RuneDelta 0.3.0

Released: Mar 9, 2026

This update introduces the new Rune Discovery and Mastery systems, major UI fixes, and expanded boss and progression mechanics.

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Highlights

• Added Rune Discovery system with progressive rune reveal
• Added Rune Mastery and Rune Family Mastery skill trees
• Major Codex / Metrics / Builds UI fixes
• Overhauled boss loot systems for major vanilla bosses
• Added dimension and source-gated rune progression
• Multiple stability and crash fixes

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Core Fixes

• Fixed RuneDelta advancement tab visibility and advancement trigger flow
• Fixed codex, builds, and metrics UI layout issues (wrapping, overlap, centering, scaling)
• Fixed mastery and family UI interaction behavior
• Reduced excessive rune tooltip and debug chat spam
• Fixed discovery and encryption display issues across Codex and metrics pages
• Fixed several crash scenarios tied to UI page rendering and corrupted jar edge cases

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Rune Discovery & Codex Systems

Added a progressive rune discovery system.

• Undiscovered runes start obfuscated
• Reduced rune effectiveness while undiscovered
• Rune reveal progresses through activation usage
• Codex mirrors reveal state with progress counters
• Added rarity-based discovery targets (basic → top-tier)
• Added randomized reveal behavior (not strictly left-to-right)
• Added creative-mode override (fully revealed runes in creative)
• Added obfuscation support to metrics and recommended builds pages

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Mastery Systems

Added new progression trees.

Rune Mastery Tree

Branches include:

• Discovery
• Power
• Acquisition

Rune Family Mastery Tree

Includes:

• Family progression page
• Set-bonus progression scaling

Additional improvements:

• Clearer branch and category structure
• Added progress indicators (x/x tracking)
• Improved unlock user experience
• Added detailed effect and multiplier descriptions
• Tuned mastery pacing to prevent overly fast progression
• Added ascended ranks for family mastery (rank 2 support)
• Set bonuses now scale with ascended family mastery

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Boss / Raid / Crusader Changes

• Reduced big crusader raid size to better match legacy balance
• Reduced Warlord guaranteed fragment drop to 9

Boss Loot Packages

Major vanilla bosses now drop:

• 1 Legendary Rune
• 2 Utility Items
• 27 Rune Fragments (enough for infusing 3 runes)

Additional changes:

• Added weighted legendary rune pools per boss (Dragon / Wither / Warden)
• Added boss rune memory to prevent duplicate legendary drops
• Added boss-specific weighted utility drop tables
• Runebosses now despawn when the player dies

Beastmaster Improvements

• Fixed mount handling and hostility logic
• Updated spear material behavior across tiers

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Rune / Item / Gameplay Adjustments

• Tightened mining fragment proc restrictions to intended tool scope
• Adjusted utility item and set bonus behavior for design parity
• Updated Cyberboots behavior
  • Removed wind charge
  • Fixed jump timing
  • Fixed slow-fall behavior

Glint System Updates

• Stabilized glint behavior for intended targets
• Added fallback direction logic when rune interaction fails

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World & Drop Progression

• Added dimension-based rune drop restrictions
• Added source-gated rune acquisition paths
  • Boss
  • Dungeon
  • Dimension
  • Endgame
• Added cypher gating for top-tier rune unlock paths

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Advancements

• Added advancement coverage for mastery and family progression
• Added boss, mastery, and family advancement chains
• Fixed advancement schema issues preventing tab population

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Stability & Packaging

• Hardened build and deploy workflow
• Added jar validation checks
• Improved logging and issue tracking

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Version updated to 0.3.0.