Titan Development Log

Turning dgVoodoo2 off was also rejecting unrelated graphics wrappers, which prevented some players from launching with ReShade and D3D8-to-D3D9. OFF now removes identified dgVoodoo files while preserving custom renderers and their settings. The launcher checks again immediately before starting the game and records the graphics DLL actually loaded when Windows permits inspection.

Try Compatibility Launch now uses a temporary windowed 1280x720 profile without optional plugins, addons, TitanGambits or custom startup commands. The required isolated-client core remains loaded. Your saved selections and normal startup scripts are preserved. The safe-mode option isolates extensions while leaving custom graphics wrappers installed.

Crash monitoring is enabled by default and keeps the launcher open during play. It records loaded DLL paths, versions and hashes, process memory use, the game exit code and available Windows crash-event fields. Uncheck Crash Monitoring to close the launcher after startup. Export Diagnostics saves recent logs to a local ZIP for you to review and share; it does not upload automatically or include passwords, login tickets, chat logs or memory dumps.

This change does not establish the cause of the reported combat crash. A D3D8 fault-module name alone does not identify its cause; these diagnostics should provide better evidence for the next occurrence. The launcher and installer are Microsoft Artifact Signed.

Jackel, Servo, Luna, and Xhelphie now have all 22 jobs unlocked at level 75 on Dynamis, along with full in-game GM level 5 access for testing. Subjobs still use the normal level cap. These changes apply only to their Dynamis characters; their live Titan characters and permissions were not changed.

The database changes were applied for all four characters while they were offline on Dynamis, without restarting either server.

Play Titan is back in the bottom-right corner of the launcher. The smaller Dynamis Test Server button now sits immediately to its left and still requires approved test-server access. The launcher and installer are Microsoft Artifact Signed.

Dynamis is our separate test world for checking updates before they reach Titan. Invited testers can use the smaller Dynamis Test Server button beside Play Titan after signing in. The button stays grey for accounts without permission and while the test world is offline. The server also checks permission; changing a launcher button cannot grant access.

The initial testers have separate copies of their characters. Progress, items and gil earned on Dynamis do not transfer to Titan, and live characters are unaffected. Test logins use short-lived, single-use tickets stored separately from live game tickets. Public test account creation is disabled.

Dynamis has its own database and game services, with CPU and memory limits to protect live Titan. Updates can be checked there before a separate production rollout; nothing automatically promotes from test to live. Website shops, live market history and companion records are not mirrored.

Launcher 1.5.99 and its installer are Microsoft Artifact Signed. Titan game services were not restarted.

TitanCasketHints 1.2.1 recognizes more casket appearance messages, including found, dropped and appearing caskets. This helps it clear the previous lock when a new casket arrives. If a clue leaves no possible combination, the helper now tries that clue against a fresh 10-99 list instead of keeping the previous lock candidates. An impossible clue is still ignored.

The helper remains chat-only: it suggests possibilities from clues received by your client and never submits guesses. The new file is included in the launcher-managed addon update and the fresh installer.

Launcher 1.5.98 and its installer are Microsoft Artifact Signed. Existing settings are preserved, and no game-server restart is required.

Client downloads were occupying most of the system disk. They now use a dedicated data volume, with their existing URLs, manifests and file contents preserved. Every copied file was verified before the switch, including hard links shared between releases.

The new drive uses one shared filesystem, with separate downloads and test directories so either can grow as needed. The migration required no game-service restart or launcher update. Space is available for a future test environment; the test server itself has not been installed.

The release uploader previously relied on a hard link between its upload area and public storage, which cannot work across separate disks. It now verifies a destination-side copy before making the archive available. Manifests and replacement files also use verified temporary files and atomic renames, and temporary upload URLs are blocked so players cannot download a patch while it is being written.

Historical release packages, older rollback copies and inactive build files were taking up space needed for future updates. We moved the reviewed files to separate backup storage and checked every archived file against its original SHA-256 before removing the obsolete server copies. The active game files, player downloads, current rollback backup and pending update remain available.

This storage cleanup did not restart game services or change gameplay.

Rampaging Ram and Lumbering Lambert now return on independent one-hour timers after defeat. Hunting ordinary rams is no longer required to trigger their placeholder lotteries, so Purple Belt hunters can look for the NMs directly.

Steelfleece Baldarich and Bloodtear Baldurf also spawn independently, with a 21-hour timer after defeat. Previously, reaching their 21-hour cooldown only made them eligible for a chance to appear when the lower-tier ram despawned. That extra lottery and placeholder requirement are removed, and the rams no longer block one another from spawning.

Their existing loot, combat behavior and spawn locations are unchanged. Remaining timers survive server restarts, and the transition preserves tracked cooldowns and NMs already up.