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  1. 11 updates

    1. UpdatePatch 1214

      Reconnect: the game no longer closes when the connection drops

      If your connection to the server drops, the game now stays open: • A "Reconnect" box appears with a countdown • When it reaches zero, the client reconnects automatically and you continue right where you were • "Confirm" tries again immediately, "Cancel" exits the game • Works during server maintenance and restarts too — once the server is back, you are back in game Restart the game from the launcher to get the update.

    2. Server

      Staff panel protected with two-factor login

      Every staff and GM account now signs in to the panel with a password plus a Google Authenticator code.

    3. Update

      Power Up Store changes appear in game right away

      Changes to the Power Up Store (new items, prices, removed items) now reach the game within about 20 seconds, without a restart or relog.

    4. Update

      Launcher shows the latest updates

      The Updates tab in the launcher now lists the latest game updates automatically, the same ones posted on our website and Discord.

    5. FixPatch 1194

      Military Camp row no longer flickers

      The red Military Camp row at the top right no longer disappears for a moment after zone changes, UI scale changes or list updates.

    6. Update

      Website: events and upgrade pages

      Event cards on the home page and the Events page now have their own colours and a clearer layout. The upgrade page no longer shows the separate 'Scrolls that keep the + level' list.

    7. UpdatePatch 1192

      Upgrade rates in scroll tooltips

      Hover over an upgrade scroll or a Trina's Piece to see the success rate for every step (+1 to +2, +2 to +3 and so on), with and without Trina's Piece. The success rate text above the Magic Anvil's Confirm button has been removed.

    8. Fix

      Upgrade announcements for Game Masters too

      Successful upgrades by Game Masters are now announced like everyone else's.

    9. Update

      Announcements in English and Turkish

      Server restart countdowns, event start/end notices and the Santa announcements are now shown in both English and Turkish.

    10. Update

      Santa Event

      Santa now appears in the Colony Zone towns at set times of day (14:00, 19:30 and 22:30 server time) and whenever the team starts the event. Only basic attacks (R) work on Santa. When he falls, every player within 100 metres gets the full EXP reward, and a new Santa appears a few metres away, up to three times.

    11. FixPatch 1193

      Discord row at the top right is purple

      The Discord row in the top-right list is now drawn in purple.

  2. 42 updates

    1. FixPatch 1186

      Genie: no more running at targets with R

      With Auto R on, the genie no longer sprints to far targets through the basic attack. It walks to the target itself and starts R once it is next to it, so ranged classes also move in and use their skills.

    2. FixPatch 1185

      Genie: new party leader keeps attacking

      With 'follow party leader' on, the character that became party leader stopped attacking. The leader now fights normally while the rest of the party follows its target.

    3. Fix

      Restarts no longer lose your progress

      Server restarts now start with an in-game countdown, and every character is saved before the server goes down. Previously a restart could undo up to the last 10 minutes of play. Applies from the next restart.

    4. UpdatePatch 1181

      Discord and online players at the top right

      The top-right stack now has a Discord button (click it for our invite link) and an Online Players row that shows how many players are in the game, updated every minute.

    5. UpdatePatch 1183

      New letters pop up in game

      When a letter arrives while you are in game - from another player or from the team - the 'A new letter has arrived' box now opens in the middle of the screen, not only once at login. Press L or click the letter icon to read it.

    6. Update

      GM List shows who is online

      The GM List row at the top right now lists the Game Masters who are online right now, and updates when one logs in or out. The team can also add their own rows there (a title, with details when you click it), and they appear in game within 20 seconds.

    7. FixPatch 1180

      Camp button stays in place

      The red Camp (channel) button at the top right no longer disappears after logging in or changing zones. Before, it only came back when you changed the UI scale. It now uses the same red style as Clan Premium.

    8. FixPatch 1178

      Genie: R attack after skills

      With Auto R Attack on, the Genie now follows every skill with a basic attack. Before, it switched R attack on and off after each skill, so it only attacked after every second skill.

    9. UpdatePatch 1178

      Magic Anvil shows the success rate

      Put an item and a scroll in the Magic Anvil and the success rate now appears in yellow above the Confirm button, before you press it. It is the exact rate the server uses, including Trina and other boosters. Successful upgrade announcements in chat now glow with a moving yellow-red gradient.

    10. UpdatePatch 1177

      Genie: Stay in place

      The Genie option that keeps your character from walking is now labelled 'Stay in place', and toggling it shows a clear message in chat. With it on, your character only attacks targets already in range.

    11. FixPatch 1176

      Smaller UI package

      Two leftover backup copies were removed from the client's UI archive. The game looks exactly the same; the UI files are now smaller and load faster.

    12. FixPatch 1175

      Character window text overlap fixed

      The extra 'Report' label that was drawn on top of the Character title is gone, so the window header reads cleanly again.

    13. UpdatePatch 1174

      GM names stand out

      Game Master names are now shown with an animated red-and-white color, both above the character and in chat, so you can always tell an official GM from a player.

    14. FixPatch 1173

      Unresponsive buttons fixed

      Some windows did not react to mouse clicks: the Confirm/Cancel buttons of the skill, stat and perk reset dialogs, and the buttons in the top-right panel (Military Camp, GM List and others). They work again — just let the launcher update.

    15. Balance

      Party EXP bonus

      Hunting in a party now pays off: every party member within range gets +10% EXP for each extra member (2 players: 110%, 8 players: 170%). This stacks with the +500% EXP rate.

    16. Balance

      New level EXP table

      The EXP needed for each level has been rebuilt. Levels 54 and above no longer hit a wall: for example 56 → 57 now needs about 13.3M EXP instead of 46.5M, and 64 → 65 needs about 57M instead of 482M. Combined with the +500% EXP rate, leveling from 50 to 72 is several times faster. If you already had more EXP than your new level needs, you will level up on your next kill.

    17. FixPatch 1167

      Fixed a crash while entering the game

      Some players got a 'Bug report' crash while loading into the game. The cause was found through the new crash reports: the code that colors the channel (camp) row was mistaking a button for an image. This is fixed — just let the launcher update and log in again.

    18. Balance

      EXP rate: +500%

      EXP has been raised again: monsters now give 6x experience (normal EXP + 500%, up from +250%). Solo and party hunting, mining and pet EXP all benefit. Event and quest rewards are unchanged.

    19. FixPatch 1165

      Crash reports now reach the team

      If the game crashes and you click Yes on the bug report window, the report now comes straight to us with the details we need to fix it. A copy is also kept in your game folder under AkGame\CrashDumps.

    20. Balance

      Monsters wait for you to attack first

      Monsters on every map are passive again: they will not attack until you hit them, then they fight back. This reverts this morning's change that made them aggressive.

    21. Balance

      Monsters attack first

      Monsters across the whole server are now aggressive: they will attack you when you get close instead of waiting to be hit. Trees, chests, traps and event objects are unaffected.

    22. Balance

      Melee range against monsters halved

      Melee attacks and melee skills now need you to be about half as close as before — no more hitting monsters from far away. Big bosses can still be hit from their edge. Archers, mages and PvP are unchanged.

    23. Balance

      EXP rate: +250%

      Monsters now give 3.5× experience (normal EXP + 250%). This applies to solo and party hunting. Event and quest rewards are unchanged. Also fixed a bug where EXP Seal could give the bonus twice.

    24. LauncherPatch 1162-1164

      Launcher: bigger text, live events, working links

      Larger, easier to read text. The Events tab shows the real event schedule with a countdown. Menu links open vintageko.com and Discord in your browser. After an update the launcher closes once so the new version can start.

    25. LauncherPatch 1161

      New launcher and ak.Game Guard

      Brand-new English launcher with live news, server status and online count. The ak.Game Guard screen is now a small horizontal card at the bottom-right. Both scale to any screen, including 2K and 4K.

    26. Fix

      Weapon and armour stats corrected

      Many newly added weapons and armour pieces had too little damage or defence. Their stats were recalculated to match the game's own values.

    27. Fix

      Broken cospre items withdrawn

      80 cospre items that the game could not read properly (like the bugged Oreads and Helmet of Wrath) were removed, and the exchanges that gave them were closed. They caused wrong slots and visual bugs.

    28. FixPatch 1160

      Cospre helmet shows over your normal helmet

      When you wear both, the cospre helmet is the one you see again.

    29. Balance

      Cospre items last much longer

      All cospre items now have the maximum duration. Tattoos no longer expire after a single use. Items that already ran out need to be obtained again.

    30. UpdatePatch 1129-1159

      Channels: switch between map copies

      Moradon, Luferson Castle, El Morad Castle and both Eslants have extra channels. Use the red channel row under the Genie bar to switch (7 second cooldown, not during wars). El Morad Eslant channels are now populated with monsters and NPCs.

    31. FixPatch 1158

      "Lost the item" message fixed

      Equipping a cospre helmet while wearing a normal helmet no longer shows a false "lost the item" message. The channel row also stays on screen after opening the Chaos window.

    32. FixPatch 1156

      Missing buttons and textures fixed

      Fixed a memory leak that, after a while, made in-game buttons, graphics and the character screen disappear.

    33. Fix

      Unwearable boots removed

      31 boot items that had no matching slot in the cospre window (you could get them but never wear them) were removed.

    34. Fix

      Oreads fairy and bag weight fixed

      Both versions of the Oreads fairy now enable auto-loot. The second bag now really adds carry weight, and tattoos are no longer counted as a bag.

    35. Update

      Website: cospre bonuses in item tooltips

      Item tooltips on vintageko.com now show cospre bonuses exactly like in game.

    36. FixPatch 1152

      Pathos gloves look right again

      The Pathos glove models were restored to their original look.

    37. Update

      7,581 missing items added

      Thousands of items existed in the game files but not on the server, so they could not be obtained or traded. They are now all available.

    38. Update

      Cospre bonuses now work

      Death Knight Emblems, Pathos aurora gloves and Reborn emblems now really give the bonuses shown in their tooltips. Before, the bonus was only shown, not applied to your character.

    39. FixPatch 1151

      Cospre items visible again

      Some players had cospre, emblem and Pathos glove visuals switched off by an old setting. They are now switched on once for everyone — you can still hide them from the options.

    40. UpdatePatch 1150

      Lilith branding removed

      Remaining "Lilith" names in the game were replaced: LilithACS is now ak.Game ACS and the rest now say VintageKO.

    41. UpdatePatch 1120-1149

      Bottom bar fits wide screens

      The bottom bar now stretches to the full width of your screen and its buttons scale with it, so it looks right on 1080p, 2K and ultrawide monitors.

    42. UpdatePatch 1141-1146

      Genie window can be moved

      The Genie window now opens at the top-right of the screen and you can drag it wherever you like. Its position is remembered.