In addition to the changes listed in the Angeldust v2.9 release notes part 1, Angeldust v2.9 brings the following new features that have been enabled today with a server update.

Player (hero) level system
Probably the number 1 requested RPG feature for Angeldust – you can now level up and grow stronger! Coins double as experience points and you automatically show off your player level to other players in-game:



The level system will be expanded on in the future.

First-time sign-in bonus
To get new players up-to-speed in the game world of Angeldust – and to show the leveling system – new players now get a 2.500 coin welcome bonus on their first sign-in. Existing players have been given the same bonus:



Full list of changes for Angeldust v2.9

• Implement player (hero) level system
  
• Add first-time sign-in bonus
  
• Add chat log
  
• Improved text input to allow more – and accented – characters in chat
  
• Rendering performance improvements
  
• Allow game controller top action button (Y) to open up chat log
  
• Add user interface scrolling using the 'page down' and 'page up' keys
  
• Font rendering improvements
  
• Improve appearance of health bar
  
• Polish the game replay user interface a bit