KURO BETA UPDATE - JANUARY 21, 2026

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KURO BETA UPDATE - JANUARY 21, 2026

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? SERVER STATUS UPDATE
Today the server experienced our first ever DDoS attack. Honestly, I wasn't prepared - who would want to DDoS a server still in beta? Someone attempted to extort money in exchange for stopping the attacks. Instead of paying, I kept them talking while I migrated everything behind new infrastructure with multiple protection layers. The server is now more resilient than before. Thank you for your patience.

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? NEW LAUNCHER
Brand new launcher redesign!

• See all your characters and their inventories before logging in
  
• Auto login feature
  
• Automatic patching - no more manual downloads
  

Please download the new launcher from https://playkuro.com/download

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⚔️ MAJOR FEATURES

Beginner

• Nimble Feet - Now a passive skill (speed and jump boost always active once learned)
  

Warrior

• Rage - Now stacks with item buffs
  

Mage

• Meditation - Now stacks with item buffs
  

Spearman

• Thrust - Now a true passive skill, gives +30 speed at max level
  

World Map Overhaul

• Hovering over any area now displays: mobs, their levels, NPCs, player count on that map, and mob count
  

Monster Ring

• Now shows current stats on hover
  

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? WIDGET UPDATES

• New Config options added
  
• Option to disable the quest Lightbulb above your head
  
• VSL button - Added option to set opacity for skills and chairs
  
• Widget now correctly hides on the login screen
  
• Fixed widget disappearing when pressing ESC
  
• Fixed widget not working on 125% scaled screens
  
• Guild Storage - Fixed withdraw/deposit functionality
  
• EPM Window - Fixed returning an error
  

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✨ QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS

Commands

• @wd - Now shows additional resources (shops that sell the item, quests that give the item, and item type)
  
• @fm - Fixed functionality
  

Systems

• VIP Rock - Can now teleport to Ereve
  
• Character Select - Improved to be smoother
  
• Character Change button - Now goes to character select faster
  
• Chat - Increased character limit for messages, whispers, party chat, and pet chat
  
• Special Megaphone - No longer crashes clients
  
• Kimu Tutorial - Now displays commands to complete the tutorial
  

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⚖️ BALANCE CHANGES
The following mobs now give updated EXP (thanks @Raboniel):

• Papulatus Clock - ~3,034,400
  
• Papulatus - ~2,022,933
  
• Aufheben - ~3,500,559
  
• Scarga (Green) - ~658,560 / ~1,317,120 / ~2,414,720
  
• Scarga (Red) - ~658,560 / ~1,317,120 / ~2,414,720
  
• Solomon - ~1,052,700
  
• Rex - ~1,315,875
  
• Hugin - ~1,754,500
  
• Munin - ~2,631,750
  
• Ariel - ~5,263,500
  
• Pink Bean - ~52,635,000
  
• Empress Cygnus - ~471,830,385
  
• Mihile (Knight 1) - ~94,366,077
  
• Oz (Knight 2) - ~94,366,077
  
• Irena (Knight 3) - ~94,366,077
  
• Eckhart (Knight 4) - ~94,366,077
  
• Hawkeye (Knight 5) - ~94,366,077
  

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? BUG FIXES

Server

• Fixed a major deadlock that was causing server instability
  
• Fixed disconnections during initial startup
  

Warrior Skills

• Dark Knight - Rush fixed
  

Mage Skills

• Big Bang - Fixed overlapping with magic attack potions
  
• Towering Inferno - Fixed visual glitches
  
• Ifrit - Fixed visual glitches
  
• Spark - Fixed MATK buff icon crash
  

Thief Skills

• Flash Jump - Fixed for Hermit bugging out after using Night Walker's Flash Jump
  

Cygnus Knight Skills

• Dawn Warrior - Soul Rush fixed (now pushes mobs)
  
• Thunder Breaker - Annihilate skill leaving phantom mobs fixed
  
• Thunder Breaker Transformation - Fixed attacks from 4th job not working
  
• 4th Job Skills - Fixed missing skills after advancement (Echo)
  
• Song of Heaven - Fixed visual glitches
  
• Song of Heaven - Fixed hitting mobs vertically
  

Bosses

• Chaos Zakum - Fixed second body not spawning after first phase
  
• Zakum - Fixed first body not spawning
  

UI

• Set Effect Overlay - Fixed displaying on random items
  
• Set Effect Tooltip - Fixed overlaying the original tooltip
  
• Monster Ring - Fixed stats not showing while in inventory
  
• Inventory Tooltip - Fixed showing up in tabs other than equip inventory
  
• World Map - Fixed hover effect persisting after closing
  
• World Map - Fixed crashing on close
  

Items

• Boss Accessories - Fixed being fully locked after equipped, now SOKable (fix by @Raboniel)
  
• Arrow purchasing - Fixed
  

Systems

• Flappy Bird - Fixed not giving points
  
• Damage - Now shows accurate numbers (summon damage and DoT/Poison damage are now properly accounted for)
  
• Buff stacking and attack damage potions issue fixed
  
• Buff stacking with pots fixed correctly
  
• Toggle EXP not working in Christmas/Halloween event fixed
  
• Ironman - Ore redistribute fixed when leaving Ironman challenge
  

Pets

• Dragon Pet - Fixed crash when swimming in Aqua
  

NPCs

• Asia (Year 2053) - Fixed showing random Pot shop instead of correct dialogue
  

Cygnus Tutorial

• Tutorial EXP Rebalanced - Players now naturally reach level 10 by completing the tutorial
  
• Quiz no longer forces reset on wrong answers
  
• Removed annoying "OK" popup on character creation
  
• Fixed Guide popup during leveling
  
• Updated text on creation to say up to max level 200 instead of 120
  
• Click Guide - Fixed for Cygnus characters
  

Other

• Temple of Time - Fixed double quest issue
  
• Launcher - Attempted fix for players failing to launch on first attempt
  

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? WEBSITE

• Various playkuro.com fixes
  
• The /media page got a makeover - check it out: https://playkuro.com/media
  

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UPDATE NOTES
Please download the new launcher from https://playkuro.com/download and patch before logging in.

Happy Mapling! ~ Kuro