Darknik Dreadnought

Stability Improvements

• Fixed a server crash that could cause queuing when trying to enter the game
• Optimized various UI components to reduce memory related crashes
• Reduced memory usage during startup to reduce potential for crashes during gameplay
• Reduced memory usage on consoles when using the Trovian Atlas and then switching worlds to further reduce potential for crashes
• Fixed several crashes that could occur in these situations:
  • In areas with lots of other players
  • When multiple light sources were present in the same area
  • While switching worlds
  • While performing the fishing action
  • Using the Dracolyte’s abilities
• Reduced the likelihood of crashing during the Darknik Dreadnought fight in the Shadow Tower
• Fixed various issues when trading at a trade post, including a crash that could occur when cancelling a trade

Gameplay Enhancements

• The drop rates for the new dragon fragments have all been increased to improve the experience for players attempting to acquire them
• The health of non-boss mobs in the Shadow Towers has been reduced by 30% (bosses are unchanged) due to their health scaling higher than the intended design

Additional Updates

• Flask Emblems have been updated to remove their effects from the player when swapped out to prevent stacking minions
• Fixed an exploit where players could get weekly Shadow Tower rewards more than once per week
• Added Shadow Tower Key Mold workbenches to the boss rooms in the Shadow Tower
• Griffon NPCs in the Shadow Tower will no longer do their best electric slide while attacking
• Sorry pink fans! The bug causing some player's names to appear pink has been resolved
• Improved the Gem Forge UI to make it easier to upgrade gems when using a controller
• The text in the Gem Forge UI should now stay inside the UI
• Crafting the Wings of Wizardry in the Chaos Crafter now unlocks the correct item in collections
• Crafting the Book Pile Base and Book Pile Top in the Highland Workbench will now create the correct items

Now that the solar eclipse has come and gone the real Eclipse has cast a shadow upon Trovians the world over. The Trove Eclipse ushers in powerful new enemies and the tools to fight for the light. Take part in the Shadow Escalation event and pickup daily login rewards. Use Gem Forging to raise your power to all new heights. Customize your Trovian with Subclasses, and that is just scratching this surface of this epic update!

Shadow Escalation
This is a new event with 10 missions to guide you through the newly revamped Shadow Tower. Take down all six bosses and earn mission rewards in addition to the epic loot you get from taking down these powerful forces of darkness.

Defeat the dreaded Darknik Dreadnought (the most brutal boss to ever set foot in the worlds of Trove) and earn your very own Shadow Panda mount.

Gem Forging
Gem Forging allows Trovians to increase the existing stats on gems and swap out stats that don’t work for a specific class. Make your gems as close to perfect as they can get with this powerful new system! Learn more about Gem Forging here.

Subclasses
Once you reach level 10 you’ll automatically unlock a Subclass. Subclasses give your character a bonus passive skill related to any other Trove class (even ones you haven’t unlocked). You can swap between Subclasses on the fly and level them up during your adventures. Get the full rundown on Subclasses here.

Dragons
Eclipse brings seven new Dragons to Trove! The materials to craft these gorgeous new dragons are scattered throughout the game. Visit the Dragon Crucible in the Hub to learn what materials needed for any/all the scintillating serpents.

• Voidwalker Dragon Egg Fragments for Indurion, the Unwavering, can be found in Shadow Caches.
  
  
• Iridescent Dragon Egg Fragments for Baesmuth, the Shaper's Gift, can be found randomly while mining.
  
  
• Spinner Dragon Egg Fragments for Rachnaphon, the Silent Spectator, can be found as a rare drop from spiders in the Fae Forest biome.

• Floral Dragon Egg Fragments for Petallura, Nature's Beckoning, can be found randomly from planted harvests.
  
  
• Preserver Dragon Egg Fragments for Miraldis, the Primordial Preserver, can be found as a rare drop from dinosaurs in the Jurassic Jungle biome.
  
  
• Ice Dragon Egg Fragments for Wyntegra, Galenor's Pride, can be found while mining ice shards in the Permafrost biome.
  
  
• Kami Dragon Egg Fragments for Crisopeia, The Crucible of Souls, can be found as a rare drop from robots in the Neon City biome or from Shadow Vaults.

The Hub
Begin your daily adventures in Trove with gorgeous new additions to the Hub. Look up in awe at the glimmering Sun Goddess Statue which provides a home for the Trovian Atlas, Radiant Merchant, and the Radiant Dayspring bench.

The Trove Atlas is a simple yet elegant tool for transporting Trovians through far flung worlds. Simply interact with the Atlas, pick the world you want to visit, and be transported with the greatest of ease.

Eclipse Pack
This pack includes items imbued with light as well as those shrouded in shadow. Pick up 6 majestic mounts, 3 ascendant allies, and 18 sizzling styles!

The Eclipse casts a long shadow, but the night is always darkest just before dawn. Join the fight today!

You’ve heard about the coming of a total solar eclipse, but that is only part of the story. Empowered by seething darkness, the forces of shadow will invade Trove on August 22, bringing about Trove’s very own Eclipse. New agents of destruction arrive in the Shadow Tower and Trovians around the world will receive powerful new tools in the fight for the light!

Trove’s Shadow Tower will rise to new heights with two new floors that house powerful agents of chaos – the Shadow Hydrakken and the Darknik Dreadnaught.

• The Shadow Hydrakken is a massive, five-headed serpent that comes to the Shadow Tower to chew bubblegum and destroy the hopes of all Trovian kind…and he’s all out of bubble gum.[/*]
  
  
  
  
  
• The dastardly Darknik Dreadnought is unlike anything you’ve ever faced in Trove. This unfathomably fierce foe will challenge your team like never before. Bring all your cunning, guile, and health pots because this Dreadnaught will not go gentle into that good night![/*]
  
  
  

While the forces of shadow rise, the light has revealed new sources of tremendous power to aid in our fight.

• Once your Trovian reaches level 10 you’ll be able to select a Sub Class. This new Sub Class will grant you a passive skill based on another Trove class. You’ll also receive bonus stats that will increase as you power up in levels and Power Rank.[/*]
  
  
  
  
  
• Gem Forging allows the stats on any gem to be modified to better suit your class. Turn every gem into a powerful tool in the fight against darkness![/*]

But wait, there’s more!

• The Hub’s portal tower has been replaced with a gilded, glimmering, glorious Sun Goddess Statue. Find the Radiant Merchant, the new Radiant Dayspring vendor for trading in Daily Login tokens, and the gorgeous Trovian Atlas to help you travel through the worlds of Trove.[/*]
  
  
  
  
  
• Gems discovered after the Eclipse will no longer have the Health Regeneration stat.[/*]
  
• Daily Reward Chests have been updated and will now be known as Boons of a Celestial Paragon. These new daily rewards will commonly give Bound Brilliance and drop more Dragon Coins.[/*]

Over the coming weeks we’ll share more info on all the spectacular new hotness coming to Trove with Eclipse so be sure to join us for our livestreams every Friday, follow us on Twitter @TroveGame, Like us on Facebook, and bookmark our official Trove site to stay in the know on all the latest news!

Hey all,

This week's livestream is going to talk about the upcoming Eclipse (read our Producer's Letter here) with a focus on the dreaded Darknik Dreadnought coming to the Shadow Tower.

Ask questions about anything and everything, we'll do our best to get to as many as possible on stream or here in the thread.

See you there!