July 2000 - Announcements Page

Turbine/Microsoft Announcements

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State of the Code

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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.

Images

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