Patch Notes (News)

This page contains all information on patches and updates to Arx Arcana.

New Character: Elsie!
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Welcome ELSIE Ice Princess of the Snowy Realm. Exasperated by the effects of climate change on her frosty magic, she lobs frozen icy projectiles over obstacles and slows down enemies. Unlock Elsie by opening chests!

Balance Changes

 * The probability of getting new items from opening chests increases over time until you get something new
 * Increased Ursa's damage to 300 (from 200)
 * Decreased Ursa's up-close damage multiplier to 1.25x (from 1.5x)

Notes: Elsie has a brand new sprite compared to the previously leaked sprite in-game.

Unofficial Patch 05/06/19
Previous Character sprites for Elsie and Falco have been removed from the character page

New Characters (Unreleased): Elsie and Falco

 * Characters have been teased for release: Elsie and Falco
 * Elsie
 * Elsie Description: She's cool like newly opened can of mints. And gloves never bothered her anyways. 1500 health, 200 damage, 3.2 dash duration, slowdown effect predicted
 * Sprite is too small currently
 * Appears as an icy grey-blue and blue version of Piro with a purple-lavendar cloak
 * Falco
 * Falco Description: Why get your hands dirty when you can send your pet falcon to do the job? Peasants! 2000 health, 500 damage, 4.2 dash duration, spawns falcon NPC infered
 * Sprite is currently Boris (Possibly because they share the 4.2 dash duration)
 * No further information yet
 * These new characters may have been teased in a picture on the Roboto Games Website from the press kit. See here (Blurry from website)
 * In the image, multiple Piro skins, as well as a meteor strike fireball attack variation are shown
 * The cloak of the Piro skin who appears to be shooting the repeated fireballs has a similar cloak color to Elsie
 * There also appears to be a version of Boris with a hammer versus an axe. Falco design?
 * Other things can also be noticed, such as spike traps, chests, and block textures. Also a mysterious portal similar to the nether portal in Minecraft. Doors in different materials and shapes are also shown.

New Character: Usra
Meet URSA the Shaman. With a wave of her staff, she heals creatures and friends while hurting enemies. Ursa does more damage up closeby whacking enemies with her staff. Open chests to unlock Ursa.

Balance Changes

 * Decreased Azai's dash attack length by 25%
 * Increased Wraith health to 1200 (from 900)
 * Decreased time between spider spawns to 2 seconds (was 4 seconds)
 * Decreased time between rat spawns to 2 seconds (was 4 seconds)
 * Rat's Nest now spawns 3 rats at a time
 * Decreased rat health to 260 (down from 300)
 * Opened crates no longer block shots

Unofficial Changes

 * Added new Duo Mode with "Coming Soon" when clicked
 * Added Ursa to rankings
 * Now able to integrate into other websites (Embedded and Flash) for Unblocked Games and more

New Ability: Wraith

 * The Wraith is a deadly creature. It floats over walls and obstacles chasing down your enemies and stealing their life. Find it in the game in legendary crates and earn it by opening chests

Bug Fixes

 * Fixed levels skipping where ability and character were incorrectly labeled as level 5 instead of level 4. Note your levels might seem lower after this fix.

New Ability: Disguise

 * Disguise allows you to turn into a moveable statue for 25 seconds. If you attack or get hit, your disguise goes away.

Balance Changes

 * Catapult damage decreased to 250 (from 300) and initial second shot won't fire as quickly
 * Explosive Barrel increased to 800 (from 450)

Bug Fixes

 * Fixed Ability level sometimes not working in game
 * Fixed end of match text being incorrect sometimes
 * Clicking on Minimap no longer magnifies it (to avoid accidental clicks)

Game Pacing Improvements

 * Adjusted the spawn selection time depending on the map size (shorter on smaller maps)
 * Reduced default Waiting Area time to 90 seconds (from 120 seconds)
 * Automatically reducing Wating Area timer by 30 seconds when 5 players join and another 15 second reduction when 10 players join
 * Increased the speed of Noxious Fog on most maps (matches will end faster)

Account & Registration Improvements

 * You no longer need to be logged in to earn rewards (keys, chests, XP, etc.) if you always play on on the same computer and browser
 * If you are logged in, you no longer need to log in every time when playing the game on the same computer and browser
 * You can still create an account to keep your progress safe and play on multiple computers

Usability Improvements

 * Removed the Unbuild (shovel) Ability Button (but you can now damage your own walls and unbuild functionality is still available via keyboard shortcuts [Defauts to X])
 * Added a Safe Zone indicator when the minimap is closed
 * Added help tips to the Lobby
 * Improved the in game loading screen and added loading tips
 * Clarified the Waiting Area is a Practice Area
 * Clarified what you need to do to win a match
 * Added this news section

Balance Changes

 * Bots are now easier (they miss some of the time and won't attack as relentlessly)
 * Players are now invincible for 5 seconds at the start of the match but everyone can shoot and open crates
 * Reduced radius of Hidden Mine to 2.7 (Was 3.2)
 * Reduced initial spawn time for Rat's Nest, Spider Web, and Barracks
 * Rat's Nest spawns a rat every 4 seconds (was 5 seconds) if there aren't already 2 rats
 * Rat's Nest duration decreased to 43 seconds (Was 53 seconds)
 * You can now damage your own walls

Bug Fixes

 * Fixed rank showing as -1 for some players
 * Your options (audio and controls) are now saved properly for your browser

Other Updates (Not Mentioned)

 * Rat's Nest Icon updated to include a rat on the icon
 * Increased amount of ability cards and gold obtainable from chests (Increased by over 75%)

Rankings (Leaderboard) Added

 * You can now compare how you are doing with everyone else in the game by clicking the Rankings button in the lobby
 * By default the rankings are ordered by Total Medals
 * You can also see rankings by Character (how many Medals players have earned playing a specific character).
 * If you aren't ranked, you can still see what your percentile is in a given view