• All-New Dungeon Stealing System for Thieves Calling all cunning thieves! Prepare to put your skills to the test with the introduction of an exciting dungeon stealing system. Brace yourself as rare treasures will now randomly spawn throughout various dungeons, enticing thieves to sneak in and attempt to steal them. Take on the challenge and prove your mastery in the shadows of Britannia!

• Enhancements to Lumberjack Skill and Heavy Weapons The lumberjacks of Britannia are in for a treat with improved skill gain mechanics. As you swing your trusty axes, the Lumberjack skill will now progress at an accelerated pace. Furthermore, both the Large Battle Axe and Two-handed Axe will be classified as heavy weapons, granting lumberjacks a unique advantage. At the pinnacle of their craft, Grandmaster lumberjacks will enjoy increased damage. Embrace the call of the forests and excel as a true lumberjack!

• Tanking Overhaul Phase 1: Superior Shields with Magical Enhancements Blacksmiths, the time has come to wield even greater power on the battlefield! With the Tanking Overhaul, you can now utilize Runic hammers to forge shields of superior quality, surpassing any previous creations. But that's not all – the material or metal type used in the shield's construction will directly impact the nature and strength of the magical properties imbued within. Explore different materials and unleash shields with unique and powerful magical effects, tailoring your tanking style to match your playstyle.

The introduction of Phase 1 of the Tanking Overhaul ushers in a new era of tanking gameplay in Shards of Britannia. Blacksmiths will play a crucial role in fortifying their allies and standing as the last line of defense against formidable foes. With the ability to craft shields with material-based magical properties, tanks will possess an unmatched level of protection and versatility in battle.

Stay tuned for further updates and surprises as we continue to expand the realm of Britannia and bring you even more exciting content. Sharpen your blades, gather your guild, and venture forth into the immersive world of Shards of Britannia!

Undead pets and Necromancer taming are now live. Get to work and explore to figure out how to awaken them.

• Known issue: If you have any problem with existing Nightmare pets, open a support ticket.

We have implemented AI enhancements to specific bosses, aiming to provide a greater challenge. This process is ongoing, and we continuously refine and adjust these modifications. Your feedback is highly valued and significantly influences our decision-making.

Moreover, there are new magical loot items available from various MOBs. These items can either enhance or counter specific abilities or spells used by our new AI. Brave warriors, go forth and seek them out!

Fixed an issue with Level 5 Treasure Maps not being diggable

We've fixed an issue with the Necromancer Death Ward spell not being interrupted properly when being killed by Town Guards, it is not an intended mechanic to avoid town-guard-punishment

• Introduced more challenging MOBs into Deviously Drawn T-Maps.
• Added new loot within Deviously Drawn T-Maps.
• Enhanced the drop rate of dungeon tokens in Shame.

• New loot has been added to dungeon fishing
• Blood & Acid Elementals in Shame now have a higher chance to drop dungeon tokens

You can now set any item to Not For Sale on your player vendors

• Fixed an issue with not being able to dig fishing hole with Ice Pick
• Fixed an issue with Level 5 Treasure Maps not being diggable
• Fixed an issue with Pigment Dyes not dying leather armor

• Not only can you fish for tokens in the Britain Moat, but we have also reintroduced the original loot for you to enjoy!

• There's a new merchant located at the entrance of level 1 Shame who sells goods in exchange for dungeon tokens. These tokens have a chance of being dropped by any MOBs found within Shame.

• Fixed an issue preventing criminals from teleporting at all while in combat resulting in error "cannot enter no combat area" this should now only occur when actually trying to enter a No Combat area

• A new donation vendor selling banners has now been placed in Yew (images on the SoB Wiki).
• Various loot pools such as SOS treasure chests now contain Banner dye bottles!

We've identified an issue with Veteran Rewards for accounts that accounts that existed before the launch of Britannia on June 20, 2021. During the transition from Celador to Britannia we had attempted to clear everyone's Veteran Rewards records at that time, but it seems that several accounts still had old Veteran Reward records from prior to the launch of Britannia. These records have now been cleared, so if you transferred from Celador to Britannia in 2021 and you had issues with your Veteran Rewards, please check them again and you will find the old records have been erased.

• Improved monster AI to prevent them from attacking 100% of the time when you enter their range, now they will have a small chance to ignore you, buying you a few seconds to maneuver around them
• Slightly increased delays between pet & town-vender wandering ticks
• Added additional measures to prevent players from entering No Combat areas while in combat
• Murderer Restrictions: Fixed an issue with characters being able to perform hostile actions against innocent players in dungeons while being murderer restricted in some cases
• Murderer Restrictions: Fixed an issue with murderers being able to resurrect via wandering healer or ankh in dungeons, if they exist, while being murderer restricted
• Added Moonglow to character creation town selection
• Improved Hiding skill to allow hiding near other beings when you have not been engaged in combat with any beings recently and are not criminal

• An issue has been resolved with normal (cloth) dyetubs not being able to dye some qualifying items
• An issue has been resolved with the Demon Skull Mask not being blessable
• An issue has been resolved with Patrons houses not being updated to reflect changes in Tier in some cases; going forward if you make a change to your pledge tier, all houses will be updated to reflect the new tier. If you changed your pledge tier recently and your house did not get updated please (contact us)[https://shardsofbritannia.com/contact] for assistance

(Again/Finally) We've corrected the issue with the Easter Statue showing the wrong year, it's also now dyable using a Furniture dye-tub! If your statue from this year still shows 2022 or cannot be dyed, please use the "My new Easter item says 2022" option on the Easter Vendor to have it updated.

We've fixed an issue preventing you from placing the Lapis Lazuli Egg

• We've fixed an issue with legacy Hitching Post deeds not working; after the next restart, all broken deeds will be auto-corrected, or you can talk to an Item Fixer vendor to ask it to be fixed before then
• Normal Hitching Post has been re-added to Carpentry recipes
• Normal Hitching Posts will now have a 250gp fee to stable pets & 1 hour cooldown to unstable pets
• Veteran Reward & Donation Hitching Posts will have NO stable fee and NO unstable cooldowns, and they remain Account Bound
• Hitching posts will now have tooltips added to show the Cost to Stable & Unstable Cooldown
• Normal Unstable Fees still apply

• Winners of the lottery will now have their winnings added directly to their bank's Deposit Balance instead of needing to log in first to receive them
• Lottery stones will now roll-over 25% of the jackpot each week. Winners will still receive the same amount of the proceeds collected, but instead of 50% going to the house, 25% will roll-over and only 25% will go to the house