[Complete] Scheduled Game Update - March 1, 2017

http://maplestory.nexon.net/news//20968/

We will be performing a scheduled game update on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at 6:00 AM PST (9:00 AM EST / 3:00 PM CET / 1:00 AM AEDT). We anticipate the update to last approximately 7 hours, concluding around 1:00 PM PST (4:00 PM EST / 10:00 PM CET / 8:00 AM AEDT).

Please note that the estimated length of time for each maintenance is subject to change without notification.

Thanks for your patience!

Time:

Wednesday, March 1, 2017
PST: 6:00 AM – 1:00 PM
EST: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
CET: 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM
AEDT: 1:00 AM – 8:00 AM (March 2)

What will be unavailable:

• All MapleStory game servers.
  

Changes and Updates:

• MapleStory will be updated to v.183. Check out the patch notes coming soon!
  
• Beast Tamer's Gold Card Buff will now properly buff party members.
  
• There was an issue where the Black Heaven Act III beginning and ending cutscenes appeared swapped. This issue will be fixed so that the correct cutscene appears at the correct time.
  
• An issue where the Luminous tutorial UI shows untranslated text will be fixed.
  
• The description for the final set bonus on the Dragonic Lapis Renewal will be fixed.
  
• The NPC Rice Cake Mommy Moon Bunny will no longer appear in Pantheon.
  
• The NPC Christmas Tree will no longer appear in Ludibrium.
  
• A text error in the description for the Shadow Jacket will be fixed.
  
• A text error in the description for the Shadow Cape will be fixed.
  
• The Special Medal of Honor will now award the appropriate amount of Honor EXP.
  
• The Storm Growth Potion can now be removed from your inventory by speaking with the Maple Administrator and selecting the 'NoDrop Item Remove' option.
  
• Monsters will now spawn properly in the Blackgate maps.
  
• The Tot's Know How UI will no longer remain on the screen when the player returns to the login screen.
  
• Unused NPCs and certain moving background graphics will be removed to improve stability within the Event Hall.
  
  
• Rewards will be distributed to players that have migrated from Direct Launch to Nexon Launcher between February 22, 2017 and February 27, 2017. Please claim your rewards by clicking the gift box icon on the left side of the screen before 11:59 PM PDT on April 30, 2017. Players that have not yet migrated to Nexon Launcher can still do so before 12:00 AM PDT on April 7, 2017 to receive rewards.
  

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The Storm Growth Potion can now be removed from your inventory by speaking with the Maple Administrator and selecting the 'NoDrop Item Remove' option.

Is Maple Admin anywhere else besides Event Hall? If not then gg

Is Maple Admin anywhere else besides Event Hall? If not then gg

Unused NPCs and certain moving background graphics will be removed to improve stability within the Event Hall.

Maybe it will help?

Maybe it will help?

I kind of doubt it, considering the lag is caused by Gaga, Cassandra, and Maple Admin, unless they decide to fix those 3.

I kind of doubt it, considering the lag is caused by Gaga, Cassandra, and Maple Admin, unless they decide to fix those 3.

The lag is apparently majorly caused by unused NPCs from lots of previous events who are just visually hidden: https://www.reddit.com/r/Maplestory/comm...7/dechm3g/

The lag is apparently majorly caused by unused NPCs from lots of previous events who are just visually hidden: https://www.reddit.com/r/Maplestory/comm...7/dechm3g/

That's actually inaccurate, since the entire reason Event Hall was created was to separate those 3 aforementioned NPCs from major towns due to them causing a lot of lag. After they were removed from towns, the lag was gone from those towns. Plus, there are maps with a lot of NPCs that don't have this issue (Leafre comes to mind).

That's actually inaccurate, since the entire reason Event Hall was created was to separate those 3 aforementioned NPCs from major towns due to them causing a lot of lag. After they were removed from towns, the lag was gone from those towns.

As far as I know, the major lag caused by those 3 NPCs themselves was fixed, but some lag still remains for event NPCs in general, which adds up. See the videos that guy provided in that Reddit post and compare the lag between having the NPCs in the map and having them removed.

Plus, there are maps with a lot of NPCs that don't have this issue (Leafre comes to mind).

Normal NPCs don't create lag, but event NPCs do. If I remember correctly, it was something about the NPCs having to refresh every frame or something?

We'll see once the patch rolls around though.

As far as I know, the major lag caused by those 3 NPCs themselves was fixed, but some lag still remains for event NPCs in general, which adds up. See the videos that guy provided in that Reddit post and compare the lag between having the NPCs in the map and having them removed.



Normal NPCs don't create lag, but event NPCs do. If I remember correctly, it was something about the NPCs having to refresh every frame or something?

We'll see once the patch rolls around though.

A better way for that guy to test it is to not remove all NPCs from the map, but certain ones. But honestly, I hope it does make a difference in some way, as I'm sick of lagging like crap in the event hall.

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[Update] The maintenance has been extended until further notice.

We will be performing a scheduled game update on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at 6:00 AM PST (9:00 AM EST / 3:00 PM CET / 1:00 AM AEDT). We anticipate the update to last approximately 7 hours, concluding around 1:00 PM PST (4:00 PM EST / 10:00 PM CET / 8:00 AM AEDT).

Please note that the estimated length of time for each maintenance is subject to change without notification.

Thanks for your patience!

Time:

Wednesday, March 1, 2017
PST: 6:00 AM – 1:00 PM
EST: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
CET: 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM
AEDT: 1:00 AM – 8:00 AM (March 2)

What will be unavailable:

• All MapleStory game servers.
  

Changes and Updates:

• MapleStory will be updated to v.183. Check out the patch notes here!
  
• Beast Tamer's Gold Card Buff will now properly buff party members.
  
• There was an issue where the Black Heaven Act III beginning and ending cutscenes appeared swapped. This issue will be fixed so that the correct cutscene appears at the correct time.
  
• An issue where the Luminous tutorial UI shows untranslated text will be fixed.
  
• The description for the final set bonus on the Dragonic Lapis Renewal will be fixed.
  
• The NPC Rice Cake Mommy Moon Bunny will no longer appear in Pantheon.
  
• The NPC Christmas Tree will no longer appear in Ludibrium.
  
• A text error in the description for the Shadow Jacket will be fixed.
  
• A text error in the description for the Shadow Cape will be fixed.
  
• The Special Medal of Honor will now award the appropriate amount of Honor EXP.
  
• The Storm Growth Potion can now be removed from your inventory by speaking with the Maple Administrator and selecting the 'NoDrop Item Remove' option.
  
• Monsters will now spawn properly in the Blackgate maps.
  
• The Tot's Know How UI will no longer remain on the screen when the player returns to the login screen.
  
• Unused NPCs and certain moving background graphics will be removed to improve stability within the Event Hall.
  
  
• Rewards will be distributed to players that have migrated from Direct Launch to Nexon Launcher between February 22, 2017 and February 27, 2017. Please claim your rewards by clicking the gift box icon on the left side of the screen before 11:59 PM PDT on April 30, 2017. Players that have not yet migrated to Nexon Launcher can still do so before 12:00 AM PDT on April 7, 2017 to receive rewards.
  

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Err.. what? It wasn't even scheduled to end for another hour - Fairly odd of them to pre-emptively extend it. Do they have their time zones mixed up?

I guess it's nice that they're posting that an hour before the scheduled end time?

I wonder whether it will be extended past midnight UTC, and if so will we get a free attendance stamp for the attendance that is stupidly starting today.

Coming soon I guess.

Extended for 7+ hours, they could at least update us on the situation.

Extended for 7+ hours, they could at least update us on the situation.

Speak of the devil.

[Update #3] We have identified the cause of the issue and are now testing the fixes internally. We anticipate that maintenance will be completed about 3 hours from now. We apologize for the inconvenience. Details for compensation will be provided once maintenance has completed.

Welp, so much for playing tonight.

Are you pineappleing kidding.. my other computer has to completely redownload MS? What the pineapple? Oh and game crashes after selecting region now. Great start!

Please log out of the Nexon Launcher and then back in before you play the game.

Yeah no. That doesn't work.

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[B][Complete]*[/B]The maintenance has been completed as of 10:04 PM PST*(01:04 AM EST / 7:04 AM CET / 5:04 PM AEDT). Cash items in your inventory have been extended to cover the amount of time the game was unavailable. Please log out of the Nexon Launcher and then back in before you play the game.

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[Update #3] We have identified the cause of the issue and are now testing the fixes internally. We anticipate that maintenance will be completed about 3 hours from now. We apologize for the inconvenience. Details for compensation will be provided once maintenance has completed.

[Update #2] We discovered an issue with our Login Server during the internal testing phase of today's maintenance. The issue is preventing all accounts from logging into the game. We are currently working on resolving the issue, which requires further extension of the maintenance. We greatly appreciate your patience and understanding!

[Update] The maintenance has been extended until further notice.

We will be performing a scheduled game update on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at 6:00 AM PST (9:00 AM EST / 3:00 PM CET / 1:00 AM AEDT). We anticipate the update to last approximately 7 hours, concluding around 1:00 PM PST (4:00 PM EST / 10:00 PM CET / 8:00 AM AEDT).

Please note that the estimated length of time for each maintenance is subject to change without notification.

Thanks for your patience!

Time:

Wednesday, March 1, 2017
PST: 6:00 AM – 1:00 PM
EST: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
CET: 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM
AEDT: 1:00 AM – 8:00 AM (March 2)

What will be unavailable:

• All MapleStory game servers.
  

Changes and Updates:

• MapleStory will be updated to v.183. Check out the patch notes here!
  
• Beast Tamer's Gold Card Buff will now properly buff party members.
  
• There was an issue where the Black Heaven Act III beginning and ending cutscenes appeared swapped. This issue will be fixed so that the correct cutscene appears at the correct time.
  
• An issue where the Luminous tutorial UI shows untranslated text will be fixed.
  
• The description for the final set bonus on the Dragonic Lapis Renewal will be fixed.
  
• The NPC Rice Cake Mommy Moon Bunny will no longer appear in Pantheon.
  
• The NPC Christmas Tree will no longer appear in Ludibrium.
  
• A text error in the description for the Shadow Jacket will be fixed.
  
• A text error in the description for the Shadow Cape will be fixed.
  
• The Special Medal of Honor will now award the appropriate amount of Honor EXP.
  
• The Storm Growth Potion can now be removed from your inventory by speaking with the Maple Administrator and selecting the 'NoDrop Item Remove' option.
  
• Monsters will now spawn properly in the Blackgate maps.
  
• The Tot's Know How UI will no longer remain on the screen when the player returns to the login screen.
  
• Unused NPCs and certain moving background graphics will be removed to improve stability within the Event Hall.
  
  
• Rewards will be distributed to players that have migrated from Direct Launch to Nexon Launcher between February 22, 2017 and February 27, 2017. Please claim your rewards by clicking the gift box icon on the left side of the screen before 11:59 PM PDT on April 30, 2017. Players that have not yet migrated to Nexon Launcher can still do so before 12:00 AM PDT on April 7, 2017 to receive rewards.
  

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[Update #2] We discovered an issue with our Login Server during the internal testing phase of today's maintenance. The issue is preventing all accounts from logging into the game. We are currently working on resolving the issue, which requires further extension of the maintenance. We greatly appreciate your patience and understanding!

Yeah I don't think they fixed this. I've heard rumors of someone logging in only to go to event hall and lag still.

So, now there's an annoying message that pops up in chat whenever someone you know logs in (buddies, guild, alliance), I'm wondering if this is debug text they left in for some reason.

They added the anti-afk mobs to Arcane River, and they pot lock you.

The change character button now takes you back to character select, even if you've logged in through Game Launcher.

Any other undocumented changes?

They also fixed the overlapping text in the Monster Collection Exploration Tab and updated the UI a bit.

So, now there's an annoying message that pops up in chat whenever someone you know logs in (buddies, guild, alliance), I'm wondering if this is debug text they left in for some reason.

They added the anti-afk mobs to Arcane River, and they pot lock you.

The change character button now takes you back to character select, even if you've logged in through Game Launcher.

Any other undocumented changes?

They also fixed the overlapping text in the Monster Collection Exploration Tab and updated the UI a bit.

How did you manage to log in?