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Lineage 2: Grand Crusade

Release year: 2017
Genre: MMORPG
Developer: NCsoft
Version: Lineage II Grand Crusade
System requirements:
Minimum
Operating system: 32-bit Vista/Windows 7 with the latest updates
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo 6300
RAM: 4 GB
Graphics card: GeForce 7600 GT / Radeon X1800
Hard disk space: 30 GB or more
DirectX: 9.0c or later
Recommended
Operating system: 32-bit Vista/Windows 7 with the latest updates
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7 920 or better
RAM: 4 GB
Graphics card: GeForce 8600 GT / Radeon HD 2600 XT
Hard disk space: 30 GB or more
DirectX: 9.0c or later
Changes
On May 11, 2016, the Lineage II Epic Tales of Aden Episode 04: Grand Crusade update was installed on the Korean test server. This article presents a preliminary list of changes. Names of new items, hunting zones, and NPCs are provisional and may change in the Russian game release.
[Items]
Epic Jewelry Soul Stone item for adding improved augmentation options.
- The existing Arya's Life Stone still allows augmentation.
2. The cost of augmenting jewelry has been reduced.
3. Dropped items now display their value and special name.
4. Some potions have been renamed.
5. New items purchasable with Raid Points have been added.
6. SP Scrolls can no longer be obtained from any Blackbird Clan Supplies awarded by the Blackbird Clan through the Faction System.
7. The goods offered by NPC Budenka on Hellbound have changed:
[Ability System]
- The Ability System has been improved.
1. The Ability System is unlocked at level 85.
2. Characters gain one Ability Point for each level starting at 85. Points are allocated according to the existing Ability System rules.
- Previously allocated points have been reset due to changes in how points are awarded.
3. Ability Points can be reset using SP.
4. Gold, Silver, and Bronze Wings next to character names have been removed.
5. Ability System effects are divided into:
- Guardian Abilities: character defense.
- Berserker Abilities: character physical attack.
- Wizard Abilities: character magical attack.
1. The ability to augment epic jewelry has been improved:
[Skills]
1. Fixed an issue where the Force of Nature skill could not be activated with 15 energy points.
2. The Elemental Spike skill now repeats automatically until another action begins.
3. The level 3 Mass Resurrection skill description now specifies that clan members can also be resurrected.
[Hunting Zones]
1. The Treasure Chest of the Distorted Dimension no longer appears in the following instanced zones:
Kartia's Labyrinth (level 95, party)
Crystal Labyrinth (all zones)
Prison of Darkness Exiles
2. Fixed an issue where the gates in Astatine Fortress did not open after defeating the Gatekeeper and Chief Gate Guardian.
3. Only one command channel can enter the Helios raid zone.
4. Embryo's influence has changed the Forbidden Gateway zone:
- The Altar of Shilen can no longer be entered.
- Only raid boss Haff appears; Follint no longer spawns.
[World Olympiad]
1. Macros can now be added, edited, and deleted inside the arena.
2. Pets are now dismissed when entering the arena.
3. Fixed an issue where Olympiad buffs were not removed after a restart.
[Faction System]
1. The Faction System interface has been improved:
- The detailed information window now shows faction-rank quests and faction-bonus information.
- Faction rank increases are now shown through a dedicated notification.
2.
A new faction, Hunters, has been added. Various quests can be completed to earn new bonuses:
- The Faction menu provides detailed information about the new faction's characteristics.
- Faction ranking is tracked individually for each character.
- New quests have been added for this faction.
[Monster Book]
A Monster Book has been added to track monster-kill statistics.
1. The Monster Book is available from the main game menu and through the Faction System interface.
2. The Monster Book includes all monsters associated with the Faction System and tracks player activity within factions.
3. The Monster Book displays a monster's HP/MP, appearance, location, and drop list.
4. Monster-kill statistics are divided into four stages.
5. Completing a stage grants additional EXP, SP, and increased friendship with the relevant faction.
6. Stage-completion compensation is available at level 99 and above and can be spent on a dual class or subclass.
[World Map]
1. The map has been changed as follows:
- Hovering over a castle, fortress, or clan hall shows its owner, siege time, tax information, and more.
- Hovering over a hunting zone shows a brief description.
- Hovering over a town shows a list of nearby hunting zones.
- The map also shows recommended hunting zones, faction-zone icons, instanced zones, and raid boss kill progress.
- Minor regions have been removed.
2. World information has been changed:
- The Quests and Hunting Zones tabs have been removed.
- Information about hunting zones, fortresses, castles, and clan halls has been moved to a separate Locations tab.
- Selecting an item on this tab focuses the world map on that location.
- A separate Recommendations section now displays recommended hunting and instanced zones for the character's level.
- Selecting an item on this tab focuses the world map on that location.
- Raid boss information updates in real time: a living raid boss appears in World Information; after its defeat, the entry disappears.
- Instanced-zone information also updates in real time: an accessible zone is shown in World Information, while a completed zone disappears.
3. Global events can now be tracked on the world map:
- Hovering over special icons at the top of the world map shows details about an event.
- Global events include sieges, cross-server sieges, cross-server raids, Keucereus Defense, and the locations of the Blood Sword Akamanah and Demon Sword Zariche.
[Other Changes]
1. Fixed a rare issue that prevented changing an item's properties.
2. Fixed a rare issue that prevented adding a subclass after an Ability Point reset.
3. Fixed an issue where setting the party-search level limit to 105 still invited players of any level.
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