Version 0.7.2

Version History
← 0.7.1 January 1, 2010	0.7.2 January 23, 2010	0.8.0 → January 1, 2011

Patch notes

These are the official patch notes for version 0.7.2 released by Grinding Gear Games.

Features

• Enabled the other three character classes, without their correct art or names
• Coloured minimap to have better contrast and highlighted doors
• Added game tips to the loading screen
• Added new flask rendering technique
• Goat men can now leap at you
• Scavengers have a new ranged attack
• Improvements to the main menu scene (work in progress still)
• Added "Reduced Mana Cost" support gem
• Added "Increased Critical Strikes" support gem
• Added "Knockback" support gem
• Added "Life Leech" support gem
• Added "Mana Leech" support gem
• Added "Added Chaos Damage" support gem
• Magic monsters now drop at least one item
• Regal Orb now adds a mod in addition to upgrading from magic to rare
• Sockets are shown on an item while it is on the cursor
• New Act 1 NPC added
• Destroy Item box warns about socketed items
• Anisotropic Filtering support added
• Elemental damage display on weapons is now coloured
• Realm shutdown time increased
• Life/mana/shields are regenerated when you arrive at town

Bug Fixes

• Fixed item drops from bosses
• Fixed crashes related to item linking
• Pressing another button while holding an active skill key no longer cancels the auto-repeat
• Various server stability fixes
• Characters are now saved properly when the realm shuts down
• Text should no longer be cut off at the end of lines

Balance

• Rares can now have six mods
• Greatly decreased mana cost of Area of Effect support gem
• Increased rarity of Orb of Scouring currency item
• Increased damage of Cleave skill
• Increased damage of Elemental Hit skill
• Reduced requirements of Added Lightning Damage support gem
• Decreased Shield Crab life
• Rebalanced raised zombies to have half as much life and to die over 90 seconds