Editing Present Dilemma

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'''December 2011''' - [[Announcements - 2011/12 - Present Dilemma|Announcements Page]]

Patch Size: 629k (Client: 4,624k)

== Game Changes ==
* [[Tailoring]]
** Players can once again [[Dyeing|Dye]] an item even after it has been [[Tailoring|Tailored]].
** The [[Olthoi Cuirass]], [[Gromnie Hide Cuirass]], and [[Armoredillo Hide Breastplate]]s are now tailorable.
** Tailoring fix to [[Olthoi Shield Quest|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.

* [[Salvage|Trading]];
** Material names should now display correctly when trading and when giving items to others.

== New Quests ==
* [[Sclavus Santa's House Quest]]

* [[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 [http://forums.ac.turbine.com/showpost.php?p=608521&postcount=9 dev post]

== Updated Quests ==
* [[Monthly Explorer Society Quests]]
** 27 days: [[Queen Elysa in Danger]]
** 13 days: [[Counterfeit Writ]]
** 6 days: [[Farmer Kao's Plea for Help]]

== New NPCs ==
* [[Santa Sclavus (NPC)]]
* [[Moarself (NPC)]]

== Updated NPCs ==
* [[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 ==
* [[Sclavus Santa's House]]

== New Items ==
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Contained Items]]
 | Hoory Mattekar Over-robe Crate
}}

{{Item Table|Caption=[[Contracts]]
 | Contract for Jailbreak: Ardent Leader
 | Contract for Jailbreak: Blessed Leader
 | Contract for Jailbreak: General Population
 | Contract for Jailbreak: Verdant Leader
}}

{{Item Table|Caption=[[Keys]]
 | Door Key (Sclavus Santa's House)
}}

{{Item Table|Caption=[[Objects]]
 | Present (Sclavus Santa's House)
}}

{{Item Table|Caption=[[Over-robes]]
 | Balor's Over-robe
 | Hoary Mattekar Over-robe
 | Hoory Mattekar Over-robe
}}

{{Item Table|Caption=[[Pet Items]]
 | Bag of Gumdrops
}}

== Updated Items ==
* {{Icon Link|Bloodmark Crossbow}} - damage type & rending type have been matched to both be Bludgeon damage.

Updated to same tailorable coverage as [[Platemail Hauberk]]s:
* {{Icon Link|Academy Coat}}
* {{Icon Link|Ursuin Hide Coat (Spring)}}
* {{Icon Link|Ursuin Hide Coat (Winter)}}
* {{Icon Link|Heavy Ursuin Coat}}
* {{Icon Link|Dusk Coat}}
* {{Icon Link|Patriarch's Twilight Coat}}
* {{Icon Link|Squalid Coat}}
* {{Icon Link|Furry Mattekar Hide Coat}}

Abdomen coverage removed:
* {{Icon Link|Doomshark Hide Coat}}
* {{Icon Link|Upgraded Doomshark Hide Coat}}

Short sleeves now display properly:
* {{Icon Link|Night Club Shirt (2007)}}
* {{Icon Link|Night Club Shirt (2010)}}
* {{Icon Link|Night Club Shirt (2011)}}

Icon "fixes" (old items do not seem to have their icon significantly changed ingame)
* {{Icon Link|Darling's Collar}}
* {{Icon Link|Scribe's Quill (Red)}}
* {{Icon Link|Scribe's Quill (Green)}}
* {{Icon Link|Scribe's Quill (Yellow)}}
* {{Icon Link|Scribe's Quill (White)}}
* {{Icon Link|Raeta's Necklace}}

== New Creatures ==
{{Creature Class|Knathtead
 | Gumdrop
}}
{{Creature Class|Moarsman
 | Moarself (Creature)
}}
{{Creature Class|Sclavus
 | Santa Sclavus (Creature)
}}
{{Creature Class|Snowman
 | Snowman Sentry
}}

== Updated Creatures ==
* Now drop treasure piles:
** [[Blinding Virindi Energy Cluster]]
** [[Dim Virindi Energy Cluster]]
** [[Faint Virindi Energy Cluster]]
** [[Vibrant Virindi Energy Cluster]]

== New Dialog ==
'''Town Crier'''

''Free Rumors''

{{Dialog|
| 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."
}}

== Related Articles ==
* [[Announcements - 2011/12 - Present Dilemma#Teaser|Teaser]]
* [[Announcements - 2011/12 - Present Dilemma#Rollout Article|Rollout Article]]
* [[Announcements - 2011/12 - Present Dilemma#Release Notes|Release Notes]]

== Media ==
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File:Teaser 20111203.jpg|3 Peekaboo
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File:Present Dilemma Splash Screen.jpg
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