Release 45

August 31, 2017

 * Story: Highvale Outskirts, a new scene that players start in after the Battle of Highvale Village, will come online for the first time. We will also focus on adding sidequests and polish to the Paths of Truth and Courage. Finally some adventure scenes in the northwest regions of Novia will be rebuilt from scratch, including Longfall Woods.
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 * Performance: Significant focus will continue to be made on performance including stability, framerate, memory, and load times.
 * Single-Player Offline Combat Balance: We will adjust and balance combat for play in offline mode with companions.
 * Player Housing: Players will be able to claim property in Blood Bay, in our first Open PVP housing area. Additionally, updates to Dynamic Player-Owned Towns that have locked submission forms will appear in the game.
 * Combat: We will continue to polish visual effects related to combat, and we will continue work on overall combat balance.
 * Character: At least one new creature will appear in the game as well as several new weapons.
 * Crafting: More recipes and more patterns in gear that is dropped from enemies will appear in game.
 * User Interface Polish: Time will be spent polishing the user interface. This will include the ability to separate chat tabs into separate windows.

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