October 9th Release Notes

ROCKtropia update goes live tomorrow!

We have added a bunch of new exciting items and content for you to discover.  Lets see what you find.

Updates And Other Things You Need To Know

• New items added.
• Increased performance updates.
• Quests Fixed. Ivan should now be able to fix your missions. (Give this fix a few days to take effect because mindark must activate it)
• ROCKtropia Nuclear Facility is fixed up and ready for PVP action
• Level 1 Unlimited Lockpick kit BPs and Hell Keys BPs added to the Technician
• Reset Timer increased on harder crib raids, sewer raids, booty raids
• Company Mission mob spawn reduced in Penthouse
• Attribute tokens added to certain missions.

A note from Mindark…

The availability of items and resources is continually being adjusted by the MindArk balancing team, which may result in temporary changes in the availability of any particular resource or items on a particular planet. These adjustments are important in creating a healthy interplanetary economic system, and in allowing active and stable local planetary economies to emerge.

August 28th Release Notes

Adventure Instances Explode On ROCKtropia!

Crib Raids, Booty Raids, Cave Explorations, Penthouse Break-ins, Adventures In Hell!

Grab your guns and polish your armor because ROCKtropia just got turbo charged.  Introducing the instancing system at its very finest.  This vu comes fully stocked with tons of instances scattered around the planet for you to enjoy. The loots are great and filled with unique treasures to be found, the adventures are epic and did we mention more explosive interactivty than has even been witnessed on the platform.  Ranging from battling your way out of Hell, exploring the deepest darkest caverns around the planet to using your night vision to navigate the endless sewers of Zomhattan basically so much to enjoy you’re just going to have to experience for yourself.

Check out the full Adventure Survival Guide below

ROCKtropia Adventure Survival Guide!

Below is your 101 Guide To Adventure Survival

Basic Guidelines and Tips

• All Adventures have a time limit assigned to them, make sure to keep track of your time and get through the adventures as quickly as possible.
• There are set time limits for the looting, meaning when it’s time to loot… LOOT!!!
• All adventures are broken up into two separate experiences, Single Player and Team.  All entry points are clearly marked, for example “Abandoned Mine (Team)” or if its single player “Abandoned Mine”.
• Adventures can be accessed by obtaining varying levels of LockPick Kits. There are 10 + types of lockpick kits to be crafted.
• Dungeons in Hell Require a Hell Key
• You can revive in some adventures, but others need to completed on a single life.  Best bet is to not die.  The penalty can be a failure of the dungeon.  (Wink Wink don’t die in a Booty Raid)
• Walls, Objects, Explosives, Keys etc, there are a ton of things that might be interactive. So make sure to take a look around. There might be a door you have to blow your way through or a combination you need to unlock, so if you get stuck take a look around your environment, shoot out some glass and fight your way through.
• You don’t have to loot enemies. Just take em down and progress. The loot will be accumulated at the end of the adventure.  You MUST complete the adventure in order to access the loot.
• Make sure to stock up with tons of ammo prior to entering an adventure.  Some adventures have trade terminals inside, but others force you to complete the adventure with the items in your inventory only. Some adventures are over 3 hours long and you might encounter hundreds of enemies so make sure to keep your inventory heavily stocked with the things you need to survive.
• Do NOT Use the Dungeon Exits unless there something goes terribly wrong. These are used for resetting the instance and to respawn you back on the planet. If you exit, there will be no confirmation message, your lockpick kit will be consumed and the adventure will reset.  Dungeon Exits are clearly marked with the word “EXIT”.
• Most interactive objects can be activated through a right click.
• Waypoints are laid out to help you find your way around. Make sure to pay attention to them.
• Make sure to have your sound and music turned on.  Some puzzles might require the use of all of your senses in order to complete.

Over 100 weapons have been added to your arsenel.  They have been carefully crafted to deliver great advantages to you in your Hunting and PVP experiences.  Weapons have been designed for the noob to uber and span both laser and blp.   ROCKtropia has started a naming convention for our new weapons to better assist you with your oganization

Here are the conventions

DPS – The weapon is designed for effective damages per second.
ECO – The weapon is designed for increased economical uses.
LP – Laser Pistol
LR – Laser Rifle
Pxx - BLP Pistol. The xx is the recommended skill for the weapon
Rxx – BLP Rifle. The xx is the recommended skill for the weapon

Example:  Gazunga DPS R10(L)

Gazunga – Make of the gun
DPS – Weapon designed for effective damage per second
R10 – Weapon is a BLP Rifle and the recommended skill level is 10

Club NEVERDIE Under Construction!

The new club NEVERDIE is currently under construction. The new location can be found in New Harlem.  You have the opportunity to tour the facility prior to its opening night.  Take a look around. Check out this screenshot section below

Make sure to check back when the opening party takes place.

Components Hit The Crafting Scene!

Components have hit the crafting networks.  These components will be the keys to your success.  There are tons of new components to craft and utilize in the new wave of BPs hitting the scene this VU and future BPs to come.  They fit in the ROCKtropia Components BP Book which can be purchased from a technician.

PIMP Your Gear! – Stunning New Textures For Your Custom Items

Pimp your jeans with Dragon Scales or stylize your vehicle with Leopard Seats!!!

Texture Blocks and Leathers have landed in this VU.  You can now take the skins and hides of most creatures and place 3 in a refiner to receive a Leather.  The leather can then be crafted into a Texture Block that can be applied to all your customizable items.   Hides have also be added to  a few creatures that never had them before.

New Armors To Defend Against Hell

Technically Advanced Armors have been rumored to be found in the Firewall.  They are said to have the protection required to defend against the toughest forces of Hell.

Updates And Other Things You Need To Know

• Performance Upgrade. You should notice an increased rate of performance. In some cases you will be able to crank up your AA or move up a level in graphics quality. I.E from High to Very High.  Check out the difference and adjust accordingly
• Quests Fixed. Check any quests you have been having trouble with and you should be able to complete them now.
• Naming Convention Fixes
• Terminal Fixes
• Blueprint Fixes – If you had any issues with existing blueprints check them, They should be fine now.
• Muscle Park reconfigured. Now Ivan can unlock the remaining workouts
• Loot Stacks Increased
• Company Mission Fixed

ON HOLD – ROCK VU did not go through!!! Will keep you posted.

Feb 7th Release Notes

Fixes and New Content

-The Ballistar has been rebuilt and is fully functional for exisiting residence to move back in.

-Blueprint additions added to loot pools.

-Creature loot pools rebalanced

-Performance upgrades to New Harlem and the London Backlot

-Fixes to items that couldn’t be placed in auction

-Fixes to clothing issues from last month be it colorable items that couldnt be colored or items with incorrect stats.

-Fixes to blueprints that didn’t funciton

-Fixes to item descriptions

-Teleporter fixes on both ROCKtropia and The Arctic

-Vixen spawns added to City of Dreams

Known Issues

-Iron Challenge quests are not active

See the following thread for more known issues

http://www.neverdie.com/bugs-bugs-bugs/12623-list-bugs-issues-march-2012-a-2.html

Events, New Creatures & Skill Bonuses OH MY!

RECENT NEWS

NEW EVENT! – HUNT THE THING TO WIN A MOTHERSHIP!

Starting today players hunting the THING will be able to tally their highest Global or HoF loot per month from a single THING kill to create a combined high score to compete to win the MacReady Mothership. Players may choose their top three single highest monthly global or HoF loots over a 6 month period to arrive at their high score. The Mothership will be awarded in August.

The MacReady Mothership can be used to ferry passengers for a fee between multiple virtual worlds within Entropia Universe.

New players who wish to get a leg up with some free gear to Hunt The THING can attempt to locate and assist the infamous avatar NEVERDIE, who has joined the fight to rid the world of The THING. NEVERDIE went missing when his helicopter transporting a supply of flamethrowers and armor crashed into the ROCKtropia Antarctic. The exact location of the downed chopper is unknown, but fragmented distress signals are being received via Facebook.com/rocktropia and Twitter @MYrocktropia and provide clues to his location and the whereabouts of his scattered precious cargo.

Players Must Post their Highest Loot Screenshots with date and time Stamps in this thread each month at the end of July the Highest Scores from 3 months will be combined to determine each players high Score.

Entries are restricted to single players only not teams.

For the Purpose of these event rules a Global includes “HOFs and ATHs”.
Start Date January 31st – July 31st th (Via the in world Clock – Press U to check the time)
Out of the 6 month time frame only The Highest single Global from three of the months will be combined.

Globals will be counted on The THING Mobs only!

ALL Global Screenshots must include the position (in game hot key = P) and timestamps (in game hot key = U) with the global message in the chat box.

NDS will monitor the competition closely to ensure a fair event for all participants. Any violation of the event rules stated here will result in immediate disqualification. If there is any confusion over these rules common sense may apply, but clarifications to rules will be made during the course of the event if neccesarry in The Main Event Thread. In case any problems arise in the ability to fairly judge this event. Event manager reserves the right to tweak the rules at any time in the interest of fairness. Event Manager decisions are final. No teams allowed this time!

Further Clarifications may be added along the way! Good Luck and thanks for competing.

NEW CONTENT

• The Army, National Guard and Z.D.F have been deployed to City of Dreams in an effort to help combat the invasion of creatures heading towards the city.  The nation is calling upon all service men and women both in the Z.D.F and National Guard to hook up with the squad leaders located in the following places…

- Commander Hauxley  POS: 131945 83382
- Stg.Cortiz POS:136215 82087
- Stg.Hendi POS: 136377 82662
- Stg.Willard POS: 134588 85826
- Captain Petter  POS: Unkown -Captain Petters ship was last seen on radar at 138014 89218

IMPORTANT NOTE: All civilians can lend a hand in these ongoing missions (No Army Service Record Necessary).  Service men and women in both the Z.D.F and National Guard will receive additional item and skill bonuses as combat pay.

• Muscle Park open for work outs  (POS: 135759 88072)
  - Ivan the trainer has worked out a strict regiment of dumbell, punching bag and bench press workouts to make you buff!  Check it out and get your pump going!
  - You can bypass the noob workout by selecting to bypass the low level missions. To do this simply follow the instructions on any other workout other than the 5lbs dumbell workout.

•  Motorhead Royalty storms the Stadium!
  -The Motorhead Royal family has set out from the Lemmys Castle in a campaign to take rule over the Stadium.   The Royal family has been known to carry extremely valueble riches from around the world.  If you’re lucky you might encounter the high order of the Royal family including the Prince, King and the Devine God!

•  Tigers, Cheetahs, Leopards, Panthers and Cougers!
  -These magestic creatures have wildly overbreeded and have been seen all over the City of Dreams in giant paks.

• Blueprints Bonanza
  -Ladies and Gentlemen start your crafting.  An influx of blueprints continues to hit the planet with force.  Tons of discoveries to be had!

•  Texture Tantrum!
  -You can now create beautiful textures from some of ROCKtropias most popular animals.  Here is a list of the new textures you can create and apply to your favorite customizable items…

Tiger, Leopard, Cheetah, Panther, Couger, Pop Dragon, Elvis Dragon, Joplin Dragon, NEVERDIE Dragon, Lemmy Dragon, Hendrix Dragon, Garcia Dragon, Rudolf Dragon

KNOWN ISSUES

• Jarhead Armor (C) blueprint is producing Limited armor parts.  In the next VU those same items will become unlimited.
• Pop Dragon Mission Chain is currently bugged.  It will not count your kills.
• Some textures have known to show up as the ¨RED X¨ for some but not all users.  The famous RED X however can still be put into the texturizer window and it will apply the texture as intended.
• A few BPs have the wrong description. They have been fixed and will be seen in the next VU.

December 7th Content Release

Bye Bye Bugs!
The December 7th content release brings in new features and alot of fixes to old features. Please read the following.

NEW STUFF

• Outposts added to City of Dreams.
  - These outposts feature full access to storage, repair, trade and auction systems.
  - They are located in and around popular mob spawns to increase the speed in which you can hunt your favorite mobs. Take some time to fly or drive around COD to find them all.  Aprox (15 new outposts have been added)
• National Guard Helicopter Pilots deployed to City of Dreams and the Arctic.
  - The National Guard have been deployed to the City of Dreams and the Arctic in an effort to add extra security against the wild creatures that have been attacking locals. You can find helicopter pilots that will take you anywhere you need to go free of charge. Take some time to explore COD to find all the new teleporter locations (aprox 5 locations added)
• Shared Mobs added to City of Dreams
  - Exarosaurs (All Maturities) POS:(134096 89102)
  - Rippersnapper (All Maturities) POS: (135553 89013)*
  - Mermoth (All Maturities) POS: (133134 88800)
  - Osseocollum (All Maturities) POS: (132962 88271)
  - Malcruentor (All Maturities) POS: (132550 87695)
  - Atrox (All Maturities) POS: (134631 82544)
  - Argonaut (All Maturities) POS: (139057 85162)
  - Itumatrox (All Maturities) POS: (139098 86842)
  - Dakiba (All Maturities) POS: (137492 88738)
• Mobs added to City of Dreams
  - Cheetahs escaped from the zoo! POS: (137505 82916)
  - Shark Migration POS: (138422 89402) & (132284 89458)
• National Guard disburses rioters from London Backlot
  - In an effort to make the streets safe for shoppers, the national guard have executed operation Winklepicker and have successfully removed all rioters from the London backlot.  Shopping around the Funky Junction is now safe once again!
• Added Christmas gifts.
  -Expect your favorite jolly red man to deliver something sweet to you close to Christmas. (Only those who made the naughty list will get something. LOL)
• Rent has been abolished
  - The powers that be have decided that rent prices were too high! As a result, ROCKtropia estates are now free of any rental costs. This rent removal only applies to bars and shops at the moment because they are the only estates that are fully functional. When the apartments get fixed (Next VU), they will share in the same reduction.
• Item block removed from the Arctic
  - In an effort to help combat the ongoing Thing infection, the National Guard has been instructed to permit locals to import weapons, armors, vehicles and other items from any other planet to utilize in the Arctic.

FIXED ISSUES

• General Blueprint fixes
  - Could not Execute error resolved
  - Incorrect ingredients fixed
  - Creative Juice Blueprint has been reworked
• General Quest Fixes
  - Tons of fixes and improvements have been done to ROCKtropia quests and missions. If you still have any outstanding issues please let us know but the vast majority of quests have been fixed or enhanced.
• Shops and Bars have re-opened for business!
  - All shops and bars in London have been fixed and are ready for business again. Take some time to visit the new and improved shops.
  - Item points in bars and shops have been increased
• London Backlot Optimization
  - The overall performance and frame rates in and around London have been improved considerably.

KNOWN ISSUES

• Deer-A-Pooloza!
  - It seems like the deer population have been listening to alot of Barry White music lately and as a result, the deer population has exploded in parts of city of dreams. Do your part and help control the deer population.
• Space landing port location incorrect.
  -When arriving from space, you will land in and around Evil Cathedral. By the next VU, you should land around Club NEVERDIE in City of Dreams.
• Memory leak around New Harlem.
  - Investigations continue and we hope to have this resolved very soon
• Ballister Apartments still not functioning
• Firewall Armor BP GENDER bug
  - Currently the Mk-III arm guards can only make female versions of the armor.  (Fixed in next VU)
• Oil and Beer Spawners dried up.
  -This is just a minor bugged should be fixed soon.
• Logans Peak TP bugged

WORKS IN PROGRESS FOR NEXT VU

• Ballister apartment fix and upgrades
• New mission and upgrades to existing missions
• Item additions
• Fix of the memory leak around New Harlem.
• Mob balancing and placement planet wide.

This is just a small taste of what to expect in the Next VU. The really cool stuff we have left out of this list cause surprises are always fun!

Hyperplex
-Hyperplex Movie Theater added to New Harlem.
-Hunt The THING now playing at the Hyperplex. (Starter & Expert Zones).
-No admission fee
-Pre-existing Weapons/Items are not required to participate in starter mode.

ROCKtropia
-ROCKtropia new arrival point moved to New Harlem.
-Missions added to New Harlem.

New Platform Systems Utilized
-Spread Weapons: Automatic firing while holding down the fire key.
-Damage Over Time (DOT) Weapons: DOT weapons continue to do damage to the mob or player over a period of time beyond the initial trigger pull.
-Explosive Area Damage: Certain PVP zones have new dangers and methods for inflicting high damage to vehicles & other players.
-Audio Driven Missions: Full command and audio directives of objectives and mission notifications.
-Environmental Hazard FX.

Fixes
-Kill Box removed from prison perimeter. Penalty for trespassing on prison grounds remains.
-Mobile phone no longer required to leave City of Dreams area.
-Performance optimization of City of Dreams, London & New Harlem.
-Mission fixes applied. Detailed list to follow.

Known Issues
-Estates still inoperable.
-Wave Spawners inoperable.
-Extraction point interaction ranges too short for smooth interaction.
-Extraction point passage rights currently function in single travel direction.
-Title shows up as ??? in achievements window.
-Weapons training requires the firing of 3 rounds while in the barricade at the targets, then the exiting of the barricade, re-entry into the barricade and the firing of an additional 3 rounds fired to complete.
-Weapons Crate #2 produces error.

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