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Latest released Mazeworld update: MazeWorld v3/CRU3 - 18-10-2014
Next planned update: MazeWorld v3/CRU4 - Date unknown

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Date unknown

Community Requested Updates part 4 (CRU4)

• Coming later: Trading Boards text, GPE/DBU text, new gems list, GPE gem effect list, CRU4 release date.

The Pain system revamp

• Essentially, this is a modification of the various Pain thresholds (Hurt/Agony/Blackout/Death), particularly an expansion of the Blackout window and its effects on a creature, meant to replicate the effects of shock.
• The death threshold is pushed to 150% Pain instead of 100%. Blacking out now occurs between 100% and 149%, and means a complete inability to move or act until either death or waking up (Pain goes back under 100%) occurs, barring other extraneous means.
• Other thresholds do not change, but have varying effects; for instance, being Hurt (40% to 69%) causes FT+1, and Agony (70% to 99%) causes FT+2, again to simulate shock, and incite not to receive too much Pain at once even if it doesn't means death or blackout.

Expanded Poison system

• Poison now exists in two types; Venom-type and Cyanide-type. Nearly all current "Poison-type" attacks and effects are converted to Venom-type, while anything involving Cyanide syringes (see below for details) become Cyanide-type.
• Cyanide-type poison works like the old Poison system - when poisoned, a turn countdown begins, and if an antidote isn't administered before the end, instant death occurs. Cyanide poisoning is now treated as a secondary effect rather than a statistic. The corresponding antidote is Hydroxocobalamin (syringe).
• Venom-type poison, which revamps the Poison counter. The new Poison counter now tracks the amount of venom in the sufferer's bloodstream, and is compared to the maximum Blood. Depending on the quantity of Poison injected (which varies depending on the creature), various effects may be suffered.
  • Each successful Venom-type attack on a creature that is not naturally resistant to poison, results in that creature's Poison counter going up by 1. Venom-type poison isn't naturally eliminated, and must be treated with antivenom or at a Hospital room.
  • Venom counter superior to zero, but inferior to 25% max blood (Humans: 5): Will damage 1 HP on a random @bodyaim, or damage 1 meat worth on non-human creatures, every turn.
  • Venom counter superior to 25% max blood but inferior to 50% max blood (Humans: 10): Will damage 2 HP on a random @bodyaim, or damage 2 meat worth on non-human creatures, every turn.
  • Venom counter superior to 50% max blood: Will damage 4 HP on a random @bodyaim, or damage 4 meat worth on non-human creatures, every turn.
  • The corresponding antidote is the current Universal antidote, which will be renamed Universal antivenom. Each vial of antivenom instantly removes 5 points from the Poison counter.

Related changes:

• Paracetamol is modified so that it only cures 15% Pain per use, and no longer causes poisoning from taking two under 10 turns of each other. Paracetamol can now be swallowed by the shovel and no ill effects will be suffered, and is intended to become the cheap, always-reliable painkiller. ("Pills here!")
• The Amulet of the North is modified to provide protection against Cyanide-type poisoning: If the Amulet of the North is worn, Cyanide poisoning requires an extra 5 turns before causing death.
• All blueprints detailing the creation of poison ammunition will now list both Cyanide and Venom as suitable ingredients, each with corresponding effects. Cyanide-tipped ammo is the successor to the old Poison ammo (they'll simply be renamed "Cyanide <ammo>"), and Venom-tipped ammo becomes craftable, and will work just like a natural Venom-type attack.
• Cyanide-tipped and Venom-tipped ammunition will also both be findable at random as well as sold in shops, however Cyanide-tipped will be much rarer and harder to find at random. Prices will also be adjusted accordingly; cyanide-tipped is much more lethal, and thus more expensive.

Introducing the Trading Boards

• (WIP, text coming soon)

Minor medical changes

• Minor but important expansion of the Wound system: "Woundable" body parts can no longer have just one open wound, but can bear multiple, each of them contributing to Blood loss.
  • Mostly intended to increase realism, particularly to facilitate kills by blood loss on tougher creatures.
• Certain meds will receive modifications as well:
  • Scrapped meds: Bandages and Merbromin vials, scrapped in favor of more realistic counterparts (see below:)
  • New medical item: Gauze roll; Weight 1 item which provides enough gauze bandage to treat up to 10 wounds.
  • New medical item: Individual Bandage (IB); Weight 0.1 item, which can only be used on a single wound.
  • New medical item: Hemostatic Agent Pack (HAP) (essentially QuikClot); Weight 0.1 item of great value and healing power; contains enough hemostatic agent powder to treat up to 5 wounds. HAPs are -very- valuable due to their healing power-weight ratio, and will be accordingly expensive.
  • Modified medical items: First Aid Kit (FAK) and Field Surgery Kit (FSK): On top of providing their usual limb-healing effect, they will work like Military Rations do, and will carry meds in a compact package until opened. FAKs will carry 2 IBs and 2 Paracetamol, while FSKs will carry 4 IBs, 1 HAP, 4 Paracetamol, 1 Epinephrine, 1 Hydroxocobalamin and 1 Universal antivenom.

New augmentations

Augmentations that could not be added until features above were introduced:

• Chest Augmentation Platform augmentations:
  • ColdHeart XR fainting-resistant cardiac regulator. Shrinks the blackout window to 125-149%. PP cost: 20. Cost: 2200 P$.
  • Bionic Antidote bloodstream regulator. Affects poisoning, see below. PP cost: 15. Cost: 1650 P$
    • If Cyanide poisoned, the poison requires an extra 15 turns before causing death.
    • If Venom poisoned, the augmentation enables free, natural elimination of venom, at a rate of 0.1 per turn.

• Extra augmentations:
  • Gem Power Extractor (GPE), the successor to the Gem Cannon. Extracts energy from gems, and provides various effects. PP cost: 20. Cost: 2200 P$.
    • Functioning of the GPE and list of gem effects will be detailed at a later date.

• Bionic Arm augmentations:
  • Directional Beam Upgrade (DBU), which requires the GPE. Channels the energy extracted by the GPE into a directional beam cannon, so that the effects can be delivered to another creature.
    • Functioning of the DBU will be detailed at a later date.

Valuables expansion part 2

• Completely revamped list of gems, which will bump the total amount of valuable gems to 33 plus 11 glass variants in 11 different gem colors.

Latest

October 18th 2014

Community Requested Updates part 3 (CRU3)

• Completely revamped Bionic augmentations system.
  • Augmentations now require installing base parts (replacement or enhancement of body parts with augmented ones, aka basically "the hardware"). Each augmented body part supplies with a certain amount of power, which can be spent into various augmentations which provide the majority of interesting effects (basically, "the software" to pair it with).
  • 6 body parts which can be augmented (arms, legs, brain, eyes, torso, dermal)
  • Over 20 different augs, a lot of which can be upgraded for increased effects and power, and many introducing all-new tools at the Contestant's disposal; From the basic muscular, skeletal and dermal enhancers to the unique hacking aug or Ripperclaws weapon-aug, bionics are the ultimate Contestant customization tool. Whether your style is more "super soldier" or more "super spy", bionics can help your Contestant become anything in between, and more.
    • NOTE: In order to remain fair towards players, all Contestants currently augmented with pre-update Bionics will get a chance to convert to new generation post-update augmentations, or revert to an un-augmented state if they so desire.

• Introduction of an all-new unique environment: the Mines
  • Replacing the Kennels, Mines are an unique area, fitting to the game's theme, where the Contestant may navigate through mineshafts in order to dig out precious ores, to be later turned into valuables.
  • Mines introduce an unique break to the room-based experiment, by offering an unique alternate method to earn money. Mine exploration isn't without risks; the deeper you venture, the higher the chance to meet dangerous creatures inhabiting the mineshafts, but the greater the chance of finding valuable ore patches.
  • Added Mines to the list of scripted events: they are scheduled to appear every 50 rooms starting from the 65th visited room (65th, 115th, 165th, etc...)
  • Added Mines to the event list, to have a chance to find one at random (which Kennels didn't have).

• Going hand-in-hand with the Mines, we introduce an expansion of the valuables system.
  • Copper, Silver, Gold and Platinum ingots are now complemented with two new valuable metals to find and make ingots out of: Palladium and Scandium.
  • Precious metal ingots can now come in various sizes (250g, 500g, and 1000g), which can be appraised at varying rates.
  • Gemstones will also be re-made; while several species will continue to exist, the total amount of gemstones is jumping from 27 to 33 types, with 11 different gem colors in lieu of 9.
  • Each and every gemstone is associated with an unique effect when used in the Gem Power Extractor bionic augmentation, giving another use to gemstones as a source of protective, healing, or otherwise affecting secondary effects.

• Introduction of a new shop, the Jewelry store.
  • As the name suggests, jewelry stores specialize in the sale and purchase of valuables. Naturally, as with all other shops, they may also appraise them.
  • The real attraction of the jewelry store is not their products, but their service, the jewel workshop, which can turn your precious metal ingots into rings, collars and bracelets, and then mount gemstones to these in order to create custom valuables.
  • These custom valuables are a powerful new way to carry large amounts of wealth in little backpack space, as a single custom jewels takes up less space than its raw materials, while being at the same time more valuable! Whether it's for making tons of money or for pure vanity of sitting on overly-expensive shinies, your Contestant may now make his or her own riches.

• Other changes:
  • The Failed, and the legacy special event Survival Mode, will be both scrapped after nearly 4 years of existence.
  • The achievement Order of Superiority is renamed Great Gross of Death, and the conditions are now Kill 1728 creatures. Those who know their math, know the meaning of the name.
  • The pawn shops cease existing, to be replaced with the jewelry stores mentioned above.
  • All combat badge conditions are changed to require less kills, so that it is less unrealistic to achieve all of them
    • Bronze still requires 10 kills - this does not change.
    • Silver requires 25 kills in lieu of 50.
    • Gold requires 50 kills in lieu of 200.
    • Platinum requires 100 kills in lieu of 500.

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See the Changelog Archive.