Editing Announcements - 2000/09 - Twilight's Gleaming (section)

== Rollout Article ==

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The summer sun has set in Dereth, a new season begun. And while many look fondly back on the events of August -- the competitions of skill, the discovery of chocolate, the adventures in dungeon arenas -- September has inevitably come. And with it, we've opened our latest monthly event, Twilight's Gleaming.
<br><br>Astronomers, watching the strange shooting stars of late, have long warned of impending events both great and grave. And, as the heroes of Dereth rise from their slumber to greet this fall season, the truth behind these warnings becomes all too quickly realized. News has raced across Dereth, with all the speed and severity of wildfire: widespread destruction has hit the world! Cragstone has suffered a near calamity . . . Arwic and Tufa have been utterly destroyed!
<br><br>Continuing with our promise to bring you a major event each month, we hope you fully enjoy the experience of September's Twilight's Gleaming. The storyline of Dereth has indeed moved forward, and in catastrophic leaps. New monsters have been added -- not merely altered versions of creatures, but entirely new species altogether, expanding Dereth's horrid bestiary even further. Still recovering from the fires Aerlinthe Isle and the terrors of the Soul Fearing Towers, players will discover additional dungeons and be sent on a major new quest. However heavy the odds, though, not everything that's entered the world seeks to combat Dereth's heroes; in fact, many revisions have been looked forward to for quite some time. Further emotes have been added, as well as the much-anticipated secure trade. A trove of new weapons can be found, including the ability to use certain items as thrown weapons! And for the first time, players will now be able to dye their armor and clothing! With the one-year anniversary of Asheron's Call approaching, September reveals a much-altered Dereth.
<br><br>Following is a list of the most interesting additions made to the game this update. However, please note that not all changes have been included -- that would spoil the fun of finding out everything that's been added or changed! Also, some changes provide ways for players to drive our evolving story forward, and thus we won't entirely reveal them here. As usual, though, the town criers, barkeeps, and scribes may know the latest news. Also, the trades of crafting and selling are always in flux, so changes to prices and abilities of items are not always listed here in their entirety.<br><br>
* A huge new quest, involving players of a very wide span of levels, will provide excitement all month. This further develops a plot that has been building for the entire year since AC first went live. Will you heed the call?
* Three brand new species of monsters have been introduced: Grievvers, Ursuins and Niffis . . . Oh my! (For further information, check out the recent [https://web.archive.org/web/20001119064400/http://gamecenter.com:80/News/Item/0,3,0-4726,00.html Gamecenter.com article].)
* Secure Trade feature introduced. To begin a trade, click on the player, go to the Social panel (green triangular button with the heads), and click "Trade". Then, select the button marked "Trade securely with--". (For further information, see the [[Announcements - 2000/09 - Twilight's Gleaming#Details of Secure Trade|<font color=#FFFFCC>Details of Secure Trade</font>]] article.)
* The Vestry and High Acolytes in the Soul Fearing Quest are now worth 0 CP and do not drop loot. They were not meant to originally. The spawn rate has been increased, and the problems of crowding and confusion in the Soul Fearing Vestry quest have been worked on as well.
* The command "/friends online" will now show you all the people on your friends list that are online.
* Crystals, Esper Firestorm, Lethe Hellfire, and Tenkarrdun Hellfire did not leave corpses before -- they do now.
* Fun stuff -- pots, bowls, and cups can now be thrown. The better you are at Thrown Weapons, the better your aim will be with them.
* Cookbooks have been updated with the winners from August's Quest for Chocolate event. Also, you can find the writings from the winners of August's writing contest in the game as well. Check your local town vendor to purchase your copy today!
* Color coordinating your outfit in the morning becomes a lot easier. But beware -- don't expect it to be easy! If your skills are not up to the task, you could permanently damage your armor!
* Strange phenomena in the sky are getting more pronounced.
* "/chat" and "/notell" should work as they did before.
* New ambient sounds have been added to Dereth.
* New emotes have been introduced. They are: *curtsey*, *meditate* and *afk* (away from keyboard -- to use when you have to turn away from the screen to take care of real life!)
<br>In order to learn the full scope of September's update, be sure to read the [[Announcements - 2000/09 - Twilight's Gleaming#State of the Code|<font color=#FFFFCC>State of the Code</font>]] and [[Announcements - 2000/09 - Twilight's Gleaming#Release Notes|<font color=#FFFFCC>Developer's Notes, September</font>]], Take part in this incredible on-going story -- and we'll see you in Dereth!
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