V0.16
Alpha v0.16 - "The Art of Magic" - (22nd July 2020)
Magic Content Update
This update introduces brand new mechanics for Magic which includes new Spellbooks, new Magic Gear, and an updated
Runecrafting.
Curses
Curses are Debuffs that a Player can apply to an Enemy, on top of using a standard Magic spell. These cost additional
Runes per Player attack turn, even if you miss.
All Curses have a set % chance to apply to an Enemy and last 3 Enemy attack turns if applied.
These cannot stack, and only one Curse can be applied at a given time.
Auroras
Auroras are buffs that a Player can activate to provide a unique benefit in Combat.
All Aurora buffs last as long as you are wielding a Magic Weapon and you have the required
Runes to keep them active. An Aurora uses
Runes every time you attack.
You can only have one Aurora active at a time.
Tier III Auroras require the Book of Eli to be equipped to use.
Ancient Magicks
Ancient Magicks are a brand new, heavy hitting Spellbook with some satisfying effects.
Each Spell within this book requires a specific task to be completed in order to unlock them for use. Hovering or Clicking on the "?" in the Ancient Magicks spellbook will show the requirements.
Due to their unique abilities, you are not able to use Curses or Damage Modifying Auroras alongside them.
Alt. Magic (Non-Combat Magic)
Alt. Magic is an alternative way to level
Magic using Spells outside of
Combat.
These non-Combat Magic Spells provide a unique approach to certain mechanics in the game, at a cost of
Runes. This is a system that will continue to be built on as development progresses to provide many optional pathways for a Player to take.
You can find a new skills tab called Alt. Magic to train this Skill.
Things to note:
- There are no
Masteries for
Alt. Magic.
Superheating
Bars requires the correct
Smithing level.
- Locked items do not appear on the item selection screen.
Pets
These cute little critters have invaded Melvor and are waiting to be found!
Pets are a new addition which provide a small, permanent, passive benefit when they are eventually found. There is a very small chance you will find one when performing a specific action in game.
Right now, there are 20 Pets in game, and most of them are found by simply training Skills. They count towards your completion percentage.
Hardcore Mode
Hardcore Mode is the second official gamemode for Melvor Idle that can be selected upon creating a Character.
This mode plays the same as Standard, but with a few nasty adjustments to provide an extra challenge.
More features, changes, and adjustments will be made throughout development of the game.
Rules of Hardcore
- This gamemode is Permadeath. If you die, your Character is deleted permanently.
- No Passive
Health Regeneration.
- Your Bank is limited to 80 maximum slots when buying from the Shop. This can only be increased further by claiming
Bank Tokens.
- Harsher Combat Triangle penalties.
Character Selection
Character Selection is a brand new feature that allows you to create up to 3 different Characters that you can seamlessly switch between using a single account.
These Characters can be linked to one Cloud account that you can take with you anywhere you go, on any device.
Upon loading the game, you will notice the new selection screen as well as an option to toggle the Local or Cloud saves to select. You can also create new Characters from the same screen.
Information
- You can seamlessly switch Characters from the top-right dropdown menu.
- A Cloud account is not required to utilise this feature.
- Character completion is tracked per character, not account-wide.
- Yes, it is possible to play all three Characters at the same time in separate windows on Desktop.
- The Character Selection distinguishes between Local Save and Cloud Save.
Combat Triangle and Mechanic Adjustments
Alongside the new Magic Content, we are introducing adjustments to how the Combat Triangle is defined within Melvor Idle.
Previously, there was a lack of definition for each Combat Style which allowed Players to simply choose either
Melee,
Ranged, or
Magic without much consequence. These changes are aimed at providing a reason to use different styles against different enemies.
Although the changes seem highly consequential, this actually makes it possible to completely idle all current content within the game, which is one of the main issues this addresses.
The below diagram shows new buffs and debuffs a player will receive when using specific Combat Styles against certain enemies. The second diagram shows
Hardcore Mode's more brutal adjustments.
New Manual Eat Mechanic
Another issue this update addressed was the unfortunate mechanic of manually Eating to "cheese" late-game content. With the addition of the above Combat Triangle adjustments, it seemed fitting to address this mechanic at the same time.
As it stood, you were able to spam the Eat button to continuously Heal during Combat with no consequence. This in turn allowed Players to complete late-game content prior to the intended requirements.
Now, when you eat food manually, your Attack will be reset. This also means if a Special Attack was about to activate, it will no longer proc.
Increased Maximum Hitpoints
There are now items and passives in the game that grant Increased Maximum Hitpoints.
As the name suggests, your Maximum HP increases when the items are equipped. This also means that your
Hitpoints can be higher than the prior Maximum, which was
990 Hitpoints at
Level 99.
Updated God Armour Images
Since the release of Alpha v0.15, it has been noted quite a few times that the existing artwork of the God Armour did not suit the style and "simplicity" of the game. I agree, and it is time to change that.
This update introduces updated artwork to suit the style of the game.
All edited artwork was kindly provided by Breindahl, one of our Discord Server Moderators and long-standing Member of the Community. Please be sure to pass all thanks to him for the hard work he put into editing the images!
New Features
- 14
Magic Curses have been added. These act as Debuffs and can be used on top of standard
Magic Spells.
- 12
Magic Auroras have been added. These act as Buffs to the Player and can be activated alongside
Magic Spells.
- 7
Ancient Magicks have been added. These are very powerful
Magic Spells that can be used in Combat.
- 12
Alt. Magic (non-Combat) Spells have been added. These provide an alternate route to train
Magic with some unique benefits.
- Acolyte, Adept, and Expert
Magic gear has been added to
Runecrafting for
Air,
Water,
Earth, and
Fire. They provide +5 / 10 / 20 Minimum damage to the respective
Magic Spell Type.
Air,
Water,
Earth, and
Fire Imbued Wands have been added. These are created in
Runecrafting and provide increased damage.
- 10 new
Runes have been added, including Combination Runes which act as both
Runes used to create it. These are created in
Runecrafting.
- Pets have been added! There are 20 cute little critters to find out there. They provide small passive bonuses and count towards Completion.
Hardcore Mode has been added. This is a gamemode selected upon Character Creation that provides an extra challenge to how the game plays.
- Character Selection has been added and supports up to 3 Characters currently.
- Damage Multipliers and Damage Reduction adjustments have been added to
Combat. These are determined by your Combat Type and the Enemy's Combat Type.
- Manually Eating now resets your Attack.
- It is now possible to increase your Maximum
Hitpoints via Equipment.
- A Skilling Minibar has been added. This menu provides a shortcut to information about the Skills. You can also equip your Skillcape directly from this menu. This can be disabled in Settings or hidden away by clicking the Melvor Idle Logo.
- You are now able to Upgrade Potions to the next tier via the Bank. Upgrades cost 3 x Potions and require the correct
Mastery Level to upgrade. If you cannot make them in
Herblore yet, you cannot Upgrade the Potion.
- New Shop Item -
Red Party Hat - Provides exclusive bragging rights because you're so cool that you have a Party Hat. Brag about it so other Players can aspire to be as cool as you.
- New Patreon Item -
Dragonfire Shield (Michael7050) - An Upgrade for the
(G) Ancient Shield that provides +10 Maximum
HP.
- New Patreon Item -
Crown of Rhaelyx (Rhaelyx) - +10% chance to preserve resources in non-combat skills (Does not work with
Alt. Magic). This bonus is increased to 25% if there is at least 1
Charge of Rhaelyx in your bank. There is a 0.1% chance a
Charge will be destroyed per action.
- New Patreon Pet -
Asura, the
Slayer Pet ( [ ] ) - Gain +20% Extra
Slayer Coins from
Slayer Tasks
- New Patreon Pet -
Pudding Duckie, the
Fishing Pet (Moose) - 5% Chance to double the amount of Fish per catch
- You can now see the quantity of the grown Allotment/Herb/Tree you have in the bank from the
Farming Seed selection screen
- New
Ancient Crossbow Special Attack - Impairing Shot (15%) - Normal hit that slows Enemy Attack Speed by 20% for 3 turns. Reduce Enemy Ranged Evasion Rating by 30% for the rest of the fight.
- The Enemy's Max Hit value will now display inclusive of your Damage Reduction. If you have Damage Reduction, it will display as (Max Hit).
- The
Book of Eli has a new Passive - Reduces the
Light Rune cost of Auroras only by 1. Grants access to Tier III Auroras when Equipped.
- New Item -
Enchanted Cape - A basic
Magic Cape providing
Magic Stats. Dropped by
Master Wizards.
- New Item -
Enchanted Shield - A basic
Magic Shield providing
Magic Stats. Dropped by
Dark Wizards.
Changed Features
- The God Dungeons are no longer accessible until the Dungeon prior has been completed. For the
Air God Dungeon, this means the
Volcanic Cave must be completed prior to entering.
- Reduced the
Magic Level Requirements for most of the Standard
Magic Spells.
- Updated the description on some items to be more clear as to what they do.
- Lowered offline
Thieving Success Rate requirement to 90%, down from 95%.
- Bank Space price is now capped at
5,000,000, up from
4,000,000.
Standard Elemental Staves now reduce the rune cost of spells of the respective Elemental Rune by 1.
Elemental Battlestaves now reduce the rune cost of spells of the respective Elemental Rune by 3.
Mystic Elemental Staves now reduce the rune cost of spells of the respective Elemental Rune by 5.
Magic Skillcape now reduces the rune cost of spells of each Elemental Rune by 7.
- All Glacia God Armour pieces now provide +10 Minimum Damage to all Standard Elemental Magic Spells.
- All Ancient Wizard Gear pieces now provide +5 Minimum Damage to all Standard Elemental Magic Spells.
- All Glacia God Armour pieces now have 8% Damage Reduction, up from 5%
- All Aeris God Armour pieces now have 8% Damage Reduction, up from 7% (including Gloves)
- All Ragnar God Armour pieces Melee Strength Bonus increased by +5
Ranger Hat now has a
Ranged Strength Bonus of +6, up from 0.
- All
Horned Elite monsters now drop up to 4
Large Horns, up from 1
.
- Increased sale price of
Large Horns to
3,600, up from
150.
- Increased sale price of
Black Dragonhide to
850, up from
500.
- Increased sale price of
Whales to
1,024, up from
987.
- Increased sale price of
Magic Fish to
960, up from
600.
- Reduced sale price of
Dragon Javelins to
650, down from
679.
Smithing
Mastery Benefit for resource preservation chance changed to [5%, 10%, 15%, 20%], down from [10%, 20%, 30%, 40%].
Fletching,
Crafting &
Herblore
Mastery Benefit for resource preservation chance changed to 0.2%, down from 0.25% per
Mastery level.
Runecrafting Skillcape now works on all
Runecrafting items.
Runecrafting Skillcape resource preservation chance changed to 35%, down from 50%.
Water God Dungeon -
Water Monster Special Attack "Ice Break" damage reduced to 325, down from 450.
Earth God Dungeon -
Terran Special Attack "Seismic Slam" damage per proc reduced to 950, down from 1000
- Your Attack now resets when switching Equipment Sets
Smithing
Coal Ore Required Quantity now displays the actual required amount of
Coal with the
Smithing Skillcape Equipped, instead of the original required amount.
- Replaced 91% of tooltips in the game with the new Tooltip Library.
- Increased the Max Hit of all Standard Air Spells.
- There's a new background image for the game! This also includes a new Dark Mode version.
Bugfixes
- Fixed issue where
Crafting interval was calculated incorrectly offline.
Gold Emerald Ring benefit now works when
Fishing in the Barbarian Fishing Area for
Strength XP only.
- Fixed issue with Mobile versions of the game where it was not possible to scroll down, including on the Character Creation screen.
- Adjusted some Offline Progression functions to hopefully ease the loading times. This is still being worked on.
- Fixed an issue where a
Normal Log would display upon coming back to the game instead of the actual Potion icon.
- Fixed an issue where Player Special Attacks would continue to proc after the Enemy has died.
- Fixed an issue where Player Special Attacks would stack, causing more than one attack timer to run at a time.
- Upgradeable items that have no stats will now hide the stats in the Upgrade Item screen.
- Fixed an issue where
Ragnar's "Cataclysm" Special Attack was avoidable, when it was not meant to be.
- Fixed an issue where
Smithing would not work with the
Skillcape if you had less than the original required
Coal amount.
- Fixed an issue where registering for a Cloud account would cause the Cloud save to display as broken.
- Fixed an issue where clicking the HP Bar on the
Combat Minibar would open the Sidebar.
- Fixed an issue where the Damage Reduction comparison would show the incorrect value in the Upgrade Item screen.
- Fixed an issue where
Clue Chasers Insignia bonus was calculating incorrectly for
Woodcutting
Bird Nest Chance and
Mining Gem Chance.
- Fixed an issue where Equipping the
Clue Chasers Insignia while
Mining would not allow you to receive a Gem at all.
- The description for the Cooking Fire in the Shop now correctly displays the Bonus XP it provides to
Cooking.
- Reduced the width of the
Combat Minibar HP Bar on mobile devices to accommodate for smaller screen sizes that caused issue with the Minibar layout.
- Fixed issue where selecting a
Smithing recipe would force the page to jump back to the top.
- Fixed issue where
Smithing
Masteries would not increase in level, even though you had the required
Mastery XP.
Removed Features
- Removed the
Herblore Potion suggestion link.
Melvor Idle Version History (Current: v1.2.2) | |
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2018 | v0.01 v0.01.1, v0.01.2 | v0.02 | v0.03 v0.03.1, v0.03.2, v0.03.3, v0.03.4, v0.03.5, v0.03.6 |
2019 | v0.04 v0.04.2, v0.04.3 | v0.05 v0.05.1 | v0.06 | v0.07 v0.07.1 | v0.08 v0.08.1, v0.08.2 | v0.09 v0.09.1, v0.09.2 | v0.10 v0.10.1, v0.10.2 |
2020 | v0.11 v0.11.1, v0.11.2 | v0.12 v0.12.1, v0.12.2 | v0.13 | v0.14 v0.14.1, v0.14.2 | v0.15 v0.15.1, v0.15.2, v0.15.3, v0.15.4 | v0.16 v0.16.1, v0.16.2, v0.16.3 | v0.17 | v0.18 v0.18.1 |
2021 | v0.18.2 | v0.19 v0.19.1, v0.19.2 | v0.20 | v0.21 | v0.22 v0.22.1 | v1.0 v1.0.1 |
2022 | v1.0.2 v1.0.3 v1.0.4 v1.0.5 | |
2023 | v1.1.2 | ![]() |
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Reference Tables: Items, Equipment, Experience Table, Upgrading Items, Combat Areas, Slayer Areas, Dungeons, Chest Loot Tables, Monsters, Monster Loot Tables |