Changelog/2023/January 13
Hey everyone,
Today we are opening up the Alpha network to test some performance improvements to the game as well as some layout changes to the SkyBlock Menu.
We know there might not be as many visual changes in this Alpha, but we would greatly appreciate many players attempting to play many different areas of the game for our testing.
SkyBlock Menu Changes
[edit | edit source]We have made some changes to the layout of the SkyBlock Menu to improve clarity and fix over-cluttering. We want to gauge the communities feedback on these changes.
What has changed:
- Moved the Trades menu inside the Recipe Book menu
- You can now instantly sell your items to the Booster Cookie menu if you have a Booster Cookie
- Moved the Leveling icon in the old place
- Moved all 5 Bags into a new Bags menu that can be accessed from the main menu
- Moved Active Effects to Your Profile menu
- New Booster Cookie Menu
- Can now buy Booster Cookies directly from this menu
- Cookie Clicker v0.02
- Cookie Clicker now stays across lobbies!
- There is a Cookie Clicker leaderboard to view your position.
- All players have access to this menu from the main menu
- The Crystal Hollows - Entrance Fast Travel is now automatically unlocked when first visiting the Crystal Hollows
- If you do not have Pets, Wardrobe, Personal Bank, or any bags unlocked it will now show locked and * what is required to unlock instead of hiding from the menu
- The Quick Warp to the Jerry Island has been moved to the Fast Travel menu
- The Calendar and Events menu has been reduced to one line
- The Upcoming Events and Personal Bank icons will now count down in the main menu in realtime
Why have we made these changes?
The SkyBlock Menu has remained the same ever since the game has released. As new icons were needed, they were slowly added to the main menu. Over time, this menu became more crowded and crowded. We have decided to make these changes to not only allow the main menu to look nicer but also help with confusion towards new players. There are several icons that only show up at certain times or icons that need to be unlocked that the new player does not know about. We know a few of these changes will take some time to get used to and that is why we are releasing this change onto the Alpha Network in enough time for players to give us their feedback.
Performance Improvements
[edit | edit source]Along with the new menu, we also are testing a lot of backend changes to the game relating to Profile Loading, NPCs and Zones. If you encounter an issue where your profile loads incorrectly or an NPC or Zone doesn't work properly, please report it!
Profile Loading and Timeout Issues
[edit | edit source]We have identified an issue that is causing many large or late game profiles to be kicked from the game or timeout when attempting to switch islands or join SkyBlock. We have made some backend changes to the profile system which we hope will make improvements towards fixing this issue. If you are facing this issue on the server, we would like to invite you to join the Alpha to see if this issue still persists.
Thank you!