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Ancient KingdomsNewsAncient Kingdoms v0.9.20.0 - Valaark
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Ancient Kingdoms v0.9.20.0 - Valaark

Ancient Kingdoms · published 8 Jun 2026, 10:47 UTC · build 23620261

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The mighty dragon Valaark has awakened stronger than ever. This update introduces new boss mechanics, the first Mythic Item, quality-of-life improvements, class balance changes, and several bug fixes reported by the community.

🐉 Valaark Update Highlights

  • Added the first Mythic Item
  • Added new mechanics to Valaark
  • You can now rebind keys to mouse and gamepad buttons
  • Added hotkey text for all Skillbar slots
  • Added 3 new craftable fishing rods
  • Added Immune messages when attacking invulnerable enemies

⚙️ Improvements

  • Added safe index deduplication for some missing tables
  • Improved repair kit tooltips to clarify they also work on mercenaries
  • Improved click response when selecting entities
  • Changed chat font type
  • Increased loot roll timer to 2 minutes
  • Improved mercenary AoE escape behavior
  • Increased visual effect area for Emerald Dirge
  • Added minimum requirement text to Cursed Dagger
  • Slightly increased drop rates for Old Dragon Spine and Savage Blood

⚔️ Balance Changes

Mercenaries

  • Spellshatter cooldown reduced to 30 seconds
  • Rogues now have the skill Improved Backstab

Wizard

  • Increased damage per second dealt by Ensnare

Ranger

  • Breeze is now instant cast

Warrior

  • Mighty Sweep now scales with a percentage of Attack Power

🐛 Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a bug where recasting Enthrall or Root skills did not reset break probability timers
  • Fixed a bug related to chat auto-scroll
  • Fixed typos in DoT messages
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent pets from attacking when their owner had no Veteran Levels

Thank you all for your feedback, bug reports, and support.

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