Landmark servers have unlocked for the 48 hour Trailblazer head start! Make sure you jump in soon and claim your favorite spots!

If you are having issues with the Launchpad, either do a fresh install, or find and edit this file:

C:\Users\Public\Sony Online Entertainment\Installed Games\Landmark Beta\LaunchPad.ini or C:\Users\Public\Daybreak Game Company\Installed Games\Landmark Beta\LaunchPad.ini

(default install location, may vary depending on computer)

environment= live
make sure there is a space after the =

Greetings Landmarkians!

I wanted to take a few minutes (and words!) to recap what’s happened over the past few weeks and give everyone an update on what to expect moving forward!

So, what’s been going on with team? The month of May was pretty much all about the big character and claim wipe, and then fixing issues that were introduced or discovered immediately afterward. Things have mostly settled down and the team is hot on the heels of the remaining high priority bugs. As soon as we get them fixed, we’ll get them out as soon as we can.

As the team has wrapped up the various pieces related to the wipe and the bugs associated with it, we have been shifting our focus and resources over to work on the highest priority tasks and systems that will be used in EverQuest Next. While we do this, we’re working in areas with high amounts of creative risk. This means that while we know what we want to do, we know it will take an unknown amount of iteration, tweaking and sometimes drastic direction changes to get these in game and working the way they need to. Because of this, we simply cannot commit to any dates, because until we get much closer, even our best estimates are educated (but still fairly wild) guesses.

This also does mean that any features that are Landmark-only are lower in priority and will have to wait until we have time to come back to them. So, as we shift our focus and development to EQN, it just doesn’t make sense to continue with the Blueprint, since the goal of that has always been to provide short term, concrete plans of what you could expect and when, and that isn’t something we can reliably estimate at this point. When we have a better idea of timing on the various pieces, we will make sure to let everyone know.

This does *not* mean that the team isn’t hard at work on things that will eventually make it into your hands. We *absolutely* are! Essentially, as we develop tasks and systems that are in a state fit for Landmark, we will get them into the game with an update. We still want and need your feedback on what we’re making in order to make sure both Landmark and EverQuest Next are as amazing as we all want them to be. You can fully expect updates and hotfixes to Landmark as we continue with this development process; they are simply going to be on a less regular schedule than you guys have been accustomed to over the past year or so.

Landmark and the player community are very important to us and will continue to be essential in the development of EverQuest Next, exactly as we’ve promised from the very beginning. In fact, here’s a quick peek at how we’re using some of the amazing creations you all have made as we build EverQuest Next.

This is only the first small glimpse of what’s to come and I look forward to seeing how everything comes together as EverQuest Next continues to take shape over the rest of the year and beyond. Also, before anyone asks, I want to clarify that although we are shifting our primary focus to EverQuest Next, this does not mean the game will be coming out this year.

We WILL be continuing with the Workshops, so keep an eye out for those! And when we have a bigger update, we’ll also schedule a Landmark Live to get together and chat like we have in the past! More fun times are definitely ahead! :)

Whenever we have information to share, we’ll continue to keep everyone up to date on the forums, twitter, reddit, Facebook and any of the other usual means of communication. Make sure to check in regularly to find out what’s going on with the games and with the entire team (both the employees AND the community)!

Terry “Fairan” Michaels
Senior Producer – Landmark and EverQuest Next

Fellow Landmarkians!

The game update and wipe are complete, and the servers have unlocked. Venture forth and explore the many changes that came with this update. Make sure you review the following posts from Dev on the official forums:

• Upcoming Wipe Answers[forums.daybreakgames.com]
  
• Upcoming Crafting & Harvesting Changes[forums.daybreakgames.com]
  
• Upcoming Claim Upkeep Changes[forums.daybreakgames.com]
  
• Upcoming Claim Limit Changes[forums.daybreakgames.com]
  
• Upcoming Achievement/Progression Changes[forums.daybreakgames.com]
  
• Dirt, Ice, Sand, and Snow[forums.daybreakgames.com]...
  
• Upcoming Continent (Island) Changes[forums.daybreakgames.com]
  
• Landmark Island List (with screenshots)[forums.daybreakgames.com]
  
• Landmark Worlds (Server) Updates[forums.daybreakgames.com]

The Development Team has also provided a current "Known Issues" list:

Known issues
aka: bugs you may notice we weren't able to fix in time for this update (obviously not a complete list, but some of the more obvious ones)

• Landmarks of Landmark have not yet been placed, but you'll notice that there is space reserved for them beside each spire. They'll appear as time permits!
  
• Particles that appear when mining or harvesting are blue, instead of the correct color
  
• Using Ctrl-# to switch between hotbars is not yet working
  
• The sky can change to a blueish color when you're under a layer of voxels
  
• Lighting can change abruptly when you transition between biomes
  
• Traveling to the spire using the Stone of Recall may send you to a 'minor' surface hub instead of the main surface spire
  
• Props that are free (such as glass panes) appear greyed out in the prop palette
  
• Occasionally you may need to click twice on a tree to start autoharvesting, rather than just once.
  
• Occasionally you may see trees, plants, or rocks floating over a cavern entrance.
  
  If you find an issue not on this list, please check if it exists in the DBG Issue Tracker at https://dgcissuetracker.com - this is a third party fansite - and if not, please enter the details of how to reproduce it! Your help is always appreciated! :)

Welcome to the fresh new worlds of Landmark post-wipe!

You'll notice a lot of changes to pretty much everything, and we have a new series of achievements to help guide you through the basics, so you can feel free to hop in and explore for yourself. However, if you've been playing for a while and you're used to the way things worked before, you might want to take some time to read about what's changed and check out the details below.

Read the Wipe Q&A here[forums.daybreakgames.com], and read on for more!


Read the full details here: Upcoming crafting/harvesting changes [forums.daybreakgames.com]

TL;DR summary:

• Basic tier 1 resources are now free, you don't need to mine them at all to build with them. This includes dirt, stone, sand, ice, snow.
  
• Composite items such as metal alloys and plastics are now crafted from component items (refined resources like smelted copper)
  
• Crafting stations have been consolidated
  
• Tree and plant harvesting have been simplified; all trees can now be chopped by all axes
  
• Upgrading and salvaging have been removed
  
• Item mods (e.g. “fast”, “biting”) have been improved
  
• Heartwood, plant fiber, plant extract, and cut stone no longer exist
  
• Founder’s Pickaxe can now be upgraded
  
• Non unique plants are no longer harvestable; plants that can be harvested have a special effect sparkle to make them easy to identify:

Read the full details here: Upcoming achievement/progression changes[forums.daybreakgames.com]

TL;DR summary:

• You will gain your building tools as well as other useful items including starter home templates, cave sounder, and starting pulverizer via achievements
  
• Recipes can now be tracked through the journal, replacing the recipe tracker
  
• Recipes can be flagged for tracking in the journal or via the ‘watch’ button on the crafting stations.
  
• Combat progression achievements have purple outlined cards in the journal, and reward character stats
  
• Non progression achievements are for fun and give vanity rewards

Read the full details here: Upcoming continent changes[forums.daybreakgames.com]

TL;DR summary:

• New biomes: deciduous surface, deciduous cavern, volcanic surface, volcanic cavern. Also new flora for underwater biome.
  
• Continent shapes are more varied
  
• Continents are all new, and have brand new names (see below)
  
• Surface caves are back, and can be claimed (surface caves only)
  
• Underground cave networks are longer than previously
  
• Combat NPCs no longer on the surface (except fungi)
  
• Lower layer enemies are tougher
  
• Caves are darker
  
• More ruins have been added
  
• Bedrock will now prevent you from digging too far towards the outside of the continent in directions in which there are no more caves

Read the full details here: Upcoming claim limit changes[forums.daybreakgames.com]

TL;DR summary:

• Existing players (who played prior to the wipe update) will be granted expansion slots so they start with 2 base and 8 attachment claims exactly as they have now. (The expansion slots are inventory items you consume.)
  
• New players who join Landmark after the wipe will start with 1 base and 3 attachment claims
  It will be possible to expand up to 8 base and 24 attachment claims

Read the full details here: Builders Bundles Compensation[forums.daybreakgames.com]

TL;DR summary:

• If you bought Builder's Bundles from the marketplace of common resources which will be free to place post-wipe, you'll be able to exchange them for your choice of tier 1 or 2 resources
  
• This also applies to copper bundles, which is still not free to build with but has changed functionality
  
• You will find a Resource Reclamation Chest in your inventory and an appropriate number of Orbs of Reclaimed Energy. Place the chest and use it as a crafting station with the orbs.

• Large humans are now available to play! Simply choose large human in the drop-down on character create.
  
• Look for some new emissive props on the workbench crafting station in the light orbs category. These glow at night but do not actually shine light.
  
• The cooldown has been removed from teleporting to friends through the contact list, and from teleporting to claims through the gallery.
  
• The Stone of Recall no longer has a cooldown.
  
• You can no longer place material blocks outside claims.
  
• Leyline crystals can now be found on the surface as well as in caves. Once discovered, they can be teleported to using the Local Travel option at a portal spire.
  
• All humans, large or small, now have underwear underneath their regular outfits.

• Friends requests should no longer time out if not answered
  
• Flora have returned and look better
  
• Further fixes for the flashing lines across the sky visual issue
  
• Jellyfish emitter scaling has been adjusted
  
• Using Ctrl-X while in fly mode should no longer also move your character downwards
  
• Halas Wall Lantern can now be disassembled
  
• Emitter icons have been corrected
  
• Fixed memory issues that could occur if the client was open for more than an hour or two
  
• Key binding for chat reply can now be changed in settings
  
• Underground caves cannot be claimed (surface caves can)
  
• Flames on Chandelier (intricate) should now move with the prop when prop is rotated
  
• Further improvements to sensitivity of the select tool
  
• The prop menu can now be closed by clicking the red X
  
• The contacts menu right click options now disappears when you click off the window
  
• Prop palette should no longer roll back up to the top after each prop placement
  
• Zoning or opening the map no longer unhides the watch list
  
• Continued performance improvements, especially around water
  
• And lots more ...

The Landmark servers will be coming down on Tuesday, May 5 at 10:00AM PDT* for a game update.

We currently predict this update to last from 48-72 hours. We will update you of the progress and let you know if adjustments to this time frame are needed.

This update will include the wipe. For more details, please review these threads:

• Upcoming Wipe Answers[forums.daybreakgames.com]
  
• Upcoming Crafting & Harvesting Changes[forums.daybreakgames.com]
  
• Upcoming Claim Upkeep Changes[http//%27https]
  
• Upcoming Claim Limit Changes[forums.daybreakgames.com]
  
• Upcoming Achievement/Progression Changes[http//%27https]
  
• Dirt, Ice, Sand, and Snow[forums.daybreakgames.com]...
  
• Upcoming Continent (Island) Changes[forums.daybreakgames.com]

Please check the official Landmark forums at https://forums.daybreakgames.com/landmark for any additional news about this game update/extended downtime.

*PDT is Pacific Daylight Time; Convert to local time zone[www.worldtimebuddy.com]

[Update from May 4]

Hey folks,

Another update -- no specifics yet, however, there is a chance that the wipe/update will be moved back to this week (sometime during the week of May 4th). Again, we're still working on the coordination of all the details, but it looks like a reasonable possibility it will be happening on the 5th or 6th.

If it does move back to this week, we'll let you know ASAP. If it ends up needing to be a different date, we'll let you know that as well.

We wanted you to be aware of the possibility sooner rather than later, which is why I'm telling you even though it's not set in stone yet. Thanks for your patience while we work out the final plan.

~Dexella

*****

[Update from May 1]

Hi again,

Back with a quick update -- as I'm sure you can imagine, an update this size requires coordination between many different teams to make sure everything is timed properly. Due to a number of factors, we've decided it's in the best interest to move the update/wipe to begin on Monday, May 11. Exact timing is still TBD, and we do still anticipate at least 48 hours of downtime.

We know you're excited about this update, and we're excited to bring it to you! Thanks for your patience.

~Dex

********

Hey everyone,

For a while, we've been talking about the next big game update and accompanying character/progression/resource/claim wipe. Originally, we'd estimated this would take place on or around April 29th.

We're working hard on the update, and we want to make sure everything is thoroughly tested internally before we send it out into the world for all of you to experience. As such, we're going to delay this by one week. We're now planning the game update/wipe to occur the week of May 4th (exact day/timing still TBD).

Thanks, Dexella

The full update notes with screenshots and detailed information can be found on the official SOE Landmark forums[forums.station.sony.com], but we wanted to give you a highlight summary here in the meantime.

UPDATE NOTES HIGHLIGHTS: December 17, 2014

The Landmark cave system is being expanded and true layers are being introduced! Rather than altering the current surface caves, which would require popping off any affected claims in the area, surface caves will be removed from existing continents in the 12/15 patch. They will return in the new continents that will be generated for open beta. Beneath the surface of each island explorers will be able to explore through 5 layers filled with underground caves. Along with the cave and layer expansion, mining veins of metal and gems will be redistributed so that the higher tiers of resources are found in the deeper, more dangerous depths.

Five new types of monsters, some of which have never been seen before, will appear in the world. Each type has a unique mode of attack and strategies to learn. While there will be a few monsters found above ground, more will lurk in the underground caverns and around buried ruins, so explorers and adventurers seeking treasure in the deeper depths should be sure to take some sturdy armor and weapons.

In Landmark, your choice of equipment is what determines what abilities you can use during combat. This allows you to try a wide variety of combat styles, and mix and match equipment to customize your fighting abilities to suit exactly what you want! Armor, weapons, and equipment use a synergistic key word system which allows items with matching key words to enhance each other’s effectiveness. Four new types of weapons and over twenty new armor sets and accessories are coming with this update.

Key words on equipment are represented as icons and colored text. Combining equipment that has the same key word can provide a bonus to abilities based on that key word. In the case of abilities, the background of the tooltip will be the color of the key word(s) of that ability.

The portal spire on each island is expanding into a full leyline network, which will include additional teleport points both above and below ground for ease of transport. The transport UI is also being upgraded to include more useful information such as which type of environments are found on which island. Each subterranean layer will have a hub that explorers will be able to travel to, but additional leyline points will need to be discovered before they can be traveled to.

With the addition of NPC monsters to the world, the chances that adventurers will experience death has increased! If you die on the surface you will return to the hub. If you die below the first layer you will revive in one of the graveyards which are scattered around the underground layers. When a player dies in the wilds of Landmark they now have the option to revive themselves at the spot that they died. However, to do this the player needs to spend a Spirit Anchor. Spirit Anchors can be crafted at any workshop.

Grab your pulverizers, because resources are moving underground! With the arrival of underground layers our various tiers of surface and subsurface resources have moved into the extensive cave networks that can now be found deep beneath the islands of Landmark. While this change makes the search for resources a far more interesting and exciting prospect, it also makes it a bit more challenging. But don’t worry! We’ve taken this into account and made a number of changes to our tiers, the resources assigned to them, and the way those resources are used to accommodate gatherers, crafters, and builders alike. The resource/harvesting changes below have also been added to the in-game help system (the ? button on your bottom menu) so you can refer to it at any time.

Redistribution of Plants
Plants have always been biome specific, but they were also designed with a progression in mind that required a layered world. With the advent of those layers our underground botanical progression dreams have finally been realized! To accommodate this new progression we’ve adjusted the tiers at which certain plants spawn and in some cases also swapped around their home biomes. As a result the following distribution changes have occurred.

Redistribution of Voxel Materials
As with plants, our stones, metals, and gems have been redistributed and pushed underground to fill out the vast array of caves now found beneath the surface. However, as we considered the implications of underground gathering in the deepest layers of our world, we also decided to move forward with a long idle plan to streamline our gathered material list with composite materials. The result of this plan is that fewer materials are found in the world, but those materials can now be combined to create composite materials. For example, rather than mining a Mithril vein you would create that rare metal by combining Iron and Gold.

The point of this change is to simplify the goals of gatherers when hunting for resources underground, making it easier to focus on a smaller selection of veins, which in turn should make it easier to accumulate those resources in sufficient quantities over a reasonable period of time. To accommodate this new resource plan we’ve adjusted the tiers at which certain material veins spawn. As a result the following distribution changes have occurred.

Composite Resources
Landmark isn’t a game about grinding levels; it’s a game where everything you gather and create has value, and we want to ensure that's as true for crafters as for builders. To accomplish this, we are introducing composite resources. These are materials used specifically for crafting, and they include low tier resources in the creation of high tier composites.

These composites are called "Cut" materials on the crafting stations (e.g. "Cut Rubicite"). This means some resources that were formerly mined directly are now created by combining other resources; for example, rubicite is no longer a mined ore, so to craft an item using rubicite, you would first create cut rubicite out of copper and gold.

Building Resources
We don't want the gathering of resources for building to be onerous. Thus, while composites are our solution for gatherers and crafters, we've created a similar system to allow builders to make many building materials out of the resources they gather from the world. Our solution here is the introduction of Blocks, which work the way wood and glass have already been functioning. By giving builders recipes to craft blocks, which are only used for building, we can allow a much more generous conversion rate than we could when you were building directly with mined ore. In other words, instead of one unit of mined rubicite equalling one placed voxel of rubicite, the block recipes allow a small number of units of mined copper and gold to convert into a large number of placed voxels of rubicite. Wherever the resource you want to build with is not directly mined in the world, look for a block recipe to build with!

: http://gtm.steamproxy.vip/app/297810/discussions/0/626329820814436880/

First off, as we approach our first holiday season in Landmark we'd like to say: Thank you!

• As a token of appreciation, check your in-game mail for one of three special holiday outfits.

Starter Templates

• All players have been granted sets of Starter templates, to get you building quickly
  
  • A set of Arcs, from 1 to 100 voxels in size
    
  • A set of Ovals, from 10 to 50 voxels in size (and one of a 100 voxel size)
    
  • A set of Triangles, from 1 to 100 voxels in size
    
  • Four sets of fonts (including one in the Landmark Style)
    
  • The Landmark Logo
    
  • A set of Angled lines
    
  • A set of Cylindrical Pillars
    
  • We've also included two Holiday templates: a Snow Globe and a set of Reindeer!

Competition Changes

• We're making some sweeping changes to the way that Competition entries are submitted.
  
  • Competition entries are no longer submitted via a Template - they now use the entire claim.
    
  • Once you tag your claim, a Competition button should appear in the Claim Management UI (assuming there is a competition active)
    
  • Once a claim has been entered, it cannot be edited / deleted / foreclosed. It also no longer costs upkeep.
    
  • Once entered, the entry should be viewable in the Competition section of the Showcase.
    
  • Once the submission phase ends, other players can now vote on your entry.

New Material

• Added a new material to your tray: Green Cloth.

New Props

• Ogre Workshop Props
  
  • Intricate Chandelier
    
  • Intricate Lowback Chair
    
  • Intricate Round Table
    
  • Intricate Small Table
    
  • Oxidized Brass Mug
    
  • Oxidized Brass Carved Horn
    
  • Coiled Chain (Iron and Brass variants)
    
  • Curved Hanging Chain (Iron and Brass variants)
    
  • Straight Hanging Chain (Iron and Brass variants)
    
  • Large Iron Barrel
    
  • Brass Trimmed Basin
    
  • Plush Pillow (Turquoise, Deep Red, Hammered Gold, and Ivory variants)
    
  • Round Pillow (Turquoise, Deep Red, Hammered Gold, and Ivory variants)
• Kitchen Props
  
  • The following props come in Copper, Stainless Steel, or Carbon Steel variants.
    
  • Large Stockpot
    
  • Medium Stockpot
    
  • Large Braiser Pan
    
  • Small Braiser Pan
    
  • Saucier Pan
    
  • Medium Stockpot Lids
    
  • The following props come in Apple, Blueberry, Blackberry, and Cherry Variants
    
  • Full Pie
    
  • Partial Pie
    
  • Slice of Pie
    
  • Toaster
    
  • Toaster with Toast
    
  • Microwave
• Misc
  
  • Iron and Gold Lamp Post
    
  • Lastly, we've also created a Winter Holiday Tree.
    
    • This one should fit your rooms much better than a shrunk down tree prop from one of the biomes!

Crafting Window Improvements

• As part of an on-going process to update and improve our UI, the Crafting Window has received a bit of a revamp.
  
  • In addition to new art and a cleaner, more streamlined look - the window now has a search function!

Bug Fixes

• When attempting to place a claim on an invalid area (such as a cave) the message is much more specific now.
  
• Barbed Armor will no longer react to fall damage.
  
• You should no longer see incorrect / garbage text when viewing claims from the map.
  
• Waypoints should no longer appear under the map when changing islands.
  
• Chopping down trees should no longer take more than one click.
  
• The Selection Tool should no longer unequip when using CTRL to enter Tweak Mode.
  
• You can now properly grapple while gliding.

Optimizations

• Occlusion
  
  • This optimization should improve frame rates in areas around complex player-made voxel geometry and cave systems.
• We've done a lot of behind the scenes work on Texture Atlasing.
  
  • This should resolve the issue with materials sometimes showing as dirt or something else entirely.
    
  • Textures that are closer to the camera are actually being displayed at a higher resolution.
    
  • This also fixed an issue that would sometimes result in a very long shutdown time.
    
  • PC's that are on the lower end of the Min Spec should see an improvement in performance when setting their Texture Quality to Low or Medium.
    
  • On the Development side, this opens the door for a significant increase in the number of materials we can use at any given time.

Keywords
The first iteration of the keyword system is in! This system allows items and abilities to communicate with each other. This means that abilities will be marked with a keyword and items will have bonuses that apply only to abilities with the specified keyword.

Each ability on the already existing weapons has been marked with a damage type keyword that is reflective of its overall flavor. The keywords are as follows:

• Soldier’s Blade is now [COLOR=#000000]Physical[/color]
  
• Mercenary’s Staff is now Water
  
• Slayer’s Bow is now Fire

Armor
There are several new temporary pieces of armor that are craftable for free on the Forge. These are gloves, helms (non-visible, sorry), and chest pieces. Helms and gloves are stat based items that grant base stats. Each chest piece has an associated helm and glove set.

Chest armors have major passive bonuses associated with them and many stats (some new). These bonuses can be keyword specific or generic and often times allow you to create a new style of play for yourself. The armors are as follows:

• Battle-Forged Plate - Using a Physical Dash ability gives you a temporary shield equal to 5% of your maximum Health.
  
• Barbed Armor - Opponents that deal damage to you are attacked back, taking (0.25 Offense + 5) damage. Can only be triggered every 1 second.
  
• Blood-Soaked Leathers - While your Armor is at 0, your Critical Strike is increased by 100%.
  
• Fiery Tunic - Your Offense is increased by 10% while using Fire abilities, but Fire spells cost 20% more energy.
  
• Cloak of Quickness - Decreases your cool downs by 30%, but lowers your Offense by 15%.
  
• Frost Coat - Each time you damage a Frozen or Snared opponent with a Water ability, they take an additional (0.05 * Offense) damage.
  
• Pursuit of Power - You gain 10% Armor Steal, but your Armor is reduced by 20%.
  
• Soldier’s Breastplate - Increases Offense by 55 when you are below 25% Health.
  
• Slayer’s Vest - Increases Critical Strike by 200 when wearer is at full health.
  
• Mercenary’s Robe - Scoring a critical strike instantly heals 25% of your maximum Energy. Can only be triggered every 2 seconds.

Accessories
There are also many new accessories available on the Outfitter’s Table. These accessories are created to support the play styles that the weapons have and the play style changes that the armors promote.

The accessories are as follows:

• Reinforcing Charm - Incoming Physical Armor heals also restore an additional 2%of your Health. Can be triggered once every 2 seconds.
  
• Ring of Shielding - Scoring a critical strike grants you a temporary shield equal to 5% of your maximum Armor.
  
• Liquid Iron Orb – Fire projectiles deal (Offense * 0.09) additional damage every 0.5 second over a 1 second period. Can be triggered once every 3 seconds.
  
• Band of Flame - Fire attacks deal (Offense * 0.12) additional damage in a 5 meter radius around the target. Can be triggered once every 2 seconds.
  
• Crystal-Shard Earrings - Water abilities lower the cool down of your abilities by 0.2 seconds.
  
• Sigil of Piercing Cold - Your Offense is increased by 10% while using Water abilities.
  
• Earrings of Precision – Your Offense is increased by 8% while using projectile abilities.
  
• Excruciating Anklet - Your Offense is increased by 10% while using damage over time abilities.
  
• Ring of Crushing Might - Physical attacks cause your target to bleed, dealing (Offense * 0.06) additional damage every 0.5 second over a 1.5 second period. Can be triggered once every 3 seconds.

Please check these out, test the different combinations and let us know what you think!

Flight on Claims

• You can now fly on your claim, or any claim you have permission on! To enable flight, head to the Workshop and craft the “Builder’s Bauble of Flight.”
  
• Click the item to activate Flight. While activated, you can use Space Bar to ascend, and X to descend.

Claim Expansion

• We've increased the number of expansion claims you can have, from 5 to 8.

Notification Window

• There is now a Notification Window that compiles all of your notifications (mail, upkeep reminders, etc.)
  
• More important notifications (PVP Queues, etc) will still pop up in bottom right hand corner, in order to increase visibility

Props

• Festive Props
  
  • The holidays are approaching, so we thought you might like some decorations for your claim!
• Ogre Doors
  
  • Added two new Ogre Props for your Workshop builds:
    
    • Intricate Wood Door (Left and Right)
      
    • Intricate Copper Banded Door (Left and Right)
• Miscellaneous signs
  
  • Construction Sign
    
  • Stop Sign
    
  • Direction Sign

Modal Improvements

• Added modal bars for prop placement / interaction.
  
• Added button for Tilde (Change Mode)
  
• Removed all of the tool hints from the right side, since the modal bar should cover all of those controls.

Bugs / Misc

• Re-exported the icons for the Sci-Fi props to match their in-game tint.
  
• Fixed an issue where the Grappling Hook location was too low when you grappled in.
  
• Blocking and then unblocking another player from your Block list should now work correctly.
  
• Added Control Hints on the map, on how to place Waypoints
  
• The Halloween trophy should no longer flip when viewed at a different LOD.
  
• Picking up a prop should no longer leave you in "Build Mode."
  
• Pressing SHIFT with a Heroic Movement item equipped will no longer close all UI windows.

This data will be live as of 11/25, 5AM PST.

Props (Rocks and Plants) that are found in the caves are now craftable on the Workshop!

• Added 42 new props to the Workshop.
  
• Also fixed a bug that was preventing the selection of Facial Hair on Males when in Character Create.