Engine Update
Zezenia's latest update brings new lighting and visual effects provided by an updated game engine. Lights add more depth to the pixels than before, and areas with with lava turn into life with heat and a hazy bloom. Can you spot all of the new effects? More visual refinements that make use of new technical capabilities are coming soon.
Client performance on low- to high end hardware alike is improved by updated rendering techniques. Players should experience smoother gameplay than before on most supported Windows, Mac and Linux computers on the market.
Smooth Walking
Playing from a longer distance to the game servers? Smooth Walking now allows the game client to predict up to three steps ahead, making movement less janky over a high latency (ping).
There are fundamental limits to internet latency. In crowded areas your character may occasionally roll back to a former position.
Upscaling Filters
View Zezenia's pixel artistry through a new lens using Upscaling Filters. Keep the soft appearance of Bilinear filtering or try Nearest or Sharp for more defined pixels. xBR & HQ2/3/4x give a smoother, more "high definition" appearance to graphics.
Ranger Changes
Rangers are most effective at a distance. To reinforce their role of an agile warrior on the move, rirochet and areal effects are suppressed when adjacent to a hostile monster. The attack indicator dims when these effects are suppressed.
Enchanting Updates
In an act of balancing, the price of enchanting Epic items has been reduced from three Zezenium ores to two.
Equipment tooltips now display the Quality of the item, measuring the rarity of its attributes. Will you be the first to loot or enchant a Perfect item? Hold the Shift key for a full Quality Score and comparison with equipped gear.
Item Locking & Auto Compaction
Item Lock ensures that your favorite equipment can't accidentally be sold to a shop or on the market. Auto Compact cleans up identical stacks within a container automatically.
Options Redesign
The Options dialog has been reorganized with more clear grouping and visual live previews. Customize the client to be just the way you like it with ease.
Dungeon Entrance Changes
All dungeon entrances are now outside protection zones, while all dungeon exits lead to protection zones.
Dungeon entrance now allows the hosting player to choose invited players to the dungeon session. Players can share dungeon lever tiles while waiting to enter.
Coming Next: Halloween Events
Look forward to the Halloween Event of 2026, beginning October 23rd! Familiar happenings such as the Halloween Dungeon and Time Warp will return, along with new and exclusive one time rewards to reap!
Full Changelog
New Features
- Updated graphics with colored lighting, glowing crystals, fire embers, heat haze, desert mirages, and new spell and projectile effects.
- Added Nearest, Sharp, xBR, HQ2x, HQ3x, and HQ4x upscaling graphics filters for sharper pixels or smoother edges.
- Improved walking smoothness and responsiveness on higher network latencies.
- Updated dungeon entrance interface to allow player selection and invitation.
- Added Quality rankings to equipment based on the rarity of their attributes.
- Added equipment comparison to tooltips when holding Shift.
- Added Item Lock to prevent equipment from being accidentally sold to shops or on the market.
- Added Auto Compact to automatically combine identical item stacks within a container.
- Redesigned the Options window with grouped settings and live previews.
- Made official website links clickable in chat.
- Added an explicit vsync setting toggle.
Updates & Changes
- Standardized dungeon entrances as non-protection areas and dungeon exits as protection areas.
- Rangers can no longer inflict ricochets or equipment AoE while adjacent to a hostile monster.
- Premium Card buy offers must now match at least the latest Noble Coin price.
- Added an Ironborn indicator beside Health in the Status window.
- Added a sand color to the minimap.
- Improved the readability of character speech and on-screen messages.
- Food tooltips now show approximate regeneration duration in minutes.
- Added a Noble Coin purchase shortcut to the Bestiary coin counter.
- Reduced Epic enchanting costs from 3 to 2 Zezenium.
- Compatible equipment slots now highlight while dragging equipment.
- Adjusted dungeon entry fees and difficulty selection.
Fixes & Adjustments
- Fixed diagonal targeting and positioning for Piercing Shot, Spread Shot, Dark Spikes, Rocky Ascension, and Blind Rush.
- Corrected Strong Bewilderment animations, Bravery feedback, and several spell descriptions.
- Corrected quest logs, dialogue, reward displays, and requirement hints across dozens of quests.
- Corrected the Beast Collector achievement description to require 50 monsters.
- Corrected Birlusk's rage waves and Wojatupp's trap damage patterns.
- Fixed stuck progression in Smart Trader and Smuggler's Life for certain characters.
- Fixed issues with nectar collection in Adria's Sick Daughter and wall restoration in The Fate of Isaac.
- Fixed the Royal Residence ladder and The Six Portals' spike resets.
- Fixed assorted monster and quest mechanics to work as intended.
- Corrected Heal Friend critical healing, Divine Touch healing attribution, and Mortal Melody mana/cooldown handling.
- Fixed interruptions to active Cerberus encounters.
- Fixed incorrect Lizard hardcore exit.
- Fixed issue with Bersund arena entrance.
- Improved analyzer accuracy including loot totals, healing reports, session durations, and experience rates.
- Fixed keyboard navigation, hotkey editing, and Enter-key shortcuts in several windows.
- Fixed rare pathing issues around certain tiles.
- Fixed several client gameplay and runtime crashes.
- improved client rendering and gameplay performance.
- Improved server responsivity of autoloot shortcuts (Shift + Right click).
- Reduced network usage during gameplay.
- Improved server performance during heavy gameplay.
- Updated graphics with colored lighting, glowing crystals, fire embers, heat haze, desert mirages, and new spell and projectile effects.
- Added Nearest, Sharp, xBR, HQ2x, HQ3x, and HQ4x upscaling graphics filters for sharper pixels or smoother edges.
- Improved walking smoothness and responsiveness on higher network latencies.
- Updated dungeon entrance interface to allow player selection and invitation.
- Added Quality rankings to equipment based on the rarity of their attributes.
- Added equipment comparison to tooltips when holding Shift.
- Added Item Lock to prevent equipment from being accidentally sold to shops or on the market.
- Added Auto Compact to automatically combine identical item stacks within a container.
- Redesigned the Options window with grouped settings and live previews.
- Made official website links clickable in chat.
- Added an explicit vsync setting toggle.
Updates & Changes
- Standardized dungeon entrances as non-protection areas and dungeon exits as protection areas.
- Rangers can no longer inflict ricochets or equipment AoE while adjacent to a hostile monster.
- Premium Card buy offers must now match at least the latest Noble Coin price.
- Added an Ironborn indicator beside Health in the Status window.
- Added a sand color to the minimap.
- Improved the readability of character speech and on-screen messages.
- Food tooltips now show approximate regeneration duration in minutes.
- Added a Noble Coin purchase shortcut to the Bestiary coin counter.
- Reduced Epic enchanting costs from 3 to 2 Zezenium.
- Compatible equipment slots now highlight while dragging equipment.
- Adjusted dungeon entry fees and difficulty selection.
Fixes & Adjustments
- Fixed diagonal targeting and positioning for Piercing Shot, Spread Shot, Dark Spikes, Rocky Ascension, and Blind Rush.
- Corrected Strong Bewilderment animations, Bravery feedback, and several spell descriptions.
- Corrected quest logs, dialogue, reward displays, and requirement hints across dozens of quests.
- Corrected the Beast Collector achievement description to require 50 monsters.
- Corrected Birlusk's rage waves and Wojatupp's trap damage patterns.
- Fixed stuck progression in Smart Trader and Smuggler's Life for certain characters.
- Fixed issues with nectar collection in Adria's Sick Daughter and wall restoration in The Fate of Isaac.
- Fixed the Royal Residence ladder and The Six Portals' spike resets.
- Fixed assorted monster and quest mechanics to work as intended.
- Corrected Heal Friend critical healing, Divine Touch healing attribution, and Mortal Melody mana/cooldown handling.
- Fixed interruptions to active Cerberus encounters.
- Fixed incorrect Lizard hardcore exit.
- Fixed issue with Bersund arena entrance.
- Improved analyzer accuracy including loot totals, healing reports, session durations, and experience rates.
- Fixed keyboard navigation, hotkey editing, and Enter-key shortcuts in several windows.
- Fixed rare pathing issues around certain tiles.
- Fixed several client gameplay and runtime crashes.
- improved client rendering and gameplay performance.
- Improved server responsivity of autoloot shortcuts (Shift + Right click).
- Reduced network usage during gameplay.
- Improved server performance during heavy gameplay.
Sincerely,
Zezenia Staff