BlissScape
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Update Notes 12/22/22
Owner Tim posted on Dec 22nd, 2022

Merry Christmas!

Santa and his imps have returned this year, and like always, the imps aren't cooperating. Talk to Santa at home to find out more!

The Winter Sale has also started! Everything in the shop is 25% off until the new year! Here's to another year of BlissScape! I'm very excited for what's to come in 2023. :)

 

Major Combat Rework

  • The entire servers combat system has been completely rewritten to be more accurate and feel more like Runescape did in 2012
  • If you didn’t know, the server has basically had the same ‘guess’ for combat since before I even opened it. It was never very accurate, and I’ve had to work around it all these years. Monsters had to have much more defence because accuracy was so high, and new weapons and monsters were very hard to balance because everything already did so much damage.
  • That has all been rewritten now, so max hits, and accuracies for all equipment is now using the real rs formulas. It’s so accurate you can use OSRS calculators to calculate your DPS
  • That means all NPCs have also been rebalanced to have their real RS levels
  • Some NPCs may have been missed during testing, so if you find an NPC with ridiculously high defence, ridiculously high accuracy, or not using the right combat style, let me know ASAP!
    • I will be continually adjusting NPC stats throughout the next couple of months as people go, so don’t be afraid to report anything that feels off
  • To help you experiment with the new system, DPS dummies have gotten several upgrades.
    • They will now calculate your DPS on your first hit, meaning you don’t need to attack for a while to see the true DPS
    • You can also set the target you wish to test your DPS against, rather than the dummy always having no defence
  • I’ve also been working on a bit of a side project - PVP bots!
    • Right now, I’m still experimenting with them, but they can already PK pretty proficiently
    • I’ve spawned a few in Edgeville for you to try out. They don’t currently drop/give you anything and are just there to experiment with the new combat system in PVP
    • They currently spawn with just melee setups. With random main/spec weapons, but the system I’ve built can support a whole lot more!
      • I’d recommend matching their gear if you want a challenge. Barraging them will leave them helpless!
    • Note that dying to one still counts as an NPC death, not a player kill
    • They aren’t faked at all - they use potions, eat food, use vengeance, all under the same constraints as real players, and of course use the same combat formula players use.
      • The only exception is they don’t run out of food, so feel free to bank and come back to try again!
    • I’m open to ideas of what to do with them in the future!
  • Unfortunately due to all these changes, boss kill times from before are kind of outdated, and some are no longer achievable. For this reason, I’ve decided to reset all boss solo/group times to allow new times to be achieved with the new combat system
    • Due to this, I spent some extra time this update working on adding Boss kill counts, and solo/group kill records to the highscores! 
    • You can sort players for KC, or time records
    • Now you’ll be able to track your new kill times against other players!
    • The highscores may take a bit after the update to show up, as I need to update the site separately
  • Due to the combat rework and some bug fixes, record climber and endurance runs in Dominion tower have also been reset
    • This means you will need to reach 25 endurance, and 15 climber again to complete the achievements for Comp cape



Other-Additions

  • Added the “Skiller’s scroll of solicitation” which you can claim from the BlissScape guide if you’re a Skiller
    • You can use it on an NPC to share your pacifist lifestyle with them.
    • As a warning, some NPCs may not appreciate this and will attack you on the spot, even unaggressive NPCs.
  • The Fancy-dress shop is now open for business in south-east Varrock. He will sell fancy clothes as well as hunter outfits and capes. You do not need to bring him any fur to buy clothing.
  • The Lumbridge Fishing Supplies shop is now stocked
  • You can now recharge your amulet of Glories inside the Heroes’ guild.
  • Added a level announcement for unlocking the Vanilla Maxed title
  • Added news announcements for unlocking the titles: Jack of Trades, Jack of All Trades, Beastmaster, Bossmaster, Final Boss, and Master of All
  • The collection log will now show the total number of boss eggs you’ve gotten, your initial one plus your extra pets

 

Adjustments

  • When rolling for Crystal Keys and clue scrolls, the roll chance now caps out at 250,000 experience per drop.
    • This only applies to limit tree runs giving an extremely high chance at clues and keys due to their extremely high XP drops
  • There is now a rare chance for Fire Spirits to drop crystal keys and clue scrolls
  • If you have the no potions handicap inside the dominion tower, it will remove any potion buffs you have before each fight.
  • The Random freeze, Random daze, and Slippery fingers handicaps will now still take effect if you’re safe-spotting the boss
  • There is now a small delay when you are killed in PVP before your damage toward your killer is reset, so if you kill them as they kill you, you will get each other's loots
  • Removed the beacon north of home, as it’s not used and kind of in the way

 

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue that would cause the Duel Arena to lock up the server if no-movement was turned on
  • The easter carrot now has the correct item ID in the POH costume room
  • The Modern gilded plate skirt is now correctly tradeable
  • Teleporting out of the QBD lair will now no longer reset your teleport to the QBD entrance
  • Updated the hint for the coordinate clue “13 degrees, 46 minutes north / 21 degrees, 01 minutes east” to correctly state which level of the wilderness it is in
  • Fixed an issue that would keep minigame interfaces open if you switched resizable modes with one open
  • Fixed an issue where if a fire was lit, but later destroyed, ashes would show up on the ground after the fire would despawn naturally. It now correctly removes the delay for the ashes entirely
  • A couple of teak trees on Etcetera will no longer both be chopped down together when chopping them
  • Replaced some incorrect examines for God Wars NPCs
  • You can now properly make scrolls with Granite Lobster pouches
  • The Ring of Life will no longer teleport you out of Controllers when you shouldn’t be able to teleport
  • There’s now an additional check when teleporting to make sure you’re not currently at 0 HP so you can’t teleport and die at home rather than wherever you were
  • Fixed a bug where unequipping a Gree Gree could duplicate it
  • Fixed the animation when jumping over the Wilderness wall
  • Fixed a typo when combining a Royal crossbow
  • The ball of pure energy now has an examine text
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