Performed a syllabus over quest progress tracking. Quests that were supposed to show up as startable/completable upon achieved progress should be able to do so. Reviewed progress tracking on scripts to adequate to this scenario.
Fixed some scenarios on where quest dialog popups would appear when updating a quest progress.
Fixed some scripts not using updated package addresses after the recent package refactor.
Reviewed Raise UI, no longer rendering players unable to access CS/MTS in certain scenarios.
Fixed a check of available space in inventory, when trying to obtain items from quests, not informing the player it happened due to a one-of-a-kind item already present.
Fixed quest dialog (feature present in many quests) not showing to players when completing it.
Fixed several issues with the Cygnus 1st job advancement quests.
Added scripting within Raise UI open action. Mimiana egg uses this to keep track of player's EXP progress.
Fixed pets not getting despawned as expiration takes place.
Fixed hidden players being able to control mobs when either entering map or hidden state.
Fixed estimated HP/MP alert not taking bonuses (such as from buffs or equipments) into account.
Fixed Energy Charge refreshing buff time upon touching mobs, skewing the uptime of the skill's stat buffs.
Switched SnakeYaml for YamlBeans, which makes up for a single JAR artifact.
Refactored a channel's event scripts loadout, now taking place after the server bootup phase.
Fixed Seal skill not working for Blaze Wizard.
Added a check against Seal skill on bosses.
Reviewed improper usage of "random spawn point arrival" at several warps on scripts.
Refactored CPQ modules fetching players from the channel storage, this should be unneeded after a recent update on the player object from MPC.
Added door objects as a visible map object for the player server-side view component.
Fixed a few scenarios where mobs would unexpectedly show up impervious to mob status.
Fixed scenario where a player wouldn't receive disease informations from other players after changing maps.
Fixed some magic-type skills (such as Magic Claw or Freeze) not displaying damage value for other players when the player is within melee-range from the mob.
Added check for whether a given quest is scripted before trying to find the script.
Fixed registering items onto MTS leading to loss of a few of its properties (expiration, item level, etc).
Fixed "Improved MaxHP" skill gains not working for Thunderbreakers.
Refactored pet autopot to also apply on HP/MP consumption by items/skills.
Added portal sound effect on Mystic Doors.
Revised starting AP, now working out with flags. To supply the 9AP shortage of 4/4/4/4, two options: one giving out 9 AP from the start, other giving 4/5 AP when changing jobs (1st, 2nd). This change would also work with the autoassign for beginners flag.
Refactored several quest scripts, that would be glitching the player when doing quest start/complete and disposing under the same script status.
Cleared some cases with the quest reward system where it would call out a "full inventory" even though new inventory slots could get discovered when doing the quest loot transaction.
Fixed an issue with player stores being deployed overlapping in a few scenarios.
Fixed reduced EXP gain from kills when triggering skill Mortal Blow.
Added "open Duey" functionality when clicking "O" in the incoming package notification.
Fixed packages without messages (a quirk from quick delivery) not accounting visually as a "quick" one.
Fixed certain mounts (non-item skill mounts, such as Yeti or Spaceship) not showing up properly to other players when changing maps.
Added handler for mob damage by environment objects (OrbisPQ jail storage area).
Added a placeholder on mob's stolen items to prevent more steals to be placed as soon as the Steal mechanism is triggered.
Patched boss logs not removing recent entries from the DB tables (the reset method is actually supposed to clear every entry).
Revised a possible memory leak scenario happening due to an exception thrown midway monster kill method.
Improved reactor drops, now placing loots visible for the acting player centered (similar as to how mob loots work).
Refactored several issues in scripts, related to accessing static Java methods through an object, that would start appearing after transitioning to Java 8.
Fixed Monster Magnet skill when used on bosses disconnecting the caster.
Improved conditional buff system, no longer updating buffs that are not supposed to toggle.
Added party hunting in the conditional buffs system.
Refactored usage of DB by Duey. Registered Duey items now make use of the same table as the other inventory items.
Fixed non-encapsulated unlocking in reactor class.
Fixed stylish NPCs disconnecting players when trying to display empty styles list.
Fixed a deadlock case within recently implemented update buff effects (conditional buffs mechanic).
Fixed AOE mobskills not behaving well for fixed mobs (those shouldn't take into account attribute "facingLeft").
Fixed non-flipping mobs having attribute "facingLeft" updated according to controller position.
Revised aggro system no longer having bosses expire player chase.
Fixed chalkboard being depleted upon use.
Refactored MapleMapFactory, looking for normalization of the Factory design pattern the class was intended to make use at its conception.
Added MP replenishing system for mobs, gains based on its level.
Fixed indisponibility of one-of-a-kind loots due to the killer's team already having one sample each.
Reworked the EXP split system within the source. New behavior is expected to be GMS-like.
Adjusted interaction within the NPC Nein Spirit's Baby Dragon area. Only players who interacts with quests within can access the area now. One player at a time, with a timeout timer.
Fixed check of level requisites for expeditions.
Fixed a glitch in inventory that would happen when trying to put items into storage.
Added "Item Raise" functionality.
Adjusted Party Search. Token sessions no longer expires due to no players found, rather are sent into a brief "inactivity" period.
Fixed Fredrick stored items not being properly erased after a character deletion.
Fixed skillbooks in stacked quantities not being useable.
New tool: MapleGachaponItemidRetriever. This tool parses the gachapon descriptor file (holding several item names, for several gachapons) and generates files for each defined gachapon with itemids of the loots.
Revised Mushroom Empire transition portals that interacts with scripted items (items now are useable through inventory, no longer being automatically removed from inventory upon crossing portals).
Fixed script "secretroom" always requiring a new key (quest reward) to access the inner rooms, which would make the room unreachable.
Reworked gachapons loots throughout the game. New loots are supposed to represent an old-school MapleSEA-like escalation of gachapon loots.
Fixed issues that would show up in the case null PIN/PIC gets checked.
Reworked skill Monster Magnet, no longer using "catch success rate" as a skill progression element. This fixes the skill disconnecting caster upon failure.
Revised Mystic Doors, no longer crashing players after the caster decides to cancel the buff moments after casting (during portal deploying effect in course).
Fixed portal access to Prime Minister crashing when trying to access on a party.
Refactored the several "startQuest/completeQuest" methods widely used in the many scripting managers. Methods that does essentially the same thing now are accessed from the superclass.
Fixed "rechargeable items" not being properly accounted for slots availability in inventory slot checking.
Fixed several issues of late within minigames.
Fixed minigames regarding double results when handling some rare scenarios.
Implemented "call for leave after finishing game" functionality of minigames.
Refactored event scripts, no longer triggering after the event is deemed disposed.
Added MCPQ access in Dimensional Doors.
Revised Crusader/Dawn Warrior's Combo Attack, no longer resetting orbs after recasting during active time.
Added 4th job advancement handing out Maple Warrior skill book.
Fixed several issues with not being able to collect drops within owned exclusivity time when back-and-forth changing maps.
Revised visual EXP gain. Players that participated most in the defeat of the mob has the gain displayed in white, else yellow, somewhat similar to GMS.
Fixed client not disconnecting properly after closing the game inside MTS/Cash Shop, leading to no update on account's login state.
Fixed wrongly inputted PIC in anti-multiclient system blocking accounts to login under the same IP.
Fixed parameterless command inputs counting as "one empty command".
Implemented missing scripts for Aerial Strike, Hypnotize and Time Leap skill questlines.
Fixed an deadlock issue within player's inventory and status.
Fixed skill spam detection disconnecting players when legitimatelly spamming Flash Jump or Heal.
Fixed party members map location not being properly updated after changing maps.
Rehauled MoveLife handler. Improved packet read of attack and skill elements, properly reflecting incoming actions to other player on the map.
Reviewed an issue with equipments MaxHP/MaxMP getting unsynced with player's MaxHP/MaxMP, resulting in differences within server-client view of a player's pool.
Fixed mobs not being spawned by dojo bosses after enough spawn actions were instanced.
Implemented proper Mob.wz linked mob data support.
Fixed /find not identifying a player's channel properly.
Fixed Echo of Hero not affecting other player in the map.
Fixed commands warp and goto not taking player off events/expeditions properly.
Fixed storage expansion not being registered on DB when buying the cash item.
Fixed party leadership being reassigned after changing channels.
Implemented suggested level range limit between party members on the EXP share system. Players whose level range from the attacker exceeds the estipulated threshold will not receive any EXP from the action.
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Implemented persistent diseases. Players now keep their disease status when logging out the game.
Solved several concurrent access issues in MapleMap and MapleMonster.
Implemented an option where an account's character slots can be accounted either by each world or all-server range.
Fixed some issues with character slot count when entering/exiting Cash Shop.
Fixed an exploit with Papulatus, on where players could create cracks of dimension infinitely.
Solved an issue with the "reach" command not working properly when the targeted player is on an event instance.
Devised an advanced and secure "PQ request" system. The service revolves around expecting massive number of players requesting a "pass" simultaneously, and fairly & swiftly responsing as much people as possible.
Improved overall Whisper handler performance.
Fixed GPQ Stage 1 statues not working as expected, which rendered the instance unplayable until now.
Added commands for start, complete and reset quests.
Solved a problem within EXP distribution system that would hand out less overall EXP than the expected when the amount to be earned is low.
Optimized mob buffs and diseases, now using a dedicated thread to process all status expirations on a batch.
Refactored MonitoredLockTypes names to something more easily identificable.
Added a delay on mob effect applications, to be registered in after the cast animation time.
Fixed Flame Thrower acting passively when a attacking skill is used by the player.
Fixed Abdula not showing book info for Arans.
Fixed map bounds, now it hopefully doesn't let items pass through the walkable area anymore.
Implemented HolidayPQ.
Added a custom item sandbox system, to be used with items generated by the "drop" command.
Added the whole-map buff when using the Happy Birthday item.
Fixed several battleship issues:
- Battleship now shows HP properly at the buff icon.
- Cleared some inconsistencies on battleship when interacting with the enhanced buff system.
- Battleship now hands out defensive buffs properly.
Properly developed the Marriage feature in the source.
Added TRAVEL_RATE server flag, a modifier for the travel frequency rate.
Corrected stance for players in 3rd party view when entering a map to work similarly as GMS.
Fixed mobs spamming skills incoherently.
Added code support for old GMS-like PQ NPCs, where party leaders just need to click once to start a new PQ.
Implemented podium system for the Hall of Fame PlayerNPCs.
Improved character load-out system, now using way less queries to the DB in the process.
Fixed birthday field for accounts not being read correctly.
Further implemented the incomplete yet-existing Scissors of Karma mechanic.
Fixed Duey not propagating item flags when packaging an item.
Added a custom buyback system.
Refactored the character creation system, now offering support for Maple Life.
Fixed some issues with the PlayerNPC positioning system.
Added server flag allowing AP assignment for novices (beginners under level 11).
Fixed Strategy Time (GPQ) announcement being sent twice to guilds in certain cases.
Tweaked mount EXP system now awarding it accordingly with the amount of tiredness healed.
Removed the randomness aspect of closeness gain when feeding the pet, now acting accordingly with amount of fullness gained.
Fixed an exploit with Arwen script.
Fixed travel-back from Florina forcefully sending players to Lith Harbor in certain situations.
Thoroughly reviewed job skill questlines for Explorers and Aran.
Localhost edit: removed MTS block in certain maps (useful for the buyback system).
Localhost edit: removed party blocks for novices.
Localhost edit: removed AP assigning block for novices.
Localhost edit: removed speed cap.
Localhost edit: removed Maker block popping up when inputting ATK gems on non-weapons.
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.
Added script for several uncoded reactors with drop data on DB.
Improved quest status updates on the DB, now using a common "characterid" column.
Fixed several disease status not appearing for other players.
Fixed MapleTV item being taken twice per operation.
Implemented password system for minirooms such as omok/match cards. Passwords as player names will suggest to the system that player is being "invited" to the private game.
Modified coupon rates buff icon to not show up as expirable.
Reactor drops now also drops quest items at the border of the dropped items.
Added themed drop data for the Cake boss.
Reworked the Balrog expedition.
Added quest script for the Assassinate skill.
Fixed looting system blocking the killer's party from retrieving a loot until the FFA timeout.
Fixed a deadlock with the MapleMap class.
Refactored damage/heal contabilization on mobs.
Fixed issues with HT and status-based damage, providing weird issues with mob HP.
New PQ: TreasurePQ, for level 140+.
Adjusted pet autopot to use temporary variables instead of the current player's HP, MP. This seems to have solved a race condition issue where the pet would instantly use up all the pots of the assigned itemid the player had on the inventory.
Steal now uses the effective chance it is supposed to use.
Reworked Steal so that it determines which item to drop accordingly with the drop rates of each available item. It won't drop Quest nor Party Quest items.
Reworked friendly mob drops to act on the same way common mobs drops items.
Fixed issues with scripted portals introduced on the Portal Soundeffect update patch. There is expected to have no more syntax errors on the portal scripts.
Improved quality of the strings used on the Expedition scripts.
New command: reach. Warps the caller to the area where the targeted player is.
Improved Alliance invitations now using "invite popups" just like buddy, party and guild invites.
Pet autopot now properly uses up pots from the inventory, fetching from other inventory slots when one place has been completely used up but the "stop criteria" hasn't been fulfilled yet.
Pet autopot now properly detects pots with healing factor defined by the character's pool.
Fixed old exploit with mineral/jewel crafters.
Patched Doorway's questlines.
Improved quests and game progression in the Nihal Desert region.
Reactors that uses map items now automatically detects those already on the ground after changing states.
New tool: MapleQuestMesoFetcher. This tool parses the Quest.wz XML files, detecting and reporting quest ids from quests that does not properly checks for mesos to take from the player before completing the quest.
Fixed Neo City area, now playable.
Overhauled the EllinPQ mechanics, such as the "CLEAR" effect when passing maps, and some bug fixes along the way.
Refactored a lot of out-of-place classes and properly renamed a few others through the project.
Updated readme and licenses through the source, preparing the stage for the new release.
Implemented GMS-like "item spraying" from reactors. All boxes holding more than 5 drops have been changed to use this behavior.
Added information for players trying to start/complete quests having the required item equipped. It is expected to have all required items unequipped before handling a quest operation.
New check-purpose tool: MapleMapInfoRetriever. It's sole function is to detect and report map XMLs that has no "info" node in between the server files.
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.
Fixed slotMax function caching up dirtied player data.
Fixed many portals not supposed to warp players to "random spawnpoints".
Fixed Wind Walk not being cancellable by attacking.
Fixed successful scrolled items not using up an upgrade slot when using white scroll. Fixed some issues with the PiratePQ and added a "clear all boxes to complete a stage"-mode. Added "Party for Starters" feature. Added concurrency protection on event script modules.
Implemented AmoriaPQ. Fixed an issue with ItemIdSortHandler where empty
vectors given to the sorting module would cause an exception thrown,
wiping players inventory items. Thanks to Vcoc, revamped shop data for
GMShop (shop id 1337). Mount quest for explorers now uses event script.
Rebalanced the way equipment exp is gained (about 100~200 same-level
range mobs to pass equip level 1 to 2). Fixed reactors dropping quest
items to player if they don't have the quest started. Fixed broken
Temple of Time quests.
Added MagatiaPQ. Fixed a bug on Dojo where parties quitting the boss
fight without completing until rest point couldn't not start Dojo again
w/o reforming the party. Fixed issues with 2nd job NPC scripts. Reverted
command layout to use "!" and "@" again.
Fixed some bugs regarding dojo, updated drop data, minor tweaks on
Mystic Doors, added expeditions for Showa Manor, Zakum and Pink Bean,
smart search for item slots on quest/npc rewarding system, attempt on
boss HPbar to focus on player's current target, quests with selectable
rewards now hands the item correctly, after the first PQ instance next
ones are loaded more smoothly.
Reworked many aspects of the Malaysia/Singapore region (added DB data,
enabled Latanica & Scarga expedition, fixed maps). Fixed some issues
related with player warping.
Implemented Guild PQ. Fixed a problem introduced earlier where negative
EXP would be deemed as "integer overflow", provoking many game breaking
issues as result.
Completed (hopefully, now!) implementation of automated modules for PQ
scripting. Added HP bar for some bosses that wouldn't display it before
(like King Slime, Alishar and CRog).
Major update on client packets, now properly making unseen killed
monsters not appear as residual on a player's client. Many updates
revolving the PiratePQ environment as well.
