Update Patch Notes

[yuna]

Spoiler: May 25th, 2025 - Quality of Life and More Summer Vibes

Login Screen Changes:
Considering we have a Summer FM, why not compliment that with a fresh login screen?! With the
wonderful help of Gwen, we've had our first login-screen update EVER. This new summer-themed login
screen will now be available until our summer event ends (TBD), and will pop up alongside the
summer FM going forward. Hope you like it!


Boss Changes:
- Increased Empress base max HP from 2.1B to 20B
- Removed Empress periodic healing in favor of the larger base HP

Spoiler: Dev Notes:

Empress' overall effective remains relatively the same, since all we are doing here is
upping her base HP and taking away from the periodic healing. This provides a smoother experience
because let's face it, a boss healing 20 times isn't the most inspired experience.

Quality of Life Changes:
- Arrows can now be recharged via NPC shops, just like stars and bullets (Thanks Syntax!)
- Sharing Tag from the Cash Shop will now behave similarly to the premium version, as one-time use (cost adjusted)
- Name changes will now work on the same name, in case players would like to change punctuation
- Moved NPC Neinheart in Cygnus' Chamber higher up to prevent accidental warp-outs
- Mega Buffs will no longer apply to players while inside an event map
- MV's drop pool will now be lootable by all players
- Updated the readability of the @rankings command
- Updated Nameless Town layout to… prepare
- Updated landing messages on new characters to clarify secondary stats are NOT required
- Updated dojo belt acquisition min. level to be "at least" a certain level instead of "at least over"
- Updated the exit location for Von Leon to the Audience Room Corridor
- Updated the exit location for The Boss to the Zipangu Armory
- Increased the max. capacity of the Beauty Book from 20 to 50 styles
- Increased the horizontal and vertical Pet Loot ranges by 2x
- Increased the drop rate of Lidium Ores from 0.9%/0.7% to 1.2%
- Increased the drop rate of Plant Samples from 33% to 50%
- Increased the drop rate of Phantom Seeds from 15% to 20%
- Increased the drop rates of Lucky Charms and Soiled Rags from 8% to 15%
- Increased the min. level requirement of Eternal Maple Shoulder from 1 to 250 (too broken at low-levels)
- Decreased the cost of 2x EXP Chest from 15,000 to 14,000 NX
- Decreased the number of State-held Rice for Mr. Shim's Request from 300 to 200
- Decreased the number of Dented Barrels for Surprise Birthday Grand Finale from 200 to 100
- Added an exclusive medal to the Lv. 300 milestone rewards
- Added Dojo Points to the @rankings command (all starting at zero since a new variable is used for TOTAL points)
- Added @petcome command (works exactly like /petcome, but can now be used as a regular command)
- Added a second confirmation before leaving an active Horntail expedition; prevents accidental warp-outs
- Removed quest flag on Lip Lock Keys for faster inventory management
- Removed "kys" from the profanity filter to avoid false positives
- Removed Festival of Lights questline (unimplemented anyway)
- Removed the repeatable nature of the Cupid Courier quest (all classes)


Fixes:
- Fixed resources disappearing when surpassing a certain quantity
- Fixed crash related to widget packet sending
- Fixed crash related to Aran's Snow Charge* (keep me posted please!)
- Fixed Damage Reflect and Damage immunity prematurely triggering
- Fixed Romeo and Juliet PQ's stage 1 sometimes failing to let players proceed
- Fixed items falling out-of-bounds in Eos Tower maps

Enjoy!

 

[yuna]

Spoiler: June 21st, 2025 - Splishy Splash, QoL, and More funsies

New Event: Splishy Splash:
- Spawn water bombs on your opponents and emerge victorious
- Remember to use @rules for a full explanation



Cash Item Requests:
- Roughly 300+ new cash items/hairs/faces have been added to the Cash Shop and/or Jarvis' style shop


Boss Changes:
- Von Leon's mechanics have been enhanced; players will now notice a more engaging battle (Thanks Gwen!)
- Empress HP decreased from 20B to 19B (overshot effective HP from last patch)


Quality of Life Changes:
- Optimized storage loading process (users will notice particularly faster storage loading) (see dev notes)
- Players can now remove the spikes attribute from their shoes by speaking to Gordon, the shoe maker, in El Nath
- Players can now freely teleport to Future Henesys/Perion/Ereve; EXP and meso gain restrictions still apply
- Pet autopot messages for lacking HP/MP will now be excluded if the widget toggle for HP/MP notifications is disabled
- Updated @whosthere command; will now show the expedition registration status of all players on the map
- Increased the attack speed of both the Reverse and Sweetwater 2H Mace to match the Timeless set
- Added drop indicator for Universal Magic Powder
- Added [back] Sharing Tag to the Cash Shop for single-use, single-item
- Added feedback notification for the Zenumist Cape quest
- Removed blue pop-up notice notifying users about the @wheel command (duplicate)


Fixes:
- Fixed Legacy Rankings in-game to properly show the first 50 players that reached Lv. 250 (pre-Lv. 300)
- Fixed quest Sejan's Good Habit failing to complete despite having the right requirements
- Fixed Empress healing more than intended
- Fixed crackling/popping sound on use of Spiraling Vortex
- Fixed Hyper Teleport Rocks wrongfully stacking if a starter pack was used after initial purchase
- Fixed a buff mask issue causing Megiddo Flame to deal lower damage than intended (see dev notes)
- Fixed a soft-lock in Romeo and Juliet PQ when players re-enter stage 1
- Fixed a crash related to null inventories (error 38 stuff)
- Fixed a crash related to using certain skills with the Maple Blitzer Strategist Deck equipped

Spoiler: Dev Notes

A lot of data is stored in the database. TONS. As the player base grows, so does the data.
Indexing addresses this by sort of creating a "Table of Contents", for faster lookups.
By adding this indexing, we get much faster read times.
However, there are some caveats to this - so will monitor how this performs on the live server.

Megiddo, you misbehaving little poop. The issue with this was convoluted - I would
restart the dev server, notice the damage buff is applying just fine, then restart the server again,
and magically it would stop working correctly, despite making no changes. The fix for this was
adjusting how the bit mask is applied to the packet. It seems to be working in 100% of my test runs,
but the caveat is that the icon now won't apply to the monster. I rather take this issue than the
damage buff straight up not applying properly. I'm also still looking into Soul Piercer, but that's
for another time.

 

[yuna]

Spoiler: June 23rd, 2025 - Follow-Up Patch from June 21st

This is a smaller patch to resolve some outstanding issues from the previous patch.
To view the notes from the larger patch, please click here (or see the post above)!

Boss Changes:
- Von Leon banish cooldown now set between 2-6 minutes, per player
- Von Leon banish map reactors will now drop 2-3 keys instead of just 1
- Von Leon will stop banishing players once it reaches <= 30% of its current health
- Von Leon will now teleport exactly 500 pixels away from its current location, instead of a larger x-range
- Von Leon will no longer teleport closer to the far-left spawn point (around the 3rd pillar)


Quality of Life Changes:
- Splishy Splash event will now spawn water bombs on player locations every 10 seconds, at a 30% chance


Fixes:
- Fixed a crash while browsing through Jarvis' style selection
- Fixed a few broken items in the Cash Shop (removed + comped if already purchased)
- Fixed typos in Wulin and MVPQ expeditions

 

[yuna]

Spoiler: July 28th, 2025 - QoL, Fixes, Gamba

New Feature: Spirit Point Gambling:
- Players can now gamble a designated amount of Spirit Points for a chance to DOUBLE it
- The higher the amount, the lower the chance
- Accessible via the @gamble command or the Gambling Gachapon in Gachapon Land
- Will monitor to see how this is received by the community
- Good luck!

Spoiler: Dev Notes

Players love their gambling, and although I was a bit reluctant to add this, I'm still very curious how this will be received.
Keep in mind, gambling isn't meant to be something that profits the majority - that's the nature of it.
Here's a simulation run with this new system, which as expected, favors the house

Quality of Life Changes:
- Keys dropped from Von Leon's reactors will now be lootable by any player (not just party members)
- Updated @whosthere expedition registration status text for clarity
- Updated @sellall command to exclude White, Chaos, and Clean Slate 20% scrolls
- Added missing meso drops from Foreberion
- Added login state guards to attempt to disconnect players quicker


Fixes:
- Fixed an issue with the storage expansion button in the Cash Shop
- Fixed Purple Bamboo Hat mysteriously turning into broccoli (heh)
- Fixed Wheel of Destiny being consumed in event maps prematurely when using the @wheel command
- Fixed players getting banished in expeditions more frequently than intended
- Fixed beginner jobs unable to use their ability points or create parties at level 256+
- Fixed hitbox issues with Romantic Spring Mount
- Potentially fixed Magic Guard randomly insta-killing players

 

[yuna]

Spoiler: October 10th, 2025 - Darkness Has Arrived

New Seasonal Event: Halloween!
- Candy is dropping all around the Yunaverse!
- Visit Hallowkitty at the Free Market Entrance to trade your sweets for spooky rewards.
- Don’t miss your chance to grab Halloween-exclusive items before they vanish~
- All Maple Points are also 20% off using coupon code YMSHW at the Selly checkout!


New Feature: Darkness within Yuna
- What is that portal at the top of Perion...?
- Strange events are occurring in YMS… talk to the mysterious NPC located next to Manji in Perion



New Feature: Fishing:
- Speak to Madrick in the Free Market entrance to get started when you are at least level 100
- Multiclienting is not allowed, but it is fine to AFK fish
- The rewards set are primarily cosmetic and not progression-based
- The rewards may be modified in future patches
- Happy Fishing!



New GM Event: Stand on Me:
- A new GM-hosted event! Players have 15 seconds to pick a platform
- Stand on the same platform as the GM to win 5 EP and be safely warped out
- The number of rounds is determined by the hosting GM


Cash Shop / Style Changes:
- Added 100+ new cash item requests (up to August 8th, 2025)
- Added Beauty Book expansion ticket (ETC tab > Game tab)


Skill Changes:
- [Aran] Tempest cost now scales; min. 200 combos; max. 30% of current combo count (see dev notes)

Spoiler: Dev Notes

Aran's tempest has proven to be quite powerful, especially in end-game maps and when
combos are stacked extremely high. The goal here is to tone back the "spammable" nature of the
skill, without once again overhauling it entirely. By adding a scaling combo cost, Tempest remains
a powerful and satisfying skill for clearing mobs and dealing damage, but now also requires
thoughtful combo management to maximize its effectiveness, rather than just spamming.

Quality of Life Changes:
- YMS Wiki has been fully synced with the latest files
- The Free Market has received a Halloween-themed overhaul (along with a new Fishing spot)
- Special equipment attained from Party Quests will now be excluded from the @sellall command
- Updated Singapore Proxy to use a more stable connection route (better latency even for non-SEA players!)
- Updated the event notification received upon login with some useful info about incoming events
- Updated spawns in Memory Lane 4, Road of Regrets 4, and Road to Oblivion 4 to avoid relying on the 5th map
- Added safe AFK zones to End of the World 1-2, 1-4, 1-5
- Decreased respawn rate in Arcane River by 1 tick (see dev notes)


Fixes:
- Fixed items falling out of bounds (tightened X/Y coordinates for all item drops)
- Fixed race condition preventing players from proceeding to the next stage in CWKPQ
- Fixed race condition on expedition recall (after users DC) that would silently fail to warp them back
- Fixed Shield Mastery providing less physical damage reduction than intended (both Heros and Paladins)
- Fixed broken step part of the How to Shoo Away the Evil quest (Thanks Tokobun for the help!)
- Fixed the ladder placement on Victory Plate Street 2
- Fixed items that were unable to be transmogged despite having matching animations (applies to SOME items)
- Fixed items prematurely disappearing from the ground randomly
- Fixed visual bug related to item leveling on Enraged Zakum Belt
- Fixed MVPQ expedition prematurely disbanding when moving around party members
- Fixed timer-related tasks breaking after 20+ days of uptime (chair healing, skills, pet food, stuff like that)
- Fixed a bunch of broken cash items and their associated animations
- Fixed @rollmap not working in MV's Lair
- Fixed bonus party EXP on the following mobs: Foreberion, Experiment Gone Wrong, Dark Executor, Despairing Prisoner
- Fixed Eos Tower 101st Floor and Over the Pirate Ship maps preventing usage of Jarvis
- Fixed Mega Buffs failing to apply in certain scenarios
- Fixed pet loot hogging CPU usage and causing frame drops (would like to hear feedback on this please!)
- Fixed the Touch the Sky and Explorer Medal quests (will require a reset, please use @gm if you need a reset on this!)
- Fixed more random typos (ty for reporting these, even though they're super minor, it adds polish!!)
- Potentially fixed Magic Guard randomly failing to mitigate damage when recast (again, lets monitor)

 

[yuna]

Spoiler: October 11th, 2025 - Darkness Follow-Up Patch

Quality of Life Changes:
- Reverted Arcane river respawn changes back to original state
- Updated success/failures ratios for the Fishing system (see dev notes for some simulations)
- Added Golden Bait to the Fishing system for increased success chances/rewards
- Added @getnaked command for players to easily un-equip most of their items all at once (easier transferring)


Fixes:
- Fixed weeklies prematurely resetting (will reset properly as it should tonight)
- Fixed Von Leon suddenly spawning more of itself on teleport
- Fixed Fishing not properly disposing when players disconnect
- Fixed Fishing stating that the same user is fishing when they aren't.. fishing
- Fixed the mysterious portal in Perion prematurely allowing entry instead of showing the proper dialogue
- Fixed incorrect bonus party EXP on mobs: Embrion and Ancestion
- Fixed item drops on map Haunted House

Spoiler: Dev Notes

 

[yuna]

Spoiler: October 17th, 2025 - Adjustments and Fixes...and a deadlock!

Skilll Changes:
- [Aran] Combos counts will now reset upon changing channels or maps instead of carrying over
- [Aran] Decreased max combo count from 30,000 to 5,000
- [Aran] Tempest cost reverted back to 200 combos (scaling cost removed)


Fixes:
- Fixed Fishing spawning more instances than intended (fishing re-enabled)
- Fixed an issue where Aran’s cleave damage was higher than intended before Lv. 256
- Fixed an issue causing Night Walker’s Shadow Partner to deal slightly more damage than intended
- Fixed a typo in Night Lord’s Critical Throw description that incorrectly listed 220% critical damage instead of 200%
- Fixed a deadlock scenario (will continue to monitor)

 

[yuna]

Spoiler: November 5th, 2025 - Goodies and Fixes + Halloween Conclusion

Quality of Life Changes:
- Premium Cash Mounts can now be traded 1:1, similar to how Premium Chairs can be traded
- Evil Yuna HP now scales with expedition size, starting at 3B HP and capped at 100B HP
- Evil Yuna will now be automatically scheduled every other Saturday, alternating between 9AM/9PM EST (see @Events channel)
- Anti Seduce pendants will no longer be consumed in event maps
- Madrick in FM now has the option to purchase Yummy or Delicious Bait, allowing players to use any chair or sit anywhere to fish
- Moved the bottom platform of Limina - End of the World 1-6 Platform down a few pixels for easier jumps
- Updated @getnaked command; players can now use "nx" or "equips" as flags to unequip just those items
- Updated network transport protocols to have better granularity on session configurations (address DCs)
- Added a widget toggle for Pet Loot Throttling; enable only if you experience FPS drops while looting; disabled by default
- Added more robust logging to better investigate intermittent disconnect issues
- Added @storeallores / @sao command to quickly store all ores from your inventory to the ore storage
- Decreased the drop-delay of Moon Bunny's Moon Cakes from once every 20 seconds to 10 seconds (50% faster)


Fixes:
- Fixed items disappearing in Tower of Goddess <Garden>
- Fixed quest Darkness Within Yuna unable to be repeated
- Fixed Pet Item Ignore Pendant wrongfully getting unequipped when using @getnaked
- Fixed Fish Bubbles Weapon not working with Guns
- Fixed an edge case that prevented players from healing when critically low on HP (1/1) while using Magic Guard