aug 10th patch notes

[Bobby]

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Monday's Update - Elite Dungeon: Dragonkin Laboratory

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Will be released Monday - August 13th

General Information

• Requirements: 1 Completion of the Temple of Aminishi
  • Story mode completions only count with the release of this update
• Location: Wilderness
• Party Size: 1-3 Players
• Difficulty: Similar to Temple of Aminishi

Dungeon Parties

• Groups have to be made via grouping system, (solo players don't need to make a group).
• Ironman accounts can only group with other ironmen.
• Dungeon completion time varies and depends on the player's skill.

New Combat Equipment Info

• Tectonic Armor - Tier 92 sets will require the T90 versions in order to keep content relevant.
• Tier 92 sets will be functionally similar to their T90 versions.
  • Degrade to dust.
  • If you use all your charges up on a piece, you need to use a new t92 piece to recharge it.

Item	Cost
Elite Tectonic Mask	140 Draconic Energy ; 1 Stone of Binding
Elite Tectonic robe bottom	280 Draconic Energy ; 2 Stones of Binding
Elite Tectonic robe top	420 Draconic Energy ; 3 Stones of Binding ; (An additional item)

Other

• The Elite Dungeoneering outfit will be released with this update.
  • It's effect does apply to the new reward shops.
• Players can obtain skilling/combat pets in the dungeons (Dungeoneering included).
• Players can reach the ED2 - Via the Wilderness, Teleport tabs, Grouping System, and the Boss Portal.
  • You can't enter the area via the Wilderness while in combat.
  • The area is located outside of the wilderness.
• Slayer xp (3x normal amount) and Slayer contracts can work together while in the dungeons.
  • Slayer requirements will not apply to creatures within the Dungeon.
  • All 3 bosses can provide slayer xp to their respective tasks.
  • The Slayer helm works on your current slayer task mobs.

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Dungeon Mechanics

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General Information

• Dungeon difficulty scales with group size (solo has a greater chance of better loot).
• Deaths are not safe, and you will respawn in Death's Office.
• Story mode exists for players who aren't great at combat but want to go through the lore.
  • There won't be any crazy drops (just lore pages/books), and it isn't safe death.
• NPCs can be right click marked similar to regular Dungeoneering.

Check-Point System

• There will be a check-points in the dungeon.
  • Makes it easier to return upon death or after re-gearing.
  • Check-points are unlocked upon accessing/completing boss areas.
  • May add a new one in the Temple of Aminishi to Area 3.
• The check-point teleport option will be located on Loot chests.

Content

• Room Barriers - You must kill a certain number of enemies to progress through the dungeon.
  • There are side routes which aren't required, but provide more loot opportunities.
• NPC Behavior System - NPC will interact with the environment and each other.
• NPC Aggro System - If one sees you, it aggro's all NPCs in their tile range, which in turn applies again.
  • Works around corners.
• Celestial dragons rewind time (heal themselves) in this dungeon rather than freeze time (stunning you).

Mini-bosses

• There are a total of 13 Minibosses, but only 4 will span per dungeon.
• There will be icons on the minimap to indicate miniboss locations.

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Rewards/Drops

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Normal Loot

Drop tables won't have raw resources but instead are replaced with new alchables/disassemble-able.

• Combat XP, Dungeoneering Token/XP, and items are awarded upon defeating normal mobs/minibosses.
  • Only mini-bosses and regular bosses will give the Dungeoneering tokens.
• Relics (different rarities) - Alch for GP or Disassemble for Components.
  • These items will have the same disassembly drop table as gizmos, basically almost all components.
  • Rare relics from both Aminishi and Dragonkin laboratory will disassemble into only Rare components (excluding Ancient, Fortunate, and Refined).
• Draconic energy - Item used to create Elite Tectonic armor.
  • The buy limit is 200 on release.
• Lava Strykewyrms will NOT drop searing ashes or their rare drops.

Dungeon Loot Chest Mechanics

• Uses the Temple of Aminishi loot chest system (with the toggle to drop loot on floor as well).
  • ED1 and ED2 loot can be seen in either dungeon's chest.
• Chests are available in multiple areas near bosses.
  • Search, Toggle auto-collect, teleport to checkpoint.
• Currently your treasure chest loot is taxed if you die but your boss loot is unaffected.

Collection Log

• Boss pet token isn't on the collection log on release.
• Each boss drops a book codex with a new combat ability upgrade
• Lore drops from Boss 1 & 2
  • Written by Mod Scorpio and Mod Raven

New Ability Upgrades

• Mutated Flurry
  • Regular and Mutated Flurry no longer exits the ability if you miss a hit.
• Mutated Fury
  • Effect works with itself.
• Mutated Barge
  • Effects can be combo'd with other players.

Daemonheim Elite Dungeon Reward Shop

Item	DG Token Cost	Item	DG Token Cost
Dragonkin Lab teletab	1K	Aminishi teleport	1k DG tokens

Dragonkin Laboratory Reward Shop

Item	DG Token Cost	Item	DG Token Cost
Dragonkin Lab teletab	1k	Lucky charm (Dragonkin Lab)	10k
Vital spark drop enhancer	1k	Shifting tombs reward enhancer	1k
Magma Golem pet	250k

Other

• Players can get the following rewards for free from the Reward Shop:
  • 3 Lucky Charms (Dragonkin Lab)
  • 3 Shifting tomb reward enhancers
  • 5 Vital spark drop enhancer
• The above is a treat to the community since the update was delayed.
• Gold Premier Club members will get more of the above on release.

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Achievements

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New Elite Dungeon Achievements

• ^{Complete all of the listed achievements - Both Dungeons}
• ^{Complete all of the listed achievements - Dragonkin Laboratory}
• ^{Defeat every miniboss inside the Dragonkin Laboratory}
• ^{Collect the following lore books from bosses inside the Dragonkin Laboratory}
• ^{Collect all 22 pages of dragonkin research in the Dragonkin Laboratory}
• ^{Defeat Astellarn with your entire group having taken less than 10,000 total damage from her solar storm throughout the fight.}
• ^{Defeat Astellarn while at least two pulsar stars are still active.}
• ^{Defeat Verak Lith without anyone dispersing their damage int a pile of eggs}
• ^{Defeat Verak Lith while ensuring every ricocheted attack is absorbed and dispersed into a pile of eggs}
• ^{Use Forceful Backhand against a black hand during the Black Stone Dragon fight.}
• ^{Wave goodbye to a black hand}
• ^{Defeat the Black Stone Dragon without taking damage from any shadow flames.}
• ^{Defeat all 4 black hands, within 10 seconds after defeating the first, during the Black Stone Dragon fight.}
• ^{Knockback a Laboratory Slime}
• ^{Kill Sangri the Red while under the effect of Berserk}
• ^{Kill Smoulders while wearing the Demonic Skull}
• ^{Disassemble 5 rare relics from elite dungeons 0/5}
• ^{Hit at least 4 magma golems at the same time with Tsunami}
• ^{Defeat Spyndra with one of Araxxi's legs, eyes, fang or web in your inventory}
• ^{Defeat the Emberbound Soul while having the chronicle absorption curse active}
• ^{Heal yourself using Resonance against Alanogard the Black while wielding a black dragonhide shield.}

Cape/Accomplishment Information

• There will be Comp, Trimmed, MQC, Reaper, Final Boss/Insane Final boss requirements.
  • Completionist: Reaper Title (defeat all 3 bosses).
  • MQC: Collect all 3 Lore books - 2 from bosses, 1 from pages found through-out the dungeon.
• There will be a collection log that provides a title (currently unknown).

Other Info

• Boss lore book drops are easier to obtain the more you defeat the boss.
• All 22 Dragonkin Research Pages can be found in the same dungeon run.

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Bosses

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First boss: Astellarn, the First Celestial

• 550K HP
  • Full view animated.
  • Arena.
• All dragons will use these animations in the future.
• Attack animations include: claw left, claw right, bite, tail whip left, tail whip right, a breath attack.
• The 1st Celestial Dragon ever created.
• Boss hits like a freight train, it's over quite quickly if you do it right.

Second boss: Verak Lith

• 600K HP
• A similar but younger (and more powerful) version of the KBD.
• The eggs in arena are explained in the story,
• Flame tongue is his nick-name (Armies of Gielinor reference)

Third boss: Black Stone Dragon

• Gemstone Dragon
• Entrance to third arena.
  • Third arena. Chained dragon that has broken free.

Boss Pet

• We promised a boss pet for Dragonkin Lab but it won't be in-game on release.
  • We don't want to re-use textures for the pet despite that being the goal of the project.
• However, we are still allowing players to claim the pet item/token as a drop.
  • Thresholds and normal interactions will apply as normal.
• Once ED3 comes out players who have the token will be able claim the pet.
  • May add a cool cut-scene alongside it as well.

[Beric]

10 minutes ago, Bobby said:

We promised a boss pet for Dragonkin Lab but it won't be in-game on release.

[GWD Camper]

thanks for the info! :)

[Edward987]

27 minutes ago, Bobby said:

 

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• Boss Pet
• We promised a boss pet for Dragonkin Lab but it won't be in-game on release.
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[Wolf]

 

nice info I suppose

[AmusedDragon]

17 hours ago, Bobby said:

• NPC Aggro System - If one sees you, it aggro's all NPCs in their tile range, which in turn applies again.
  • Works around ?corners. ?
• Celestial dragons rewind time (heal themselves) in this dungeon rather than freeze time (stunning you).

Interesting mechanics.

 

@ the pet thing. Absolutely hilarious that Jagex would allow that to happen given all the recent backlash.

[Cam L]

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[Bobby]

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[Sirsir]

On 8/10/2018 at 6:56 PM, Beric said:

I'm just so confused by the phrasing here; at least make it come across as more contrite with some evidence of professional maintenance.

 

Even something as simple as:

"Due to the boss pet requiring rather more development time than expected, it will not be available at release, although players will be able to obtain the drop."

This implies regret and more clearly and directly explains the reason for the delay.

 

In any case, Dragonkin Laboratory looks like a lot of fun, at least! I look forward to dying in Story Mode~