E T H E R I O N

ETHERION - Version BETA 0.5.0

ETHERION EXPANSION 2, SNAPSHOT 1

Etherion is now version [BETA] 0.5.0! This major update within the second ETHERION EXPANSION, come with the release of Etherion, Arcanite, and Ultrinium Shields (all with unique abilities!). Additionally, there have been several itemgroup fixes, bug fixes, and multiplayer compatibility patches.

Major Updates: 

• Etherion, Arcanite, and Ultrinium Shields (Oh my!): 3 New shields for the 3 metallergic tiers have been released which aim to help enhance combat in Etherion, as well as offer several benefits on top of a normal shield!
  • Etherion Shield: The first of the 3 tiers of new shields, the Etherion Shield aims to help increase player defense where the normal vanilla shield cannot keep up.
    • Stats:
      • Durability: 650
    • Abilities:
      • Reinforced Guard: Enhanced protection while raised (Must face the incoming attack):
        • Blocks Blaster Hitscan
        • Deflects Physical Projectiles (Arrows, Snowballs, etc.)
        • Aborbs Ghast Fireballs
    • Crafting: Crafting the Etherion Shield is done through the Forging Station with 4 Etherion Sheets and 1 vanilla Shield, plus the Etherion Base Smithing Template.
      • Repair: Can be repaired noramlly in an Anvil using 1 Etherion Sheet.
  •  Arcanite Shield: The 2nd tier of shield, this upgrade offers even more benefits than even the Etherion Shield can offer.
    • Stats:
      • Durability: 900
    • Abilities:
      • Empowered Guard: Enhanced protection while raised (Must face the incoming attack).
        • Blocks Blaster Hitscan
        • Deflects Physical Projectiles
        • Absorbs Ghast Fireballs
      • Arcanite Parry: Raise just before impact!
        • Returns Physical Projectiles
        • Returns Ghast Fireballs
        • Staggers Melee Attackers
        • Deflects Blaster Hitscan
          • Parried Blaster Shot ricochets harmlessly
    • Crafting: Crafting the Arcanite Shield is much easier and only requires a Smithing Table with the Etherion Shield, 1 Arcanite Sheet, and 1 Arcanite Upgrade Smithing Template
      • Repair: Can be repaired using an Anvil and requires 1 Arcanite Sheet.
• Ultrinium Shield: The Final tier of the newly modded shileds, this one offers the highest protection and the best benefits!
  • Stats:
    • Durability: 1150
  • Abilities:
    • Perfect Guard: Superior Protection while Raised (Must face the incoming attack).
      • Blocks Blaster Hitscan
      • Deflects Physical Objects
      • Absorbs Ghast Fireballs
    • Perfect Parry: Raise just before impact!
      • Returns Physical Projectiles
      • Returns Ghast Fireballs
      • Staggers Melee Attackers (Stunned Even longer than Arcanite and Knocked Father Back)
      • Reflects Blaster Hitscan:
        
        • Reflected Blaster Shot Explodes on Impact at attacker!
  • Crafting: Like the Arcanite Shield, the Ultrinium Shield is made using the Smithing Table. Use the Arcanite Shield plus 1 Ultrinium Sheet, and an Ultrinium Upgrade Smithing Template.

Minor Updates:

• Moved Ethereal Forging Hammer to Etherion Tools Item Group
• Changed Ethereal Forging Hammer title text to Etherion Blue
• Changed Etherion, Arcanite, and Ultrinium Nuggets title text color to their respective color types.
• Changed Corestone Dust and Arcan title text color to Corestone Pink and Arcan Gray-Pink
• Moved Smithing Templates to their respective Order within Ethereal Items item group
• Moved Quartzite Shard next to Corestone in Ethereal Items item group
• Moved Etherion/Arcanite/Ultrinium Ingot, Sheet, and Nuggets into that specific order within Ethereal Items item group
• Rearranged Quartzite Blocks to give Parity with Amethyst type Blocks.
• Modified All Etherion/Arcanite/Ultrinium-based Items (Such as Tools, Armor Sets, and Shields to be repaired with their respective sheet type within an Anvil. This allows for cheaper repairs using less materials since 1 ingot of choice = 4 sheets of choice.

Bug Fixes/Multiplayer Patch:

• Bug Fixes:
  • Forging Station: The Forging Station had several issues with Block Placement, GUI Interface use, and Block Phasing. These have all been patched in the list below:
    • Forging Station Fix: Completely reworked the Forging Station's two-block behavior. Its extended side now properly occupies the world, preventing overlapping blocks and interactions through the station.
    • The GUI can now be opened from either side
    • Mining behaves consistently across the entire station, and breaking either half correctly removes and drops the whole Forging Station.
    • An axe is also no longer required to harvest the Forging Station, preventing players from accidentally losing it when broken by hand.
• Multiplayer Patch:
  • Multiplayer Stability Fix: Fixed an issue with Ethereal Debris that could cause a registry synchronization crash when joining multiplayer worlds and servers.
  • Multiplayer Recoil Fix: Fixed blaster recoil incorrectly affecting other players. Visual recoil now only applies to the player firing the weapon.