KURO BETA UPDATE - FEBRUARY 2026

[Kuro]

KURO BETA UPDATE - FEBRUARY 2026

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Thank you for 1,000 Discord members. It means everything — we keep going.

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NEW FEATURES

HP/MP REWORK

• Up to level 200, the HP/MP cap remains at 30,000
  
• At level 201+, HP/MP can now scale up to 99,000
  

@town COMMAND

• Returns you to your job's hometown automatically
  
• Thieves → Kerning City | Archers → Henesys | Warriors → Perion | Mages → Ellinia | Pirates → Nautilus
  

IRONMAN GUILD STORAGE

• Ironman characters can now access Guild Storage
  
• You can deposit items freely
  
• You can only withdraw items that you personally deposited
  
• Meso withdrawals are not permitted for Ironman characters
  
• Maintains the spirit and integrity of the game mode
  

NEW DAMAGE SKINS

• New damage skins added in collaboration with @odessey
  
• Available in the Cash Shop for 7,000 Maple Points (30 days each)
  

PLAYER TIPS OVERLAY

• A tips overlay now appears in the top-left corner after the widget loads
  
• Tips rotate automatically every 12 seconds with Prev/Next buttons to browse
  
• Click "All Tips" to view every tip in one window
  
• Dismiss for session with X, or permanently disable via Visual Settings in the widget
  

WIDGET — QUEST LIGHTBULB REMOVAL

• Added option to remove the lightbulb quest notification from the widget
  
• Setting now correctly saves and persists through relogs
  

MEDIA UPLOADS — NX REWARDS

• Uploading to https://playkuro.com/media now rewards 250 NX per upload
  
• Claimable up to 3 times per day
  

PIECE OF TIME INDICATOR

• Item indicator now shows when the Piece of Time effect is active (thanks @Raboniel)
  

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QUALITY OF LIFE

SHOPS

• Added a Recharge All button at stores
  
• Recharge All now supports arrows, throwing stars, and bullets
  

CHAIRS

• All chairs are now tradable — time to collect them all (thanks @Raboniel)
  

QUESTS

• Added "Claim All" buttons for daily and weekly quests
  
• Daily login reminder now appears on login
  

PARTY QUESTS

• Party members on the same map now properly share quest kill progress and daily/weekly kill tracking
  
• Party members must be within 5 levels of the monster to share progress
  

WIDGET

• Guild Storage Log — view your guild's full storage activity log
  
• MobInfo — added select/deselect all for drops
  
• Merchant sale notifications now deliver instant in-game alerts when your items sell, without needing a widget connection
  
• Admin notices now render as a centered top banner with a gold accent bar, countdown timer, and dismiss button
  
• Fixed notification and warning windows rendering at wrong positions — now locked to main viewport correctly
  

CRAFTING & STORAGE

• Agent E Ore Crafting — you can now type in a quantity instead of clicking repeatedly
  
• Magic Powders are now included in auto storage
  

IRONMAN

• Group Ironman groups can now be formed in the Free Market up to level 10
  

MAPS (by @Raboniel)

• Buffed mob quantity on the following maps:
  
• Crimsonwood Mountain: The Path of Peril, The Path of Strength, Upper Ascent, Cavern of Fear, Cavern of Fortitude, Cavern of Shame
  
• Crimsonwood Keep: The Inferno Chamber, Tornado Corridor, The Wrath of Night, Stormhall
  
• Nest of a Dead Dragon, The Dragon Nest Left Behind, Peak of the Big Nest, Dangerous Dragon Nest
  
• Hidden Street: Forbidden Time
  
• Tall Castle Walls 1 & 2, Very Tall Castle Wall
  
• New Free Market map added (by @Senzu)
  

CASH SHOP

• Re-added NX to NX Prepaid conversion to KIN
  
• All NX items moved from the Tidy Spirit NPC to the Cash Shop — new items will be added there going forward
  

CONTENT

• NPC Pam added in Leafre — sells Concentrated Formulas for KoC mount evolution
  

WEBSITE

• https://playkuro.com/database updated — now correctly shows all quests and maps
  
• Item search is smoother and fetches faster
  

MISC

• RUN_FIXES.reg is now included in the game folder — no longer need to download it separately
  

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BUG FIXES

SKILLS

• Mage Damage — Fixed damage calculations and display values (now shows correctly to you and other players)
  
• Rush — Fixed to push mobs correctly instead of throwing them off the platform
  
• Holy Arrow — Fixed to correctly hit up to 3 mobs; targeting now behaves correctly in front of your character
  
• Bless — Fixed buff not disappearing properly
  
• Taunt — Fixed to correctly grant EXP and Drop Rate boost (both Thieves)
  
• Venom — Fixed not proccing after 4th job advancement
  
• Fire Strike (BW 3rd Job) — Damage fix by @Raboniel
  
• Ifrit Books — Fixed not working for Blaze Wizard (@Raboniel)
  
• Ifrit — Improved targeting consistency, especially horizontal retargeting
  
• I/L & F/P — Fixed summons not correctly hitting mobs
  
• Seduce — Fixed mobs with multiple seduce levels chaining back-to-back with no cooldown — all seduce levels now share a single cooldown
  
• Time Leap — Fixed cooldown reset exploit
  
• @hidedamage — Fixed not hiding damage for Hurricane, Pierce, Rapid Fire, and Wind Archer attacks — these now correctly respect your opacity setting
  
• Onyx Apple and Weapon Cancel — Fixed to correctly display "1" for the damage visual
  
• SP — Fixed not being able to spend SP; fixed not showing correct SP amount; fixed beginner SP spending overwriting job SP display
  
• Nimble Feet — Updated skill description text
  

GUILD STORAGE

• Fixed items losing their stats (STR, DEX, INT, LUK, ATK, scrolled slots, etc.) when deposited and withdrawn
  
• Fixed ghost items appearing in inventory after withdrawing, causing crashes when organizing
  
• Fixed deposit/withdraw not updating the inventory display properly
  
• Fixed withdrawing the wrong amount for USE items
  
• Fixed a duplication issue with rechargeable items
  
• Guild storage now properly enforces access permissions
  
• Ironman withdraw restrictions are now correctly enforced
  
• Items are now safely restored if your inventory is full during withdrawal, preventing item loss
  
• Fixed guild storage stamping depositor name tag on items — items now correctly preserve their original owner
  

SYSTEMS

• Monster Book Ring — Now auto-syncs stats on login (use @syncring if needed); fixed HP/MP not applying correctly for Cygnus Knights
  
• "Already logged in" — Fixed getting stuck when force-closing the client
  
• Marriage — Fixed issue where deleting a married character would prevent the partner from logging in
  
• Beginner SP — Fixed UI not updating immediately when assigning SP
  
• Boss Expeditions — Fixed tracking per boss; fixed not being able to recruit more than 5 players causing expedition to close automatically
  
• Tutorial NPCs — Cygnus Knights and Arans can no longer accept Explorer-only tutorials (Sera/Roger)
  
• KoC Mount Evolution — Fixed Mimiana → Mimio quests not working due to missing quest script
  
• KoC Mount Evolution — Fixed rare issue where mount level could reset on disconnect
  
• Cygnus Warrior — Fixed skill book learning not working properly
  
• Expedition — Fixed pet auto-loot bypass paths; expedition auto-loot block now enforced correctly across all loot paths including pet-index pickup
  
• Daily Reset — Now consistent at server midnight across all quests
  
• Vicious Hammer — Fixed window not disappearing after use
  
• Exploration Medal — Fixed map progress resetting on channel change or relog
  
• Free Market — Fixed sometimes sending players to Henesys randomly
  
• Mount Level — Fixed resetting randomly
  
• Pets — Fixed being able to pick up Totems from LHC
  
• Monster Cards — Fixed not being auto-picked up when USE inventory is full (cards are consumed immediately and no longer require a free slot)
  
• Pyramid PQ — Fixed bonus map getting players stuck randomly
  
• Timeless 7/7 Set — Fixed to correctly grant +22 WA (currently not visible in stat window — will be pushed in a future update)
  
• KIN — Fixed giving broken chairs
  
• Ironman and regular players — Fixed sometimes not being able to click on them
  

SKILLS & COMBAT (SET EFFECTS / BUFFS)

• Set effect tooltip fixed — no longer shows wrong counts (e.g. "2/7") when wearing shared items like Timeless pendants and capes
  
• WATK/MATK now correctly shows in the stat window when applied through set effects
  
• Set bonus stats no longer desync on login
  
• Set attack bonuses now apply more consistently
  
• Fixed buff icons not displaying correctly
  
• Fixed Rage-style buffs sometimes showing incorrect attack/defense values
  
• Fixed buffs occasionally causing a temporary attack drop on refresh
  

BOSSES & MAPS

• Horntail — Extended Phase 1/2 platform and reverted head position (@Raboniel)
  
• Horntail — Pre-head monsters now spawn in the correct positions
  
• Singapore - Ruins of Krexel 1 — Fixed two bugged ropes (@Raboniel)
  
• Singapore - Ruins of Krexel 2 — Fixed a bug that could cause players to fall out of the map (@Raboniel)
  
• MVPQ — Removed an invisible rope (@Raboniel)
  
• FM — Reverted to non-event state (@Raboniel)
  

CLIENT & UI

• World Map — Overhauled world map rendering and image decoding; tooltips now preload for faster loading
  
• Config.ini — Settings now persist correctly without duplicates
  
• Quickslot — Fixed random client crashes on hover; fixed players losing bindings on relog
  
• Multi-Client — Fixed the widget stopping when running two or more clients simultaneously
  
• Item Tooltip — Fixed rendering problems
  
• Messenger (Special Megaphone) — Fixed displaying incorrectly and causing crashes
  
• Megaphones — Fixed not displaying correctly
  
• Guild/Alliance — Fixed showing stuck online members
  
• Login — Stability improved to reduce freezes and crashes on login
  
• HP/MP display — Now more accurate and stays synced during gameplay and character swaps
  
• Mount progress — No longer lost in certain save scenarios
  
• Quest requirement chat spam — Suppressed during silent checks
  
• Icons — Fixed freezing the client when opening dailies, guild storage, and world map
  
• HP clamp flash — Fixed during channel change
  

KUROMSⓇ LUNCH BUFF

• Lunch is no longer consumed if the buff is already active
  
• Lunch now stacks from extra Lunch Box pickups — each extra box adds +1 minute
  
• If your Lunch has under 30 seconds remaining, the next box adds +10 minutes instead
  
• Lunch duration is now capped at 30 minutes total
  
• Timer and status now display correctly in the combat panel and widget
  
• Expiration now updates cleanly and consistently
  

QUESTS

• Pet quests (e.g. Bartos pet skill quests) — Fixed rewards not saving correctly on turn-in
  
• Pet evolution and pet skill quests — Now work correctly from the quest log without needing to talk to a specific NPC
  
• Fixed an edge case where some quests could be completed without meeting requirements
  
• Tigun's Ariant Palace Pass quest — Restored repeatability
  
• Broken Glasses recipe — Fixed recipe requiring unobtainable Halloween Candy; now uses 15 Zombie's Lost Gold Tooth
  
• Fixed various quest typos
  

CASH SHOP

• Fixed a crash when buying items in the ETC category
  
• Fixed buying bulk items like Megaphones, Scissors of Karma, etc.
  
• Fixed buying ETC inventory expansion
  
• Broken chair purchases with invalid quantity now auto-refund instead of failing
  

IRONMAN MODE

• Fixed abandoning Ironman status leaving character in a broken group state
  
• Abandoning Ironman now properly removes you from your group
  
• If the group leader abandons Ironman, leadership is properly transferred to another member
  

EXPEDITION

• Recruitment UI now auto-refreshes more often, including application details
  

VEGA'S SPELL

• Vega's spell window will no longer disappear mid-scroll — see dev-log for details
  

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REMOVALS

• Removed a broken chair from Kerning Interchange
  
• Removed Crystalized Pineapple Chew from Gold Gacha
  
• Removed Heartstopper from Gold Gacha
  
• Removed Scroll for Ring INT 10% from Gold Gacha
  
• Removed Scroll for Ring DEX 10% from Gold Gacha
  

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GOLD GACHA REWORK

All changes below apply to Gold Gacha only.

RARE (5%)

• Clean Slate Scroll 20% (x1)
  
• Clean Slate Scroll 5% (x5)
  
• White Scroll (x3)
  
• Chaos Scroll 60% (x3)
  
• Perfect Pitch (x25)
  
• Scroll for Overall for STR 10%
  
• Scroll for Overall for DEX 10%
  
• Scroll for Overall for INT 10%
  
• Scroll for Overall for LUK 10%
  
• Reworked "Golden Scroll" (Only for Golden Flower Set)
  
• Scroll for Ring ATT 100%
  
• Scroll for Ring MATT 100%
  

UNCOMMON (15%)

• Cloth Fragments (x50)
  
• Perfect Pitch (x10)
  
• Facestompers — Upped to next tier
  
• Ice Knight Chain Crampons — Upped to next tier
  
• Stormcaster Gloves — Upped to next tier
  
• Flamekeeper Cordon — Upped to next tier
  
• Primal Brew (x5)
  
• Scroll for Ring ATT 60%
  
• Scroll for Ring MATT 60%
  
• All gem types (x5 each): Adamantium, Amethyst, AquaMarine, Black Crystal, Bronze, Dark Crystal, DEX Crystal, Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Gold, Lidium, LUK Crystal, Mithril, Opal, Orihalcon, Power Crystal, Sapphire, Silver, Steel, Topaz, Wisdom Crystal
  

COMMON (80%)

• Cloth Fragments (x25)
  
• Red Gaia Cape
  
• Blue Gaia Cape
  
• White Gaia Cape
  
• AMC 1 (x10)
  
• AMC 2 (x10)
  
• AMC 3 (x10)
  
• Scroll for Ring ATT 10%
  
• Scroll for Ring MATT 10%
  

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LAUNCHER UPDATES

• Full Screen Mode — Added fullscreen support; the game now works correctly in full screen via the launcher checkbox
  
• Resolution Changer — Added support for modern resolutions including 4K, 1440p, and more
  
• Disconnect Character — You can now disconnect your own character directly from the launcher
  
• HP/MP Management — Upgrade your character's HP and MP from the character selection screen
  
• View FM Store — Access and view your own Free Market store without logging in
  
• Login required before the Play button is accessible
  
• Character information can now be updated within the launcher
  
• Fixed not remembering player login details correctly
  
• Fixed server showing as offline when it is actually online
  

Please download the new launcher before patching:
https://playkuro.com/download

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UPDATE NOTES

⚠️ THIS UPDATE REQUIRES A FULL RE-DOWNLOAD OF ALL GAME FILES

You cannot patch over your existing installation. Please download the full client fresh.

• Launcher (auto-patches): https://playkuro.com/download
  
• Google Drive (full files): https://drive.google.com/file/d/17aekoYy...sp=sharing
  

Please patch using the launcher before logging in.

~ Kuro