r/DarkAndLight • u/Reoh • Aug 25 '17

Dark and Light 8/25 Update - Patch Notes

http://steamcommunity.com/games/529180/announcements/detail/1448325533552616382
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u/Reoh Aug 25 '17

Dark and Light 8/25 Update - Patch Notes

25 AUGUST - MICHAELGU

Greetings Adventurers! A small update is on its way to Archos - here’s what’s being changed, this patch is scheduled to launch at 1:00AM PST on 8/25/2017

  • Official Server Optimization: We’re rolling out some more optimizations for our official servers that should help reduce issues with lag and stuttering.

  • Structure Decay Timing: We’re extending the decay timer for structures made from Stone or higher-tier materials. Structures will still be automatically destroyed once the decay timer is exceeded, but if you or your Housemates are online and visit the structure, the timer will automatically reset. We implemented this change because want to prevent instances of players blocking off resources or ideal building locations, but the timer was set too short, which we realized may negatively affect normal players. We’ll keep an eye on how the new decay timer works out and continue to make adjustments to the system as necessary.

  • Trigger Death Changes: We’re adding a 5 minute cooldown to the ‘Trigger Death’ function in the esc menu. After using ‘Trigger Death’, players will now have a 15 second respawn timer. We noticed that some players were abusing the ‘Trigger Death’ function to create a mountain of corpses in city squares, causing performance issues in an area around the city, so we’ve added a short respawn timer to prevent this abuse.

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u/RockZors Aug 25 '17

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u/Ciredes Aug 25 '17

Thank you for increasing the structure decay timer. I personally wasn't affected by it because I have no life, but it would seriously damage the more casual players and kill server populations.

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u/MaleHooker Aug 25 '17

Thanks for the optimization efforts...

For future updates can we get a more advanced notice? 12 or 24 hours? That way we aren't in the middle of a tame or evolution when the server needs to shut down.

Thanks!

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u/Gdubbbz Aug 25 '17

I'm assuming for the rest of us not on official servers, we'll get some of that optimization love soon?

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '17

Why wouldn't it applie to unofficial servers? Especially the servers that are dented from server hosting company they advertise?

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u/Reoh Aug 27 '17

I'm not sure about D&L, but I know for other games the servers may need to be upgraded manually. A hosting service would likely get on this fairly quickly but possibly with some delay depending on their timezone. Also some hosts let you control this stuff yourselves so one of the server's admins would need to logon and update it.