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A new look for every hero and a golden aura for Masters

Until now only Masters had the piece-by-piece armour look. From this update on, every hero uses it: helmet, armour, trousers, gloves, boots, weapon and shield or book show on the character as the equipped item. Heroes have a real front, side and back. The Dark Lord still wears nothing on his head.

Heroes are back to the size they had before the last update (63 pixels tall), on foot and riding: Masters, who had grown bigger, are back to the normal size, and the rider stays in proportion on the tiger and the Shadow Horse.

When riding a tiger or the Shadow Horse, the rider turns with the mount in all eight directions and shows his back when heading up. Other players see your hero the same way, and the character select and creation screens show the new look too. NPCs did not change.

So that Masters still stand out, they get a golden aura around the whole body, with golden sparks rising, whatever they wear. The purple circle on the ground under the Master Sorcerer is gone; the souls circling him stay.

To see it, enter the game with any hero. The aura shows on heroes who have already become Masters.

The five classes from the front and the back, in the old and the new look.
Top: the old look from the front and the back; heroes only had a front pose. Bottom: the new look, with a real back. Game capture on a test server, with test heroes.
A Knight from the front, facing right, facing left and from the back, before and after.
The same Knight from the front, right, left and back: the old look on top, the new one below. Game capture on a test server, with a test hero.
Each class wearing its set, next to the inventory icons of the items.
Top: each class from the front and the back; bottom: the icons of what it is wearing. Game capture on a test server, with test heroes.
An Elf riding a tiger in eight directions, before and after.
An Elf on a tiger in eight directions: the old look on top, the new one below, turning with the tiger and showing her back when heading up. Game capture on a test server, with a test hero.
A Dark Lord on the Shadow Horse in eight directions, before and after.
A Dark Lord on the Shadow Horse in eight directions: the old look on top, the new one below, with his cape. Game capture on a test server, with a test hero.
A regular hero next to a Master with a golden aura, in the five classes.
Left: a regular hero; the other columns: a Master with the golden aura, from the front, the side and the back. Game capture on a test server, with test heroes.
Character select screen with five Masters glowing gold.
Masters show their aura on the character select screen too. Game capture on a test server, with test heroes.
The game on a phone with the old look and the new one.
On a phone: the old look on the left, the new one on the right. Game capture on a test server, with a test hero.

What changed

  • Every hero uses the piece-by-piece armour look (before, only Masters).
  • Each equipped piece shows on the character, helmet included.
  • A real front, side and back, on foot and riding, in the mount's eight directions.
  • Master heroes are back to their previous size, on foot and riding.
  • Masters with a golden aura around the body and golden sparks.
  • The purple circle on the ground under the Master Sorcerer is gone.
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