Below you can find an overview of the notable changes between patches, including notable "episode" releases. Feel free to let me know if I've missed something, or if there's anything you'd like to add. These patch numbers are from the US distribution. Little information is available online about the older versions, so I'd be grateful for anybody that has more information or can provide more context.

 

Episode 1: Light and Darkness (ps0001, 18th December 2007)

Max level: 50

Max skill rank: 3

• The basic game - no gear enhancement or orange stat rerolling existed.
  
• Groups were limited to 7-player parties.
  
• Guilds did not yet exist
  
• Only Easy and Normal mode was selectable by players, thus the max level of 50.
  

 

Episode 2: The Dragon Strikes Back (ps0004, 11th January 2008)[super][toanchor]1[/toanchor][/super]

Max level: 60

Max skill rank: 3

• Hard and Ultimate mode available to players.
  
• Freezing Mirage and Haruhion were added to the game.
  
• Fantasma and Cloron dragons were added to the respective dungeons.
  
• Lv5 Lapis was made available from Stigma and Aurizen Ruin.
  

 

Episode 3: Guidance of Goddess (ps0014, 9th May 2008)

Max level: 60

Max skill rank: 3

• Deep Desert Lv1, Lv2 and Stable Erde maps were added to the game, along with the Invasion system for accessing these maps via D-Water altar ownership.
  
• The guild system was implemented.
  
• Legendary gear (5 slots) were made available.
  
• Accessory and dual-stat lapis were added as drops.
  

ps0016, 27th June 2008:

• Teleport stones were added to the game, so players could save teleportation waypoints.
  

ps0018, 16th July 2008 (commonly referred to as "3.5"):

• The Cryptic Throne was added to the game, along with Goddess equipment.
  
• Guild ranking battle and guild rankings were implemented.
  

 

Episode 4: Eternity (ps0019, 23rd July 2008)

Max level: 60

Max skill rank: 3

• Raid ("union") groups were added to the game.
  
• The ability to gift products from the cash shop to other users was implemented.
  

ps0024, 9th October 2008:

• Some hats were added for Halloween: Batman, Dragon, Ghost, Pinhead, Zombie
  

ps0025, 17th October 2008:

• Helmet Lapis Lv1 were added to the game, accessible via the Helmet Lapis Pocket. These were only obtainable through in-game events, or via promotions in the item mall.
  

ps0027, 24th October 2008:

• Apulune and Iris maps were populated with Halloween pumpkins.
  

ps0033, 12th December 2008:

• Various maps were updated with snow, ice, and christmas decorations.
  
• Christmas themed animals were added as mounts.
  

ps0034, 15th December 2008:

• Snowboard mounts added to the game.
  

ps0036, 17th December 2008:

• A snow weather effect was added.
  

ps0038, 12th January 2009:

• Christmas decorations removed from maps.
  

ps0041, 10th February 2009:

• Chocolate consumables were added for Valentine's events, as well as Valentine Day Loops.
  

ps0043, 6th March 2009:

• Sky City along with Greendieta Seraphim were added to the game. This was the introduction of various debuff lapis.
  

ps0051, 1st April 2009:

• User interface graphics were overhauled to what most people now know as the Ep4 interface. This is when the title screen officially labeled itself as "Eternity".
  
• The vault guild had a makeover.
  
• Oblivion Insula is implemented, allowing players to obtain Lv6 Lapis.
  

ps0052, 8th April 2009:

• The "Shaiya Eternity" logo was changed to have a gold outline.
  
• The login screen was changed to display Caelum Sacra.
  

ps0053, 20th April 2009:

• Recreation runes were added, along with orange stats on gear and the ability to recreate them.
  
• Weapon lapisia was added to the game, allowing players to enchant their weapons. Armor lapisia is not yet added.
  

ps0062, 14th July 2009:

• Armor lapisia is added to the game, allowing players to enchant their equipment, adding absorption.
  

ps0067, 3rd August 2009:

• Event copies of pvp maps are added to the game.
  

ps0070, 26th August 2009:

• Support for linked server pvp events was added.
  

ps0072, 4th September 2009:

• The auction board was added to the game, allowing players to trade items for gold via the notice board. Prior to this, players had to trade in-person via personal shops, or through trading.
  

ps0074, 23rd September 2009:

• Two quick-slot action buttons were added to the user interface, allowing players to quickly use consumables.
  
• The revolver bar was added to the user interface.
  

ps0081, 22nd October 2009:

• The Paper Bag Helmet was added for Game Sages, allowing them to appear with an orange name while having it equipped.
  

ps0084, 29th October 2009:

• Guild houses were added for qualifying guilds, allowing them to have an instanced area where they could meet.
  

ps0095, 19th February 2010:

• Caelum Sacra and Dios Exiel were made accessible. This also introduced the ability to obtain Absorption lapis, and Lv2 elemental lapis.
  

 

Notes:

[super][anchor]1[/anchor][/super] - Just a best guess, from knowing when Ep3 launched and looking at the patch contents before that point.

Edited October 3, 20232 yr by Cups

Episode 5: Relic of Mystra (ps0109, 28th May 2010)

Max level: 70

Max skill rank: 9

• The world map was added, allowing players to navigate through the maps of Teos.
  
• A "linked skill" interface was added, serving as a guide for Assassin and Ranger's skill chain requirements.
  

ps0114, 12th July 2010:

• Valdemar and Palaion Regnum were added to the game, along with Kanos Illium. This update also included the Lv62 gear sets, and their dreamy equivalents.
  

ps0120, 19th August 2010:

• The "invasion" interface was implemented, allowing players to easily see when they could invade the enemy map, or when they were being invaded.
  
• Players were now able to invade the opposing faction's Regnum, depending on Kanos Illium altar ownership.
  

ps0129, 12th October 2010:

• Shaiya is acquired by ChoiRock.
  

ps0141, 27th January 2011:

• Queen Caput and Queen Vanus were added , along with Zeharr Teololema which allowed players to start farming for Energy Crystals in preparation for the ROTCO update.
  

ps0142, 14th February 2011 (commonly referred to as Ep5.2):

• The login screen logo was changed to display "Relic of Mystra".
  

ps0142, 1st April 2011:

• The server clock was added below the minimap.
  

ps0160, 16th June 2011 (Return of the Cryptic One, commonly referred to as Ep5.4):

• Dimension's Crack was added to the game, allowing for completion of the "Return of the Cryptic One" quest line. This allowed players to obtain Lv70 equipment.
  

ps0172, 30th September 2011:

• The confirmation button was added to the trade system.
  

ps0173, 19th October 2011:

• The maximum number of PvP ranks was increased to 32, up from 16. This also increased the maximum number of kills from 200,000 to 1,000,000.
  

ps0180, 9th December 2011:

• Snow Flower Lapis were added, which are +5 all stats Lv1 elemental lapis. These were accessible during the Christmas event season.
  

ps0181, 14th December 2011:

• The "Etain's Garden" map was added, along with wedding gear sets.
  

ps0188, 5th April 2012:

• Nexon acquire licensing over Shaiya.
  

 

Episode 6: Trinity Artifact (ps0193, 4th September 2012)

Max level: 80

Max skill rank: 15

• The interface has been overhauled with an orange/brown theme.
  
• Theodores and Pantanassa maps were added.
  
• Support for item set synergies were added. This forced the server to send data containing the player's current bonuses from buffs and equipment - prior to this it was all calculated by the client.
  
• Lv75 accessories with synergy bonuses were added, obtainable via quests.
  
• A consumable item was added that allowed players to view the map inside a dungeon.
  

ps0194, 12th September 2012:

• The dungeons "Arcanus Ruins" and "Hypnosis Ruins" were opened.
  
• Lv71 - 73 and Lv77 - Lv79 equipment sets were added via quest lines, along with their set bonuses.
  

ps0200, 25th September 2012:

• The game client is now being packed with Themida.
  

ps0204, 2nd November 2012:

• Canyon of Greed was opened, along with Lv80 equipment.
  
• Lv8 Lapis were added to the game via Canyon of Greed quests.
  

ps0209, 14th December 2012:

• The user interface was updated once more, with darker buttons.
  
• Costumes and pets were added.
  
• Easy and Normal player modes were removed.
  
• Hard mode was renamed to "Basic mode".
  
• Town move scrolls were added, allowing players to instantly teleport to a town.
  
• Many world minimaps had a graphical overhaul.
  
• Auto stat allocation was added to the user's stats interface.
  

ps0216, 15th March 2013:

• The in-game item store was overhauled, and now also displays a preview of the player character when clicking a costume, pet, or other equippable item.
  

 

Episode 7: Iron Invasion (ps0223, 23rd April 2013:

Max level: 80

Max skill rank: 15

• Various robots have invaded the maps of Shaiya.
  
• Mechanic lapis has been added for accessories.
  

ps0224, 26th April 2013:

• The "go to battleground" button was added underneath the player's portrait.
  
• Images for various vendors has been added to the map to make the world easier to navigate, along with the ability to filter the display based on the user's needs.
  
• A button to automatically organize the user's inventory was added.
  

ps0239, 26th July 2013:

• The "Infinite Sanctuary" dungeon instances were added to the game. This serves as a catch-up mechanic to allow players to level up quickly, or to obtain Lv80 weapons.
  
• Triple Craft, Shrewd and Mystic Lapises were added to the game.
  

ps0240, 2nd August 2013:

• Title of Throne item was added, which adds a title above the player's guild name, and a red glowing effect.
  

ps0241, 5th August 2013:

• The ability to dye individual items was added.
  

ps0242, 9th August 2013:

• A timed reward interface was added, for the infinite dungeon and other events.
  

ps0266, 19th March 2014:

• The ability to combine perfect lapisia into a higher level version, the ability to combine lapis into a higher level version, and the ability to craft stat specific recreation runes with vials was added to the blacksmith.
  

ps0283, 1st December 2014:

• The first version of the Chaotic Square was added, with a christmas theme.
  

ps0289, 12th February 2015:

• Chinese new year event, with a few costumes and decorations in various towns.
  

ps0292, 5th March 2015:

• St Patrick's Day event, with a few costumes and decorations in various towns.
  

ps0294, 19th March 2015:

• Chaotic Square updated with easter themed recipes.
  

 

Episode 8: Iron Heart (ps0303, 4th June 2015)

Max level: 80

Max skill rank: 15

• Transformation skills were added.
  
• Massive interface and skill overhaul.
  
• A glowing aura is added around your character as you enchant your equipment.
  

ps0321, 15th October 2015:

• Chaotic Square was updated with Halloween themed recipes.
  

ps0324, 23rd October 2015:

• Lv9 Lapis added to the game.
  

ps0331, 20th November 2015:

• Wings were added to the game.
  

ps0348, 21st March 2016:

• The mailbox was added to the game, allowing players to receive items and messages from the server / customer support while offline.
  

ps0375, 21st February 2019:

• The graphical options menu was updated to allow players to turn off costumes, pets, wings and particle effects.
  

Edited October 3, 20232 yr by Cups

Awesome work Cups and thank you! I was struggling deeply with the patch numbers, to be honest. This will make the work a lot easier now. I hope it will be useful for others as well.

Love it - Love that you included videos. Thank you!