Hello everyone,

With the recent addition of the mobile version of our website, there are still a few areas that need adjustment to work properly. First up is the character class selection system.

You can now see all your options in advance without having to unlock any classes first. In addition, each tier has a progress bar so you can see how far you are from the next tier or even the last tier. Perhaps most important for mobile, there is no longer a pop-up which extends off the side of the screen. Everything shrinks down to fit the width of the page.

- Kip and the NI Team

1.5.2 Client Release

• The Hunting Spear's overhead attack deals pierce damage, not blunt.
  
• Maneater: -3 speed, +3 cut
  
• Fixed the Dead Shot knock-down.
  
• Fixed a few item stats already announced that were missed in the code.
  
• Re-added the fire effect to the Seige Masters' crossbows.
  
• The "Secret Stuff" candles can once again be interacted with.
  
• Tome and Barrel counting has been reworked.  It should cap at two consistently instead of sometimes working, sometimes not.
  
• The character loadout in-game now reloads right after you spawn.  This means the character screen preview correctly shows your next support item instead of your last one.
  
• Because the character loadout is being refreshed more frequently, the "Loading player profile ..." text has been removed to clean up notifications.
  
• The server now waits until your character loadout has actually loaded before you spawn in to prevent spawning in "too fast" and ending up with no gear or stats.
  
• Map updates...
  • Beach Assault (sandy outer terrain)
    
  • Swadian Temple (pathing)
    
  • Swadian Village (barrier)
    
• New props and outer terrain for mappers: health pot, barrels (both open and closed) with lids, snowy beach, and sandy beach.
  

1.5.1 Client Release

Map Updates
River's Conflict
The First Defense

Items
Dragon Halberd -2 spd, -6p, no longer Halberdier locked, back to orange
Dead Shot +9 weight
Ailadrodd +5p
Wulfsbane +5c
Ragnar's Wrath - Sentinel can now use
Swadia's Wrath - Aventurier can now use
Rebellion +2c
Fang of Fenrir - Drop to orange, -2 spd, Sharpshooter can use
Fell Edge -1 spd
Steel Stinger +2c
Gothic Sallet (2) - +1.75 weight, -3 armor (missed in previous patch)
Elegant Swords dropped to level 18
Bidenhander, Forlorn Hope moved to level 23
Runic Greatsword - Recipe: +1 Oil of Velentr, -2 Skull Fragment, +200xp
+2 spd
King's Will moved to level 20
Heraldic Trans is Defender House Crafting only
House Crafted shields switched to Attacker
Frostfang +3c, moved to level 21, +100xp, Recipe: +3 Perfected Metal, +4 Hardened Leather, +2 Damascus Steel, +2 Black Steel
Avenger -1 speed, +4c , moved to level 21, +100xp, Recipe: +3 Perfected Metal, +4 Hardened Leather, +2 Damascus Steel, +2 Black Steel
Swadian Courage +6c, moved to level 21, +100xp, Recipe: +3 Perfected Metal, +4 Hardened Leather, +2 Damascus Steel, +2 Black Steel
Swadian Perseverance +1c
Maneater moved to level 15, -100xp, Recipe: -3 Perfected Metal, -4 Hardened Leather, -2 Damascus Steel, -2 Black Steel
Elegant Hafted Axe moved to level 15, -100xp +2spd, Recipe: -3 Perfected Metal, -4 Hardened Leather, -2 Damascus Steel, -2 Black Steel
Steel Headed Axe +2c

1.5.0 Client Release

Bug Fixes
Fixed a script warning which appeared after selecting a player to report / kick / ban
Fixed the mini-map not displaying all players who were on the server before you
Fall damage no longer triggers a double-death which can lead to runs ending while players are still alive
Added an extra check to prevent a script warning on a player's death
Added a check to prevent victims of friendly fire from ending up with 0 hit points and dying
Fixed the force spawn bot menu jamming at event

Map Updates
Rivers Conflict
Royal Observatory

Items Preamble
In an effort to clean up item tiers and overall item balance, we have condensed house crafting into one solid tier rather than different tiers of similar items with different crafting costs. Legendary armors are also all the red tier now. This is to encourage people to level up all the way instead of focusing on funds upon reaching tier 4, as well as to promote the use of earlier crafted armors among new players and experienced players leveling up new characters alike. Items that belong to a specialized class should all be superior to non-specialized hero items, removing an old precedent of having cheaper hero locked items equal to or better than more expensive items due to being hero locked. You will also notice that house crafted and red legendary items are all hero locked now. Legendary item drop locations will change over time to put all of the orange drops to Normal and early Hard mode, with red drops moving to later Hard and Ragnarok mode. Bastard weapons will be adjusted in a future patch, where they will follow this trend and all gain a second mode to make them more effective in one hand mode. These changes are also meant to pave the way for exciting new additions in the future.

Items
Imperial, Heraldic Plate, and Defender set removed from crafting
Imperial is now legendary armor for Royal Guards
Those of you with Defender, be quiet :X
Defender Gauntlets and Boots were exchanged for Steel Gauntlets and Heavy Steel Greaves.  If you want the dark versions of them, please message me and I will exchange them for you.
The Steel Flat Top Helmet has been changed to the Swadian Great Helm and has a new model.  Defender Helmets were exchanged for Swadian Great Helms.  If you want the Swadian Helmet instead, please message me and I will exchange them for you.
Swadian armor set is now Defender crafted only
House Crafted shields are now Defender Crafted only
Added an s to several throwing weapons
Swadian Throwing Daggers don't have an odd throwing animation anymore
5 "New" Legendary Items
1 New House Crafted Item (Halberdiers rejoice)
Royal Scale set has been remodeled and renamed to the Royal Sniper set

Bolts
Damascus Bolts - Lock to Crossbow Hero
Onyx Bolts - Lock to Crossbow Hero

Arrows
Black Arrows - Lock to Archer Hero

Throwing
Swadian Throwing Dagger - +5 rof
Black Steel Daggers - +5 rof
Skullpiercers - Recipe: +13 Damascus Steel, +5 WoG to 22
+2p
VHTA - Recipe: +13 Damascus Steel, +5 WoG to 22
+2c
Pilum - Recipe: +13 Damascus Steel, +5 WoG to 22
+3p
Heavy Pilum - Recipe: +5 Hardened Leather
+2p
Warmongers - Recipe: +5 Hardened Leather
-Lock to Pike Hero
Obsidian Daggers - Lock to Pike Hero, +5 rof
Dragon Breath - Drop to orange
Volcanic Daggers - Lock to Pike Hero, +5 rof
Twigs of Yggdrasil - Lock to Pike Hero
Rupturers - +5 projectile speed
    
Edited House Crafted Throwing Recipe:
    50 x Black Steel (0 / 50)
    50 x Sturdy Wood (0 / 50)
    15 x Damascus Steel (0 / 15)
    15 x Wood of Glasir (0 / 15)
    20 x Hardened Leather (0 / 20)
    5 x Oil of Velentr (0 / 5)
    5 x Perfected Metal (0 / 5)

Crossbows
Sharpthorn - Lock to Crossbow Hero
Repeater Crossbow - Lock to Crossbow Hero
Eastern Repeater Crossbow - +15 projectile speed, +15p
Eagle Crossbow - Lock to Crossbow Hero, +2spd, +5p
Dead Shot - -5 accuracy, -7 rof, +10 projectile speed, +30p, +knock down ---------- Note: Knock down is not currently working
Ailadrodd - Lock to Crossbow Hero

Bows
King's Will - Lock to Archer Hero
Ebony/Elmwood Bow - -2 projectile speed, -1p
Huntress - +2 rof, -1p
Fiendish Bow - +5 accuracy, +7 projectile speed
Ullr's Bane - Lock to Archer Hero
Stag Bow - Lock to Archer Hero

One Hand House Crafted
Hero's Mercy - Lock to Crossbow Hero
Tempered Steel Falchion - Lock to Commando Hero
Splitter - Lock to Commando Hero
Ornate Crusader's Sword - Lock to Commando Hero
Hero's Trust - Lock to Commando Hero
Hero's Hope - Lock to Commando Hero
Hero's Despair - Lock to Commando Hero
Steel Headed Axe - Lock to Commando Hero
Maneater - Lock to Commando Hero
Nordic War Pick - Lock to Commando  Hero

One Hand Legendary
Dragon Axe - +2 spd
Fell Edge - Drop to orange
Halogi's Torch - Drop to orange, -2b
Fang of Fenrir - Lock to Commando Hero, +2 speed, +1c
Dreaded War Pick - Lock to Commando Hero, +2 speed, +1p

Two Hand Swords
Kriegsmesser - Lock to Commando Hero
Elegant Bastard Sword - Lock to Commando Hero, Recipe: -2 Skull Fragment
Elegant Flamberge - Lock to Commando Hero, Recipe: -2 Skull Fragment
+4c
Elegant Greatsword - Lock to Commando Hero, Recipe: -2 Skull Fragment
Forlorn Hope - Recipe: -5 Blade Shard, +3 Damascus Steel (N), +10 Handle, +1 Oil of Velentr, -1 Perfected Metal, +2 Skull Fragment, +1 Small Gold Bar
+2 spd, +2c, +2p
Bidenhander - Recipe: -5 Blade Shard, +3 Damascus Steel (N), +10 Handle, +1 Oil of Velentr, -1 Perfected Metal, +2 Skull Fragment, +1 Small Gold Bar
+1 spd, +7c, +1p
-------------------------------------Note: The Runic Greatsword will be adjusted in the next patch.
Eastern Katana - Drop to orange
Ancient Greatsword - +2c
Volundr Greatsword - +2 spd
Durendal - Lock to Commando Hero, +2 spd, +3c
Legacy - +4 spd, +6c

Two Hand Non-Swords
Harbinger - Lock to Commando Hero, +2b
Stone Maul - Lock to Commando Hero, +1 spd, +2b
Mjolnir - Lock to Commando Hero, +2 spd, +3b
Dwarf Axe - +2c

One Hand Hero Weapons
Ragnar's Wrath (L) - -1 spd, +5c
Swadia's Wrath (L) - +4c
Steel Stinger (S) - +4c, +6p
Rebellion (A) - -2spd, +5c
Excalibur (L) - +3c, +2spd
--------------------------------- Note: Wulfsbane pending

Shields
Small Dragon Kite Shield - Lock to Commando Hero
Swadian Resilience - Lock to Commando Hero
Swadian Studded Steel Shield - Lock to Commando Hero
Swadian Half-Board Shield - Lock to Sharpshooter Hero
Impervious - +1 armor
Phoenix Shield - Lock to Commando Hero, +100hp, +2 armor
Shield of Kings - +150hp
Tower Shield - Lock to Sharpshooter Hero

House Crafted Polearms
Eastern Glaive - Lock to Pike Hero, +4 spd, +2c, +2p
Corsesca - Lock to Pike Hero, +2p
Partizan - +2 spd, +3c, +2p

Legendary Polearms
Thunder Pike - +3c, +3p
Sun Pike - +5 spd, +4p
Dragon Spear - +4b, +2p
Dragon Halberd - Lock to Halberdier, +5 spd, +4p ----------- Note: Change incoming
Naval Glaive - Lock to Pike Hero, +2 spd, +1c
Jormungandr - Lock to Pike Hero, +2 spd, +2p
Pike of Kings - Lock to Pike Hero, +5 spd, +4b
Mangler - +5 spd, +2p

Sharpshooter Body
Guardian Armour - Lock to Sharpshooter Hero
-1 armor
Black Armour - Recipe: +1 Phoenix Feather, +9 Scale of Fafnir, +2 Sulphur, +20 Armour Plate, +2 Brass Bar, +5 Chain Links, +5 Dye, +2 Ink of Life, +3 Oil, +10 Silk, +5 Skull Fragment, +20 Strap
Brigadine Plateds - Lock to Sharpshooter Hero

Sharpshooter Head
Arming Helmet - Lock to Sharpshooter Hero
Siege Helmet - Lock to Sharpshooter Hero
Hollowed Keeper - Lock to Sharpshooter Hero
Heavy Salet - Lock to Sharpshooter Hero

Pikeman Misc
Light Plated Gauntlets - Lock to Pike Hero
Light Plated Boots - Lock to Pike Hero

Pikeman Body
Heraldic Halberdiers - -6 armor, -5 leg
Heraldic Master Halberdiers - -6 armor, -4 leg
Chainmail Over Leather - Recipe: +1 Phoenix Feather, +9 Scale of Fafnir, +3 Sulphur, +29 Armour Plate, +3 Brass Bar, +17 Chain Links, +21 Dye, +2 Ink of Life, +9 Oil, +2 Oil of Velentr, +2 Perfected Metal, +16 Skull Fragment, +29 Strap, +21 Silk
+2 armor, +4 leg, Lock to Pike Hero
Gold Lamellar Armour - Recipe: +1 Phoenix Feather, +9 Scale of Fafnir, +3 Sulphur, +29 Armour Plate, +3 Brass Bar, +17 Chain Links, +21 Dye, +2 Ink of Life, +9 Oil, +2 Oil of Velentr, +2 Perfected Metal, +16 Skull Fragment, +29 Strap, +21 Silk
+3 armor, +4 leg, -2 weight
Eastern Scale Armour/Fulcrum - Recipe (Eastern): +40 Silk
Lock to Pike Hero
Eastern Full Scale - Lock to Pike Hero, +2 armor, +2 leg
Tiger Scale Armour - -5 weight, +2 armor, +2 leg
Leather Overmail - +3 armor, +4 leg

Pikeman Helmet
Heavy Sturmhaube - Lock to Pike Hero, Recipe: -3 Scale of Fafnir, +2 Ink of Life, -3 Perfected Metal, +5 Straps, +5 Armor Plates
-.75 weight
+2 armor
Steel Spangenhelm - Lock to Pike Hero, Recipe: +3 Oil of Velentr, +2 Skull Fragment, -5 Chain Links

Edited Shared Recipe:
    1 x Phoenix Feather (0 / 1)
    1 x Bear Fur (0 / 1)
    25 x Armour Plate (0 / 25)
    2 x Ink of Life (0 / 2)
    8 x Oil of Velentr (0 / 8)
    5 x Perfected Metal (0 / 5)
    5 x Skull Fragment (0 / 5)
    25 x Strap (0 / 25)

Grinder Helmet - Lock to Halberdier, +2 armor
Barbutte With Coif - Lock to Pikeman Hero, +1 armor
Ornate Bascinet - Lock to Pikeman Hero, -4 armor
Vagabond Helmet - -1 weight
Thanos Legacy - +2 armor

Archer Armor
Heavy Bear Armour - Archer Hero
Heavy Bear Boots - Archer Hero
Heavy Bear Gauntlets - Archer Hero
Heavy Bear Hood - Archer Hero
Royal Scale Armour - Archer Hero
Royal Scale Boots - Archer Hero
Royal Scale Gauntlets - Archer Hero
Royal Scale Helmet - Archer Hero
Tracker Armour - Archer Hero
Tracker Boots - Archer Hero
Tracker Hood - Archer Hero

Commando Armor
Milanese Plate - -12 weight, +1 armor, +1 leg
Verloren Plate - -2 weight, +2 armor, +2 leg
Swadian Halfplate/Heraldic Transitional - Lock to Commando Hero, +2 armor, +2 leg
Swadian Fullplate - +2 armor, +3 leg

Gothic Plate - Lock to Commando Hero, -2 armor
Plate Over Leather - +2 leg
Imperial Armor - +2 armor, +5 leg
Defender - Lock to Commando Hero, +6 armor, +6 leg
Heraldic Plate - Lock to Commando Hero, +2 armor, +2 leg

Commando Helmets
Swadian Helmet - Lock to Commando, Recipe to old Defender/Steel Flat Top, +1 crafting level, +200xp
Closed Face Helm (2) - Recipe: Orichalcum to Relic Fragment, +5 Armour Plate, +1 Skull Fragment, +5 Strap
+2 armor
Fearsome/Knight Helmet - Lock to Commando Hero
Gothic Sallet (2) - Lock to Commando Hero, -3 armor ------- Note: Still needs to be done
Winged/Dragon Helmet (4) - +1 armor
Royal Helmet - -4 weight, +1 armor
Valsgarde - Lock to Commando Hero, +2 armor
Misc House Crafting
Steel Gauntlets (2) - Lock to Commando Hero, +1 crafting level
Heavy Steel Greaves (2) - Lock to Commando Hero, +1 crafting level
Swadian Gauntlets - Lock to Sharpshooter and Commando Hero
Swadian Boots - Lock to Sharpshooter and Commando

Misc Legendary
Studded/Noble Steel Gauntlets - Lock to Commando Hero and Sharpshooter Hero, Ranger, Halberdier
Shynbaulds (2) - Lock to Commando Hero
Leviathan's Hide - Lock to Archer Hero
Leviathan's Treads - Lock to Archer Hero
Lionhide Boots - Lock to Pike Hero

- Winter and the NI Team

Hello NI,

The magical day is upon us. The mobile capable website has launched. You will now find that when your device resolution is small enough it will switch to our special mobile version.

What this means is that you will now get side nav bars which hold all the links - the left bar is for the main nav, and the right shows contextual navigation.

All content should now collapse neatly too so please, have a play around and if you find any issues then let us know in the usual way.

Enjoy!

/Nao & the NI Team

Please reload the website using Ctrl + F5 if anything looks wrong.

1.4.5b Server Release

This is a server-side fix for Thor's AoE attack and certain crush-through attacks. They no longer deal way more damage than intended.

No need to download anything. As the servers restart, the fix will take effect.

Status: All servers have been restarted.

1.4.5 Client Release

This should fix all the chat problems introduced in 1.4.4.
Chat colours should work as expected and the O chat log should only show chat messages - no xp.
Another update will be coming to take care of any texture issues once we build up a list.
Sorry for the inconvenience of all that chat spam.

- Kip and the NI Team

1.4.4 Client Release

Please Note: Servers are currently offline whilst we work on a minor issue with the updates. Sorry - they will be back shortly.

There is not much to say about this update.  Although a ton of stuff was changed, it was all behind the scenes to remove stray script errors, improve reliability of various messages, and standardize some of the random ways we do things.  That said, here are the more notable changes not buried deep in code...

• Corrected the dimensions of the Swadian Throwing Daggers to avoid lag.
  
• Made a few adjustments to the Black Steel Daggers also to avoid lag.
  
• Map updates...
  • Hypers Hell
    
  • Swadian Overgrown
    
• New map: River's Conflict