Chains of Command: Difference between revisions

Town Crier tells you, "Did you hear about those two explorers from a distant, unknown land who've gotten lost? They keep losing their towels, so I hear."

Town Crier tells you, "News! Mages all over Dereth report that their enhancement spells last longer! Hooray!"

Town Crier tells you, "News! Monarchs all across Dereth have become better at addressing large groups! I suppose those "Public Speaking Mastery" classes paid off."

Town Crier tells you, "Maybe my cousin the big fancy monarch will appoint me his Speaker! It's what I do all day, after all."

Town Crier tells you, "My cousin the archmage says he's "reached the next level" on his spell research. What is that supposed to mean?"

Town Crier tells you, "My cousin the archmage spends a lot less time shopping now, and a lot more time working off spells that monsters cast on him! No, wait, he spends less time doing that, too. What does he do all day?!?"

Town Crier tells you, "Everyone should go to Monty's Den of Iniquity and take a turn at spinning the wheel! Yes, Monty paid me to say that. I feel so ashamed."

Town Crier tells you, "News! The seasons have turned into summer, and that poacher in the Bandit Castle has released her new report on seasonal creature adaptations."

Town Crier tells you, "News! Fletchers, alchemists and cooks are now able to get hats from the Bestowers' Guild to go along with their new titles!"

Town Crier tells you, "News! A merchants' consortium has come together to regulate buy and sell rates across Dereth! They claim that this standardized system contributes to greater efficiency and maximizes the profits of all merchants. I bet their customers aren't too happy, though..."

Town Crier tells you, "News! The Virindi are spreading further into Osteth! There are reports of a Virindi fortress on the south land bridge, and of their minions, Black Drudges, heading into the south mountains! Oh, what can this mean?"

Ulgrim Rumors

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Arrr, it's good to be back here. That Virindi dungeon smelled bad. For such a light and airy bunch of people, they sure are smelly!"

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Ha, those Virindi thought they could keep me down... Not old Ulgrim, my friend, I'm too wily for them! I was prepared for their mind tricks!"

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "In all seriousness though, Lacandrillar and Adirred were some of the scariest folks I've ever met. Incomprehensible most of the time, but very scary."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "What's all this bad noise I hear washing up from way down in the southwest? Durned nuisances, those Virindi."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "That F.P., he's a groovy frood."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Yep yep, I finally did it, cleared them Virindi away from my town with the force of my mind. Yep, my town."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I passed Bael'Zharon's test, just like Blackthorn and Vidorian did. He bought me a nice cold beer afterward. We didn't bother with any of that "Dark Monarch" claptrap."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Imagine the lip on those folks from the Guild of Bestowers. I could grant titles too, but I'd only grant titles to people who could outdrink me. Fat chance of that."

New UI and Game Changes

Allegiance
- New allegiance communication features introduced including: allegiance-wide broadcasts, messages of the day, and co-vassal chat. See the Details of Allegiance Communication article, for more details.
New Commands
- Spells components are now easier to purchase. Use @help fillcomps, or read the Details of Component Buying article, for more details.

Graphics
- Underwear is now ivory/off-white.
Spells
- Level VII Creature Magic spells introduced.
- All level 1-5 spell durations extended.
Currency & Towns
- All vendor buy/sell rates altered to prevent “money running.” It's no longer possible to make three million weightless pyreals in an hour by schlepping items to and fro.
- Vendors now wear aprons to make them visually distinct from players.

New Quests

Quiddity Orb Quest

New NPCs

Director's Majordomo - Inside the Land Bridge Staging Complex
Essence of Enchantment - 52.8N, 62.4E, Exchanges Level VI Creature Enchantment scrolls for the Level VII spell.

New Locations

Inculcation Cells - 68.8S 62.5W, south Obsidian Plains
Land Bridge Staging Complex - 86.1S 2.5W, on the Southern Landbridge
- Director's Private Chambers
Northern Quiddity Dungeon - Summoned by a Northern Black Claw Raider
Southern Quiddity Dungeon - Summoned by a Southern Black Claw Raider
Lifestone - 24.1N, 28.1W, near Danby's Outpost

Updated Locations

All NPCs return to Ayan Baqur except Jaleh al-Thani and Yuan Hanzu who remain in the swamps.
Casinos - Now have Wheel of Fortune decorations.

New Items

Quiddity Orb Quest
	Quiddity Orb	Northern Quiddity Fragment	Southern Quiddity Fragment
	Inculcation Cells Message Shard	Staging Complex Message Shard

Texts
	Book of Seasons (Summer)	Guidebook Brochure	Staging Complex Note
	Inculcation Cells Note	Wet Towel	Muddy Towel

Body Parts
		Niffis Shell (Trophy)		Small Niffis Shell

Armor
		Clean, Dry Towel		Niffis Shell Helm		Niffis Shell (Shield)

Weapons
		Niffis Pearl

Portal.dat

New Creatures

Drudge

Virindi

Images

Click image for full size version.

The Essence of Enchantment begins to emit a soft blue light, and you feel an oily sensation in the back of your mind.
Quiddity Orb
Updated Components Panel (Component Buyer)
Niffis Shell Shield
Niffis Shell Helm
Niffis Pearl
Underwear - Before
Underwear - After
New Casino decorations.

New Casino decorations.

@@ Line 25: / Line 25: @@
   | Original = http://classic.zone.msn.com/asheronscall/news/junebuild.asp
   |  Archive = Announcements - 2001/06 - Chains of Command#Release Notes
+}}
+=== Letter to the Players ===
+{{Patch Announcements Links
+ |  Current = None
+ | Original = http://zone.msn.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEletterjune.asp
+ |  Archive = Announcements - 2001/06 - Chains of Command#Letter to the Players
+}}
+=== Letter to the Players 2 ===
+{{Patch Announcements Links
+ |  Current = None
+ | Original = http://zone.msn.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEletterjune2.asp
+ |  Archive = Announcements - 2001/06 - Chains of Command#Letter to the Players 2
+}}
+=== Questions About the May Patch ===
+{{Patch Announcements Links
+ |  Current = None
+ | Original = http://zone.msn.com/asheronscall/news/ASHEmayquestions.asp
+ |  Archive = Announcements - 2001/06 - Chains of Command#Questions About the May Patch
+}}
+=== Pages from the Producer ===
+{{Patch Announcements Links
+ |  Current = None
+ | Original = http://zone.msn.com/asheronscall/news/pagesjune.asp
+ |  Archive = Announcements - 2001/06 - Chains of Command#Pages from the Producer
 }}
@@ Line 30: / Line 58: @@
 === [[Town Crier]] Rumors ===
-<font color=darkgoldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "Ah, I'm feeling much fresher now. Don't you feel better, too?"
+:<font color=darkgoldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "Ah, I'm feeling much fresher now. Don't you feel better, too?"
-Town Crier tells you, "I resisted a spell that a Crystal cast at me the other day. My mind is still reeling."
+:Town Crier tells you, "I resisted a spell that a Crystal cast at me the other day. My mind is still reeling."
-Town Crier tells you, "Have you hunted any Niffis lately? They drop very pretty pieces of shell now..."
+:Town Crier tells you, "Have you hunted any Niffis lately? They drop very pretty pieces of shell now..."
-Town Crier tells you, "Did you hear about those two explorers from a distant, unknown land who've gotten lost? They keep losing their towels, so I hear."
+:Town Crier tells you, "Did you hear about those two explorers from a distant, unknown land who've gotten lost? They keep losing their towels, so I hear."
-Town Crier tells you, "News! Mages all over Dereth report that their enhancement spells last longer! Hooray!"
+:Town Crier tells you, "News! Mages all over Dereth report that their enhancement spells last longer! Hooray!"
-Town Crier tells you, "News! Monarchs all across Dereth have become better at addressing large groups! I suppose those "Public Speaking Mastery" classes paid off."
+:Town Crier tells you, "News! Monarchs all across Dereth have become better at addressing large groups! I suppose those "Public Speaking Mastery" classes paid off."
-Town Crier tells you, "Maybe my cousin the big fancy monarch will appoint me his Speaker! It's what I do all day, after all."
+:Town Crier tells you, "Maybe my cousin the big fancy monarch will appoint me his Speaker! It's what I do all day, after all."
-Town Crier tells you, "My cousin the archmage says he's "reached the next level" on his spell research. What is that supposed to mean?"
+:Town Crier tells you, "My cousin the archmage says he's "reached the next level" on his spell research. What is that supposed to mean?"
-Town Crier tells you, "My cousin the archmage spends a lot less time shopping now, and a lot more time working off spells that monsters cast on him! No, wait, he spends less time doing that, too. What does he do all day?!?"
+:Town Crier tells you, "My cousin the archmage spends a lot less time shopping now, and a lot more time working off spells that monsters cast on him! No, wait, he spends less time doing that, too. What does he do all day?!?"
-Town Crier tells you, "Everyone should go to Monty's Den of Iniquity and take a turn at spinning the wheel! Yes, Monty paid me to say that. I feel so ashamed."
+:Town Crier tells you, "Everyone should go to Monty's Den of Iniquity and take a turn at spinning the wheel! Yes, Monty paid me to say that. I feel so ashamed."
-Town Crier tells you, "News! The seasons have turned into summer, and that poacher in the Bandit Castle has released her new report on seasonal creature adaptations."
+:Town Crier tells you, "News! The seasons have turned into summer, and that poacher in the Bandit Castle has released her new report on seasonal creature adaptations."
-Town Crier tells you, "News! Fletchers, alchemists and cooks are now able to get hats from the Bestowers' Guild to go along with their new titles!"
+:Town Crier tells you, "News! Fletchers, alchemists and cooks are now able to get hats from the Bestowers' Guild to go along with their new titles!"
-Town Crier tells you, "News! A merchants' consortium has come together to regulate buy and sell rates across Dereth! They claim that this standardized system contributes to greater efficiency and maximizes the profits of all merchants. I bet their customers aren't too happy, though..."
+:Town Crier tells you, "News! A merchants' consortium has come together to regulate buy and sell rates across Dereth! They claim that this standardized system contributes to greater efficiency and maximizes the profits of all merchants. I bet their customers aren't too happy, though..."
-Town Crier tells you, "News! The Virindi are spreading further into Osteth! There are reports of a Virindi fortress on the south land bridge, and of their minions, Black Drudges, heading into the south mountains! Oh, what can this mean?"
+:Town Crier tells you, "News! The Virindi are spreading further into Osteth! There are reports of a Virindi fortress on the south land bridge, and of their minions, Black Drudges, heading into the south mountains! Oh, what can this mean?"</font>
-Town Crier tells you, "Have you hunted any Niffis lately? They drop very pretty pieces of shell now..." </font>
 ----
 === [[Ulgrim]] Rumors ===
-<font color=darkgoldenrod>Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Arrr, it's good to be back here.  That Virindi dungeon smelled bad.  For such a light and airy bunch of people, they sure are smelly!"
+:<font color=darkgoldenrod>Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Arrr, it's good to be back here.  That Virindi dungeon smelled bad.  For such a light and airy bunch of people, they sure are smelly!"
-Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Ha, those Virindi thought they could keep me down... Not old Ulgrim, my friend, I'm too wily for them!  I was prepared for their mind tricks!"
+:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Ha, those Virindi thought they could keep me down... Not old Ulgrim, my friend, I'm too wily for them!  I was prepared for their mind tricks!"
-Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "In all seriousness though, Lacandrillar and Adirred were some of the scariest folks I've ever met.  Incomprehensible most of the time, but very scary."</font>
+:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "In all seriousness though, Lacandrillar and Adirred were some of the scariest folks I've ever met.  Incomprehensible most of the time, but very scary."</font>
 ----
@@ Line 73: / Line 99: @@
 <font color=darkgoldenrod>
-Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "What's all this bad noise I hear washing up from way down in the southwest? Durned nuisances, those Virindi."
+:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "What's all this bad noise I hear washing up from way down in the southwest? Durned nuisances, those Virindi."
-Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "That F.P., he's a groovy frood."
+:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "That F.P., he's a groovy frood."
-Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Yep yep, I finally did it, cleared them Virindi away from my town with the force of my mind. Yep, my town."
+:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Yep yep, I finally did it, cleared them Virindi away from my town with the force of my mind. Yep, my town."
-Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I passed Bael'Zharon's test, just like Blackthorn and Vidorian did. He bought me a nice cold beer afterward. We didn't bother with any of that "Dark Monarch" claptrap."
+:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I passed Bael'Zharon's test, just like Blackthorn and Vidorian did. He bought me a nice cold beer afterward. We didn't bother with any of that "Dark Monarch" claptrap."
-Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Imagine the lip on those folks from the Guild of Bestowers. I could grant titles too, but I'd only grant titles to people who could outdrink me. Fat chance of that."
+:Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Imagine the lip on those folks from the Guild of Bestowers. I could grant titles too, but I'd only grant titles to people who could outdrink me. Fat chance of that."</font>
-Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Torvold, that blowhard, he wrote that inane spell research primer and thinks everybody ought to kiss his feet in gratitude. His suggestions are way off! He neglected to mention the importance of orichalcum in spell research."
-"Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "You figured out yet how to cast the new, more powerful set of Life Magic spells?  Yeah, thank me later.  No one believes I invented them."</font>
 ----
-=== New UI and Major Game Changes ===
+=== New UI and Game Changes ===
-* [[Game Concepts]]
+* [[Allegiance]]
-** New allegiance communication features introduced including: allegiance-wide broadcasts, messages of the day, and co-vassal chat. See the [[Details of Allegiance Communication]] article, for more details.
+** New allegiance communication features introduced including: allegiance-wide broadcasts, messages of the day, and co-vassal chat. See the [[Microsoft Zone Archive/Asheron's Call Handbook/Details of Allegiance Communication|Details of Allegiance Communication]] article, for more details.
-** Spells components are now easier to purchase. Use @help fillcomps, or read the [[Details of Component Buying]] article, for more details.
+* New [[Commands]]
+** Spells components are now easier to purchase. Use @help fillcomps, or read the [[Microsoft Zone Archive/Asheron's Call Handbook/Details of Component Buying|Details of Component Buying]] article, for more details.
+{||align=left
+|[[File:Component Buyer Live.jpg|thumb|Red number denotes the purchasing amount]]
+|}
 * [[Graphics]]
 **  Underwear is now ivory/off-white.
@@ Line 98: / Line 124: @@
 ** Level VII [[Creature Magic]] spells introduced.
 ** All level 1-5 spell durations extended.
-* [[Towns]]
+* [[Currency]] & [[Towns]]
 ** All vendor buy/sell rates altered to prevent “money running.” It's no longer possible to make three million weightless pyreals in an hour by schlepping items to and fro.
 ** Vendors now wear aprons to make them visually distinct from players.
@@ Line 109: / Line 135: @@
 === New [[NPCs]] ===
+* [[Director's Majordomo]] - Inside the Land Bridge Staging Complex
 * [[Essence of Enchantment]] - 52.8N, 62.4E, Exchanges Level VI Creature Enchantment scrolls for the Level VII spell.
 ----
@@ Line 114: / Line 141: @@
 === New [[Locations]] ===
 * [[Inculcation Cells]] - 68.8S 62.5W, south [[Obsidian Plains]]
+* [[Land Bridge Staging Complex]] - 86.1S 2.5W, on the [[Southern Landbridge]]
+** [[Director's Private Chambers]]
 * [[Northern Quiddity Dungeon]] - Summoned by a [[Northern Black Claw Raider]]
 * [[Southern Quiddity Dungeon]] - Summoned by a [[Southern Black Claw Raider]]
-* New Lifestone - Danby's Outpost - 24.1N, 28.1W
+* [[Lifestone]] - 24.1N, 28.1W, near [[Danby's Outpost]]
 ==== Updated Locations ====
 * All NPCs return to [[Ayan Baqur]] except [[Jaleh al-Thani]] and [[Yuan Hanzu]] who remain in the swamps.
+* [[Casino]]s - Now have Wheel of Fortune decorations.
 ----
 === New [[Items]] ===
-{{Item Table|Caption=[[Trophies|Craftable Trophies]]
- | Small Niffis Shell
- | Niffis Shell (Trophy)
- | Niffis Pearl
- | Niffis Shell (Shield)
- | Niffis Shell Helm
- | Wet Towel
- | Muddy Towel
- | Clean, Dry Towel
-}}
 {{Item Table Three|Caption=[[Quiddity Orb Quest]]
@@ Line 140: / Line 158: @@
   | Northern Quiddity Fragment
   | Southern Quiddity Fragment
+ | Inculcation Cells Message Shard
   | Staging Complex Message Shard
+}}
+{{Item Table Three|Caption=[[Texts]]
+ | Book of Seasons (Summer)
+ | Guidebook Brochure
+ | Staging Complex Note
   | Inculcation Cells Note
+ | Wet Towel
+ | Muddy Towel
+}}
+{{Item Table|Caption=[[Body Parts]]
+ | Niffis Shell (Trophy)
+ | Small Niffis Shell
 }}
+{{Item Table|Caption=[[Armor]]
+ | Clean, Dry Towel
+ | Niffis Shell Helm
+ | Niffis Shell (Shield)
+}}
+{{Item Table|Caption=[[Weapons]]
+ | Niffis Pearl
+}}
 ----
@@ Line 169: / Line 210: @@
 Click image for full size version.
 <gallery widths=200px heights=200px perrow=3>
-File:Essence of Enchantment (Old) Live.jpg|Essence of Enchantment
+File:Essence of Enchantment (Old) 2 Live.jpg|<font color=green>The Essence of Enchantment begins to emit a soft blue light, and you feel an oily sensation in the back of your mind.</font>
 File:Quiddity Orb Live.jpg|Quiddity Orb
 File:Component Buyer Live.jpg|Updated Components Panel (Component Buyer)
@@ Line 177: / Line 218: @@
 File:Underwear (Old Texture) Live.jpg|Underwear - Before
 File:Underwear Live.jpg|Underwear - After
+File:Casino Decoration Live.jpg|New Casino decorations.
 </gallery>
 [[Category:Patch]]

Chains of Command: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 16:08, 7 December 2012

Contents

Turbine Announcements

Teaser

Rollout

Release Notes

Letter to the Players

Letter to the Players 2

Questions About the May Patch

Pages from the Producer

Discoveries

Town Crier Rumors

Ulgrim Rumors

New UI and Game Changes

New Quests

New NPCs

New Locations

Updated Locations

New Items

Portal.dat

New Creatures

Images

Navigation menu

Chains of Command: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 16:08, 7 December 2012

Turbine Announcements

Teaser

Rollout

Release Notes

Letter to the Players

Letter to the Players 2

Questions About the May Patch

Pages from the Producer

Discoveries

Town Crier Rumors

Ulgrim Rumors

New UI and Game Changes

New Quests

New NPCs

New Locations

Updated Locations

New Items

Portal.dat

New Creatures

Images

Navigation menu

Search