Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore has received one of its broadest updates so far. Male and female characters have been rebuilt from the ground up, armor and weapons are now hand-painted, and the world gets new water, weather and a fresh map. Combat, crafting and stability also see substantial changes.
New looks for characters and the world
Both body types have new models, and full outfits are now fitted to each. Female characters finally get properly fitted plate for Tiers 4, 6 and 8, plus their own running, jumping and landing animations. Character creation adds more skin tones, hair colors and hairstyles, and you can now hide your helmet without unequipping it.
On the gear side, 42 older weapons have been replaced with hand-painted designs, and new pieces include the Etherforged Blade, Spikestar and Shatterstar. 31 armor sets gain two extra color variants: crafted gear keeps its usual colors, dungeon gear uses colors tied to its dungeon, and rare drops and quest rewards use the alternatives. The Tier 9 Blood Oath Citadel sets have also been refreshed, and new wolf, bear and pumpkin helmets join the lineup.
The landscape has been reworked too. Rivers, lakes and seas have a new look, regions have their own skies and weather, rain blows with the wind and ash falls in volcanic areas. Draw distance is much longer, there are more tree types, and adventurers can now harvest snowy pines and firs in both cold regions. A new hand-painted world map opens quickly, shows the entire world without fog of war, and displays coordinates for both your position and your cursor. The character-select screen now shows your hero on a lit stage in their saved gear.
Combat, progression and the economy
Threat has been overhauled so tanks can hold enemies more reliably. Taunts now have a limited duration and lose strength when repeated, and a threat meter shows how close you are to pulling aggro. Ranges have gone up across the board:
- Caster spells, heals and wands: 26 tiles
- Short-range control spells: 18 tiles
- Bow, crossbow and rifle abilities: 30 tiles
Enemy attack ranges stay as they were. Blocking now reduces a hit by 33%, repeated stuns have diminishing returns, armor applies consistently against all damage types, and fall damage is now in effect. Bosses, outdoor elites and hostile enemies at level 20 or higher can chase players up to 32 tiles. More than 140 inaccurate spell descriptions have been corrected, and Fire Breath has been retired.
Progression changes include Hardcore characters with a single life, whose fallen heroes are listed on a Fallen leaderboard, and a Biggest Catch fishing leaderboard ranked by fish weight. Levels 1 to 30 now take longer, while mid- and late-game leveling remains unchanged.
The economy gets a cleanup as well. Several item and gold duplication methods have been closed, Trading Post orders use the best available price and can no longer complete twice, and player trades now go through exactly as agreed or not at all. Processing progress survives scheduled restarts, and subscribers receive extra bank and Trading Post slots.
Some dodge, block, hit-reaction and weapon-drawing animations are temporarily disabled while they are reworked. Elsewhere, the update promises faster loading, fewer stutters during teleports, a smaller install size and more reliable saving when logging out.
