Reviewed Monster Magnet skill effect on mobs, now properly showing up to other players.
Reworked concurrency protection on login handler, now properly synchronizing requests for the same accountId.
Reviewed an expedition issue with attempting to send packets on loggedoff players. Expeditions no longer holds a character object list of its own, rather finding players through their id on the world storage.
Added stat requirement definition as first message on 1st job NPCs.
Fixed an issue with area triggered NPC conversations not getting properly disposed.
Reviewed "launch.bat", internally referencing Java7 engine. Assuming it has been installed in the default directory on the system, it's no longer necessary to set precedence on PATH for it.
Fixed need for "reapproval from the 3rd job instructors" to attempt Zakum once more.
Reviewed goto command. Non-GM's no longer has access to area maps, only towns.
Implemented a new server flag for enforcing base rates (server rate: 1x) on players level 10 or lower.
Fixed player guild tooltips not being properly marshalled to others on the map, at the event of several guild actions.
Reviewed event system allowing creation of same-name events, potentially leading to null EIM problems.
Refactored some locks on MapleCharacter, potentially solving a deadlock case within expiring/forfeiting quest methods.
Implemented a major overhaul on mob aggro system, now updating player aggro in real-time based on their latest DPS. Properly refactored and encapsulated aggro mechanics.
Fixed NPE on disposing events with alive mobs.
Added server-side birthday check handling when opening player shops or merchants having cash items in store.
Fixed player shop tooltip not finishing properly when shop owner closes store with visitors still in there.
Fixed forceChangeMap method not warping players to the designated event map (rather sending them to the starting event map).
Reviewed "summon" command, now using forceChangeMap, also changing channels if needed.
Reworked HeavenMS autoassigner: STR-based classes now ups a bit more DEX than before, since its a vital attribute for accuracy on their actions.
Added meso ceil check on player transactions. Trades now gets suspended if the max amount is reached.
Implemented server-side item limit check on player shops and merchants.
Fixed an exploit with merchants, on where players would be able to save the selling item on DB before taking from inventory.
Server source now uses Java ThreadPool, recycling used thread resources for next uses.
Added Grenade visual effect for other players.
Implemented an attempt towards unsynced mob behavior, where reportedly players were able to pin same mob in different sections of the map.
Solved several deadlock issues, mostly regarding character synchronized methods, event instance scripts and player/item vision-unvision.
Solved an issue where mobs would not cast some skills of it's skillset. Frequent behavior on low-leveled mobs.
Fixed a bug on 2nd Maker quest where players could complete it by merely disassembling an equipment.
New custom mechanic: equipment merge. Similarly to the Bazaar NPC, every equipment after the selected one is used up, and a fraction of their stat amounts are used as stat gains on the currently equipped items. If restrictions are enabled, players must be high-leveled and Maker lv3 to use it.
Skill Storm Break no longer uses up arrows.
Added a server flag to allow access for all Aran job skills from the beginning.
Implemented Battleship and Super Transformation questline scripts.
Fixed a desynchronization within pet position and cash inventory position, that could potentially lead to some inventory issues until relogin.
Improved timestamp handling in some handler classes. Spam detection is entirely a server-side matter, hence removed usage of client-sided timestamp content.
Refactored some pet response packets, improving some of their behaviors.
Fixed some quest issues: Maker lv1 and Omega Sector meteorite one.
Reading approximated unitPrice value from WZ in such a fashion that the new double value can be represented in float point without losing too much data.
Fixed rechargeables with quantity 0 set on the playershop/hiredmerchant being handed back to the owner with quantity 1.
Solved many concurrecy issues related with items on the field and playershop/hiredmerchant.
Fixed anomalies with waiting time before picking up other players items, now acting GMS-like.
Added/patched copyleft claims in files that are from my own authorship. Please see backtrack_licenses/readme.txt for more info about this move.
Fixed issues with item retrieval when using bundles on playershop/hiredmerchant.
Fixed some exploits with playershop/hiredmerchant.
Fixed a glitch with npcshop when trying to recharge/buy items without having enough mesos.
Added portal sound effect for some scripted portals that still lacked it.
Fixed some exploits with NPCs Fredrick and Duey.
Fixed Body Pressure not displaying damage to other players.
Added a flag that permits town scrolls to act like a "banish" for players. This renders the antibanish scroll effect available.
Aran skill and mount questlines fixed.
Player ID starts counting from 20mil now, preventing clashes with map objects oid's (trying to solve the NPC disappearing issue).
New tool: MapleSkillMakerFetcher. It compiles a SQL script file containing updated Maker data info from the inputted ItemMake.wz.xml.
Updated Maker tables on the DB.
Added meso drop data for many mobs that were missing mesos.
Enhanced arrow drop data, now dropping bundles instead of unitary items.
Fixed issues with several Aran change jobs crashing the player shortly after changing jobs.
Improved concurrency in MapleGuild, MapleAlliance and MaplePlayerShop.
New tools: MapleArrowFetcher and MapleMesoFetcher, that were used to compile the updated drop data info.
