Ancient Kingdoms v0.9.32.2 - The Bard Update

The wait is over. The Bard has arrived in Ancient Kingdoms!

Update 0.9.32.1 introduces a completely new playable class, together with new equipment, profession improvements, class balance changes, smarter Mercenaries, quality-of-life improvements, bug fixes, and much more.

NEW CLASS BARD

Take up your instrument and harness the power of music!

The Bard brings a completely new playstyle to Ancient Kingdoms, using songs and instruments to support allies and turn the tide of battle.

The update also introduces new Bard equipment and armor , while Charisma has been added to multiple existing items.

The Drum of War is now an instrument used by Bards.

CLASS & SKILL CHANGES

Wizard • Mystic Spark mana restored increased from 25% → 35% • Arcane Familiar now grants 15% Spell Power • Blue Familiar now grants 16 Mana Regen per second • Red Familiar now grants 8% Accuracy • Manaburn damage increased from x2 → x3 , with an increased cooldown • Pool of Mana now grants +50 bonus Mana per level

Warrior • Two-Handed Mastery is now a Passive Skill

General • Master of Arms and Arcane Resolution damage bonus reduced from 10% → 5% • Innate Dexterity is now a Tier 0 Skill • Innate Charisma is now a Tier 0 Skill • Added new Veteran Skill: Disease Resistance • Increased Mana Regen provided by Mana Shards • Manastone Charm Mana Regen increased from 8 → 25

PROFESSIONS

Profession progression has been improved with faster early gains and a smoother difficulty curve toward mastery .

• Increased success rates for Alchemy, Cooking, Herbalism, Mining, and Fishing • Fixed an Alchemy bug that could consume ingredients when your skill was too low

MERCENARIES

• Improved Mercenary AI behavior • Fixed melee Mercenaries having trouble hitting fleeing enemies • Fixed Mercenaries occasionally moving into another room when the player was near a wall • Pressing Revive will now also resurrect all your Mercenaries if you have enough gold

WORLD, QUESTS & ITEMS

• Gather quests now count required items directly from your inventory, except quests requiring unique quest items • King Darin is now considered a Notable NPC • Slightly increased gold from no-key chests around Eratiath • Stealing from city chests will now improve your faction with The Forsaken • Scroll materials can now be purchased from the Adventurers Guild (requires +50% Adventurer level) • Removed Nightveil Hood from Velkrax's loot table • Added Charisma to multiple items • Added new items and armor specifically created for Bards

FIXES & OTHER CHANGES

• Fixed rarity name colors in multiple item tooltips • Familiars are no longer shown in the DPS Meter • Fixed AC and Resistance bonuses in debuff tooltips • Controller: Fixed an issue that could prevent quests from being accepted • Updated the game to the latest engine version

THE BARD UPDATE IS AVAILABLE NOW

Grab your instrument, gather your party, and begin a new adventure.

Thank you for playing and supporting Ancient Kingdoms .