Bethlehem updates

Howdy-Doody my friendly noobies! Who’s ready to kick off the Halloween festivities for 2022 with a fresh new update? I know I am, so let’s get into it!

Halloween Raid

This year we’ve decided to do something new for Halloween, so I’ve taken the liberty to design a new Halloween themed map for a new seasonal raid!

To participate in this raid you can type either ::halloweenraid or ::hweenraid, anyone and everyone can join this raid as there are no requirements. Just like the Pokemon Raid, players will receive a “Halloween Key” upon completion of the raid that can be used to open the “Halloween Raid Chest” located at home. If you can’t find the chest, just click the teleport option on your key to go straight there.

The rewards in the Halloween Raid Chest resemble some of the old halloween rewards so players can complete their Pumpkin Capes & Divine Cape (Hades Edition) to unlock access to this raid all year round, as well as some new exciting rewards to spice things up a bit including a new “Halloween Mask” which has the same effects as the Anniversary Masks and an all new “Halloween Shard Pack” which contains 1-50 “Halloween Shards” used to combine 2 new end game invention materials for 500 shards each, and also has a legendary chance of obtaining the Ultra Pumpkin or Chucky Offhand Attachment directly!

For those of you that like to rock out their fashionscape, I also added a Spooky White Halloween set to the cosmetic store at home.

New BIS Items!

There are three new endgame BIS items; Halloween Hades Boots, Pumpkin Aura & Masamune-Chucky Off-Hand.

You can create the Boots & Aura through ::invent through the following recipes;

Halloween Hades Boots - Hades Boots (i) + Ultra Pumpkin + 1000 Halloween Bones (450k Stats, 20DR/30DDR)
Pumpkin Aura - Sharingan Amaterasu + Ultra Pumpkin + 1000 Halloween Bones (65DR/DDR + 50% damage boost)

The Masamune-Chucky Off-Hand is a little different to obtain and actually has two stages. You can obtain a “Chucky Offhand Attachment” from combining 500 Halloween Shards, which can then be used on a maxed out Blood Talis Off-Hand to create a “Blood-Chucky Off-Hand” (20K Attack Accuracy, 100K Strength, 40DR/DDR + 40DR/DDR from your maxed Bloodlust Level).

This can then be used on a Masamune Off-Hand to create the Masamune-Chucky Off-Hand. (20K Attack Accuracy, 100K Strength, 65DR/DDR + 40 DR/DDR from your maxed Bloodlust Level, max splats & attack speed).

Free to Play VIP Farming

Following along with Bethlehems past promise to make everything obtainable both via donations & in-game we are releasing a system where players can farm their VIP rank either from scratch, or to upgrade their current VIP rank or even obtain a scroll that will allow players to claim their VIP rank for next season right where they left off!

You can get to this zone by typing ::vip, there are 5 zones to farm here and each zone requires $1 Scrolls to be in your inventory, each entry portal will take a $1 Scroll as payment for the zone granting you 1 minute to farm that zone. Once your 1 minute has run out, the zone will either take another $1 Scroll as payment for another 1 minute, or remove you from the zone if you have run out of scrolls. Each zone also has different requirements to enter which we will go over below.

VIP 1: No requirements other than $1 Scrolls!

VIP 2: A total of 1250+ Boss kills

VIP 3: Must have equipped full E-void at least once (any helmet, boots included), A total of 1250+ Boss kills

VIP 4: Must be a Sponsor+, must have completed 75+ Final Fantasy, Marvel & DBZ Raids (do ::checkraidcount to see your current numbers), must have equipped full E-void at least once, A total of 1250+ Boss kills

VIP 5: Must be an Executive+, must have at least 200 hours play time, must have completed 75+ Final Fantasy, Marvel & DBZ Raids, must have equipped full E-void at least once, A total of 1250+ Boss kills

Each of these zones has two different styles attached to them, if your VIP rank is under the current zone you are farming, instead of getting a direct drop you have a chance on each kill to get the rank granted to your account directly. If your VIP rank is equal to or above the current zone you are farming, you have a chance on each kill to obtain a VIP # Scroll which can be claimed next season for the corresponding rank!

QOL

1. VIP ranks now give the correct amount of DR/DDR
2. Temporarily disabled slots due to a bug
3. Fixed Marvel Raid & StarWars Chest from displaying their counters in the collection log
4. Fixed Bloodlust/Gundam crate announcements
5. Fixed a bug in Pokemon Raid that included the Legendary Birds
6. Fixed Mudkip masks from not doubling rewards properly

Hey Lads, just a quick QOL today with a few fixes from the last update & some other bugs

1. Fixed a bug that caused some zones to be multi combat when they shouldn’t be
2. Home is no longer multi combat
3. Fixed the Achievements interface close button & rewards
4. Fixed the ::filldr & ::fillexp commands
5. Electric Vorago & Infernal Guardian are no longer aggressive and have a smaller attack range
6. Fixed a bug that caused Instanced NPC’s to not spawn
7. Fixed a bug that caused Infernal Groudon to despawn in his instance

VIP zones are the BattlePasses on steroids! The thinking behind this concept is that the current BattlePass doesn't really give rewards that are fitting for a player's progress. Early game players would much rather have some starter equipment, whereas older players don't really need those rewards anymore. So we've divided game play into what we believe is fitting for Early Game, Mid Game, and Late Game.

In Early Game (VIP 1 and 2) you automatically receive a seasonal Collector's Necklace (VIP1) and Ring (VIP2), to jumpstart your journey, which can also be upgraded to the (i) variants that will last you through mid/late game. On top of this, you can kill the Global Boss there 5 times a day for a guaranteed crate drop, for rewards that are exceptional for Early Game! These 5 kills are basically the rewards for that day, similar to a BattlePass.

In Mid Game (VIP 3 and 4) you automatically receive an extremely good Weapon (VIP3) and Armour Set (VIP4), which can also be upgraded into equipment that is basically next to BIS. You can now grind for points that give you exceptional rewards in these zones, which give you better rewards for the more points you collect each season (meaning you played more consecutive days that season)

For Late Game (VIP 5)we added double points to GoT, Naruto, and Goku so that you can explore some of late-game/side quests in-game, but at an accelerated rate. The VIP5 Global Boss there gives you a retro seasonal box, that changes every season. Most importantly, we have released the NEW BIS Pet, the Diamond Master Chief.

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Ways of Obtaining VIP: For donators that have supported us throughout the years, you will get it for free once you reach a certain threshold kind of like the weekly bonuses, but this is seasonal. There is also a F2P way of obtaining it, which we will release next week, similar to the Warrior's guild defender system, in which you can sacrifice $1 scrolls to have a chance at obtaining free VIP upgrades. We stick by our commitment to making ALL content accessible to ALL players regardless of play type.

In explaining the similarity to a Battle Pass. As long as you stay committed and play 15-30 minutes everyday, you should receive the same VIP level for next season, and also a boatload of rewards that exceeds your VIP rank value. So let's say for VIP4 (basically a $500 battle pass), you should receive $500 in Donation Boxes + VIP4 for next season + all the benefits of VIP1 to VIP3.

Thank you so much once again everyone for your amazing support! And thank you Jinxstalock for continuing to work on the server despite catching COVID and pushing through!

More pictures of VIP zones at #visuals-for-updates!

For October:

1. We are working on a BRAND NEW Halloween Seasonal event and rewards!
2. Implementing more Achievements
3. F2P zone to help grind for VIP, similar to the Glacors for Donator Ranks!

Heya to my peeps! We have been working hard behind the scenes to bring you some really cool new content and a few QOL updates, got a lot to go through today so let’s jump into it.

SEASONAL VIP ZONES

This is something we have been wanting to do for a long time now and it’s finally happening! Seasonal VIP Zones are a free additive benefit given to you when claiming donations that have various bonuses and items to obtain along the way. Since these zones are seasonal, your access to these zones & items will be reset every 90 days but don’t worry; there are some really nice rewards for all who unlock access to these zones, especially those who like to go big or go home which may include free access to some zones next season! Season 1 will officially run through from today (9/30/22) until the 8th of January 2023 (100 days total).

Each of these zones comes with their own seasonal items that match certain items throughout the game from early game all the way through to end game, these items all have their own perks and bonuses which we will go through respectively.

VIP 1

The first of our zones is the “VIP 1” zone. You can access this zone after donating a total of $30 during the season towards absolutely anything you want, you can teleport here using the command ::vip1

1. Once you unlock this zone you can do ::claimvip1 to get your free Seasonal Amulet, which has the matched stats of a Collector’s Amulet and is also upgradeable to the Seasonal Amulet(i) which matches the stats of the Collector’s Amulet(i).
2. This zone has its own Skilling area where you get an extra 25% experience on all skills trained here!
3. The boss for this zone is “Diglett” (really Jinx… More Pokemon…?) YOU BET! :P. Diglett does what he does best and digs around the map to various locations during the fight. Ranged & Magic weapons don’t work here, so make sure to bring your strongest melee weapons to take him down!

4. Diglett respawns every 10 minutes and drops a “VIP 1 Crate” every time he’s killed which contains various early game materials & weaponry. He also has a 1/300 chance of dropping a “VIP Upgrade Stone” which can be used to upgrade your seasonal items for every rank.
5. Diglett has a daily cap of 5 kills per player. This counter will be reset along with all other dailies when the server reaches 00:00 AM daily.

VIP 2

This next zone is of course known as “VIP 2”. You can access this zone after donating a total of $100 during the season towards absolutely anything you want, you can teleport here using the command ::vip2

1. Once you unlock this zone you can do ::claimvip2 to get your free Seasonal Ring, which has the matched stats of a Lucky Ring of Wealth and is also upgradeable to the Seasonal Ring(i) which has slightly more stats then the Lucky Ring of Wealth(i).
2. This zone also has its own Skilling area where you get an extra 50% experience on all skills trained here!
3. The boss for this zone is “Electric Vorago”. The Electric Vorago is immune to melee damage, so make sure to bring your highest range or magic equipment along!
4. The Electric Vorago respawns every 10 minutes and drops a “VIP 2 Crate” every time he’s killed which contains various early to mid tier materials and items. He also has a 1/300 chance of dropping the VIP Upgrade Stone.
5. Electric Vorago also has a daily cap of 5 kills per player, which will be reset daily at 00:00 AM server time.

VIP 3

The “VIP 3” zone can be accessed after donating a total of $250 during the season towards absolutely anything you want, you can teleport here using the command ::vip3

1. Once you unlock this zone you can do ::claimvip3 to get your free Seasonal Katana, which has the matched stats of the seasonal weaponry (Easter Carrot Mace, Candycane Scythe, Halloween Scythe) as well as a special attack that does 2-4M damage per spec, and uses 100% of your special attack bar. The Katana also has an upgraded version which is the Seasonal Katana(i) which has double the combat stats as the previous and the special attack now only uses 10% per spec!
2. The VIP 3 zone has a point system attached to it, kill the Hellhounds here to get VIP 3 Points which are capped at 100 gained points per day. You can spend these points at the “VIP 3 Shop” for various “Loot Boxes”!
3. The Loot Boxes mentioned above give you random donation boxes up to the value of the box. There are $15(1000 Points), $100(4500 Points), $250(9000 Points) boxes to be bought from this shop, each box more rewarding than the last!
4. There is also a “VIP 3 Scroll” to be bought from this zone for 7500 Points which can be claimed for a FREE VIP 3 rank next season! The $250 Loot Box not only gives you $250 in random donation boxes, but you also get the VIP 3 Scroll on top of this!

VIP 4

This zone is known as, yep you guessed it “VIP 4” and can be accessed after donating a total of $500 during the season towards absolutely anything you want, you can teleport here using the command ::vip4

1. Once you unlock this zone you can do ::claimvip4 to get your free Seasonal Helm, Body & Legs. This set has 50K stats & 5DR/DDR per piece and can be upgraded to their respective (i) variants which have 100K stats & 10 DR/DDR per piece as well as a 1.6x damage boost to all styles.
2. This zone also has a point system attached to it, kill the Hellhounds here to get VIP 4 Points which are capped at 100 gained points per day. You can spend these points at the “VIP 4 Shop” for various “Loot Boxes”!
3. The Loot Boxes mentioned above give you random donation boxes up to the value of the box. There are $25(1000 Points), $200(4500 Points), $500(9000 Points) boxes to be bought from this shop, each box more rewarding than the last!
4. There is also a “VIP 4 Scroll” to be bought from this zone for 7500 Points which can be claimed for a FREE VIP 4 rank next season! The $500 Loot Box not only gives you $500 in random donation boxes, but you also get the VIP 4 Scroll on top of this!

VIP 5

This is the last zone of this update “VIP 5” and can be accessed after donating a total of $1000 during the season towards absolutely anything you want, you can teleport here using the command ::vip5

1. Once you unlock this zone you can do ::claimvip5 to get your free Seasonal Pet which is a Diamond Master Chief! This pet will have matched stats to Tifa, but comes with 75DR/DDR which makes it the current BIS pet in the game!
2. The VIP 5 zone is home to some of our beloved point zones; Game of Thrones, Mini Goku & Naruto. Farming these points while in this zone gives you 2 points per kill, and the White Walkers also stack with the Icy Salve Amulet making it a potential 3 points per kill!
3. The boss in this zone is called the “Infernal Guardian” and it drops a different seasonal box every month depending on the month (This month is Halloween since October is almost here) at a 1/6 rate. It also drops a new item called “Flame Fragment” at a 1/50 rate. Once you acquire 10 Flame Fragments, you can use them on the VIP Upgrade Stone to make a “Golden VIP Stone '' which can be traded in through an Admin+ staff member for 25% off your next Friends & Family donation; Customs included!

All Photo’s for VIP Zones have been added to the #visuals-for-updates channel

ACHIEVEMENTS

In this update we’re also releasing some easy achievements to see how the system works and test it out a little. You can access these achievements through the player panel. This isn’t a fully finished system so please let us know of any bugs in the #bugs-report channel, and there will definitely be more to come on this in a couple of weeks!

QOL

We’ve gone through and made some changes that have needed a bit of a spruce up 😄

1. The Bloodlust teleport location has been moved, this will no longer disable buffs like the Bong/(i) and will no longer spam the players chat.
2. End game magic weapons have had their stats adjusted slightly to make them more on par with their ranged/melee counterparts.
3. There are now TWO Icy Vorago’s in the ::divinezone, the North corner of Divine Phoenix’s has been swapped out for a second Icy Vorago due to popular demand.

Rocky’s Mountain

We would like to thank Mr Marion for sponsoring a new really cool custom zone known as “Rocky’s Mountain”. DM Rocky in game on how you can be included!

Small QOL

1. Fixed Off-hand Masamune DR/DDR
2. Fixed custom zones multi-combat status
3. Fixed Pokemon being allowed in Game of Thrones 2 & 3
4. Possible fix to New Player scoreboards

If anyone has any other or please use the appropriate channels in our Discord or reach out to me via DM 🙂

#visuals-for-updates for images!

Morning all from down under! I’d like to take a moment to apologize for the delay of this update due to unforeseen circumstances on our part, but it’s ready to roll and this is one I’m quite excited about! It’s finally time to discuss what’s been going into the #visuals-for-updates these last few weeks 😄

Pokemon Companions!

We’ve decided that It’s finally time to move on from regular companions, only if you feel you’re ready to let go of your beloved cats & dogs. In this update once you achieve level 99 companion level you will unlock the ability to prestige your companion level. By doing this you will be sacrificing your companions level including the 50 DR/DDR you obtained along the way to unlock Pokemon!

By doing this you will automatically receive a Pokeball (Starter) to select which Pokemon you would like to be your new companion to travel around the lands of Bethlehem with you. Once you choose your starter Pokemon you can summon it along side your pet just the same as companions but be warned; ONCE YOU PRESTIGE YOUR COMPANIONS, YOU WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO SUMMON THEM!

Pokemon level in a similar way to companions in a sense that you feed them candies to level, only this time around you get 1DR/DDR per level instead of every 2 levels which caps out at 100DR/DDR when level 99! Once your Pokemon reaches levels 25 & 75 you MUST use an “Evolution Stone” on them to evolve them into their second and final forms to be able to continue leveling your Pokemon, I will explain how both of these can be obtained down below.

New Pokemon Riad

We are releasing the new Pokemon Raid along with this update! To participate in this raid, you need to have your Pokemon summoned along side you and you can join by either the teleport interface under the minigames tab or by typing ::pokeraid. There are some rules to this raid that I will go over as well. This raid is different to the way we traditionally do raids here on Bethlehem, instead of getting your gear and rewards as you finish the raid you will get a “Pokemon Key” upon completion which can then be used to open the “Pokemon Raid Chest” at home. You can of course simply click the “Teleport” option on your keys to go directly to the chest as well. You will also have a small chance at receiving the “Evolution Stone” directly from the raid; not the chest, to evolve your Pokemon.

The exciting easter egg about this raid is that you get to play as your summoned Pokemon!

All existing raid gear also works by gaining an extra raid key at the end of every raid, and on Fridays every participant will also receive a minimum of two keys per raid!

Pokemon Raid Rules

If at any point in time you for lack of a better word “Disobey” these rules, you will be removed from the raid automatically.

1. Your transformation must remain as your chosen Pokemon ie; you cannot use Souls or Saiyan Mode.
2. You are not permitted to have anything other than raid gear equipped on your character.
3. You are not permitted to be stat locked, please ::unlock before entering.
4. You are not permitted to have an active God Mode scroll (If you want to end your God Mode timer, the quickest option for you is to teleport to Dungeoneering by clicking on the skill and waiting 45-60 seconds and it will be removed)
5. Your pets & Pokemon will be placed into your inventory upon entering the raid, and will be disabled until the raid is completed.

Raid Rewards

As mentioned above, you will receive a Pokemon Key for every raid completion and a minimum of two keys on Fridays as well as the small chance to receive an Evolution Stone all throughout the week. The chest rewards will be as follows;

1. Rare Candy (P) - These are the candies that you will feed to your Pokemon to help it grow.
2. Mudkip Mask - This mask offers the same stats & effects as the anniversary masks
3. Moltres/Zapdos/Articuno Feathers & Teardrops - These feathers and teardrops are the main materials for inventing your very own Legendary Bird! These birds have an extra 20 DR/DDR on top of your total Pokemon Level, increasing the potential DR available to 120! If you manage to wrangle all three birds you can invent yourself a Lugia companion which has a whopping 50 DR/DDR on top of your Pokemon level!
4. Scepter Topper/Bottom - These two pieces are requirements for the new BIS mage weapon which will be mentioned below!

Pokemon Stats & Benefits

During the raid, all Pokemon will have max attack speed but each tier will have a different base damage + amount of splats per hit.

1. Charmander, Squirtle & Bulbasaur - All deal 1 splat per hit with a base damage of 2500 and will grant you 1 key per completion.
2. Charmeleon, Wartortle & Ivysaur - All deal 2 splats per hit with a base damage of 1500 and will grant you 2 keys per completion.
3. Charizard, Blastoise & Venusaur - All deal 3 splats per hit with a base damage of 2000 and will grant you 3 keys per completion
4. Level 99 Pokemon - Will grant you 4 keys per completion
5. Moltres, Zapdos & Articuno - All deal 4 splats per hit with a base damage of 2500 and have a chance to grant you 2 extra keys per completion
6. Lugia - Deals 4 splats per hit with a base damage of 2500 and has a chance to grant you an extra 5 keys per completion

Pokeball Scepter

This brand new Pokemon themed weapon is our new BIS magic weapon and will have the following stats;

1. 80 DR/DDR
2. 999k Magic stats (uncapped damage)
3. 10% damage increase, stackable with other bonuses such as Elite Void
4. 11 x 11 AOE
5. This weapon is one handed so you can use your Masamune Off-hands as well!

QOL Bug/Fixes

1. Star Wars reset lever will now send the correct message of requiring keys and not a dragon ball.
2. The BTC that can be claimed from Marvel raids can now only be once per account as originally intended.

This truly was a massive update for myself and it took me a lot longer than anticipated but with that said, we thank you all for your patience, understanding and support especially given the last couple of weeks.

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::Rewards should be fixed! Y'all should be able to claim your votes now!