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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>
 
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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** Dagger's skill damage modifier is now determined by coordination instead of strength.
** 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!
* You can now use objects containing water to fill [[Empty Flask]]s!
:<font color=steelblue>You fetch some water from the well!</font>
:<font color=cornflowerblue>You fetch some water from the well!</font>
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=== Live Events ===
=== Live Events ===
* [[03/10/00 - 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.
* [[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.


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* [[Jibril ibn Rashid]] - [[Al-Jalima ]] at 7.4N, 4.6E
* [[Jibril ibn Rashid]] - [[Al-Jalima ]] at 7.4N, 4.6E
* [[Koga Hideki]] - [[Kara]] at 83.4S, 47.1E
* [[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 [[Points of Interest]] ====
==== New [[Points of Interest]] ====
* [[Spire's Head]]
* [[Shadow Spires]]
* [[Shadow Spires]]
** [[A'mun Desert]] - 14.2S, 17.7E  
** [[A'mun Desert]] - 14.2S, 17.7E  
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** [[Sawato]] - 29.5S, 59.3E  
** [[Sawato]] - 29.5S, 59.3E  
** [[Tiofor Woods]] - 43.8N, 0.8E
** [[Tiofor Woods]] - 43.8N, 0.8E
** [[Tou-Tou]] - 26.4S, 98.0 E
** [[Tou-Tou]] - [[26.4S, 98.0E - Shadow Geyser|26.4S, 98.0E]]
** [[Tufa]] - 13.8S, 3.9E  
** [[Tufa]] - 13.8S, 3.9E  
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=== New [[Items]] ===
=== New [[Items]] ===
 
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Shadow Armor Quest]]
{{Item Table Three|Caption=[[Shadow Armor Quest]]
| Dark Speck
| Dark Sliver
| Dark Shard
| Shadow Fragment (Retired)
| Cracked Shard
| Tiny Shard
| Small Shard
| Crystal Fragment (Retired)
  | Scintillating Gem (Retired)
  | Scintillating Gem (Retired)
  | Sparkling Gem (Retired)
  | Sparkling Gem (Retired)
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==== Updated Items ====
==== Updated Items ====
* Objects containing water can now be used to fill empty flasks:
* Objects containing water can now be used to fill empty flasks:
** {{Icon Link|Font}}
{{Item Table Three|Font|Fountain|Pool|Vat|Well}}
** {{Icon Link|Fountain}}
** {{Icon Link|Pool}}
** {{Icon Link|Vat}}
** {{Icon Link|Well}}
* {{Icon Link|Iron Ore}} - New Icon.
* {{Icon Link|Iron Ore}} - New Icon.
* {{Icon Link|Slag}} - New Icon.
* {{Icon Link|Slag}} - New Icon.
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* [[Golem]]s updated with new artwork.
* [[Golem]]s updated with new artwork.


== Images ==
=== Images ===
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Click image for full size version.
Click image for full size version.
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File:Ice Golem (Old) Live.jpg|Ice Golem - Before
File:Drudge Sneaker (Darkness Ascendant) Live.jpg|Drudge - After
File:Ice Golem Live.jpg|Ice Golem - After
File:Magma Golem (Old) Live.jpg|Magma Golem - Before
File:Magma Golem (Old) Live.jpg|Magma Golem - Before
File:Magma Golem Live.jpg|Magma Golem - After
File:Magma Golem Live.jpg|Magma Golem - After
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File:Wood Golem (Old Artwork) Live.jpg|Wood Golem - Before
File:Wood Golem Live.jpg|Wood Golem - After
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:Wedding Hall Upstairs Live.jpg|Wedding Hall
File:10.4N, 53.5E - Rithwic Festival Grounds Live.jpg|Rithwic Festival Grounds
File:10.4N, 53.5E - Rithwic Festival Grounds Live.jpg|Rithwic Festival Grounds

Latest revision as of 16:19, 7 December 2012

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March 2000 - Announcements Page

Turbine/Microsoft Announcements

Rollout Images

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Teasers

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Rollout

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Release Notes

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Letter to the Players

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State of the Code

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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

Shadow Armor Quest
Dark Speck
Dark Sliver
Dark Shard
Shadow Fragment (Retired)
Cracked Shard
Tiny Shard
Small Shard
Crystal Fragment (Retired)
Scintillating Gem (Retired)
Sparkling Gem (Retired)
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.

  • Ice Golem - Before
    Ice Golem - Before
  • Ice Golem - After
    Ice Golem - After
  • Magma Golem - Before
    Magma Golem - Before
  • Magma Golem - After
    Magma Golem - After
  • Obsidian Golem - Before
    Obsidian Golem - Before
  • Obsidian Golem - After
    Obsidian Golem - After
  • Water Golem - Before
    Water Golem - Before
  • Water Golem - After
    Water Golem - After
  • Mud Golem - Before
    Mud Golem - Before
  • Mud Golem - After
    Mud Golem - After
  • Wood Golem - Before
    Wood Golem - Before
  • Wood Golem - After
    Wood Golem - After
  • Drudge - Before
    Drudge - Before
  • Drudge - After
    Drudge - After
  • Wedding Hall
    Wedding Hall
  • Rithwic Festival Grounds
    Rithwic Festival Grounds
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