Update 8 Patch 1 Release Notes

=Release Notes: Lammania - 5th Birthday!=

Welcome to the Release Notes for Dungeons & Dragons Online! These preview server release notes were posted on Wednesday, February 16th, 2011. These preview release notes are subject to changes and additions.

Of Special Note:
Celebrate DDO's Birthday With Euphonia's Challenge: Treasure of the Crystal Cove!

Just when you thought you knew all there was to know about treasure hunting, an old acquaintance has the ultimate challenge for you!

Help Euphonia Teles thwart the droves of pirates seeking the map to Crystal Cove. Don your new pirate hat, get there first, and employ everything in your power to reap rewards unlike you've ever seen before: Any characters created prior to the 5th Birthday patch will receive a gift! Players will be gifted a voucher for a free pirate cap while the in-game event is running, the voucher can be redeemed in Smugglers Rest for a fancy hat. Hat colors will vary but can be bartered for a different color.
 * Celebrate DDO's birthday with your new pirate hat and join thousands of other players in a brand new live event.
 * Visit Sailor Calatin in the Harbor and sail to Smuggler's Rest.
 * Unlock Crystal Cove and hire Kobolds to do all your heavy lifting!
 * Free Traveler Tokens and Blessings of the Traveler to join in this year's Marketplace Egg Hunt!

Character gift list, based on the amount of time a character has played DDO: Each Characters gift will be elevated one "tier" for each of the following conditions: Updates and Changes to Euphonia's Challenge: Treasure of the Crystal Cove (Lammania Only)
 * Tier 1: Swabby's Kerchief a simple Bandana
 * Tier 2: Freebooter's Bandana a Striped Bandana
 * Tier 3: Corsair's Skullcap a Striped Bandana with Skull Brooch
 * Tier 4: Captain's Chapeau a Feathered Hat
 * Tier 5: Admiral's Tricorne an Admiral's Hat
 * Tier 6: Dread Admiral's Tricorne an Admiral's Hat with Skull Brooch
 * Active VIP Subscription: +1 Tier
 * Founder Account: +1 Tier
 * Character has True Reincarnated one or more times: +1 Tier
 * NEW (Lammania Only): Euphonia now has a Hat Box!
 * NEW (Lammania Only): Several items have been updated:
 * Ornamental Dagger now gives the proper bonuses at the right upgrades (Superior Potency IV at the first upgrade, Superior Potency V at the second.)
 * Treasure Hunter's Spyglass now applies search and spot bonuses properly at each tier.
 * The level 20 base version of the Ring of the Buccaneer starts with a +6 Dexterity.
 * The level 20 base version of the Brawling Gloves start with a +6 Strength.
 * The level 20 base version of the Swashbuckler starts with Greater Parrying.
 * The level 20 base version of the Cutthroat's Smallblade starts without Corrosive Salt
 * NEW (Lammania Only): Players must be in the same instance in the Crystal Cove in which random stuff is dropped to get it.
 * NEW (Lammania Only): Dual-wielding hobgoblins are more apt at using thrown weapons.
 * NEW (Lammania Only): Kobold miners now remove invisibility whenever they collect a crystal.
 * NEW (Lammania Only): Items in the Crystal Cove can now be used while raging.
 * NEW (Lammania Only): Monsters at CR 21 and above now have deathblock.
 * NEW (Lammania Only): Players of any level (1-20) can now enter Crystal Cove.
 * Players should no longer end up on the Korthos Beach when recalling out of the Crystal Cove.
 * Some updates have been made to crafting device item descriptions.
 * Scallawag's Luck can now be upgraded properly in Euphonia's Barter Box.
 * A number of balance changes and fixes have been added, based on player feedback!

Armor Appearance Kits

 * The four currently-available Armor Appearance Kits are getting a new color! Each of the kits now includes a black color variant, with 11 unique appearances each!
 * Armor Appearance Kits now appear under Armor in the inventory list view.
 * Armor Appearance Kits now function on the Full Plate of the Defender, and the Chain Shirt of Crippling.

Shopping

 * The salesman in the Airship Showroom now correctly opens the DDO Store to Astral Diamonds when players click on the relevant link.
 * A "Buy Now" button has been added to a player's personal bank, if the player has not yet purchased both bank slots.

UI Improvements

 * Fixed a visual display error in the character selection screen.

Hireling Changes

 * Rogue hirelings will now attempt to unlock chests and disable devices when directed to do so.
 * Fixed an issue that caused quest panel confusion when using a hireling.

Race Changes

 * NEW: Half-orc great axe and maul animations have been corrected.

Blockade Buster
Siegebreaker Undermine
 * Crests will now teleport to the raft if they are dropped inside of a sunken ship.
 * Ship doors are now set to allow usage without breaking stealth.
 * The optional experience has been lowered for poisoning the Droaam encampment's well.
 * Some crates have been moved to prevent a stuck spot.
 * Players will no longer levitate above a hole in the quest.
 * A jumping route across the minefield has been obscured a bit to better indicate that the path is a secondary way across the room.

Eyes of Stone

 * Monsters and hirelings will now move properly through the gates in the courtyard.

Reaver's Bane

 * Corrected a text error in Crag's dialogue.

I Dream of Jeets

 * A "secret" rest shrine has been fixed.

Spells

 * Spells that fail due to a concentration check or arcane spell failure will no longer produce their associated spell effects (projectile, ray, etc.)
 * The duration of Dimension Door has been changed to 30 seconds.

Crafting

 * There are now Restoration recipes for Epic Carnival/Red Fens items. If an item was improved for Update 8, players can now use three Epic Dungeon Tokens in a Stone of Change, along with the item, to upgrade the item to its improved state (or remove the item's augment slot, if the item has one.)
 * Risia Ice Games enchantments are once again visible on items during examination.
 * Named handwraps now correctly appear with a golden examination border when placed into the Risian Eldritch Device.

Items

 * NEW: The Might of the Abishai set bonus has been changed to a +3 increase to the wearer's Conjuration spell DCs (and +1 in the case of the lower tiers.) The caster level bonus to Evocation spells now works correctly as well.

Other Changes

 * Guild airships will no longer get into a state where players cannot get aboard them.
 * Guild successors will now be able to usurp control of the guild if a guild leader has not logged into their leader character for 180 days. The ability to usurp does not currently pass to officers or members if there is no successor, or if the successor is also inactive. This is a temporary solution that will be replaced with a more complete system in the next update.
 * A succubi in the illusionists' show in the Marketplace has been educated on the location of the the ground.
 * Some guards in House Deneith were rudely causing players to become trapped behind them. Their physics have now been turned off, and their pay docked.

Known Issues
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