Entropia Universe 19.0.0 Release Notes

New Features

• New beginner experience set on the moon Setesh (replaces Thule)
• A lush landscape centered around the bustling frontier city Port Cabrakan
• New NPC behavior, enabling schedules, movement and reactions to make locations from now on feel more alive 
• New Creatures and Codex entries
• Altaik
• Robot Commando
• Setesh variants of existing creatures
• Plenty of new missions introducing the game mechanics and lore, go to Security Chief Harkov to start!
• New exciting mission rewards for all players (note some items will not be available for people who have played through Thule)
• Secrets and side missions to help connect to future content
• Various QoL fixes (details below) to help new players get into the game easier and also alleviate annoyances

Changes

• Ashi Oil Rig
• Ground & flying vehicles allowed in surrounding area (zone on the map); still blocked near the rig
• Oil output increased
• Pets not allowed in the surrounding area
• Creatures cannot be trained into the surrounding area
   
• Orthos Oil Rig
• Rig reactivated; same rules as Ashi with lower rewards
• Removed robot spawns on the rig area
• Creatures cannot be trained into the rig area

• The Gauntlet
• The instance has been temporarily disabled
• The Vivo S10 reward has been moved to the mission chain in Setesh

Fixes

• Creatures that are set to be instantly looted when killed are now looted even if the player is dead when the creature dies

Known Issues

• Performance on Setesh, specifically Port Cabrakan and Outpost Bacab is not optimal and we are planning a second pass.

AI System Updates

• Mission System Enhancements
• Introduced "hand-in" missions, allowing NPCs to request specific items in exchange for rewards.
• New daily mission givers, Trader Joel (Cabrakan) and Trader Joanna (Camp Icarus), have been implemented, offering item-for-reward missions.
• Addressed and resolved an issue where NPCs occasionally experienced "tiredness" when attempting to initiate missions, leading to improved mission initiation reliability.

• Memory and AI Model Improvements
• The NPC memory system has undergone a significant rework, enhancing its efficiency in retaining information over time. This update facilitates the development of more comprehensive and enduring NPC memories regarding user interactions.
• Underlying AI models have been upgraded for improved performance and capabilities.

• User Interface (UI) Updates
• Action Bar
• Drag-and-drop no longer requires being in edit mode.
• Action bars can now be individually locked/unlocked to avoid accidental dragging while not in edit mode.

• Message Center
• The Message Center window has received a comprehensive overhaul.
• Addressed various minor bugs, including incorrect icon rendering, deactivated tutorials displaying pages, and improper display of bid entries (incorrect backgrounds and placement).

• User List
• Resolved a bug preventing the display of offline timers for users.
• The visual presentation of the User List window has been consolidated for a cleaner appearance.
• Texturizer Tool
• Corrected an issue where items in the Texturizer Tool window did not rotate and zoom accurately in the preview.
• Chat System
• Chat colors have been restored to their pre-UI update palette.
• Quest Tracker
• A soft background has been added behind the text in the Quest Tracker to enhance readability.
• Options Menu
• A new "MISC" option, previously exclusive to the client launcher settings, is now directly accessible within the in-game Options menu, this for example includes language and connection settings.
• Dropdown menus within the Options with a significant number of entries now provide increased visual space to facilitate scrolling.

Known Issues

• Friend Requests is not working properly in the Message Center - this will be patched 

Vehicle Updates

• Place and Enter action:
• A new vehicle action that spawns the vehicle at the player’s position and automatically enters the vehicle.
• Accessed through the inventory or by using a vehicle in the hot bar.
• Recall Changes
• The recall action now returns the vehicle to inventory while on the same planet.
• Added a new recall action that forces all vehicles to planet storage.
• Automatic recall
• A new option for automatically recalling vehicles to the inventory when they are far away.
• The distance is configurable by the player.
• Automatic re-equip
• If a tool was equipped while entering a vehicle it will be re-equipped upon exiting the vehicle.
• This is disabled in PvP

Map

• Nearby owned vehicles now appear as a floating marker

MindArk and the Planet Partners strive to ensure a smooth and problem-free Version Update. Nevertheless, even after extensive testing some issues may arise after release. Such issues are often addressed via mini-patches directly after a release and in subsequent patches. If you feel that the possibility of encountering minor issues or bugs directly after a Version Update affects your gameplay to an extent that Entropia Universe is not enjoyable, please wait until the mini-patches have been released and any last minute issues have been resolved.