Open Beta Launch Notes - June 29, 2016



Date Posted: 29th June 2016

We’ve been working hard after the final Closed Beta, and we’re happy to announce a number of important updates and content additions as we go into Open Beta! Take a look at the newest features we have added:

Major Updates
Cash Shop For more information on the updates in Ellora’s Shop, click here.
 * Ellora’s Shop is now available! Get your hands on exciting items such as:
 * Ellun Packages
 * Premium Service: Available in 30, 90, and 180 day durations
 * Familiar Skin Lucky Boxes for both aerial and ground familiars
 * Six New Costumes including: Captain Uniform, Commander Uniform, Red Qipao, White Qipao, Pegasus Suit, and Hakanas Suit



Achievements


 * You can now earn achievements as you play! Track your accomplishments as you play through the game and complete specific feats and objectives.
 * Achievements will be based on different types of gameplay including
 * Hunting specific types of creatures
 * Winning a specific number of PvP Duels
 * Taming a specific number of familiars
 * Completing dungeons on specific difficulties (Explained a bit further down
 * Repeatable Achievements that will reward Elluns are also available
 * These are repeatable daily, weekly, or monthly and are based on different types of gameplay
 * Difficulties: Normal, Elite, Heroic



Familiar Skins


 * Familiar skins are available from events and can also be purchased in Ellora’s Shop:
 * You can view the skin options for the various familiars by going to the Bestiary. The Bestiary will show you the wide variety of familiars that you can capture as well as display the different types of obtainable skins.
 * Skins are separated into categories by different types of beasts: Steeds, Hunters, Brutes, Crawlers, Draconic, Birds, Others, Etc.
 * These categories are further broken down based on the type of creature. For example, Dragons and Drakes fall within the Draconic category while a Griffin, Eagle, Owl, Songbird or Phoenix would fall within the Birds category.



New Customizations


 * Your options to customize your character’s look and feel has now expanded and includes the following options:
 * Hair Styles
 * Beards
 * Presets
 * Beauty Shops (Beautician) have now been added to the game.
 * Turn in a Character Customization Voucher to change the appearance of your character.
 * NPC Edie can be found in the Market District of Hakain’s Crossing.



Events
Closed Beta Brethren Cape Event

June 29 – July 20

Click here for details on this event. Open Beta Celebration Event June 29 – July 20
 * For those players that joined in one or more of our Closed Beta tests, you can pick up your collectible gold or silver Dragon Cape.

Click here for details on this event.
 * All Riders can receive a FREE Dragon Fire Shoulder Raven just by logging in!

June 29 – July 20
 * Dungeon Dominator Event

Click here for details on this event.
 * Complete one of the following dungeons (Lavalight Cave, Carleon Manor, or Ruins of Matren) at different grades (Normal, Elite, and Heroic) to earn equip items.
 * Collect the full set to get an additional bonus.

June 29 – July 26
 * Summer Attendance Event

Every day, you can get a free item just for staying logged in for 30 minutes. Click here to learn more about this event.

June 29 – July 27
 * Hakanas Coin Event

Complete daily Achievements to earn Hakanas Coins. Then exchange your coins for one of four random boxes full of rewards. Click here for details on this event.

Join Community Manager CuddleWings and GM Zinyden in the very first Guardians of Icarus Livestream. They will play and talk with players, as well as give out in-game prizes! Click here for details on this event.
 * Guardians of Icarus Head Start Livestream

Bug Fixes and Known Issues and Modifications
Bug Fixes


 * Players can now get up to the plateaus of The Broken Caldera where Scalleda resides. Attack Redfeather Eggs to summon Scalleda.
 * The optional quest “Defeat Attaius” can now be completed.
 * The issue that caused enemies to occasionally alternate between targeted and not targeted while using Action Mode has been resolved.
 * An issue with the camera zoom feature has been fixed.
 * UI text and windows have been improved.
 * Improvements have been made to CPU and framerate.
 * The Bestiary entry for Pluto doesn’t explain how to obtain it.
 * After Brakarr Gallant is killed in Hakain’s Crossing, there is a small chance that Pluto will summon. You can also check the Wiki page for information.
 * The Bestiary entry for Albino Ashtail is cut off, and the taming conditions are unclear.
 * You can check the Wiki page for information about how to tame Albino Ashtail.
 * The Bestiary entry for Scalleda has missing information.
 * Attack Redfeather Eggs in Broken Caldera for a chance that Scalleda will summon to protect its eggs. You can also check the Wiki page for information.
 * You can block other players and will no longer see their messages displayed (Including Megaphones). Press [O] and click on ‘Blocked’ to see personal blocked list.
 * Auction House pages are now clickable. (Previously you were not able to click on pages past 10).
 * All familiar slots are selectable while Familiar inventory is minimized.
 * Empty slots no longer appear when summoning pets.
 * Recommendations will display for all weapon and armor types, not just for your current class.
 * Fixed positioning of Lena so that she isn't displayed underground.
 * Charge Skills #1- Error message ‘Invalid target’ has been removed when using charged skills
 * Charge Skills #2 no longer gets stuck during the following actions:
 * Pressing [Enter] while charging a skill
 * Jumping while charging a skill
 * Status Effect while charging (Stunned/Knock Back/Tripped/Etc.)
 * “Phoenix in Need” #1 - Fixed issue where you could not mount Pyro if their own familiar was present. You will be dismounted from their own familiar and mounted onto Pyro.
 * “Phoenix in Need” #2 - Fixed issue with flashing/blinking branches.
 * Chacha the Shoulder Cat - 30 Day Expiration has been removed (Even though the item was permanent, the text stated that it would be removed in 30 days).
 * Debug text will no longer appear when inventory is full.
 * Fixed Issue with “Blue Flower Tea” and “Blue Flower Essence” having identical text.
 * Crossbow and Lance will display “All Classes” under usable classes.
 * Fixed error message for looting items of a different class.

Known Issues Although we try to resolve every bug, some issues do slip through. Here are the current known issues for Head Start and Open Beta. If you run into any of these, please do not file a Bug Report. Know that we’re aware of them and they will be corrected in the future.


 * The following aerial familiar skins (Luminous Benthic and White Benthic) currently have texture issues.
 * This will be fixed in a future update.
 * The Priest skill ‘Divine Comfort’ is missing a description.
 * This is a ‘self-heal’ skill.
 * The item ‘Taming Points Potion’ can be used even when players have full taming points.
 * This means that you could accidentally waste your Taming Points Potion if you use it while your points are full.
 * The Red Qipao outfit appears black on male characters when previewed in Ellora’s Shop, and when equipped.
 * The Red Qipao outfit is actually meant to be red, but is currently displaying as black for male characters.
 * The NPC Jeranin is missing from Divinity Shore.
 * This means you cannot acquire the Dragon Emblem for Taming ‘Agnas the Red’ (Dragon Mount).
 * Using a ‘Warp Pass’ triggers the 3 minute cooldown of the Premium Service ‘Transit Shrine Pass’.
 * ‘Transit Shrine Pass’ and ‘Warp Passes’ are supposed to share cooldown functionality
 * Un-Tracking completed quests cannot be seen in the quest log.
 * This means that if you stop tracking a completed quest, the quest cannot be found in the quest log.
 * [UI] – Cash Inventory
 * ‘Claiming’ an item from the cash inventory will bring up the ‘Transfer’ message that will prevent additional interaction with the cash inventory. Users can simply close and re-open the cash inventory to have it functional again.
 * [UI] – Beastiary
 * Some users who currently own the ‘Gilded Benthic’ familiar may have this familiar as ‘Not Acquired’ in their Bestiary. As a work around, affected users will have to acquire the familiar again in order to have this ‘acquired’.

Modifications
 * A Bomb Icon will now be displayed on the quest list after accepted the “Destroy Braghin Ballista” quest's.
 * The “Familiar Ablaze” quest has been decreased in difficulty of the solo instance which includes
 * Ceiling damage was reduced
 * Lava Golem casting speed was increased
 * Lava Golem cooldown time was increased
 * Region chat has been removed from the following areas:
 * Brakarr Forest
 * Hakain’s Crossing
 * The following nameplates and values will be set to default settings:
 * Your Name
 * NPC Names
 * Status Bar > Show Values > Numbers
 * Action and Standard modes will now be saved upon log out. Example: If you log out while Action Mode is active, you will be in Action Mode upon login