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'''March 2001''' - [[Announcements - 2001/03 - Spring's Sorrows|Announcements Page]]
'''March 2001''' - [[Announcements - 2001/03 - Spring's Sorrows|Announcements Page]]
== Turbine Announcements ==
 
=== Teaser ===
== Game Changes ==
{{Patch Announcements Links
* Further adventures and quests have been introduced, to challenge even the bravest of souls.
  |  Current = None
* As if the land wasn't already filled with danger, hideous new invaders stalk Dereth.
  | Original = http://classic.zone.msn.com/asheronscall/news/marchteaser.asp
* Springtime fashion has arrived, with craftsmen able to turn certain hides into prized trophies.
  |  Archive = Announcements - 2001/03 - Spring's Sorrows#Teaser
* The winter snows have receded, heralding the arrival of spring. And yet, a mysterious purplish glow still haunts the nighttime skies.
* Aerfalle's Keep has been updated with some exciting changes. Be careful in there (and make sure you stay by your keyboard at all times).
* A few old monsters now play nicer. . . . Some Wasps and Zefirs have been told to act more like their level. They have promised to obey.
 
== New Quests ==
* [[Mnemosynes]]
 
== New Events ==
* [[Virindi Invade Ayan Baqur]]
 
== New NPCs ==
* Undead Hunters
** [[Ya-Bint-Al-Hawa]]
** [[Anid Al-Fadee]]
** [[Gabal Feteh]]
* [[Mnemosyne Collection Site]] Archons
** [[Hahnain]]
** [[Renselm (NPC)|Renselm]]
** [[Saelar]]
 
== New Locations ==
* [[Mnemosyne Collection Site]]
** [[Small Mnemosyne Collection Site]]
** [[Large Mnemosyne Collection Site]]
* [[Panopticon]]
 
== Updated Locations ==
* [[Aerfalle Keep]] - Updated with anti-macro design:
:* All creatures in the dungeon, except for the Hellfires and Lag Beasts, are now on event generators. The death of the Watchman will activate the spawn. The death of Aerfalle *OR* the passage of ninety minutes will turn off all generators and empty the dungeon again. You can't macro drain what isn't there.
:* There are now powerful Mana Drain hotspots in Aerfalle's Keep exit portal room. Do not enter this area unless you intend to leave.
:* The cells in lower Aerfalle's Keep have been changed. Increased the spawn rate of the Umbris from ten to twelve minutes. The big, peaceful Panumbris next door has been removed. Its room is now filled with Mana Drain hotspots.
:* Removed many Mana Blight and Dispel traps in the final hallway of Aerfalle's Keep.
 
== New Items ==
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Armor]]
  | Sclavus Skin Helmet
  | Snake Skin Coat
| Snake Skin Boots
| Ursuin Fang
| Ursuin Boots
}}
 
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Chests]]
  | Directive's Cache
| Master's Holding
| Singularity Trove
}}
 
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Crafting Items]]
| Bloodletter Arrowhead
| Fleshripper Arrowhead
| Soulrender Arrowhead
| Intricate Carving Tool
}}
 
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Keys]]
| Directive Key
| Master Key
| Singularity Key
| Intricate Wooden Key
| Intricate Copper Key
| Intricate Obsidian Key
}}
 
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Gems]]
| Gem of Cleansing
| Gem of Purity
| Gem of Stillness
}}
 
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Healing Kits]]
| Treated Healing Kit
}}
 
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Text Items]]
  | Book of Seasons (Spring)
  | Mnemosynes and the Art of Lockpicking
}}
 
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Trophy Items]]
| Obsidian Heart
| Large Sclavus Hide
| Sclavus Hide
| Small Sclavus Hide
| Small Ursuin Hide (Spring)
| Large Ursuin Hide (Spring)
| Ursuin Hide Coat (Spring)
| A Tiny Mnemosyne
| A Small Mnemosyne
| A Large Mnemosyne
| An Unlocked Tiny Mnemosyne
| An Unlocked Small Mnemosyne
| An Unlocked Large Mnemosyne
| Virindi Directive Key
| Virindi Master Key
| Virindi Singularity Key
}}
}}


=== Rollout ===
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Weapons]]
{{Patch Announcements Links
| Fang Mace
  |  Current = None
| Bloodletter Arrow
  | Original = http://zone.msn.com/asheronscall/news/marchrollout.asp
  | Fleshripper Arrow
  |  Archive = Announcements - 2001/03 - Spring's Sorrows#Rollout Article
  | Soulrender Arrow
  | Bloodletter Quarrel
  | Fleshripper Quarrel
  | Soulrender Quarrel
}}
}}


=== Release Notes ===
== Updated Items ==
{{Patch Announcements Links
{{Item Table|
|  Current = None
  | Ashen Key
| Original = http://classic.zone.msn.com/asheronscall/news/marchbuild.asp
  | Archive = Announcements - 2001/03 - Spring's Sorrows#Release Notes
}}
}}


=== State of the Code ===
== New Creatures ==
{{Patch Announcements Links
{{Creature Class|Doll
  |  Current = None
| Innocent Doll
  | Original = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEnewscodestate1.asp
| Innocuous Doll
  |  Archive = Announcements - 2001/03 - Spring's Sorrows#State of the Code
| Pristine Doll
}}
{{Creature Class|Marionette
| Dark Marionette
| Marionette (Creature)
}}
{{Creature Class|Monouga
  | Brutish Monouga
  | Ferocious Monouga
| Wily Monouga
}}
{{Creature Class|Reedshark
  | Dune Reaver
  | Silt Lurker
}}
{{Creature Class|Undead
  | Ancient Mu-miyah
| Dread Mu-miyah
}}
{{Creature Class|Virindi
| Adirred the Theoretician
| Virindi Executor
}}
}}


== Discoveries ==
== Updated Creatures ==
=== New Dialog ===
* [[Lady Aerfalle]] - Casts some new spells (one to five minute debuffs).
==== [[Town Crier]] Rumors ====
 
== New Dialog ==
;Town Crier
{{Dialog|
{{Dialog|
|Town Crier tells you, "I've been seeing some really scary Reedsharks around lately."
|Town Crier tells you, "I've been seeing some really scary Reedsharks around lately."


|Town Crier tells you, "My cousin says a Monouga cast a spell at him the other day! He must have been hit in the head or something. Everybody knows Monouga aren't clever enough to cast magic."
|Town Crier tells you, "My cousin says a Monouga cast a spell at him the other day! He must have been hit in the head or something. Everybody knows Monouga aren't clever enough to cast magic."


|Town Crier tells you, "I have a Pack Virindi! It's so cute!"
|Town Crier tells you, "I have a Pack Virindi! It's so cute!"


|Town Crier tells you, "What are these little green triangles that people are so obsessed with lately?"
|Town Crier tells you, "What are these little green triangles that people are so obsessed with lately?"


|Town Crier tells you, "My cousin has a really nice new set of boots. They're scaly."
|Town Crier tells you, "My cousin has a really nice new set of boots. They're scaly."


|Town Crier tells you, "My cousin's been spending a lot of time fighting Wisps lately."
|Town Crier tells you, "My cousin's been spending a lot of time fighting Wisps lately."


|Town Crier tells you, "Hey... ever seen a Virindi Doll? Creepiest thing I ever seen. I don't mean the Pack Virindi, either."
|Town Crier tells you, "Hey... ever seen a Virindi Doll? Creepiest thing I ever seen. I don't mean the Pack Virindi, either."


|Town Crier tells you, "News! A new portal has appeared west of Samsur... some kind of Mnemosyne Collection Site. What's a Mnemosyne
|Town Crier tells you, "News! A new portal has appeared west of Samsur... some kind of Mnemosyne Collection Site. What's a Mnemosyne


|Town Crier tells you, "News! Travelers report a new kind of Mu-Miyah, more powerful than the others!"
|Town Crier tells you, "News! Travelers report a new kind of Mu-Miyah, more powerful than the others!"


|Town Crier tells you, "A lot of adventurers are saying that they don't mind fighting Zefirs as much these days."
|Town Crier tells you, "A lot of adventurers are saying that they don't mind fighting Zefirs as much these days."


|Town Crier tells you, "News! The Virindi are creating even more unnatural servant creatures! When will their madness end? Reports say the latest batch is the creepiest ever!"
|Town Crier tells you, "News! The Virindi are creating even more unnatural servant creatures! When will their madness end? Reports say the latest batch is the creepiest ever!"


|Town Crier tells you, "News! Travelers in the Direlands report a terrifying new type of Virindi, dressed all in black... I wonder what this could mean?"
|Town Crier tells you, "News! Travelers in the Direlands report a terrifying new type of Virindi, dressed all in black... I wonder what this could mean?"


|Town Crier tells you, "News! As the seasons change, the hides dropped from monsters acquire different properties, making for different styles of clothing!"
|Town Crier tells you, "News! As the seasons change, the hides dropped from monsters acquire different properties, making for different styles of clothing!"


|Town Crier tells you, "News! People fighting undead report finding little green triangles on the bodies of their vanquished foes."
|Town Crier tells you, "News! People fighting undead report finding little green triangles on the bodies of their vanquished foes."


|Town Crier tells you, "My friend the expert lockpicker has been spending a lot more time in the Direlands lately!"
|Town Crier tells you, "My friend the expert lockpicker has been spending a lot more time in the Direlands lately!"


}}
;Ulgrim the Unpleasant


==== [[Ulgrim]] Rumors ====
{{Dialog|
''Pre-invasion Ulgrim''
''Pre-invasion Ulgrim''


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|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Seen them black-cloaked Executors drifting around? No good can come of this, I say."
|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Seen them black-cloaked Executors drifting around? No good can come of this, I say."
----


''Panopticon Ulgrim''
''Panopticon Ulgrim''


|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Right, then. What'd I tell you? No one believed me... Now, do you see? I was right all along! Applesauce, I said!"
|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Right, then. What'd I tell you? No one believed me... Now, do you see? I was right all along! Applesauce, I said!"
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|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I tried talking to that Director around here. Names himself Adirrred. He makes no sense, talking about "privileged self" and posts and structures."
|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I tried talking to that Director around here. Names himself Adirrred. He makes no sense, talking about "privileged self" and posts and structures."


----
''Virindi Ulgrim''
''Virindi Ulgrim|''


|Ulgrim tells you, "I find that I have acquired a taste for the wine sold by the Barkeep. Would you bring me a glass? Good human."  
|Ulgrim tells you, "I find that I have acquired a taste for the wine sold by the Barkeep. Would you bring me a glass? Good human."  
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}}
}}
----
=== New [[Quests]] ===
* [[Mnemosynes]]


==== Live Events ====
== Related Articles ==
* [[03/31/01 - Virindi Invade Ayan Baqur]] - [[Ayan]] is invaded by Virindi on the evening of March 31. The inhabitants of Ayan are imprisoned in the [[Panopticon]] dungeon (59.2S, 84.0W), and Virindi stand in place of the usual NPCs.
* [[Announcements - 2001/03 - Spring's Sorrows#Teaser|Teaser]]
|"All your filthy human hovel are belong to us!"
* [[Announcements - 2001/03 - Spring's Sorrows#Rollout Article|Rollout Article]]
----
* [[Announcements - 2001/03 - Spring's Sorrows#Release Notes|Release Notes]]
 
* [[Announcements - 2001/03 - Spring's Sorrows#State of the Code|State of the Code]]
=== New [[NPCs]] ===
* [[Undead Hunters]] (13.3S, 5.1E in Tufa)
** [[Ya-Bint-Al-Hawa]]
** [[Anid Al-Fadee]]
** [[Gabal Feteh]]
* [[Mnemosyne Collection Site]] Archons|
** [[Hahnain]]
** [[Renselm (NPC)|Renselm]]
** [[Saelar]]
* NPCs in [[Ayan Baqur]] replaced with Virindi
** Virindi Armorer
** Virindi Barkeeper
** Virindi Bowyer
** Virindi Grocer
** Virindi Healer
** Virindi Ivory Crafter
** Virindi Jeweler
** Virindi Leather Crafter
** Virindi Scribe
** Virindi Weaponsmith
----
 
=== New Locations ===
* [[Mnemosyne Collection Site]] - 2.5S 16.4E near [[Samsur]]
** [[Small Mnemosyne Collection Site]] - From main collection site
** [[Large Mnemosyne Collection Site]] - From small collection site
* [[Panopticon]] - Near [[Ayan Baqur]], 59.2S 84.0W
 
==== Updated Locations ====
* [[Aerfalle Keep]] - Updated with anti-macro design|
:* All creatures in the dungeon, except for the Hellfires and Lag Beasts, are now on event generators. The death of the Watchman will activate the spawn. The death of Aerfalle *OR* the passage of ninety minutes will turn off all generators and empty the dungeon again. You can't macro drain what isn't there.
:* There are now powerful Mana Drain hotspots in Aerfalle's Keep exit portal room. Do not enter this area unless you intend to leave.
:* The cells in lower Aerfalle's Keep have been changed. Increased the spawn rate of the Umbris from ten to twelve minutes. The big, peaceful Panumbris next door has been removed. Its room is now filled with Mana Drain hotspots.
:* Removed many Mana Blight and Dispel traps in the final hallway of Aerfalle's Keep.
----
 
=== New [[Items]] ===
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Mnemosynes]]
| A Tiny Mnemosyne
| A Small Mnemosyne
| A Large Mnemosyne
| An Unlocked Tiny Mnemosyne
| An Unlocked Small Mnemosyne
| An Unlocked Large Mnemosyne
| Intricate Wooden Key
| Intricate Copper Key
| Intricate Obsidian Key
| Gem of Cleansing
| Gem of Purity
| Gem of Stillness
| Bloodletter Arrowhead
| Fleshripper Arrowhead
| Soulrender Arrowhead
| Bloodletter Arrow
| Fleshripper Arrow
| Soulrender Arrow
| Bloodletter Quarrel
| Fleshripper Quarrel
| Soulrender Quarrel
| Treated Healing Kit
| Obsidian Heart
| Mnemosynes and the Art of Lockpicking
| Intricate Carving Tool
}}
 
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Virindi Keys]]
| Virindi Directive Key
| Virindi Master Key
| Virindi Singularity Key
| Directive Key
| Master Key
| Singularity Key
| Directive's Cache
| Master's Holding
| Singularity Trove
}}
 
{{Item Table|Caption=Trophy Armor and Weapons
| Large Sclavus Hide
| Sclavus Hide
| Small Sclavus Hide
| Sclavus Skin Helmet
| Snake Skin Coat
| Snake Skin Boots
| Small Ursuin Hide (Spring)
| Large Ursuin Hide (Spring)
| Ursuin Fang
| Ursuin Boots
| Ursuin Hide Coat (Spring)
| Fang Mace
}}
 
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Texts]]
| Book of Seasons (Spring)
}}
 
==== Updated Items ====
* {{Itemlink|Ashen Key}} - Now [[Attuned]] and [[Bonded]]
 
----
 
=== Portal.dat ===
:[[File:Portaldat 200103.png]]
 
----
 
=== New [[Creatures]] ===
{|
|-valign=top
|
{{Creature Class|Doll
| Innocent Doll
| Innocuous Doll
| Pristine Doll
}}
{{Creature Class|Marionette
| Dark Marionette
| Marionette (Creature)
}}
|
{{Creature Class|Monouga
| Brutish Monouga
| Ferocious Monouga
| Wily Monouga
}}
{{Creature Class|Reedshark
| Dune Reaver
| Silt Lurker
}}
|
{{Creature Class|Undead
| Ancient Mu-miyah
| Dread Mu-miyah
}}
{{Creature Class|Virindi
| Adirred the Theoretician
| Virindi Executor
}}
|}
 
==== Updated Creatures ====
* [[Lady Aerfalle]] - Casts some new spells (one to five minute debuffs).
----


=== Images ===
== Media ==
Click image for full size version.
<gallery>
<gallery widths=200px heights=200px perrow=3>
File:Portaldat 200103.png|Portaldat
File:Panopticon (Spring's Sorrows) 1 Live.jpg|Ayan NPCs held in Panopticon
File:Panopticon (Spring's Sorrows) 2 Live.jpg|Leather Crafters tells you, "Flesh... Is meaningless."
File:Virindi Scribe Live.jpg|A Virindi Scribe in Ayan
File:Virindi Healer Live.jpg|A Virindi Healer in Ayan
File:Undead Hunters Live.jpg|Undead Hunters in Tufa
File:Master's Holding Live.jpg|Master's Holding
File:Singularity Trove Live.jpg|Singularity Trove
File:Virindi Executor Live.jpg|Virindi Executors introduced
File:Dark Marionette Live.jpg|Dark Marionette
</gallery>
</gallery>


[[Category:Patches]]
[[Category:Patches]]

Revision as of 22:37, 28 October 2015

March 2001 - Announcements Page

Game Changes

  • Further adventures and quests have been introduced, to challenge even the bravest of souls.
  • As if the land wasn't already filled with danger, hideous new invaders stalk Dereth.
  • Springtime fashion has arrived, with craftsmen able to turn certain hides into prized trophies.
  • The winter snows have receded, heralding the arrival of spring. And yet, a mysterious purplish glow still haunts the nighttime skies.
  • Aerfalle's Keep has been updated with some exciting changes. Be careful in there (and make sure you stay by your keyboard at all times).
  • A few old monsters now play nicer. . . . Some Wasps and Zefirs have been told to act more like their level. They have promised to obey.

New Quests

New Events

New NPCs

New Locations

Updated Locations

  • All creatures in the dungeon, except for the Hellfires and Lag Beasts, are now on event generators. The death of the Watchman will activate the spawn. The death of Aerfalle *OR* the passage of ninety minutes will turn off all generators and empty the dungeon again. You can't macro drain what isn't there.
  • There are now powerful Mana Drain hotspots in Aerfalle's Keep exit portal room. Do not enter this area unless you intend to leave.
  • The cells in lower Aerfalle's Keep have been changed. Increased the spawn rate of the Umbris from ten to twelve minutes. The big, peaceful Panumbris next door has been removed. Its room is now filled with Mana Drain hotspots.
  • Removed many Mana Blight and Dispel traps in the final hallway of Aerfalle's Keep.

New Items

Sclavus Skin Helmet Snake Skin Coat Snake Skin Boots Ursuin Fang Ursuin Boots

Directive's Cache Master's Holding Singularity Trove

Bloodletter Arrowhead Fleshripper Arrowhead Soulrender Arrowhead Intricate Carving Tool

Directive Key Master Key Singularity Key Intricate Wooden Key Intricate Copper Key Intricate Obsidian Key

Gem of Cleansing Gem of Purity Gem of Stillness

Treated Healing Kit

File:Book of Seasons (Spring) Icon.png Book of Seasons (Spring) Mnemosynes and the Art of Lockpicking

Obsidian Heart Large Sclavus Hide Sclavus Hide Small Sclavus Hide Small Ursuin Hide (Spring) Large Ursuin Hide (Spring) Ursuin Hide Coat (Spring) A Tiny Mnemosyne A Small Mnemosyne A Large Mnemosyne An Unlocked Tiny Mnemosyne An Unlocked Small Mnemosyne An Unlocked Large Mnemosyne Virindi Directive Key Virindi Master Key Virindi Singularity Key

Fang Mace Bloodletter Arrow Fleshripper Arrow Soulrender Arrow Bloodletter Quarrel Fleshripper Quarrel Soulrender Quarrel

Updated Items

Ashen Key

New Creatures

Doll

Marionette

Monouga

Reedshark

Undead

Virindi

Updated Creatures

  • Lady Aerfalle - Casts some new spells (one to five minute debuffs).

New Dialog

Town Crier

Town Crier tells you, "I've been seeing some really scary Reedsharks around lately."

Town Crier tells you, "My cousin says a Monouga cast a spell at him the other day! He must have been hit in the head or something. Everybody knows Monouga aren't clever enough to cast magic."

Town Crier tells you, "I have a Pack Virindi! It's so cute!"

Town Crier tells you, "What are these little green triangles that people are so obsessed with lately?"

Town Crier tells you, "My cousin has a really nice new set of boots. They're scaly."

Town Crier tells you, "My cousin's been spending a lot of time fighting Wisps lately."

Town Crier tells you, "Hey... ever seen a Virindi Doll? Creepiest thing I ever seen. I don't mean the Pack Virindi, either."

Town Crier tells you, "News! A new portal has appeared west of Samsur... some kind of Mnemosyne Collection Site. What's a Mnemosyne

Town Crier tells you, "News! Travelers report a new kind of Mu-Miyah, more powerful than the others!"

Town Crier tells you, "A lot of adventurers are saying that they don't mind fighting Zefirs as much these days."

Town Crier tells you, "News! The Virindi are creating even more unnatural servant creatures! When will their madness end? Reports say the latest batch is the creepiest ever!"

Town Crier tells you, "News! Travelers in the Direlands report a terrifying new type of Virindi, dressed all in black... I wonder what this could mean?"

Town Crier tells you, "News! As the seasons change, the hides dropped from monsters acquire different properties, making for different styles of clothing!"

Town Crier tells you, "News! People fighting undead report finding little green triangles on the bodies of their vanquished foes."

Town Crier tells you, "My friend the expert lockpicker has been spending a lot more time in the Direlands lately!"
Ulgrim the Unpleasant

Pre-invasion Ulgrim

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Have you ever seen a group of Shadow Children playing tag? I like to fire off an Infernae spell at the middle of them and hear the screams."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I'd go into the Mines of Despair, but I think I'll have a little more stout first..."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I went poking around in Claude's tent the other day, that creepy bugger Leopold, you know what he said to me? He said, "You have no chance to survive, make your time." What's that supposed to mean?"

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "The sun out here must be baking my brain. I think maybe I'll move somewhere shadier soon."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I got some new boots. Scaly, yet comfortable. But don't call them fish boots!"

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Seen them black-cloaked Executors drifting around? No good can come of this, I say."

Panopticon Ulgrim

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Right, then. What'd I tell you? No one believed me... Now, do you see? I was right all along! Applesauce, I said!"

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "The Observer in town's actually a reasonable guy. Or entity. Whatever they call themselves."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "You talked to the other guys around here? They seen, I don't know, a little dull lately."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "There's a Director somewhere around here who's the cause of all this mess."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I tried talking to that Director around here. Names himself Adirrred. He makes no sense, talking about "privileged self" and posts and structures."

Virindi Ulgrim

Ulgrim tells you, "I find that I have acquired a taste for the wine sold by the Barkeep. Would you bring me a glass? Good human."

Ulgrim tells you, "Just between you, me, and the bottle, human, the theft of the Fragment of Singularity has made some beings angry."

You give Ulgrim Red Wine.

Ulgrim tells you, "I'm not entirely convinced the Director and the Observer are communicating properly..."

Ulgrim tells you, "Thank you, I find this most pleasant. Run along, now."

Ulgrim tells you, "You know... two of the little flesh things managed to escape to the southeast..."

Ulgrim tells you, "I saw a human with a sword attack an Executor the other day. The human never stood a chance. Rip, rip, rip, another inert human."

Ulgrim tells you, "Just don't tell the Observer that I'm drinking this human filth, okay?"

Ulgrim tells you, "A pity the Dark Walker has been banished. He was most entertaining to watch."

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