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Version 8.17.0 Released

Primarily a bug-fix release, including fixing some undefined variable warnings (though not visible to users, it was spamming the logs), more robust handling of excessively long query strings, and some behind-the-scenes code refactors for improved error detection.

Feature-wise, there is now an Item Transfer Log page (under Character/Logs in menu) to track transfers to and from your account, and a full Item Movement Log that tracks an items entire lifecycle from creation to destruction on the admin panel, for better debugging/moderation.

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Version 8.16.1 Released

Just a quick update today - the guild vault's deposit/withdraw points, and the item awarding functionality has been fixed.

Please post in forum if you have any further issues.

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Version 8.16.0 Released

All time and date references in the game are now proper semantic

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Version 8.15.0 Released

The main change today is, we've removed the ancient "click the word that appears twice" CAPTCHA and replaced it with a more modern jigsaw-based design which is hopefully less of an annoyance.

We'll still be looking at ways to reduce the number of occasions you see it, if at all, in the near future.

Lots of substantial backend changes today as well:
- The periodic tasks that grant hourly experience, execute raids, etc., have been made into multi-node runners to prepare for better horizontal scaling (faster, more robust)
- Changes to DB schema (caused by adding new features, etc.) is now applied automatically upon deployment, speeding up game development
- Misc fixes for tracking new player entry points and suspicious page accesses which regressed slightly due to moving to front-controller design

More to come, we want this kind of update cadence to be maintained going forward. Main focus is new game content (maps, items), and some long-standing feature requests (guild territorial control, progression systems, new player skill trees, item extended attributes that act like passive skill buffs that stack). Should be interesting year for the game!

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Version 8.14.0 Released

Just a few fixes to the Wiki pages:

- Removed old wiki system
- Remaining wiki is has been tidied up slightly, with new options to rich text editor and all pages ported to standard template theme
- More sensible URL scheme (e.g. /wiki/Main_Page)

We still need the actual articles written for it, but that will be sorted out soon too. In addition, there've been some minor tweaks to the Point Trading page, related to average price calculation and allowing any offer to be bought, even if over average price.

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Version 8.12.0 Released

Another quick quality-of-life change - when attacking NPCs on the World page, the attack buttons will be disabled until the cooldown is over, to avoid you getting the "attacking too quickly" throttle.

I'm on a roll today, I should've done one omnibus news update, really...

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Version 8.24.0 Released

Just a series of backend fixes; refactor board pages to use proper APIs; rudimentary public RSS feed; fixes to Preferred Player purchase processing, etc.

Dozens of small improvements across the game that were noticed after analysing this week's error logs.

More updates to come (actual user-visible stuff next time, hopefully, but it's all positive stuff).
  • Version 8.23.0 Released
    More backend work today:
    - Add double-submit CSRF token feature to mitigate exploits - makes it harder for third parties to trick you into doing actions with your account from hidden forms on their website
    - Minor redirect and error page tweaks to look slightly less bad
    - Remove some lingering ancient volatile GET requests - more conformant to modern standards
    - Add recent threads to sidebar advert box that appears on various pages
    - Declare all static assets to be immutable, improving caching performance - this one should improve perceived site speed by making sure your browser holds onto page assets very aggressively

    There's also been some work on the chat system's backend, and the beginnings of a modern frontend for it, though this is yet to be deployed.
  • Version 8.22.0 Released
    More backend stuff:
    - Modernised password hashing; newer algorithm, transparent upgrade at login; better auth tokens and Remember Me cookies
    - Migrate old Trade Block code into new auto-loading API classes; no functionality change for now, but lays foundation for user-facing improvements

    Plus a few fixes and tweaks:
    - Remove a few duplicate CSS file includes
    - Various follow-up tweaks to Point Raffle; better messaging on page; daily jackpot booster

    I think there's more to do with Point Raffle page, but hopefully it's a touch better than it was.