July of 2022

Fireracer Event
- The first event of 0.8 is now underway. The fireracer event!
- This event takes place from July 1st through July 4th.
- Keep an eye out for the traveling argonian merchant, Dances-with-Flames, who will surely have some goodies for you.
- Players will receive double mastery xp during this event.
- There are unique items, achievements and titles to obtain only during this event.

Bags
- Players now have a chance to come across Bags in Vvardenfell.
- Bags act as portable storage containers that utilize slots rather than weight for storage capacity. (example; a 4 slot bag allows you to store up to 4 different items with no restriction on the items quantity as long as it stacks.)
- Multiple bags of the same name all link to the same storage container (there is no need to horde duplicates).
- The storage container is character bound. (Only you can access your storage container.)
- Most bags are initially tradable, but upon use they will become [No Trade].
- While most bags have some initial weight, any items inside them do not add to that weight.

Changes
- Dying from summoned creatures will now display who's summoned creature it is (if applicable).
- Dying from another players summon should no longer trigger XP debt and gold loss.
- Bound items can no longer be stored in containers.
- Mudcrabs now have a chance to drop Black Lichen.

Fixes
- Protect Falco quest should (in theory) now be working for those who were stuck.
- Should no longer receive duplicate "You struck <insert player name>" PVP related messages.
- Attempted resolution of issue regarding resistance caps.
- Fixes to custom loot drop tables.

Tradeskill Fixes
- The tradeskill bulk crafting process will now halt upon leveling up said tradeskill.
- The remaining resources that were halted from this process will be returned to your inventory.
- All Tailoring recipes will now only cost 1 Pattern as intended, regardless of recipe tier.

Tradeskill Additions
- 120 New unique enchanted ammunition has been added to the game.
- Weapon Crafters can now craft this unique ammunition in bulk by utilizing the base required ammunition in combination with tradeskill gems.
- Note that enchanted ammunition will always yields 0 tradeskill XP.

Tradeskill Changes
- Gem infused crafted jewelry now has the infused gem in their name schemes.
- Periodot has been renamed to Peridot.

Tradeskill Additions:
- Bags can now be sheared. (Bag contents can be reclaimed upon using another bag of the same type.)
- Bag Patterns can now be scribed.
- Tailors can now craft 4 new unique bags. (Bags yield 0 tradeskill XP.)
- 4 new spools have been added to the game. (They have a chance to be found on the corpse of a slain enemy.)
- Waterproof cloth can now be threaded alongside other tailor cloths.
- Tailors can now craft the Gondolier Shirt.
- Armorcrafters can now craft the Gondolier's Helm.

Changes
- Players now have a small chance to find Kresh Fibers in the stomachs of certain non-domesticated creatures.
- Players can now store their No Trade and Quest items in player owned cell containers.
- Players can now freely drop/place their No Trade and Quest items in player owned cells.
* (Player owned cells are Vaults, Estates and Homes that include the players name in the cells name.)

Fixes
- Over-maxed attributes/skills should now correctly recalculate upon player death.
- Resistance caps should no longer act wonky. (No more crazy values.)
- Werewolves no longer passively regenerate Magicka while in their beast form.
- To counter unintended multiplayer issues involving the Ingmar in a Bind quest, relogging should now remove journal entries regarding attacking Valbrandr.
- Corrected disabling of two rocks under certain conditions in Raven Rock.
- Corrected a typo and condensed enchant info in tradeskill GUIs.
- Other behind the scenes fixes.

Changes/Fixes
- Quest Items have had their ability to be displayed removed to prevent unintended behavior since they are intended to be used during quests only, and not displayed. (No Trade items can still be placed freely.)
- A very select few No Trade items that shouldn't be placed, can no longer be placed. (Quick Keys, Patreon Pouches, etc.)

Changes
- Number values displayed in certain server scripts (damage display, mastery XP gains, mastery XP TNL, etc.) are now formatted to either include commas or suffix abbreviations.

Fixes
- Behind the scenes fixes to clean up player file inventories regarding bound items.
- Tailored clothes should no longer display weird models on female characters.
- New tradeskill spools can now be stored in the Tradeskill Pouch as intended.
- Some fixes to Hircine's Ring script.
- Additional behind the scenes fixes.

Grind Camps
- The following new grind camps have been added for players to find:
- Kagouti Camp
- Skeleton Camp
- Ogrim Camp
- You will want to group up for these camps.
- Additional camps will be added over time.

Rare Spawns
- The above listed grind camps each have a rare creature that can spawn and drop unique server loot.
- A certain oversized bear has made their return to Vvardenfell with a new assortment of loot.

Loot Changes
- Players have a small chance to find new and unique server rare items off any wildlife in Solstheim.
- Other global region loot tables to come over time.

Fixes
- Fixed an issue with shearing bags.
- Fixed an issue that prevented custom named player Macros from not updating on login.
- Fix to character creations name entry to prevent characters that should not be allowed.
- Various behind the scenes fixes.

Thanks for the patience during this server updates downtime!

Fixes
- Fixed missing world model for one of the newly added rings.
- Fixed of a fix that lead to an issues involving merchants inventory.

Adjustments
- Kagouti grind camp has had adjustments made to their xp and health values.

Changes
- Actors will have their tracked damage received from players reset if they have not been attacked by any players for an extended period of time. (I'm hoping this will remedy the issue players sometimes experience of not gaining XP for something they/their group killed.)

Currencies Menu
- A new menu has been added that showcases your currencies, such as Banked Gold and Achievement Points. If additional server currencies are added, they will be displayed here.
- The currency menu can be accessed from the /character gui, or by using the /currency chat command.

Fixes
- Various text adjustments and typo fixes.

Login Points
- A new currency has been added (Login Points).
- Players will earn 10 points each day they log on.
- Patrons will receive 2 additional points per patron tier.
- Login Points can be exchanged for various items (with additional items being added over time) by speaking to Duharr in Suran.

Player Resurrections
- Black Soul Gems have been added to the game. Their soul value capacity is equivalent to Grand Soul Gems.
- Players can use a filled Black Soul Gem to resurrect themselves. (Additional resurrection methods may be expanded upon in the future.)
- Resurrected players will have the XP debt from their last death reduced (depending on value of the black soul gem soul).
- Resurrected players have the option of returning to the location they died.
- Resurrected players will have resurrection sickness, which drains all attributes for a brief period of time.
- Players must resurrect within one hour of /playtime from when they died, else they will be ineligible for resurrection.
- Empty black soul gems have a small chance to drop globally and can be obtained with login points from Duharr.

Changes
- Guild titles have had their character limit increased.

Fixes
- A few behind the scenes fixes.

Fixes
- Fix involving creatures from grind camps not despawning when traveling too far from their origin location resolved.
- Other spawn system related fixes that should hopefully resolve desyncing and other issues. (Please confirm or deny.)

Shearing
- Players now have the option to Shear All, which will shear the entire stack of said inventory item. (Warning; this will even shear the item if it is equipped!)

Fixes
- Resolved an issue that would let you continue to shear items while in shearing mode, even without a shear in your inventory.
- Fixes relating to Svenja Snow-Song.
- Lots of behind the scenes fixes.

Equip Set Changes
- Activating an equipset (i.e., /es1) will now unequip all non-set-established items.

Changes
- Feral Kagouti's have had their health values adjusted again.

Equip Set Changes
- Yesterdays change to equip sets is now a toggleable option for each equip set.

Fixes
- Bulbor has decided to no longer equip his minions with his cooking utensils.

The Storyteller
- A traveler, simply known as the Storyteller, has made their way to Vvardenfell.
- Should you find the storyteller, they're in need of new tales of adventure and danger to share amongst others, and they'll reward you for each tale you share with them.
- Tales of narrowing feats against strong adversaries and horrifying creatures are sure to wet his whistle.

New Grind Camps
- The following new grind camps have been added for players to find:
- Malevolent and Vicious Winged Twilights
- Ferocious and Gorged Hungers
- It's encouraged to group up for these camps.

Newly Added Content
- Tons of new items added.
- New obtainable powers added.
- Some items may now have hidden effects.

Fixes
- Players should now have sunder and keening automatically unequipped upon logging in.
- Wraithguard should now only damage you once per character, rather than once per login.

Changes
- Players may now find it difficult to use invisibility to their advantage mid-combat.

Fixes
- Players should now have sunder and keening automatically unequipped upon logging in.
- Wraithguard should now only damage you once per character, rather than once per login.

Changes
- Players may now find it difficult to use invisibility to their advantage mid-combat.

Quest Related Changes
- Skull of Llevule Andrano is now guaranteed to be at its location, but will only appear when on the appropriate quest.
- Attempted fix to the Protect Falco quest implemented.
- Other behind the scenes fixes.

Fixes
- Spriggan Illusion requirements have been corrected.
- Additional fixes in an effort to further resolve issues with Protect Falco quest.

This update will take effect on the following server restart in a couple of hours.