ARYNTIUS LEGACY - CONTENT UPDATE 2.6.0

This moderately-sized content update adds some new iridescent items, the original auras from Aryntius' past, some notable buffs to existing items, and some boss balance changes to top it all off.

NEW CONTENT
We have added 7 brand new items this update, 5 of which are Iridescent.
Like all previous Iridescent items, they can be obtained from rare boss/miniboss drops, Junk Trader spins, or Forgotten Reliquary Chests.

• Shadowheart (Iridescent)
  • Armor - Chestpiece
  • +20.0 maximum health.
  • Enemies within 10 blocks of you cannot have Resistance.
  • You cannot have Gold Hearts.
• Facebreaker (Iridescent)
  • Off-Hand Accessory - Shield
  • Adds 250.0 to 6000.0 damage to all melee attacks while unarmed.
  • 30% chance to deal 900% increased base damage with unarmed attacks.
  • You have...

ARYNTIUS LEGACY - UPDATE 2.5.3

This update adds a few QoL features that had a long time coming. It also adds a bunch of improved backend data handlers so the owner doesn't get a stroke every time they log in and encounter garbage coded back in 2017. Yikes.

NOTABLE CHANGES

• Added an elevator to Selthine's marketplace.
• Added a lot more messages to the server list ping thing.
• Death messages are now funnier. Yes, they're stolen from IG. I'm not sorry.
• Death spectating is greatly improved and now remembers the proper gamemode you're in so you don't accidentally respawn in adventure mode while in the plot world or the survival world after dying in a dungeon.
• Updated MythicMobs to 4.7.2, the last functional version compatible with 1.12's attributes system. While this does not actually change any current in-game features, it allows more flexible coding so expect some new (read: recycled)...

ARYNTIUS LEGACY - UPDATE 2.5.2

This update rebalances the Labyrinth a bit by making its scaling slower, allowing new players to make better gear loadouts before arriving at the Trials. It also reduces the health on certain Trials bosses to make them less annoying to fight. **cough** N'azhrak **cough**

BALANCE CHANGES

• Ancient Sentinel
  • Maximum health reduced to 2000 (from 3750).
• N'azhrak
  • Melee damage reduced to 500 (from 1250).
  • Maximum health reduced to 4000 (from 12500).
• Starving Undead
  • Maximum health reduced to 20 (from 25).
• Craving Soul
  • Maximum health reduced to 20 (from 25).
• Treasure Guardian
  • Maximum health reduced to 100 (from 125).
  • Melee damage reduced to 6 (from 8).
• Ancient Caster
  • Maximum health reduced to 25 (from 30).
• Accursed Undead
  • Maximum health...

UPDATE 4.1337
It's my favorite non-holiday holiday again, so there's new stuff to be around.

NEW CONTENT

• Added JOKELAND: Realm of the April Fool.
  You can travel there using the command /aprilfools (or /af)
  This zone has resistance disabled, so you may have to alter your build!
  
• Added The April Fool Boss Encounter.
  This year's is significantly more challenging than any other boss encounter and has been balanced around players having no resistance (Specifically, the fight should have a noticeable lack of one-shots other than slow missiles and teleport slams). Upon defeat, the boss drops 1 Indecent item and summons a DOUBLE LOOTSPLOSION, which is basically just a normal Lootsplosion but with twice the items.
  
• Added 5 new INDECENT ITEMS:
  • Abyssal Scone
    • Weapon (Melee - Sword)
    • Sharpness -1 (Does nothing)
    • You cannot be Hungry.
    • 10%...

Development Manifesto: The Aryntius Legacy Server

For a while now we have entertained the idea of running a legacy server of Aryntius (i.e. the server in its original form with no further changes after Update 2.4.0). The original advantage to this is that players would have something to do while Aryntius II was being developed. But in recent times I have found very little time to actually work on the project, so things have become quite a bit more complicated.

Considering the vast length of time between Aryntius shutting down (June 2019) and now (November 2020) and the sheer size of the player data (roughly 62.5GB total), I made the difficult decision to wipe all existing player data (including builds, inventories, job levels, and mcmmo levels) in order to create a fresh start. Any player that joins the server will now begin with the starter rank and nothing but the clothes on their back.

As for the state of the server, the plan now is to leave the legacy...