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'''March 2000'''
'''March 2000''' - [[Announcements - 2000/03 - Darkness Ascendant|Announcements Page]]
== Turbine Announcements ==
== Turbine/Microsoft Announcements ==


=== Teaser Images ===
=== Rollout Images ===
{{Patch Announcements Links
| Current = None
| Original = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ashenewsdarkness1.asp
| Archive = Announcements - 2000/03 - Darkness Ascendant#Rollout Article
}}
<gallery perrow=5>
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>


AC Mystics
=== Teasers ===
{{Patch Announcements Links
| Current = None
| Original = None
| Archive = Announcements - 2000/03 - Darkness Ascendant#Teaser
}}


ACvault
=== Rollout ===
{{Patch Announcements Links
| Current = None
| Original = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ashenewsdarkness1.asp
| Archive = Announcements - 2000/03 - Darkness Ascendant#Rollout Article
}}


Dereth.info
=== Release Notes ===
{{Patch Announcements Links
| Current = None
| Original = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ashenewsMarch7build.asp
| Archive = Announcements - 2000/03 - Darkness Ascendant#Release Notes
}}


Maggies
=== Letter to the Players ===
{{Patch Announcements Links
| Current = None
| Original = http://classic.zone.msn.com/asheronscall/news/ashenewsspin6.asp
| Archive = Announcements - 2000/03 - Darkness Ascendant#Letter to the Players
}}


Warcry's CoD
=== State of the Code  ===
{{Patch Announcements Links
| Current = None
| Original = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ashenewscodestate1.asp
| Archive = Announcements - 2000/03 - Darkness Ascendant#State of the Code
}}


== Discoveries ==
=== [[Town Crier]] Rumors ===


=== Teaser - [<Teaser Link to Turbine> Link] ===
<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, "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."
=== Rollout - [<Rollout Link to Turbine> Link] ===
   
----
=== Release Notes - [<Release notes Link to Turbine> Link] ===


====Section 1====
:Town Crier tells you, "Just between you and me, I remember the sun being brighter long ago, before the sudden winter."


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


== Discoveries ==
: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]] Rumors ===
: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!


<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."</font>
: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."


<font color=darkgoldenrod>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?"</font>
: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."


<font color=darkgoldenrod>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."</font>
: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!"


<font color=darkgoldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "Just between you and me, I remember the sun being brighter long ago, before the sudden winter."</font>
: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."


<font color=darkgoldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "Yesterday I found a Wool Fez of Willpower!"</font>
: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?"


<font color=darkgoldenrod>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."</font>
: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."


<font color=darkgoldenrod>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!</font>
:Town Crier tells you, "That dratted pollen has finally subsided! I can breathe freely once again!"


<font color=darkgoldenrod>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."</font>
:Town Crier tells you, "Is it just me, or do the lowly Drudges now look somehow more...menacing?"


<font color=darkgoldenrod>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."</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>
----


<font color=darkgoldenrod>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!"</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>
----


<font color=darkgoldenrod>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."</font>
=== New [[Quests]] ===
* [[Shadow Armor Quest]]


<font color=darkgoldenrod>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?"</font>
=== 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.


<font color=darkgoldenrod>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."</font>
----


<font color=darkgoldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "That dratted pollen has finally subsided! I can breathe freely once again!"</font>
=== New [[NPCs]] ===
* [[Alean the Steel Forger]] - [[Eastham]] at 17.4N, 63.5E
* [[Jibril ibn Rashid]] - [[Al-Jalima ]] at 7.4N, 4.6E
* [[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]]


<font color=darkgoldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "Is it just me, or do the lowly Drudges now look somehow more...menacing?"</font>
----


<font color=darkgoldenrod>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 [[Locations]] ===
* [[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]]
 
==== New [[Points of Interest]] ====
* [[Spire's Head]]
* [[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
----
----


=== New [[Quests]] ===
=== New [[Items]] ===
[[Shadow Armor (Quest)]]
{{Item Table|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)
| Sparkling Gem (Retired)
| Glimmering Gem (Retired)
}}
 
{{Item Table Three|Caption=[[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)
}}
 
{{Item Table Three|Caption=[[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
}}
 
{{Item Table Three|Caption=[[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
}}
 
{{Item Table|Caption=[[List of Texts|Texts]]
| A Treatise on the Properties of Fused Gems
| The Festival Stones of the Empyrean
| 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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=== New Locations ===
=== Portal.dat ===
*[[Wedding Hall]]  
[[File:Portaldat 200003.png]]
*[[Festival Grounds]]
*[[Shadow Spires]]
----


=== New Items ===
{{Item Table|Caption=Texts|A Treatise on the Properties of Fused Gems|The Festival Stones of the Empyrean|The Wedding Guide}}
----
----


=== Updates ===
=== New [[Creatures]] ===
{{Creature Class|Shadow
| Small Shadow Child
}}


*Updated [[Drudge]] models.
{{Creature Class|Target
*Updated [[Golem]] models.
| Oak Target Drudge
| Wood Target Drudge
}}


=== New Creatures ===
==== Updated Creatures ====
* [[Drudge]]s updated with new artwork.
* [[Golem]]s updated with new artwork.


{{Creature Class|Shadow}}
=== Images ===
:*[[Shadow Child]]'''
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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>


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[[Category:Patch]]

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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

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.