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'''December 2011''' - [[Announcements - 2011/12 - Present Dilemma|Announcements Page]] | '''December 2011''' - [[Announcements - 2011/12 - Present Dilemma|Announcements Page]] | ||
Patch Size: 629k (Client: 4,624k) | Patch Size: 629k (Client: 4,624k) | ||
== | == Game Changes == | ||
* [[Tailoring]] | |||
** Players can once again [[Dyeing|Dye]] an item even after it has been [[Tailoring|Tailored]]. | |||
* [[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. | ** 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. | ** 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. | ** Jumpsuits (e.g. [[Asheron's Raiment]]), are now dyeable again. | ||
* [[Augmentations]]; | * [[Augmentations]]; | ||
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** Material names should now display correctly when trading and when giving items to others. | ** Material names should now display correctly when trading and when giving items to others. | ||
== New Quests == | |||
* [[Sclavus Santa's House Quest]] | |||
* [[Sclavus Santa's House Quest]] | |||
* [[Seasonal Quests]] | |||
** [[Assault on Frost Haven]] | ** [[Assault on Frost Haven]] | ||
** [[New Hidden Presents]] - Activated on Friday | ** [[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]] | * [[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)]] | * [[Santa Sclavus (NPC)]] | ||
* [[Moarself (NPC)]] | * [[Moarself (NPC)]] | ||
== Updated NPCs == | |||
* [[Barkeep Devra]] - Now sells four [[Contracts]] and [[Directions to the Sea Temple Catacombs]] | * [[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. | * [[Deewain]] - Found back on [[Asheron's Island]] at 20.1N, 70.2E. | ||
== New Locations == | |||
* [[Sclavus Santa's House]] | * [[Sclavus Santa's House]] | ||
==== | == New Items == | ||
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Contained Items]] | |||
| Hoory Mattekar Over-robe Crate | |||
}} | |||
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Contracts]] | {{Item Table|Caption=[[Contracts]] | ||
| Contract for Jailbreak: Ardent Leader | | Contract for Jailbreak: Ardent Leader | ||
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| Contract for Jailbreak: Verdant Leader | | Contract for Jailbreak: Verdant Leader | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Sclavus Santa's House | |||
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Keys]] | |||
| Door Key (Sclavus Santa's House) | |||
}} | |||
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Objects]] | |||
| Present (Sclavus Santa's House) | | Present (Sclavus Santa's House) | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Over-robes]] | {{Item Table|Caption=[[Over-robes]] | ||
| Balor's Over-robe | | Balor's Over-robe | ||
| Hoary Mattekar Over-robe | | Hoary Mattekar Over-robe | ||
| Hoory Mattekar Over-robe | | Hoory Mattekar Over-robe | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Pet Items]] | |||
| Bag of Gumdrops | |||
{{Item Table|Caption= | |||
| | |||
}} | }} | ||
== | == 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 | {{Creature Class|Knathtead | ||
| Gumdrop | | Gumdrop | ||
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}} | }} | ||
== 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 == | |||
<gallery perrow=3> | |||
File:Teaser 20111201.jpg|1 ThatTimeOfYear | |||
File:Teaser 20111202.jpg|2 Delicious | |||
File:Teaser 20111203.jpg|3 Peekaboo | |||
File:Teaser 20111204.jpg|4 SantaSclavus | |||
File:Present Dilemma Splash Screen.jpg | |||
File:Portaldat 201112.png|Portal.dat | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Category: | [[Category:Events]] |
Latest revision as of 13:06, 13 November 2020
December 2011 - Announcements Page
Patch Size: 629k (Client: 4,624k)
Game Changes Edit
- Tailoring
- Players can once again Dye an item even after it has been Tailored.
- The Olthoi Cuirass, Gromnie Hide Cuirass, and Armoredillo Hide Breastplates are now tailorable.
- Tailoring fix to 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.
- Trading;
- Material names should now display correctly when trading and when giving items to others.
New Quests Edit
- 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 dev post
Updated Quests Edit
- Monthly Explorer Society Quests
- 27 days: Queen Elysa in Danger
- 13 days: Counterfeit Writ
- 6 days: Farmer Kao's Plea for Help
New NPCs Edit
Updated NPCs Edit
- 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 Edit
New Items Edit
Hoory Mattekar Over-robe Crate
Contract for Jailbreak: Ardent Leader Contract for Jailbreak: Blessed Leader Contract for Jailbreak: General Population Contract for Jailbreak: Verdant Leader
Door Key (Sclavus Santa's House)
Present (Sclavus Santa's House)
Balor's Over-robe Hoary Mattekar Over-robe Hoory Mattekar Over-robe
Updated Items Edit
- Bloodmark Crossbow - damage type & rending type have been matched to both be Bludgeon damage.
Updated to same tailorable coverage as Platemail Hauberks:
- Academy Coat
- Ursuin Hide Coat (Spring)
- Ursuin Hide Coat (Winter)
- Heavy Ursuin Coat
- Dusk Coat
- Patriarch's Twilight Coat
- Squalid Coat
- Furry Mattekar Hide Coat
Abdomen coverage removed:
Short sleeves now display properly:
Icon "fixes" (old items do not seem to have their icon significantly changed ingame)
- Darling's Collar
- Scribe's Quill (Red)
- Scribe's Quill (Green)
- Scribe's Quill (Yellow)
- Scribe's Quill (White)
- Raeta's Necklace
New Creatures Edit
Updated Creatures Edit
- Now drop treasure piles:
New Dialog Edit
Town Crier
Free Rumors
- 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 Edit
Media Edit
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1 ThatTimeOfYear
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2 Delicious
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3 Peekaboo
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4 SantaSclavus
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Portal.dat