Editing Announcements - Asheron's Call Beta (section)

=== 1999/9/17 Build Notes ===

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 | Title = The Latest Upgrade Is Here!
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<font color=#FFFFFF>'''There has been a significant upgrade to Asheron's Call. Here are some important notes:'''</font><br><br>
:* Please always read the system message that appears when you first start up AC. It may have information that is very important to you!
:* In order to better support 3D acceleration, DirectX 6 is now required. As a result, Windows NT 4 is no longer supported. Windows 2000 is temporarily unable to play AC, but this will be fixed soon.
:* If after you click '''Play''' in the chat room the game launches and quickly exits itself with no error, or if during the "updating" sequence (the blue tubes filling up) your progress stops entirely, try again. If it still happens, move the file "cell.dat" out of your AC install directory. Try again. If this still does not get you into the game, move the "cell.dat" back to your AC install directory, since removing it should only be done when absolutely necessary.
<br><font color=#FFFFFF>'''The following changes have been made:'''</font><br><br>
:* Health-to-Stamina spells have new icons.
:* Removed the Lifestone from Lin.
:* Festival Stones are on the compass now. Same color as vendors.
:* New request assistance/complaint panel.
:* Blast spells are now targeted.
:* Telescopic view with Voodoo3 is fixed.
:* Players can no longer aid monsters with beneficial spells.
:* Adjusts all starting spells so they participate in the spell economy.
:* Your vitae penalty no longer wears off over time. Only earning XP will reduce it.
:* Damage and value of thrown weapons have been changed.
:* PK death now is the same as NPK death.
:* Now, when you back the camera against a wall, you turn translucent.
:* We've made a fix for client crashes that occurred when resizing with some video cards, including Voodoo Rush.
:* Researching a valid spell formula on an out-of-range target will never succeed.
:* We fixed a problem on the Riva128 with the mouse pointer scribbling all over the place.
:* Unarmed combat speeds have been changed.
:* Map screen now has glowing "points of interest"
:* We added a second exit portal to the Virindi Fort.
:* Loyalty and Leadership costs have been tweaked. Loyalty is automatically trained. Leadership cost is now 4 to train and 2 to specialize.
:* Added cookbooks and guides on alchemy and fletching. Go find them!
:* General shopkeepers sell a flaming torch.
:* Shows full name in vassal box when showing title.
:* Disabled "wild" (untargeted) swings, to close up abusable holes.
:* Green Mire Grave updated to prevent camping.
:* Portals to Direlands have been moved away from towns.
:* Lou Ka in West Shoushi now accepts Drudge Charms.
:* Dungeon Nye was fixed. Too many monsters in one room.
:* Towns of Lin and Tou-Tou are now on map, along with some others.
:* NPK player corpses are only lootable by the dead player.
:* PK corpses are only lootable by the dead player and their killer.
:* Some scribes now sell rumors about the Altar of Asheron.
:* Treasure at the bottom of Holtburg Dungeon has been changed (less valuable).
:* Directions to Festival Stones added. Scribes sell the directions.
:* Makes a deleted character slot "temporarily unavailable" for one hour.
:* Weird green glow around Magic spell icons on ATI Graphics Pro Turbo PCI (Mach 64) fixed.
:* The person unlocking a chest now has three-second "dibs" on opening the chest.
:* Wand of Black Fire reduced in value.
:* Cow is now not worth as much XP.
:* More creatures added to the Underground Forest dungeon.
:* Friends list size increased from 10 to 20.
:* Generic Collectors now tell players they don't deal in hides from creatures.
<br>Please be aware that this is a new build with a lot of big changes, and as a result, new bugs and problems may have been introduced. In other words, expect things to be rocky for a few days while we work out the kinks. Things will be getting much better soon.
<br>Thank you for your patience and support during the Asheron's Call Beta!
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