Version 0.9.4c

Version History
← 0.9.4b December 5, 2011	0.9.4c December 5, 2011	0.9.4d → December 6, 2011

Patch notes

These are the official patch notes for version 0.9.4c released by Grinding Gear Games.

Changes

• Tripled the drop rate of Orb of Alchemy and Chaos Sphere.
• Doubled both the drop rate and the drop rarity of Magic monsters. Normal/Rare/Unique monsters are not modified by this patch.
• Fixed the fix to the Baleful Gem quest. Players who were having trouble with it should try again!
• Made bows a little more common.
• Set the default critical strike chances of various skills: SparkSparkSpell, Projectile, Duration, Lightning
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (5-21) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.65 sec
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: 190%
  Projectile Speed: 420Launches unpredictable sparks that move randomly until they hit an enemy or expire.Deals (1-104) to (28-1983) Lightning Damage
  Base duration is 2.00 seconds
  Fires (4-8) Projectiles
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Fires +(0.1-2) ProjectilesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. (5.5%), Ice SpearIce SpearCritical, Spell, Projectile, Cold
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (8-23) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.70 sec
  Critical Strike Chance: 7.00%
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: 130%
  Projectile Speed: 1000Requires Level 12Launches shards of ice in rapid succession. After travelling a short distance they change to a second form, which moves much faster and pierces through enemies.Deals (22-568) to (33-852) Cold Damage
  Fires 2 Projectiles
  Second form has 600% increased Critical Strike Chance
  Second form has +(30-49)% to Critical Strike Multiplier
  Second form has 300% more Projectile Speed
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Second form has +(2-40)% to Critical Strike MultiplierPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. (8%), Infernal BlowInfernal BlowAttack, AoE, Melee, Strike, Fire, Duration
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: 6 Mana
  Attack Damage: (104-166)% of base
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: (104-166)%
  AoE Radius: 15Requires Level 12Attacks with your weapon, applying a charged debuff to enemies hit by your strike, and an uncharged debuff to any other enemies hit. Upon reaching 6 charges, expiring, or the enemy's death, the charged debuff is removed to damage that and other surrounding enemies. Enemies with either debuff explode when they die, damaging other surrounding enemies. Damage from this explosion cannot be reflected. Requires a Sword, Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.Base duration is 0.80 seconds
  (5-75) to (8-113) Added Fire Damage
  Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 6% of the corpse's Maximum Life
  60% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage
  Base radius is 2.4 metres
  Base explosion radius is 1.8 metres
  Debuff deals 66% of Damage per Charge
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Debuff deals +(0.5-10)% of Damage per ChargePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. (7%), Shock NovaShock NovaSpell, AoE, Lightning, Nova
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (12-23) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.70 sec
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: 190%
  AoE Radius: 26 / 14Requires Level 28Casts a ring of Lightning around you, followed by a larger Lightning nova. Each effect hits enemies caught in their area with Lightning Damage.Deals (34-537) to (101-1610) Lightning Damage
  +10% to Maximum Effect of Shock
  Ring always Shocks
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  +(0.5-10)% to Maximum Effect of ShockPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. (2.6%), Cold SnapCold SnapSpell, AoE, Cold, Duration
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (11-28) Mana
  Cooldown Time: 3.00 sec
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Cast Time: 0.85 sec
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: 320%
  AoE Radius: 16Requires Level 16Creates a sudden burst of cold in a targeted area, damaging enemies. Also creates an expanding area which is filled with chilled ground, and deals cold damage over time to enemies. Enemies that die while in the area have a chance to grant Frenzy Charges. The cooldown can be bypassed by expending a Frenzy Charge.Deals (34-1440) to (51-2160) Cold Damage
  Base duration is 5.00 seconds
  Deals (28.7-1895.4) Base Cold Damage per second
  Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
  Burst Base radius is 1.5 metres
  Chilled Ground Base initial radius is 1.5 metres
  Chilled Ground Base final radius is 3 metres
  25% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge when an Enemy Dies while in this Skill's Area
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  (1-20)% more Effect of ChillPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. (4%), Exploding Arrow (6%), Freezing PulseFreezing PulseSpell, Projectile, Cold
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (5-21) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.65 sec
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: 330%
  Projectile Speed: 1800An icy projectile which has a chance to freeze enemies it passes through. The projectile fades quickly, reducing damage and freezing chance until it dissipates.Deals (8-1458) to (12-2188) Cold Damage
  Projectiles Pierce all Targets
  Projectiles continuously lose Damage, up to 50% less Damage by the time they dissipate
  Projectiles have 25% chance to Freeze, which is lost over the first quarter of their flight
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  (2-40)% increased Projectile SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. (6%)
• Made Raised Zombies move 3.1x faster and attack twice as fast. This looks a little unrealistic (until we get a new run animation for them) but makes them a lot more useful!
• Fixed a crash that can occur with Ground Slam.
• Fixed a tile that blocks the prison.
• Modified the player light radius calculation for very low life values.
• Fixed a bug with energy shield and mana not updating when the maximum changes.
• Added movement passives to the middle of the tree.
• Added three more life passive skills for rangers.
• Connected a sword passive skill group to the Strength highway near the Duelist start position.
• Fixed the symbols on various passives skills in the tree.
• Fixed various item images on the website.
• Changed the patcher so that it'll display the patch notes after restarting (before the user clicks Launch).
• Fixed a crash that only affects Windows XP users.