New Features

• Middle-earth welcomes the new Rune-keeper and Warden classes as they join the fight against Sauron! Along with the usual information about these classes, the Lorebook has also been updated to:
  • Allow you to find items specific to these classes via the Item Advanced Search.
  • Allow you to find NPC trainers for these classes via the NPC Advanced Search.
  • Allow you to find quests specific to these classes via the Quest Advanced Search.
  • Allow you to find deeds specific to these classes via the Deed Advanced Search.
• The scholars of Middle-earth have uncovered information about Legendary Items. The Lorebook places the following into the category Item Advancement:
  • Legendary (advanceable) Items
  • Legendary Titles - items you can apply to a legendary item to alter its name/behavior
  • Relics - gems, runes, and settings you can slot into a legendary item to provide stat bonuses
    • Relics will also be placed in the Relic category and into a specific category based on their type, e.g., Reclic Gems
  • All items that create or bestow any of the above
• The scholars have informed us that the tooltips for legendary items in the Lorebook
  • Do not display a 'worth' (gold/silver/copper)
  • Do display a list of the possible initial legacies that can be applied when the item is identified by a Forge-master
    • The legacies are broken down by tier
    • The tier names are color coded to indicate how likely you are to get a legacy from that tier; the colors match the item convention -- common, incomparable, etc.
• The Forge-master and Relic-master NPCs have stepped out of the shadows to help the brave warriors of Middle-earth wield their legendary items.
  • Both types have been added to the NPC advanced search.
• Trainers around Middle-earth have been discussing Trait Sets, a class specific set of eight traits. Slotting a certain amount of traits from that set will grant specific bonuses to your character. For example, you are a hunter and slot three traits from the hunter trait set The Trapper of Foes. You receive Improved Rain of Thorns and Trap Skills and Reduced ranged damage.
  • All trait set articles are placed in the Trait Sets category of the Lorebook.
  • All trait set articles are also placed in the appropriate class category, e.g., Hunter Trait Sets
  • Every trait set article displays:
    • The name of the trait set
    • The description for the trait set
    • A list of the bonuses you receive based on the number of traits from the set you have slotted
    • A table of the icon, name, and description for each trait in the set. The icon and name are links to the article for the trait.

Bug Fixes

• Forum thread Items now display the effect/skill executed when an item is used. e.g., Elrond's_Gift now displays 'Adds +662 morale on use.'
• Forum thread The 'short' view of a weapon on an Item Set page now displays damage type, DPS, speed (Supporter of the Free People).
• Forum thread Weapons now showing the "+X Damage to Y" stats.
• Forum thread The 'short' view of armour on an Item Set page now displays armour rating (Doom-hunter's Armour).
• Forum thread Reputation requirements are now being displayed for items.
• Forum thread Race requirement now displaying the race on items.
• Item display AJAX library now referenced correctly on recipe pages.
• Opera users can now login to the Lorebook without altering the default Opera settings.
• Trophy items no longer have newlines (\n) in their description.
• Uploading new versions of images should expire the old version and display the new version correctly now.
• Skills had extraneous text removed, e.g., Conviction Signal[E] should be Conviction Signal.
• Output proper epic name format (e.g., Book I, Chapter 5: Some Quest Text Here) everywhere
• Some NPC links broken are now fixed.
• Item advanced search 'sort by type' fixed.
• Fixed issue Weapon advanced search to return proper results when "Thrown Weapon" type checked
• Deed advanced search returns proper results for trait and virtue options.
• Modified trait/passive skill view to list the header/icon only once and then display rows of the matching trait/skill. Now works like the monster view does.
• Small display issue with NPC names overlapping text beneath it.
• Nationality pages now display race icon/link .
• Added Legendary option back to item advanced search.
• Fixed Item advanced search to return proper results when 'bind on equip' checked.
• Fixed sorting for Armour/Weapon advanced search.
• Forum thread Fixed trophy description to remove newlines (\n) in the text.
• Forum thread Only show true next quests, not ones that can lock you out of the other.
• More indoor NPCs now have maps indicating where to enter their location.
• Items now list race requirements and faction requirements.
• Item advanced search for decorations now returns results.

Feature Enhancements

• The Lorebook has been given a Moria make-over!
• Lore-masters around Middle-earth have collected information on the new Book 15 and Volume II quests and quest arcs.
• Skills now displays a link back to the class that receives it, the level required to obtain it, and the cost to acquire it.
• Deeds now display the icon for the virtues it rewards.
• Deeds bestowed by an NPC (Deed:Flowers of the Old Forest) now display the bestower data -- map, bestower text, etc.
• Items have received some touch-ups
  • 'Skill to execute' effects are now listed for the item
  • The 'short view' of an item always links back to the full article
• Title articles now link back to the quest/deed that rewards them.
• Traits now link back to race/class that receives it.
• Travel routes now display any level, faction, or quest requirements that must be fulfilled to use it.
• Scholars of Middle-earth have uncovered the new Moria and Lothlorien regions in Google Maps. Map markers placed in these regions will display the appropriate coordinates.
• Item advanced search has been updated
  • A new Deconstructable option has been added to quickly find items to deconstruct into materials for legendary items.
  • Weapons now have an option group called Slayer Type that allows you to ones with a specific slayer type damage.
• Quest advanced search has been updated
  • The Storyline quest category option has been renamed Volume I Storyline
  • Book XV has been added as a quest category option
  • Volume II Storyline and accompanying books have been added as quest category options
  • There is now an option group called Increases Standing with that will find quests that increase your reputation with a particular faction.