Hello, brave adventurers! The Aggro & Performance Update (v0.6.22.0) is LIVE, bringing a massive boost to your *Ancient Kingdoms* experience! Expect smoother gameplay, revamped aggro mechanics, thrilling new features, and a ton of polish to make your journey epic. Lets dive into the goodies!

Performance Power-Up

- Boosted performance by ~15-20% for buttery-smooth adventures! - Crisper visuals with increased pixel outline density. - HD mode now available for resolutions below 2560x1440!

Exciting New Features

- New Monster Skill: Summon Player Get ready for a wild fight! - Granite Chest A tough new storage option for your loot. - DPS Feedback Dummies now show your DPS in chat. Flex those skills! - Arcane Blast Impact Effect Spellcasting just got flashier! - Winterforge Update Now 60% complete. The icy saga continues!

Gameplay & Balance Tweaks

- Aggro System Revamp: - Fixed pesky mercenary aggro bugs. - Taunt skills now scale aggro with max HP. - Warrior: Taunt & Threat generate MORE aggro! - Warrior Mercenary: Battle Shout is now AoE and pulls harder. - Ranger: Provoke is beefier for pulling mobs. - Rogue: Ghoststab cooldown slashed, damage boosted, and better at shedding aggro. - Class Balance: - Cleric: Aegolism mana cost increased. - Rogue: Ghoststab shines brighter (see above). - Warrior: Sturdiness skill grants more HP per level. - Mounts: Tweaked prices, faster speeds for premium rides! - Crafting & Gear: - Epic armor molds now match armor quality. - Slightly lowered HP on some gear for balance. - Monsters & Loot: - Rare mob spawns boosted! - Angry Librarian spawns more often, with better Rusty Key drops. - Elites & bosses now always drop gold! - Level 40+ mobs got tougher with higher MR & AC. - XP & Quests: - Reworked XP rates, especially for newbies! - Adventurers Guild quests give more XP. - Bonus XP based on max HP added. - Relogging too often (within 30 min) gives Exhausted (50% XP for 5 min). - Combat: - Faster out-of-combat recovery. - Veteran Skill Sturdiness boosts HP scaling.

Bug Fixes

- Lowered adventurers guild quest level requirements. - Fixed typo in Bows tooltip. - Smoothed out collisions in Winterforge tower. - Repaired Elven Village inn door. - Squashed mercenary aggro bugs.

Quality of Life

- More frequent rare mob spawns. - Juicier XP from Adventurers Guild quests. - Balanced HP on select gear for fairness.

Ready to conquer?

Jump into *Ancient Kingdoms* and experience the Aggro & Performance Update! Share your epic moments in the Steam Discussions, report bugs, or join our Discord for the latest news! Lets make history together!

[ 2025-04-21 18:23:32 CET ] [ Original post ]