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December 2011 - Announcements Page

Turbine Announcements

Teaser Images

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  • 1 ThatTimeOfYear

    1 ThatTimeOfYear

  • 2 Delicious

    2 Delicious

  • 3 Peekaboo

    3 Peekaboo

  • 4 SantaSclavus

    4 SantaSclavus

Teaser

Rollout

Release Notes

Discoveries

Patch Size: 629k (Client: 4,624k)

Town Crier Rumors

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 Rumors

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."

New UI and Game Changes

  • It is Winter again in Dereth and there is snow, snow and more snow.
  • 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

Seasonal Quests

Live Events

Updated Quests

  • Monthly Explorer Society Quests
    WARNING: These quests are standalone quests, the xp bonuses are strictly handled by the NPCs in Kara, speak to them after finishing to get your bonus. Also your timer for the bonuses depend on when you completed last month's set of quests, speak to each NPC to find out if your timer hasn't expired yet. More details here.
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 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 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."
Rand, Game Hunter tells you, "This month I've tagged Olthoi Swarm Legionaries as the moderate difficulty prey."
Rand, Game Hunter tells you, "This month I've tagged Olthoi Swarm Nobles as the medium difficulty prey."
Rand, Game Hunter tells you, "This month I've tagged Primordial Olthoi in the Valley of Death as the high difficulty prey."
Rand, Game Hunter tells you, "This month I've tagged Paradox-touched Olthoi Slashers as one of the most difficult prey."
Rand, Game Hunter tells you, "This month I've tagged Olthoi Slayers as the other prey of highest difficulty."

New NPCs

Updated NPCs

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."

New Locations

Updated Locations

New Items

Contracts

Contract for Jailbreak: Ardent Leader Contract for Jailbreak: Blessed Leader Contract for Jailbreak: General Population Contract for Jailbreak: Verdant Leader

Sclavus Santa's House Quest

Present (Sclavus Santa's House) Door Key (Sclavus Santa's House) Bag of Gumdrops

Over-robes

Balor's Over-robe Hoary Mattekar Over-robe Hoory Mattekar Over-robe Hoory Mattekar Over-robe Crate

Updated Items

Academy Coat Ursuin Hide Coat (Spring) Ursuin Hide Coat (Winter) Heavy Ursuin CoatFile:Heavy Ursuin Coat (Retired) Icon.png Heavy Ursuin Coat (Retired) Dusk Coat Patriarch's Twilight Coat Squalid Coat Furry Mattekar Hide CoatFile:Mattekar Hide Coat (Retired) Icon.png Mattekar Hide Coat (Retired)

  • The following items have had their abdomen coverage removed:

Doomshark Hide Coat Upgraded Doomshark Hide Coat

  • The following items have been fixed so their short sleeves display properly.

Night Club Shirt (2007) Night Club Shirt (2010) Night Club Shirt (2011)

  • 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

  • Rare Item Updates;
    • Bloodmark Crossbow - damage type & rending type have been matched to both be Bludgeon damage.

New Titles

Portal.dat

Portal.dat (Ingame Icons)

70FA 70FB
70FC 70FD

New Creatures

Knathtead

Moarsman

Sclavus

Snowman

Images

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  • Moarself

    Moarself

  • Gumdrop

    Gumdrop

  • Evil Santa

    Evil Santa

  • Baku and his Pet Gumdrop.

    Baku and his Pet Gumdrop.

  • The Present Puzzle Room

    The Present Puzzle Room

  • The Rolling Snowball of Death Room

    The Rolling Snowball of Death Room

  • Bag of Gumdrops

    Bag of Gumdrops

  • Snowman Sentry

    Snowman Sentry

Known Issues

Typos

  • Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I found several of those books cronicalling Geraine's recent exploits." - "cronicalling" should be spelled "chronicling".

Splash Screen

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