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Note: The content of this changelog will come into play when the server is back up on June 25th after our extended upgrade outage.
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==Known Issue/Bugs==
  
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==New Client Release==
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Please note that [https://discord.com/channels/453926438555615242/1254891006164205648 Discord's report-issues] channel is utilized for players to submit issues discovered in the game. Discord posts may be more updated due to daily submissions by players.
  
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A new client has been released for heRO, and with it come many changes. You must uninstall the old heRO and download the new client to connect to heRO. As usual, we will have the full installer, and then a BGM folder for those who care about BGM. We recommend that you continue to whitelist the new heRO directory on your Antivirus, as the heRO patcher may be identified as a virus (which is no different than the current heRO client.) This new client will not only bring lots of quality-of-life changes but also unlock a lot of further development potential for heRO. Please look forward to all the future customizations and new features that the new client will allow heRO staff team to develop and expand upon this game!
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* Frost status duration does not work properly when used by players
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* Taekwon, Star Gladiator, and Combo Monks have issues with how to chain their combos
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If you are using Windows and you are having trouble with Windows Defender or are concerned about Windows Defender's warning for heRO, please follow this guide here: [Whitelist heRO for Windows Defender]
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* Nab equipment set does not properly remove Preserve if the user has not learned Preserve as a Stalker
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* Elderstahl item description is inaccurate
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* Desert Twilight/Sandstorm combo's activation rate is higher than intended
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* DBSearcher does not show MVP Drops
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* DBSearcher does not recognize some monsters that spawn in Scaraba's Nest or the fields to the east of it
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* DBSearcher does not show drops that are repeated on the same monster (e.g. any biolab monsters that have their unique etc item dropped twice at different rate)
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* Platinum skills may randomly be loss upon skill reset. If this happens, please contact a GM.
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* Ring of Friendship may still get exp via quests
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* It is possible to have more than 30k items in the storage via Restock. However this is strongly not recommended as DB may start deleting item from that stack once it's over 30000.
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* Buwaya Cave's treasure box weakness may spawn multiple weakness points if multiple people from the party talks to the NPC inside the box at the same time
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* Buwaya Cave randomly sends players to the box instead of sending them to the box only on re-entry of the instance
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* Buwaya Cave also randomly allows players to enter normally on re-entry instead of always being sent to the box
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* Faeheim Smuggler quest may not always trigger the smuggler spawn to continue the quest. If this happens, contact a GM.
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==Reporting Bugs==
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==[[Old_Server_Changelog | Old Server Changelog]]==
  
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With the massive number of changes and improvement in quality of life, we ask everyone to please report all issues in the heRO discord if anything behaves differently compared to the old client and is not mentioned in the changelog. heRO discord will open its community thread feature for easy reporting of issues without support tickets- so you can see if another player has already reported your problem. We remind all players that if there's anything that's not mentioned in the changelog and you decide to keep a change private to your mechanical benefits, ''that will be treated as bug abuse''. It is to all players and the server's benefit to report any bugs and issues so they can be addressed swiftly.
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[[Mar_3_2026_Changelog|Mar 3 2026]]<br>
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[[Feb_21_2026_Changelog|Feb 21 2026]]<br>
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[[Feb_17_2026_Changelog|Feb 17 2026]]<br>
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[[Feb_8_2026_Changelog|Feb 8 2026]]<br>
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[[Feb_3_2026_Changelog|Feb 3 2026]]<br>
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[[Dec_24_2025_Changelog|Dec 24 2025]]<br>
  
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==Gameplay Changes==
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For list of old change logs, please click on '''[[Old_Server_Changelog | this link]]'''
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* A new platinum skill "Equip Switch" is given to all new characters. You can hotkey this skill so that you can swap equipment loadout on demand. This skill will show up as a Novice platinum skill. This will allow players who use battlemode to switch equipment on a keyboard press. (note: for existing characters, the job manager will grant you this skill when you talk to it)
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* If the target of a spell moves out of line of sight, the spell is cancelled but you will get SP and catalyst cost refunded
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* Mob pathfinding has updated according to official emulation changes, with some customization: this results in mobs' walking differently compared to the current client and they update their target finding faster. Unfortunately, this makes them scatter faster compared to heRO's old behaviour (but not immediately give up chasing a hidden Assassin either, unlike other servers). We have customized it so the mobs are more likely to stay grouped up when they are chasing a target that has disappeared so it is to the hiding player's advantage, but it is still not the same as heRO's current implication where all mobs walk to the same cell where the player is hiding and stays there for a second or two.
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* Finger offensive is now a single multi-hit attack (similar to Sonic Blow)
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* Storm Gust knockback will follow Hercules's emulation changes instead of official's "random" Storm Gust knockback (South-west portion of Storm Gust will tend to knockback to the northeast. The edges are most likely to push things away from the Storm Gust.)
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* Ice wall will follow iRO's implementation instead of Hercules or kRO's emulation when it is cast directly on a non-boss mob: the mob only leaves ice wall via the west and south. If the target of their chase is north or east of them, they will try for 220 loops in an idle mode while being allowed to use chase skills. What is the duration of 220 loops vary depending on what the monsters see as options and how fast the server processes these possibilities. If it's a boss-flag mob, the mobs will be stuck in Ice wall as if it's an ankle snare until Ice wall expires.
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* You can spend skill points if you are mounted on a Peco again
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* Frenzy bug where Frenzy cancels all self-buffs in current heRO client should be fixed
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* Miracle of the Sun, Moon and Stars have been buffed to have a 0.1% chance instead of 0.02%
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* Union of the Sun, Moon and Stars no longer cost a skill point to learn it: it will appear and disappear depending on your soul link status similar to Beast Strafing
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* Some spells have its animations updated (this is official RO animation update and not part of heRO's custom spell animations), especially ninja spells and 3rd/4th class spells by monsters
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* Emergency Recall can no longer be used outside of War of Emperium
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* Monsters that are invincible (such as Great Demon Baphomet and Lost Dragon) are immune to reflect or Tarot Card of Fate's fixed damage, even if the client displays that they take damage
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* Dragon gears from Abyss 4 no longer reset any internal equipment timers, such as Snow Leopard card or Yggdrasil Crown
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* Pet intimacy is now also at 5x the rate for gaining intimacy, to reflect heRO's 5x exp rate
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At Styla, as a celebration of the new client release, you can freely choose between different class costumes.  Palettes to class costumes are subject to change in the future as we improve compatibility.  Class costumes are only available to trans characters at their final class, or to Soul Linkers, Star Gladiatiors, Ninjas, Gunslingers and Super Novice. Please note that in a future update, class costumes for these classes will not be freely available to all characters and will require unlock.<br>
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For Taekwon, you need to unlock your class costumes based on your Taekwon Points. At 100 and then 200 points, you will unlock your available class costumes.
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Note that class costumes are disabled in WoE. You will revert to your normal class appearance when you enter a castle and restored when you leave.
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Skin tone is now available for all characters to allow further personal customization. 3 new skin tones will be available.
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Furthermore, new hairstyles and palettes are also available. 50 palettes have been added. All existing palettes have been updated to have all 20 hair colours available as well. A lot of the peco mounted palette has been fixed so that the peco is not always "pitch black" anymore as well. Do spend the time to look at not just the new palettes, but new ones as well, especially for Lord Knights and Paladins!
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Located in Prontera behind a back alley, the "Veterinarian" (prontera 215, 260) can help you apply a "disguise" to your pet so that your pet looks like another pet that you have the pet egg for. You need to have a pet out along with other pet eggs, then the "Veterinarian" will change your current pet to look like one of your other pet eggs in your inventory. Pet disguises do not change your pet's attack power, stats, feed or abilities at all.
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You can send mail to other players that allow for items and zeny to be sent along with it. This will facilitate easier offline/self-trading as this will be much safer than dropping items on the ground. You can see if you have unread email in the menu. A small tax will be applied to zeny sent via Rodex. But if you only want to send zeny, Banker is still available to transfer zeny for you free of charge. Mails will expire if they are left unread, so it's best to check your mailbox often!
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Note that GMs will not treat RODEX "trades" as legitimate trades. GMs will only recognize and enforce trades done via in-person trading when both players are online. Items and zeny sent via RODEX will always be treated as a "gift" from one player to another.
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* Storage and guild storage has increased from 1000 to 5000
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* Item search is no longer case-sensitive
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* The vision of players on the screen has increased (but your spell and attack range remain unchanged)
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* Gunslingers are given a motorcycle for a mount instead of the basic Peco Peco
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* Due to the discovery of problems in the final testing, Achievements will be delayed and released when it is stable. We hope that you'll look forward to heRO's achievement system in the future!
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* Platinum skills can get removed upon trans and levelling up again. If this happens, contact a GM to fix it for you.
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[[Apr_20_2024_Changelog|Apr 20 2024]]<br>
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[[Apr_4_2024_Changelog|Apr 4 2024]]<br>
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[[Mar_13_2024_Changelog|Mar 13 2024]]<br>
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[[Feb_18_2024_Changelog|Feb 18 2024]]<br>
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[[Feb_10_2024_Changelog|Feb 10 2024]]<br>
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[[Jan_14_2024_Changelog|Jan 14 2024]]<br>
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[[Jan_1_2024_Changelog|Jan 1 2024]]<br>
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[[Dec_23_2023_Changelog|Dec 23 2023]]<br>
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[[Nov_18_2023_Changelog|Nov 18 2023]]<br>
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[[Oct_9_2023_Changelog|Oct 9 2023]]<br>
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[[Aug_7_2023_Changelog|Aug 7 2023]]<br>
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[[May_7_2023_Changelog|May 7 2023]]<br>
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[[Apr_28_2023_Changelog|Apr 28 2023]]<br>
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'''[http://www.pandoraonline.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=12365| Updates before October 9 2021 are recorded in the heRO forums]'''
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Latest revision as of 19:29, 12 March 2026

Class Rebalance

There are a few small class-rebalance changes in this patch involving Gunslinger and Alchemist.

Gunslinger Changes

  • New Divine Sphere (holy elemental Grenade sphere), Spooky Sphere (ghost elemental Grenade Sphere) and Plain Sphere (neutral elemental Grenade Sphere) are now available in any Ammo shop that sold the previous spheres
  • Magazine Dealers across Alberta, Einbroch, Izlude, Caerulia, Prontera, and Faeheim who previously created Bullet Cases and Sphere Packs will create Sphere Packs for the 3 new spheres
  • Ground Drift used with the new spheres will deal proper elemental damage corresponding to the sphere, but the debuff effect of Ground Drift will be randomly selected out of the existing effects of Poison, Knockback, Freeze, Blind and Stun. The colour of the Ground Drift bomb will appear random, but the elemental damage will be according to the sphere used for the casting, regardless of the colour.
  • The duration of Madness Canceller and Adjustment has increased to 30s respectively. SP cost has increased proportionately to 30 and 15, respectively, to match the new durations.
  • You can buy Cartridges and Sphere Packs directly for zeny at the usual NPC, at a much higher cost than buying the bullets/spheres separately and combine together

Gunslinger has been given a bit more elemental spheres to match the bullets for the sphere-using guns to have more access to different spots. The duration for the buffs is also extended for ease of use.

Gunslinger skill names have also been standardized across skill tree and item descriptions to follow eAthena translations. We will slowly roll out similar changes to the other classes to standardize items, skill names and tooltips.


Alchemist Changes (Lif)

  • Emergency Avoid has been lightly nerfed to no longer stack in speed with Nobility Mounts.

This affects mostly War of Emperium scenarios but Lif Alchemist should not have a specific advantage with Nobility Mounts to be faster than every other class. Alchemist now follows the practical speed limit cap of any other class.


High Wizard Change

  • Gravitational Field is now limited to 1 instance of cast only

Gravitational Field's issue should be fixed such that 1 single high wizard cannot crash everyone on screen through this spell. For that reason, Gravitational Field will be re-enabled for WoE. However, only 1 instance of this spell can be cast at a time, and Gravitational Field cannot stack/overlap with one another.

Monster Rebalance

The following items have their sales price modified

  • Small Bradium: sale price increased by 100%
  • White Spider Limb: sale price increased by 50%
  • Golden Feather: sale price increased by 50%
  • Angel Magic Powder: sale price increased by 20%
  • Comodo Leather: sale price increased by 50%
  • Fancy Fairy Wing: sale price increased by 25%
  • Final Rest: sale price increased by 25%
  • Eye Drops: sale price increased by 200%
  • Soft Feather: sale price increased by 300%
  • Solid Iron Piece: sale price increased by 25%
  • Rune of Darkness: sale price increased by 25%
  • Burnt Parts: sale price increased by 100%

New etc item: Deep Sea Water, now sells 2050z (before Overcharge)

  • Parus: Soft Feather drop rate increased to 100%
  • King Kray: Solid Shell replaced with Deep Sea Water at 100%
  • Siorava: Flying Fish Box replaced with Deep Sea Water at 100%
  • Sedora: Tentacle replaced with Octopus Leg at 40% and Deep Sea Water at 60%


Specific dungeons and fields that mostly favour solo target fighting have their zeny of etc item increased. We hope that will help out classes that do not have or don't rely on AoE damage on getting a bit more zeny, or for some less explored dungeons to have better etc zeny loot as well.


Bugfixes

  • Fish Bottle can be part of Buying Stalls
  • Fixed a critical bug in the Hercules emulator where Speed Potion in combination with Dec Agi, Quagmire and/or Slow Grace (but no other speed debuffs) specifically results in infinite speed
  • Fixed an issue where Monk combos when linked do not do splash damage beyond monsters on the exact same cell
  • Fixed NPC dialogue issues related to Wootan Defender, Kingvi and Goblin King regarding what they say when the MVP has not respawned yet, or if the MVP has already spawned
  • Fixed an issue with Orcus accessory combos not giving the right bonus
  • Fixed an issue where Royal Trident does not show 2 slots
  • Fixed an issue where Wootan Anklet is in armor slot instead of the intended footwear slot
  • Fixed an issue where Pet inventory stores items that should not be allowed to be stored

Known Issue/Bugs

Please note that Discord's report-issues channel is utilized for players to submit issues discovered in the game. Discord posts may be more updated due to daily submissions by players.

  • Frost status duration does not work properly when used by players
  • Taekwon, Star Gladiator, and Combo Monks have issues with how to chain their combos
  • Nab equipment set does not properly remove Preserve if the user has not learned Preserve as a Stalker
  • Bombardier's Bombcase may not have the right item description
  • Elderstahl item description is inaccurate
  • Desert Twilight/Sandstorm combo's activation rate is higher than intended
  • Mutant Dragonoid card's activation rate is inaccurate
  • DBSearcher does not show MVP Drops
  • DBSearcher does not recognize some monsters that spawn in Scaraba's Nest or the fields to the east of it
  • DBSearcher does not show drops that are repeated on the same monster (e.g. any biolab monsters that have their unique etc item dropped twice at different rate)
  • Platinum skills may randomly be loss upon skill reset. If this happens, please contact a GM.
  • Ring of Friendship may still get exp via quests
  • It is possible to have more than 30k items in the storage via Restock. However this is strongly not recommended as DB may start deleting item from that stack once it's over 30000.
  • Buwaya Cave's treasure box weakness may spawn multiple weakness points if multiple people from the party talks to the NPC inside the box at the same time
  • Buwaya Cave randomly sends players to the box instead of sending them to the box only on re-entry of the instance
  • Buwaya Cave also randomly allows players to enter normally on re-entry instead of always being sent to the box
  • Faeheim Smuggler quest may not always trigger the smuggler spawn to continue the quest. If this happens, contact a GM.
  • Elemental resist potion status icon seems inconsistent
  • Male hairstyle #82 does not work
  • Crusader/Paladin does not work with palette 224
  • New hairstyle does not work with all hair colors
  • Marriage in WoE:SE castle do not work

Old Server Changelog

Mar 3 2026
Feb 21 2026
Feb 17 2026
Feb 8 2026
Feb 3 2026
Dec 24 2025

For list of old change logs, please click on this link

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