Change Log

PATCH NOTES 09/02/2025

⚠️ Huge wall of text warning!

📜 Content

• Episode 19 has arrived!
  • We tested it to the best of our ability, but please report any errors you may find.
  • We will monitor the Dim Glacier Weapons grind in the following weeks and will most likely do adjustments to smooth it.
  • We will monitor how hard monsters are to kill and adjust their DEF/MDEF accordingly.

• Nightmare Biolabs overhaul!
  • A new, custom revamp for AstRO that makes bio5 headgear crafting and enchanting much better!
  • We fired all unnecessary ghosts!
  • Bio5 hats can now be crafted in a cleaner UI.
  • Bio5 hats can now also be perfect-enchanted with the modern enchanting UI.
  • No more weapon dismantling! Now Energy Debris drops on Biolabs 3, 4 and Tomb of the Fallen! (lhz_dun03, lhz_dun04 and lhz_dun_n)
  • There's even more to be added soon, like the expanded classes headgears.

• Glast Heim Challenger has been fixed and already updated!
  • We fixed GHC with the latest updates, very close to vanilla mechanics.
  • We also removed the requirement for higher Levels on GHC. You can start from 10 if you dare!
  • The Temporal Circlet enchanting also has been updated to receive Perfect Enchants with the modern enchanting UI.

🌍 Fields and Dungeons

• The following fields and dungeons have been added:
  • Frozen Tail (jor_tail)
  • Frozen Scale Hills (jor_back1)
  • Frozen Scale Plains (jor_back2)
  • Frozen Scale Glaciers (jor_back3)
  • Abandoned Pit Fl 1 (jor_ab01)
  • Abandoned Pit Fl 2 (jor_ab02)
  • Snake God's Warmth Fl 1 (jor_dun01)
  • Snake God's Warmth Fl 2 (jor_dun02)
  • Snake's Nest (jor_nest)

• Fixed some inconsistencies with Odin Past mobs AI and experience values.

🏰 Instances

• The following instances have been added:
  • Iwin Patrol
  • Airship Destruction
  • Simulation Battle
  • Old Glast Heim Challenge Mode

• Old Glast Heim Challenge Mode:
  • Temporal Circlets may now be perfectly enchanted.
  • Temporal Circlet Enchants can be upgraded to the maximum available level with Temporal Spells.

🎁 Drops

• Energy Debris now drop at a 20% chance for the maps:
  • Bio Lab Basement Floor 3 (lhz_dun03)
  • Bio Lab Basement Floor 4 (lhz_dun04)
  • Tomb of the Fallen (lhz_dun_n)

A very rare chance to acquire a Cursed Crystal (modified to give 100–300 Fragments of Grudge) has been added to the maps above as well.

• Amethyst Fragments now drop at a 20% chance for the maps:
  • Grey Wolf Forest 1 (gw_fild01)
  • Grey Wolf Forest 2 (gw_fild02)
  • Oz Labyrinth Fl 1 (oz_dun01)
  • Oz Labyrinth Fl 2 (oz_dun02)
  • Rachel Oz Gorge (ra_fild10)
  • Rachel Ida Plains (ra_fild11)

• Illusion Stones now drop at a 5% chance for the maps:
  • Illusion of Moonlight (pay_d03_i)
  • Illusion of Frozen (ice_d03_i)
  • Illusion of Vampire (gef_d01_i)
  • Illusion of Teddy Bear (ein_d02_i)
  • Illusion of Abyss (tur_d03_i and tur_d04_i)
  • Illusion of Twins (ant_d02_i)
  • Illusion of Luanda (com_d02_i)
  • Illusion of Labyrinth (prt_mz03_i)
  • Illusion of Underwater (iz_d04_i and iz_d05_i)

• Manuk Coins now drop at a 3% chance for the maps:
  • Manuk Field 01 (man_fild01)
  • Manuk Field 02 (man_fild02)
  • Manuk Field 03 (man_fild03)

• Splendide Coins now drop at a 3% chance for the maps:
  • Splendide Field 01 (spl_fild01)
  • Splendide Field 02 (spl_fild02)
  • Splendide Field 03 (spl_fild03)

• Mora Coins also drop on both Manuk and Splendide Fields at a 1% chance.

• Removed the penalty to drop rate based on level.

🛒 Cash Shop

• Inventory Expansion tickets' price have been reduced from 7500 Star Credits to 3000 Star Credits.

🌀 Skills

• Wild Walk (Windhawk):
  • Added 20 seconds cooldown.

• Warmth of the Sun, Warmth of the Moon, Warmth of the Stars (Star Gladiator):
  • Removed knockback.

• Book of Dimensions, Star Emperor's Descent, Nova Explosion, Gravity Control and Star Creator's Book (Star Emperor):
  • Are no longer restricted only to WoE.

• Nova Explosion (Star Emperor):
  • No longer ignores defense.

• Rose Blossom (Trouvere):
  • Fixed Cast Time Reduced to 0.5 seconds.

We are aware that the damage formula for this skill is wrong. We will be fixing this next week.

• Miracle of Sun, Moon and Stars (Star Gladiator):
  • Increased proc chance.

🎽 Items

• Dragon Treasure:
  • Can now be traded and stored.
• Odin Relic:
  • Can now be traded and stored.
• Spring Regulator:
  • Is no longer consumed on use.
• Booster Weapon Upgrade Package:
  • Can now correctly upgrade Counter Assault Booster Dagger.

👤 NPC

• Added NPC Edward in Prontera (166,291) to sell Sage materials.

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🔧 Additional Patch Notes

• We’re sad to inform we had an issue applying Perfect Enchants to the Gray Wolf equipment.
• We will fix the issue and apply as soon as it’s fixed. Sorry for the inconvenience.
• All other features have been implemented successfully.

🗓️ 2025-08-26

Patch Notes — 08/26/2025

🏰 Instances

• Added the following instances:

• • Old Glast Heim (Hard)

• • Glast Heim Challenger

🗺️ Dungeons

• Added the following monster spawn:

• • Thanatos Tower (revamp)

• Added NPCs for the following dungeons:

• • Clock Tower – Unknown Basement (Precision, Solid and Wicked weapons)

• • Abyss Lake Dungeon 04 (Dragon Plate Armors)

🛠️ Skills

• The following skills no longer completely ignore DEF, as it goes against our design direction:

• • Dragon Knight: Dragonic Breath

• • Shadow Cross: Shadow Stab, Counter Slash

• • Meister: Spark Blaster

We will figure out compensation for the loss of damage so as not to completely burn those skills.

• Adjustment:

• • Dragonic Breath, Spark Blaster, Counter Slash and Shadow Stab now ignore 30% DEF only.

🎒 Items

• Added the following items to the Grace Equipment seller (Episode 17.1 map Cor Area, cost: 200 Cor Cores + 200 Mysterious Chips each):

• • Rideword Hat [1]

• • Biting Rideword [1]

• • Cor Core Booster [1]

• • Disk in Mouth

• • Crow Tengu Mask

• • Tengu Scroll

⚙️ General

• Palettes are now fixed – everyone can be Fashion.

• Increased drop rates:

• • Etel Dust in Amicitia, Rudus and Niflheim Dungeons

• • Lead and Clock Gears in Clock Tower – Unknown Basement

🐞 Bug Fixes

• Fixed Super Novice Stars for 3rd Job giving the wrong bonuses.

• Glast Heim Challenger is currently disabled due to a bug and will be released once fixed.

🗓️ 2025-08-19

Patch Notes — 08/19/2025

🏰 Instances

• The following instance has been fixed and is now available again:
  • Fall of Glast Heim (Hard)

We will assess if it's possible to add more content this update, but as everything requires testing, we won't make any promises at the moment.

🗺️ Dungeons

• Added the following monster spawns:
  • Odin Past
  • Abyss Lake Dungeon 4
  • Clock Tower – Unknown Basement
  • Illusion of Labyrinth

In case of any unforeseen bugs or errors, we may not add all of them at this moment.

⚙️ General

• Gepard Shield acquired and implemented in this update.
  • This is a very large update that involves both client and server and reworks its connections.
  • Maintenance may take much longer than usual.
  • May cause unintended bugs throughout the week — please report them as soon as possible.
  • Thanks for your patience!
• Added two new bounty quests in Prontera:
  • 181–200
  • 201–215

🐞 Additional Fixes & Adjustments

• Gepard Shield successfully added to our server.
  • Some software might be restricted by Gepard.
  • Allows us to grow bigger while safeguarded from bad actors.
• Added the correct monster spawns to the following maps:
  • Clock Tower – Unknown Basement
  • Illusion Labyrinth
  • Odin Past
  • Abyss Lake Dungeon 04
  • Most NPCs and warps from these maps contained bugs and will be released once fully fixed.
• Fall of Glast Heim instance fixed.
• Added the map drops for Clock Tower – Unknown Basement:
  • Lead (dropped from all mobs)
  • All Clock Tower Reformed Weapons (Solid, Precision and Wicked) with the proper Random Options from ordinary and boss monsters.

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This update was very big and tiresome to do, but also very fulfilling. Almost everything we implemented today wouldn't be possible without your continuous support. From the AstRO Staff, our sincere Thank You. ❤️

🗓️ 2025-08-12

Patch Notes — 08/12/2025

🏰 Instances

• Added the following instances:
  • Edda Biolabs
  • Fall of Glast Heim

We will try to add a few more before finishing the update. But everything requires proper testing so no promises here. If anything, they will come next week.

🤖 Starbot

• Added support for the following skills:
  • Rich’s Coin
  • Severe Rainstorm
  • Crazy Weed
  • Repair
  • Demonstration
  • Thorn Wall
  • Archbishop’s full stack

🌐 Site

• Added the ability to browse in-game shops on our site!
  • You can now look around what’s being sold at player vending stalls through a great and intuitive interface.

⚙️ General Improvements

• Most loot from Bio5 (Nightmare Biolabs / Tomb of the Fallen) are now tradable:
  • Energy Fragments
  • Archer Soul
  • Merchant Soul
  • Thief Soul
  • Mage Soul
  • Swordsman Soul
  • Acolyte Soul
• Dropped weapons no longer spawn with element as random options.
  • This change prevents ammunition classes from being locked into an unwanted element.
• Elemental Converters are now available to purchase north of Prontera Square.
• Elemental Converters and Cursed Water now have a duration of 1 hour.
• Added Beaker, Homunculus Tablet and Greater Plant Bottle to the Alchemist Dealer.

🐞 Bug Fixes

• Lude Gal Card: Now works on all Super Novice evolutions.
• Ghost Cube Card: Now works on all Super Novice evolutions.
• Gray Wolf Equipment: Some equipment cannot currently be enchanted. We are investigating and expect a fix during the week.

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We are on our way to acquire Gepard Shield. It was supposed to be applied in this patch but due to unforeseen circumstances it was delayed.

🗓️ 2025-08-05

Patch Notes — 08/05/2025

🌌 Star System

🔧 Balance Changes

• [Absolutism]: Now grants up to 50% Reflect Damage Reduction.
• [Slow Proximity]: Now grants up to 40% Variable Cast Time Reduction.
• [Counter-Clockwise]: Now grants up to 40% After Cast Delay Reduction.
• [Eswhoo]: Now autocasts the highest level learned instead of always Level 5.

⚔️ Star Dominations

Some Stars now overpower others when combined:

• [Absolutism] dominates [Supermassive]
  • Effect: [Absolutism] gets boosted, while [Supermassive] is nullified.
  • Result: +50% Reflect Damage Reduction, -50% Max HP.
• [Counter-Clockwise] dominates [Slow Proximity]
  • Effect: [Counter-Clockwise] gets boosted, while [Slow Proximity] is nullified.
  • Result: -40% After Cast Delay, +40% Variable Cast Time.

🌟 New Star Combos

• [Lord of Vermillion (Novice)] + [Blue Light] + [Loud]
  • If character is below Level 210: Enables autocast of Psychic Wave Lv. 5 when casting Lord of Vermillion.
• [Backstab (Novice)] + [Yellow Light] + [Focused]
  • If character is below Level 210: Enables autocast of Counter Slash Lv. 10 when casting Backstab.

🛠️ Skill Changes

• Rebellion
  • Heat Barrel:
    • Cooldown reduced 80s → 60s.
    • Always consumes exactly 10 coins.
• Royal Guard
  • Hesperus Lit:
    • Can now be used with 1H/2H Swords and 1H/2H Maces.

⚙️ General Improvements

• Healer NPC now removes almost all debuffs in the game.
• Added a new NPC north of Prontera Square selling:
  • Warlock Tomes
  • Rune Knight Runes
• Starbot now supports additional skills:
  • Lauda Agnus
  • Lauda Ramus
  • Duple Light
  • Expiatio
  • Rising Dragon
  • Dangerous Soul Collect
  • Rich’s Coin
  • Oratio
  • Silentium
  • Fallen Empire
  • Flash Cannon
  • Tiger Flash

🐞 Bug Fixes

• Beta Guard Card: Now correctly states it equips on Accessories, not Armor.
• Rebellion — Bound Trap: Can now be cast directly on enemies’ feet.
• Rebellion — Heat Barrel: No longer cancels when swapping non-weapon gear.
• Rebellion — Slug Shot Ammo: Weight reduced 120 → 10.
• Royal Guard — Platinum Alter: Now always consumes 10 coins.
• Mizaa’s Magic Tickets (Episode 17.2): Fixed and now purchasable at the Cash Shop.
• Lost Farm (Dungeon): Now has all Episode 17.2 drop changes from here

🗓️ 2025-07-29

Patch Notes – July 29, 2025

🛒 Cash Shop

• Added Episode Clear Tickets for Episodes 16 and 17 (named Mizaa's Magic Ticket) — Episode 18 ticket will be added when Episode 19 launches.
• Added Star Oridecon and Star Elunium to the Cash Shop:
  • Work only from +7 to +10
  • Allow upgrades up to +11
  • Intended as an alternative to farming Blacksmith Blessing
  • Priced at 200 Star Credits each

🌠 Star System

• New Star Aspects added for immunity to:
  • Knockback
  • Bleeding
  • Open Wounds
  • Silence
  • Slow Cast
  • Crystallize
  • Confusion
  • Curse
• Star System NPC inventories are now much more organized.

🐞 Bug Fixes

• Fixed item display issues at the Star Disciple NPC.
• Fixed wrong cost on some Star Aspects.
• Fixed Hillslion quest on Bounty Officer 120–149.

🎁 Drops

• The double drop rate for Blacksmith Blessing is now permanent.

⚠️ Note

• We will be experimenting with adding more Instances this week. You may notice slight instability.

🗓️ 2025-07-22

Patch Notes – July 22, 2025

🤖 Starbot

• Starbot can now be activated and deactivated using @starbot.
• StarBot Controls item is still required for configuration — we are working on removing that requirement in the future.
• All StarBot Controls will be removed from accounts to reduce inventory clutter.

🌠 Star System

• New Bleeder Aspect added for Sharp Stars:
  • Causes Bleeding while attacking
  • If combined with:
    • Orange Light + Super Hot: Adds chance to leech HP
    • Blue Light + Supernova (Shield): Adds chance to leech SP

🎯 Drops

• Meteorite Powder drop rate increased by 5×
• Blacksmith Blessing drop rate doubled (now permanent)
• Booster Refine Boxes drop rate doubled

🌐 Site

• PIX payment available for Brazilian users

🧙‍♂️ NPCs

• Added Comet and Dark Claw to the Plagiarism NPC
• Moved:
  • Star NPCs to the right of Prontera square
  • Starfuel NPCs to the left of Prontera square
  • This change was made to make space for the new bounty quest board

🛡️ Skill Changes

• Stalker’s Preserve is now undispellable
• Moon Slasher now gives the [Overbrand Ready] buff on use, even if no enemy is hit

📋 Additions

• Added bounty quests in Prontera for levels 30–189

🐞 Bug Fixes

• Sage of the Stars now only displays Ninja’s Star Aspects correctly
• Meteorite Powder drop rate now appears properly in the drop table