Release 34
Welcome to Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues Early Access Release 34! Notes on what is in this release are available here.

September 29, 2016

Build Number 483 4:00 PM CDT

• Changed name from "Letter_Default" to "Letter Default"


• Fizzle rate on Bone Armor changed to be half way between Leather and Chain


• Fixes to Black Arrow dialog and barks


• Vyncent the Ardoris castle guard now responds to name requests


• Interrupt fishing when taking damage.


• Can now equip One Man Bands on Female Avatars


• Fixed being able to cast friendly spells on dead friendlies.


• Changed reticle to use friendly target icon for all friendly targets, not just ones that have an interaction.


• Fixed display time on effects for skills to display properly (ex. Discharge)


• Fixed music in front-end screens


• Fixed Stovepipe hats creating bald spots


• Fixed list filter input field bug - enter key now submits the input instead of adding a new line character


• Cleaned up leg (a little bit) on female field dressing. Arm no longer intersects thigh.


• Fixed one man band hats and shirts floating and texture issues


• Fixed Abigail in Soltown referring to Charlotte's location.


• Crank mechanism added to Ornate 5 Piece One Man Band


• Fixed Ice Field visuals to center on targeted area properly


• Set crafted gravestones to be POT decos


• Fixed Avatars not updating for others in the scene when using ladders


• Soltown worm salesman now has his own unique dialog.


• Fixed animation issues with One Man Band


• Ardoris: Added chairs in front of fireplace and set Samael and Kardan up to use them. Moved Fiona. Swapped out table for slightly smaller one, changed its orientation and swapped bench out for single chair. Removed chair interest from Fiona FitzOwen to keep her from trying to take Samael and Kardan's chairs.


• Brittany Central: Fixed incorrectly shifted NPC house. Moved For Sale signs that were blocking doors to some Row Homes.


• South Drachvald Spur: Fix for enemies going inside mountains due to skills that move enemies (Knockback/Gust/Push)


• Recipes for Marching Band Outfit: 2 shirts, 2 hats


• Brittany Sewers & Brittany Graveyard: Fixed teleporter door from crypt in Brittany Sewers to Brittany Graveyard.


• Fixed related crafting flags


• Recipe for Spider Leg Wearable Cloak


• Recipe for Stovepipe Hat


• Added raw meat to butchery merchants


• Fixed Ornate Spider Legs wearable going into Chest slot instead of Back slot on Female Avatars


• Fixed "E" interact hotkey bug - Now we only perform a Take All for open loot containers and chests on lots, not for open containers nested in the player's backpack


• Auto attack now only happens for creatures that are hostile toward you, or are your selected target.


• Fixed decoration issues with Edelmann benefactor house.


• Fixed shutters eclipsing window panes in Rowhouses.


• Brittany Wharfs: Covered up hole in terrain.


• Fixed visual bugs with Elven 3 and 4 story Rowhouses.


• Fixed missing stair collision in Stucco two story w/ alcove Rowhouses.


• Fixed impassable space in Aerie tavern


• Estgard: Fixed terrain bug preventing you from accessing bridge.


• Fixed taming over a summoned pet - now removes summoned pet


• Fix for Accordions not showing up on character sheet


• Trophy Heads: Added Bear & Wolf Trophy Head recipes and those creatures now drop specific heads for the trophy decorations


• Necropolis Entrance: Removed invisible wall


• Crypt of the Avatar: Fixed bug where if you chose "Start on World Map" on return it would send you to Hidden Vale instead of Novia


• Kingswood, Shadowmist, Highiron, Lochfield, Greyacre, Greystone, Holtrot, Righ Inis, and Valemark: Flattened player lots in 5 locations.


• Owl's Nest Mine: Pushed table closer against wall to fix stuck spot


• Fixed some typos on Wax Cylinders for Custom POT music for Rat's Nest


• Players who purchased the "Ornate Stone & Wood Large Fireplace/Chimney" set should now start getting it


• Fixed Lamp SFX generators to be 3D so they would not play on load and not create random loud noises during game play


• Adjusted albedo color on guards, which was dimming materials too much


• Added footstep events to bow run cycles so there are now footstep sounds for bow combat


• Updates to Names Blacklist


• Moved ladder in 3 story Viking Rowhouse to more realistic position.


• Recipe for Training Dummy


• 2016 Spooky Soundtrack

• Some items listed in the R34 instructions are not in the game yet including:
  
  
  
  • New POT templates in the POT Submission Form
  
  
  • Stone Ruins (recipe and Add-Ons)
  
  
  • Bagpipe Recipe
  
  
  • Some of the Fireplaces (Add-Ons)
  
  
  • Ornate Marching Band Shirt and Hat (Add-Ons)
  
  
  • Ornate One Man Band (Add-On)
  
  
  • Ornate Accordion (Add-On)
  
  
  • Ornate Spider Leg Wearable (Add-On)
  
  
  • 3 and 4 Story Elven Row House Bundles (Add-On)
  
  
  • /sigh emote learnable from NPC
  
  
  • 2016 Jack O Lanterns and Masks (Add-On)
  
  
  • Zombie and Ghost Pets (Add-On)
  
  
  • Elf Mask (Add-On)
  
  
  • Spider Web Cloaks (Add-On)
  
  
  • Dead Trees (Add-On)
  
  
  • Gallows (Add-On)
  
  
  • Dungeon Iron Cages (Add-On)
  
  
  
  


• Oracle Confessions don't work in POT Confirmatories


• Various visual anomalies with all versions of the One Man Bands


• Various issues with Sound Effects and Music (sfx not effected by volume sliders, odd popping noises, no music in main menu, etc)


• Portable Aetheric Amplifier (aka Headphones) will sometimes stop working


• AMD A8 Graphics Chipsets do not work with Unity Games including Shroud


• Crafted Street Organ does not work


• Fire Arrow icon not visible in tutorial


• Using the Mirror on Isle of Storms can crash sometimes


• Novia Overworld rework has introduced various stuck spots, incorrect collision and “exit into the air” issues


• Some UI text is not wrapping correctly


• Rain is coming through the roof of some buildings


• The new Targeting system still has various issues that need fixing


• Pathfinding is breaking in some houses and basements


• Local chat is failing in some situations


• Many SFX are not properly tied to the sound volume controls.


• Lighting and fog levels are still being tuned to work with the new weather system, expect anomalies


• Death and Resurrection do not work properly in the team arena


• Water lots in Dynamic Player Owned Towns can currently only be placed along shorelines, not on docks


• If your video drivers are out of date characters will appear as if they are covered in triangles.


• Some cities are experiencing performance spikes


• Some pledge, add on, and stretch goal items have not yet been built and/or do not yet have tech support.


• The update to Unity 5 caused a host of general texture and lighting related issues, and not all of these have been resolved.


• Distant tree billboards may have a white outline that is especially noticeable at night, and some trees may shimmer with white at night.


• Skin tone will sometimes not match properly on different parts of the body


• ALT key can no longer be bound. This was necessary to re-enable quick self cast with ALT