Ancient Kingdoms v0.9.18.0 - Fishing

🎣The waters of Eratiath are now alive with opportunity!

Update 0.9.18.0 introduces the brand new Fishing Profession, allowing adventurers to relax between battles, discover new resources, and cook a variety of fish-based foods across the world. This update also includes major quality-of-life improvements, class balance changes, mercenary improvements, dedicated server additions, bug fixes, audio adjustments, and many other gameplay enhancements requested by the community.

✨ New Content

• New Profession: Fishing

• New Costume: Fisherman

• New Steam Achievement: Master Angler

• Added many new fish-related foods

• Scribing Table can now be bought for houses

• Added new backpacks to early game bosses

⚔️ Balance Changes

• Reduced cast time for Infernal Hell

• Reduced resurrect price for mercenaries, especially at early levels

• Increased wolf pet attack speed (Ranger)

• Warriors now generate Rage when taking damage

• Detect Traps is now a Passive Skill (Rogue)

• Increased duration and mana cost for Voice of Zek (Cleric)

• Meditation buff duration reduced to 10s

• Increased mana regeneration from gear

• Adjusted stats for some ToV weapons

• Adjusted Sage's Boots stats

🛠 Improvements

• Added Buyback system (10 min) to all vendors

• ESC key can now open the System panel

• Improved pets and mercenary movement

• Mercenaries and pets now become invisible with the player

• Added full inventory check before crafting potions or scrolls

• Added lock icon to private servers

• Added profanity filter for character names

• Whisper now supports old character names with spaces

• You can now click the minimap clock to switch between 12h / 24h format

• Improved mercenary tooltips to clarify disband/recruit behavior

📈 Drop Rate Changes

Increased drop rates for:

• Troll Blood Vial

• Essence of Mana

• Venom Bottle

• Arcane Essence

• Ember Ash

🔧 Fixes

• Fixed DoTs chat message issues

• Fixed Improved Backstab bug

• Fixed Avatar of Fire quotes

• Fixed north hitbox issue

• Fixed "The Kings Legacy" quest text

• Fixed AzureVein gather icon

• Fixed Planar Rune not being removed correctly in Tears of Eratiath

• Fixed warrior mercenary quotes in Twisted Haunt

🌍 Dedicated Server

• Added server message when a dungeon is renewed

• Added server message when a player reaches a new level

🔊 Audio

• Adjusted intro voice volume

• Slightly reduced Milldenn and Lizardmens Den music volume

• Slightly reduced rabbit sound volume

⚙️ Engine

• Updated to the latest game engine version

Thanks for playing and supporting the game ❤️