World of ClaudeCraft · Release notes
What's new in v0.26.0
A “queues & comfort” update: the Dungeon Finder to group up in one click, Hit Rating and beefed-up heroic loot, a real defensive cooldown for every tank, the signed Windows client, clickable gathering and weapon sheathing. Click a bubble for the detailed rules.
Released July 15, 2026
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Queues, endgame & comfort
💡 Click a feature to open its detailed rules — and the underlined words for their definition.
01
The Dungeon Finder — group up in one click
A new window (Shift+I) to queue for dungeons and the raid without going through chat. Matching stays deterministic: no randomness, the simulation keeps its integrity.
Catalog & Quick Match System
The four normal dungeons, their heroic variants and the Nythraxis raid — role-based queue, FIFO order.
How the queue works
The Premade Board Group
Group leaders publish their listing; everyone else applies from a board instead of spamming chat.
Publish and join
Good to know
- Group proposal: 30 seconds to accept.
- Declining = a 60 s lockout before re-queuing.
- Matching is deterministic — same queue, same result, no randomness.
02
Hit Rating & beefed-up heroic loot
Hit Rating Stat
A new stat: 10 Hit Rating = +1% hit chance, reducing misses and resists against higher-level enemies.
What it changes
Heroic made readable Dungeons
Above-level penalties in Heroic drop from 44% / 43% to roughly 26% / 25%.
The new numbers
Richer heroic loot
- All ilvl 31 heroic gear gains additional combat ratings.
- Nythraxis heroic pieces carry dual ratings, marking quality steps.
- Four retired heroic items are restored for players still holding them.
03
A defensive cooldown for every tank
All three tank classes finally get their dedicated survival button — enough to soak the big hits of the Deathless Court.
The 3 cooldowns Tank
Ironhold, Sacred Bulwark, Primal Reflexes — one per class, each with its own flavor.
Effects, durations and cooldowns
Also on threat
- Taunts now bypass the impact resist roll: no more “resisted” taunt against a higher-level enemy.
- Immediate takeover even at a level gap — the tank stays in control of its target.
Why it matters
- On the Deathless Court (v0.25.0 heroic raid), every tank now has a way to survive a burst window.
- The druid's Primal Reflexes stays usable while shapeshifted.
04
Windows client & quality of life
Signed Windows client App
- A signed installer via the “Download for Windows” button.
- Authenticode signing (Azure Key Vault): no more SmartScreen “unknown publisher” warning.
Clickable gathering
- Mining, Logging and Herbalism nodes are clickable within 5 yards.
- Per-player respawn timers now sync correctly online.
Weapon sheathing Comfort
Z stows the weapon on your back, each family with its own animation. It auto-draws on combat actions.
The details
Bags & equipment
- Drag a bag item onto the paperdoll to equip it directly.
- Right-click to equip/use, Shift+right-click to destroy.
- Action-bar consumables persist through respec and relog.
Interface & settings
- Keybind repair: Q/E strafe restored, Damage Meters rebound to Shift+H.
- XP floaters bumped to 20px with a 1800ms lifetime.
- The attack button becomes removable from the Interface options.
- Tooltips always show class restrictions.
05
Social & community
5 new Discord flairs
- Five Discord roles grant a colored nameplate tag in game: Senior Mod, Junior Mod, Content Creator, LEGEND, SHILL.
- Your own nameplate shows by default for new accounts.
Chat & presentation
- Mob combat chatter routes to the Combat Log tab.
- Community Discord invite consolidated.
- Chat colors match the active send channel, with sticky selection.
06
Combat, quests & fixes
Combat
- Stealth gating fixed for Gut Punch, Ambush, Garrote and Sap.
- Sureflight Aura no longer double-stacks: a second source replaces the first.
- Rare-mob quest drops credit damage contributors, not just tap ownership.
Quests & world
- Quest prerequisites resolve immediately after turn-in, without reopening the dialog.
- Corrected directions for “The Bound Guardian”.
- Movement intent clears on arena respawn and companion revive.
07
The rest of the update
Rendering & audio
- 11 GLB models replaced in The Drowned Litany (marsh and maze props, a dungeon door).
- Heroic Nythraxis phase-2 spirits now use the correct models.
- New reptile voice family (7 takes); mob crits trigger a hurt cue.
- Collision fixes and the Bell Rope puzzle now completable in The Drowned Litany.
Server & operations
- Realm admission cap: MAX_PLAYERS_PER_REALM env var (default 5,000).
- Same-account lease takeover: immediate reconnect, no TTL wait.
- Full-jitter exponential backoff (20-attempt cap) and self-clocked keepalive.
- In-game restart countdown broadcast (10, 5, 2, 1 min then 30, 10, 0 s).
Mobile & browser
- Fixes for Firefox pointer lock and mouselook.
- Mobile camera released cleanly when an OS gesture interrupts.
- Death-screen buttons now multi-touch.
Localization & toolchain
- 7,400 registry keys across 21 locales, zero pending rows outside English.
- A 2,095-row fill, including Dungeon Finder keys.
- Generated TranslationKey union: TypeScript compile time halved.