is used, you will find yourselves in different variants of Kia Krisal:

White Archway Takes you to Kia Krisal (white) White essence set skins can be found Average amount of progress is being dropped No spheres can be found here during the Essence Trial
Green Archway Takes you to Kia Krisal (green) Green essence set skins can be found Slightly above average amount of progress is being dropped Poison Spheres can be found here during the Essence Trial
Yellow Archway Takes you to Kia Krisal (yellow) Yellow essence set skins can be found Slightly above average amount of progress is being dropped Lightning Spheres can be found here during the Essence Trial

Blue Archway Takes you to Kia Krisal (blue) Blue essence set skins can be found Slightly above average amount of progress is being dropped Ice Spheres can be found here during the Essence Trial
Red Archway Takes you to Kia Krisal (red) Red essence set skins can be found Slightly above average amount of progress is being dropped Fire Spheres can be found here during the Essence Trial

Black Archway
The Black Archway can take you to any of the variants of Kia Krisal except for the white one.
Additionally, there is a chance that you will get access to the purple variant:

Takes you to Kia Krisal (purple) Purple essence set skins can be found Above-average amount of progress is being dropped Andermagic Spheres can be found here during the Essence Trial

Essence Water


Essence Water can be found by defeating worthy opponents in Kia Krisal. Collect it to fill the Progress bar.

Carmot


Carmot is a reward from the progress bar. It can be used to upgrade Essences of Vigor to the next higher type. 1000x Essences of Vigor are needed per upgrading step, as well as either 10x,20x,30x or 40x Carmot, depending on the type of Essence of Vigor you want to upgrade.

Essence Chest


The Essence Chest is a reward from the progress bar. Open it to receive random essences, including Elemental Essences.

Elemental Spheres


The Elemental Spheres can only be found during the Essence Trials – defeat every opponent in
Kia Krisal to start the trial. You need 10x elemental spheres and 1000x Essence of Vigor of any type to create its elemental variant.

Elemental Essences


Elemental Essences deal a percentage of your skill’s base damage as additional elemental (poison, lightning, ice, fire or andermagic) damage.

	Deals 25% of your skill's base damage as additional poison/lightning/ice/fire damage
	Deals 50% of your skill's base damage as additional poison/lightning/ice/fire damage
	Deals 100% of your skill's base damage as additional poison/lightning/ice/fire damage
	Deals 200% of your skill's base damage as additional poison/lightning/ice/fire damage
	Deals 300% of your skill's base damage as additional poison/lightning/ice/fire damage

	Deals 50% of your skill's base damage as additional andermagic damage. In exchange, 5% of your skill's base damage as additional andermagic damage will be applied to yourself or your minion (skill dependent).
	Deals 100% of your skill's base damage as additional andermagic damage. In exchange, 10% of your skill's base damage as additional andermagic damage will be applied to yourself or your minion (skill dependent).
	Deals 200% of your skill's base damage as additional andermagic damage. In exchange, 20% of your skill's base damage as additional andermagic damage will be applied to yourself or your minion (skill dependent).
	Deals 300% of your skill's base damage as additional andermagic damage. In exchange, 30% of your skill's base damage as additional andermagic damage will be applied to yourself or your minion (skill dependent).
	Deals 400% of your skill's base damage as additional andermagic damage. In exchange, 40% of your skill's base damage as additional andermagic damage will be applied to yourself or your minion (skill dependent).

Progress bars
The new system is differentiating between players and providing them with individual progress bars:

Level range/Requirement	Progress bar tier	Progress needed for 100%	Amount of Carmot
Level: 20-34	1	1000	500
Level: 35-44	2	1250	750
Level: 45-54	3	1500	1000
Level: 55	4	1750	1250
Level: 55 + Hero of the Demigods achievement unlocked (Collect 5000 Achievement points)	5	3000	1500
Level: 55 + Experienced Warrior achievement unlocked (Collect 7000 Achievement points)	6	4000	2000

Desert of Essences Event Attire

Bonus while active: • 50% increased Essence Water drop stack size Duration: 4 days

FAQ
New infernal difficulties

Q: Is it even possible to have 80% critical hit chance in infernal 7?
A: It is because, unlike some rumors, there is no 100k critical hit rate cap anymore. You might have to optimize your equipment a lot to still reach the 80%. It might also be worth to check out some of the elixirs, tonics, and physics to increase your critical hit rate.

Q: As the tiers will rise, do you have something in mind for the augment cores (apart from getting them with materi fragments/drakens/very low drop from bosses)?
A: There is nothing planned yet. But we will monitor this release very closely and see if and what changes for the augment cores might be needed. But be aware that we know that the crafting situation is not optimal, and we will work on this topic in the future.

Q: Will platinum and gold lines rate be increased in the new infernal modes?
A: Yes.

Q: How can we obtain Fragments of the Infernal Passage for the new infernal modes?
A: The Fragments of the Infernal passage that you need to enter a specific difficulty must be farmed in the next lower difficulty. As before, bosses have a 100% drop chance. Additionally, they can be obtained via Daily Deals.

Q: What is the highest possible equipment tier now?
A: 10

Q: What will change regarding the HP of Bosses? Will the cap be removed because otherwise, it will not really make a difference?
A: The health points were adjusted accordingly. So, you can expect them to have more health points, but only removing the cap would lead to extreme and unrealistic numbers.

Q: Is the drop rate of unique items increased? If yes, how much?
A: The drop rate is not increased that much as we increased the value range of the base values for unique items on higher difficulties. That means that it is more likely now to find a unique item with higher base values. In general, we tried to change the loot experience a bit, away from quantity to more quality.

Q: Will there be new infernal modes for the scaling dungeons as well?
A: That is not planned yet.

Q: Will the rarity of gems also increase (higher than blue) when adding the new infernal modes?
A: That is not planned yet, but we monitor very closely how far you are in the gem progression.

Q: How do you think will the new infernal modes impact the “balance” of PvP?
A: We know that the higher tier of the equipment will also influence the PvP balancing and we have to investigate further to improve this in the future.


Spring Festival

Q: Is the Gilded Clover buff obtainable in this Event iteration?
A: No, the buff is not obtainable anymore.

Q: What is the best way to farm Spring Festival Essences?
A: The colorful essences drop from all worthy opponents and from festival eggs. Its recommended to find a map that fits your playstyle and the power of your character to farm the essences. And never forget to open the eggs!

Q: Is the drop rate of Spring Festival Essences scaling in higher difficulties?
A: The drop rate of the essences is not scaling with the difficulties.

Q: Can you obtain Event progress from eggs in non-event maps?
A: The easter eggs that can be found in all dungeons in Dracania can also contain False Festival Eggs.

Q: How can you obtain the new egg pets and mounts?
A: The egg pets and mounts can drop from Daran the Spoiler, who can be found on Egg Island, and there is also a small chance that they appear as Daily Deal rewards.

Q: What is the minimum required level to participate in the Event?
A: 20

Q: Are there golden Eggs in this Event iteration? If yes, where can you find them?
A: Golden Eggs can be found in every dungeon in Dracania. And maybe, there are also ways to find them on Egg Island…. Who knows?

Q: How can you obtain rewards from old Easter Events e.g. mounts, costumes?
A: Some of the old rewards are part of progress bar rewards now, but the old Egg mounts, for example, can also drop from Daran the Spoiler.​

Best regards,
Your Drakensang Online Team

 

Dear heroes of Dracania,

Elemental Essences values were corrected.
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Kind regards,
Your Drakensang Online Team