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'''November 2001''' - [[Announcements - 2001/11 - The Gathering Storm|Announcements Page]] | '''November 2001''' - [[Announcements - 2001/11 - The Gathering Storm|Announcements Page]] | ||
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=== | == Game Changes == | ||
* [[Settlement Portals]] introduced starting with housing added in the [[Keep Your Enemies Closer]] update. | |||
* 150 [[Cottages]] added. | |||
* Allegiances can now purchase their own [[Mansions]] on the landscape. | |||
| | * Further enhancements to the fellowship system have been made. See the [[Announcements - 2001/11 - The Gathering Storm#Letter to the Players 1|Letter to the Players]] for details. | ||
* Artwork updated for Mosswarts. | |||
* Artwork updated for Canescent Mattekar Robes. | |||
* Other changes: | |||
** House hooks for cottages increased to 50 (25 useable). | |||
** [[Cow]]s now have a map of [[Marae Lassel]] on their side. | |||
** Night time visibility has been increased. | |||
** Town vendors now display their function in their name (e.g.“Bowyer”, “Blacksmith”). | |||
== User Interface Updates == | |||
* Magic items now display "Mana bars" below the name of the item when selected. This makes it easier to determine the Mana remaining in an item. | |||
:[[File:Mana Status.jpg|Mana status bar]] | |||
* Owners of houses can now use @house hooks on/off to turn the visibility of their hooks on and off. | |||
== New Quests == | |||
* [[Arcanum Furniture]] | |||
== New Events == | |||
* [[Dranith Menacet]] | |||
== New NPCs == | |||
* [[Arcanum Envoy]] | |||
* [[Jasin of the Arcanum]] | |||
== Updated NPCs == | |||
* [[Agent of the Arcanum]] - Now accept Diamond Powder and Pyreal Ingots in exchange for Writs (old items are retired) | |||
* [[Jordan's Apprentice Craftsman]] - Now sell paintings for your home. | |||
* [[Jubei's Apprentice Craftsman]] - Now sell paintings for your home. | |||
* [[Steiner's Apprentice Craftsman]] - Now sell paintings for your home. | |||
== New Locations == | |||
* [[Arcanum Furniture Shop]] | |||
* [[Hollow Lair near Lytelthorpe]] | |||
== New Items == | |||
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Exchange Items]] | |||
| Nuhmudira's Token | |||
}} | }} | ||
= | {{Item Table|Caption=[[Housing Items]] | ||
| Garden Drudge | |||
| | | Ornate Fountain | ||
| | | Plaque | ||
| | | Outcast | ||
| Olthoi Enslavement | |||
| Into the Unknown | |||
| The Studious Mind | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Objects]] | |||
{{ | | Settlement Portals (Object) | ||
| | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Text Items]] | |||
{{ | | A Near Illegible Note | ||
| | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Trophy Items]] | |||
| Diamond Powder | |||
}} | |||
== Updated Items == | |||
{{Item Table | |||
| Canescent Mattekar Robe (Olthoi Ichor) | |||
| Canescent Mattekar Robe (Organic Acid) | |||
}} | |||
== New Creatures == | |||
{{Creature Class|Hollow Minion | |||
| Dranith Menacet | |||
| Minion Leader | |||
}} | |||
Town Crier | == New Dialog == | ||
;Town Crier | |||
{{Dialog| | |||
Town Crier tells you, " | |Town Crier tells you, "There are strange disruptions in Portal space near the Arrival points. We can only hope the Queen responds quickly." | ||
Town Crier tells you, " | |Town Crier tells you, "The purple haze in the sky seems to have disappeared. It will be nice to look upon the clear night sky." | ||
Town Crier tells you, " | |Town Crier tells you, "He and that ugly dabus. There are 49 other places he could put it, but no, he wants it right in the main room, where we entertain our guests! Even worse, every time he sees it he launches into the same story about the drudge, the mosswart, and the monougat, and how the whole thing ended up with him acquiring the dabus. That dabus and that story are soon going to be hidden from public view, I can tell you that." | ||
|Town Crier tells you, "I was talking with some of my fellow Criers the other day about this whole Marae Lassel business. We're thinking of "taking a vacation" next month until our pay equals theirs. We need to get organized!" | |||
" | |Town Crier tells you, "Grouping up is a great way to encounter the wilds of Dereth!" | ||
|Town Crier tells you, "New portals everywhere! We're laying the infrastructure down for a glorious era of trade and prosperity." | |||
|Town Crier tells you, "Yesterday, I placed my dabus in my house. It is a fine dabus. My wife doesn't like it, though. She wishes for me to take it down. But it's my dabus and I like it." | |||
Ulgrim the Unpleasant | ;Ulgrim the Unpleasant | ||
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, " | |Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Fending off the Virindi is thirsty work. Fetch me some stout from old Berkholt and I'll clue you in to what's really going on around here, okay, friend?" | ||
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, " | |Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Dance for me Drudge Boy!" | ||
|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Give me any rings you don't want. I've been collecting them ever since I found one near the water the other day." | |||
|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I heard an ancient prophecy the other day. Here it is| "And then the Bull became a Wizard, and he still kicked everyone's patootie!"" | |||
|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Pretty furniture? Back in my day, when we quested it wasn't for pretty furniture! It was for mattress skirts! Oh, wait, I mean it was for gold! Which we then used to buy mattress skirts. You have a problem with that?" | |||
|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "The grass is always greener on the other side. At least at my house it was. It's not my fault Dad never understood the basics of preventative lawn care!" | |||
|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "You cannot always acquire what you desire. You cannot always acquire what you desire. But if you attempt it occasionally, you potentially could discover, that you acquire what you require. I'm thinking of setting it to music." | |||
|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I'm a tired, old, bitter man. Truth or lie?" | |||
}} | |||
---- | == Related Articles == | ||
* [[Announcements - 2001/11 - The Gathering Storm#Teaser|Teaser]] | |||
* [[Announcements - 2001/11 - The Gathering Storm#Rollout Article|Rollout Article]] | |||
* [[Announcements - 2001/11 - The Gathering Storm#Release Notes|Release Notes]] | |||
* [[Announcements - 2001/11 - The Gathering Storm#Letter to the Players|Letter to the Players 1]] | |||
* [[Announcements - 2001/11 - The Gathering Storm#Letter to the Players|Letter to the Players 2]] | |||
* [[Announcements - 2001/11 - The Gathering Storm#Letter to the Players|Letter to the Players 3]] | |||
== | == Media == | ||
Click image for full size version. | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Portaldat 200111.png|Portal.dat | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Category:Events]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:05, 13 November 2020
November 2001 - Announcements Page
Game Changes Edit
- Settlement Portals introduced starting with housing added in the Keep Your Enemies Closer update.
- 150 Cottages added.
- Allegiances can now purchase their own Mansions on the landscape.
- Further enhancements to the fellowship system have been made. See the Letter to the Players for details.
- Artwork updated for Mosswarts.
- Artwork updated for Canescent Mattekar Robes.
- Other changes:
- House hooks for cottages increased to 50 (25 useable).
- Cows now have a map of Marae Lassel on their side.
- Night time visibility has been increased.
- Town vendors now display their function in their name (e.g.“Bowyer”, “Blacksmith”).
User Interface Updates Edit
- Magic items now display "Mana bars" below the name of the item when selected. This makes it easier to determine the Mana remaining in an item.
- Owners of houses can now use @house hooks on/off to turn the visibility of their hooks on and off.
New Quests Edit
New Events Edit
New NPCs Edit
Updated NPCs Edit
- Agent of the Arcanum - Now accept Diamond Powder and Pyreal Ingots in exchange for Writs (old items are retired)
- Jordan's Apprentice Craftsman - Now sell paintings for your home.
- Jubei's Apprentice Craftsman - Now sell paintings for your home.
- Steiner's Apprentice Craftsman - Now sell paintings for your home.
New Locations Edit
New Items Edit
Garden Drudge
Ornate Fountain
Plaque
Outcast
Olthoi Enslavement
Into the Unknown
The Studious Mind
Updated Items Edit
Canescent Mattekar Robe (Olthoi Ichor)
Canescent Mattekar Robe (Organic Acid)
New Creatures Edit
New Dialog Edit
- Town Crier
- Town Crier tells you, "There are strange disruptions in Portal space near the Arrival points. We can only hope the Queen responds quickly."
- Town Crier tells you, "The purple haze in the sky seems to have disappeared. It will be nice to look upon the clear night sky."
- Town Crier tells you, "He and that ugly dabus. There are 49 other places he could put it, but no, he wants it right in the main room, where we entertain our guests! Even worse, every time he sees it he launches into the same story about the drudge, the mosswart, and the monougat, and how the whole thing ended up with him acquiring the dabus. That dabus and that story are soon going to be hidden from public view, I can tell you that."
- Town Crier tells you, "I was talking with some of my fellow Criers the other day about this whole Marae Lassel business. We're thinking of "taking a vacation" next month until our pay equals theirs. We need to get organized!"
- Town Crier tells you, "Grouping up is a great way to encounter the wilds of Dereth!"
- Town Crier tells you, "New portals everywhere! We're laying the infrastructure down for a glorious era of trade and prosperity."
- Town Crier tells you, "Yesterday, I placed my dabus in my house. It is a fine dabus. My wife doesn't like it, though. She wishes for me to take it down. But it's my dabus and I like it."
- Ulgrim the Unpleasant
- Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Fending off the Virindi is thirsty work. Fetch me some stout from old Berkholt and I'll clue you in to what's really going on around here, okay, friend?"
- Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Dance for me Drudge Boy!"
- Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Give me any rings you don't want. I've been collecting them ever since I found one near the water the other day."
- Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I heard an ancient prophecy the other day. Here it is
- "And then the Bull became a Wizard, and he still kicked everyone's patootie!""
- Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Pretty furniture? Back in my day, when we quested it wasn't for pretty furniture! It was for mattress skirts! Oh, wait, I mean it was for gold! Which we then used to buy mattress skirts. You have a problem with that?"
- Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "The grass is always greener on the other side. At least at my house it was. It's not my fault Dad never understood the basics of preventative lawn care!"
- Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "You cannot always acquire what you desire. You cannot always acquire what you desire. But if you attempt it occasionally, you potentially could discover, that you acquire what you require. I'm thinking of setting it to music."
- Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I'm a tired, old, bitter man. Truth or lie?"
Related Articles Edit
- Teaser
- Rollout Article
- Release Notes
- Letter to the Players 1
- Letter to the Players 2
- Letter to the Players 3
Media Edit
Click image for full size version.
-
Portal.dat
