The Big One

published Sep 5th 2014, 01:25 by nonSENSE

New Features

General

Added Tome of Wisdom, which allows players to collect Scrolls and Recipes. These can in turn be used to craft new items or enhance existing items!
- Scrolls can be used right away on their own to craft with and improve other items.
- Alternatively, a player can add a scroll to their Tome of Wisdom, to produce unlimited copies of the scroll for a fee.
- Some scrolls can be found randomly in gifts or item drops, others are exclusive to gamemode objectives or bundled with an achievement.
Added 2 new VIP memberships: Coral and Jade
- Important: Members who have generously supported the community with their donations in the past will be offered a free upgrade to these new memberships.
  - Players who have received a silver crown will receive a free upgrade to Coral member.
  - Players who have received a gold crown will receive a free upgrade to Jade member.
Added Ancient Gems.
- These rare gems can only be found by wearing items granting a special modifier (Ability to find Ancient Gems).
Added Arcane Shards.
- Relics can be broken down into Arcane Shards using a special recipe.
- Crafting 5 Arcane Shards together will produce a random relic item.
Added some features to make it easier for new users to get started on the servers
- All new users will start out with a Genuine Bundle of Starter Items
- New users will start with 15 tokens already on their account.
  (Existing users have had these tokens added to their account retroactively.)
All VIP members can now wear their (current) country flag as a chat tag.
- This applies to all VIP members (Silver and up)
Added booster packs and temporary buffs which boost certain stats (such as magic find, rare find, lockpick success rate, ability to find ancient gems...) for a certain period of time.
- Currently there are small (1 hour) and big (24 hours) booster packs available.
Added exclusive particle effects which are extremely rare and can only be received from Golden Casks
Fixed and improved Cross Server Chat (CSC) to communicate between servers.
- CSC messages now display rank color and chat tags.
- This features is only available to staff members and Coral / Jade members to prevent abuse.
Completely redesigned staff and VIP chat tags
Added several new emoticons, including Steam Community icons
Added Twitch.tv emoticons
Added 20 new chat tags, which can only be obtained from the new Bundle of Random Chat Tags.
- Each bundle contains 4 random chat tags which can be used or traded.
Added attribute statistics viewer to the Account Info & Settings-menu:
- A list of all active attribute effects will be displayed to the user.
- This features is only available to staff members and Coral / Jade members.
Players can now display items from their inventory in chat.
- Coral / Jade members can also display items from their inventory in Cross Server Chat
Redesigned the chat tag selection menu to display all chat tags the user owns at once.
Changed relic color from #BB7D3E to #D0A070
Modified the infobox describing an item to highlight certain aspects of the item.
- Chests, crates and bundles have their series highlighted.
- Names of contributors on community items are now highlighted.
Added option of resizing chatbox width in /settings menu.

Puzzles

Puzzles is a Garry's Mod gamemode based on the Half-Life 2: Deathmatch maps made by DST Studios. Originally run by BluShell Gaming, the gamemode is now being hosted and run by MoronYard. A big thanks to Banhfun for making this possible!
Every map has 8-13 puzzles. When a puzzle is finished, every player gets a reward.

Smash

Added the map Horror by Kmasht and MasterMark.
Added the map Metal by Kmasht and MasterMark.
Fixed a glitch where platforms could get frozen on Eye. Thanks to Kmasht and MasterMark.

Slope

Reworked the highscore system.
- All player times are now stored.
- Speedhackers will no longer be able to overwrite previous highscores.

Build To The Top

Added the hula doll prop.
- Carrying the doll to the next level's platform will move your spawnpoint to said platform.
Added the gravity gun
- Allows players to manipulate props a lot easier, with the downside of not being able to freeze props
Added weapon & general control information boxes, which will help new players get started with the gamemode.
Rebalanced rewards for completing the whole map.
- Rewards can now include item drops.
Reaching a checkpoint (level) now grants a small cash prize.
Added new awards, some of which granting gamemode-exclusive item rewards.
Replaced the wooden board with a longer plank.

Marketplace

Ratings are now properly visible to guest (no login).

Bugfixes

Fixed a bug allowing players to get high killstreaks by killing the same player multiple times.
Fixed an error causing the Chemical Aura to display incorrectly.
Fixed Multiplier Madness not activating at times.
Fixed being able to freeze and unfreeze other player's protected props on BTTT.
Fixed several errors related to particle systems.
Fixed being able to trade yourself.
Fixed a typo with the puppet mine.
Fixed some smash weapon descriptions.
Changed the item code of the relic katana to use the non-legendary katana.
Fixed Cross Server Chat.
Fixed Slow Mines not being able to slow more than once per round.
Fixed being able to walk to prevent the effect of puppet and slow mines.
Fixed buff and debuff icons not being removed properly.
Item with styles are now properly displayed in the explorer.

Balance Changes

Smash Items

Ricochet Smash Weapon
- Reduced damage dealt to victim from 8-15 to 4-12.
- Mine owners can now take damage from using the mine.
Ring of Dexterity Smash Tool
- Changed the way charges are gained:
  - Owner will gain 1 charge for every 4 mines activated in a 550 unit AoE by any player.
- Initial charges have been reduced from 1 to 0.
Inferno Mine Smash Weapon
- Reduced burn damage ticks from 2-4 to 2-3.
- Increased starting ammo from 3 to 4.
- Reduced delay from 9 to 7 seconds.
- Increased movespeed reduction from 15% to 25%.
Force Staff Smash Tool
- Reduced push force from 415 to 350 units.
Repulsion Mine Smash Weapon
- Reduced push force from 500-750 to 450-675
Puppet Mine Smash Weapon
- Increased effect duration from 5 to 5-7 seconds.
- Increased starting ammo from 2 to 3.
- Victim's movespeed is now increased by 20% for the duration of the debuff.
Reversal Mine Smash Weapon
- Increased effect duration from 3-5 to 4.5-6 seconds.
- Reduced delay from 4.5 to 3 seconds.
- Victim's movespeed is now increased by 40% for the duration of the debuff.
Flashbang Mine Smash Weapon
- Reduced effect duration from 4 to 3 seconds.
- Decreased AoE from 600 to 500 units.
- Increased starting ammo from 2 to 3.
- Reduced delay from 12 to 9 seconds.
- Increased kill contribution timer from 6 to 8 seconds.
- Affected players will now see a black instead of a white screen.
Healing Mine Smash Weapon
- Healing mines come with a starting capacity of 30 HP.
- Increased heal amount from 4-8 to 6-12 health.
- Increased kill contribution timer from 10 to 15 seconds.
- Increased starting ammo from 4 to 5.
- Reduced delay from 4 to 3 seconds.
Slow Mine Smash Weapon
- Reduced effect duration from 8 to 6 seconds.
- Increased movespeed reduction from 80% to 85%.
- Decreased starting ammo from 6 to 4.
- Increased delay from 2.25 to 4 seconds.
Bleed Mine Smash Weapon
- Increased starting ammo from 3 to 4.
- Reduced delay from 6 to 3 seconds.
Stun Mine Smash Weapon
- Increased effect duration from 1-1.75 to 1.5-2.5 seconds.
- Reduced delay from 2.75 to 2.5 seconds.

Chest / Crate contents

Modified Mysterious Chest A contents
- Re-added Katana
Modified Mysterious Chest B contents
- Added Ring of Dexterity
Modified Mysterious Chest C contents
- Added Drill Mine
Introduced Locked Crate (Series 12-18)
Introduced Robo Crate (Series 2)

New Items

Hats

Added the Human Skull hat
Added the Blue Rival hat
Added the Boot hat
Added the Bootleg Billycock hat
Added the Brim-Full of Bullets hat
Added the Cottonhead hat
Added the Firewall Helmet hat
Added the Fur Cap hat
Added the Hetman's Headpiece hat
Added the L'Inspecteur hat
Added the Lucky Shot hat
Added the Red Rival hat
Added the Satellite Hat hat
Added the S0lar T0pi hat
Added the Stahlhelm hat
Added the Steel Shak0 hat
Added the Tin Cap0tain hat
Added the Vending Cap hat
Added the War Pig hat
Added the Texas Tin-Gall0n hat
Added the Tyrantium Helmet hat
Added the T0wering Pillar of Hats hat
Added the B0nk Leadwear hat
Added the Cyb0rg Stunt Helmet hat
Added the R0b0tic Birg Cage hat
Added the Stuntsr0b0t hat
Added the Legendary Birthday Hat hat

Body Attachments

Added the Antenna body attachment
Added the Banana Peel body attachment
Added the Beep Boy body attachment
Added the B0lt B0y body attachment
Added the Cactus body attachment
Added the Chainsaw body attachment
Added the Fairy Wings body attachment
Added the Huntsman body attachment
Added the Meat Hook body attachment
Added the Megapixel Beard body attachment
Added the Target Practice body attachment
Added the Prick body attachment
Added the Tiny Cube body attachment
Added the War Axe body attachment

Auras

Added the Vwoosh aura
Added the Whish aura
Added the Razzle aura
Added the Oxygen aura
Added the Carbon aura
Added the Helium aura

Crates / Chests

Added the Locked Crate (Series 12) crate
Added the Locked Crate (Series 13) crate
Added the Locked Crate (Series 14) crate
Added the Locked Crate (Series 15) crate
Added the Locked Crate (Series 16) crate
Added the Locked Crate (Series 17) crate
Added the Locked Crate (Series 18) crate
Added the Robo Crate (Series 2) crate
Added the Golden Cask chest

Gems and Jewels

Added the Amazonite gem
Added the Citrine gem
Added the Onyx gem
Added the Hiddenite gem
Added the Iolite gem

Bundles

Added the Bundle of Random Chat Tags item
Added the Genuine Bundle of Starter Items item

Special items

Added the Tome of Wisdom item
Added the Arcane Shard item
Added the Small Booster Pack: +100% Magic Find item
Added the Small Booster Pack: +100% Rare Find item
Added the Small Booster Pack: +100% Lock Pick Rate item
Added the Small Booster Pack: Ancient Gems item
Added the Big Booster Pack: +100% Magic Find item
Added the Big Booster Pack: +100% Rare Find item
Added the Big Booster Pack: +100% Lock Pick Rate item
Added the Big Booster Pack: Ancient Gems item
Added the Chat Tag: Dog item
Added the Chat Tag: Penguin item
Added the Chat Tag: Bug item
Added the Chat Tag: Flask item
Added the Chat Tag: Apple item
Added the Chat Tag: Orange item
Added the Chat Tag: Joystick item
Added the Chat Tag: Leaf item
Added the Chat Tag: Mask item
Added the Chat Tag: Poison item
Added the Chat Tag: Poop item
Added the Chat Tag: Shuriken item
Added the Chat Tag: Basketball item
Added the Chat Tag: Football item
Added the Chat Tag: Golf item
Added the Chat Tag: Soccer item
Added the Chat Tag: Tennis item
Added the Chat Tag: Sushi item
Added the Chat Tag: Yin-Yang item
Added the Chat Tag: Monkey item