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| Original = http://classic.zone.msn.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEnewsspinJuly.asp
| Archive = Announcements - 2000/07 - To Raise a Banner of Flame#Letter to the Players
| Archive = Announcements - 2000/07 - To Raise a Banner of Flame#Letter to the Players
}}
=== State of the Code ===
{{Patch Announcements Links
| Current = None
| Original = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ashenewscodestate1.asp
| Archive = Announcements - 2000/07 - To Raise a Banner of Flame#State of the Code
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<font color=darkgoldenrod>
Town Crier tells you, "News!  Monsters seem to be moving from their old habitats in the Direlands to northern Osteth.  Do you suppose this has something to do with the earthquakes?"
:Town Crier tells you, "News!  Monsters seem to be moving from their old habitats in the Direlands to northern Osteth.  Do you suppose this has something to do with the earthquakes?"
 
Town Crier tells you, "The sky is turning strange colors again..."


Town Crier tells you, "Hope is not lost for those making suits of gemstone armor. The master smiths, though intimidated by the campaign of terror, promise to keep working to develop armor comparable to what they once made."
:Town Crier tells you, "The sky is turning strange colors again..."


Town Crier tells you, "Is it just me, or do you feel the ground shaking from time to time?"
:Town Crier tells you, "Hope is not lost for those making suits of gemstone armor.  The master smiths, though intimidated by the campaign of terror, promise to keep working to develop armor comparable to what they once made."


Town Crier tells you, "A friend of mine was portal-stormed out of a dungeon yesterday!"
:Town Crier tells you, "Is it just me, or do you feel the ground shaking from time to time?"


Town Crier tells you, "Fear me! I wield a board with a nail in it!"
:Town Crier tells you, "A friend of mine was portal-stormed out of a dungeon yesterday!"


Town Crier tells you, "So have you found the formulas for those spectacular new War Magic spells?"
:Town Crier tells you, "Fear me! I wield a board with a nail in it!"


Town Crier tells you, "News! The Lugians are mining some strange ore in the south mountains.  My archmage friend is very concerned."
:Town Crier tells you, "So have you found the formulas for those spectacular new War Magic spells?"


Town Crier tells you, "Hey, money! I appreciate it. Your contributions are welcome."
:Town Crier tells you, "News! The Lugians are mining some strange ore in the south mountains. My archmage friend is very concerned."


Town Crier tells you, "People are saying that a shadowy figure with a smoky katar killed the three gemstone armor smiths. Repeatedly."
:Town Crier tells you, "People are saying that a shadowy figure with a smoky katar killed the three gemstone armor smiths. Repeatedly."


Town Crier tells you, "I have a cousin who studies the earth and he says we are having... tec-ton-ic anomalies. What does that mean?"
:Town Crier tells you, "I have a cousin who studies the earth and he says we are having... tec-ton-ic anomalies. What does that mean?"


Town Crier tells you, "My cousin the spear-wielder found a very powerful new spear the other day! It has three points and looks quite fearsome."
:Town Crier tells you, "My cousin the spear-wielder found a very powerful new spear the other day! It has three points and looks quite fearsome."


Town Crier tells you, "Yesterday I found a Wool Fez of Cooking Mastery! I should start a catering service!"
:Town Crier tells you, "Yesterday I found a Wool Fez of Cooking Mastery! I should start a catering service!"


Town Crier tells you, "Have you heard the story of the undead mace master who doesn't realize he is dead? He is a sad, strange little man."
:Town Crier tells you, "Have you heard the story of the undead mace master who doesn't realize he is dead? He is a sad, strange little man."


Town Crier tells you, "I found some very nice boots in the wilderness recently. Much more protective than what I could buy in a shop."
:Town Crier tells you, "I found some very nice boots in the wilderness recently. Much more protective than what I could buy in a shop."


Town Crier tells you, "The master smiths who forged gemstone armor were all slain repeatedly! They are now so weak they cannot craft the armor with its original strength!"</font>
:Town Crier tells you, "The master smiths who forged gemstone armor were all slain repeatedly! They are now so weak they cannot craft the armor with its original strength!"</font>


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<font color=darkgoldenrod>
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Oswald was sighted on Aerlinthe Island yesterday!"
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Oswald was sighted on Aerlinthe Island yesterday!"


Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I killed the armor smiths. They annoyed me, with all their attitude about making these elite suits or armor. I'm pretty spry for an old man, huh?"
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I killed the armor smiths. They annoyed me, with all their attitude about making these elite suits or armor. I'm pretty spry for an old man, huh?"


Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I saw the strangest thing in the northern forests. Huge blue auroch and a big Monouga named Paul."
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I saw the strangest thing in the northern forests. Huge blue auroch and a big Monouga named Paul."


Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Kimchi cures vitae, you know. Good stuff, so it is."
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Kimchi cures vitae, you know. Good stuff, so it is."


Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, " I hear tell that a family of Tremendous Monougas now lives under the Obsidian Span."
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, " I hear tell that a family of Tremendous Monougas now lives under the Obsidian Span."


Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I hear tell that Bael'Zharon's parents were drunkards, and they would tie him up in the trees for their drunken fun. That's why he's so poorly adjusted."
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I hear tell that Bael'Zharon's parents were drunkards, and they would tie him up in the trees for their drunken fun. That's why he's so poorly adjusted."


Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I've been getting... some reports... of portal storms... Asheron... is fixing... the portal network... I love Asheron... I've got mail!"</font>
:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I've been getting... some reports... of portal storms... Asheron... is fixing... the portal network... I love Asheron... I've got mail!"</font>
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=== New UI and Game Changes ===
* [[Commands]]
** Squelch functions have been updated. See the [[Announcements - 2000/07 - To Raise a Banner of Flame#Release Notes|Release Note]] for details.
* [[User Interface]]
** The maximum stacking size for spell components has been increased to 100 and for craft items to 50.
* Sound
** Ambient sound upgrade project has begun. The center of the Obsidian Plain and volcanic regions have received love in this update.
* [[Graphics]]
** [[Shadow]] creatures are now transparent. See [[To Raise a Banner of Flame#Images|below]] for a before & after example.
* [[Loot System]]: New mace and spear weapons introduced
** Nail with Board (mace) dropped by Drudges, Lugians and Tumeroks.
** Spiked Club (mace)
** Swordstaff (spear)
** Trident (spear)
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=== New [[Quests]] ===
=== New [[Quests]] ===
* [[Hollow Weapons]]
* [[Hollow Weapons Quest]]
* [[Lady Aerfalle Quest]]
* [[Lady Aerfalle Quest]]
* [[Mi Krau-Li's Improved Jitte Quest]]
* [[Mi Krau-Li's Jitte Quest]]
* [[Ravenous Weapons]]
* [[Ravenous Weapons Quest]]


==== Updated Quests ====
==== Updated Quests ====
* [[Shadow Armor Quest]]: GSA is reduced by 40AL, MSA is reduced by 10AL and LSA is increased by 10AL.
* [[Shadow Armor Quest]] - GSA is reduced by 40AL, MSA is reduced by 10AL and LSA is increased by 10AL.
 
* [[Sword of Lost Light Quest]] - The sword can now be upgraded with fire infusions.
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=== New [[NPCs]] ===
=== New [[NPCs]] ===
* [[Garaena the Emissary]]
* [[Faladha the Emissary]] - 17.0S 57.4W at [[Chalicmere Castle]]
* [[Faladha the Emissary]]
* [[Garaena the Emissary]] - 87.7S, 65.6W at [[Tombs of the Sand Kings]]
* [[Feruza ibn Salaq]] - 76.0N, 49.1W at the [[Beach Fort]]  
* [[Jhen Gau the Souvenir Hawker]] - 84.3N 45.0E on [[Aerlinthe]]
* [[Repair Golem]]
* [[Mi Krau-Li]] - inside [[Krau Li's Labyrinth]]
* [[Smithing Golem]]
* [[Repair Golem]] - 85.5N 43.4E inside [[Aerlinthe Lower Reservoir]]
* [[Smithing Golem]] - 88.8N 42.8E inside [[Tenkarrdun Foundry]]


==== Updated NPCs ====
==== Updated NPCs ====
The [[Master Armorers]] are murdered by [[Hamud ibn Rafik]].
* [[Alean the Steel Forger]] - Now found at [[Eastham]] Lifestone (18.5N, 62.8E)
* [[Alean the Steel Forger]]  
* [[Feruza ibn Salaq]] - 76.0N, 49.1W at the [[Beach Fort]]
* [[Jibril ibn Rashid]]
* [[Jibril ibn Rashid]] - Now found at [[Al-Jalima]] Lifestone (7.1N, 3.0E)
* [[Koga Hideki]]
* [[Koga Hideki]] - Now found at [[Kara]] Lifestone (82.9S, 46.0E)


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=== New [[Locations]] ===
=== New [[Locations]] ===
* [[Aerlinthe|Aerlinthe Island]]
* [[Aerlinthe|Aerlinthe Island]]
** [[Aerfalle Keep]]
** [[Aerlinthe Reservoir]]
** [[Aerlinthe Lower Reservoir]]
** [[Aerlinthe Souvenir Tent]]
** [[Aurlanaa's Aerie]]
** [[Relic Town]]
** [[Shimena Keep]]
** [[Tenkarrdun]]
** [[Tenkarrdun Foundry]]
** [[84.5N, 46.9E - Coral Columns]]
** [[84.5N, 46.0E - Coral Columns]]
* [[Battlefield of Ayn Tayan]] - 41.3S, 52.6E
* [[Beach Fort]] - 76.0N, 49.1W
* [[Beach Fort]] - 76.0N, 49.1W
* [[Catacombs of the Forgotten]]
* [[Catacombs of the Forgotten]] 17.3N, 32.8E, southeast of [[Glenden Wood]]
* [[Krau Li's Labyrinth]] - 35.2S, 23.8E, northeast of [[Xarabydun]]
* [[Lugian Mines]] - 73.9S, 39.0E, northeast of the [[Linvak Tukal]]
* [[Lugian Quarry]] - 64.5S, 55.6E, near [[High Mountain Valley]]
* [[Lugian Excavations]] - 77.0S, 64.3E, southwest of [[Mayoi]]
 
==== Updated Locatons ====
* [[Chalicmere Fortress]]
* [[Chalicmere Fortress]]
* [[Krau Li's Labyrinth]]
* [[Crater Caves Dungeon]] - Lava section at the bottom redesigned to forges, chests nerfed, [[Pyreal Forge Bellows]] added
* [[Lugian Mines]]
* [[Lugian Quarry]]
* [[Lugian Excavations]]


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=== New [[Items]] ===
=== New [[Items]] ===
{{Item Table Three|Caption=Loot Weapons
| Drudge Board with Nail
| Lugian Board with Nail
| Tumerok Board with Nail
| Spiked Club
| Swordstaff
| Trident
}}


=== New [[Items]] ===
{{Item Table Three|Caption=[[Hollow Weapons Quest]]
 
==== [[Hollow Weapons]] ====
 
{{Item Table Three
  | Lugian Pick Axe
  | Lugian Pick Axe
  | Deposit of Low-Grade Chorizite Ore
  | Deposit of Low-Grade Chorizite Ore
  | Chunk of Low-Grade Chorizite Ore
  | Chunk of Low-Grade Chorizite
  | Refined Low-Grade Chorizite
  | Refined Low-Grade Chorizite
  | Infused Low-Grade Chorizite Ore
  | Infused Low-Grade Chorizite Ore (Axe)
| Infused Low-Grade Chorizite Ore (Claw)
| Infused Low-Grade Chorizite Ore (Dagger)
| Infused Low-Grade Chorizite Ore (Mace)
| Infused Low-Grade Chorizite Ore (Spear)
| Infused Low-Grade Chorizite Ore (Staff)
| Infused Low-Grade Chorizite Ore (Sword)
  | Hollow Axe
  | Hollow Axe
  | Hollow Katar
  | Hollow Katar
  | Hollow Dagger
  | Hollow Dagger
| Hollow Sword
  | Hollow Mace
  | Hollow Mace
  | Hollow Spear
  | Hollow Spear
  | Hollow Staff
  | Hollow Staff
| Hollow Sword
}}
}}


==== [[Lady Aerfalle Quest]] ====
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Jhen Gau the Souvenir Hawker]]
| Aerlinthe Patron Shirt
| Aerlinthe Monarch Shirt
}}


{{Item Table
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Lady Aerfalle Quest]]
  | Pyreal Forge Bellows
  | Pyreal Forge Bellows
  | Sluice Gate Bar
  | Sluice Gate Bar
| Staff of Aerfalle
  | Unreadable Scroll
  | Unreadable Scroll
  | Sacrificial Dagger
  | Sacrificial Dagger
  | Black Boulder
  | Black Boulder
  | Ring of the Watchman
  | Ring of the Watchman
| Ashen Key
| Lady of Aerlinthe's Chest
| Aerfalle's Pallium
| Ashbane
| Staff of Aerfalle
}}
}}


==== [[Mi Krau-Li's Improved Jitte Quest]] ====
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Mi Krau-Li's Jitte Quest]]
 
{{Item Table
  | Mi Krau-Li Rumor
  | Mi Krau-Li Rumor
  | Note from Mi Krau-Li
  | Note from Mi Krau-Li
  | Brodor's Epitaph
  | Brodor's Epitaph
| Mi Krau-Li's Sarcophagus
| Mi Krau-Li's Jitte
  | Mi Krau-Li's Improved Jitte
  | Mi Krau-Li's Improved Jitte
}}
}}


==== [[Ravenous Weapons]] ====
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Sword of Lost Light Infusions]]
| Blue Fire Infusion
| Red Fire Infusion
| White Fire Infusion
}}


{{Item Table Three
{{Item Table Three|Caption=[[Ravenous Weapons Quest]]
  | Lugian Pick Axe
  | Lugian Pick Axe
  | Deposit of High-Grade Chorizite Ore
  | Deposit of High-Grade Chorizite Ore
  | Chunk of High-Grade Chorizite
  | Chunk of High-Grade Chorizite
  | Refined High-Grade Chorizite
  | Refined High-Grade Chorizite
| Infused High-Grade Chorizite Ore (Axe)
| Infused High-Grade Chorizite Ore (Claw)
| Infused High-Grade Chorizite Ore (Dagger)
| Infused High-Grade Chorizite Ore (Mace)
| Infused High-Grade Chorizite Ore (Spear)
  | Infused High-Grade Chorizite Ore (Staff)
  | Infused High-Grade Chorizite Ore (Staff)
| Infused High-Grade Chorizite Ore (Sword)
  | Ravenous Axe
  | Ravenous Axe
  | Ravenous Dagger
  | Ravenous Dagger
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}}
}}


==== [[Black Fire Atlan Stone|Black Fire Atlan Weapons]] ====
{{Item Table Three|Caption=[[Atlan Weapons|Black Fire Atlan Weapons]]
 
{{Item Table Three
  | Black Fire Atlan Stone
  | Black Fire Atlan Stone
  | Peerless Atlan Axe of Black Fire
  | Peerless Atlan Axe of Black Fire
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}}
}}


==== [[Mace|Board with Nail Weapons]] ====
{{Item Table|Caption=Dispel Potions
 
{{Item Table Three
| Drudge Board with Nail
| Lugian Board with Nail
| Tumerok Board with Nail
}}
 
==== Dispell Potions ====
 
{{Item Table
  | Chunk of Medium-Grade Chorizite
  | Chunk of Medium-Grade Chorizite
  | Refined Medium-Grade Chorizite
  | Refined Medium-Grade Chorizite
  | Ground Chorizite
  | Ground Chorizite
  | Chorizite
  | Chorizite
| Chorizite Oil
| Strong Chorizite Oil
| Concentrated Chorizite Oil
| Condensed Chorizite Oil
  | Dispel Potion
  | Dispel Potion
  | Strong Dispel Potion
  | Strong Dispel Potion
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}}
}}


==== [[Shadow Armor Quest|Changes to Shadow Armor]] ====
{{Item Table Two|Caption=[[Shadow Armor Quest|Updated Greater Shadow Armor (-40AL)]]
===== [[Greater Shadow Armor|Greater Shadow Armor (-40AL)]] =====
{{Item Table Two|Caption=Greater Amuli
  | Greater Amuli Shadow Leggings (Post-Patch)
  | Greater Amuli Shadow Leggings (Post-Patch)
  | Greater Amuli Shadow Coat (Post-Patch)
  | Greater Amuli Shadow Coat (Post-Patch)
}}
{{Item Table Two|Caption=Greater Koujia
  | Greater Koujia Shadow Leggings (Post-Patch)
  | Greater Koujia Shadow Leggings (Post-Patch)
  | Greater Koujia Shadow Breastplate (Post-Patch)
  | Greater Koujia Shadow Breastplate (Post-Patch)
  | Greater Koujia Shadow Sleeves (Post-Patch)
  | Greater Koujia Shadow Sleeves (Post-Patch)
}}
{{Item Table Two|Caption=Greater Celdon
  | Greater Celdon Shadow Leggings (Post-Patch)
  | Greater Celdon Shadow Leggings (Post-Patch)
  | Greater Celdon Shadow Girth (Post-Patch)
  | Greater Celdon Shadow Girth (Post-Patch)
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}}
}}


===== [[Medium Shadow Armor|Medium Shadow Armor (-10AL)]] =====
{{Item Table Two|Caption=[[Medium Shadow Armor|Updated Medium Shadow Armor (-10AL)]]
{{Item Table Two|Caption=Medium Amuli
  | Amuli Shadow Leggings (Post-Patch)
  | Amuli Shadow Leggings (Post-Patch)
  | Amuli Shadow Coat (Post-Patch)
  | Amuli Shadow Coat (Post-Patch)
}}
{{Item Table Two|Caption=Medium Koujia
  | Koujia Shadow Leggings (Post-Patch)
  | Koujia Shadow Leggings (Post-Patch)
  | Koujia Shadow Breastplate (Post-Patch)
  | Koujia Shadow Breastplate (Post-Patch)
  | Koujia Shadow Sleeves (Post-Patch)
  | Koujia Shadow Sleeves (Post-Patch)
}}
{{Item Table Two|Caption=Medium Celdon
  | Celdon Shadow Leggings (Post-Patch)
  | Celdon Shadow Leggings (Post-Patch)
  | Celdon Shadow Girth (Post-Patch)
  | Celdon Shadow Girth (Post-Patch)
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}}
}}


===== [[Lesser Shadow Armor|Lesser Shadow Armor (+10AL)]] =====
{{Item Table Two|Caption=[[Medium Shadow Armor|Updated Lesser Shadow Armor (+10AL)]]
{{Item Table Two|Caption=Lesser Amuli
  | Lesser Amuli Shadow Leggings (Post-Patch)
  | Lesser Amuli Shadow Leggings (Post-Patch)
  | Lesser Amuli Shadow Coat (Post-Patch)
  | Lesser Amuli Shadow Coat (Post-Patch)
}}
{{Item Table Two|Caption=Lesser Koujia
  | Lesser Koujia Shadow Leggings (Post-Patch)
  | Lesser Koujia Shadow Leggings (Post-Patch)
  | Lesser Koujia Shadow Breastplate (Post-Patch)
  | Lesser Koujia Shadow Breastplate (Post-Patch)
  | Lesser Koujia Shadow Sleeves (Post-Patch)
  | Lesser Koujia Shadow Sleeves (Post-Patch)
}}
{{Item Table Two|Caption=Lesser Celdon
  | Lesser Celdon Shadow Leggings (Post-Patch)
  | Lesser Celdon Shadow Leggings (Post-Patch)
  | Lesser Celdon Shadow Girth (Post-Patch)
  | Lesser Celdon Shadow Girth (Post-Patch)
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}}
}}


==== [[List of Texts|Texts]] ====
{{Item Table Three|Caption=[[Creature Trophies]]
| White Phyntos Wasp Wing
}}


{{Item Table Three
{{Item Table Three|Caption=[[List of Texts|Texts]]
  | Aerlinthe Record
  | Aerlinthe Record
  | Aerfalle's Letter
  | Aerfalle's Letter
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}}
}}


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=== New [[Spells]] ===
* {{Icon Link|Aerlinthe Recall}}
* {{Icon Link|Camping Ineptitude}}
* {{Icon Link|Curse of Black Fire}}
* [[Extinguish Creature Magic Self]]
* [[Extinguish Creature Magic Other]]
* [[Extinguish Item Magic]]
* [[Extinguish Life Magic Self]]
* [[Extinguish Life Magic Other]]
* [[Cleanse Creature Magic Self]]
* [[Cleanse Creature Magic Other]]
* [[Cleanse Item Magic]]
* [[Cleanse Life Magic Self]]
* [[Cleanse Life Magic Other]]
* [[Devour Creature Magic Self]]
* [[Devour Creature Magic Other]]
* [[Devour Item Magic]]
* [[Devour Life Magic Self]]
* [[Devour Life Magic Other]]
* [[Purge Creature Magic Self]]
* [[Purge Creature Magic Other]]
* [[Purge Item Magic]]
* [[Purge Life Magic Self]]
* [[Purge Life Magic Other]]
==== Dispel Potions ====
* {{Icon Link|Extinguish All Magic Other}}
* {{Icon Link|Cleanse All Magic Other}}
* {{Icon Link|Devour All Magic Other}}
* {{Icon Link|Purge All Magic Other}}
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  | Hellfire
  | Hellfire
}}
}}
|
{{Creature Class|Golem
{{Creature Class|Golem
  | Behemoth of Tenkarrdun
  | Behemoth of Tenkarrdun
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{{Creature Class|Skeleton
{{Creature Class|Skeleton
  | Cursed Bones
  | Cursed Bones
| Old Bones
  | Relic Bones
  | Relic Bones
  | Smith Ejan
  | Smith Ejan
}}
}}
|
{{Creature Class|Undead
{{Creature Class|Undead
  | Lady Aerfalle
  | Lady Aerfalle (95 Creature)
}}
}}
{{Creature Class|Wisp
{{Creature Class|Wisp
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}}
}}
|}
|}
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==== Updated Creatures ====
* [[Shadow]]s - All Shadow creatures are now transparent black.
 
== Images ==
Click image for full size version.
<gallery widths=200px heights=200px perrow=4>
File:Tenkarrdun Live.jpg|Aerlinthe Island - Tenkarrdun Crater
File:Shimena Keep Live.jpg|Aerlinthe Island - Shimena Keep
File:Aurlanaa's Aerie Live.jpg|Aerlinthe Island - Aurlanaa's Aerie
File:Aerlinthe Undead Town Live.jpg|Aerlinthe Island - Relic Town
File:Western Aerlinthe Lighthouse Live.jpg|Aerlinthe Island - Western Lighthouse
File:Lady Aerfalle (Level 95 Creature) Live.jpg|Lady Aerfalle
File:Behemoth of Tenkarrdun Live.jpg|Behemoth of Tenkarrdun
File:Peerless Atlan Sword of Black Fire Live.jpg|Black Fire Atlan Weapons
File:Hollow Sword Live.jpg|Hollow Weapons Introduced
File:Jibril ibn Rashid Murder Scene Live.jpg|Scene of Jibril ibn Rashid's murder
File:Alean the Steel Forger Murder Scene Live.jpg|Scene of Alean the Steel Forger's murder
File:Koga Hideki Murder Scene Live.jpg|Scene of Koga Hideki's murder
File:Panumbris Shadow (Old) Live.jpg|Panumbris Shadow - Before (Opaque)
File:Panumbris Shadow Live.jpg|Panumbris Shadow - After (Transparent)
</gallery>


[[Category:Patch]]
[[Category:Patch]]

Revision as of 18:41, 11 July 2012

July 2000 - Announcements Page

Turbine/Microsoft Announcements

Teasers

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Rollout

  • No Current Link Available

Release Notes

  • No Current Link Available

Letter to the Players

  • No Current Link Available

State of the Code

  • No Current Link Available

Discoveries

Town Crier Rumors

Town Crier tells you, "News! Monsters seem to be moving from their old habitats in the Direlands to northern Osteth. Do you suppose this has something to do with the earthquakes?"
Town Crier tells you, "The sky is turning strange colors again..."
Town Crier tells you, "Hope is not lost for those making suits of gemstone armor. The master smiths, though intimidated by the campaign of terror, promise to keep working to develop armor comparable to what they once made."
Town Crier tells you, "Is it just me, or do you feel the ground shaking from time to time?"
Town Crier tells you, "A friend of mine was portal-stormed out of a dungeon yesterday!"
Town Crier tells you, "Fear me! I wield a board with a nail in it!"
Town Crier tells you, "So have you found the formulas for those spectacular new War Magic spells?"
Town Crier tells you, "News! The Lugians are mining some strange ore in the south mountains. My archmage friend is very concerned."
Town Crier tells you, "People are saying that a shadowy figure with a smoky katar killed the three gemstone armor smiths. Repeatedly."
Town Crier tells you, "I have a cousin who studies the earth and he says we are having... tec-ton-ic anomalies. What does that mean?"
Town Crier tells you, "My cousin the spear-wielder found a very powerful new spear the other day! It has three points and looks quite fearsome."
Town Crier tells you, "Yesterday I found a Wool Fez of Cooking Mastery! I should start a catering service!"
Town Crier tells you, "Have you heard the story of the undead mace master who doesn't realize he is dead? He is a sad, strange little man."
Town Crier tells you, "I found some very nice boots in the wilderness recently. Much more protective than what I could buy in a shop."
Town Crier tells you, "The master smiths who forged gemstone armor were all slain repeatedly! They are now so weak they cannot craft the armor with its original strength!"

Ulgrim Rumors

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Oswald was sighted on Aerlinthe Island yesterday!"
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I killed the armor smiths. They annoyed me, with all their attitude about making these elite suits or armor. I'm pretty spry for an old man, huh?"
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I saw the strangest thing in the northern forests. Huge blue auroch and a big Monouga named Paul."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Kimchi cures vitae, you know. Good stuff, so it is."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, " I hear tell that a family of Tremendous Monougas now lives under the Obsidian Span."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I hear tell that Bael'Zharon's parents were drunkards, and they would tie him up in the trees for their drunken fun. That's why he's so poorly adjusted."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I've been getting... some reports... of portal storms... Asheron... is fixing... the portal network... I love Asheron... I've got mail!"

New UI and Game Changes

  • Commands
    • Squelch functions have been updated. See the Release Note for details.
  • User Interface
    • The maximum stacking size for spell components has been increased to 100 and for craft items to 50.
  • Sound
    • Ambient sound upgrade project has begun. The center of the Obsidian Plain and volcanic regions have received love in this update.
  • Graphics
    • Shadow creatures are now transparent. See below for a before & after example.
  • Loot System: New mace and spear weapons introduced
    • Nail with Board (mace) dropped by Drudges, Lugians and Tumeroks.
    • Spiked Club (mace)
    • Swordstaff (spear)
    • Trident (spear)

New Quests

Updated Quests


New NPCs

Updated NPCs


New Locations

Updated Locatons


New Items

Loot Weapons

Drudge Board with Nail Lugian Board with Nail Tumerok Board with Nail Spiked Club Swordstaff Trident

Lugian Pick Axe Deposit of Low-Grade Chorizite Ore Chunk of Low-Grade Chorizite Refined Low-Grade Chorizite Infused Low-Grade Chorizite Ore (Axe) Infused Low-Grade Chorizite Ore (Claw) Infused Low-Grade Chorizite Ore (Dagger) Infused Low-Grade Chorizite Ore (Mace) Infused Low-Grade Chorizite Ore (Spear) Infused Low-Grade Chorizite Ore (Staff) Infused Low-Grade Chorizite Ore (Sword) Hollow Axe Hollow Katar Hollow Dagger Hollow Mace Hollow Spear Hollow Staff Hollow Sword

Aerlinthe Patron Shirt Aerlinthe Monarch Shirt

Pyreal Forge Bellows Sluice Gate Bar Unreadable Scroll Sacrificial Dagger Black Boulder Ring of the Watchman Ashen Key Lady of Aerlinthe's Chest Aerfalle's Pallium Ashbane Staff of Aerfalle

Mi Krau-Li Rumor Note from Mi Krau-Li Brodor's Epitaph Mi Krau-Li's Sarcophagus Mi Krau-Li's Jitte Mi Krau-Li's Improved Jitte

Blue Fire Infusion Red Fire Infusion White Fire Infusion

Lugian Pick Axe Deposit of High-Grade Chorizite Ore Chunk of High-Grade Chorizite Refined High-Grade Chorizite Infused High-Grade Chorizite Ore (Axe) Infused High-Grade Chorizite Ore (Claw) Infused High-Grade Chorizite Ore (Dagger) Infused High-Grade Chorizite Ore (Mace) Infused High-Grade Chorizite Ore (Spear) Infused High-Grade Chorizite Ore (Staff) Infused High-Grade Chorizite Ore (Sword) Ravenous Axe Ravenous Dagger Ravenous Katar Ravenous Mace Ravenous Spear Ravenous Staff Ravenous Sword

Black Fire Atlan Stone Peerless Atlan Axe of Black Fire Peerless Atlan Claw of Black Fire Peerless Atlan Dagger of Black Fire Peerless Atlan Mace of Black Fire Peerless Atlan Spear of Black Fire Peerless Atlan Staff of Black Fire Peerless Atlan Sword of Black Fire

Dispel Potions

Chunk of Medium-Grade Chorizite Refined Medium-Grade Chorizite Ground Chorizite Chorizite Chorizite Oil Strong Chorizite Oil Concentrated Chorizite Oil Condensed Chorizite Oil Dispel Potion Strong Dispel Potion Concentrated Dispel Potion Condensed Dispel Potion

Greater Amuli Shadow Leggings (Post-Patch) Greater Amuli Shadow Coat (Post-Patch) Greater Koujia Shadow Leggings (Post-Patch) Greater Koujia Shadow Breastplate (Post-Patch) Greater Koujia Shadow Sleeves (Post-Patch) Greater Celdon Shadow Leggings (Post-Patch) Greater Celdon Shadow Girth (Post-Patch) Greater Celdon Shadow Breastplate (Post-Patch) Greater Celdon Shadow Sleeves (Post-Patch)

Amuli Shadow Leggings (Post-Patch) Amuli Shadow Coat (Post-Patch) Koujia Shadow Leggings (Post-Patch) Koujia Shadow Breastplate (Post-Patch) Koujia Shadow Sleeves (Post-Patch) Celdon Shadow Leggings (Post-Patch) Celdon Shadow Girth (Post-Patch) Celdon Shadow Breastplate (Post-Patch) Celdon Shadow Sleeves (Post-Patch)

Lesser Amuli Shadow Leggings (Post-Patch) Lesser Amuli Shadow Coat (Post-Patch) Lesser Koujia Shadow Leggings (Post-Patch) Lesser Koujia Shadow Breastplate (Post-Patch) Lesser Koujia Shadow Sleeves (Post-Patch) Lesser Celdon Shadow Leggings (Post-Patch) Lesser Celdon Shadow Girth (Post-Patch) Lesser Celdon Shadow Breastplate (Post-Patch) Lesser Celdon Shadow Sleeves (Post-Patch)

White Phyntos Wasp Wing

Aerlinthe Record Aerfalle's Letter Concerning the Revelations of Anti-Magic Practical Applications of Chorizite Smith's Note


New Spells

Dispel Potions


Portal.dat


New Creatures

Banderling

Drudge

Elemental

Golem

Phyntos Wasp

Rat

Skeleton

Undead

Wisp

Updated Creatures

  • Shadows - All Shadow creatures are now transparent black.

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