MapleStory/Patches/MapleSEA

MapleSEA - January 11, 2011
PATCH NOTES FOR VERSION 098 Dear Maplers, The upcoming patch of Version 0.98: 1. [System Event] Gold Richie’s Treasure Map (Event Period: 12/01/2011 – 09/02/2011) 2. [System Event] Maple Ring Event (Event Period: 12/01/2011 – 09/02/2011) 3. [System Event] CNY Event: Happy New Year! (Event Period: 19/01/2011 – 16/02/2011) 4. [System Event] CNY Event: Dong Dong Chiang (Event Period: 19/01/2011 – 16/02/2011) 5. [System Event] CNY Event: GaGa Fireworks Event!(Event Period: 19/01/2011 – 16/02/2011) 6. [Horned Tail System] Chaos and Normal Horned Tail Expedition Changes (Permanent) 7. [Bug Fix] List of Bug Fixed 8. [Gachapon Update] New Gachapon Rewards! 9. [Cash Items] New Cash Items Release! 10.[Download] v0.98 Full Client & Manual Patch

1. [System Event] Gold Richie’s Treasure Map (Event Period: 12/01/2011 – 09/02/2011, 2359hrs)

Gold Richie who is 2nd richest person (other than Cai Shen) in MapleSEA is back! Get bonus EXP up to 13500 EXP PER ENTRY with the Gold Richie’s Treasure Map Event!

How to participate: Obtain quest from NPC Cassandra.

Collect the 20 each of following items from monsters: Compass Letter E Compass Letter N Compass Letter S Compass Letter W

Double Click the Blank Compass once you have gather all the required items to transform it into Gold Compass!

Double Click the Gold Compass between 8pm-10pm to go into the event map!

You will have 1 minute to stay inside the event map to hunt Golden Pig’s Egg! (Surprise awaits you when you open up the eggs!)

The best part is, upon entering the map, you will receive BONUS EXP!!!. Bonus EXP varies between your character level.

NOTE: There is a 7 minutes interval if you are going to enter event map for the second time or more. Minimum level requirement for this event is level 13. Quest is repeatable every 30 minutes to receive the Blank Compass from NPC Cassandra.

GET YOUR BONUS EXP NOW!

2. [System Event] Maple Ring Event (Event Period: 12/01/2011 – 09/02/2011, 2359hrs) Obtain quest from NPC Maple Administrator. Collect 10 Rainbow Maple Leaves.

Exchange Maple Ring or Maple Ring Scroll with NPC Maple Administrator.

NOTE: Minimum level requirement for this event is level 13. Quest is repeatable from NPC Maple Administrator.

3. [System Event] CNY Event: Happy New Year! (Event Period: 19/01/2011, 0000hrs – 16/02/2011, 2359hrs)

Obtain quest from NPC Maple Administrator. Collect alphabets drop by monsters to make a full “Happy New Year"and talk to NPC Maple Administrator.

NPC Maple Administrator will reward you with a Devil Scroll. Bring the Devil Scroll to NPC Chun Ji in Kerning or NPC Geanie in Ludibrium.

Fulfill their requests and they will decipher the devil scroll into a Magic Box filled with random treasures! Bring the maigc box to NPC Mr Pickall in Kerning City to reveal the hidden treasure that is inside the magic box!

Curious to know what will be inside the mysterious Magic Box? Mr Pickall did reveal a few of the treasures as stated below.

http://media.playpark.net/MapleStory/uploadimages/magic_box_rl.PNG

NOTE: Minimum level requirement for this event is level 13. Quest is repeatable from NPC Maple Administrator.

4. [System Event] CNY Event: Dong Dong Chiang (Event Period: 19/01/2011, 0000hrs – 16/02/2011, 2359hrs)

Player can celebrate the “Lunar Year of Rabbit” with the majestic lion dance in MapleSEA! All they have to do is speak to Yuan Bao Fo conveniently located in most towns to travel to a special event map where the playful Dong Dong Chiang hides!

If you happen to miss Dong Dong Chiang to the early birds, do linger around and keep a sharp eye for it as it re-spawns after some time. Defeat the monster and celebrate the Chinese New Year special with special drops like local specialties and Maple weapons! Maple Soul Singer		Maple Soul Searcher Maple Dragon Axe		Maple Storm Finger Maple Scorpio		       Maple Lama Staff Maple Kandayo		       Maple Impaler Maple Wagner		       Maple Crossbow Maple Doom Singer		Maple Storm Pistol

5. [System Event] CNY Event: GaGa Fireworks Event! (Event Period: 19/01/2011, 0000hrs – 16/02/2011, 2359hrs)

Start off the new year with a BANG and blast off to the Moon!

Gaga is now a Part-time Bunny on the Moon?!?! Gaga has prepare a fireworks celebration event for Chinese New Year! Hunt down Powder Keg which is used to make firecrackers and pass them to Gaga…...the part-time bunny on the Moon…..... But wait…seems like the fireworks celebration is attracting some alien visitors too! Defeat them to obtain Fairy Pendant Coupon.

Exchange it with Grandpa Moon Bunny for Fairy Pendant.

6. [Horned Tail System] Chaos and Normal Horned Tail Expedition Changes (Permanent) After reviewing various feedback from our dedicated Maplers, there will be some minor changes to Chaos and Normal Horned Tail Expedition for the benefits of Maplers with effect from v0.98 patch.

Change of Reward Requirements for Normal and Chaos Horned Tail • Rewards for both Normal and Chaos Horned Tail will ONLY be given with the following condition fulfilled: 1) Horned Tail has to be defeated by more than 11 or more surviving players. (Requirement remains) 2) Upon summoned, the battle against Horned Tail has to last for more than 1 hour. (Requirement removed)

Minor Map Change to The Cave of Trial 1 • Minor map change as stated in the image below. Additional rock barrier to the top of the map added. Applies to both Normal and Chaos Horned Tail Expedition.

Change of Time Limit for Normal Horned Tail Expedition • Change of Normal Horned Tail expedition maximum time limit from 12 hours to 2 hours.

7. [Bug Fix] List of Bug Fixed

• Unable to use Gargoyle Mount • Malaysia Kampung Village Free Market Teleport Portal (return to wrong map from Free Market) • Inconsistent of Chaos Horned Tail rewards (No reward given)

8. [Gachapon Update!] New Gachapon Rewards!

Available at all towns!

http://media.playpark.net/MapleStory/uploadimages/v98gachapon.PNG

9. [Cash Items] New Cash Items Release!

• [Hat] Warm Star Hat • [Top] Warm Star Top • [Bottom] Warm Star Trainers • [Weather Sprinkle] Warm Winter Gloves • [Others] Pendant Slot Expansion Coupon : 30 days Limited time period ONLY til 9th February 2011 • [Others] Vega’s Spell (10%) Limited time period ONLY til 26th January 2011 • [Others] Vega’s Spell (60%) Limited time period ONLY til 26th January 2011

10. [Download] v0.98 Full Client & Manual Patch The v0.98 full client and manual patch download are available NOW!

We advise maplers to start downloading the provided manual patches earlier to avoid downloading congestion during or after the patch. Please kindly refer our Download Page for the latest version on client downloading.

Full Client Please click HERE to download the v0.98 Full Client.

Manual Patch Note: Please kindly take note to only start doing the manual patching after 12th January 2011, 0900hrs (+8 GMT) so as not to interrupt your game play before the Game Client Patch.

Instructions

1. After downloading the manual patch file, double-click on the patcher -> Select the folder where the game is installed. 2. For most users, the default folder is c:\program files\wizet\maplestory. 3. *If you receive an error (canvas.dll is corrupt), please download the new client. 4. *If you receive an error (maplestory.exe not found), please select the correct folder.

Manual Patch Mirrors Manual Patch v0.97 ~ v0.98 (FileFront) Manual Patch v0.96 ~ v0.98 (FileFront) Manual Patch v0.95 ~ v0.98 (FileFront) Manual Patch v0.97 ~ v0.98 (MediaFire) Manual Patch v0.96 ~ v0.98 (MediaFire) Manual Patch v0.95 ~ v0.98 (MediaFire)

Manual Patch Manual Patch v0.97 ~ v0.98 Manual Patch v0.96 ~ v0.98 Manual Patch v0.95 ~ v0.98 Manual Patch v0.94 ~ v0.98 Manual Patch v0.93 ~ v0.98

- MapleSEA Administrator

Original patch notes :http://maple.asiasoftsea.net/news_events/view/patch_notes_for_version_098/