Editing Announcements - 2005/01 - Assault (section)

== Release Notes ==

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<p align=right><small>''posted on 12-Jan-2005''</small></p>
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'''New Content and Functionality'''
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* New weapons with higher wield requirements have been added to the treasure system.
* A new hunting area has been created specifically for high-level characters that do not use offensive Life Magic.
* Snowmen have begun appearing on landscape again, despite a sudden warm snap that has melted snow in some areas.
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'''Miscellaneous Changes and Improvements'''
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* Arcanum agents will award level 126 characters a one-time experience award in exchange for a Western Forge Essence. This must be done before the February event.
* Mansions can now have up to 7 portal devices hooked and 2 miscellaneous mansion-only hookable items.
* Healers in Holtburg, Shoushi and Yaraq can now cast attribute buffs up to level 4 on characters.
* Rather than spamming you with text, Arcanum agents will now hand you a note listing the items that they will accept in return for writs.
* If you turn in an Iasparailaun and have less than two open slots in your main pack, you will still receive the experience award and the appropriate quest flag.
* Arenura now provides the correct reward for Tidal Siraluun feathers.
* The Blind Snowman can now be found in a less hazardous part of Dereth.
* Greater Hieromancer's Ward has been removed from all worn pieces of Noble Armor.
* The Noble Weapon enhancement gems now correctly indicate that the resulting weapon has a crafter-only wield requirement.
* The Noble Armor enhancement gems and enhancement craft interactions no longer incorrectly indicate that the resulting armor will have a crafter-only wield requirement.
* A bug causing the Phantom Atlatl to do much more damage than intended has been fixed.
* Anniversary dolls are now set to never rot when left on the ground, so long as the landblock stays occupied.
* New language has been added to the Holiday Lights description stating that they will rot quickly when inside into a backpack that is placed on the ground.
* A Modified Left Peg Leg will now disappear after being used on a Right Peg Leg to create Peg Legs.
* The upper level limits have been removed from the Northern and Southern Power Forge dungeons.
* Some spawns that were too close to housing settlements have been removed.
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'''Minor Details'''
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* The Burun Kukurr Floatee now faces outward when hooked.
* The guises and body parts introduced last month are now hookable.
* A typo in the description of the Black Spawn Den Portal Device has been corrected.
* All Noble Armor and Noble Robes now state that they are dyeable when identified.
* The description of the Scarecrow Guise now explains why it does not provide head protection despite appearing to cover your head.
* The Armored Skeleton Torso with Leg now has a correct name.
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