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Update ~ 0045 GMT 13Jan2016

- Triel - natures moves in - D47
- Beregost & Nashkel - Rules update - D47
- CK lab - it is secret - D47
- Sticky Damage Update Take 3 - Rasael
- DragonWing/CrystalMoon tweaks - SL
- UD two new areas and tweaks elsewhere - Cubicle
- UD script updates - Messenger System - Rasael
- Update Ranger deity lists - can choose anyone, RP appropriately! - D47

As always, please report any bugs in the appropriate folder within the Bugs Forum:
http://www.bgtscc.net/viewforum.php?f=25

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Update 0200 GMT 15Jan2016:

- More UD adjustments - 7 areas - Cubicle
- Sticky Weapon fix Rev 4 - Rasael
- Beregost and Nashkel adjustments - pesky NPCs - D47
- Several tiny area changes at the whim of the designer and typo corrections - D47

This should work off the back log of "easy stuff".

As always, please report any bugs in the appropriate folder within the Bugs Forum:
http://www.bgtscc.net/viewforum.php?f=25

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20Jan2018 updates:

- BG city and farmlands updated to reflect recent IG events

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After a clunky rollout...

24Jan2016:
- Adjustments on city wreckage in and around BG - D47
- Town Crier news NPCs added to Beregost, BG-EG, BG-PD, and S'shamath - Rascael
- Re-deploy some UD areas that got out-of-sync - Cubicle
- Add guild-house under construction to Wyrm's Cross (big bridge) South Farms area - Lisa
- New chest loot system. This is a big change. This change effects loot in chests. No longer 20-minute resets and 2x/reset loot. Now 1x/reset, no timer, everyone gets loot. Read details below.
- Revised Farmer's stuff-scarecrows quest in BG-East Farms - buggy - under review* - D47

NEW LOOT SYSTEM EXPLANATION

-Everyone in a party can now loot the chest one after another and receive new loot.
-The chest will stay unlocked until everyone in the party has had a turn, then it will re-lock.
-Since they require keys, boss chests will not automatically re-lock after everyone in the party has looted them. This is to prevent losing loot if you are the last person in the party to loot and accidentally close the chest before you are ready.
-The loot will stay in the chest for 5 minutes before it is destroyed. If you forget to loot the chest, you can go back and get it if the 5 minutes have not expired.
-Each chest can now be looted ONE TIME PER RESET per character. This will be offset by the fact that everyone in a party can use each chest and multiple individual toons can loot the same dungeon at the same time. No more waiting for a dungeon to be 'vacant.'



FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

Oh no! I closed the chest before I was done looting and it relocked!
-Don't worry. Your loot is still there. Just bash or unlock the chest and you can get your loot.

Hey! Everyone looted the chest but it isn't relocking!
-If someone in your party is outside the dungeon, or somewhere else AFK, then it won't re-lock until a 3 minute timer has elapsed. Even though it is unlocked, new loot will still spawn for players who have not looted the chest yet.

Hey! This chest isn't locked. Is there loot inside?
-If you haven't looted the chest yet, then, yes! There is loot inside for you.

How come there are so many items in this chest?
-Chests are not emptied until 5 minutes after the last person closes them. This is to prevent people from losing loot. If you come upon a chest before the 5 minute timer has elapsed, you may find loot that someone left behind. Don't hold your breath, though. It's probably just gonna be banded mail +1.

My level is too high for some chests, but my friend's level isn't. Can I still unlock the lower level chest for him?
-Yes. Even if your level is too high for a chest you can unlock the chest for another PC. You won't get any XP for it and you won't be able to loot it, but your lower level friend will find loot in the chest when he opens it.

It seems like I'm only finding junk since the new system went into effect. Did you change the drop percentages?
No. The likelihood of finding “good loot” has not be altered.

* Cursed Quest Journal thingy...

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Tiny update 26Jan2016 @ 18:40 GMT:

- Small NPC adjustments in Beregost
- Repaired Farmer Todd's Quest - BG East Farms. Ignore Quest Journal discrepancy.
- Changed TLK file. Now use "bg_S1.tlk". Should remove issue with bg.tlk vs bg.TLK and the ADL system.

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30Jan2016 Update.

- Corrected problem with Beregost town crier NPC - hear the news! - D47
- Deployed resorting of 6000+ items - some are marked for Deleting. If you find/see one you believe is essential, send item name to Duster47 via PM. - DM Team
- Massive feat, spell, PRC update - listing below - some things are building-blocks for infrastructure - mostly Rasael

Post bugs regarding this new content in THIS PARTICULAR THREAD.

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Contents

• - Techsmith of Gond (PRC).
  - Master Alchemist (PRC).
  - Halfling Warslinger (PRC).
  - Hierophant (PRC).
  - Master Spy (PRC).
  - Order of the Bow Initiate Overhaul (PRC).
  - Flaming Fist Patrolman removed (PRC).
  - Charnag Maelthra Operative removed (PRC).
  - Ghost Faced Killer's Ghost Step uses increased (PRC).
  - Light & Darkness System, Darkness is Underdark only (Mechanic).
  - Ranged Combat System (Mechanic).
  - Melee Combat System (Mechanic).
  - Opposition Spell School Choice enabled (Mechanic).
  - Chat now grants XP for social whispering, Party channel functions like TALK, RP XP exploit fix (Mechanic / Exploit Fix).
  - Roleplay XP cap increased by 1/3rd in because of exploit fixes (Mechanic).
  - Multi-round casting times (Mechanic / Spells).
  - DMFI Languages overhaul (Mechanic).
  - Characters now automatically speak 1st language, common / undercommon (Languages).
  - Characters now automatically speak selected language choice (Languages).
  - Common and Undercommon are languages that can be learned (Languages).
  - HIPS alongside Natural HIPS no longer screws up (Bug fix)
  - Intuitive Attack allowed with Quarterstaves (Bug fix).
  - Dispel now uses casterlevel vs target spell's casterlevel (Bug fix).
  - Practiced caster no longer exceeds hit-die (Bug fix).
  - Spirit Shaman may level as Harper Agent (Bug fix).
  - Invisibility effect Fix (Bug fix).
  - Darkness effect Fix (Bug fix).
  - Area of Effects spell fixes (Bug fix).
  - Certain creatures AI no longer ignores invisibility and stealth (Bug fix).
  - Sticky Weapon performance upgrade & tuning (Spells / Bug fix).
  - Tongues Fix (Spells / Bug fix).
  - Moon Blade Attack of Opportunity Fix (Spells / Bug fix).
  - Contingent summoning checks Phantom Bear and Phantom Wolf (Feats / Bug fix).
  - Player options menu (UI).
  - Individual Spell Dismissal (UI).
  - Disguise system (UI / Feats).
  - Bigby rework, actual hands (Spells).
  - Eleven AD&D spell batches: Enchanting-spells and Any-spell disabled for reliance on Magic System (Spells).
  - Six 3.5 D&D spell batches:
  - New Summoning system, scaling summons, multiple summons, choices can be attached to player options menu (Spells).
  - Detect Magic & Analyse Dweomer work through 'Appraise Creature' (Spells / UI)
  - Domain Spell Reshuffle (Spells / Feats).
  - New melee feats, Lunge & Pommel free, Trip disabled (Feats).
  - Elaborate Parry Upgrade (Feats).
  - New: Epic Inspiration (Feats).
  - New: Ki Monk feats, but not the Blasts (Feats).
  - New: Hide in the Shadows (Feats).
  - New: Illusion, Cavern, Trade, Tyranny, Suffering, Storm, Fate, Planning, Spell, Portal Domains (Feats).
  - New: Taunt, fixes range issue with the skill taunt (Feats).
  - New: Illumination on / off switch for light effects (Feats).
  - New: Parry feat free, Tumble disabled. (Feats).
  - New: Class Kit Feats, but without attached conversations, disabled (Feats / Mechanic).
  - New: Disguise (Skills).
  - New: Escape Artist (Skills).
  - Class Feat 2da's updated to make new skills available (Skills).

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31Jan2016 Update.

Unfortunately it was a 24-hour rollback on both the live server and the PC vault.

The new update kept the item changes and Beregost change for the Town Crier noted in previous post.

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15Feb2016 Update:

Areas only:
- BG city areas - reflect city cleaning up the post-war mess - D47 (there are other door issues, I know. )
- UD repair - Cubicle
- DW guild update - SL
- BG sewer - removed floating porticulus and set rope to plot - D47
- Corm Orp - update bait shop items - D47

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21Feb2016 ~ 0330 GMT

- BG-PD - enhanced new shrines
- Pathfinders' Hall - NPC adjustments w.r.t. orphan RP
- Other area maintenance adjustments
- NPC templates and associated spawners adjusted in BG-EG-Interiors - trying to reduce wandering and re-spawning - work-in-progress

As always, please report any bugs in the appropriate folder within the Bugs Forum:
http://www.bgtscc.net/viewforum.php?f=25

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6Mar2016 Update:

30 areas where touched. Many are small bug fixes not separately listed. Below are bigger changes:
- Deploy new "Uldoon's Trail" which includes a village Greeneast by Tfunke. Adjacent areas adjusted and connected. It is now possible to travel from Triel to Cloudpeak foothills without going through Nashkel. Includes some below-ground stuff.
- Cloudpeak foothills - finally ended the blizzard (left over from Amn-Gate war) - D47
- Northern Tradeway and connected area(s) - new, lower-level spawns, part of plans to give PCs not welcome around BG an alternate starting point - Tfunke
- BG PD - more restoration from war - D47
- BG EGD & Int - expanded presence of orphans. Revised interior nearby. Look for Ilmater banners and RH Guard SE from Ilmater Temple. - D47
- Hellrider Outpost added at Corm Orp - Cubicle
- UD changes:

20160222 UD Update

-nw_c2_default4_pri_conv added to Darkwoods Fishermonger Fishmonger Thread
----Updated Darkwoods Fishermonger conversation ud_sshamath_darkw2
-Added Vhaeraun priest to Tower of the Masked Mage (tweaked DW Interiors)
-Added Duergar Priest to Darkspires (tweaked shrine area)
-Added small C. Smoothhands shrine w/ priest to Darkwoods home Priest Thread
----Added ud_conv_priest for UD priests
-Darkwoods Gloura's changed to Darkwoods Nau'klar (Fighting Pit = Maggot's Mug) Tweaked bar Nau'klar Thread

Items:
- Resolved "lanterns" appearing instead of banners for 4 different god's banners
- Cloak and helmet adjustments in AppChanger. BTW, we might be at a limit for cloaks (273).

Lore Skill:
- Original Lore changed to Lore - Arcana - all of your PC's existing Lore will be here.
- Added 8 other Lore types listed here, except Architecture/Engineering - framework for more later. There are 70 unique 2DA files associated with classes that required adjusting for this. If there is something in the link, then it is used. If it is Homebrew, then best-guess based on base-class if PRC and/or descriptions.

Disguise System:
- Is work in-progress
- Can change name, race, gender via PC examine GUI/dialog box
- Added Disguise Skill

Added Escape Artist Skill.

We went through 16 iterations of adjusting and testing the past three weeks. Here are a few notes I extracted from the big change log:

New/Adjusted Classes:
Hierophant
Ghost Faced Killer changes IAW PnP
Master Alchemist
Techsmith of Gond
Warslinger Sniper

Feats:

The following feats are intended to be received freely on login for all characters,
- Lunge.
- Pommel Strike.
- Trip.
- Aid Other.
<more?>

Altered/New Spells and Combat Mechanics: Some of these are Frameworks that may not actually do something, yet.

- Bigby line now applies immediately after being cast, no delay.
- Caltrops are no longer mobile, smaller range radius, spawn closer together.
- Caltrops have a different visual effect.
- Lore skills enabled per DnD format, following DM feedback.
- Lore skills added to classes.
- Some melee strikes now no longer work with fists, like Pommel Strike.
- Melee strikes stand-in-actor should no longer be able to use items.
- Torm's wrath requires Torm as patron Deity.
- Airball & Whirlool recompile.
- Find the Path fix.
- Align Weapon now auto-selects target's weapon, if a creature was targeted.

- Strategic AI scripts made more efficient, tweaks to AI stealth detection.
- Bigby 7 and 9 now correctly use casterlevel + ability modifier in their trip roll, instead of attack bonus + strength modifier.
- Summons will now port to the caster, if they are not in combat, and if they are not told to stay put, or are marked as not-eligible for porting (mislead spell).
- Enchanting recipe spells are now QC only. Players will see a menu with no choices if they cast the spells.

- Tweaking: Strikes and Blows, Arrows.
- Bloodflame arrow now works properly.
- Greater and Legendary imbue item linked to new radial menu.
- Imbue spell series enabled. Verified that they work.
- Rune of 'xyz' spell series debugged. Verified that they work.
- Bigbys AI change roll-backed, was causing them to only use melee attacks.
- 'Appraise Item' added to context menu for Item appraising.

- Shadow Arrow: 40 second cooldown.
- Blood Freeze Arrow: 60 second cooldown.
- Darkflame Arrow: 60 second cooldown.
- Arrow Split: 60 second cooldown.
- Reserve Spell Melee attacks: 60 second cooldown.
- Righteous Smite: 30 second cooldown.
- Divine Retribution: 120 second cooldown.
- Lesser Deflection, Deflection, Sudden Aegis: 30 second cooldown.
- Fix applied for melee strike bug, which disabled the stand-in-actor.
- mrieder's loot scripts, fixed to work with disguise system.
- Verified that Bless Water code works correctly.

- Enchanting spells updated to mention requiring an imbue spell, before enchanting can work.
- Programmed Image now mentions it is a level 4 ranger spell.
- Spirit Weapon recompiled, blueprint included.
- Arrows and strikes now have a 30 second cooldown period.
- Blood and Dark arrows now do 1d6 damage, instead of 2d6, over 3 rounds.
- Pickpocketing code clean up, skill roll verification.
- Feedback message added for forbidden school spells being cast.

- Various DMFI language fixes.
- Party chat fix.
- Enchanted Blade and Electric Bow: should expire on rest.
- Clairaudience & Clairvoyance as well as Amplify adjusted per QC discussion.
- Warning: properly requires HELM as deity.
- Description adjustments for: C&C, Amplify, Blades / Strikes, Arrows, Deflections, True Seeing, and spells that require deity.
- Hail of Arrows: targeting fixed.
- Communion: targeting fixed.
- Blessed strike: is now a reserve spell.
- Burning strike: is now a reserve spell.
- Disrupting strike: is now a reserve spell.
- Exacting strike: is now a reserve spell.
- Divine retribution: is now a reserve spell.
- Bladethirst: is now a reserve spell.
- Righteous Smite: is now a reserve spell.
- Lesser Deflection: is now a reserve spell.
- Deflection: is now a reserve spell.
- Sudden Aegis: is now a reserve spell.
- Arrowsplit: is now a reserve spell.
- Shadow Arrow: is now a reserve spell.
- Blood Arrow: is now a reserve spell.
- Darkflame Arrow: is now a reserve spell.

And this is only the past 10 days, oldest at the bottom.

Rasael's Recollections:

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Subject: Help - what was updated ?

Roughly this,

Running changelog, from memory (took a while).

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Rasael, 10th of Januari 2016.

Contents

• - Techsmith of Gond (PRC).
  - Master Alchemist (PRC).
  - Halfling Warslinger (PRC).
  - Hierophant (PRC).
  - Master Spy (PRC).
  - Order of the Bow Initiate Overhaul (PRC).
  - Flaming Fist Patrolman removed (PRC).
  - Charnag Maelthra Operative removed (PRC).
  - Ghost Faced Killer's Ghost Step uses increased (PRC).
  - Light & Darkness System, Darkness is Underdark only (Mechanic).
  - Ranged Combat System (Mechanic).
  - Melee Combat System (Mechanic).
  - Spell Channeling implemented (Mechanic).
  - Expanded Spell Radial menu implemented (Mechanic).
  - Opposition Spell School Choice enabled (Mechanic).
  - RCR set 100% refund (Mechanic).
  - Clerics are given feedback on their Deity's allowed domains when they login (Mechanic).
  - Pickpocket Adjustments (Mechanic).
  - Chat now grants XP for social whispering, Party channel functions like TALK, RP XP exploit fix (Mechanic / Exploit Fix).
  - Roleplay XP cap increased by 1/3rd because of exploit fixes (Mechanic).
  - DMFI Languages overhaul (Mechanic).
  - Characters now automatically speak 1st language, common / undercommon (Languages).
  - Characters now automatically speak selected language choice (Languages).
  - Common and Undercommon are languages that can be learned (Languages).
  - HIPS alongside Natural HIPS no longer screws up (Bug fix)
  - Intuitive Attack allowed with Quarterstaves (Bug fix).
  - Dispel now uses casterlevel vs target spell's casterlevel (Bug fix).
  - Practiced caster no longer exceeds hit-die (Bug fix).
  - Spirit Shaman may level as Harper Agent (Bug fix).
  - Invisibility effect Fix (Bug fix).
  - Darkness effect Fix (Bug fix).
  - Area of Effects spell fixes (Bug fix).
  - Certain creatures AI no longer ignores invisibility and stealth (Bug fix).
  - Sticky Weapon performance upgrade & tuning (Spells / Bug fix).
  - Tongues Fix (Spells / Bug fix).
  - Moon Blade Attack of Opportunity Fix (Spells / Bug fix).
  - Contingent summoning checks Phantom Bear and Phantom Wolf (Feats / Bug fix).
  - Player options menu (UI).
  - Individual Spell Dismissal (UI).
  - Disguise system (UI / Feats).
  - Bigby rework, actual hands (Spells).
  - Eleven AD&D spell batches: Enchanting-spells and Any-spell disabled for reliance on Magic System (Spells).
  - Six 3.5 D&D spell batches: More than one hundred fifty new spells.
  - New Summoning system, scaling summons, multiple summons, choices can be attached to player options menu (Spells).
  - Detect Magic & Analyse Dweomer work through 'Appraise Creature' (Spells / UI)
  - Domain Spell Reshuffle (Spells / Feats).
  - New melee feats, Lunge & Pommel free, Trip disabled (Feats).
  - Elaborate Parry Upgrade (Feats).
  - New: Epic Inspiration (Feats).
  - New: Ki Monk feats, but not the Blasts (Feats).
  - New: Hide in the Shadows (Feats).
  - New: Illusion, Cavern, Trade, Tyranny, Suffering, Storm, Fate, Planning, Spell, Portal Domains (Feats).
  - New: Taunt, fixes range issue with the skill taunt (Feats).
  - New: Illumination on / off switch for light effects (Feats).
  - New: Parry feat free, Tumble disabled. (Feats).
  - New: Class Kit Feats, but without attached conversations. DISABLED. (Feats / Mechanic).
  - New: Disguise (Skills).
  - New: Escape Artist (Skills).
  - New: Lore Skills (Skills).
  - Class Feat 2da's updated to make new skills available (Skills).

Post bugs regarding non-area/item stuff in this thread.
Post Area and Item problems in the Appropriate Forum.

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7Mar2016 Patch

- Updated ~5500 script files to hopefully get all of them - hopefully should resolve many magic-related issues
- Corrected door issues in two areas
- Restored the AppChanger button
- RCR NPC in Nexus should give 100% XP restore/transfer, for limited time only - dialog will indicate 50% but should get 100%. Take Screenshot before RCR in case you have problems.
- Problem with Pick Lock skill, keys and locked doors should be corrected

Note - did not do anything w.r.t. new Knowledge/Lore distribution. Collecting data on what might require adjusting IAW DnD V2 - V3.5 rule sets as available.

Recent HAK/TLK Updates for 6-7Mar2016 here if ADL gives you problems:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/563 ... AK_TLK.rar

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9Mar2016 @ 0330 GMT

- XP fix for summons and attack feats, properly awarded to player now.
- Summons can now properly transition.
- Abberant Claw's attack made more reliable, no more spam.
- Sending block removed.
- SOZ Henchmen AI recompiled, monsters appear to use magic again.
- SOZ Henchmen AI memory imprint shrunk slightly.
- OOBI manyshot fix.
- Banishment target selection fix.
- Disguise name is now reset when you login and logout.
- Master Spy now requires BAB 5.
- Hierophant may now take Extend metamagic as bonus feat.

- Repaired transition mix-up between Uldoon's Trail, East Trail, Doran Amar and WOST-S
- Updated RCR dialog to indicate temporary 100% XP refund/rebuild
- Added AppChanger GUI option to the Sshamath barbershop NPC, Gort
- Revisited Skill 2DA for FS, SS, Ranger, Swashbuckler and Warlock

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11Mar2016 ~ 0250 GMT

- Full script re-compile trying to nudge some bugs away.
- Shadow dancer required feat granted again.
- Archmage required feat granted again.
- DMFI (attempted) language duplication fix --> Not obvious to me it took on restart with existing PC
- Item tweaks -> related to enchanted bow/sword crash
- Attempt repair (again ) of transition between Uldoon's Trail and South Woods of Sharp Teeth

Note: If you have a hand-held lantern item that is now a banner, you will need to get it replaced by DM or buy a new one.

Apparently in last update the Skills.2DA file was snafu-ed causing issue with Pick Lock becoming wrongly, widely available and Perform being turned off for all. It may be a few days before I get back to that. Caution in taking points in Pick Lock. You may soon find they are half-their original worth after the next HAK update.

Post bug comments in new 11Mar2016 Bug Update Thread.

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12Mar2016 ~ 14:40 GMT patch notes

- Update DA to repair broken ladder
- Adjust NPC spawns in BG interiors - attempt to get less intrusive NPC behavior without emptying the areas
- Updated old "Lore" to be "Lore: Arcana" when viewed in various IG windows and tools
- Updated Skills listing so everyone should have "Perform" available and require Sk-Pt investment for "Open Lock" (as it was before)
- Changes ShadowAdapt skill list
- Disabled spell Blood Vision

Continue using the 11Mar bug posting thread for anything related to spells, skills, classes, etc. Anything area, NPC, other stuff, post in appropriate bug subforum.

FWIW, PCs existing prior to March 3 changes will have language problems. New/RCRed PCs do not. We know this.

Something putzed quest journal/log. No idea what did that, yet. Patience...

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14Mar2016 ~ 02:45 GMT

From Rasael:

- Added (experimental) Study Spell feat, for deciphering and learning spells from imbued items.
- Study Spell feat granted on login.
- Scribe Spell context menu option disabled.
- Arrows and Strikes adjusted so the stand-in-actor shouldn't use AI anymore, obeys its script.
- Sand Warriors: removed special ability spells.
- Imbue Item spells: XP set to 1, pending further development.
- Rune spells made friendlier: target item saved with initial spell, no need to keep selected.
- DM Re-name creature option: Disguise name changes entirely replaced, new name is permanent 'real' name.
- DMFI Languages: Duplicate languages will now be removed on login.
- Language Thesuarus: Word to word translation should be running again.
- Projected Images: Items and abilities are removed.
- Nixy's Grace: Stats back at +4.
- Silverbeard: Visual effect removed again.
- Shield Charge / Charge / Battle Howl: Feat use requirement fixed.
- Ranged Combat now provides mechanical feedback, can be switched off through options dialogue.
- Melee combat no longer uses attack obstructions and assorted parry rolls.
- Caltrops are now hostile creatures.
- Invisibility no longer resets perception list every round, only when initially cast. Caused targeting issues.
- Blood vision now produces a ghostly character, at level 1, with hidden inventory. It cannot do anything.
- Silent Alarm and Rune of Light cantrip Wizard and Bard only, DM Golem.
- Shadow Conjuration and Shade radial spells are now all Illusion spells.
- Mass Heal can now heal up to 350 HP.
- Hellfire Warlock summon should be dismiss-able now.
- Tweaks to Melf's meteors, Enchanted Blade, Enchanted Bow.
- A few unspecified fixes in view of logged exploits.

BG-Shops - now sell lanterns @ 7Suns, S-Sundries and Maltz.

A bunch of changes on Skills and PRC Pre-req 2DA files.

Languages are still broken, it seems, for older PCs.

Post bug reports in new thread here.