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KURO BETA UPDATE - AUGUST 9, 2025 - Kuro - 08-09-2025 KURO BETA UPDATE - AUGUST 9, 2025 STAFF UPDATES We're excited to announce changes to our team! Junior Game Masters: Welcome @Hero and @Pyna to the GM team! Balance Team: @Arue joins to help refine class balance Developer Team: @leej joins me in development to make Kuro even better! MAJOR FEATURES ADDED Brand New Chat++ System Complete in-game chat remake from scratch Full Customization: Font type selection Font size adjustment Chat color customization Tab color options Text color control Opacity settings The most customizable MapleStory chat experience ever created Ninja Castle Map New high-level content area for levels 130+ Bridges the gap between RTO5 and LHC Access via Palanquin from Mushroom Shrine for 1,000,000 meso Special thanks to @Aru and @Senzu for map development Widget Complete Redesign New tabbed interface for better organization More compact and cleaner design Improved user experience Minecraft Alpha Integration - Play Minecraft inside MapleStory! Quick join options for Minecraft worlds Chess game with in-game chat functionality Mouse cursor display improvements CWKPQ Major Update Now possible with ANY combination of 3 classes Use Snail Throw (beginner skill) to activate sigils No more class restrictions - bring any team composition! Quick Auction System New !qa command for quick 30-minute auctions Items automatically collected from Fredrick if offline Cannot have auction and merchant simultaneously Ironman restricted from use SKILL CHANGES Warriors Power Guard - Duration increased 180 → 300 seconds White Knight Thunder Charge (BW) - Fixed to match Thunder Charge (Sword) Damage increased 125 → 150 at max level Thieves Haste - Duration increased 200 → 300 seconds Pirates Rapid Fire - Damage reduced 160 → 140 (balance adjustment) Battleship - Movement speed set to 140 QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS Dailies & Weeklies System Overhaul Changed to per IP and per Account.  New @weeklies and @dailies quest commands Must be within 20 levels of mob to count kills (level 120+ can be within 20 levels) Anti-leech measures: meaningful damage required for credit Per-IP completion limit (contact admin for household whitelist) Automatic reset at midnight server time General Improvements Merchants can now be opened next to portals (up/down arrows) Level 200 mount speed increased to 200 Future Henesys mob spawn increased 2x New login page design (thanks @senzu!) All previously broken scroll icons fixed (thanks @leej!) SP resets added back to KIN under special items Badge system returned via KIN CS/WS available at Inkwell for 75 PP each EVENTS & CONTENT UPDATES Hot Potato Event Improvements Timer now hidden for added suspense (could be 1 second or 30!) Increased loot radius significantly Ironman can now participate and pick up hot potato Players disconnecting are eliminated Event rotates with Cake Boss Other Content Updates KPQ updated to 100% ticket drop rate Removed unnecessary NPC dialogue 50 Gold Teeth can be exchanged for Eye of Fire (if prequest completed) New hairs/eyes available from KIN for 2,000 NX 10 regular Gachapon tickets = 1 Silver ticket exchange @goldgacha and @silvergacha commands to preview rewards BUG FIXES (JULY 20 - AUGUST 9) Major Fixes Expedition damage tracking restored Boss Rush properly resets at midnight Horntail heads moved closer to platform HTPQ solo mode working Pink Bean death limit increased to 10 Widget randomly disappearing - FIXED Ore storage not storing random skillbooks - FIXED Pet autopot stopping randomly - FIXED Deadlock issues resolved (multiple instances) Lag spike improvements (ongoing monitoring) RLGL fixed - requires 2 players, no random kicks Clock disappearing during expeditions - FIXED Quest & NPC Fixes Eurek the Alchemist now teaches scrolling skill to Arans Eurek quest requirement reduced to 3 million meso + Red Whip Kenta's quest now repeatable for each new pet Sejan's Good Habit quest - FIXED All quests giving removed scrolls no longer crash Zakum JQ death teleports back correctly Item & System Fixes Name changes purchasable with regular NX (birthday: 20050511) - Exchange regular NX for NX Prepaid at KIN Players can use potions during seduce status HTP Now only possible to use 1 egg Fixed claiming NX and MP from voting @buyback expanded to show more items Removed boom chance from new scrolls (except 70% and 30%) Vega spell compatibility issues - FIXED Item megaphones now visible on Discord Quality Updates Removed annoying mount tired message Removed daily quest chat spam Window name updated to "KuroMS" Agent E options expanded (ore crafting, Gachapon) Added detailed lag logging for diagnostics Unkillable mobs issue - FIXED COMING SOON We're preparing something special with new assets... More patience required, but it will be worth the wait! Keep an eye on announcements! ? Thank you for your continued support and patience as we push daily updates to improve your experience. Remember to check the daily bug fix threads and comment if any issues persist! Download the latest files: https://playkuro.com/download  Happy Mapling! ~ Kuro