v8.3.3 Patch Notes

Summary: Monster Battles, Gear Quality, New Quest/NPC, Collection Improvements, and Bug Fixes

Monster Battles

• Monster Battles are now an interactive, movement-based combat system
• Monster encounter previews now include an info icon explaining that each fight takes place in its own instanced battle
• You can now review and edit your gear and pet loadout from the encounter preview before entering battle
• Monster discovery now includes catch-up logic for high-level players who may have missed earlier discoveries

Monster Battle Tutorial

• Aldwin now offers a replayable Monster Battle tutorial where you can practice movement, attacks, and skills.

Gear

• Gear now has a Gear Quality rating ranging from C to S Tier
• All legacy gear earned before this update is standardized as B Tier, preserving 100% of its normal stats
• C, B, A, and S Tier quality applies 95%, 100%, 105%, and 110% of an item's normal stats
• Enchanted gear now properly displays its enchantment dot on the Gear tab

Quests

• Meet Orik, the Blacksmith, through a new enchantment quest that unlocks at Lv. 35
• Aldwin's FAQ dialogue has been shortened in several areas to make important information easier to find

Inventory

• Opening a gear box now shows a "You got..." reward animation so you can immediately see which item you received

Profile

• The Monsters section of the Discovery Log has been redesigned to show discovered monsters, examination details, defeat counts, and your five most recent battles

Guilds

• Guild activity now has better color coding for better readability
• Walking Quests now have an improved progress display showing your current daily steps and completed days

Pets

• The Stage 1 Turtle has been renamed from Hatchling to Turtlet
• Hatching a pet now shows a "You hatched a..." animation so you can see which pet you actually unlocked

Android

• Android background step sync is now enabled for a small group of test players while testing continues

*This is a limited test and is not enabled for every Android player yet.

Leaderboard

• SideQuest has surpassed 1,000 players!
• The Top 100 leaderboard can now browse and search through a player pool of up to 2,000 players

v8.3.3 Hotfix

• Fixed a critical bug where iOS / Apple Watch audits could potentially stack source values
• Fixed a critical bug where iOS & Android co-ops could give rewards locally before it processed on the server
• Fixed a bug in Android background sync testing that kept confusing already-credited values
• Fixed a bug where the assassin ambush was not a true crit at 1.5x damage

v8.3.1 Bug Fixes

• Fixed shop gear sometimes receiving inconsistent stats after Gear Quality was released server-side before v8.1.2
• Fixed a bug with weekly leaderboard timezone issue
• Fixed a bug with Android rollover XP
• Fixed a bug with leaderboard responsiveness on Android devices
• Fixed a bug where player statuses were not properly centered
• Fixed a bug with achievement display names
• Fixed a typo in the shop incorrectly saying "Not enough coins to buy this expedition" instead of referring to the item
• Fixed Streak Protection charging less gems than what was posted

Discord

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Thanks for playing!

-SideQuest