Present Dilemma
December 2011 - Announcements Page
Patch Size: 629k (Client: 4,624k)
Game Changes Edit
- Tailoring
- Players can once again Dye an item even after it has been Tailored.
- The Olthoi Cuirass, Gromnie Hide Cuirass, and Armoredillo Hide Breastplates are now tailorable.
- Tailoring fix to Olthoi Shields such that they retain their intended colors.
- Jumpsuits (e.g. Asheron's Raiment), are now dyeable again.
- Augmentations;
- The Jack of All Trades Augmentation can now be exchanged for another Augmentation Gem from all other Augmentation Gem NPCs or a Blank Augmentation Gem from Donatello Linante in Silyun or Arianna the Adept in Bandit Castle at 66.5N, 49.9E.
- Tinkering;
- Material names should now displayed during the crafting process.
- Trading;
- Material names should now display correctly when trading and when giving items to others.
New Quests Edit
- Seasonal Quests
- Assault on Frost Haven
- New Hidden Presents - Activated on Friday 16 December and will run thought till Tuesday, January 3, 2012 when it will be once again deactivated. See the dev post
Updated Quests Edit
- Monthly Explorer Society Quests
- 27 days: Queen Elysa in Danger
- 13 days: Counterfeit Writ
- 6 days: Farmer Kao's Plea for Help
New NPCs Edit
Updated NPCs Edit
- Barkeep Devra - Now sells four Contracts and Directions to the Sea Temple Catacombs (Old Rumors have been removed).
- Deewain - Found back on Asheron's Island at 20.1N, 70.2E.
New Locations Edit
New Items Edit
Hoory Mattekar Over-robe Crate
Contract for Jailbreak: Ardent Leader Contract for Jailbreak: Blessed Leader Contract for Jailbreak: General Population Contract for Jailbreak: Verdant Leader
Door Key (Sclavus Santa's House)
Present (Sclavus Santa's House)
Balor's Over-robe Hoary Mattekar Over-robe Hoory Mattekar Over-robe
Updated Items Edit
- Bloodmark Crossbow - damage type & rending type have been matched to both be Bludgeon damage.
Updated to same tailorable coverage as Platemail Hauberks:
- Academy Coat
- Ursuin Hide Coat (Spring)
- Ursuin Hide Coat (Winter)
- Heavy Ursuin Coat
- Dusk Coat
- Patriarch's Twilight Coat
- Squalid Coat
- Furry Mattekar Hide Coat
Abdomen coverage removed:
Short sleeves now display properly:
Icon "fixes" (old items do not seem to have their icon significantly changed ingame)
- Darling's Collar
- Scribe's Quill (Red)
- Scribe's Quill (Green)
- Scribe's Quill (Yellow)
- Scribe's Quill (White)
- Raeta's Necklace
New Creatures Edit
Updated Creatures Edit
- Now drop treasure piles:
New Dialog Edit
Town Crier
Free Rumors
- Town Crier tells you, "Festival time is upon us again! Be on the look out for the different ways to celebrate!"
- Town Crier tells you, "I've recently seen people with Hoory Robes fitted over their armor. Why on Dereth would they do that?"
- The Town Crier pauses for a moment, looking a little pale.
- Town Crier tells you, "Not referring to you, obviously. You'd look perfectly fine in any robe you chose to wear."
- Town Crier tells you, "I've heard strange rumors of a sclavus, wearing a festival hat and giving out gifts."
Pyreal Rumors
- Town Crier tells you, "Festival Gifts have once again been scattered throughout Dereth, hidden in all new locations for you to discover!"
- Town Crier tells you, "With the coming of the cold, the Snowmen and their village are once again bustling with activity."
- Town Crier tells you, "I've heard that Yi Yo-Jin is now tailoring Hoary Mattekar Robes to fit over armor, up in Neydisa Castle."
- Town Crier tells you, "I've heard several reports of some sort of problem involving a 'Santa Sclavus'? What in all of Dereth is a 'Santa Sclavus'?"
Ulgrim the Unpleasant
Free Rumors
- Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I hear that there is a new Hoary Mattekar robe out there. One that actually tailors to breastplates."
- Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Nothing beats my robe."
- Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Did you hear about all those Isparians who bought the Jack of all Trades Aug and couldn't get a refund?"
- Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I paid a few MMDs just to make that happen."
- Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Those weird presents are hidden across Dereth again."
- Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Useless things never have stout inside. Now that's a present."
Stout Rumors
- Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I know that one of the presents is at..."
- Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Man I'm thirsty..."
- Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I found several of those books cronicalling Geraine's recent exploits."
- Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Maybe if you give me another stout I'll tell you where I found them."
- Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Sounds like Santa Sclavus has gotten himself in a bit of a pickle."
- Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "All I know is his little gumdrop guards are delicious."
Ansar El-Kerdany
- Ansar El-Kerdany tells you, "Greetings Adventurer! The Explorer Society has decided it would help direct attention to citizens in need of help."
- Ansar El-Kerdany tells you, "Lord Dargeth in Arwic has received some unpleasant news that needs investigating."
- Ansar El-Kerdany tells you, "Investigate the information and I shall reward you."
- Ansar El-Kerdany tells you, "You discovered Queen Elysa's assassins, a deed worthy of a reward."
Esmond Fielding
- Esmond Fielding tells you, "Greetings Adventurer! The Explorer Society has decided it would help direct attention to citizens in need of help."
- Esmond Fielding tells you, "This month we have decided that the Arcanum needs help with their counterfeit Niffis Pearl problem."
- Esmond Fielding tells you, "Help the Arcanum find the source of these counterfeit products and I shall reward you."
- Esmond Fielding tells you, "You found the source of the counterfeit Niffis Pearl and destroyed it. I am sure the Arcanum is pleased and for that I reward you."
Niccolo De Luca
- Niccolo De Luca tells you, "Greetings Adventurer! The Explorer Society has decided it would help direct attention to citizens in need of help."
- Niccolo De Luca tells you, "This month we have decided that Farmer Kao needs help with the creature destroying his farm."
- Niccolo De Luca tells you, "Find this creature and solve the poor farmer's problem, return to me for your reward."
- Niccolo De Luca tells you, "So you found the creature that was terrorizing Farmer Kao? Brave work in facing and defeating the beast."
Deewain
- Deewain tells you, "The chaotic one did not prevail."
- Deewain tells you, "Perhaps now the rest of this world will accept me as Asheron does."
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