Went live 4/25/2023 · 127 change items · 4 interim builds · official notes ↗
In short
Release 113 launched on April 25th and includes a wide variety of fixes and improvements across nearly all aspects of Shroud of the Avatar. A major focus was on Port Harmony, with extensive dialogue updates, quest corrections, and visual polish to address numerous typos, missing responses, and clipping issues. Several NPCs now have unique conversations, and new quests like “Dare to Emote” are available.
Crafting received attention with name clarifications for fish tank items and adjustments to upgrade recipes, while UI improvements include the addition of spider essence to purchase orders and fixes for chest piece display on paperdolls. Combat saw a reduction in the duration of the Wyvern Egg Salad buff and consistency changes regarding skills usable during combat.
Beyond these areas, players will find world updates like seasonal monster transitions (Arch Lapin going dormant, Luminous Atavist returning May 16th), map conversions for several scenes to improve marker accuracy, and adjustments to encounters in locations such as The Fall and Eastreach Gap with the addition of a new tornado hazard. Numerous smaller fixes address stuck spots, object placement, and visual glitches throughout Novia and other regions.
AI-generated summary (google/gemma-3-27b) — may contain errors; the full notes below are authoritative.
Crafting & Items (12)
- Renamed exotic fish and accessories to have (Fish Tank) at the ends of their names so it’s easier to search in inventory and containers.
- Removed erroneous dye slots from Gothic Chair.SOTA-71261
- Adjusted upgrade recipe names for Supple Gloves of Riding.SOTA-71277
- Fixed naming discrepancy with One-Man Band hat/shirt recipes.SOTA-71278
- When placing a decoration pet, the name will be facing correctly in the deco preview.
- Pets and conversationalists set to “Stay here” and “Patrol” will stick to what they were last set to when placing it again from inventory. Pets and conversationalists will stop going back to their last location when placed from inventory.
- Time will now reset correctly when kobold time machine decorations are picked up or the player changes scenes. Improved performance in POTs due to the time machines’ script which was creating a lag spike every 15 seconds.SOTA-69779
- Fixed LOD warnings when placing a kobold time machine.
- Small Campfires will now clear weeds underneath them when placed.SOTA-71325
- Fixed broken UI when dragging LB Chest onto a female paperdoll. Fixed additional chest pieces: Virtue Flame, Copper Clockwork, and Ancient Xenossian Plate.SOTA-67446
- Corrected equipment channel for females on Egg Hunt 2023 Cloak.SOTA-71258
- Fixed NPC/pet placement and deco surfaces of front stoops for the pledge stone row homes. SOTA-71025,SOTA-71025SOTA-58996
Combat & Skills (3)
- Reduced song duration buff from Wyvern Egg Salad.SOTA-70752
- The previous removal of the PVP 25% experience bonus in player dungeons missed some dungeons. The rest have now been updated. Reminder: this was removed because players could just lock the dungeon entrances and get extra xp at no risk.
- Skills from taming tree, healing and frenzy, were previously usable from the utility bar while in combat, which is inconsistent with other skills. They have been made not usable while in combat. The only skills that should be used in combat mode from the utility bar are summons, resurrects, and night vision and light spells.
UI, Store & Lua (6)
- Added spider essence to purchase orders.SOTA-71246
- Added a new function for conversationalist scripts: “listEmotes” will list all the emotes available for that NPC. Conversationalists’ scripted emotes will now work for all humanoids (trolls and dragons don’t count.) Fixed a problem with variables from conversationalists displaying letters and numbers along with the correct names.
- Inky NPC function to load variable now works correctly with number of type int. Previously variables were saved by account, now it’s by character.SOTA-71231
- Changed the message when items are sent back to users from a lot, basement, or dungeon to mention to look in the decoration palette for any missing items.
- Fixed the nameplates of NPCs being missing once back from editing character appearance in New You salons when conversation close-ups are enabled.SOTA-71291
- Fixed a typo in the store description for Brown Bunny Ears and Slippers.SOTA-71307
World & Quests (45)
- Seasonal Monsters: The Arch Lapin will go dormant and the Luminous Atavist will return on May 16th.
- Novia and Hidden Vale: The “Mistrendur” listing for the teleporter galleons now says “Mistrendur at Port Harmony.”
- Encounters: Fixed dragon encounters which were spawning aether dragons before their time. Adjusted how the aether monsters spawn based on the TimedEvent script.SOTA-71239
- All guild registrars now have proper conversations while in offline mode, although you still can’t create or access guilds.
- Battle of Solace Bridge: Edvard now mentions the player will get a free row lot deed when Captain Kinsey’s tasks are done. The associated journals are updated with information.SOTA-71304
- Blood River Outskirts: Vigilante guards Julius and Claude now eventually stop pulling you into their conversations. Fixed typos in their conversations.SOTA-71312
- Blood River Outskirts: No NPCs in this scene will have Solace Bridge Outskirts Heirlooms in their loot anymore.SOTA-71350
- The Clink: Updated Warden Tully’s “guard” and “Hamtooth” responses.SOTA-71236
- Eastmarch: Kobold Landscapers report that the weeds in The Ventaceaster have been eliminated. As part of the service, they checked the other houses in the area as well.SOTA-71324
- Eastmarch: The mysterious foam islands in the bay have vanished.SOTA-71323
- Eastreach Gap: Added dangerous “tornado” hazard that appears during the highest-threat, repeatable wave. This tornado flies through parts of the control point area and does high damage to anyone on its path. When the control point is lost, the tornado disappears.SOTA-71253
- The Fall: Updated the daemon battle with fewer repeating waves before the daemon appears and the second half of those preliminary waves are higher-threat than the starting enemies. None of the enemies should spawn in ambush position and they will now all randomly move around the room.
- The Fall: Added a few tier 10 ore nodes.SOTA-71235
- Fishing Expedition: Replaced the rowboat and ladder next to the galleon. The ladder is now a 2-way teleporter.SOTA-71249
- Jotungrund: Added repeatable quest for killing the frost giant, with a meager reward that includes the “Giant Killer” title on the first turn-in.SOTA-71234
- Jotungrund: Added Wymond’s Token, with deco ability.
- Jotungrund: Adjusted the placement of the windwall for one of the Frost Giant platforms to ensure no gap at the bottom.
- Port Harmony: Updated Peregrine’s responses.SOTA-71290
- Port Harmony: Added missing responses for many NPCs, mostly related to the ministers.SOTA-71293
- Port Harmony: Fixed a typo in the graveyard caretaker’s responses.SOTA-71296
- Port Harmony: Removed flora clipping through the floor of some buildings. Fixed two stuck spots. The tailoring shop no longer has a “real estate” sign. A guard tower now allows Avatars to enter and exit. The adventuring trainer’s sign now reads as such. Most commoners now refuse to give their name instead of stating it’s simply “commoner.” The NPC in the hospital now has a unique conversation. The baker now sells bakery items instead of meat. The produce merchant now sells produce. SOTA-71302, SOTA-71299, SOTA-71300, SOTA-71298, SOTA-71301, SOTA-71297, SOTA-71292, SOTA-71295,SOTA-71302SOTA-71299SOTA-71300SOTA-71298SOTA-71301SOTA-71297SOTA-71292SOTA-71295SOTA-71294
- Port Harmony: Fixed z-fighting in floor of New You pavilion. Updated “pressure relief” assets, including improved dialogue, evidence quest item, and better compass markers.SOTA-71254
- Port Harmony: You can no longer fish within the canals.
- Port Harmony: The overworld teleporter boat now sends players to their last known location in Mistrendur. The Merchants Dock is now an unlockable spawning entrance. The hawkers’ newsletters can now be freely taken. Fixed a typo shared by all hawkers. Fixed a path grid issue on a small island. SOTA-71311, SOTA-71309,SOTA-71311SOTA-71309SOTA-71310
- Port Harmony: Added unique conversations for visitors and some commoners. Added assets for “Proper Greeting” quest, including QuestData for compass markers and visitor NPCs.SOTA-71313
- Port Harmony: Fixed several early issues in the “Proper Greeting” quest which blocked its progression. Updated Peregrine, visitor, and Guild Registrar conversations.SOTA-71313
- Port Harmony: Corrected spelling of “avowal” in all appropriate locations. Fixed a typo in Peregrine’s responses.
- Port Harmony: Removed overlapping real estate sign from tailor shop. Adjusted creature spawning and ensured all are accessible. Avatars should now remember Hawker Nuntium’s name. Other children no longer claim their name is “Child.” Fixed several typos in journal entries. SOTA-71300, SOTA-71330, SOTA-71332, SOTA-71297,SOTA-71300SOTA-71330SOTA-71332SOTA-71297SOTA-71331
- Port Harmony: Moved floating carts to ground. Updated responses for visitors, Minister of the Hearth, and Guild Registrar. Minister’s “proper greeting” quest now properly progresses past awarding avowal to daily version.SOTA-71313
- Port Harmony: For the “proper greeting” quest, updated journal entries and responses.SOTA-71335
- Port Harmony: Changed the scene limit to allow 64 players.
- Serpent’s Spine Mines: Fixed a stuck spot.SOTA-71237
- Solace Bridge Outskirts: Captain Kinsey now mentions the player will get a free row lot deed when her tasks are done. The associated journals are updated with information.SOTA-71304
- The Rise: Added a few tier 10 ore nodes.SOTA-71235
- Verdantis Mines: Five locked rooms now have special loot chests that restock when keys unlock the entry doors.SOTA-71225
- Verdantis Shardfall: Removed a line in the water that was showing up near the edge of the scene.SOTA-71250
- Vikland: Flattened ground that was clipping through a dye tub.SOTA-71238
- Vikland: Changed the scene limit to allow 64 players.
- Created map for Port Harmony.SOTA-71063
- Created map for Hallowed Plains.SOTA-71306
- Converted Necropolis Barrens map to new system to fix offsets/marker drift.SOTA-71319
- Converted Restless Woods map to new system to fix offsets/marker drift.SOTA-71318
- Converted Solace Bridge Outskirts to new map system to fix offsets/marker drift.SOTA-68624
- Converted Solania map to new system to fix offsets/marker drift.SOTA-71315
- Converted Soltown map to new system to fix offsets/marker drift.SOTA-71317
Player-Owned Towns (4)
- Mistrendur: Moved several POTs that were slightly pushed into the terrain to ground level.SOTA-71051
- Template Swamp 01 and Swamp 01a: Added extra waterfall effects.SOTA-71251
- Avanish Hope: Changed biome to Swamp 01a.
- Solaris: Upgraded to Town.
Dungeons & Basements (1)
- Keep Stone Arena Basement: Aligned cell doors and switches on the far side of the arena.SOTA-71327
Interim builds (4)
Build 1657 — May 11, 2023, 2:00 AM
- The unmount button will no longer show up when the option to remount on scene change is disabled and one changes scenes by going to the edge of a scene instead of using a teleporter.SOTA-71272
- The flowerwand emote in the vault store should no longer have question marks around the item name.SOTA-71346
- The reward box label headers in offline mode should now show correctly.SOTA-68102
- The fish tank UI will now close upon pressing escape.SOTA-71280
- Highvale Outskirts: Added a safety to the monastery elevators which will teleport any player under a dropping elevator that gets pushed underground to a location next to the elevator base.SOTA-71388
- Port Harmony: Fixed typos in Zouch’s responses, including correctly mentioning the bakery stall instead of the produce stall.SOTA-71395
- Port Harmony: Added collision to a wall in the town hall. Fixed small (non-blocking) issues with Zouch’s quest. SOTA-71387,SOTA-71387SOTA-71381
- Port Harmony: Added a horse in front of the tavern and updated responses for some of the NPCs at the tavern.SOTA-71392
- Ravensmoor: Moved a bubbling fishing hotspot to deeper water.SOTA-71386
- Spectral Mines: Fixed an issue where the lepus zombies were spawning in the wrong location and an issue with the Archlapin’s timed event settings.
Build 1656 — May 9, 2023, 4:30 AM
- Repaired the broken and unidentified quest items.
- Fixed the color of the red velvet ottoman to look more like the rest of the set.SOTA-71348
- The hot air balloon’s fire will now extinguish when set to off.SOTA-71262
- Fixed the collider on the viking palisade wall stairs.SOTA-71285
- Fixed stacking of holiday lights.SOTA-71349
- Added a shadow to the alchemical jar.SOTA-71283
- Fixed recipe name mismatch for bedroll.SOTA-71229
- Made new icons for the lava fish trophies.SOTA-71287
- Fixed incorrect icon on Replenishing Confetti Eggs Basket 2017.SOTA-71345
- Adjusted Crown Store listing name of the Norgard Crossbow to display correctly (from Viking).SOTA-71288
- Added an icon for Northwood to the map.SOTA-69192
- Ardoris Arena: Avatars will now be asked to take off their PvP flag upon entrance. This should prevent players from unsheathing weapons in the observation area of the arena.
- Blood River Outskirts: Fixed elf scalp quest.SOTA-71376
- Grannus Colossus, Oracle Colossus, and the Epitaph: Fixed availability of Shards of the Vermillion Lens.SOTA-71382
- Grusk: Fixed holes under the lighthouse stairs.SOTA-71154
- Port Harmony: Fixed typo in “Avowal of the Hearth” display name.
- Port Harmony: Added randomization to the “virtue gift” weekly award.
- Port Harmony: The potions given as “virtue gifts” are now no-trade (aka “Bound”).
- Port Harmony: Improved the logic used by Distracted Visitors for their quest.SOTA-71383
- Port Harmony: Madalena in the hospital is now able to process ecology surveys.SOTA-71321
- Port Harmony: Added NPC Zouch and his “dare to emote” quest assets, including compass markers, emote detectors, and a new ranger NPC. Updated some responses shared by children, guards, and visitors.SOTA-71381
Build 1655 — May 5, 2023, 1:34 PM
- Grannus Colossus and Oracle Colossus: Fixed availability of Shards of the Vermillion Lens.SOTA-71382
- Blood River Outskirts: Fixed elf scalp quest. Fixed typos in Phineas Drumplemouth’s conversation.SOTA-71376
Build 1654 — May 2, 2023, 2:40 AM
- Crown Store sale prices have been restored to the normal 20%.
- Added mote VFX to help visibility of coconut, garlic, mandrake, nightshade, and serpent scale resource nodes.SOTA-71352
- The talking mirrors are talking again and would appreciate being moved closer to a window.SOTA-71328
- Fixed a typo in the R113 Subscriber Reward Bundle Description.SOTA-71358
- Fixed some pets that were not keeping their stay-here/patrol settings.
- Mistrendur: Fixed issues with missing shoreline and mountain collision.SOTA-71367
- Novia: The Obsidian Trials Trader should now appear in the information window for the Obsidian Trials in Novia.SOTA-71373
- Blood River Outskirts: No NPCs in this scene will have the Solace Bridge Outskirts Heirloom in their loot anymore.SOTA-71350
- Central Brittany: Dredged much of the river to better allow for fishing opportunities.SOTA-71351
- Eastmarch: Improved collision on large statue. Adjusted the awning next to the combat merchant building so the shutters don’t clip through it. The bank vault door no longer clips through nearby objects. SOTA-71362, SOTA-71364,SOTA-71362SOTA-71364SOTA-71363
- The Epitaph: Improved quest logic to stop players from getting the Shard of the Vermillion Lens even after its purpose has been fulfilled.SOTA-71371
- Jotungrund: Fixed an issue where Hisa was trying to trade for Wymond’s Token when asked to trade for Wymond’s Marker.SOTA-71356
- Jotungrund: Fixed a typo in one of Wymond’s “rumors” responses.SOTA-71361
- Necropolis Barrens: Turned off Envy Angel and her wisps.SOTA-71357
- Port Harmony: Fixed the sign label on the Lovers Bridge. Updated responses for the Minister of the Hearth and other NPCs. Removed duplicate objects from the tailor shop. The produce seller now has a unique name. Fixed a shield clipping through a table in the blacksmith shop.
- Port Harmony: Fixed typos in the Guild Registrar’s responses. The tailoring shop now has a tailor in it and no longer has grass poking through the floor.
- Port Harmony: Fixed typos in Cyprian’s responses. Blacksmith Sherwin now properly responds to the “buy” keyword. SOTA-71353,SOTA-71353SOTA-71354
- Port Harmony: Improved the responses for the Adventuring Trainer, Crafting Trainer, and Tavernkeeper.
- Port Harmony: Fixed typo in “tavern” keyword response for several NPCs.SOTA-71372
- Port Harmony: Hawker Garrulus no longer blocks the news hawker quest.
- Port Harmony: Fixed a typo in Kenley’s responses.SOTA-71355
- South Broken Road: Fixed a typo in the Orator’s “others” response.SOTA-71369
- Vikland: Fixed a typo in the buried treasure directions for the faun statue.SOTA-71368
