Achaean News
Some updates
Written by: Makarios, the Meticulous
Date: Thursday, November 16th, 2023
Addressed to: Everyone
Artifice
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* The skill is completely rewritten, a full review of the abfiles is advised.
Conjuration
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* KNIFE sigils are no more.
Crystalism
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* Reshuffled some abilities, notably several skills moved from elementalism and old artifice into this skill.
* Some small adjustments. Dissonance has undergone major changes.
Elementalism
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* Massive changes to the skills, rereading all abfiles is advised.
Hypnosis
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* Cleaned up some interactions between hypnotise and mesmerise, where they could often interfere with one another. There is likely still more to do here, but the situation should be somewhat improved.
Pestilence
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* Added SWARM DISMISS <RESERVES <insect type> to have saner ways to get rid of unwanted insects.
Propagation
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* Propagated SKULLCAP has had its arm bonus changed to make thornrends generate some arcane power on a target who you have feedback on, so long as an arcane storm is present in the room.
* The VIRIDIAN transformation sequence has been sped up somewhat.
Shikudo
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* New ability: DAWNKICK.
Sublimation
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* RESIDUAL SANGUINE now has saner diminishing returns at high stacks like other humours.
Subterfuge
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* APPRAISE now incurs a short equilibrium if you appraise someone with a bell tattoo.
* The whitelist of commands for BASK is now more consistent with other similar skills (you can do a fair bit more now while basking).
Tarot
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* RUINATE JUSTICE has had the bonus freeze threshold reduced from five afflictions to four.
* DEATH has had shivering added to the list of conditions which can generate a bonus charge.
Vision
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* Oddities with the SQUINT cooldowns not being applied correctly have been resolved.
Zeal
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* Reciting UNFLINCHING no longer can be hindered by WEARINESS like other verses are.
Misc
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* Artefacts now reset out of linked containers.
* Solo kills from a person with deathmask/guise enabled will now be hidden on assists from the obsidian hound carving talismans. This does not apply to multiple person kills.
* When an invincible pets health reaches zero from being attacked it will stop attacking if its owner is not in the room (until commanded to attack again or attacked again).
* Multiple item wield syntax (for example, WIWELD SCIMITAR SCIMITAR) now can accept the NOTHING keyword to ensure one of the hands remains empty. For example WIELD RITUALKNIFE NOTHING would make sure your ritual knife was in your left hand and the right remained free.
* The RAPID_RESONATION artefact power no longer applies to the RETARDATION vibration.
* The SCHEMATICS artefact power has been changed to the SORCEROUS_INSIGHT artefact power.
Penned by My hand on the 20th of Mayan, in the year 931 AF.
Some updates
Written by: Makarios, the Meticulous
Date: Thursday, November 16th, 2023
Addressed to: Everyone
Artifice
--------
* The skill is completely rewritten, a full review of the abfiles is advised.
Conjuration
-----------
* KNIFE sigils are no more.
Crystalism
---------
* Reshuffled some abilities, notably several skills moved from elementalism and old artifice into this skill.
* Some small adjustments. Dissonance has undergone major changes.
Elementalism
------------
* Massive changes to the skills, rereading all abfiles is advised.
Hypnosis
--------
* Cleaned up some interactions between hypnotise and mesmerise, where they could often interfere with one another. There is likely still more to do here, but the situation should be somewhat improved.
Pestilence
----------
* Added SWARM DISMISS <RESERVES <insect type> to have saner ways to get rid of unwanted insects.
Propagation
-----------
* Propagated SKULLCAP has had its arm bonus changed to make thornrends generate some arcane power on a target who you have feedback on, so long as an arcane storm is present in the room.
* The VIRIDIAN transformation sequence has been sped up somewhat.
Shikudo
-------
* New ability: DAWNKICK.
Sublimation
-----------
* RESIDUAL SANGUINE now has saner diminishing returns at high stacks like other humours.
Subterfuge
----------
* APPRAISE now incurs a short equilibrium if you appraise someone with a bell tattoo.
* The whitelist of commands for BASK is now more consistent with other similar skills (you can do a fair bit more now while basking).
Tarot
-----
* RUINATE JUSTICE has had the bonus freeze threshold reduced from five afflictions to four.
* DEATH has had shivering added to the list of conditions which can generate a bonus charge.
Vision
------
* Oddities with the SQUINT cooldowns not being applied correctly have been resolved.
Zeal
----
* Reciting UNFLINCHING no longer can be hindered by WEARINESS like other verses are.
Misc
----
* Artefacts now reset out of linked containers.
* Solo kills from a person with deathmask/guise enabled will now be hidden on assists from the obsidian hound carving talismans. This does not apply to multiple person kills.
* When an invincible pets health reaches zero from being attacked it will stop attacking if its owner is not in the room (until commanded to attack again or attacked again).
* Multiple item wield syntax (for example, WIWELD SCIMITAR SCIMITAR) now can accept the NOTHING keyword to ensure one of the hands remains empty. For example WIELD RITUALKNIFE NOTHING would make sure your ritual knife was in your left hand and the right remained free.
* The RAPID_RESONATION artefact power no longer applies to the RETARDATION vibration.
* The SCHEMATICS artefact power has been changed to the SORCEROUS_INSIGHT artefact power.
Penned by My hand on the 20th of Mayan, in the year 931 AF.