ATT just so it's slightly better. Hello MapleRoyals ! Neo Tokyo have just been released into the game and heres a guide that provides all the required information that includes all the prequest and boss mechanics! Entering Kamu na To start off, this is pretty straight forward. For the belt, dojo has a cap on the number of points you can earn per day (1. MapleRoyals jmmainvi jackass Manezu. I've tried forfeiting the quest, relogging and changing channels but the dialog box disappears when I click on "To the Desert. If you have the completed compass in your inventory the timer for the quest starts again. You will get there by doing Christmas Present quest (about 30 quest counts) and tick off as much quests in your quest tab. Stop NPC: Betty. MapleRoyals. Note: Pirates do not have a special character outfit during the PQ, this is not a bug and is required to allow Battleship to function. The PQ is basically killing monsters in 5 stages as quick as you can then you have to kill the Boss faster than the other team (It is very similiar to CPQ - Whoever kills the boss first, wins). Quest List; Events; Cygnus Knights; Hero With The Lost Memory; New Hero; Maple Island; Level 1-10; Level 11-20; Level 21-30; Level 31-40; Level 41-50; Level 51-65; Level 66-200; Exchange Quest (Crimsonwood) Exchange Quest (Orbis) Exchange Quest (Showa) Guild Quests. 10 ~ 15: Job Quest or Slime Tree Alternative: Henesys Hunting Ground 1, Stumps, Orbis Exchange. Now, they will be infinitely repeatable (no daily cap) until the point where the user has enough base HP to reach at least 9500 base HP by level 175. Exp reward: 22,000 & 30,000 exp. aliphone, May 20, 2020. Home Forums > MapleRoyals > General Discussion > MapleRoyals Memes. The Eliminate Monsters from the Site quest from Winston where he asks you to kill 300 Rocky Masks and 200 Wood Masks isn't completing for me. MapleRoyals 10 Year Anniversary: On May 17th, 2023, MapleRoyals officially turned 10 years old! Still too young to play its own game . I feel really sorry for what has happened since the New Source. PNG File size: 288. -if you dont know where the libary is, please refer to quest 6 spolier. As long as its a temporary map for halloween i'm all for it. . Mapleroyals will definitely not be the same without you guys <3. I have 2 end game goals left. Showing results 1 to 2 of 2. Offline oded766 Member. (can be done twice) -Zak alternative JQ will give you 9 quests. 2. Development & Support > Support > Report Bug > Closed > Moderate Silver Mane quest for Beginners. added today ! Update #84Welcome to MapleRoyals! We're thrilled to celebrate our 10th-year anniversary with you, marking a decade of amazing adventures and memories. [ Ironman ] IronShichika - lvl 200 Buccaneer [ LEGENDARY COLLECTOR ] [ Virtuoso ] Ellinia HP Quest: 250 HP, 1 set ~180m; Legendary Collector OR Quest Virtuoso Medal: 1000 HP or 300 HP; Black Belt: 500 HP; Pet Equips: 200/pet is reasonable, and you can have 3 pets, for 600 total; Valentine's Day Ring: It's not BiS for mages but still quite strong, and gives 150 HP; These total up to 2. . The quest is not designed to be used to min max. 2. Offline LichWiz Well-Known Member. But I still think it's kinda trash that you can get another quest completed through making a misstake (which dropping a quest item is). There is a secret room on the pirate ship in PPQ. Pet Frog, Nov 8, 2021 #22. So I used a black sack and killed a Jr. As this quest could be bugged, will forward it to the Admins to see if they can fix it. OfflineJoined: Oct 5, 2017 Messages: 7,985 Likes Received: 8,941 Gender: Male Location: MapleRoyals Discord Country Flag: IGN: CygnusQueen Level: 110 Guild: WorldTourElicit. Home Forums > MapleRoyals > Help & Advice > Guides > A List of Every single Medal in MapleRoyals. You have to have 300 fried chicken. Quest objective: Turn in 1 Red, Orange, White and Blue Potion (collect these before talking to NPC and just talk twice). Have a suggestion or feedback Let us hear about it!. getting to 63 CGS set slowly. Level: 151. The prizes for this event are as follows: 1) A reward of 1 Chaos Scroll for the FASTEST completion time on the jump quest. 6. MapleRoyals. Lost Email or Username. 282 extra MP. Quest involved: Parwen the Ghost (Level 52 and above), Parwen's Lab (Level 70 and above), Parwen's Memory (Level 70 and above), The Secret, Quiet Passage (Level 70 and above), Who is De Lang? (Level 75 and above) Top. Guild: Olympia. WorthlessHS - Bishop 159 ~Oblivion~. Trioxane - 200 Marksman. Next goal, Quest Virtuoso Medal!. Each planter will drop 1 rose. 1000 quest virtuoso medal rp cosmetics/items event rings/eq I've been following this guide since level 1 and now i'm level 130. yes this cost 20mil again. Gender: Male. PetFrog [Quest Virtuoso] - Lv190 Bishop RainyFrog [Quest Virtuoso] - Lv194 Shadower TomatoFrog - Lv171 Hero ReedFrog - Lv167 Paladin. Currently 803/1000 to Quest Virtuoso! xcalista, Mar 24, 2023 #259. It is possible to get Quest Virtuoso if you miss EVERY SINGLE missable quest in the game? Including All of Maple Island Quests? Not that I missed all of them but I'm at 973/1000 and there are only like 25? quests to do. That means I would need 332 AP to get all that extra MP. It may be that you have just been unlucky to. Baby Chick Chat Ring. They are supposed to be there, and each will have a seperate quest where they request their corresponding food. I found this off a Google Search, and i've added the Horoscope Under each image!Quest List; Events; Cygnus Knights; Hero With The Lost Memory; New Hero; Maple Island; Level 1-10; Level 11-20; Level 21-30; Level 31-40; Level 41-50; Level 51-65; Level 66-200; Exchange Quest (Crimsonwood) Exchange Quest (Orbis) Exchange Quest (Showa) Guild Quests. PetFrog [Quest Virtuoso] - Lv190 Bishop RainyFrog [Quest Virtuoso] - Lv194 Shadower TomatoFrog - Lv171 Hero ReedFrog - Lv167 Paladin SnowFrog - Lv170 Buccaneer . 5. you could have abused the fact that you could forfeited the quest and take it again till you get the 20hp one. There are 3 different mounts obtainable, Hog, Silver Mane and Red Draco, which give 150%, 170% and 190% speed, and 120%/123% jump. Bring the Holy Grail to Chief Totamo of Leafre. Level: 12x. 4b 4202 roa 2b @Pet Frog 4020 roa 1b @Cher SQ 6400 roa 6b @Zenpang 4430 roa 3b @Zenpang wa14 BFC 8b @MegaFluff. It's nice to see the quest works now. Home Forums > Administration. 5 points into axe mastery. . Each Orbis PQ with mission gives 235 k exp & 40-100k extra exp at bonus stage. Its been awhile a GPQ rewards thread has been made so here are some suggestions for GPQ rewards to make the PQ more attractive. Location: Baja California. There is a choice between: Baby Chick Label Ring. NO, or NO WAY i been X hours or days traing to. 6k. And mages too (besides pro Bishop Mains, they wash at lvl 150+) Update #70: Added +150HP/MP to the medal and added the Quest Virtuoso medal which you can get by completing 1,000 quests! All the quests have been. Level: 200. The amount received is balanced so that, over time, one receives an average of 35 HP per quest. Guild: Wish. Dasha, nyannko777, Hamburg and 12 others like this. Replies: 18 Views:Country Flag: IGN: BebeLoco. Discussion in 'Accepted' started by Ferencz, Feb 7, 2017. Replies: 23Red/Blue Sport Cap - New Life Tradeble Chief Stan Hat - Find the Maple History Book & Find the Maple History Book 2 Ribboned Pig Headband - Mrs. QoL Add more guild emblem? Doo, Nov 12, 2022. Now I think not many know this, but Neo Tokyo actually has 2 different questlines. Kethoe, Apr 29, 2021. At least 1 Member of the party must have teleport (you need a mage) At least 1 Member of the party quest must have Haste (or have high speed + jump without haste) You can start the PQ from either Romeo or Juliet in Magatia. 1000 Quest Virtuoso Medal RP Cosmetic Items Event Chairs Decent Name Account havent been played for almost a year (Super safe to play) 1-Hit Skele with. /partyinvite can now be used as /pi. MapleRoyals. Offline Rielle Game Balancer. Male. In a few cases you will need to farm the monster beyond 5 cards to get. Detail: I'm doing the Christmas Quests and I have finished the first stage of "Festival of Lights". Unwashed Mp18500+ without complete (water from the spring of youth+500hp quest) aready cant repeat this hp quest. 7. They do not drop the silk feather, only jr Lioners do. Since we're all still fresh off the Infinity War hype, I'll try my best to create a quest-line based on that! Hopefully this doesn't infringe copyright issues :x and I guarantee there will be no spoilers. Item Make Quest Virtuoso look better. Ming Ming's Second Worry OR Camila's Gem (Random Reward) TradebleA Rice Cake on Top of My Head - HPQ Tradeble Goblin Cap - Refer to. Stop NPC: Alcaster. I will have a lot of judges along the two maps in order to keep this rule. Yellow King Goblin - need mules for repeatable quest (every 24 hours gives 5 summons) Blue King Goblin - need mules for repeatable quest (every 2 hours give 1 summon) Green King Goblin - 4/5 cards, I could've finished this as I think has the best drop rate (quest every 6 hours gives 2 summons) D. All other quests are tolerable to do. Guild: #Create. Level: 200. If someone breaks the rules, judge them. MapleRoyals. One seed for each planter. Offline MitchyD Donator. 5k minimum potential HP at level 175 (which takes into account. MapleRoyals. SuperYulin, Nov 29, 2014. 3. The lycanthrope drop rate is horrendous. There will be a quest that will magically appear in your available quest! View attachment 59105. They don’t want to hurt other people. Reward is the Omni Key. Start quest "A cold hearth". Cooler said: ↑. Offline. Zakum Jump Quest event - 1B giveaway Ch13 22:00pm server-time Rules: 1. Quest: Song of forgotten warrior Location: Sleepywood; NPC: Insignificant Being; Details: This quest is for DK. IGN: dirtbag. Remove upper level limit for Mariwaka of Performer Training and Movie Star, which can currently only be completed if your level is exactly 40. I dare not complain after a few days of trying but at some point you have to recognize the drop rate is trash. Becuz of my mp aready reach the limit of potential hp9500 when level 175. Monster Drop Table Website. Country Flag: If u alr compelted all prequests the moment u loot the first MON the quest will pop up in ur quest list. Since alot of this mob can find in dojo (mano, stumpy, deo, papa pixie, snowman, eliza and much more) can make it count as a quest? I think it help a lot the new players. Level: 62. dirtbag, Apr 17, 2021. Currently, doing the daily HP quest nets to an average of 100 hp every 7 days. Even when i sat there casting ulti, i managed to farm the 5 card set before even crossing the 200 point. I wanted to discuss rebalancing the current and future Party Quests for lv51+ and breath new life into the PQs while giving people who are in 3rd job levels, another way to reach 4th job (and also reaching bossing levels). Rules need to be written down, and spread to the general public so that everyone will know what to do and what not to do. I think that by adding the mixture of the two medals, as well as the quest virtuoso + the legendary collector, it wouldn't sound bad, let me explain, if some people already have the medal and want to boost themselves a little more without losing the +1000 hp that they have earned with effort, it would not make sense to do it since the stat for. I just do the normal pre-quest. Cards ranked by their grind/tediousness - 5 total ranks. MapleRoyals. Rewards. Added Forest of Haze Party Quest for levels 110+. Equip Pet. Quest: Added new medal quest: "Quest Virtuoso" has been added, requiring a total of 1000 quests to be completed. Guild: Oct 2017. Home Forums > Administration. You can enter the Jump Quest by talking to NPC Waddles in Happyville. MapleRoyals. Level: 200. Discussion in 'Selling' started by kumaperu, Aug 30, 2021. level 30: go to perion and become a fighter. Get ready for surprises, exclusive rewards, and endless joy. How much of monster drops are required for ALL quests - Keep these after card hunting and so you can quickly complete future quests. I like the ideas of +5 hp per turn in, or having an MP quest for mages. Anyone doing this on a mage should get a mule to 15, vote once, then use an Everstone to finish every Maple Island quest at level 8. You don't have to remove the drop from Miner Zombies of the golden teeth just add the craftability. Dr. ATT/M. Basically, you rarely get hit. Guild: Tesla. Lucida monster ,Event I would like to join: #1/#2 Quiz topic suggestion: World newsMapleRoyals. There will be a total of ten unique winners. In a few cases you will need to farm the monster beyond 5 cards to get. Fourth - Tenth place - Chair + 10,000 NX + 10 RP. PetFrog [Quest Virtuoso] - Lv190 Bishop RainyFrog [Quest Virtuoso] - Lv194 Shadower TomatoFrog - Lv171 Hero ReedFrog - Lv167 Paladin SnowFrog - Lv170 Buccaneer . bibz, Feb 20, 2023. There is a choice between: Baby Chick Label Ring. Gender: Female. Sticky. Gender: Male. Development & Support > Support > Report Bug > Closed > Minor BUFFS ICON BUG. I'm not posting my hero because I'm planning to start my 2nd 200 hero journey again and - You may only post one character per class. On average I can get up to 30 cards during weekend/long weekend before hitting 350 cards. . Also upon completion, the speed bonus should be given to the current boss pet active. CheckOut - lvl 140 f/p arch mage. Perhaps even specific quest lines for each individual skill that play towards the class's strengths or themes (i. Jump quest wasn't hard 2nd run :3 Attached Files: jq3. To start the quest, head to Kenta in Aquarium Zoo. Reward: 1000 EXP. Discussion in 'Closed' started by AldrinPH, Jan 20, 2022. 1. Home Forums > Administration. Its a low lvl quest that expects you to grind Retz for hours for a pretty sad reward. I'll try to add more: -Translated Communique can also be drop and re-acquire from Elpam. Collect 20 of each Red, Orange, Green and Purple gummy slimes from monsters inside the mansion. And when you do get hit, you only take 50% damage. A Way to Fight Off Sleep. . The first stage of collecting 7 keys isnt hard, just requires patience. I'm playing Mapleroyals for full nostalgic purposes & I've forgotten almost everything regarding bossing except Zakum if I'm being honest. My 2nd 200Hero's journey is ending soon. Country Flag: IGN: Latias. Exp reward: 1,300 & 1,300 exp. Problem: I'm trying to see my progress on the quest specialist title but Dalair doesn't show it as an available quest. Yes, that quest is first initiated by clicking on the trash can in that same map, and giving him the crumpled letter, which is hidden [no quest indicator] It was never our intention to introduce another best-in-slot, or bonus stats (NX or not) item. Home Forums > MapleRoyals > General Discussion > Latest Accomplishment Thread. . Amoria; Crimsonwood Keep; Ellin Forest; Henesys;. If you forfeit Ericsson's Reward (which is a. [IMG] However my bishop. So I need, in total, 32. PetFrog [Quest Virtuoso] - Lv190 Bishop RainyFrog [Quest Virtuoso] - Lv194 Shadower TomatoFrog - Lv171 Hero ReedFrog - Lv167 Paladin SnowFrog - Lv170 Buccaneer . Carrot Chair. Discussion in 'Trading' started by qwer13542, Dec 17, 2021. 200 200 200 172 . Writing this guide for anyone interested in doing the Olivia PQ! Hope this guide will help. And I mean, it is dumb dropping the items, yes. The lycan you need to kill is this mob as far as I'm aware: I've never had problems with the quest nor the droprate for the quest item from Lycanthropes. 5k and that is why. Sorting items within your inventory will now sort same items from lowest quantity stacks to highest. Ugh. A three part chain quest that mainly exists to give you a reason to wander the wilds and see the sights. You need to equip it in order to trigger a hidden quest. Just make sure to name the quest and Then put the details into a spolier tab. Randevour, Clexed, Manu666 and 6 others like this. Level: 16x. Showing results 1 to 14 of 14. Cherry Blossom Chair. I think that by adding the mixture of the two medals, as well as the quest virtuoso + the legendary collector, it wouldn't sound bad, let me explain, if some people already have the medal and want to boost themselves a little more without losing the +1000 hp that they have earned with effort, it would not make sense to do it since the stat for which it worked has it running while it is. Home Forums > MapleRoyals > General Discussion > Latest Accomplishment Thread. For an Old School Maple Story server, party quest is the main way for beginners to level up and make friends. The Waterworks Cape is coded to the game but you can't get it at all. Tags: 21 atk; 21 att; bfc;. I tried forfeiting some title challenges in progress but it didn't resolve my issue. Level: 151. Bring Edmuns the Butler 60 firewood, and then start next quest 'Eat This". Offline Alstero Donator. LiquorStore. I. Level: 200. Added two new quests to Reuel. Hughes' Research Material - Done it, it's repeteable quest. Getting a chaos elixir does suck, but players should be looking at the long term, not the short term, when thinking about this quest. I know there are a lot of. 1. Looks like some Pet ID's are missing from the quest, and therefore the quest just doesn't know to activate with certain pets. How much of monster drops are required for ALL quests - Keep these after card hunting and so you can quickly complete future quests. Bear in mind that not so many players have the time or will to actually complete 1000 quests (I think daily Reul's quest might be even more efficient for some) and the average player probably does 100-200 quests in total, so the average HP gain would be way less than the potential maximum, but even 100-200 quests could. Welcome to MapleRoyals! We're thrilled to celebrate our 10th-year anniversary with you, marking a decade of amazing adventures and memories. Petition to increase drop rate for Diary of the Goddess: Page 3. PetFrog [Quest Virtuoso] - Lv190 Bishop RainyFrog [Quest Virtuoso] - Lv194 Shadower TomatoFrog - Lv171 Hero ReedFrog - Lv167 Paladin SnowFrog - Lv170 Buccaneer . I didn't even know it was rare until there were a couple of threads popping up here and there asking if it was either bugged or the amount of time others spent looking for one. Below is a drawing of planter locations drawn by the great 3ch0. A guildie of mine had suggested to make HP quest repeatable (no cooldown) once players reach level 200. They are still legit to me because I spent my own time on them. NPC: Apapom. 5k potential. A great example was the neppendeath honey farming for HP QUEST. Event quests correctly no longer count towards Quest Specialist or Quest Virtuoso quest count. MapleRoyals. The following player debuffs will now show grey messages in the chat box: Slow Spoiler: do not peek. Added Forest of Haze Party Quest for levels 110+. Marker of Heroism is a good example of key items that should be in the set-up tab and not the etc such as EoF) people would definitely approve this idea haha. Joined: Feb 7, 2019 Messages: 326MapleRoyals. Note: Pirates do not have a special character outfit during the PQ, this is not a bug and is required to allow Battleship to function. IGN: DrakMXX. Discussion in 'Help & Advice' started by DDDuelist, Jun 7, 2023. Level requirement: 23. Development & Support > Feedback. Okay im making a quick guide on new years GM event because it's somewhat confusing for people. Where to find the other eraser quest items: These are also tradeable and can be put in player-owned shops. - POLLUTED <1-Evil Eye> for 19200 EXP upon completion. Update 3: Added Longinus Spear reference. Now this causes one issue of income for legitimate players, however would also increase the price of gold ores/plates to offset to some extent. It always depends on you goals and what you wanna do with the character. 2. Details: Iit appears no issue on my mule. With that in mind, I believe we can only be thankful for the opportunity to take part in. Put Chaos Scroll or White scroll and other desired items in the. 2. I did olaf adventure assignment till assignment III(lv60) gain 425 hp and elixir of life 500 hp. Level: 52. Supposedly, the last quest should give a player 525 hp, which is the main reward. Characters: HomeBone - lvl 50 islander. I'm a 147 NL with 7549 HP & ~ 7. I tried to find Jr. a belt similar to black belt as an alternative to dojo (untradeable) 3. 6 7 8. Are you in favour of implementing a method for players to reach 9500 HP at level 175 @Johnny i like this idea, Legendary Virtuoso or Virtuous Legend, something like that, also a new quest medal on top of the already existing quest virtuoso, something like *Quest Master*, obtainable at 1,500 quests, the emblem of the medal would be a clock with brown colors, making the legendary virtuoso medal super hard to get to raise. MapleRoyals. Home Forums > MapleRoyals > Community > Halloween Challenge Leaderboard (2020). Cheers. IGN: iExplore. Flex end game legendary collector is the best medal as it is the medal that increases your range the most, however true utility end game Quest Virtuoso has my win because of the +20 avoid you get with also the 4-5 avoid from the dex/luk. WorthlessHS - Bishop 159 ~Oblivion~. Guild Party Quest (or GPQ for short) is like any other Party Quests where you team up together and get through a series of stages that leads up to a final boss and a bonus round, only limited to members of a same Guild. ew no. Head over to Magatia to learn more. (You must log in or sign up to reply here. The second stage of the jump quest is also not hard if you do it properly, and jump at the right times. These apples are one of the best attack buffs for bossing and go for ~12m-13m (at the current time) EACH. Optional Quests for EXP during the grind to level 30. Location: Showa Town. Thief: Taunt Skill Book View attachment 78851 (This skill is. They were expensive because they each only had one real source, female boss Anego for YSS and Showa gach for YWG (Ignoring the maple island quest ). Joined: May 29, 2018MapleRoyals. Spoiler: Click here to start troubleshooting. Quick Summary of what will be done: Complete first 2 stages of Zakum pre-quest, get one Breath of Lava and one Piece of Fire Ore. Offline Styg1an Well-Known Member. The following player debuffs will now show grey messages in the chat. Home Forums > MapleRoyals > General Discussion > Latest Accomplishment Thread. Quest List; Events; Cygnus Knights; Hero With The Lost Memory; New Hero; Maple Island; Level 1-10; Level 11-20; Level 21-30; Level 31-40; Level 41-50; Level 51-65; Level 66. Thanks @dantesanctus for the "VICTORIA" Greek translation. Guide for Newbie Magician to level 30. 9. I have been told by @Dasha that they will fix it in the next server check. This my first time doing a guide so pls be gentle. Note: Pirates do not have a special character outfit during the PQ, this is not a bug and is required to allow Battleship to function. . Be party leader :^D. Draco, everyone has done the mount quests. No Gong's Teaching Lvl: 50+. I. Its mob drop is required for an assortment of other various mob drops. The problem falls under how. Join us. Pet Frog, Dec 10, 2021 #10. Quest: The Plan to Win His Heart--Chief's Fruit Pot. 1. Guild: Golden. Each winner will have their chair on a character of their choice provided in the submission. Strange Dish Lvl 25+. View attachment 126393. Dual Birk - Leafre: Sky Nest II, Valley of the Antelope, and Forest : Crossroad. IGN: YungVenus. For someone who already obtained Legendary Collector or Quest Virtuoso the Ultimate Adventurer medal might look underwhelming but keep in mind that it only. They want to make amends and undo the wrong they did. 5k HP, or 167 APRs (+ a few extra to get. Level: 200. The book idea looks awesome! But I think virtuoso's medal should feel "better" than specialist from the flare of the medal tag. Country Flag: Heyoo! As someone who runs HT daily, this bothers me. How to play MapleRoyals in a bigger client size. Faster completion times or achieving certain objectives within the quest could yield better rewards. [ Ironman] IronBlade - lvl 146 Shadower. Hot Take: Keep the medal stats the same as Quest Virtuoso, but throw on additional 150 HP/MP or 2 W. Level Requirement / Pre-reqs: 100+, Not enough Space! Reward: 2 30,000 EXP, 1 Garnet. Warning: This is an extremely large image! Click at your own risk. Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next > Offline Shiratsuyu Donator. " Last edited: Dec 14, 2014 Faery , Dec 14, 20141,391. MapleRoyals. Quest objective: Talk to Jay & Henesys and Alex in Kerning City, Kill 30 Ribbon Pigs and then talk to both of them again. Home Forums > MapleRoyals > General Discussion > Latest Accomplishment Thread. Event quests not counting towards Quest Specialist or Quest Virtuoso quest count has been re-added. Added two new quests to Reuel. While we pride ourselves as an old school server, we still make a continuous effort to make adjustments to the game for better gameplay purposes, as we believe not everything on. This matters. 2 new party related commands added: In the quest description (and from the ingame dialouge), you can see that the order in which you do the quests is "Restoring Reality", then followed by "Trading Souls". Try doing some quests, it'll give you some direction! My only consideration for what quest to do was: "Can I do this now?" The levels flew by in the blink of an eye. helltheking1, May 26, 2023 #5. #3. A little over a year ago I had quit MapleRoyals for a single reason. Drop the items in the right order on the Skeleton: Shoes > Bottom > Top > Hat. . Quest: Added new medal quest: “Quest Virtuoso” has been added, requiring a total of 1000 quests to be completed. Right now I have 977 INT with MW10 (Although some shit gear that could be improved).