AscendRPG 0.4.8 (2026.03.26-89796e57b) — Changelog

Profession XP fixes (Alchemy / Cooking / Fishing)

• Fixed an Alchemy XP exploit where inventory-only item gains could award XP
  (e.g. drop → pickup or container transfer loops).
• Inventory-based profession XP is now strictly craft-credit gated, so only legitimate crafting outcomes award XP.

Gathering pickup behavior

• Added profession XP support for interactive pickup (E) for Alchemy and Cooking gather items.
• Existing Fishing pickup flow remains active, including its bonus-drop behavior.

Block gather resolution

• Improved block gathering resolution so mapped block entries can still award XP even when no mining/lumbering fallback is detected.

Combat & XP

• Kill XP is now shared between all players who contributed damage to the target.
• Quest kill credit is now granted to all contributors (not only the last hitter).
• Rebalanced entity XP values in entities.csv.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue in Forgotten Temple where certain quests could not be properly turned in.
• Resolved a bug where players could repeatedly receive rewards and XP without completing the quest.

UI & HUD

• Added HUDRouter integration (with fallback chain for compatibility).
• Kept compatibility fallback path for existing HUD setups.

Content

• Added many new quest NPC icon assets for combat and quest presentation.

Integration

• Core systems refactored and prepared for AscendDungeons expansion.