Hello there, Time Travellers! I'm here with another content and balance update. Thanks to fresh feedback I've received I revisited one of my oldest implementations; Masteries/Passives. Thanks to Clangeddin, I've fixed many issues. (I wonder how many I've created in the process...)

ADDED

• 12 new maps that continue deeper in the new desert stage
• 1 new key item and 1 accessory (It's G R E A T!)

GENERAL CHANGES

• Getting Jobs to level 40 grants a nice major stat boosts now (Example: some classes gains 30 ATK on hitting level 40)
• Time Mage, Swift Archer, Astral, Magiserker and Assassin's Base HP raised a LOT

FIXES

• Bestiary now shows the correct amount of Enemies (240 Max)
• Fixed an issue with the Boat Remote Upgrader's right chair...
• You can get Crossbow weapon in Haunted Mansion even if you have Cursed Eagle with you
• Hiban's MP now correctly shows when changing his job
• Wind Spirit Rush's icon now shows Wind
• Zulwhern's Knight skills are now much clear on how many turns they buffs

SKILL CHANGES

• Duran's Time Embrace now costs 25 TP (was 75)
• Zulwhern's Dodge Mastery + is now 40TP (was 50) and correctly says its buff duration
• Duran's Constant Rewind now only uses mana but costs 20% Mana to cast (was 10% Mana and 50% TP)
• Zulwhern's Draw now costs 20 TP (was 50)
• Poison Cut 4 now hits one target as intended. (was AoE)
• Suan's Lazer beam is now 20 TP (was 50)
• Jannet's Luck, Agi, Power booster no longer costs TP (was 25tp)
• Jannet's some Gamble Heal skills are now AoE (was ST)
• Jannet's Gamble Element II now targets two random enemies. (was ST)
• Jannet's Gamble Element III is now AoE (was ST)

MASTERY BUFFS

• Duran's

• Hammer Mastery, is now 15% ATK and 2% HP regen (was 10%)
• Small Shield, 3% Evasion.
• Magic Armour, Magic Evasion 3%.
• Sword Mastery, Immune to Blind
• Laquerarii, Counter rate 5%
• Large Shield, Magic Reflect 5%
• Time Magic, Immune to Stun
• Convertist, HP, MP and TP regen 2%
• Heavy Armour, Counter Rate 1%
• Black Magic, 10% MDF
• Dagger & Hammer, 2% HP regen
• White Magic, Def 10%

• Treephop's

• Stance Mastery, Immune to Stun.
• Magic Armour, Magic Reflect 1%
• Axe Mastery, Counter rate 1%
• Anapasati, 5% hp regen
• Berserker, Immune to Confusion
• Spiked Shield, ATK 10% (was 5%)
• Heavy Armour, Guard Rate 20%, Aggro 10%
• Guardian, 25% Aggro
• Staff Mastery, 25% MAT (was 10%) and Immune to Silence
• Element Control, Magic Evasion 5%
• Large Shield, Hp Regen 10%

• Hiban's

• Spectral, Evasion 1% and Magic Evasion 1%
• Heavy Armor, Immune to Paralysis and Stun
• Staff Mastery, 5% Max MP and 1% MP regen
• Magic Armour, 1% Magic Evasion, Spells cost 5% MP
• Black Magic, 10% MDF
• Psychokinesis, Immune to Sleep
• Magic and Light Armour, Immune To Poison
• Staff and Spectral, Evasion 2%
• White Magic changed to Light Armour and it gives 5% MP regen.

• Mio's

• Staff, Immune to Silence
• Magic Armour, Magic Reflect 5%
• A new mastery "9 Lives" for Full Moon Job's level 30, makes your party immune to death. Which works same as Zulwhern's skill

• Zulwhern's

• Archery, Critical 5%
• Bow Mastery, 10% ATK (was 5%)
• Light Armour, 5% Evasion
• Large Shield, Max HP 10%
• Dark Arts, TP Regen 5%
• Holy Arts, TP Regen 5%
• Small Shield, magic evasion 5%
• Dark Claw, critical rate 3%
• Holy Axe, counter rate 3%
• Arm Mastery, 25% ATK was 10
• Sharpshooting, Critical 5%

• Suan's

• Arm Mastery, Critical Rate 10%
• Gun Mastery, Critical Rate 10%
• Termination, Max Mp %15
• Technology, 5% TP regen
• Persuasion, 5% MAX HP
• Thunder Sword, Critical Rate 5%

• Jannet's

• Magic Armour, Magic reflect 3%
• Gamble, 20% TP Regen
• Sword, 10% MAX HP
• Enchant, 5% TP, HP Regen
• Thief, AGI 20% (was 10%)
• Dagger, 5% Counter
• Bow, Critical Rate 5%
• Assassinate, 5% ATK

• Juliet's

• Light Armour, Immune to Paralysis.
• Small Shield, Immune to Stun.
• Large Shield, Immune to stun
• Infuse, MP Regen 2% and TP Regen 3%
• White Magic, 10% DEF
• Aura, TP Regen 5%
• Heavy Armour, Immune to Silence
• Holy Dagger, Immune to Blind
• Magic Armour, Immune to Poison and Toxic
• Black Magic, Magic Evasion 10%
• Hypergen, 5% HP regen
• Holy Sword, ATK 20% (was 5%)

And... these are the changes. I hope the new improved Masteries opens better possibilities compared to the previous ones. I'll see you in the next patch <3

TO DO LIST

• Post-game content for Underground Ice dungeon
• Post-game content for Qual's Village dungeon
• Just one more patch to complete spoiler themed dungeon just left side of the player house

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