Aion patch notes 1.5.1.4

  Added a new function to prevent abnormal game play as a result of specific terrains in the Instanced Dungeons

  Assigned additional guard NPCs that can detect Stealth to protect allies in the main villages of Heiron (in Elysea) and Beluslan (in Asmodae)

  

  

  

  

  Increased the eyesight and Stealth detection ability of Mau Warriors and Mau Hunters the NPC guards assigned to the Silver Mane Village in Morheim

  Changed the name of the guards near the Dredgion entrance in both Elysea and Asmodae

  Changed the name of the guard in the Teminon Bind Point to Garrison Senior Soldier <Teminon Special Guard>

  Changed the name of the guard in the Primum Bind Point to Garrison Senior Soldier <Primum Special Guard>

  Corrected the spelling errors in the dialog with Stigma Master Nobus in Teminon Fortress

  Several Items, NPC, Objects, Skills, and Quests have been renamed

  Additional Shugo voiceovers have been added

 

Fire Temple
  There is now a high chance of obtaining class Stigma crystals from defeating the boss, Raged Judge Kromede

 

Aetherogenetics Lab and Alquimia Research Center
  Changed the drop rate of class Skill Books
  Slightly increased the drop rate from monsters
  Greatly increased the drop rate from the final bosses

 

Dark Poeta
  New UI component shows timer and score 
  Increased movement speed of Vengeful Spirit of Forest Protector Noah
  Increased movement speed of Vengeful Spirit of Elim Elder

  Increased movement speed of Spaller Insect Echtra
  Stats of all monsters stationed in Dark Poeta have been changed
  Damage from Tahabata Pyrelord, the ultimate boss monster of Dark Poeta, has been decreased

 

Steel Rake
  Lowered the difficulty of the final boss, Steel Rake Hutkin
  Lengthened the summoning cycle of minion monsters
  Lowered the level and stats of minion monsters
  Changed the system message that displays when the food/water supply unit inside Hutkin’s Safe in the Steel Rake fails to activate

  The difficulty in attacking the Steel Rake Ship has been decreased
  When defeating Golden Eye Mantutu, Engineer Lahulahu, or Captain Hutkin, there’s a high probability of acquiring a Stigma Stone
  Madame Bovariki, who is at the bar in the middle layer of the Steel Rake Ship, can drop the Loot Depository Key at any time
  In the second floor of the Sea Song Tavern in the middle layer of the Steel Rake Ship, there is now an additional treasure chest

  You can go between the lower and middle layers of the Steel Rake Ship using the elevator

  The price of the “Captain’s Treasure Chest Key” has been decreased. You can purchase it from the general goods merchant, Pegureronerk, in the lower layer of the     Steel Rake Ship

Dredgion
  For safety around the Dredgion exit, quard NPCs have been rearranged

 

  The stats of monsters in the Abyss Fortresses have been adjusted

  Issues with gliding inside Asteria have been addressed

  Problems with Krotan Refuge monsters appearing in Miren Fortress have been addressed

  Resolved the problem of the Primum Bind Point in Reshanta where you could enter inside by going through the wall of the lower part of the base

  To address various issues during the extraction process, items’ alignment, icons, and function have been changed

  When using the Auto-Arrange Cube function, Extraction Tools now move to the first space of the cube

  Color can now be applied to Fu-Rin-Ka-Zan’s Shield and Shining Fu-Rin-Ka-Zan’s Shield

  Abnormal appearances when some items are equipped have been corrected

  Changed the stats of below items

 

  Changed the full set effect of below set items

 

  Changed the properties of some items

Set Item Name	Before Change	After Change
Miragent Weapon/Armor	Destructible Extractable Cannot be sold at NPC store	Indestructible Unextractable Can be sold at NPC store
Fenril Weapon/Armor	Destructible Extractable Cannot be sold at NPC store	Indestructible Unextractable Can be sold at NPC store.
Elemental Stone of Revival	Cannot be stored in account warehouse Cannot be stored in legion warehouse	Can be stored in account warehouse Can be stored in the Legion Warehouse
Wandering Soul’s Garnet Earrings	Cannot be sold at NPC Store	Can be sold at NPC Store

 

  The weapon effect of Miragent’s Jewel/Fenril’s Jewel can now be seen

  Slightly increased the EXP gained from gathering and crafting

  Added description "A hidden effect(s) is activated when you equip the complete set" at the bottom of the tooltip of the item that has a hidden set effect.

  The maximum number of contribution decorations that can be stacked in a slot is now 1000

The number of Repeat Quests available inside the Steel Rake Ship has been changed

 

  The drop rates for “[Group] How to use Stigma” and “[Group] Stop the Shulacks!” have been increased

  NPCs subject to conversation are now indicated on the map while executing Abyss quests

  When you get special rewards upon completion of a quest such as Greater Stigma Slot Expansion, Abyss Points, titles, cube expansion, or personal storage     expansion, an explanation regarding the rewards no longer appears in the explanation window

  To prevent situations where you cannot proceed with a quest due to an NPC ’s death, some NPCs’ HP have been increased 

  Typos and omissions in some quests and reward items have been addressed

New repeat quests have been added to supplement the difficulty of ‘Craft Skills Test’ for [Elyos] and ‘Proving the Proficiency of Crafting Skill’ for [Asmodians]

 

  Increased the EXP reward of some quests

Increased the Kinah and item reward of some quests
  Increased the chance of gaining contribution decorations as reward from Elyos/Asmodian repeat quests that require defeating the elite guards in the upper layer of Reshanta 

 

Increased the drop rate of quest items for [Elyos/Asmodian] repeat quests inside the instanced dungeon Steel Rake

 

  Corrected the spelling errors in the description of reward items and NPC dialogs of some quests
  Abyss Points and Player Titles are now shown in quest rewards where applicable

  Stigma quests now reward 500 Stigma Shards, up from 220

You now receive contribution decorations as reward for successfully defending a fortress under the control of your Legion
Gold and silver contribution decorations are issued as a reward
  The number of contribution decorations you receive for defending a fortress increases as you move from lower layer to upper layer to the deepest layer

Contribution decorations issued as rewards are delivered to the mailbox of the Brigade General of the Legion occupying the fortress

  Extended the time it takes for the Guardian Deity General to appear after a fortress enters the Capturable state

Skills

Templar
  Increased the amount of hatred with ‘Incite Rage’ skill

  Elyos Templars cannot use the “Shield Retribution” skill unless they first equip a shield

 

  Changed the cool down time of ‘Contract of Evasion’ skill from 30 seconds to 1 minute

  Increased the damage inflicted by ‘Counterattack’ skill

  Increased the damage inflicted by ‘Apply Poison’ skill

  Increased the amount of hatred reduced by ‘Calming Whisper’ skill

   “Apply Poison” skill icon has been changed

 

  Issues with the “Hunter’s Might” skill and using an attack skill after the “Hunter’s Resolution” effect disappears have been addressed

 

  Reduced the MP cost of ‘Flame Harpoon’ skill

 

  Increased the damage inflicted by ‘Thunderbolts’ skill

  Resolved the issue of the cool down time not being seen clearly when using ‘Ripple of Purification’ skill

  Resolved the problem of abnormal mental conditions not being removed by ‘Splendor of Purification’ skill

 

  Resolved the problem with the range of Command skills not being modified in PvP

  The damage number in the tool tip explanation of “Ignite Aether” and “Magic Implosion” now displays properly

 

  In the Chain Skill window, a function has been added to set up basic Chain Skills to be more convenient
  In the Chain Skill window, you can click and drag the Chain Skill icon onto skills that have the same condition for use

  During PvP, if the distance from the opposing character becomes farther than the distance required to use a skill, it is  possible to use the skill by adjusting the   shooting distance

 

  Slightly reduced the EXP penalty due to the difference in the levels of group members when in a Group or Alliance

  Elemental Defense has been slightly decreased

  Possible casting distances of some skills appear correctly in the tool tip when changing weapons to equip a Polearm or Greatsword

  Auto Transfer is no longer removed even when one attacks during the Auto Transfer

  The number of Stigma Shards required for equipping a Stigma Stone has been decreased

  Maximum Abyss points available for a character above 1-star officer have been increased

  Characters can no longer penetrate into a building in certain areas of Teminon Landing

  Characters can no longer get stuck in the topography in some areas of Dark Poeta’s Timolia Mine

 

  A character transformed into a Guardian Deity General can no longer be pulled in by Templar’s ‘Inescapable Judgment’ skill

 

  An Instance Info window has been added to display information before entry into an instanced dungeon

  Number buttons have been added to some windows

  The search system of the Broker window is now more convenient

  Auto-Arrange Cube is available for each cube when you have many cubes

  By right-clicking on the cube’s name, you can use the “Change Tab Name” and “Auto-Arrange Cube” functions

  Resolved the problem of the right mouse click not working when purchasing items from the list in the Sales Agency window

  On the Sales Agency window, items listed under the categories ‘Weapons’, ‘Armor’, and ’Accessories’ tabs are now displayed correctly

  Resolved the problem of group members in different channels not being displayed correctly on the map

 

  Optimizations have been made within the game to assist with the performance issues that characters experience during Sieges and other resource intensive activities

  This should significantly cut down on the amount of CrySystem.dll errors that players have been reporting