5/23/25 - Druid Changes, Bug fixes, and more

Happy Friday folks! Here's what's new in Erenshor tonight:

• Fixed memory leak in the game (noticeable in Braxonia during AFK play)

• Re-wrote a lot of SimPlayer destination selection to ensure they stay on NavMesh and get stuck less while in group -SimPlayers getting stuck on terrain (running in place) in group is still a "most wanted" bug that I'm working to isolate.

• (Performance) the game no longer renders spell effects if the caster is > 40 units from the player - this will eventually be a slider bar in graphics settings.

• Invert Axis settings now apply to game pad also for the Y Axis

• Damage Popups can be toggled: "Show Player's Damage" and "Show NPC damage" popups can be toggled true or false

• Fixed a bug with Resonance spells and Arcane Recovery returning too much mana for AE, PBAE, and Healing spells (were returning 100%, should be a lower percentage slightly randomized like damage spells are)

• Lowered DPS on Loyal Malaroth and Summoned Azynthian Hound in preparation for allowing SimPlayers to summon them as well. Likely these will be lowered more at that time because every party will have 3-4 of them.

• Gave druids a new 35 pet summon - summon Brute (available in Loomingwood, but not from a vendor)

• Changed Vengeful Healing to damage enemies for the AMOUNT HEALED and not the total healing power of the spell. (e.g. healing spell crits and can heal up to 10,000 life, but target only needed a 500 life heal --> 500 damage will be used for vengeful) -This change is important because high end druids could top DPS charts by simply spamming heal and there was no reason to cast anything else. That's not a fun play style for anyone.

• Added new 35 druid spell: Internal Rot (high damage DOT spell) -- sold in Loomingwood

• Changed Vithean Frenzy to be better and more worth using (large, short duration DEX and STR buff)

• Added a new world boss in Loomingwood, and a few new items for its loot table

TGIF :D

-B