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'''March 2000''' - [[Announcements - 2000/03 - Darkness Ascendant|Announcements Page]]
'''March 2000''' - [[Announcements - 2000/03 - Darkness Ascendant|Announcements Page]]
== Turbine/Microsoft Announcements ==
== Turbine/Microsoft Announcements ==
=== Rollout Images ===
{{Patch Announcements Links
| Current = None
| Original = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ashenewsdarkness1.asp
| Archive = Announcements - 2000/03 - Darkness Ascendant#Rollout Article
}}
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File:Darkness Ascendant - Spire2.jpg
File:Darkness Ascendant - Lightdark.jpg
File:Darkness Ascendant - Sneak.jpg
File:Darkness Ascendant - Olthoidark1.jpg
File:Darkness Ascendant - Olthoidark2.jpg
File:Magmadark.jpg
File:Obsidiandark.jpg
File:Wood1.jpg
File:Water1.jpg
File:Sandstone1.jpg
</gallery>


=== Teasers ===
=== Teasers ===
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<font color=darkgoldenrod>
<font color=darkgoldenrod>
Town Crier tells you, "The pollen was not so bad.  My counterparts from the Sho and Aluvian lands must have weak constitutions."
:Town Crier tells you, "The pollen was not so bad.  My counterparts from the Sho and Aluvian lands must have weak constitutions."


Town Crier tells you, "High-ranking monarchs have been approached by an unknown presence and subjected to grueling tests on a distant island.  Apparently this entity, whatever it is, does not think much of our monarchs.  Might this have something to do with the frightful apparition in the lightning flashes?"
:Town Crier tells you, "High-ranking monarchs have been approached by an unknown presence and subjected to grueling tests on a distant island.  Apparently this entity, whatever it is, does not think much of our monarchs.  Might this have something to do with the frightful apparition in the lightning flashes?"


Town Crier tells you, "The shadow spires have appeared in the vicinity of these towns:  Eastham, Cragstone, Tufa, Khayyaban, Tou Tou, and Sawato.  There are rumors of a few others out in the wilderness, all just as quiet and inactive.  What purpose they serve or will serve is not yet known, though some have been said to have been within them."
:Town Crier tells you, "The shadow spires have appeared in the vicinity of these towns:  Eastham, Cragstone, Tufa, Khayyaban, Tou Tou, and Sawato.  There are rumors of a few others out in the wilderness, all just as quiet and inactive.  What purpose they serve or will serve is not yet known, though some have been said to have been within them."


Town Crier tells you, "Just between you and me, I remember the sun being brighter long ago, before the sudden winter."
:Town Crier tells you, "Just between you and me, I remember the sun being brighter long ago, before the sudden winter."


Town Crier tells you, "Yesterday I found a Wool Fez of Willpower!"
:Town Crier tells you, "Yesterday I found a Wool Fez of Willpower!"


Town Crier tells you, "A renaissance in metallurgy! First there was the rediscovery of Lord Atlan's weapon technology! Now, the master armorers in al-Jalima, Eastham and Kara have found ways to utilize shadow and crystal items."
:Town Crier tells you, "A renaissance in metallurgy! First there was the rediscovery of Lord Atlan's weapon technology! Now, the master armorers in al-Jalima, Eastham and Kara have found ways to utilize shadow and crystal items."
:Town Crier tells you, "But between you and me, they are very touchy! They will only make one suit of armor of a particular quality for you. They will make another of different quality without complaint, but if you ask for a suit similar to one they already gave you, they become very rude!


Town Crier tells you, "But between you and me, they are very touchy! They will only make one suit of armor of a particular quality for you. They will make another of different quality without complaint, but if you ask for a suit similar to one they already gave you, they become very rude!
:Town Crier tells you, "News! Three new Festival Grounds have been created for the enjoyment of all athletically - inclined people of Dereth. They are near the Wintersebb Festival Stone east of Qalaba'r, the Leafcull Festival Stone west of Yanshi, and the Leafdawning Festival Stone west of Rithwic."


Town Crier tells you, "News! Three new Festival Grounds have been created for the enjoyment of all athletically - inclined people of Dereth. They are near the Wintersebb Festival Stone east of Qalaba'r, the Leafcull Festival Stone west of Yanshi, and the Leafdawning Festival Stone west of Rithwic."
:Town Crier tells you, "News! The heritage groups have published a book on weddings, available at scribes. Despite the ominous atmosphere, love is in the air, and people are getting married. The resilience of life is amazing."


Town Crier tells you, "News! The heritage groups have published a book on weddings, available at scribes. Despite the ominous atmosphere, love is in the air, and people are getting married. The resilience of life is amazing."
:Town Crier tells you, "Have you noticed the changes in the sky? Though all is peaceful now, some say the distribution of monsters has changed: perhaps they sense a coming storm. But the rabbits seem to be reproducing as usual, so the storm must be a ways off yet. Thank goodness!"


Town Crier tells you, "Have you noticed the changes in the sky? Though all is peaceful now, some say the distribution of monsters has changed: perhaps they sense a coming storm. But the rabbits seem to be reproducing as usual, so the storm must be a ways off yet. Thank goodness!"
:Town Crier tells you, "News! Ominous floating monstrosities have appeared all over our island! Many people are holding their breath waiting for something to happen, but there is no sign of activity. Some even say they are empty. Magical experts have determined that it is unlikely that the strange spires pose any immediate threat."


Town Crier tells you, "News! Ominous floating monstrosities have appeared all over our island! Many people are holding their breath waiting for something to happen, but there is no sign of activity. Some even say they are empty. Magical experts have determined that it is unlikely that the strange spires pose any immediate threat."
:Town Crier tells you, "These dark spires loom quietly for now, and experts agree they do not pose any immediate threat. However, I heard a rumor that some people are being taken inside of them and subjected to strange questions. What power can play with mortals like this?"


Town Crier tells you, "These dark spires loom quietly for now, and experts agree they do not pose any immediate threat. However, I heard a rumor that some people are being taken inside of them and subjected to strange questions. What power can play with mortals like this?"
:Town Crier tells you, "The Great Sage, Aleister the Loquacious, has published a treatise on fused gems. He certainly earned his name. He is quite long-winded, and very full of himself, to boot."


Town Crier tells you, "The Great Sage, Aleister the Loquacious, has published a treatise on fused gems. He certainly earned his name. He is quite long-winded, and very full of himself, to boot."
:Town Crier tells you, "That dratted pollen has finally subsided! I can breathe freely once again!"


Town Crier tells you, "That dratted pollen has finally subsided! I can breathe freely once again!"
:Town Crier tells you, "Is it just me, or do the lowly Drudges now look somehow more...menacing?"


Town Crier tells you, "Is it just me, or do the lowly Drudges now look somehow more...menacing?"
:Town Crier tells you, "Books are now available at the capital cities' scribes that detail scholars' that detail scholars amazing discoveries about the strange crystals that have been acquired from the shadows and the remnants of the Great Work."</font>
 
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Town Crier tells you, "Books are now available at the capital cities' scribes that detail scholars' that detail scholars amazing discoveries about the strange crystals that have been acquired from the shadows and the remnants of the Great Work."</font>


=== New UI and Game Changes ===
* [[Shadow Hunter Armor]] introduced.
* [[Combat]]
** Sticky Melee introduced.
* [[Graphics]]
** Colored lighting effects introduced. Many lights, including the sun and moon, will now cast colored light in both hardware and software modes.
** Drudges and Golems have received new artwork. See [[Darkness Ascendant#Images|here]] for some examples.
* [[User Interface]]
** You get a confirmation dialog when using uncharged mana stones on items that would be destroyed.
** The Bane and Lure spell icons now have unique colors.
** Iron Ore and Slag icons updated.
* [[Dagger (Skill)]]
** Dagger's skill damage modifier is now determined by coordination instead of strength.
* You can now use objects containing water to fill [[Empty Flask]]s!
:<font color=cornflowerblue>You fetch some water from the well!</font>
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* [[Shadow Armor Quest]]
* [[Shadow Armor Quest]]


==== Live Events ====
=== Live Events ===
 
* [[2000/03 - Shadow Abductions]] - After the arrival of the [[Shadow Spire]]s and then three dark presences to Dereth, several tales are told of players being abducted into the spires and interrogated by a shrill voice.
'''March 10, 2000'''<br>
<font color=green>
The winds momentarily gust and howl, and through the blustering noise strange laughter may be discerned: high-pitched, thin, shrill, child-like, with an edge of cruel and twisted steel. A shadow seems to pass across the face of the sun. A presence has arrived in Dereth but soon the sensation passes.</font>
 
'''March 16, 2000'''<br>
<font color=green>
Tension seems to run like a current through the ground; the air tingles with sudden foreboding. Somewhere, a dark presence has arrived.
 
Like a silent black liquid, it flows up into Dereth, bringing the smell of decay and death. The impression fades quickly, and all is normal once again.</font>
 
'''March 24, 2000'''<br>
<font color=green>
If not for the slight change in the pressure of the air, the arrival of the third presence might not have been noticed. Yet the world seems just a little darker now.</font>


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=== New [[NPCs]] ===
=== New [[NPCs]] ===
* [[Alean the Steel Forger]]
* [[Alean the Steel Forger]] - [[Eastham]] at 17.4N, 63.5E
* [[Jibril ibn Rashid]]
* [[Jibril ibn Rashid]] - [[Al-Jalima ]] at 7.4N, 4.6E
* [[Koga Hideki]]
* [[Koga Hideki]] - [[Kara]] at 83.4S, 47.1E
* [[74.2S, 21.9E - Qalaba'r Festival Grounds|Qalaba'r Festival Grounds]]
** [[Farmer (Qalaba'r)|Farmer]]
** [[Roaming Bowyer (Outskirts Qalaba'r)|Roaming Bowyer]]
* [[10.4N, 53.5E - Rithwic Festival Grounds|Rithwic Festival Grounds]]
** [[Farmer (Rithwic)|Farmer]]
** [[Roaming Bowyer (Rithwic)|Roaming Bowyer]]
* [[12.8S, 42.8E - Yanshi Festival Grounds|Yanshi Festival Grounds]]
** [[Farmer (Yanshi Festival Grounds)|Farmer]]


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=== New [[Locations]] ===
=== New [[Locations]] ===
* [[Festival Grounds]]
* [[Festival Grounds]]
** [[Yanshi]] - [[12.8S, 42.8E - Yanshi Festival Grounds]]
** [[Rithwic]] - [[10.4N, 53.5E - Rithwic Festival Grounds]]
** [[Qalaba'r]] - [[74.2S, 21.9E - Qalaba'r Festival Grounds]]
* [[Wedding Hall]]  
* [[Wedding Hall]]  


==== New [[Points of Interest]] ====
==== New [[Points of Interest]] ====
* [[Spire's Head]]
* [[Shadow Spires]]
* [[Shadow Spires]]
 
** [[A'mun Desert]] - 14.2S, 17.7E
** Aluvian Plains - 12N, 32.1E
** [[Blackmire Swamp]] - 26.2S, 51.4E
** [[Cragstone]] - 24.5N, 48.9E
** [[Eastham]] - 17.9N, 62.6E
** [[Khayyaban]] - 48.6S, 25.2E
** [[Linvak Mountain Range]] - 85.9S, 39.7E
** [[North Direlands]] - 20.2N, 71.2W
** [[Obsidian Plains]] - 62.4S, 71.1W
** [[Sawato]] - 29.5S, 59.3E
** [[Tiofor Woods]] - 43.8N, 0.8E
** [[Tou-Tou]] - [[26.4S, 98.0E - Shadow Geyser|26.4S, 98.0E]]
** [[Tufa]] - 13.8S, 3.9E
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=== New [[Items]] ===
=== New [[Items]] ===
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Creature Trophies]]
| Dark Speck
| Dark Sliver
| Dark Shard
| Shadow Fragment (Retired)
| Cracked Shard
| Tiny Shard
| Small Shard
| Crystal Fragment (Retired)
}}


==== [[Shadow Armor Quest]] ====
{{Item Table Three|Caption=[[Shadow Armor Quest]]
{{Item Table|Caption=Fused Gems
  | Scintillating Gem (Retired)
  | Scintillating Gem (Retired)
  | Sparkling Gem (Retired)
  | Sparkling Gem (Retired)
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}}
}}


===== [[Greater Shadow Armor]] =====
{{Item Table Three|Caption=[[Greater Shadow Armor]]
{{Item Table Two|Caption=Greater Amuli
  | Greater Amuli Shadow Leggings (Pre-Patch)
  | Greater Amuli Shadow Leggings (Pre-Patch)
  | Greater Amuli Shadow Coat (Pre-Patch)
  | Greater Amuli Shadow Coat (Pre-Patch)
}}
{{Item Table Two|Caption=Greater Koujia
  | Greater Koujia Shadow Leggings (Pre-Patch)
  | Greater Koujia Shadow Leggings (Pre-Patch)
  | Greater Koujia Shadow Breastplate (Pre-Patch)
  | Greater Koujia Shadow Breastplate (Pre-Patch)
  | Greater Koujia Shadow Sleeves (Pre-Patch)
  | Greater Koujia Shadow Sleeves (Pre-Patch)
}}
{{Item Table Two|Caption=Greater Celdon
  | Greater Celdon Shadow Leggings (Pre-Patch)
  | Greater Celdon Shadow Leggings (Pre-Patch)
  | Greater Celdon Shadow Girth (Pre-Patch)
  | Greater Celdon Shadow Girth (Pre-Patch)
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}}
}}


===== [[Medium Shadow Armor]] =====
{{Item Table Three|Caption=[[Medium Shadow Armor]]
{{Item Table Two|Caption=Medium Amuli
  | Amuli Shadow Leggings
  | Amuli Shadow Leggings
  | Amuli Shadow Coat
  | Amuli Shadow Coat
}}
{{Item Table Two|Caption=Medium Koujia
  | Koujia Shadow Leggings
  | Koujia Shadow Leggings
  | Koujia Shadow Breastplate
  | Koujia Shadow Breastplate
  | Koujia Shadow Sleeves
  | Koujia Shadow Sleeves
}}
{{Item Table Two|Caption=Medium Celdon
  | Celdon Shadow Leggings
  | Celdon Shadow Leggings
  | Celdon Shadow Girth
  | Celdon Shadow Girth
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}}
}}


===== [[Lesser Shadow Armor]] =====
{{Item Table Three|Caption=[[Lesser Shadow Armor]]
{{Item Table Two|Caption=Lesser Amuli
  | Lesser Amuli Shadow Leggings
  | Lesser Amuli Shadow Leggings
  | Lesser Amuli Shadow Coat
  | Lesser Amuli Shadow Coat
}}
{{Item Table Two|Caption=Lesser Koujia
  | Lesser Koujia Shadow Leggings
  | Lesser Koujia Shadow Leggings
  | Lesser Koujia Shadow Breastplate
  | Lesser Koujia Shadow Breastplate
  | Lesser Koujia Shadow Sleeves
  | Lesser Koujia Shadow Sleeves
}}
{{Item Table Two|Caption=Lesser Celdon
  | Lesser Celdon Shadow Leggings
  | Lesser Celdon Shadow Leggings
  | Lesser Celdon Shadow Girth
  | Lesser Celdon Shadow Girth
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}}
}}


==== [[List of Texts|Texts]] ====
{{Item Table|Caption=[[List of Texts|Texts]]
 
{{Item Table
  | A Treatise on the Properties of Fused Gems
  | A Treatise on the Properties of Fused Gems
  | The Festival Stones of the Empyrean
  | The Festival Stones of the Empyrean
  | The Wedding Guide
  | The Wedding Guide
}}
}}
{{Item Table|Caption=Empty Flasks
| Empty Flask
}}
==== Updated Items ====
* Objects containing water can now be used to fill empty flasks:
{{Item Table Three|Font|Fountain|Pool|Vat|Well}}
* {{Icon Link|Iron Ore}} - New Icon.
* {{Icon Link|Slag}} - New Icon.
* Spell icons for Blade Bane/Lure, Bludgeon Bane/Lure, Acid Bane/Lure, Frost Bane/Lure, and Fire Bane/Lure updated with proper colors. (see portal dat. below)


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* [[Golem]]s updated with new artwork.
* [[Golem]]s updated with new artwork.


=== Images ===
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Click image for full size version.
<gallery widths=200px heights=200px perrow=4>
File:Ice Golem (Old) Live.jpg|Ice Golem - Before
File:Ice Golem Live.jpg|Ice Golem - After
File:Magma Golem (Old) Live.jpg|Magma Golem - Before
File:Magma Golem Live.jpg|Magma Golem - After
File:Obsidian Golem (Old) Live.jpg|Obsidian Golem - Before
File:Obsidian Golem Live.jpg|Obsidian Golem - After
File:Water Golem (Old) Live.jpg|Water Golem - Before
File:Water Golem Live.jpg|Water Golem - After
File:Mud Golem (Old) Live.jpg|Mud Golem - Before
File:Mud Golem Live.jpg|Mud Golem - After
File:Wood Golem (Old Artwork) Live.jpg|Wood Golem - Before
File:Wood Golem Live.jpg|Wood Golem - After
File:Drudge Prowler (Old) Live.jpg|Drudge - Before
File:Drudge Sneaker (Darkness Ascendant) Live.jpg|Drudge - After
File:Wedding Hall Upstairs Live.jpg|Wedding Hall
File:10.4N, 53.5E - Rithwic Festival Grounds Live.jpg|Rithwic Festival Grounds
</gallery>


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

Revision as of 15:53, 27 July 2012

March 2000 - Announcements Page

Turbine/Microsoft Announcements

Rollout Images

  • No Current Link Available

Teasers

  • No Current Link Available
  • No Original Link Available

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, "The pollen was not so bad. My counterparts from the Sho and Aluvian lands must have weak constitutions."
Town Crier tells you, "High-ranking monarchs have been approached by an unknown presence and subjected to grueling tests on a distant island. Apparently this entity, whatever it is, does not think much of our monarchs. Might this have something to do with the frightful apparition in the lightning flashes?"
Town Crier tells you, "The shadow spires have appeared in the vicinity of these towns: Eastham, Cragstone, Tufa, Khayyaban, Tou Tou, and Sawato. There are rumors of a few others out in the wilderness, all just as quiet and inactive. What purpose they serve or will serve is not yet known, though some have been said to have been within them."
Town Crier tells you, "Just between you and me, I remember the sun being brighter long ago, before the sudden winter."
Town Crier tells you, "Yesterday I found a Wool Fez of Willpower!"
Town Crier tells you, "A renaissance in metallurgy! First there was the rediscovery of Lord Atlan's weapon technology! Now, the master armorers in al-Jalima, Eastham and Kara have found ways to utilize shadow and crystal items."
Town Crier tells you, "But between you and me, they are very touchy! They will only make one suit of armor of a particular quality for you. They will make another of different quality without complaint, but if you ask for a suit similar to one they already gave you, they become very rude!
Town Crier tells you, "News! Three new Festival Grounds have been created for the enjoyment of all athletically - inclined people of Dereth. They are near the Wintersebb Festival Stone east of Qalaba'r, the Leafcull Festival Stone west of Yanshi, and the Leafdawning Festival Stone west of Rithwic."
Town Crier tells you, "News! The heritage groups have published a book on weddings, available at scribes. Despite the ominous atmosphere, love is in the air, and people are getting married. The resilience of life is amazing."
Town Crier tells you, "Have you noticed the changes in the sky? Though all is peaceful now, some say the distribution of monsters has changed: perhaps they sense a coming storm. But the rabbits seem to be reproducing as usual, so the storm must be a ways off yet. Thank goodness!"
Town Crier tells you, "News! Ominous floating monstrosities have appeared all over our island! Many people are holding their breath waiting for something to happen, but there is no sign of activity. Some even say they are empty. Magical experts have determined that it is unlikely that the strange spires pose any immediate threat."
Town Crier tells you, "These dark spires loom quietly for now, and experts agree they do not pose any immediate threat. However, I heard a rumor that some people are being taken inside of them and subjected to strange questions. What power can play with mortals like this?"
Town Crier tells you, "The Great Sage, Aleister the Loquacious, has published a treatise on fused gems. He certainly earned his name. He is quite long-winded, and very full of himself, to boot."
Town Crier tells you, "That dratted pollen has finally subsided! I can breathe freely once again!"
Town Crier tells you, "Is it just me, or do the lowly Drudges now look somehow more...menacing?"
Town Crier tells you, "Books are now available at the capital cities' scribes that detail scholars' that detail scholars amazing discoveries about the strange crystals that have been acquired from the shadows and the remnants of the Great Work."

New UI and Game Changes

  • Shadow Hunter Armor introduced.
  • Combat
    • Sticky Melee introduced.
  • Graphics
    • Colored lighting effects introduced. Many lights, including the sun and moon, will now cast colored light in both hardware and software modes.
    • Drudges and Golems have received new artwork. See here for some examples.
  • User Interface
    • You get a confirmation dialog when using uncharged mana stones on items that would be destroyed.
    • The Bane and Lure spell icons now have unique colors.
    • Iron Ore and Slag icons updated.
  • Dagger (Skill)
    • Dagger's skill damage modifier is now determined by coordination instead of strength.
  • You can now use objects containing water to fill Empty Flasks!
You fetch some water from the well!

New Quests

Live Events

  • 2000/03 - Shadow Abductions - After the arrival of the Shadow Spires and then three dark presences to Dereth, several tales are told of players being abducted into the spires and interrogated by a shrill voice.

New NPCs

New Locations

New Points of Interest

New Items

Creature Trophies

Dark Speck Dark Sliver Dark ShardFile:Shadow Fragment (Retired) Icon.png Shadow Fragment (Retired) Cracked Shard Tiny Shard Small ShardFile:Crystal Fragment (Retired) Icon.png Crystal Fragment (Retired)

Shadow Armor Quest

File:Scintillating Gem (Retired) Icon.png Scintillating Gem (Retired)File:Sparkling Gem (Retired) Icon.png Sparkling Gem (Retired)File:Glimmering Gem (Retired) Icon.png Glimmering Gem (Retired)

Greater Shadow Armor

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

Medium Shadow Armor

Amuli Shadow Leggings Amuli Shadow Coat Koujia Shadow Leggings Koujia Shadow Breastplate Koujia Shadow Sleeves Celdon Shadow Leggings Celdon Shadow Girth Celdon Shadow Breastplate Celdon Shadow Sleeves

Lesser Shadow Armor

Lesser Amuli Shadow Leggings Lesser Amuli Shadow Coat Lesser Koujia Shadow Leggings Lesser Koujia Shadow Breastplate Lesser Koujia Shadow Sleeves Lesser Celdon Shadow Leggings Lesser Celdon Shadow Girth Lesser Celdon Shadow Breastplate Lesser Celdon Shadow Sleeves

Texts

A Treatise on the Properties of Fused Gems The Festival Stones of the Empyrean The Wedding Guide

Empty Flasks

Empty Flask

Updated Items

  • Objects containing water can now be used to fill empty flasks:

Font Fountain Pool Vat Well

  • Iron Ore - New Icon.
  • Slag - New Icon.
  • Spell icons for Blade Bane/Lure, Bludgeon Bane/Lure, Acid Bane/Lure, Frost Bane/Lure, and Fire Bane/Lure updated with proper colors. (see portal dat. below)

Portal.dat

New Creatures

Shadow

Target

Updated Creatures

  • Drudges updated with new artwork.
  • Golems updated with new artwork.

Images

Click image for full size version.

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