Items listed on this page will be part of the next scheduled update. As things pass through testing and are prepared for the next patch, we'll add them in.

For a more in-depth look at some of the changes in this patch, please read The Other Side of the Looking Glass for March 28, 2005.

Version 7.3063

New Features

• An in-game media player has been added. (Accessible via the Options panel.)
• Character Inventories have been increased to 16 slots per page.
• Players can now adjust camera-control settings in the Options panel.

Abilities and Disciplines

• Strafing movements are now affected by movement enhancement upgrades.

Artificial Intelligence

• NPC AI has been adjusted to improve responsiveness to nearby players.

Camera and Controls

• Camera reaction to nearby objects has been improved.
• Mouse Turn/Mouse Look toggle hotkey now works correctly.
• Typing /keyboard will now open or close the Keyboard Bindings panel.

Game-Balance Changes

• NPC statistics have been adjusted for appropriate difficulty at high levels.
• Clothing items that gave overall Combat Tactics bonuses now have different bonuses.
• Ranged Tactics bonuses now only exist on shirts.
• Melee Tactics bonuses now only exist on pants.
• Items with reduced Tactics bonuses (Ranged or Melee) now have additional bonuses of a different type.
• Teleporting via Hardline no longer fully heals characters.
• Stun and Mez effects now include an Immunity timer.
• Stun effects now also cause damage.
• Mez effects now also reduce the target's Viral Resistance for the duration of the effect and immunity timers.
• Many Stun and Mez effects now have a reduced duration.

User Interface

• Players can now block incoming AIM messages from users not on their buddy lists. (This doesn't affect in-game players or users with @thematrixonline.com AIM accounts.)
• Font size for macro icons has been reduced.
• Tutorial UI and functionality has been polished.
• Loading Area screens have gotten some cosmetic work.
• Mouseover popups for hotbar items now display under the character information window to avoid blocking the combat view.
• Hardlines not on a player's known list now have the Synchronize option for adding the Hardline to the list.
• Chat UI no longer gets repositioned after Teleporting via Hardline.
• More "first use" pop ups have been added to explain game features.

Fixes and Miscellaneous Changes

• Bug causing the client to hang after character creation has been fixed.
• Interlock performance has been improved.
• Bug causing the client to hang while Coding has been fixed.
• Many mission bugs have been fixed.
• Sister Margaret has agreed to stop changing into a pigeon.

Posted by The Matrix Online Team