Changelog/2022/September 28

Hello everyone!

Today we are releasing the next major patch of SkyBlock which includes a new form of progression along with many balancing and QoL changes!

► SkyBlock Leveling Today, we are tying up the multiple forms of denoting progression into a centralized system: SkyBlock Levels. Now, everyone will have a level that shows the progression they have in the game.

You can view the different ways to gain SkyBlock XP along with your specific breakdown:

View an individual breakdown of each XP Task

Along with this, you now see SkyBlock Levels shown in the player list (tab), and while they do not show in chat by default, you have a setting to toggle SkyBlock Levels in chat:

As well as denoting your general progress in the game, SkyBlock Levels also reward you for your progression:
 * Gain permanent stat boosts based on your level!
 * Various features such as Bazaar, Community Shop, the Wardrobe, and more, have been relocated to SkyBlock Levels progression.
 * Unlock a new public Level Prefix at specific levels!

There is still a lot we want to do with levels, such as balancing, adding multiple ways to gain XP and also making it more clear what tasks players should focus on at each stage of their progression.

* Note: Levels are retroactive, upon logging in you will be automatically given a level respective to your progress in the game.

► Changes to Fairy Souls & Backpack Slots With the release of Leveling, Fairy Souls no longer give permanent stat boots. Now, they grant:


 * SkyBlock XP
 * Unlocking Backpack Slots
 * Backpack Slots 2-18 will now be locked by default. The more Fairy Souls you find, the more Backpack Slots you will unlock.

* Note: Backpacks that are already in locked slots will stay in those slots, no worries!

► Peak of the Mountain The following changes have been made:
 * Added Peak of the Mountain 6
 * Cost - 500,000 Gemstone Powder
 * Rewards - +2 Gemstone Powder when mining Gemstones
 * Added Peak of the Mountain 7
 * Cost - 750,000 Gemstone Powder
 * Rewards - 1 Token of the Mountain
 * Heart of the Mountain 7 Reward: 2 -> 3 Token of the Mountain

► Croesus, Dungeon Treasures There is a new NPC in the Dungeon Hub called Croesus which hoards all the treasures from your dungeon runs and allows you to open them later.

Croesus in the Dungeon Hub around

You can keep up to 60 runs in Croesus, and each run has a 48 hours expiry date, so make sure you open your chests before they disapear!

► General Changes
 * Added Curse of Greed effect, applied right now only on the Emerald Blade:

Curse of Greed effect

We are aware of the bug that caused players to lose coins on release, and we will refund ALL THE COINS that players lost from it.

Stay tuned for updates on the situation.

''* Note: We felt like the Emerald Blade's risk of losing coins on death was being negated by too many effects that were later added to the game. This should bring back the fear factor of using this powerful weapon, without the need for us to nerf it.''

► Balancing Changes

Pets

 * Golden Dragon
 * Dragons greed: Buffed Strength per 5 Magic find from flat 0.5 to 0.5% (Max 5% Strength at 50 Magic Find)
 * Flying Fish
 * Quick Reel (Legendary) = Buffed from 75 to 80 Fishing Speed
 * Quick Reel (Mythic) = Buffed from 75 to 80 Fishing Speed
 * Zombie Pet
 * Nerf crafting recipe to 8 stacks of Enchanted Rotten Flesh instead of the current 8 Zombie Hearts.
 * Kat now requires 8 stacks of Enchanted Rotten Flesh instead.

Gear

 * Goldor Leggings
 * Health 250 -> 260
 * Defense 220 -> 240
 * Juju Shortbow
 * Enderman Slayer Requirement Lvl 3 -> 5
 * Dark Claymore
 * Added two combat Gemstone slots
 * Added 30 Critical Damage, from 0
 * Livid Dagger
 * Nerfed Attack Speed from 100 to 50
 * Shadow Fury
 * Buffed Strength from 125 to 130
 * Buffed Strength from 130 to 160
 * Buffed Crit Damage from 0 to 30
 * Buffed Crit Damage from 0 to 60
 * Ragnarok Axe
 * Nerfed Weapon damage from 250 to 200
 * Nerfed the ability from 2x to 1.5x Strength
 * Spirit Sceptre
 * Ability Mana cost goes from 250 to 200 Mana
 * Super Cleaver
 * Buffed Weapon Damage from 85 to 105
 * Buffed Critical Damage from 0 to 20
 * Hyper Cleaver
 * Buffed Weapon Damage from 145 to 175
 * Buffed Critical Damage from 0 to 50
 * Giant Cleaver
 * Buffed Weapon Damage from 170 to 235
 * Buffed Critical Damage from 0 to 95
 * Buffed Strength from 60 to 95

Power Stones

 * Furball (Itchy power)
 * Droprate 0.82% -> 1.5%
 * Attack speed 25% -> 30%
 * Walk Speed 10% -> 5%
 * Luxurious Spool (Silky)
 * Crit damage 100% -> 95%
 * Speed 0% -> 5%
 * Hazmat Enderman
 * Strength 20% -> 25%
 * Crit Damage 20% -> 25%
 * Defense 20% -> 25%
 * Health 20% -> 25%
 * Attack Speed 10% -> 15%

Sven Slayer The amount of Combat EXP required to summon Sven has been nerfed, which should make spawning Sven approximately 30% faster.

Also, we recently changed the main way to obtain the Luxurious Spool, it used to be a 100% drop from the Brood Mother, it now only has a 5% chance to drop from it, however you now have a 100% chance to obtain it when killing Arachne.

► Bugs Fixes
 * HoTM Pickaxe abilities now show the correct call to action depending on the state.
 * Bal Pet's stats now apply properly.
 * Mineral armor now works on glowstone.

► A note on future updates Here's a quick recap of what you can expect in the next few updates!

Happening pretty soon but in no specific order:
 * End Island QoL Update
 * Kuudra revamp
 * Garden Update (part 1)
 * SkyBlock Levels follow up
 * New bits items

Happening moderately soon:
 * Wizard Portal
 * Garden Update (part 2)

Happening in a little while:
 * Foraging update

Credits: @LandonHP - SkyBlock Levels development, Fairy Soul changes, HoTM changes @Minikloon - Croesus @aPunch - Balancing Changes @Sylent, @Bloozing, @Citria, HPC and QA Team - Testing/QA @Jayavarmen - Leveling Game Design @Octaverei - Balancing Game Design @Cheesey - Croesus Map Changes

Thanks for reading! Huge thanks to all the players who reported bugs on Alpha!