Changelog

Below you will find the changelog of mechanics from Sigil: Planar Legends. These date from March 30th, 2014 and were transcribed from the defunct Enjin Forum on the 13th of April, 2023. Any after this date were added directly to this wiki page. Where possible, elements such as formatting and typos have been preserved from Enjin. The format of each changelog transcript title is {BUILD_NUMBER - DAY/MONTH/YEAR - ORIGINAL_AUTHOR}.

The transcribed authors are those who made the original changelog forum posts, with individual contributors (where possible) mentioned in the post. Any posts after the 13th of April, 2023 will not mention an author but will include contributors where possible. Due to the nature of forum-based logging, not all dates are confirmed to be accurate. Some earlier changelogs may be duplicates, and hotfixes are included.

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2020:

2019:

2018:

2017:

2016:

Build 311h: Wait, is that really an update? - 24/02/2016 - AUTHOR Hillard's bay transition fixed.

A few tweaks of the Market Ward to see if this reduces player crashes.

A pair of z. areas.

A pair of supersecrits.

Build 311g: Thar B Pirates - 17/01/2016 - LostInSpace Update to Hillard's Bay and the area around the lighthouse

Creature tweaks and additions

Additional plot areas / z areas added

Of note: Thanks to Balthazar and Underlight for the vast majority of update work on Hillard's Bay.

2015:

Build 311f - 27/09/2015 - LostInSpace Some tweaks to fit the new hak fixes.

Some minor bugfixes.

Some unreasonable creature weaknesses tweaked.

Build 311e - 06/09/2015 - LostInSpace A few bugs fixed in some areas (unwalkable made walkable)

Some select areas made less easy to ninjaloot

Build 311d - 18/08/2015 - LostInSpace

Bugfixes:

A few wings removed (including risen hivers)

A few doors with the wrong key tag on them fixed

Portal out of the Astral Plane should now properly remove flight widgets

A number of slightly random Sigil NPCs will own your ass a bit less if you try to fight them

Kiss replacement:

After looking closer at the dagger and its abilities, it has been found that while it is bugged, it also has a collective set of properties that makes it overpowered for being available in stores. This is mostly due to the onhit vampiric touch. This is obviously a mistake on our side and to correct it (and be fair to new players) we have implemented a script that replaces the old "Kiss" with the new version in anyone's inventory. We're aware this may not feel fun and we are sorry about this, but sometimes we just need to do these kind of things.

Build 310: Details on Psion Fixes - 17/08/2015 - LostInSpace Fixes:

Psion powers are dispellable

Mass domination made more responsive/working

Telekinesis/Megakinesis use dispellable versions of movement hampering

Psionic ESP gives +10 to sense motive

Planar Energy: Water checks for water breathing

Psionic powers have innate levels

Mechanical Changes:

Mind blank operates like arcane lesser mind blank

Tower of Iron Will operates like mind blank (it puts mind blank on party members in a 10-meter radius)

Ultrablast does 10d6 + (Psion level/3)d6 damage to a 10 meter radius. (PnP: 13d6)

Ego Whip: 1d4 cha damage + (psionic level / 10) d2, save for half, failed save: 1 round daze (as pnp)

Life drain operates like vampiric touch

Psychic Crush - as PnP/d20 srd

Psionic Wrench and Psionic receptacle replaced by Psionic Dispel (~as greater dispel) and Psionic Revivify (~as raise dead)

Catfall gives +10 +(Psion Level/2 I think) bonus to discipline instead of immunity to KD

Description updates without mechanical changes:

Cosmic Awareness to correspond to d20srd

Object reading d20srd

Contact (specifies the psion need to be aware of the person etc)

Mass Contact (specifies the psion need to be aware of the persons etc)

Psychic Surgery

A number of abilities have been given the addendum that the power should be treated as equivalent in strength in general to its mechanical strength.

Build 311a - 12/08/2015 - LostInSpace - Fixes the new duelist ability ("Duelist's freedom") replacing acrobatic attack

- Fixes the loumara calligrosto

- A few 2da fixes and preparations; requires new 2da download when live (you can download now, it's a different filename)

- Minor shop alterations

Build 310e: The 'I'm sure we can cram it in there with a crowbar' edition - 11/08/2015 - LostInSpace Loot system:

Loot now spawns gold more often (20%) and the pesky 'misc' category even more often (40%). Mean gold amount lowered.

Loot now includes enhanced (+1) to ensorcelled (+4) weapons of all kinds.

You will find the special things still, but expect about half to be of the nondescript bonus kind. (= more build diversity possible)

Thanks to Stormbringer, the special loot has received a number of additions, too! (Especially the High and Great categories).

Spell level calculations:

They should now work. On all spells. For all classes. Yes, I mean all classes. Start sending bug reports! (Huge thanks to Cubic!)

Psionicist!:

Psionicist should be fixed. There will be a few minor tweaks moving forward (shifting more abilities to int rather than wis), but it's there. Unless it's broken.

Tweaks, fixes, bug fixes:

I'd list them, but a bunch of spells have been altered as per player suggestions, and a number of other things. It also includes a series of description updates that don't affect mechanics but puts the described behaviour of abilities in line with mechanics and/or srd-like.

Hak update:

Yeah. Hundreds of placeable and creature models. Lots of tilesets. You'll start seeing them roll out soon.

Some models have been used already for some things. Let's see if you find them. (Hak update)

Other tweaks and fixes:

Wards have been updated to better reflect current IC situation. Beware in the Hive.

Updates to a few other areas. I may list them later.

Probably a bunch more things including bugs fixed.

Oh, Koren should have fewer flying trees. Please report remaining such.

Resource optimisation:

By introducing the spl_scripts.hak, more than a thousand resources have been saved meaning we can keep expanding SPL for a logn time to come!

(Uptade awaits host implementation)

Details to follow, and also, as always: Big update, expect errors, we'll fix them. Report dilligently!

Again, huge thanks to Cubic both for the script fixes, and for putting up with all my questions about content, scripting, misunderstood scripting, and so on.

Build 301o BETA: The WTF, was that all edition? - 05/07/2015 -LostInSpace - A small series of bugs fixed

- Clerk's ward Upper District updated

Build 301l BETA: The Wayfarer Fares Well - 30/05/2015 - LostInSpace - A series of merchant bugs fixed

- Hall of Records and Gymnasium bugs fixed

- Mithardir Hidden Entry fixed, gate fixed, pillars unpassable, etc - Some pawn stores adjusted

- Marilith Dervish given weapons

- ...and other bug fixes

- Ubiquitous Wayfarer added. (Thanks Penegal)

Build 301i BETA: The Wizbang Edition - 08/04/2015 - LostInSpace - fixed shadow conjuration summon. Now it works. And the Shadow Spider is now a Shadow Spider Stalker.

- gates between Sylvania and Mithardir fixed

- Vipers in Mithardir made a little less deadly

- Wizard Hat model selectable for cloaks (pending update of server override for script implementation)

- corrected spelling

- Chest in The Great Gymnasium no longer has any inventory so you can't mistakenly be rid of your teddybear anymore.

- Screeching sound in Mithardir dungeons/Neth should be gone

- Some other placeable tweaks

Build 301 BETAh: The Cleanup and Dirtywork Edition - 07/04/2015 - LostInSpace

Area Additions:

The Great Gymnasium added

Arborea – Mithardir added, including shifting and gate options (4 areas total)

1 plot area added

Cloak Editor Update:

The wrap cloaks should now be selectable

The conversation has been remade to be much easier to find one’s way through.

Tweaks:

A few minor tweaks like bind points. The fey dungeon now has a final boss.

Bugfixes:

Shadow Conjuration: Summon should now work. It will conjure:

SD level up to 8: Shadow Mastiff

SD level 8 to 10: Shadow Spider

SD level 11 and above: Invisible Stalker, Huge

Summon Planar Ally should now work by default:

Good characters will summon an Avoral

Evil characters will summon a Belker

Lawful neutral will summon a Formian Warrior

Chaotic Neutral will summon a Green Slaad

TN will summon randomly a Formian or a Green Slaad

A number of smaller fixes including access to a small lair near gwyllach and a pair of other things. I honestly don’t remember.

Carceri does not need to be fixed, you just haven’t tried hard enough. (Also, yeah, sorry, but the lower level you are, the more difficult it will be to find what you need to get out).

Summons update:

The highest tier summons have been renamed to on the one hand be more appropriate (no more killing rats with balors), and on the other hand to mark their special status. They now all require the caster to be 20th level to chose, and are now named Abyssal Ghoul Ravager, Astral Deva Crusader, Chaosforged Death Slaad, Cornugon Chainmauler, Curst Warrior, Invisible Stalker, Elder, Maelbranche Tormentor, Marilith Dervish, Molydeus Blademaster, Stormcloud Belker and Nightcrawler Predator.

To make them more equal on footing the following changes have been made. This is a first step and further tweaking may be necessary. They are below listed after their former name with name change provided:

Abyssal Ghoul

renamed: Abyssal Ghoul Ravager

+4 levels, +1 str

Balor

renamed: Molydeus Blademaster

+ weapon (=can be enchanted)

Belker, Huge

renamed: Stormcloud Belker

+1Dex, +2 AC

Chaosforged Death Slaad

+2st, +2 Con, +1 AC, +2 Will, +2 Fort

Cornugon

renamed: Cornugon Chainmauler

+better morningstar (+1d6 fire, +2AB, +4AB vs Good), +3str, +1 con, +4 levels, +improved critical

Curst Warrior +3 levels

Elementals:

Elder Air Elemental +2 AC

renamed: Air Elemental Whirlwind

Elder Earth Elemental +2 CON

renamed: Earth Elemental Colossus

Elder Fire Elemental +2 STR

renamed: Inferno Fire Elemental

Elder Water Elemental + Regen

renamed: Eternal Sea Water Elemental

Elder Ice Paraelemental

renamed: Frostbie Ice Paraelemental

Elder Magma Paraelemental

renamed: Molten Magma Paraelemental

Invisible Stalker, Elder

+3AC

Marilith

renamed: Marlith Dervish

+1 str, +3 dex, + Whirlwind Attack, + Imp. Whirlwind Attack

Nightcrawler

renamed: Nightcrawler Predator

+2 con

Pit Fiend

Renamed: Maelbranche Tormentor

+3 str (=2 add. bonus), +improved power attack

Planetar

renamed: Astral Deva Crusader

Warhammer + Shield instead of Greatsword (AC adjusted to remain same); lower str

All of these have been given a level requirement of 20 to chose as option for "gate" when appliccable.

We will have to see how this plays out, since some boosts are significant but from a ridiculous difference in power level between summoning books.

Celestial Summons The Celestials Summon lineup has been changed to:

1 Coure

2 Musteval

3 Hound Archon

4 Movanic Deva

5 Firre

6 Shiere

7 Monadic Deva

8 Ghaele

9 Astral Deva Crusader

(These changes are currently cosmetic, power levels are as before aside the Astral Deva Crusader)

Gold Worth Tweaking:

To make gold just a little more meaningful, a few things have been looked into.

All pawnshops have had their payment ceiling lowered as well as slightly reduced pay for items.

All shops have had their ceiling lowered and in almost all cases had an appraise roll added. The merchants have been given appraise skill. This is meant to ensure that appropriate builds become more important for gold return.

It is also meant to ensure that moving around the server is more beneficial: depending on your character you’d find stores with high or low appraise better, with high ceiling or high pay% better, etc. Generally, these factors play differently so that the highest ceiling has a lower % and higher npc appraise, whereas low ceiling and low% would have low npc appraise, etc.

To not punish new characters too hard the Bronze Bezant have primarily had the ceiling lowered while the % and appraise have been kept fairly similar.

Loot and merchants have been gone through and all wands have had the amount charges lowered (ca ½). This is another part in trying to address gold economy, and to decrease’pocket mage’ tendencies. This does not affect wands created by PCs.

Module Cleanup:

About 100 unused monsters/npcs and their items removed (many of which belonged to the removed areas or has previously been taken out of spawns)

About 80 scripts removed (about 30 unused; about 50 unnecessary scripts 'doubles' replaced with variable-based scripts and removed)

About 20 unused conversations removed

About 60 items removed (doubles or trivial variants, e.g. ”cloaked” versions of various clothes) from resources

About 100 items (keys, faction tokens) removed from resources and instead placed in containers.

1 unused area removed (”Daeth Tower”)

A range of faultily named resources (conversations, scripts, etc) have been replaced with correctly named resources.

Build 301 BETAf - 22/03/2015 - LostInSpace

The following areas have been removed (a total of 52 areas):

Abyss - Layer 492 - Stygian Incursion - The Purple Eye - *

Baator - * (Keep Baator - Avernus - River of Blood as a z. area)

Hades - Niflheim - Cave - *

Hades - Niflheim - Palace of Loss

Hades - Pluton - Underworld Plain

Sigil - Lower Ward - Sugarwater LLC

Sigil - Lower Ward - The Tailed Tailor

Underhalls - *

Outlands - Torch - * (Keep Outlands - Torch as a z. area)

Outlands - Tradegate - *

Outlands - The Tower

Additions:

Added two new quest areas ("z. areas")

Bugfixes:

A series of area bugs fixed, mostly missing or unreachable transitions, and unfinished conversations.

2014:

Build 301 BETAb - 19/12/2014 - LostInSpace - Area news/changes

Sylvania added to the module

A certain temple added to the module

Hall of Records added to the module

- Technical changes Barbarian rage updated:

now gives +8 str/con and +4 will at lvl 20, still deals divine damage bonus if ability bonus would have gone over +12 but can't 'cause nwn.

(Yes, this means other classes may get minor adjustments as well in the "near future")

- Bugfixes

Mordekainen's mansion should be fixed

Duergar ECL corrected

Fixed Githyanki race setting issues

Additional minor fixes and tweaks

Build 300 BETA a-j - 26/10/2014 - LostInSpace - New outlands (also thanks to Mezzy for additions), new Gate Towns, New Herbal system, Carceri...

- Additionally: - Reduced and trimmed Beastlands, step 1 - Cadarn is more complete as settlement - Update to Darkwater Cove - About 100+ new loot items (courtesy of Remmy and existing monsters and NPCs) - New Lighthouse (thank you Nova and Eran) as of build BETA g - Teleport points implemented in build 300 BETA g and onwards - City Barracks, Harmonium HQ (with module version i and j - Thank you Tayla) - Further fixes and changes in the bug forums

Build 257a-e - 30/03/2014 - LucidPixels - New clothing models

- Hak re-structuring (this will make future updates simpler) - Armor re-balancing--maximum dexterity bonus adjusted to make more options viable; AC and maximum dexterity bonus can add up to 9 in all cases

(Everyone say "Thank you, Raahnar.")

Build 257e - 30/03/2014 - LucidPixels - Hak update - fix to things broken by the previous hak update

Build 257 - 23/03/2014 - LucidPixels - The big hak update - new clothing options, general restructuring of haks, armor re-balance