Update Log #159 - A small Archaeology buff & Triple EXP prep

**Sandstorm** · February 20

I apologize for this one being superbly small compared to the rest but since I have to restart servers for the Triple XP event I might as well push this out alongside it!

Archaeology

Added Time Sprites, along with their full effects and the buff icon;
Excavating on hotspots that have a time sprite on them active increases EXP gained and boosts mattock precision;
The sprites will move from spot to spot only if you're excavating the spot they are on, and with a delay of ~40-60 seconds;
Having a Pontifex Observation ring (or any higher upgraded versions) will double the time that a sprite stays on the spot;
The effect will deteriorate every 4 cycles while not excavating on the right spot by 2 stacks, or by 1 stack when not excavating at all, or completely removed when moving further away from the spot that it was on;
Having a Cosmic Focus in your inventory (now purchased from the May's Caravan) will prevent your focus stacks from dropping below 10 when not excavating on a spot without a sprite on it. The focus can be re-claimed from Giles at Anachronia if destroyed;
The Cosmic Focus can be upgraded further with a Cosmic Pyramid which can be obtained from Giles's Artifact collections to create a Cosmic Accumulator. The Accumulator will prevent your focus stacks from dropping below 20 when not excavating on a spot without a sprite on it. It can also be re-claimed from Giles at Anachronia if destroyed;
The Cosmic Accumulator also has a second passive effect: When excavating at a hotspot with a time sprite on it, randomly provides a 60-second buff (1% chance to activate) called stasis chamber fragment boost. While the buff is active, Sprite Focus gains an additional +1%, giving +3% per action with no other buffs. This stacks with the perk from the Archaeology cape for a total of +4%;
Hallowed Lanterns can now be used on the 'Everlight' to light them;
All 4 of the Everlight broken statues can now be repaired, offered an item for additional rewards and used as a Prayer altar afterwards;
The Hand of Glory (Everlight) can now be obtained from the Statue of Mesomedes, and can be re-claimed from Vanescula if lost or destroyed;

Miscellaneous

Increased the rate to receive a Tavia's Fishing rod in the Deep Sea Fishing area. You'll still need Tier 4 luck to receive it though;
The Pyromancy game perk's Hitpoint boost from the bonfire effect will now get calculated after the capped +75 HP boost has been applied (tldr: more bonus hitpoints!);
Added a little sound effect for when an action stops that has a production overlay;
We previously had rockertunities, but I didn't fully finish them because there was an issue with sending the correct Graphic on the rock. I've now improved on the system to now: send a hint icon+graphic+sound effect when a new one appears, mining it will cause you to deal for up to x6 damage on the rock and an increased critical swing. Moving further away from the rockertunity will reset its data, and made it to be a delay of 24-36 seconds between each instead of 1/25 chance;
Replaced the 'Buy All' option in the regular Shops GUI with a 'Buy X' option, and added click sounds to most buttons;
Added voice-overs to Nex: Angel of Death boss fight;
Araxxor will now use Soul Split against their target if the target also has Soul Split active;

Fixes

Removing Dungeoneering binds via the GUI will now remove the correct item when doing it with keybinds;
Herby Werby daily EXP will now be directly tied to your daily point cap;
'Gorvek and Vindicta' should now be weak to the Inquisitor's Staff;
Having ticked in the "Yes, and don't ask again" option on Wars' Reaper Portal will now always take you to the correct destination instead of on it self;
Gregorovic's Hard Mode Wights should now force Gregorovic back into combat mode consistently.

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