Update:

Added new zone
Fixed monsters not actually dealing critical hits
Players can now see their latest monster battles on the Character page
Reduced Artillera difficulty

Update:

• Added zone Ice Cavern
• Increased monster EXP rate x2
• Fixed some major bugs with monster stat calculation
• Monsters can now have separate difficulty levels
• Lowered monster difficulty in Forgotton Forest and Cliffs Of Fate zones
• Removed some bad sites from the voting list
• You can now start a private topic from a player's profile
• Added Chatbox (still somewhat experimental)

Update

• Wilderness now works without refreshing the page
• Status effects now continue after battle
• Priests and Wizards now recover HP/MP while on an adventure
• Priests and Wizards now recover 1/10th of their level each turn instead of 1
• Fixed bug where status effects remained after resetting
• Item and spell cooldowns now stay after battle, and cool down in adventure mode

Update

• You can now use items while on an Adventure
• Bleed now causes 1/25 of HP loss each turn
• Traps can now cause Elemental damage
• Traps can now cause status effects
• Lowered boss levels
• Added status effect: Silence (no longer able to cast spells)
• Added Echo Screen (cures Silence)
• Added zones Heavenly Woodlands, Garuda's Lair

Update

• Changed Cliffs of Fate max level from 5 to 4
• Weapon skill now causes twice as much effect on inflicted damage
• Lowered non-elemental trap damage
• Lowered Sands Of Time distance to 150
• Fixed item names not showing up in Adventure mode
• Fixed healing spells sometimes not healing (thanks Diageous)
• Fixed wilderness dropping only items between level 1-5
• Fixed silence not having an effect in battle
• Status effects now show how many turns the effect remains
• Fixed bug where you couldn't loot special medicine at higher levels
• Reduced equipment drop rate in battle
• Buying/Selling items now updates the Gil in the statbar
• Added -, removed " HP" in battle damage indicators to avoid confusion with other stat modifiers
• Fixed a bug where a player could level up during battle

Update

• Fixed healing spells healing over the maximum HP
• Updated the tutorial
• Fixed status effects and item cooldowns not being removed after exploring (thanks Kris)
• Fixed items above your level usable in the Wilderness and in Battle (thanks Six222)
• You can no longer find more than one item at a time in the Wilderness
• Removed login/logout messages in chat (until I find a better way)
• Fixed bug where absorbing spell gamage would go over maximum HP (thanks Gabe)
• You can now donate Gil to other users via the profile

Greetings,

Just to warn you that the attack from the following monster isn't working properly:

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[font="Arial"]Kirano[/font]

Hi Kirano,

Thanks for the report. I just tested the Artillera monster myself and did not notice anything unusual. What exacly isn't working correctly?

Hi Kirano,

Thanks for the report. I just tested the Artillera monster myself and did not notice anything unusual. What exacly isn't working correctly?

Well, for me the sprite of his attack was starting in the middle of the explosion, and then is stopped in a little bit past the beginning.

It happened twice.

So only a problem with the GIF animation? I'm afraid I can't do anything about that since the animations are not mine, I only play them Thanks though!

Update:

• Improved battle layout
• Fixed bug where battle would freeze
• Removed battle looting
• You can now get blind in battle (makes you miss)
• Added item Eye Drops (cures Blind)
• Improved wilderness random events randomizer
• You can no longer find a negative amount of Gil (thanks Ginryu)
• Fixed bug where elemental resistance would be a decimal number (thanks Jinxter)
• Vitality now stops non-elemental trap damage
• Fixed registration not working (sorry for those eager to join!)
• Added level bonuses that occur every 5 levels

Update

• Improved shops & trainers layout
• Improved zones Shores of Serenity and Ominious Mire
• Added zones Cavern of Unholy Beings, Monastery of Gaia
• Reduced the effect of vitality on trap damage
• You can no longer get healed by traps
• Reduced sell price from 3/4 to 1/4 original price (experimental)
• Some traps now damage/destroy items
• Added legendary items (cannot be destroyed or damaged)
• Added more items
• You can no longer buy epic/legendary items (you can only find them)

Update
Something new and cool is coming up! A realtime exploration system where you can actually battle with each other together. This will open many new possibilities and creates a dynamic environment. Of course, that all isn't finished yet. Stay tuned!

• Added zone Cursed Savannah, Mountain of Illusions (thanks Jinxter)
• Fixed bug where mountain of illusion was impossible to complete (thanks Dinnerjab, bigdavedee, Nyxre)
• Fixed false items showing in shops
• Cleaned up items display in general
• Fixed a lot of bugs with armory (thanks syndahra)
• Fixed typo in item generator (thanks blergen)

Love the game. Keep up the good work!

Finally! Nickotopia has been launched. We've got 3 playable zones with 5 working quests, monsters and a boss. Of course a lot more is planned, and you can expect new zones, quests and bosses in the very near future!

Nickotopia now has a custom dedicated server that runs faster and more efficiently. Check it out for yourself.

As always, if you have any suggestions, comments or bug reports please post them in the forum! Thanks!

Changelog


Additions

• Added mini-map
  
• Added zone Sands of Time
  
• Added first dungeon, Forbidden Crypt
  
• Added first escort quest
  
• Players can now see when others are/come online
  
• You can now use shortcuts for most menu options
  
  Changes
  
  
  
  • Monsters now drop coins
    
  • Magic attribute renamed to Willpower to avoid confusion
    
  • Vitality now increases your health regeneration rate
    
  • Spirit now increases your magic regeneration rate
    
  • Increased regeneration rates
    
    Bug fixes
    
    
    
    • Fixed bug where latency would rise for no reason
      
    • Units no longer "shake" when opening a popup window
      
    • Fixed exp bonuses not showing up
      
    • Fixed guards not attacking units
      
    • Fixed trees not showing up
      
    • Monster aggro range now depends on level difference
      
    • Monsters no longer have a delay on retaliation
      
    • Items and Coins now decay after 60 seconds
      
    • Particles will no longer overlap eachother
      
    • Many, many more... (hard to remember)
      

Playing right now! Almost level 6! Very good game!

Found: Icy Warboots!

The only issue I'm finding is the ping is 1000+ms and I'm on a T1 connection.

Hello.

I tried this out yesterday and let me just say that I'm very impressed with what you have accomplished with this game.

However i found the game "unplayable" becaus of lagg when entering combat.

I have good cable connection and a reasonable good computer too.
If you want specifics to pipoint the reason for the lagg tell me what you want to know =)

BR / AS.

Thanks for the feedback Black-Rock and AlanSmithee! Actually, a "ping" of 1000 is normal for this game (700 average) and yeah there is always a little lag unfortunately. This is because PHP and Ajax can't handle speeds like a normal game server can. I play tested with a friend while we both had about 700 ping and found the game quite playable.

The ping is a bit confusing for this game, as it is not really a ping but more the ajax interval time for updating the world's events, NPC's and tiles. I'd like to set this lower but am afraid to reach the server limit very soon, especially with more players joining.

AlanSmithee, what do you mean with "unplayable"? How much ping were you having?

It's not horrible in terms of being playable or not, it's just annoying. The game play and item collecting make up for it by far!

My question: I'm at lv 10, done all the quests, what next? The highest thing I'm killing is the worm Boss.