The party grows stronger! This update expands your adventuring group, improves mercenary behavior, enhances core systems, and pushes the Temple of Valaark closer to completion.\n\n

Party & Mercenary Updates

\n Party size increased to 5 \n At Level 40, you can now hire up to 4 mercenaries \n Druid & Cleric mercs: basic attack cooldown reduced 5s 3s \n Haste & Spell Haste now correctly work on mercenaries \n Mercenaries no longer gain extra AP/SP from veteran levels \n Mercs wont use Cleanse when a spell cannot be cleansed \n Mercs now cleanse party pets \n Fixed issue where mercenaries werent triggering proc effects \n Fixed visual bug with ranger merc horse \n\n

Druid Changes

\n Wild Growth is now the Capstone skill \n Root moved to Tier 2, now includes AoE + Heal on Hit \n Important: Druid players must reset their skills in Elven Village \n\n

Systems & Gameplay

\n Added Dual Spec: unlock a secondary specialization at Level 50 \n New repositioning system for all mobs \n Debuff outline colors added: Blue (Cold), Orange (Fire), Purple (Magic), Dark Green (Poison), Brown (Disease), Red (Melee) \n Exhausted debuff now reduces Speed, Attack Power, and Spell Power \n Increased party bonus EXP per additional member \n VT Level 200 players now receive a Scroll of Knowledge V when leveling \n WIS AC scaling slightly reduced: 0.25 0.20 \n Improved accuracy of AoE indicator circles \n High-end bosses now have a chance to resist dispel & cleanse attempts \n\n

World & Progress

\n Temple of Valaark: 90% completed \n Fixed zone trigger issue between Elven Village and Twilight Forest \n\n

UI, Tutorial & Misc Fixes

\n ESC no longer closes the game while on the Home screen \n ESC no longer closes the in-game tutorial \n Added Craft All button \n Fixed SoW potion typo showing incorrect speed bonus \n Fixed issue allowing feared/stunned players to perform restricted actions \n Fixed bug related to Sage Renewal \n\n

Prepare your party - Ancient Kingdoms grows with you.

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[ 2025-11-15 08:01:50 CET ] [Original Post]