2023 Changelog

2023 Changelog is an Official GemStone IV Document, and it is protected from editing.

This is the official GemStone IV Changelog for 2023. Please see the main Changelog category page for the most up-to-date Official Changelog and related resources.

2023 Releases

New releases will be added at the top, but you can sort the table by date or category.

Release Date	Category	Project	Description
05/19/2023	Development	Effect Manager: New Effects	New Clumsy, Wounded, and Major Poison effects have been added.
05/19/2023	Development	Stealth Updates	Group and Stealth QoL improvements.
05/19/2023	Development	Divine Word (1640) Update	Divine Word (1640) has been updated to no longer remove spells when it's active window ends.
05/07/2023	Event	Justice Encumbrance	Encumbrance checks are now bypassed for justice confiscated possessions.
04/23/2023	Development	Adventurers Guild Update	The Adventurers Guild has decided to allow those banished from tasks to now be allowed to continue to use RECOVER and LOST during their punishment.
04/04/2023	Development	Transit Review Update Rift fog exit	After a small shadowy rebellion, once again the Rift entrance Fog is somewhat under control. It's been reported that entering the Rift is now insanely smooth and efficient!
04/09/2023	World	Lore Document: A Brief History of Khan'Kel Bazaar	A lore document on the Khan'Kel Bazaar in River's Rest
03/31/2023	Development	Locker Updates and Family Vaults	Increased locker storage and a new account-wide locker!
03/28/2023	World	Lore Document: Dark Elves, Faendryl	A lore document on the cuisine of the Faendryl
03/25/2023	World	Lore Document: Atan Irith Fauna	A lore document on unique fauna of Atan Irith
03/24/2023	World	Funeral Customs of the Elven Houses	New lore document about the funeral customs in the elven houses.
03/14/2023	Development	Cavernhold trap no longer takes items.	The trap in cavernhold that would throw you in the dungeon and take items away no longer takes away items. The wardens have already filed a complaint.
03/09/2023	World	Year of the Rolton: PRANCE movement verb	A new movement verb, PRANCE, for the Year of the Rolton!
03/08/2023	World	Lore Document: Ta'Loenthra	A lore document on the elven city-state of Ta'Loenthra
03/01/2023	World	Lore Document: Human Mourning	A lore document on how the human empire handles mourning for royalty
03/01/2023	World	Lore Document: County Torre Succession	A new lore document on how the County of Torre handles leadership succession
02/17/2023	World	Year of the Rolton: BLEAT verb	New BLEAT verb and IMITATE BLEAT options
02/14/2023	World	Cobbling Tanner Improvements	Cobbling tanners have increased their speed, their cost, and the range of items they can process into cobbling trim!
02/12/2023	Development	OSA Bounty Boards are now at most handlers.	The boards used to get tasks are now available at almost all towns at the handler.
02/10/2023	Event	Duskruin Arena	Open 2/10/2023 through 2/28/2023
02/10/2023	World	Lore Document - Atan Irith Flora	New lore document on flora in Atan Irith
02/06/2023	World	Lore Document - Sylvan Mourning	New lore document on how sylvans deal with death
01/25/2023	Development	Fortuitous February	For the entire month of February, base experience gain is increased by 20%!
01/25/2023	Development	Divergence	The update to remove Divergence and make live some of its changes live is now implemented. Please review the Discord forum post for the full details. In addition, the grouping logic that would apply to some groups when determining if they reached the treasure cap has been removed.
01/16/2023	World	Lore Document - Forest Gnomes & Death	New lore document on how forest gnome cultures deal with death was released.
01/14/2023	World	Zul Logoth Merchant Complex	8 new shops.
01/12/2023	World	New Silverwood Manor Location	Silverwood Manor has opened a new Zul Logoth location
01/11/2023	World	Lore Document - Inyexi	New lore documents and forest gnome culture were released
01/07/2023	Development	RECALL updates	RECALL has been updated on bard-sung items to now retrieve the details without being pushed out of hiding. Unless the item is NOT unlocked, even temporarily, and the hidden person is a Bard.
01/05/2023	World	Lore Document on the Atoll	A new lore document was released, The Legend of Tavekta Atoll, detailing some stories behind the Kraken's Fall hunting area known as the Atoll.
01/04/2023	Development	Feat: Dispel Magic	Feat: Dispel Magic has been updated to only remove negative magical effects. Due to how his worked before vs. now, this may inadvertently cause some previously dispellable negative effects to no longer be removed. If you encounter this, please BUG those effects and we'll get them fixed so they are removed again.
01/03/2023	Development	The Reim Vault is now open again!	The Reim Vault is now open again. The contents have been restocked with the previous offerings minus a few things.
01/02/2023	World	New Lore Document Released: A Brief Examination of the Yierka	A Brief Examination of the Yierka goes into some detail about the large desert lizards native to the Sea of Fire.
01/01/2023	Development	Major Mental and Savant Spell Scrolls	Comprehend Languages (1315), Clarity of Thought (1319), Astral Spear (1408), Displace (1409), Mana Burst (1414), Astral Vault (1417) are now available on scrolls in the treasure system! Convoke (1435) is also live, but cannot be found on scrolls.