Hello everyone. Thanks for checking out OP Factions latest update. I do apologize that it took longer to get everything done than I planned. I do hope you guys enjoy the additions to the game. I look forward to your feedback so I can make adjustments. NETHER
Nether Surface
This can be accessed from the nether portal at spawn.
Users aren't allowed to enter until the server meets the key fragment requirements.
*Fragments have a chance to be obtained after killing the Cerberus Boss in Towers or the Hades boss.
Users must be level 15 to enter the nether.
While in the nether, if you have not donated to the obelisk and are not wearing a mining helmet, you will have permanent darkness.
Nether Mobs
Added various nether mobs that spawn throughout the map.
Killing mobs will grant you XP and have a chance of dropping materials.
Each mob has its own drops for different recipes.
Nether Mining
You can now visit the nether to mine ores throughout the map.
You can find the sparkling hallows on the surface to farm glowstone and nether quartz.
Better ores can be found in the molten caverns
You can sell the ores for profit or use them for various recipes.
Nether NPCs
Hecate
*You can find hecate in your library on the surface of the nether.
*You can visit her to buy Books of Atonement that increase enchants past max level, or for a Book of Unity used to enhance Immortal Sets.
Hades
*Visit hades in his castle and complete his quest for additional nether bonuses.
Harmonia
*Visit Harmonia in Hades castle to craft a faction crystal.
*Faction crystals can be used to obtain additional perks for your faction.
Alchemist
*Visit the alchemist in Hades castle to sell potions.
*He will offer you plenty of coins for your journey to sell him potions.
Gatekeeper
*Located at the entrance of Tartarus, you can speak to him to get permission to enter the depths.
Molten Caverns
The molten caverns is the 2nd map you can visit in the nether.
Visit the whispering graveyard to obtain soul sand and bone blocks.
Visit the Burning Abyss to obtain crying obsidian and netherrite.
Users in the Burning Abyss will get darkness unless they have a mining helmet on.
PvP is not permitted in the Molten Caverns.
Mining Helmet
Crafted at the blacksmith
Doubles your chance of getting iron / gold scrap as well as shiny diamonds / emeralds when mining ores
Gives you permanent night vision and also removes the Darkness Effect when worn in the Nether Dimension.
Lord Demons Reflector
Crafted at the blacksmith
Using broken reflectors from the Lord Demon, you can craft a reflector that provides you temporary immunity to attacks, all physical hits on you will be reflected back to the user.
Movement Scrolls
Crafted at the blacksmith
Using Hooves from the Minotaur, you can craft a scroll that can boost you forward in the direction your looking.
Titans Blessing
Crafted at the blacksmith
Using the blood of the titans found from bosses in Tartarus, you can bless your item with random enchants (all enchants are max level)
Soul Cage
Crafted at the blacksmith
When a boss spawned in tartarus gets below 50% HP, you have the option to trap it using the cage.
You can place the boss in this weakened state at the outpost to attack players.
It will find and attack players that are not in your faction / allied faction of.
*A boss will also fight other factions spawned bosses (if any)
Potion Crafting
You can use the various materials you find in the nether to craft custom potions.
Increasing your potioneer level will unlock the ability to craft more potions and increase the duration of the potions you craft.
Tartarus
Located in the Burning Abyss, Tartarus is where the bosses choose to reside.
Visit Tartarus and pay the gatekeepers fee to take on bosses for rewards.
ENCHANT BALANCES
Winged Set
Crouched damage decreased from 1.5 -> 0.5 hearts.
Any damage done from the crouch is converted to health.
The Crouched Ability radius is increased from 4 -> 5 blocks.
There is now a maximum of 3 players being affected by the ability.
The Damage Boost has been decreased from 10% -> 5%.
Poseidon Armor
Guardians will not spawn if another Guardian is within a 20 block radius of it.
Warden Immortal Set
Added a +3 hearts set bonus (like other immortal sets)
Bow enchants now have a limit of being able to be activated once per second
Dev Note: “In the future I would like to experiment with bow enchants being influenced by how much power you put into your bow shot. More power = higher chance of activating and low power = less of a chance of activating”.
DELPHI OUTPOST
Added a 2nd Outpost option for users.
Gives 1 less STR per tick than Meteora
A max of 5 members of each faction can be in this outpost at once.
*Additional members will be denied entry
Dev Note: “The point of this change is to see if we can offer a solution to users who feel like they have no way to fight the large groups of players that conquer pvp. This is our first attempt at stopping a zerg playstyle.”
ADDITIONAL CHANGES
Increased Ender Pearl sell price by 100%
Increased String sell price by 60%
Removed the rebirth limit from pickaxes and fishing rods
Changed rebirth limit to 1.
Dev Note: “Next season I want to change it back to 2, and change the cost of having rebirths on your item”
Decreased bow overall damage by 20% from hits. (May need further adjustments)
Alligator Necklace is now considered a craftable by the filter system.
Added Refinements and what each one does to /support
Added potion crafting to /support
Added armor crafting to /support
Added the Tower to /support
Added the Nether to /support
Added custom fishing items to /support
When changing your name color, it will now save for when you log on next.
Axolotls in the tower AI Adjustments
*The first time they spit is now randomize (to prevent them from spawning and wiping someone)
*The damage the spit does is now between 1-2 hearts (rather than always 2 hearts)
Sand & Gravel will no longer fall from gravity
Fallen Demigods will now be split randomly between Meteora and Delphi Outpost
*The moshpit event will still only take place in Meteora
Dueling now requires a user to be level 15 (same as pvp)
BUG FIXES
Fixed Boss items such as Zeus Lightning
*Newly crafted ones will work, old ones will still not function correctly.
Fixed an issue where you could surround a 3x3 vault with a 7x7 vault
Fixed an issue where enchant effects wouldn't apply over your existing enchant effects
*This fixes an issue with resistance and turtle guardians
Updated many enchant projectiles to correctly hit 1 user rather than more than one.
Fixed an issue where Odysseus Bow Tornados would vanish right away.