Illarion

Dear Illarionites,Today, after quite some time, we eventually release the next update of game content. It focuses on the tutorial and the area around the Hemp Necktie Inn, baptised “Troll's Haven”. The tutorial was completely rewritten to integrate ... [More] it into the actual game and make it an inline part of the experience for new players rather than a separate, artificial island that breaks immersion. From this change, we expect that new players learn from the very beginning what Illarion is all about and that they get integrated into the community of Illarionites from their first minute on. We invite you to create a new character to test the new tutorial and share your impression with us!We also worked on some other topics. A change that will clearly affect gameplay is that from now on, changing your equipment will cause your character to pause fighting for a couple of seconds. The character remains mobile and can do all other actions other than fighting. This change is necessary to hamper immersion breaking equipment swapping to adjust to technical benefits and will also increase the tactical requirements on fights. Furthermore, we fixed several small bugs and improved texts. For a list of the most relevant changes, see here: https://github.com/Illarion-eV/Illarion-Content/milestone/8.We also had a server update quite recently that we have not announced in detail yet. The server now supports dynamic changes in character walking/running speed. This will become very useful for magic spells. Also, we can now trigger events based on character speech – “Open sesame!”. Further work went into significantly improving the server performance and stability.Our next steps, along with implementing your feedback on the tutorial, will focus on magic and housing. For these big features, we have now created two new servers in addition to the game server and the development server, replacing the obsolete test server. This way, everyone can test the development progress without having to bother with Git, Docker and the local server. We will continue to involve you in the development process and make it as transparent as possible. If you are interested in contributing to Illarion’s development, be it as tester, scripter or coder, please get in touch with the team on our Discord server, channels #beginners and #contributions.Have fun! EstralisDiscuss this news entry! [Less]

Dear Illarionites,We have updated our rules related to community guidelines, forum and chat. You can review the changes here:https://github.com/Illarion-eV/Illarion-Website/commit/d312ef881cdff8f38ccdd7aa7d64f57676eb3418These rules are strictly ... [More] applicable and any violation will be dealt with. Let us continue our journey to be a tolerant and open community.Have fun! Estralis [Less]

Dear Illarionites,We have compiled a quick survey that will help us in setting the next development goals for Illarion.English: https://illarion.org/media/limesurvey/index.php/188379/lang-en German: https://illarion.org/media/limesurvey/index.php/188379/lang-de-informalYour opinion is much appreciated!Estralis

Hello all!We now have two new channels for our Illarion Discord server:#beginners is there for everyone who wishes to contribute to the development of the game content but has no experience working with the required tools, or generally need help with ... [More] getting started.#contributions is there for everyone who wants to discuss and share their contributions to the game.In both channels, developers will do their best to help you and answer any questions. Don't be afraid to ask! [Less]

Hey guys,No idea what you found behind door number three, but for me it was discovering the reason behind the server crash a few days ago!Enjoy,Vilarion

Hello guys,Nitram and I created a new local development server. This ensures our devs will experience even less friction during their work.If you are interested in running your own Illarion server on your PC and maybe correcting some spelling errors yourself, give it a try: https://github.com/Illarion-eV/Illarion-Dev

Fellow Illarionites,Today, we release a maintenance update for Illarion to fix some bugs and inconveniences but also to make some changes to existing features. Updated devotion items. No more broken stackable items. Replace warping to new players ... [More] with a plain alert of new players logging in. Cooking spoon check for wine barrels and kettles. Map updates to incorporate in game developments. For further information, refer to the GitHub milestone.Have fun! EstralisDiscuss this news entry. [Less]

The release version of the client has been updated for the first time since May 2018. This update includes all changes that have been added to the development version of the client. A subset of these changes are: Resolving the warp-bug that could ... [More] freeze characters when using ladders. The ability to auto-target the nearest monster or animal by pressing 'F' and end combat with Shift+'F'. Using Alt + Left-Click to turn toward a target. Fix an issue where the client process may continue running after being closed. Improvements to the memory footprint of the client. [Less]

Dear Illarionites, Today, we present to you the latest update of game content with a strong focus on gathering. The gathering speed calculation has been changed to use the same principles as crafting. Glyph effects have been removed from gathering. ... [More] Additional glyph effects will be introduced at a later stage. Crafting quality calculation has been changed to a binomial distribution (thanks to Korwin). Items that break are now shown as broken instead of disappearing. Abuseable methods to strip gems from items have been removed. Wear on tools has been reduced. The chance to find pure elements during gathering has been increased. Magic gems and glyph shards are not found by gathering anymore. Constitution now plays a major role in calculating chances to find special items while gathering. Glyph shards are now mainly found at special, magical locations across the map. Silk can be found where swarms of butterflies are. Various spelling issues were resolved by your input. For a complete list of changes, see: https://github.com/Illarion-eV/Illarion-Content/milestone/6We would also like to use the opportunity to remind you to take our SWOT analysis poll: https://illarion.org/media/limesurvey/index.php/122675/lang-enHave fun! EstralisDiscuss this news entry. [Less]

Dear IllarionitesFor those of you who are not familiar with the running of Illarion, the game is delivered by a German registered voluntary association, Illarion e.V. (further information can be found at: ... [More] https://illarion.org/community/us_society.php).Members of Illarion e.V. met earlier this month and those eligible voted in a new executive board:Estralis - Chairman Merung - Treasurer Slightly - SecretaryOur thanks goes to our predecessors for all the work they have invested in Illarion over the years, and continue to do so during this transition period.We look forward to working with you all as we navigate this next stage in Illarion’s future. Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any queries about the Society or any other aspect of the game.Regards Illarion e.V. Committee [Less]