Changes
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Been away from the Kingdom for a while and wanted to quickly get up to speed with the most important changes? This page lists changes to the game that fulfill the intentionally vague criteria of "significant", such as changes to quests and things that a typical player might interact with on a frequent basis, as well as links to limited time content you missed.
Check the History of Loathing for a complete list of officially announced changes and Mr. Store for a list of previous Items of the Month.
September 2013
- IOTM
- 31 Aug: IOTM a new steamy cheerleader familiar which starts each day extra powerful but power decays with use.
August 2013
- IOTM
- 1 Aug: Folder Holder accessory that holds folders allowing the customization of benefits. Folder selection retained through ascension. This IOTM was delayed one day.
- Seasonal Challenge Path
- 14 Aug: KOLHS: Summer is over, time to go back to high school.
- Zone Changes
- 17 Aug: The Daily Dungeon completely changed, and Gelatinous Cubeling now drops items that help in the DD.
- 24 Aug: The Hidden City has completely changed.
- 29 Aug: Degrassi Knoll has completely changed.
- 30 Aug: The Shore has completely changed, and Desert Beach has slightly changed.
- Minor Updates
- 14 Aug: The smut orc pervert can no longer be copied, but appears more often.
July 2013
- IOTM
- July 3: Clan hot dog stand, a VIP Lounge item, lets a guy sell hot dog to members.
- Interface
- The left hand side Character Pane now can (and will by default) show icons to reapply buffs from skills or items, and can use anti-anti-antidotes or soft green echo eyedrop antidotes via a right-click, in the same manner as "shrug off".
- Clan
- 27 July: Dreadsylvania, a new clan dungeon with a difficulty (not speed) scoring mechanic.
June 2013
- IOTM
- June 1: Adventurer clone egg which hatches into a Mini-Adventurer, your own pet Mini-Seal Clubber / Mini-Turtle Tamer / Mini-Pastamancer / Mini-Sauceror / Mini-Disco Bandit / Mini-Accordion Thief. (Class resets on Ascension.)
- Events
- Little Canadia has had a makeover. It has a spunky new hairdo and a sweet new quest.
May 2013
- IOTM
- May 1: Order of the Green Thumb Order Form, which allows access to the Florist Friar, who can plant useful plants in the zones you adventure in.
- Seasonal challenge path
- May 14: BIG!: "You begin the game much larger (level 15), but all of the monsters are larger too!"
- Mechanics
- May 22: The way ranged damage is calculated was changed, and Moxious Maneuver was eliminated.
April 2013
- IOTM
- Apr 1: The Libram of Pulled Taffy allows the summoning of pulled taffy, which has particularly useful effects in the Sea.
- April Fools!
- The Spectral Pickle Factory reappeared.
- Sea Improvements - The Seven Weeks of March
- The improvements to the Sea that were originally planned to happen in March extended to April as well, including an end to the Sea Monkees Quest.
March 2013
- IOTM
- Mar 1: Jarlsberg's pan is an off-hand item that makes Avatar of Jarlsberg better, including turning germy food into potion making Cosmic Calories. It may be pulled in hardcore Avatar of Jarlsberg runs.
- March Long Sea Improvement
- Includes new undersea semi-rares, and new undersea zones, eg The Coral Corral
February 2013
- IOTM
- GameInformPowerDailyPro subscription card when used subscribes you to a daily GameInformPowerDailyPro magazine in your kmail (shares a slot with your Pen Pal). Each magazine opens a new randomized dungeon zone
- Events
- New items available in the Dungeoneer's Association vending machine: three spellbooks and one familiar.
- Febrary 18: The level 10 quest has been fleshed out a bit. There are more giants and more giant stuff.
- Seasonal challenge path
- Febrary 14: Avatar of Jarlsberg: It is time for us to become sweet wizards, one and all.
January 2013
- Events
- Zones want to be free! Stat requirements on zones are now recommendations, rather than requirements.
- Yearly familiars
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- Dreaming Jung man hatches into Angry Jung Man (fairychaun) and gives a daily psychoanalytic jar which can be used to explore the psychoses of various NPCs.
- Avatar of the Unconscious Collective hatches into Unconscious Collective (volleychaun), drops a spleen item, gives 3 free rests per day, and special dream messages.
- IOTM
- The Snow Suit is a tunable familiar equipment item.
December 2012
- IOTM
- December 1: The Thinknerd's Grimoire of Geeky Gifts grants Summon Geeky Gifts.
- Events
- Limited time content: Crimbo 2012
November 2012
- IOTM
- November 1: The deactivated nanobots hatch into a Nanorhino.
- Events
- November 14: There is now a completely new quest to cross The Orc Chasm and help someone on the other side.
- Seasonal challenge path
- November 14: Class Act: "It's class warfare! You will only be able to use permed skills from your own class."
October 2012
- IOTM
- October 1: Pete & Jackie's Dragon Tooth Emporium Catalog, a seed item to grow skeletons in your campground.
- Events
- October 5: Outside of Ronin or Hardcore, each of the Tomes can be used the full three times per day.
- October 24: The Silent Invasion, features the return of the four-shadowed mimes.
September 2012
- IOTM
- September 1:The box of bear arms has a pair of arms that can be equipped separately or together, and are initial item (not even a Hagnk's pull) for those in the Zombie Slayer path.
- Events
- September 18: new (permanent) item added to Mr. Store, the Monster Manuel, who will help you gather interesting facts and boring statistics about the monsters you encounter.
August 2012
- IOTM
- August 2: The Unagnimated Gnome, a fairy-type familiar with various equipment items to add other abilities.
- Seasonal challenge path
- August 14: Zombie Slayer. The dead are rising! Okay, it's been known to happen from time to time -- zombies aren't exactly rare in the Kingdom -- but this time it's serious! Take up arms to fight the undead hordes, before the entire Kingdom falls to a zombie apocalypse!
July 2012
- IOTM
- July 1: The Camp Scout backpack is available for purchase. The backpack gives +15% item drops in the new back item slot and drops useful items throughout the day (even from Hagnk's for HC players).
- Events
- July 24: Mt. McLargeHuge got a makeover, with a new Trapper, and slightly different tasks to complete the quest.
June 2012
- IOTM
- June 1: The Artistic Goth Kid is available for purchase. The Goth Kid functions similar to a Mini-Hipster and gives out extra PVP fights.
- Events
- June 12: A series of Brushfires break out on The Nearby Plains. The outbreak was preceded by suspicious messages in the Cobb's Knob.
- Mechanics
- June 28: Adventurers learned they have backs.
May 2012
- IOTM
- May 1: The Olympic-sized Clan crate installs An Olympic-Sized Swimming Pool in your clan VIP Lounge.
- PvP
- May 1: Complete overhaul of PvP combat. The first season begins.
- Seasonal challenge path
- May 15: Bugbear Invasion. In an alternate timeline, an alien bugbear attack force replaces the Naughty Sorceress as the threat to the kingdom.
- Minor Updates
- May 1: Visiting the hermit no longer consumes permits, and hacking with the hermit script now increases the number of clovers he doles out.
- May 1: Also, the rims moved from the hermit to the market.
- May 21: Flavour of Magic and Iron Palm Technique are now togglable intrinsics.
April 2012
- IOTM
- Apr 1: Boris's Helm helps out in combat, regenerates MP, boosts your familiar/minstrel, and can (optionally) give +15ML. It may be pulled in hardcore Avatar of Boris runs.
- April Fools!
- Apr 1: Four-shadowed mimes attack the kingdom, dropping fragments of their soul.
March 2012
- IOTM
- Mar 1: The Small Medium hatchling, which becomes the Happy Medium, a volleyball that boosts initiative and can siphon booze from foes.
- Zone Change
- Mar 15: Total revamp of The Hidden Temple
- Minor Updates
- Mar 1: Intrinsic effects on items were replaced with regular enchantments.
- Mar 1: Mosquitoes were beefed up a bit.
February 2012
- IOTM
- Feb 1: The can of Rain-Doh, which when used produces several colourful items, including a spooky putty sheet equivalent.
- Seasonal challenge path
- Feb 15: Avatar of Boris. Live the life of a mighty warrior from the Time of Old! You can't use your permed skills, but can learn from 30 new ones.
- Minor Updates
- Feb 2: The blackbird no longer flies away when you use the map.
- Feb 15: The bonerdagon and NS no longer destroy combat items upon blocking them.
- Feb 18: Oh, and ditto for the shadow.
January 2012
- Yearly Familiars
- Jan 1: The start of a new tradition introduced two new 2 Mr. A familiars,
- The Groose in the Hoose, a volleychaun which drops spleen items,
- The Kloop in the Coop, a fairychaun that allows access to Dis.
- IOTM
- Jan 1: The Libram of Resolutions.
- Minor updates
- Jan 19: A "reset button" allows a run to be restarted after 11 days, popping you back to Valhalla.
- Jan 25: Passive skill descriptions added.
- Jan 25: Nerfing of MP/HP passives, change to Skin of the Leatherback
December 2011
- IOTM
- Dec 1: Mint Salton Pepper's Peppermint Seed Catalog, which when purchased and planted provides the peppermint patch, a pumpkin replacement.
- Crimbo 2011
- Dec 1: Punch out your advent calendar to unlock adventures in the Lollipop Forest, the Fudge Mountain and the The Gummi Mine.
- Dec 17: Crimbo Town (2011) appeared from the mists.
- Jan 3: Crimbo ends.
November 2011
- IOTM
- Nov 1: The Fancypants Scarecrow hatchling becomes the stuffed-shirt scarecrow, a hatrack for pants.
- Seasonal challenge path
- Nov 15: Trendy. Forbids use of content (such as skills, items, or familiars) that has been unavailable for longer than a year.
October 2011
- IOTM
- Oct 3: The Make-Your-Own-Vampire-Fangs kit is released, with the bind-on-use plastic vampire fangs inside. In addition to a few chat effects, they let you Feed and vamp out.
- Halloween event
- Oct 16–31: The Haunted Sorority House clan dungeon.
- Minor updates
- Oct 6: An optional yet hilarious fullness counter may now be enabled.
- Oct 17: Outfit names now link to a description of that outfit's special effect, and several that lacked enchantments now possess one.
- Oct 18: Limited-time skill books now turn into used copies when used.
September 2011
- IOTM
- Sep 3: The Tome of Clip Art allows the summoning of many items.
- KoLCon
- Sep 9–11: at KolCon VIII the Gygaxian Libram was available for purchase.
- Server hacking!
- Sep 26–27: The servers are compromised. In the aftermath, phish sticks are rewarded to those who change their passwords.
August 2011
- You can now choose your reward from completing The Daily Dungeon.
- Special challenge path: Way of the Surprising Fist.
- Limited time content: The Traveling Trader sold NPZR chemistry sets.
July 2011
- A new /timer chat command will allow you to keep track of timed events such as Semi-Rare Adventures without the need for third party tools.
- The guild entrance challenges have been replaced with a mini-quest.
June 2011
- Hardcore ascenders can now freely access non-hardcore permed skills after freeing the King.
- The Continuum transfunctioner needed to access the 8-Bit Realm is now an accessory.
- Limited time content: A Pile of Old Servers.
May 2011
- Limited time content: Valhalla Invasion.
- Major revamp: Ascension and Valhalla were revamped with the aim of removing the need to do "preparation" ascensions for starting equipment and consumables.
- The old equipment and consumable rewards now drop when defeating The Naughty Sorceress. In their absence, ascending earns you Karma which you can spend on replacement equipment and consumables, and you gain more flexibility in how you can perm skills. Choosing ascensions with more restrictions earn more Karma.
- Special challenge paths were implemented, Bees Hate You was the first.
- Stat Days no longer give extra stats while under hardcore or ronin restrictions (but still do outside ascension restrictions), however Moon Signs now give extra stats all day every day.
- The food and drink from a Knob Goblin lunchbox now give the same adventures as tasty tarts and distilled fortified wine, the other semi-rare food and drink.
April 2011
- The Cyrpt and its associated quest were revamped.
- The inventory, closet and Hagnk's interfaces were improved.
- The Naughty Sorceress's combat mechanics changed slightly, with high Mysticality reducing her block rate.
March 2011
- Cell 37, a new optional mini quest in the Cobb's Knob Menagerie was implemented.
- Limited time content: Drunksgiving.
February 2011
- The account menu was given a makeover. A quest tracker is also available which will tell you what you were supposed to be doing for any active quest, although it is not yet implemented for many of the later quests.
- The Cake-Shaped Arena requires less turns to get familiar equipment and will only give a lead necklace if the familiar used has no unique equipment.
- Cobb's Knob and its associated quest were revamped. The laboratory shop is now The Knob Dispensary and does not require equipping the Knob Goblin Elite Guard Uniform on every visit.
- Limited time content: The Traveling Trader sold Strange cubes.
January 2011
- Many consumables have less variance in the amount of adventures that they give.
- Limited time content: The Traveling Trader sold The Autobiography Of Dynamite Superman Jones.
- You no longer need to equip the pool cue when adventuring in the Haunted Billiards Room in search of the Spookyraven library key.
- The quest to get your steel organ was revamped. The Deep Fat Friars' Gate was removed and replaced with Pandamonium.
December 2010
- Limited time content: Crimbo 2010
- K-Mail messages are now automatically deleted after two weeks. Your saved K-Mails have been deleted.
- Snakehead charrrms are now obtained slightly differently, via the gaudy key dropped by the gaudy pirate.
November 2010
- You can now gain access to the Desert Beach by buying a bus pass from the The Market as an alternative to making a Bitchin' meatcar. Mr. Alarm will also show you the way to Whitey's Grove if you can't access it otherwise.
- Screambats added to zones in The Bat Hole as an alternative to using sonar-in-a-biscuits.
October 2010
- The Sewer was removed, starting items and trinkets needed to access The Hermitage are gained directly from using chewing gum on a string from your inventory.
- Starting combat skills can be used for free if you are the respective class.
- The Typical Tavern was revamped.
- Limited time content: The Traveling Trader sold Quantum tacos.
- Limited time content: A Skeleton Invasion!. This event also relocated areas inside Seaside Town to other areas across the Kingdom.
September 2010
- Limited time content: Bigg's Dig.
- Major revamp: Numerous changes were made to the cooking and cocktailcrafting systems.
- Most recipes no longer cost an adventure to cook/mix, only those using ingredients marked as fancy cost an adventure or use up in-a-box charges.
- Food and drink now give an indication of their quality in their description.
- Ode to Booze and milk of magnesium were changed, you now lose turns of the effects when you eat/drink equal to the amount of organ space used. Each turn of effect used this way gives one additional adventure.
- Sushi-rolling mats are cheaper but no longer persist across ascensions once used.
August 2010
- The Opossum and Blender moon signs now give only 5 bonus adventures per day, and are given all at once on your first food or drink of the day.
- Limited time content: Uncle P's Antiques sold Antique pair of blue jeans.
- The zones in the Copse of the Deep Fat Friars gained additional non-combats needed to complete the quest.
- Non-combats in The Spooky Forest were collapsed into one large choice adventure.
July 2010
- Pastamancers can now summon Pasta Guardians on any round of combat.
- The cost of guild skills were changed, the lower levels are considerably cheaper and the final levels a bit more expensive.
- The Bad Moon skills Pride and Gluttony now change stomach capacity instead of food quality.
June 2010
- Limited time content: Uncle P's Antiques sold Antique 8-Bit Power magazine.
- Limited time content: The Traveling Trader sold The Art of Slapfighting.
May 2010
- Limited time content: Uncle P's Antiques sold Antique bottle opener.
April 2010
- Limited time content: Uncle P's Antiques sold Antique record album.
- Limited time content: The Traveling Trader sold Schrödinger's thermos and A Beginner's Guide to Charming Snakes.
- Combat Macros were implemented to help speed up the repetitive parts of combat.
March 2010
- Limited time content: Uncle P's Antiques sold Antique painting of a landscape.
- The Enormous Greater-Than Sign had its non-combats collapsed into one large choice adventure. The monsters were made a bit stronger too.
- Limited time content: The Traveling Trader sold Uncle Romulus.
February 2010
- Limited time content: The Traveling Trader sold Inigo's Incantation of Inspiration.
January 2010
- Limited time content: The Traveling Trader sold Zu Mannkäse Dienen and Colorful plastic balls.
- Familiars can now be marked as "favorite", with your favorite familiars being quickly accessible by right-clicking the familiar on your character pane.
- You can now see what effects usable potion items will give you via the item description.
December 2009
- Crimbo Town appears and disappears yet again, this time led by Don Crimbo.
October 2009
- The Shivering Timbers appears as a limited time zone as Arrrbor Day fell close to Halloween. Players could also obtain an Underworld trunk and a Underworld acorn (which would grow into an Underworld sapling, the familiar hatchling for a Underworld Bonsai).
- The 3 versions of Don't Hold a Grudge adventure in The Haunted Bathroom were folded into a single choice adventure.
September 2009
- The right-click menu is implemented.
- Heartbreaker's Hotel finally opens, giving Bad Moon a Mind-Control Device.
- The Unexplained Tremors event finally ends.
August 2009
- At long last, the first area of the new Nemesis quest gets released.
July 2009
- The Unexplained Tremors event begins. It will eventually result in lowering MP costs for spells across the board, and allowing them to land critical hits.
- The Slimeling is finally implemented.
May 2009
- The Clan VIP Lounge officially opens it doors. Well, if you were invited.
- Clan Dungeon #2 opens up. It is The Slime Tube.
- The ring of teleportation is implemented after Billy Pilgrim tours the entire Kingdom and defeats the Naughty Sorceress in only 33 days and 6,736 turns.
- More turtles could be found by Turtle Taming.
- Thrust-Smack and Lunging Thrust-Smack are both ever so slightly unnerfed...now they finally regain their autohit status that was removed as a result of NS13. If you're a Seal Clubber and have a 2-handed club equipped.
April 2009
- Ronin now ends when the prism is smashed.
- The Dwarven Factory Complex opens, allowing access to a pretty easy quest and a pretty hard puzzle.
March 2009
- Grandpa Seamonkee awakens.
- Various new Pasta Guardians and ranged weapons are scattered throughout the Kingdom.
February 2009
- Accounts are no longer deleted due to inactivity.
- More special pickpocketable-only items are added.
- The Knob Goblin King will now drop the Cobb's Knob lab key if you haven't already found it by the time you defeat him.
- Status effects now show what they do.
December 2007
- The Obligatory Pirate's Cove got a makeover and added several new zones.
