• The Black Goods Thief Guildmaster in Buccaneer's Den now offers an option to turn in Black Goods reward bags. There's a 10% chance to receive a Thieves Coin when you do so. Be sure to empty your loot from these bags before handing them in!

• Stolen items will now go directly into players loot bags.

• Thieves will now face a dramatically lowered success rate when attempting to steal from monsters engaged in combat.

• Fabled fishing nets chance to spawn monsters increased from 50% to 100%

• The new PVE stealing patch is now live! Players can steal enhanced loot from all dungeon monsters, with tougher monsters yielding better rewards.

• Skill-Dependent Revelation: The chance for thieves to be revealed while stealing from monsters now depends on their combined skills in stealing, snooping, stealth, and hiding.

• No Smoke Bomb Cooldown: Smoke bombs no longer have a cooldown period after being used to steal from monsters.

• New Treasure: A newly introduced "Ingeniously Drawn" treasure is now available exclusively through PVE stealing.

• Black Goods Drops: Monsters now have a chance to drop black goods, which can be turned in to the Thief Guildmaster located in Buccs Den.

• High-Tier Loot Access: Thieves can only access high-tier loot tables if they are members of the Thieves Guild. These loot tables now include a variety of new decorations, masks, clothing, and special thief items.

• Camouflage Potion Restriction: Players in the Thieves Guild can no longer use camouflage potions.

• Incognito Spell Update: New names have been added to the incognito spell.

Season 4 is Now Live!

We are thrilled to announce that Season 4 is now live! We always appreciate your patience through transitions between events.

For new players who recently started Season 3 and couldn't finish it, we acknowledge this issue and will soon implement measures to ensure seasonal achievements can only be completed within the designated timeframe to avoid any confusion or wasted efforts.

Thanks for being here and for your continued support!

We've identified the root cause and have deployed a fix for the issue causing players in Minoc or other regions to have issues with the Launcher Connectivity, effective immediately. You should now be able to login fully again. Sorry again for the interruption!

UPDATE: The server has finished restarting now. Please try to login once more to affected characters and please report back if it's better or the same, thanks!

We're aware of an issue causing "There was a problem connecting to the Shards of Britannia Launcher" and we're restarting the server to try to resolve this issue. The issue doesn't appear to be caused by any recent changes, so we're hopeful the restart will resolve it. We will continue to watch & investigate, thanks for your patience, and sorry for the interruption!

The dungeon token vendor in Shame is now offering two special masks for sale. These exclusive masks are available for purchase for a limited time only. Don't miss out on the chance to get yours by the end of September!

The upcoming faction event has been rescheduled to the following week. Please see our official Discord for all the details.

• Ore elementals now have an increased chance to spawn in the daily dungeon and a decreased chance to spawn in the safe weekly dungeon.

• Most of the mounts in the game now have sounds added for walking and running, although a few are still not working at the moment.

Mark your calendars for July 20th and join us in celebrating our anniversary with the start of an incredible new season 4!

We are thrilled to announce that Season 4 will kick off on the 20th of July, coinciding with our anniversary celebration! This season promises to bring new challenges, exciting content, and fantastic rewards.

Stay tuned for more details as we approach the launch date. Thank you for your continued support, and we can't wait to embark on this new journey with you!

Mark your calendars for July 20th and join us in celebrating our anniversary with the start of an incredible new season!

Nacromancer:

• Haunt:

  • This spell has been fixed.. hopefully for good.

• Blood Siphon:

  • It is now a channeling spell with a 1 minute cooldown.
  • When casted, on impact will inflict the full spell damage as before, then it will start channeling.
  • Every 2 seconds, the spell checks the distance between the caster and the target.
  • If the target is within 6 meters, the spell siphons health from the target, converting it to the caster's health.
  • The amount siphoned is inversely proportional to the distance (closer targets result in more health drained).
  • The spell ends if the target dies, moves out of range, or the duration expires.

  -- A necromancer in the heat of battle can cast Blood Siphon on a weakened enemy, ensuring their own survival by draining the life force of their foe. This spell can turn the tide of combat, especially in prolonged engagements where maintaining health is critical.

• Animate Dead:

  • It now takes the shape of the dead target, if no targets are available it guarantees one skeleton.
  • The caster can animate up to a maximum of 5 dead creatures or skeletons at a time.
  • The summons will follow you by default and you can command them to attack.
  • Each animated creature or skeleton will last for 60 seconds before disintegrating unless killed.
  • The spell searches for valid corpses within a 15-unit radius of the target location.
  • The spell filters out corpses that have already been raised by another necromancer.
  • Each animated dead creature will now shield the caster from one hit (if they are alive and the caster gets hit) and then be dispelled, providing both offensive and defensive support.

  -- A necromancer surrounded by enemies can use Animate Dead to summon an army of skeletons or reanimated creatures from the nearby battlefield. These temporary allies can distract and weaken opponents, shield the caster from harm, and follow the caster's commands, giving the caster a strategic advantage.

• Mitigate Poison:

  • This spell will now cure poison, and cure has been removed from Noxious Decay.

Gravedigging:

• Updates:
  • The amount of Grave Dust that can be dug up has been increased.
  • While digging you have a chance to cast Cocoon spell on yourself at no cost (This should apply to non-Undead too), this gives you a one-hit protection and a stat bless on break.
  • Caged Souls have been added to the loot table, these are cages that hold 10 souls and can be sold/traded to undead players or claimed by undead players.

Please report any bug that you might encounter using the /bug command in game.

Happy Independence Day to those in the USA! For everyone in Britannia we've added a Fireworks handout if you login anytime between now and July 5th at 9am, and if you happen to miss the handout or run out of fireworks, you can also buy more fireworks on top of West Britain Bank. You can see a preview of the fireworks for sale by asking the vendor to display the fireworks show periodically. Please shoot fireworks off safely and don't blow off your fingers while you celebrate. Happy Independence Day!

• The test center is now open for anyone who would like to log in and help test some new PVE stealing updates for thieves. Shame dungeon is open, and you can attempt to steal from all mobs from levels 1 to 3. Each higher level provides better loot. If you find any black goods, you can turn them in to the thief guildmaster. Any feedback on bugs, drop rates, etc., is most welcome.

We're aware that players installing the game for the first time may encounter an issue with "Disconnected from Login Server" when trying to log in for the first time, or where clicking Login does nothing. We know it's not ideal to have issues when you try out a video game for the first time, and we're sorry if you have any issues! We're working as quickly as we can within our abilities to improve the situation, thanks for your patience. In the meantime, the current troubleshooting steps are as follows:

• immediately after installing the game, restart the computer
• make sure the username/password is correct in the Shards of Britannia Launcher settings
• if you still have an issue logging in after a restart, make sure to leave the Shards of Britannia Launcher open after launching the game & try again; if it still has an issue, try to completely close out the SOB Launcher (from taskbar & system tray)
• worst case: close the game & launcher again & try to log or try again later if the issue persists

Note: If it doesn't say "SoB v1.4.1.0" in the bottom right of the game window when it's loaded, that tells us that the SOB Launcher isn't connected to that game client, so it will need to be closed and re-opened with the Launcher again to try to get it connected

• A new farmer found near the cotton fields in Skara Brae will trade a Percheron mount for 10 magic valorite cotton. This rare cotton plant sometimes spawns in regular cotton fields, but when harvested, it becomes extremely volatile and heavy. You will need to use a horse and cart to take the cotton to Wizard Luke before it decays after 60 minutes.

Valorite cotton is a rare and mystical plant that grows in cotton fields all over Britannia. The cotton harvested from these plants is imbued with the essence of valorite, a precious magical mineral known for its strength and magical conductivity. Valorite cotton is said to have originated from the tears of a valorous dragon that sacrificed itself to protect the land. Fields of valorite cotton are therefore considered sacred, and harvesting the cotton is seen as both an honor and a responsibility.

Though many magical uses for valorite cotton exist, most are shrouded in mystery and remain to be rediscovered by modern wizards and scholars. The full potential of this extraordinary material is still waiting to be unlocked.

• Get your faction toons ready to battle it out in a best-of-three pillar event in one month's time! There will be prizes for all members of the winning faction and for the player with the most overall kills. Prizes will be announced soon! Check events in our official Discord!

• Get your faction toons ready to battle it out in a best-of-three pillar event in one month's time! There will be prizes for all members of the winning faction and for the player with the most overall kills. Prizes will be announced soon! Check events in our official Discord!

🌟 We'd Love to Hear From You! 🌟

Let us know how and when you discovered the Legends of Ultima or Shards of Britannia project. Your feedback will help us enhance our marketing strategies. Thank you for being a part of our community! 😊

UPDATE: due to the number of users having issues connecting their Discord accounts, we have moved this over to a multiple-choice Ballot Box placed in front of West Britain Bank in-game.

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