Recent News List

Citadel Studios posted an announcement on the Legends of Aria Discord server today indicating Scheduled Maintenance that will start next week on Mon July 11th going to Fri July 15th with no specific times stated.

The downtime is expected to affect all LoA services including services required to run community servers. This means that SoB will be inaccessible during the downtime.

Citadel Studios has indicated that they will prioritize Web Services & Login Server first so that community server downtime is minimized. As soon as more information is available we will share it with you all.

See the announcement from Citadel Studios here: https://discordapp.com/channels/120933389929807872/194889383701250048/995050723681255484

The loot tables for Lich King and Ancient Hydra have been updated.

New fishing rares have been cycled into the Britain Bank Moat. This will come into effect after the next restart.

House Rotation has been added! Now, when you use the Pack & Relocate option on your house, upon placing the house again you will be able to choose which orientation you wish the house to face.

Note: This feature will be available on June 25th after the daily restart at 9am UTC

• Fixed Stuck option for Cove + fixed issue with staying frozen if Stuck teleport is interrupted
• Fixed issue with being able to hide/invis to avoid damage from delayed spells
• Fixed issue with not being able to lockdown the following items: Fabric Rack, Red Rug & several legacy items
• Digging with a shovel will now check for Harvesting Bags in your inventory
• Improved Veteran Rewards tooltips, all veteran rewards items should have missing tooltips added & will now show the age requirement
• Fixed Arms Lore display issue after using Fortification Powder & improved window layout
• Fixed issue with Market Rack furniture items not inheriting the color of wood used to craft them
• Added support for paying from bank for hireling mercenaries
• Fixed issue with tooltips on hotbar icons for weapons or other objects not showing the full tooltip details
• Fixed issue with stealing from dungeon containers triggering criminal action
• Added Remove Trap scroll to Mage buy data & added missing scrolls buy data to Scribe vendors
• Fixed Ferrymaster not consuming gold from checks in the bank
• Fixed button layout on house deco window
• Fixed issue with tinker traps exploding for the player that applied the trap when they open the container in some cases
• Fixed issue with not being able to fully feed pets, causing them to seemingly eat forever
• Fixed issue with pets not regenerating stats after being resurrected
• Fixed double-click to mount not working after resurrecting a bonded pet
• Fixed issue with using "Toggle Default" option on regular runebooks causing the Sacred Runebooks options to be applied to them by mistake
• Improved runebook hotbar icons, icons will now obey the Default Rune at the time of dragging the runebook to the hotbar, please re-create your runebook hotbar icons

Rental properties that have permanent containers will now be secured and usable for renters. This fixes an issue with getting items stuck in the containers previously due to them being unusable.

• Fixed issue with Fabled Net spawning the wrong sea creatures sometimes
• Fixed issue with attempting to buy a Bulk Order from a Bulk Order Book taking the gold but not completing the transaction
• Fixed issue with dragging the last item from an organizer pouch and dropping it to the hot-bar causing the item to be dropped in the world or disappear, now the item will go to your backpack if the origin container no longer exists
• Fixed issue with crafting repairs failing 100% of the time if your skill level exceeds 100 from bonuses like the Tailor's Apron
• Fixed issue with Veterinary being used when bandaging hired mercenaries
• Fixed issue with Disarm Trap skill requirement not matching Lockpicking's skill requirements
• Fixed issue with Ethereal Bones not stacking with other Ethereal Bones in some cases

Static Crystals, server performance improvements, Maim re-worked, and additional balance changes! Check out the full notes here.

https://wiki.shardsofbritannia.com/en/updates/release-notes-june-14-2022

We're aware there are currently issues accessing some parts of faction bases. This will be resolved as soon as possible. Sorry for the inconvenience.

The Moonglow rental apartments have had their prices reduced and they have also been updated to allow vendors to be placed on the exterior wall around the doorway for your selling needs.

You can now fish up exciting new rares in the moat right next to Britain Bank!

Unique fishing rares can now be fished up in the water right next to Britain Bank.

You will require 65 Fishing Skill for this.

We've released some fixes and an additional pvp mechanic, spell fizzle windows. Read the full details on the wiki!

https://wiki.shardsofbritannia.com/en/updates/release-notes-june-3rd-2022

We've released an extensive balance update along with some new Faction Pillar Conflict balancing mechanics! Loot has also been overhauled with much more consistent and rewarding gold drops. Check out the full notes here.

https://wiki.shardsofbritannia.com/en/updates/release-notes-june-2-2022

The server's first rental properties have been setup and are now available for renting. There are 9 units available just Southwest of Moonglow Bank. More properties will be setup throughout the world as time permits with different shapes and sizes. You can see more details about how rental properties work here: https://wiki.shardsofbritannia.com/en/housing#rental-property

• Fixed an issue with being able to tame human mercenaries, this was not intended
• Fixed an issue with torches preventing meditation in some cases
• Fixed an issue with Gravedigging not working in some cases
• Fixed an issue with Peacemaking not being prevented properly for invulnerable targets

Make sure to log out and back in to receive all of these updates, thank you!

We're aware of an issue with meditation being prevented due to "Regenerative forces cannot penetrate your armor" in some cases possibly due to torches. We're investigating and hope to have it resolved shortly.

Vendor Rental deeds have been added to Moonglow's Lycaeum where you can rent a vendor until July 1st (deadline extended to August 1st) for a one-time fee & we will plan to host more Bazaar events periodically in the future.

These vendors do not charge daily fees or commission and are only available until July 1st (deadline extended to August 1st), after which they will pack their worn equipment & for sale contents into your account vault. If you have a vendor that has been packed up, you will receive a notification immediately or the next time you log in.

The Account Vault is where packed goods from Rental Properties and Player Vendors will be stored if you fail to pay rent or vendor fees. At any time you can use the /vault command to retrieve any stored rental or vendor property

Note: Non-Bazaar player vendors will now also handle their equipped objects when being dismissed, previously the equipped objects would vanish when the vendor did. Now, when packing to the vault, any equipped objects on vendors will be packed along with the for sale items, or if the owner is dismissing the vendor, any remaining equipped objects will land on the ground to prevent deletion.

Hotfixes:

• Fixed an issue preventing Bazaar Vendor owners from collecting gold from them
• Fixed an issue preventing Bazaar Vendors from appearing on the Vendor Search results
• Changed the color of Bazaar vendor names to Yellow for better legibility

Moonglow is now open for business!

• You can visit Moonglow from the Public Moongate & Ferrymaster destinations
• Visitors of Moonglow on launch day will receive a fireworks wand!
• Check out the Housing Map on our wiki: https://wiki.shardsofbritannia.com/en/housing#moonglow-territory

Player Vendors

• Player Vendors & Pet Brokers now have an option called Relocate which will allows owners to pack them to a deed for moving to another house or another location, this option costs 5,000gp
• House owners now have the ability to upgrade the Vendor Limit from 1 to 2 for a one-time 50,000gp fee, this extra slot can be useful for people who wish to own both a Player Vendor & Pet Broker while keeping the house Private, and it only applies while the house is Private
• Vendor & storage upgrades to houses will now persist when Relocating a house

Bards & Bands

• Equipped instruments now have 2 ability buttons: Play Music & Use Last Bard Ability
• Playing music using this new ability will offer a continuous stream of music, depending on your skills; activating the Play ability again while mid-stream will attempt to gain skills, just like using the instrument does normally (you can still use the instrument like normal to gain)
• Bards that are playing music can optionally have others listen to them; To listen, right click a bard that is playing music and use Listen To Music
• Bards that are in a group with each other can play together, get all 3 instruments going for a full band!
• Note: Only the bamboo flute, lute & drum can be equipped, regular flutes cannot

Campfires

• Kindling will now work when inside guarded areas but will be unable to upgrade for camping unless out of town
• The base fire built from kindling is now a smaller version until it is reinforced via Camping & this smaller fire can be used for cooking

General

• The Q & E button slots are now hidden when no abilities are present in them

Hail citizens of Britannia, we hope you're excited to step foot on Verity Isle and check out Moonglow starting at 2:00 PM UTC on June 1st, 2022.

Shortly before then, we will bring the server offline to commence the updates. Moonglow will become available as an option on the Public Moongate as well as the Ferrymaster destinations.

Fireworks will be provided to visitors of Moonglow during the launch day to help celebrate.

Maybe you'll call this place your new home and put your stake in the ground by placing a house there. Check out the Territory Map on our wiki: https://wiki.shardsofbritannia.com/en/housing#moonglow-territory

We will also be hosting a Bazaar at Moonglow's Lycaeum that will allow players to rent vendors in a public space for a period of time, stay tuned for more updates about that coming soon.

See you in Moonglow!

Several updates to faction pillar conflicts are now live. Check out the full notes here.

https://wiki.shardsofbritannia.com/en/updates/release-notes-may-30-2022

Each faction now has a faction base in Britannia and each faction's faction stone has been moved to their base. Shadowlords can find their base, Stonegate, to the north east of Yew in the Deep Forest. Minax can find their base, Castle Minax, to the east of Skara Brae in Spiritwood Forest. True Britannians can find their base, Castle Britannia, to the north east of Britain along the road to the swamp.

These bases are still under construction and will be increasingly important to factions as development progresses.

Fixed an issue that would sometimes cause skill gain to fail when over a skill's daily cap. This issue should be resolved after the next restart.

• Fixed an issue causing a container's weight not to be updated right away when adding to existing stacks inside of it

• Containers created by using the option Organize Backpack will now be prevented from leaving your backpack and they will disappear when becoming empty

• Armor reduction can no longer reduce damage beyond 80% of the damage inflicted when the attacker is a player.
• Made several improvements to monster difficulty calculations to better reflect their difficulty in preparation for an upcoming PvM overhaul.
• Fixed a bug with transferring silver.
• Despise spawns have been adjusted to better suit new players on the upper levels.

• Fixed an issue with fish not being stackable or usable as a resource since the most recent fishing patch
• Updated prices for Reflections to be 500k each for the first two reflections and an additional 500k each reflection after

Reflections

• Character Reflections added, you can save your skills and stats to a reflection to be restored later, for 1,000,000gp
• Access the Reflections window from the paper doll or skills window

Soulstones

• A new 5-charge Soulstone has been added for 1,000,000gp to the Jeweler vendor

House Storage Upgrades

• You can now upgrade your house storage limitations for a fee, see the Upgrade Storage button in the house menu under the Storage tab
• The cost to upgrade house storage is 100k to start, adding 100k for each subsequent upgrade up to 10 times
• This does not transfer when relocating houses and does not refund when demolishing a house, it is non-refundable!

Rental Property

• Rental properties will now have a 25% upcharge when renting a property while also owning a permanent house

Note: We are still finalizing some details with Rental Properties and there are no properties to rent in-game yet, we will make a separate announcement when properties start to become available, occurring gradually.

Digging

• Added the ability to use shovels at the public farms around towns, the ones that usually spawn cotton
• Digging in farms will produce various vegetables and even worms, a new type of fishing bait

Fishing & Fishing Bait

• Added earthworms that can be applied to fishing rods for increased chances of catching fish; these can be found by digging at public farms
• Added minnows that can be applied to fishing rods for even higher chances of catching fish; these can be caught using fishing nets
• Added fishing chum that can be thrown into the water to try and lure schools of fish which provide increased yield; this can be obtained by cutting up Prized Fish
• Using Fishing Nets will now yield minnows
• Fabled Fishing Net added, can be obtained in both overworld and dungeons and can spawn fantastical sea creatures

General

• Added Ballot Box house addon to Carpentry crafting recipes

• Fixed an issue with the dialog not appearing when trying to add pets to the Pet Broker and in some other cases
• Added /waypoint command to add a map waypoint at your current location

The auction is about to start! Head to Skara Brae's The Guiding Hand directly next to the bank (west) to attend! Hope to see you there :)