Entropia Universe Version Updates

Social Interface
Social User Interface has been redone and have added features.

Main Chat
All text communication originates from chat channels. The default chat channels are: Local, Trade, System, Globals, Rookie, Society, Society Seniors & Private Messages.

Custom channels can also be created using the /create command (see below). By default, custom channels are private; the creator of the channel can then invite other members to the channel.
Alternatively, custom channels can be made public using the /set command (see below), which allows other participants to /join a public custom channel.

The communications from channels are displayed in chat tabs. There are two default tabs, Main and System, which cannot be removed from the main chat window and have some restrictions on channel management. Custom chat tabs can be created by right-clicking on an existing chat tab and clicking the ‘New Tab’ option. The right-click context menu also offers other tab customization options, such as setting the fade, color and channel settings of a tab. A chat window can have a maximum of 10 chat tabs. Additional chat windows can be created by dragging a custom chat tab’s header outside of the main chat window. Detached custom tabs can then be grouped together in a new chat window.

Other Features

• New messages in unfocused chat tabs display an indicator when the tab contains unviewed messages.
• Links, avatar names, channels and items can be copied to the clipboard via the right-click context menu.
• All links have a set of options accessible through the right-click context menu.
• You now have a permanent ignore list. Use the right-click context menu or the /ignore command to ignore a player. View your ignore list with the /ignorelist command.
• The TAB key can be used to auto-complete avatar names in commands.
• The TAB key can be used to switch channels when the input field for a chat tab is in focus.
• A voice quick bar is available for options, mute and mic.

Commands:
Privacy Status Commands

• /afk - Sets privacy status to AFK (Away From Keyboard).
• /dnd - Sets privacy status to DND (Do Not Disturb).
• /invisible - Sets privacy status to invisible mode.
• /online - Sets privacy status to online.

Channel Input Commands

• /custom - Change the current input channel to an existing custom channel.
• /local - Change the current input channel to the Local default channel.
• /officers - Change the current input channel to the Society Seniors default channel.
• /rookie - Change the current input to the Rookie default channel.
• /society - Change the current input to the Society default channel.
• /team - Change the current input to the current Team channel.
• /trade - Change the current input to the Trade default channel.

Channel Management Commands

• /create (or /c) - Create a new custom channel. Channel names must start with a "#" symbol and may not contain spaces.
• /deop
  - Remove channel operator status from a channel member.
• /invite (or /i)
  - Invite a player to a custom channel.
• /join (or /j) - Join a public custom channel
• /kick (or /k)
  - Kick someone out of a private custom channel.
• /leave (or /l) - Leave a custom channel.
• /listchannels - Lists channels with names containing
• /listmembers - Lists all members of a custom channel.
• /listmuted - Lists all muted members of a private custom channel.
• /mute (or /m)
  - Mute a member of a private custom channel.
• /op
  - Grant channel operator status to a channel member.
• /set (or /s)
  or
  - Sets a custom channel privacy status to public or private.
• /unmute (or /um)
  - unmutes a muted member of a private custom channel.
• /unmuteall - Unmutes all muted members of a private custom channel.

Contact Management Commands

• /ignore
  - Ignores an avatar. All further chat communication from an ignored avatar will be blocked.
• /listignored - List all ignored avatars.
• /return (or /r) - Reply to the latest received private whisper.
• /unignore
  - Remove ignore status from an avatar.
• /whisper (or /w) - Send a private whisper to someone.

Miscellaneous Commands

• /emote (or /em) - Perform the specified emote. use /emote ? for the available emotes.
• /help (or /?) - View help on a specific command. If a command name is not specified, a list of available commands is displayed.
• /pos (or /p) - Create a position link with your current coordinates in the text input field.

Message Center
A new message center that will handle all message types has been added with the following functions:

• You have 5 different message types that you can filter; Auction, Notes, Messages, System and Global
• The filter button displays how many new unread messages you have.
• The messages have an indicator if they have been read or not.
• The Message Center can be minimized for your convenience. New messages will show with and indicator and flash on any new activity.
• You can now send offline messages via the create new message button, a new Conversation UI will open where you can also add multiple recipients up to a maximum of 10.
• You can now create Notes that are can be placed, resized and colored anywhere on the dashboard that are saved until deleted.
• You can drag most messages for edit or reading from message center to dashboard.
• Message Center can be moved and resized in height.

Contacts
A new Contacts UI has been added where you find information about friends, society and nearby avatars. There is also a Player Profile connected to this.

• You can set your online status through a selector; Online, Invisible, Do Not Disturb, Away from Keyboard
• There is a filter panel with several options:
  • Context flags
  • Player Registry
  • SearchFilter - Applicants, Disciple, Society, Team, Friends, Nearby
• Context flags show icons on listed avatars to show your connection to them.
• Player Registry is where you can search for avatars in Entropia. A new button has been added, “Copy Avatar Link”.
• You can list avatars via filter panel. Search will work on selected filter settings. Nearby lists all avatars in radar radius.
• A player profile has been added and can be accessed through context menu on the avatar profile picture. In the player profile you can set biography, set displayed name and chose profile picture.
• Avatars in contact list can be expanded for more detailed information about Location, Profession, Biography, Mentor Status, Society. You can also access private chat, Send message and all other options through context menu on the player profile picture.
• Contacts UI can be moved and resized in height.

We want your feedback to further enhance and improve this Social User Interface. Please post on your planet partner forum.
Note: We know that the nearby function will change how the PvP works and we are working on some changes for that as well as other things when it comes to PvP in general.

Changes

• New participants must verify their email address before leaving the start room.

As previously announced we are experiencing issues with the gold card authentication. We understand from the gold card technology partner company that the issue will be solved today. We apologize for any inconvenience.

MindArk and the Planet Partners strive to ensure a smooth and problem-free Version Update. Nevertheless, even after extensive testing some issues may arise after release. Such issues are often addressed via mini-patches directly after a release and in subsequent patches. If you feel that the possibility of encountering minor issues or bugs directly after a Version Update affects your gameplay to an extent that Entropia Universe is not enjoyable, please wait until the mini-patches have been released and any last minute issues have been resolved.

!PLANET CALYPSO CONTENT RELEASE 2014.1
2014-03-19
***PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT IF YOU FIND SOMETHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY IN PLANET CALYPSO! IT MIGHT PROVIDE THE INFO YOU NEED BEFORE CONTACTING THE SUPPORT DEPARTMENT!***

New Instances
A new robot event instance has been added. More information will come with the first event, scheduled for March 28.

Several small hunting instances have been added to the Cape Corinth area.

Creature Updates
The following creatures have received graphical updates:

• Bristlehog
• Pupugi
• Igni
• Diripi
• Merp
• Warlock
• Chomper
• Cersumon
• Morsusilex

Sounds

• Corrected distance and volume for small creatures.
• Sound quality has been improved for many Calypso creatures.
• Updated sound effects for recently updated creatures.

Daily Missions

• Several unpopular daily hunting missions have been removed. Additional daily missions will be added over the next several partner releases.

Bug Fixes

• The fort in Vermillion fields has been fixed.
• Corrected an issue that caused participants to spawn in a tree when teleporting to Boreas outpost.
• Corrected an issue causing the Mr Yoshida mission to not complete properly
• Corrected typos in the Wanted: Bloodclaw daily mission
• The Resources for the Dolph mission now gives the correct rewards.

Misc

• Creature density has been adjusted on the spawns near Cape Corinth.
• Additional revival and service terminals have been added near Cape Corinth.
• The Cape Corinth area has received many graphical performance optimizations.
• Interior textures in the F.O.M.A shopping area have been updated.
• The entrance to the Sabakuma Tunnel has been redesigned.

PLANET CALYPSO CONTENT RELEASE 2014.1
2014-03-19
***PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT IF YOU FIND SOMETHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY IN PLANET CALYPSO! IT MIGHT PROVIDE THE INFO YOU NEED BEFORE CONTACTING THE SUPPORT DEPARTMENT!***

New Instances
A new robot event instance has been added. More information will come with the first event, scheduled for March 28.

Several small hunting instances have been added to the Cape Corinth area.

Creature Updates
The following creatures have received graphical updates:
Bristlehog
Pupugi
Igni
Diripi
Merp
Warlock
Chomper
Cersumon
Morsusilex

Sounds
Corrected distance and volume for small creatures.
Sound quality has been improved for many Calypso creatures.
Updated sound effects for recently updated creatures.

Daily Missions
Several unpopular daily hunting missions have been removed. Additional daily missions will be added over the next several partner releases.

Bug Fixes
The fort in Vermillion fields has been fixed.
Corrected an issue that caused participants to spawn in a tree when teleporting to Boreas outpost.
Corrected an issue causing the Mr Yoshida mission to not complete properly
Corrected typos in the Wanted: Bloodclaw daily mission
The Resources for the Dolph mission now gives the correct rewards.

Misc
Creature density has been adjusted on the spawns near Cape Corinth.
Additional revival and service terminals have been added near Cape Corinth.
The Cape Corinth area has received many graphical performance optimizations.
Interior textures in the F.O.M.A shopping area have been updated.
The entrance to the Sabakuma Tunnel has been redesigned.

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Entropia Version Update postponed

We've found a few annoying bugs in the release that were scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday March 18, and are therefore forced to postpone the VU for at least one day.

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Fixed Issues:

• Fixed several issues with client and server instability.

MindArk and the Planet Partners strive to ensure a smooth and problem-free Version Update. Nevertheless, even after extensive testing some issues may arise after release. Such issues are often addressed via mini-patches directly after a release and in subsequent patches. If you feel that the possibility of encountering minor issues or bugs directly after a Version Update affects your gameplay to an extent that Entropia Universe is not enjoyable, please wait until the mini-patches have been released and any last minute issues have been resolved.

New features/adjustments:

• A new planet “Toulan” has been introduced to Entropia Universe. The planet Toulan is in beta stage until further announced; press release and marketing activities will follow soon after release.
• It is now possible to enable/disable live streaming audio in the options menu.
• Live streaming audio and area themed music no longer play simultaneously.
• Auto target functionality is now disabled in PVP areas.
• The “Summon Claim” feature can only be used once per claim.
• The time for a creature corpse has been lowered to 10 seconds for 1-4 corpses to a minimum of 1.66 seconds for 10 corpses. Time scales linearly.
• Nyx Space Station has been renamed to “Toulan Space Station” and relocated to Planet Toulan space.

Bug fixes:

• Ad screens and PC content now display the correct character format.
• Fixed an issue with the guest list not loading properly when there are more than 100 players listed.
• Fixed an animation issue with the Portable Trade Tool.
• Improved client stability.

Known Issues:

• 3d view port showing items in the trade terminal and in item info view are not working correctly.

MindArk and the Planet Partners strive to ensure a smooth and problem-free Version Update. Nevertheless, even after extensive testing some issues may arise after release. Such issues are often addressed via mini-patches directly after a release and in subsequent patches. If you feel that the possibility of encountering minor issues or bugs directly after a Version Update affects your gameplay to an extent that Entropia Universe is not enjoyable, please wait until the mini-patches have been released and any last minute issues have been resolved.

• Auto-loot pills are now available in trade terminals. These pills will enable you to loot creatures automatically within a certain radius for a set amount of time and the effect will persist after you log out. Auto-loot pills have a minimum skill requirement of five in paramedic and are considered luxury items.
• Wave spawn events will now reset without restart delay time if the first wave is not completed and/or the area is clear of players.

MindArk and the Planet Partners strive to ensure a smooth and problem-free Version Update. Nevertheless, even after extensive testing some issues may arise after release. Such issues are often addressed via mini-patches directly after a release and in subsequent patches. If you feel that the possibility of encountering minor issues or bugs directly after a Version Update affects your gameplay to an extent that Entropia Universe is not enjoyable, please wait until the mini-patches have been released and any last minute issues have been resolved.

Changes

• The Hell server on ROCKTropia has been rolled back to pre-14.4 status.
• The Mission tracker has had a graphical update
• A new system for representing amplifiers attached to weapons was implemented in 14.4. The new system will allow for much better weapon weapon appearance and customization, however currently amplifiers are not displaying properly on many weapons.
• The animations for creature corpses have been improved to make it easier to determine if a creature has been looted.
• Creature AI has been improved so that changes in behavior result in immediate animation responses.

Fixes

• An issue causing faulty reports that ‘Entropia Universe did not shut down properly’ appearing several times when launching the Client Loader has been corrected.
• An issue causing the Locusta space creature to become invisible in some situations has been corrected.
• An issue causing hotkey actions to be performed when entering digits in the split stack interface has been corrected.
• An issue causing wrong values to be displayed in the markup history amount column has been corrected.
• The functionality of the ESC key has been corrected so that it once again removes focus from chat windows, and closes various interfaces.
• Hit box and targeting has been removed from dead creatures after they have been looted. Looted corpses can be shot through and will despawn after 30 seconds: each corpse after four will initiate faster despawning.
• Special symbols will now display correctly again (including Russian)

Known Issues

• Jumping animations display incorrectly when holding tools.

MindArk and the Planet Partners strive to ensure a smooth and problem-free Version Update. Nevertheless, even after extensive testing some issues may arise after release. Such issues are often addressed via mini-patches directly after a release and in subsequent patches. If you feel that the possibility of encountering minor issues or bugs directly after a Version Update affects your gameplay to an extent that Entropia Universe is not enjoyable, please wait until the mini-patches have been released and any last minute issues have been resolved.

2013-12-17
***PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT IF YOU FIND SOMETHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY IN PLANET CALYPSO! IT MIGHT PROVIDE THE INFO YOU NEED BEFORE CONTACTING THE SUPPORT DEPARTMENT!***
Misc

• Melee Amps are now available at the Combat Token Trader.
• Armor Plates are now available at the Combat Token Trader.

Fixes

• Maffoid Heads are now tradable.

Known Issues

• It is still not possible to manage the Vermillion Fields land grab area.

We strive to ensure a smooth and problem-free patch. Nevertheless, even after extensive testing some issues may arise after release. Such issues are often addressed via mini-patches directly after a release and in subsequent patches.!

Changes

• Creatures no longer disappear immediately when looted. Additional visual indication will be implemented in the patch scheduled for December 17.
• It is now possible to reduce the amount of critical damage received. A base chance to reduce critical damage by up to 15% has been introduced and is calculated automatically based on avatar skill level in relation to the attacking creature’s level. Items and boosts will also be introduced which will allow incoming critical damage to be reduced even further.
• Portable trade and repair - Two new tools have been added that will let you access a basic trade and repair terminal out in the wilderness. These new terminals are crafted from low-level tool blueprints.

Fixes

• The maximum value of the Kaminsky Barong has been corrected.
• The name and description of the DSEC Laser Amp v1 (L) Blueprint (L) has been corrected.
• An issue causing progress in the Zoldenite and Maladrite mining missions to incorrectly advance when finding Lysterium claim in some situations has been corrected.
• Auction categories have been added for Maladrite and Zoldenite.
• It is now possible to employ the ‘Teleport Home’ feature of higher level Mindforce Teleport chips to teleport to Land Areas.
• An issue causing incorrect rounding when extracting PED from the PED card has been corrected.
• An issue causing gloves dropped on the ground to display oddly has been corrected.
• Text readability has been improved when viewing the item information panel.

Known Issues

• It is not possible to place items in the additional area of Monria Hub Shop 2, Floor 1.
• Player register visibility and profession display settings for some users may have been reset. Please be sure to verify those settings upon logging in.
• The DSEC Laser Amp v1 (L) displays the incorrect value in the trade terminal windows. The actual value is displayed correctly when reaching the confirmation panel.
• Monria premium apartments are missing televators to their pool rooms.
• Some font types in the Ad screen UI are displayed as squares.

MindArk and the Planet Partners strive to ensure a smooth and problem-free Version Update. Nevertheless, even after extensive testing some issues may arise after release. Such issues are often addressed via mini-patches directly after a release and in subsequent patches. If you feel that the possibility of encountering minor issues or bugs directly after a Version Update affects your gameplay to an extent that Entropia Universe is not enjoyable, please wait until the mini-patches have been released and any last minute issues have been resolved.