[Developers' Notes] Secrets of Radiant Hall

[[GM]Viral]

We are pleased to release the latest developer’s notes for the next major content update. Please note these are ONLY developer’s notes and do not represent a completed (or full) set of patch notes. Many of the features can change and some may be cut prior to release on our version.

Currently there is NO ETA for this update. As soon as we are aware of the date the patch will go live you will be informed and we therefore ask (or rather beg) you do not create numerous threads or posts asking when this update will be released.

This thread will be edited as more information becomes available, so check in regularly.

[[GM]Viral]

1. Added Daily Quests
   
   • New quests are initialized at 00:00 everyday.
   
   
2. Key Mapping and Option Renewal
   
   • Key Mapping: Users can set their own shortcut keys during playing game.
   • Added Chatting Macro
   
   
3. Added new MD Illusion Castle Radiant hall
   
   • Level Requirement : From 130 (BSLV11)
   • Entrance Item: Apocalypse of Outer World* (*item names are subject to change)
   • Location : Lakeside Illusion Castle (X:171, Y:171)
   • Time Limit : 3 hours
   • Reward :15,000 honor points (There is no Core Cube reward)
   • Title: Phantasmal Origin Specialist* (HP increasing option) (*item names are subject to change)
4. Added Unique Accessories
   
   • Name : Drosnin’s Earrings* (*item names are subject to change)
   • Level Requirement: 130
   • Basic Option
     
     • Defense +10, Defense rate +100
   • Unique Option:
     
     • Defense +5, +10, +15
     • HP +20, +35, +50
     • HP Steal Cap +10, +15, +20
   • Three options among the options above will be given randomly.
   • Attribute: Character Bind, Can equip up to two.
   
   
5. Added new DX Dungeon Catacomb Frost
   
   • Level Requirement : 110 (BSLV11)
   • Entrance Item : Frozen Clue
   • Location: “The Altar of the Blizzard” in Bloody Ice
   • Time Limit : 25 minutes
   • Reward: None
   • Drop type is same as the other DX dungeons. It drops ‘boots’ type equipment.

[[GM]Viral]

1. Added Party Search and Improved Party System
   
   • Updated System
   • 
   • Basic Information
     
     • Characters do not belong to party can open party search by using party shortcut key. (default: P)
     • Cabal Menu > Community
       
       • Party search UI can be opened through party menu.
       • Characters do not belong to party can either open party search UI or check the possibility of party search registration via party context menu.
       • When users are on party, party search UI can be checked so as to make parties with same goals to be able to unify when they want.
       • Users cannot open party search when they are in war channel or at DX dungeon.
   
   
   
2. Composition of UI and Its Activation
   
   
   • Search
     
     • Select channel and click search button at channel combo box, party that include the particular channel will be shown.
     • Type in the search text that you want to filter in the search box, party with the text on recruitment text will be shown.
     • Lists can be refreshed by F5 key. Shortcut Key does not work to choose party members when party search UI has been activated.
   
   
   
   
3. Party Application
   
   • You can apply to the party that you choose on the list.
   • Characters that are already involved in party deactivate on the list.
   
   
   
   
4. Party Registration and Cancelling Registration
   
   • Click “Register Party” icon to register party.
   • When you are registered for party search, the icon will be “Cancel Registration”
   • Party registration can be cancelled by clicking “Cancel Registration” icon.
   • The icons are not visible for party members except for party leaders.
   • Party Search List
     
     • Show information about parties that register party search.
     • You can find up to 50 lists at one time. The party that registered the most recent will come first.
   • Channel
     
     • Party leader shows current channel.
     • List can be sorted by channel button.
   • Recruitment Text
     
     • The text which party leader typed in search box.
     • List can be sorted by recruitment text button.
   • Party Members
     
     • The fixed number of party members decided by party members and party leaders is shown.
     • List can be sorted by party members button
   • Party Leader
     
     • Party leader’s class, nation, level, character name is shown.
     • You can apply to party and also can have private talk with party leader.
   
   
   
   
5. How to Register Party Search
   
   • Click Party search UI “Party Registration” button to activate party registration UI.
   • Party search registration can be done by party leader or characters with
     • higher than Lv10 that do not belong to any party.
     • In order to prevent any commercial and other inappropriate recruitment texts, level limitation exists.
     • In order to prevent dual registration, characters and party leaders that do not belong to any party have an authority to register party.
     • The character that register party search and make party becomes party leader.
   • Party registration box constitution and function
     
     • Recruitment Text
       
       • Recruitment text can be typed in.
       • Maximum 40 bytes.
       • Basic text (I am looking for party members.) is given. If you click input box the message will be deleted.
     • Fixed number of party members
       
       • Maximum number of party members can be designated.
       • You can either type the number in input box or click button to make the number bigger or smaller.
       • Minimum number of party member: current party member +1, Maximum: 7
       • If typed number is bigger than 7, change the number to 7.
       • When party registration box is activated, the basic number of party members is 7. (It is based on maximum number of party members)
   
   
   
   
6. How to Cancel Party Search Registration
   
   • Party leader can cancel party search registration by using party search UI “cancel registration” button.
   • When the number of party members exceeds the fixed number, party search will be canceled.
     
     • When you set the fixed number of party members to 6 and there are more than 6 members, party search will be canceled.
     • If the number of party members exceeds 7 when it registers a party, party search will be canceled.
     • System message will be shown.
       
       • “Party search registration has been canceled as the number of party member exceeds the fixed number.”
   • If you enter DX dungeon while you are on party search, the party search will be canceled.
     
     • System message will be shown.
       
       • “Party search registration has been canceled as you enter DX dungeon.”
   • If character that does not register party search joins party, the party will be canceled.
     
     • System message will be shown.
       
       • “Party has been canceled as you are not registered in party search.”
   • Party search registration will be canceled as the party dissolve.
   
   
   
   
7. Party Member Channel and Area Information
   
   • Mouse over party member’s class level mark, Party member’s channel, regional information will be shown in tooltip.
   • The reason why we limit the function only to class level mark is to minimize the trouble seeing tooltip while choosing party members, menu and checking the status of buff.
   • Party member’s channel and regional information includes channel, region (field or dungeon) and nation.
   • Party member’s channel and regional information will not be shown when they are offline.
   
   
   
   
8. Party UI Hide Function
   
   • Hide and activate party UI by using a button.
   • Add hiding (minimizing) button on Party UI’s upper left.
   • Minimizing button is being shown only when you mouse over party UI.
   • When UI is minimized, UI activation button will be added at the same place and the button will be shown all the time.
   • Hide and activate party UI by using shortcut key.

[SMTyou]

cool :3

[dedantemon]

Lol

Party dungeon, DX dungeon, daily quests (this 1 I think I like much), earings, key mapping and party changes. Kinda small update if you ask me...

Btw, I like the keyboard mapping. My suggestion came to life <3 http://forum.cabalonline.com/showthread.php?t=151074

[2nab]

dissappointed, cabal gets no new content, revamped old one isnt fun animoar.

[Alleri]

What will be "daily quests" rewars? This can be very good

[0wny]

Not bad, but still >.>

Hmm..first time I see that they added something the game from the Feedback section.

[DustBit3]

We are pleased to release the latest developer’s notes for the next major content update.

You can leave out the "major" part.

[SNIPERLAZAR]

cant w8 for tester's blog ^_______^

also wut is the chat macro xD?

[Kazna]

can we know more about this :
Added Daily Quests

* New quests are initialized at 00:00 everyday.
?

[SNIPERLAZAR]

can we know more about this :
Added Daily Quests

* New quests are initialized at 00:00 everyday.
?

Its prolly like alz/ap/exp/skill exp reward for killing certain mobs

:P

[DustBit3]

can we know more about this :
Added Daily Quests

* New quests are initialized at 00:00 everyday.
?

It means if, for example, you finished a quest at 02-06-10 00:14 which you started at 01-06-10 00:12, you have to wait until 00:00 on 03-06-10 to start this quest again.

[SNIPERLAZAR]

[*]Drop type is same as the other DX dungeons. It drops ‘boots’ type equipment.

Only boots

But what type :P? sig metal mithril perhaps?

[Kazna]

It means if, for example, you finished a quest at 02-06-10 00:14 which you started at 01-06-10 00:12, you have to wait until 00:00 on 03-06-10 to start this quest again.

ye man i understand what means initalize xD i just want more info about the quest.. like what will be reward and what he have to do xD

[DustBit3]

ye man i understand what means initalize xD i just want more info about the quest.. like what will be reward and what he have to do xD

INFO PLZ!!

Copy/pasted part.

Perhaps be more specific beforehand then.

[pwnflakes]

boooooooooooooring

[Cath]

nuthin new...
nuthin special...
nuthin impressive about this update...
refreshing old stuff...
bleh...

(N)

[Acron]

I wonder what will be unintended feature this time? (like Patren's nerf or ND Tita in Weak Dungeons)

Sincerely
Acron

[Archontas]

more info on daily quests plex ^^

seems good update but still many things to improve

[Purplehaze]

I wonder what will be unintended feature this time? (like Patren's nerf or ND Tita in Weak Dungeons)

Sincerely
Acron

Berderk spawn removed. Oh wait Berderk is never there anymore, would make no difference

[Herms]

And what about changes in the craft system?

The additions sounds ok tho.