Repelled ultimately the game-breaking issue that was introduced recently on the revamp of the login phase.
Optimized the getcurrenttime calls to the OS. Made most of the handler calls fetch directly from the Server object instead, the Server itself delegated with periodically updating the current time value. The result is an slightly delayed currenttime, backed with realtime value update within minutes.
Protected concurrently inventory sort handlers. Expected no more NullPointers from the sorting feature.
Added a server flag to limit cash items being sold on player shops/hired merchants.
Stabilized the MapleTV mechanics, and activities properly split by world.
Normalized Character.wz: equipments supposed to have the "cash" property now implements it.
Normalized String.wz: every item that doesn't have a "name" property now implements it.
Normalized the XMLs that lost indentation on the last source update.
New tool: MapleInvalidItemWithNoNameFetcher. Fetches and reports itemids throughout the XMLs that doesn't contain the "name" property and equipments that lacks "cash" property.
Frolic Omniknight references aside, if you have run into any more issues regarding the new login system, please open an issue and show the steps you've done to reach the problem.
Refactored login system, caching account data, merging some queries and using way less DB queries on login.
Server now uses associative tables for character-account and character-world, lowering considerably usage of some DB queries.
Fixed getPartyMembersOnSameMap method trying to access disconnected members, promptly throwing nulls.
Improved EXP distribution system, now crediting damage-contributing EXP to the party when the player is not present on the map.
Improved the "View-all-chars" feature mechanics, not so often disconnecting players for server response timeout anymore.
Improved Mystic Doors mechanics, now correctly spawning party players at actual door location on the off-town map.
Fixed "fly" command not working properly. All characters of that account are able to use this mechanic (client session limitation).
Fixed a critical deadlock issue on the new channel scheduler system.
Fixed some mobs not using skills, issue brought on the latest MoveLifeHandler update.
Improved slightly skill/movement synergy on the MoveLifeHandler responses.
GMs no longer creates Hall-of-fame PlayerNPCs when reaching max class level.
Fixed monsterValue script method being triggered multiple times for party members.
Fixed pinkbean not dropping items inside expedition.
Moved "recharge" command from Donator to JrGM.
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 a concurrency issue with registering picked items into the inventory, that would render some of the collected items to not be registered.
Adjusted buyback fee, now using a value sensitive to the player level (starts scaling from level 30, caps at 120).
Edited MaxHP of the boss Shade, now properly scaled to it's level.
Fixed return scroll and summon bags being usable inside BRPQ rest points.
Added missing etc drop data for the Extras/Leaders mobs from Zipangu.
Implemented pet tameness gain on quests.
Fixed a concurrency issue with the pet spawn handler, allowing possible PE exploits.
Adjusted drop rates of omok pieces and match cards, now somewhat GMS-like.
Shadow Meso now properly dispels mobs wdef/mdef up, as the skill description suggests.
Fixed Shadow Meso using up projectiles (it should use only mesos).
Player Trade is now enabled inside PQ & events.
Refactored minigame code, now using enums rather than strings for logistics.
Fixed Transformations not applying stat buffs properly.
Warrior's Crash skills now acts accordingly with their description (rather than applying all combined debuffs).
Added a server flag for Crash skills, to apply mob immunity debuffs as well.
Fixed Shark Wave not stacking charges.
Dragon Roar now properly stuns the mobs (stun effect won't show up, though).
Refactored empty method on MapleCharacter, now freeing more resources.
[EXPERIMENTAL] Upon lifetime's end of the object, empty function will be called alongside MapleClient's clear, should issues arise from that, it's TBD.
Added a server flag to allow solo expeditions.
Added a server flag that allows short-lengthened cooldown on Hero's Will skill.
Added recipes for Advanced Mob Crystal 2 and 3 (level 120 and 130) within Etc Maker.
Fixed Heaven's Hammer and Combo Tempest not displaying damage dealt value.
Fixed some minor PE exploits with players being allowed to create minirooms while dead or inside an event.
Adjusted item dropped from mobs to now allow visible quest items appear before not-visible ones, thus showing no "empty spaces" when the mob has multiple quest drops.
Fixed Horntail not attributing quest progress for "The Last Hour of Horntail" quest. Attribution only happens inside the expedition.
Removed unnecessary skill books from the drop data, since quests for them were recently implemented.
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.
Added code support for Kites.
Reviewed concurrent access issues with pet autopot.
Addressed PlayerStorage issue where characters would not be properly deregistered from channel PlayerStorage in certain situations.
Implemented harp quest (questid 3314) because of reasons.
Added SFX to signalize KC/NLC subway departing/approaching.
Changed traveling time values to work similarly to GMS.
Properly developed the PlayerNPC feature in the source.
Added autodeployable PlayerNPC system and Hall of Fame.
Solved a glitch with NLC mayor's quiz questline that would allow a player to restart the quiz as many times one would see fit.
Added a custom server flag that allows overwriting the ToT 999 mobs to a new value (technically it doesn't overwrite, rather sets the player at quest start with 999 - n credited mobs).
Fixed permanent pets expiring after a while.
Added code support for Cash Shop Surprise item.
Reviewed login handler system as a whole, protecting many exposed flaws.
Solved a bug with ULTRA_THREE_SNAILS sometimes taking wrong etc shell from inventory.
Solved a possible exploit on starting/completing non-scripted quests.
Added missing drop data for Aran's puppeteer questline.
Moved GM tier level of some commands.
Applied proper synchronization for BuddyList modules.
Issued commands now requires "@" heading for normal players and donators (GM level < 2) and "!" for Jr. GM and above (GM level >= 2).
Added custom feature: a message will be sent to acquaintances of a player (friends, family, guild, spouse) when they change/upgrade jobs.
Removed cash drop entries from the DB.
New tool: MapleCashDropFetcher. Reports on a text file all cash-type drop data on DB.
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+.
Added portal crossing sound effect on several scripted portals which were missing it.
Added a few more scrolls on Spindle.
Added several skill/mastery book drops, making "4th job skill questing" somewhat more viable.
Fixed items such as Red Bean Porridge and Air Bubble from acting outside of their scopes (now Air Bubble acts only under water, for instance).
Fixed an exploit with expirable quests when accessing the cash shop, that would make them "unexpirable".
Tweaked storages, now showing up popup warnings to players under level 15 instead of using the chat text area.
Removed "One-of-a-kind" tag from Lilin's Ring (caused conflicts with the Agent E custom script).
Added a few more scrolls to Spindle's shop.
Implemented several minor drop data adjustments.
Fixed a critical bug that would sometimes default the written mount data on the DB, causing data loss.
Removed all invalid itemids from the drop data.
Added quest rates. Instead of using the player's rates, quest rates stacks up with the server's exp and drop rates when giving quest rewards, making the values the same for all.
Adjusted map boundings to better suit the item drop positions inside the field.
New tool: MapleInvalidItemIdFetcher. It reads all existing itemids from the wz and reports inexistent itemids on the DB's drop data.
Fixed some issues with items being dropped sometimes out-of-reach and in a weird way.
Improved item checking function, now looking up one-of-a-kind items properly.
Fixed some issues with dojo skills and possible exploits in dojo progression.
Improved Duey, now displaying better info to players.
Fixed WK charges not overriding one another and some concurrency issues within MapleMap and EventInstanceManager.
New feature: job level cap, limits EXP gain until job advancement is done.
New tool: MapleQuestItemFetcher, searches through the server files for missing quest items and reports the results.
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.
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.
Fixed buff system behaving oddly if a buff has value zero, that would render some skills "broken".
Fixed players skipping maps when trying to access portals while under a poor Internet connection.
Fixed storage not disposing players properly in cases where the players does not meet the storage conditions.
Set some locks to use fairness strategy when dealing with atomic code, in order to make the calls to it properly synchronized.
Fixed Aran introductory questline stucking players when certain conditions were met.
Added drop data for some mob versions of Fairy, Yeti and Pepe.
Changed map chair bonus healing mechanic to be a player skill, instead of promptly available for all players (healing buff takes place only if the player has the skill). Hired Merchant now properly checks for a space on the inventory before permitting a player to buy an item/bundle. Minor fix with concurrency on MapleStorage.
Completely rearranged buff system (system can smartly check for the best
statup to take effect for it's duration, or the server can be flagged to
act as usual). Refactored scheduling system for buffs expiration and
cooldowns to use one single thread per player rather than one per
instance.
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.
Added Vega's Spell feature. Refactored mounts and pets schedules (now
one thread runs globally updating stats). Fixed Pet Ignore now saving to
DB. Fixed Flash Jump animation not appearing for other players just
after changing jobs. Fixed 3rd job, now as a proper event with timeout.
Introducing Brand-new PQ: CafePQ.
As Suggested by Alex-0000, migrated from DBCP to HikariCP (uses less
external JARs and got a cleaner code overall). Fixed some issues
regarding pets, such as evolving or hatching from egg. Added dojo skills
and fixed energy bar. Added missing upgrade books on drop data.
Implemented EXPERIMENTAL DBCP (connection pool), trying to improve
concorrent access to DB. Added door portals on Kerning Square. Fixed
equipments getting stat overflow when upgrading stats. Fixed expiring
pets crashing the client in some cases.
Fixed player receiving DOT even if protected on Orbis Tower <B2>, added
HPbar on Rombot, fixed keybinding issue with clashing skill-item id's,
fixed some mischeckings on NPC crafters, fixed "travelling events"
sending players to random spawnpoints when arriving, fixed hair&face
commands, fixed dispel effect not showing to others, updated drop data
on mobbook.
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.
Added antibanish mechanics: as like other "diseases" that can be treated
with some useable items, banish will be able to be recovered as well.
Fixed some SQL issues introduced on the last commit, as well as
lingering inexistent ids on drop data. Fixed some concurrency issues
with MapleMapFactory. Set a ceiling for simultaneous items available per
map, where old ones are promptly discarded. Patched MWLB attack block
for higher level GMs.
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.
