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'''February 2004'''
'''February 2004''' - [[Announcements - 2004/02 - The Madness of Men|Announcements Page]]
== Turbine Announcements ==
== Turbine Announcements ==
=== Teaser Images ===
=== Teaser Images ===


AC Mystics
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File:Teaser 200402 A.jpg|
File:Teaser 200402 B.jpg|
File:Teaser 200402 C.jpg|
File:Teaser 200402 D.jpg|
File:Teaser 200402 ACVault.jpg|[http://acvault.ign.com/ ACVault]
File:Teaser 200402 JackCat.jpg|[http://www.thejackcat.com/ac/ Maggie the Jackcat]
File:Teaser 200402 Mystics.jpg|[http://ac.mystics.de/ Asheron's Call Mystics]
File:Teaser 200402 Stratics.jpg|[http://ac.stratics.com/ AC Stratics]
File:Teaser 200402 WarCry.jpg|[http://ac.warcry.com/ Warcry's Crossroads of Dereth]
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ACvault
=== Teaser ===
{{Patch Announcements Links
|  Current = http://ac.turbine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=153-the-madness-of-men-february&catid=70-2004&Itemid=68
| Original = http://ac.turbinegames.com/index.php?page_id=168
|  Archive = Announcements - 2004/02 - The Madness of Men#Teaser
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Dereth.info
=== Rollout ===
{{Patch Announcements Links
|  Current = http://ac.turbine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=155-rollout-article-february&catid=70-2004&Itemid=68
| Original = http://microsoftgamesinsider.com/AC1/feb04_rollout.htm
|  Archive = Announcements - 2004/02 - The Madness of Men#Rollout Article
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Maggies
=== Release Notes ===
{{Patch Announcements Links
|  Current = http://ac.turbine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=154-developers-notes-february&catid=70-2004&Itemid=68
| Original = http://microsoftgamesinsider.com/AC1/feb04_devnotes.htm
|  Archive = Announcements - 2004/02 - The Madness of Men#Release Notes
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Warcry's CoD
=== Letter to the Players ===
{{Patch Announcements Links
|  Current = http://ac.turbine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=152-letter-to-the-players-february&catid=70-2004&Itemid=68
| Original = http://ac.turbinegames.com/index.php?page_id=166
|  Archive = Announcements - 2004/02 - The Madness of Men#Letter to the Players
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=== Envoys and the Code of Conduct ===
{{Patch Announcements Links
|  Current = None
| Original = http://ac.turbinegames.com/index.php?page_id=181
|  Archive = Announcements - 2004/02 - The Madness of Men#Envoys and the Code of Conduct
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=== Teaser - [http://ac.turbine.com/?page_id=168 Link] ===
== Discoveries ==
'''The Madness of Men'''
=== [[Town Crier]] Rumors ===
<font color=darkgoldenrod>
:Town Crier tells you, "Have you been to the Lost City of Frore recently? I've heard that the undead there have begun to reinforce their halls."


''Posted By on '''06-Feb-2004'''''
:Town Crier tells you, "I stumbled across an encampment not too far from Zaikhal the other day. It was eerily empty and unoccupied. As if the people there just disappeared!"


"It's the laughing, you see?" The guard was disheveled. His clothes were torn and bloody, his eyes set deep in their sockets, his skin covered with grit and his hair matted and greasy. He reeked of filth, and smiled to reveal teeth that were stained brown from neglect. He swayed from side to side in constant motion, eyes darting toward the walls of the hall and the shadows cast against them.
:Town Crier tells you, "I'd always thought that the robe from Frore was a little drafty. I guess I was wrong."


Elysa recognized him still through the grime and stenchRoderick Largent, once a member of her castle guard. He had been assigned to investigate the disappearances on Marae Lassel, went missing two months prior, and was found preaching in Zaikhal only a few hours ago. He stood before her now, flanked by two guards who watched him with wary eyes. She felt pity.
:Town Crier tells you, "I've found the oddest assortment of items on creatures around here. Drudges dropping weapons and armor, golems with magic enhanced items and rats with lots of random pieces. Strange?"


"Roderick, where have you been, what did you see?" she asked in a quiet and steady voice, trying to calm him down.
:Town Crier tells you, "I've heard that Larry was having a tryst with Nuhmudira. Now that she doesn't have any real clout, he's cast her aside like an old worn blade. What? That's what I've heard."


Roderick's eyes locked onto hers. Now his demeanor changedhe stood tall and stopped shifting. No more laughter, no more smile, only ice-blue eyes staring through her. The room seemed to warp; sound and light bent in awkward directions as he began to speak.
:Town Crier tells you, "I've seen it, with my own eyes, people who have shrugged off Asheron's protection go and look at those creepy statues and disappear!"


"I have seen the end. I have seen the coming of a tide that shall scour the face of this world and wipe clean the prophecies of the golden age. There will be a call to children who were forgotten, buried and lost. Their wrath shall be barbed with poison that courses through the veins of the world, and all shall rot. Auberean is forsaken by the light and so it shall be consumed." He cackled madly, but his lips did not move; his eyes still held hers in place and the room slowly turned dark. "First, there shall be a time of respite. The shadow will creep through its halls, falling silent but working, ever vigilant, while the warped souls of man are drawn closer to its call. The halls of the frozen city will be strengthened, a place of battle shall cull the weak from the land, Ispar will turn against Ispar. The heavens will break and a scream both holy and unholy will shatter a barrier that has long protected us all."
:Town Crier tells you, "If you visit Frore can you bring me a helm, I want to get one and dye the trim black."


Flames burst up behind Roderick, and his crazed eyes bore through Elysa like knives. The wound in her back throbbed and the sound of blood roared in her ears.
:Town Crier tells you, "If you want to visit Frore, best remember to take a group and be ready to face creatures tougher than Dark Revenants. Seems the inhabitants are preparing for tougher battles."


"You ask me what I have seen? I have seen the folly of sending the Lightbringer away. Now the darkness shall grow, unchecked, unabated. You are the architect of this world's demise! Damned is your name!" The laughter began again and Elysa screamed in defiance.
:Town Crier tells you, "Okay, here is the plan! You get a fellowship together in Yaraq, I'll get one together in Plateau and we'll go take control of the Battle Arena! What do you say?"


<center>*****</center>
:Town Crier tells you, "Some small creepy statues have been showing up in towns, they make me nervous."


When she woke, Antius placed his hands on her shoulders.
:Town Crier tells you, "Those Shreth are disgusting creatures! They'll eat anything! Even the corpses of fallen adventurers."


"What is it?" he asked.
:Town Crier tells you, "Ufet, Prophet of Blades, in Zaikhal, has been even busier now than he was before. I wonder what he is up to."


"Antius, recall all those investigating the Raven Hand." She touched her hand to one of his as she tossed the covers aside. "I need reports from all the cities, I need to know of anything strange that has happened there, anything that is¬ right." She pulled herself out of bed and moved towards her armor. "Get anyone that we sent to that damned island back here!"
:Town Crier tells you, "You know that farmer outside Lytelthorpe -- the one with the rabbit problems? Selflora says he's back."</font>
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Antius rubbed his face and ran a hand through his hair, "Elysa, where are you going?"
=== [[Ulgrim]] Rumors ===
No new messages this month.
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"The city of ice." She looked back at the bed, but he was no longer there. Across the room, he shouldered his armor. Elysa smiled, despite herself. "What are you doing?"
=== New UI and Game Changes ===
* All players now have access to Asheron's Call: [[Dark Majesty]] content, regardless of whether or not they had purchased the expansion pack in the past.
* The Allegiance Experience system has been changed. For details, please see the following articles: [[Announcements - 2004/01 - Mirror, Mirror#Allegiance Experience|Allegiance Experience]] and [[Announcements - 2004/01 - Mirror, Mirror#Allegiance Experience Follow-Up|Allegiance Experience Follow-Up]].
* The first phase of creature and chest treasure revisions has been implemented. Please see the [[Announcements - 2004/02 - The Madness of Men#Letter to the Players|Letter to the Players]] and the [[Announcements - 2004/02 - The Madness of Men#Rollout Article|Rollout Article]] for details.
* Several improvements to allegiance and general chat. Please see the [[Announcements - 2004/02 - The Madness of Men#Rollout Article|Rollout Article]] for details.
* [[NPCs]] and Stacked Items
** You can now hand a whole stack to any NPC that accepts an item that can be stacked. The NPC should take only one item off the stack, leaving the remainder in your pack, and then give you your reward.
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"Coming with you," he said.
=== New [[Quests]] ===
* [[Crown of Bone Quest]]
* [[Decrepit Tower Quest]]


"No, I need you to get me those reports, and bring our scouts back home." She strapped on one pauldron, then the other. "I'll take a group of guards with me. Please, Antius."
==== Updated Quests ====
* [[Bunny Master Title]] - quest mechanic changed: timer removed, trophy items added
* [[Frore]] - Items, dungeons and creatures all updated.


Antius nodded with resignation. There was no arguing with her once she had made up her mind. But even his confidence in her could not completely erase the worry. Heand Isparhad almost lost her once. "Be careful."
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She smiled, "Always."
 
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=== New [[NPCs]] ===
* [[Bael'Zharon (NPC)]] - Inside the [[Greater Battle Dungeon]]
* [[Yalik Ibn Ujsef]] - 23.8N, 12.2W in the [[Decrepit Tower]]
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=== Rollout - [http://ac.turbine.com/?page_id=179 Link] ===
=== New [[Locations]] ===
'''Rollout Article'''
* [[Decrepit Tower]] - 23.8N 12.2W near Danby's Outpost
 
* [[Greater Battle Dungeon]] - Accessed via Small Creepy Statue, PK restricted
''Posted By on '''23-Feb-2004'''''
* [[Lesser Battle Dungeon]] - Accessed via Small Creepy Statue, PKL restricted
 
* [[Small Creepy Statue]]s:
:Four days without feeding, four days without wash and four days without any sign of his quarry. He drew a hand through his greasy hair and looked at the shreth beneath his boot. Hardly worth killing, true, but at the moment he would settle for a drudge. He spied the note on a corpse nearby, likely some poor sod who had wandered too near the pack of shreth. Kneeling, he caught the scent of crisp cold air. Snow was coming soon. The letter was odd, but it made him think of the witch. He smiled in spite of the aching pain within his soul and headed north.
** [[Candeth Keep]] - 87.8S 66.9W
 
** [[Fort Tethana]] - 1.6N 71.7W
<center>*****</center>
** [[Nanto]] - 52.7S 82.3E
 
** [[Plateau Village]] - 44.3N 43.2W
:"What is it?" Wah Chon asked Ye Te. The two stood outside their shop doorways looking out across the town crossing. Snow fell, obscuring their vision.
** [[Qalaba'r]] - 74.5S 19.4E
 
** [[Tou-Tou]] - 30.3S 94.8E
:"I don't know. I don't think that I want to." There was a long pause. Wah Chon started moving cautiously down the hill.
** [[Xarabydun]] - 41.8S 15.9E
 
** [[Yaraq]] - 21.2S 1.7W
:"What are you doin'?" asked Ye Te.
 
:"I want to know what it is." Wah Chon snapped, startled and nearly leaping into the air. "Stop yelling, you fool!"
 
:Ye Te shook her head. "Remember the last statues that appeared in town. These could be the same," she chided her friend. "Best you wear your armor and prepare to fight."
 
:Wah Chon waved a hand at Ye Te to show her displeasure and stepped closer to the small statue. Her face became pale as she turned to her friend. Ye Te took a step towards Wah Chon, who turned and ran, slipping up the hill. Ye Te spied glowing red eyes and black wings through the snow. She grew pale as well as she retreated into her shop and slid the door closed.
 
==== The Ongoing Saga ====
 
:After the eruption of darkness on the island to the southwest, many adventurers assailed the transformed Caul in an attempt to discern its secrets. New horrors were discovered, as were new trophies and rewards. As the reformed Council tries to respond to this new threat, additional dangers seem to be found daily, some much closer to home.
 
:Now let's take a look at some of the changes in this month's event.
 
==== Tuskers and Physics ====
 
:After the January event, we began seeing a number of unusual server-side lag spikes, generally occurring alongside strange reports of invisible monsters and players who suddenly found themselves in total darkness, unable to move.
 
:Over the course of this month, we have taken several steps to resolve these issues, such as temporarily removing all monsters from the most frequently affected dungeons and restarting the servers with increased logging.
 
:With the February event, we believe we have resolved most if not all of the bugs that caused these situations. We have also added improved logging to help us stamp out any remaining issues.
 
==== Speedhack Auto-enforcement ====
 
:In August of 2003, we enabled auto-enforcement of speed-altering violations on Darktide, in addition to the auto-detection which had been active for some time. This meant that if you tried to use a speed-altering program like Gear or Speedhack on Darktide, you would get booted on your first three offenses, and banned for additional offenses.


:Since that time, we have made some improvements to the auto-detection and auto-enforcement system, and we are now prepared to activate auto-enforcement on the seven NPK worlds. The same rules will be used as on Darktide.
==== Updated Locations ====
:* On your first, second, and third detection, you will be automatically booted from the game.
* [[Castle of Baron Nuvillus]] - Creatures updated. Runed chest added.
:* On your fourth detection, you will be booted from the game and given a one-day ban.
* [[Larry's Garden]] - Updated with new boss Rabbits.
:* On your fifth detection as well as any further detections, you will be booted from the game and given a three-day ban.
* [[Lost City of Frore]] - Creature spawns updated.


:We will be rolling out auto-enforcement in waves to ensure that there are no unexpected snags. Approximately a week after the February event, Frostfell will be briefly restarted in order to have auto-enforcement activated. The other six worlds will most likely follow in the March event.
==== Chat Improvements ====
:This month, we've made some improvements and bug fixes to allegiance chat, as well as adding several new commands for general chat.
:* @filter allegiance no longer filters global allegiance chat. It still filters all @m, @p, @v, and @c messages.
:* You should no longer see text from characters that you have squelched in allegiance chat.
:* There is now an option in the Character Options panel, "Global Allegiance Chat." Checking or unchecking this option will enable or disable allegiance chat for your character. You can also toggle this option via the commands @allegiance chat on or @allegiance chat off. Existing characters have this option on by default.
:* You can now set allegiance chat as your default chat mode by clicking on the Chat button to the left of the chat bar.
:* Allegiance chat is now orange instead of pink.
:* When you type @r, the chat bar will now autoreplace this with @t . Now, if you receive a tell from a second player while you are typing your reply, it will go to the correct recipient.
:* We have added @mr, which will autoreplace with @t .
:* We have added @pr, which will autoreplace with @t .
:* You can now map keys to the following commands via the "Configure Keyboard" button in your Options panel: @r, @mr, @pr, and toggle allegiance chat.
==== Treasure in February ====
:As we mentioned in the Letter to the Players, we are in the process of rebalancing treasure in much the same way that we rebalanced creature difficulty and experience last year. Our goals are twofold: we want treasure to be 1) useful and 2) interesting.
:February is only the first stage of our rebalancing, and although some changes you will notice are obvious steps towards our goals, the value of other changes will only become clear as the process continues. In particular, here are some areas in which things are not yet perfect:
:* Spell scrolls: The level of scrolls that you find on creatures is badly out of whack right now. Truthfully, it has been for awhile, but our other changes in February really emphasize this issue. We plan to have spell scrolls of appropriate levels dropping with the March update.
:* Wield Req. Weapons: The distribution of weapons with wield requirements at extreme levels (80+) is not satisfactory. We will be working on this aspect of treasure over the next several months.
:* Spells on Items: The distribution of item and creature spells on items at extreme levels (80+) is not satisfactory. We will be working on this aspect of treasure over the next several months.
:* Chests: February concentrated on creature loot; March will concentrate more heavily on chest loot. So during the February update you may run across some chests that are not yet properly adjusted for the area in which they appear.
:* Armor in general, and Covenant Armor in particular: We have some interesting plans for loot armor, but it is likely going to be many months before you see these plans come to full fruition.
:So keep these factors in mind and remember that we're going to be working on treasure for the next several months. And enjoy the changes!
==== NPCs and Stacks ====
:There are many NPCs who will reward you for items that can be stacked. In the past, if you had a stack of these items, you had to split them up into individual items before you could hand them in.
:Starting this month, you can now hand a whole stack to any NPC that accepts an item that can be stacked. The NPC should take only one item off the stack, leaving the remainder in your pack, and then give you your reward.
:Town Criers will still take whole stacks of items and dispose of them for you.
==== Fellowship XP and Trophies ====
:[http://ac.turbine.com/index.php?page_id=161 Last month], we made a change to the way fellowship XP was handled with regards to player location. One aspect of this change that resulted in a great deal of feedback was the increased difficulty in sharing XP from trophies, such as the Olthoi Queen's head or the Olthoi Pincers. If a character in your fellowship happened to be standing outside Behdo Yii's house when you turned in an Olthoi Pincer, for example, he would receive no XP as you were indoors, and he was outdoors. Fellowship XP doesn't share between indoor and outdoor characters anymore.
:Starting this month, XP rewards from trophy turn-ins are no longer subject to the fellowship restrictions. Those rewards that are shared among your fellowship will be shared no matter where any individual member of that fellowship is standing. So when you hand in the Queen's head, you won't have to worry about everyone in your fellowship having to crowd into Aun Hareltah's tent in Timaru.
==== Secure Trade Window ====
:We've seen a number of complaints, both on the forums and in reports to the Admin team, regarding players who close the secure trade window in mid-transaction, in the hopes that their trading partner will accidentally hand them an item or drop an item on the ground.
:To prevent this behavior, we have made the following change: if a player closes the trade window, the other player's trade window will not close automatically. Instead, the other player will receive the "The trade has been cancelled" message and the trade window will stay open. The other player can close the window at his or her leisure.
:[http://ac.turbine.com/index.php?page_id=165 February 2004: The Madness of Men]
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=== Release Notes - [<Release notes Link to Turbine> Link] ===
=== New Items ===
 
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Apology Token]] (Darktide)
====Section 1====
| Apology Token
 
}}
====Next Section====
<font color=cornflowerblue>
Make sure to visist a town crier some time during this month and leave yourself two open pack slots!</font><br>
<font color=green>
Town Crier gives you Apology Token.</font><br>
<font color=darkgoldenrod>
Town Crier tells you, "Please accept our apologies. If you return this token to any town crier, we will give you two items of incomparable value. Make certain that you have room for both items in your main pack first!"</font><br>


== Discoveries ==
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Bunny Master Title|Bunny Master Title Update]]
=== [[Town Crier]] Rumors ===
| Farmer Larry's Problem
'''Viamontian Town Criers'''
| Lucky Rabbit's Foot (Green)
| Lucky Rabbit's Foot (Pink)
| Lucky Rabbit's Foot (Purple)
}}


<font color=goldenrod>Rumor 1<br><br>
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Crown of Bone Quest]]
Rumor 2<br><br>
| Crown of Bone
}}


<font color=green>You Give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Decrepit Tower Quest]]
Pyreal Rumor 1<br><br>
| Shreth-Gnawed Corpse
<font color=green>You Give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
| Crest of the Shagar Zharala
Pyreal Rumor 2<br><br></font>
| Excavation Directions
| Skeleton Key
| Sturdy Door
| Zharalim Foreman's Journal
| Zharalim Master's Journal
| Woven Tassel of Far Sight
| Woven Tassel of Far Sight
| Woven Tassel of Sound Mind
| Shadow's Eye
| Shadow's Mind
| Shadow's Strike
| Woven Tassel of Discord
| Shagraka
| Periapt of Endless Sight
| Cowl of the Sand
}}


'''Mainland Town Criers'''
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Frore|Frore Update]]
| Gelidite Robe
| Ice Heaume of Frore
| Hammer of Frore
}}


<font color=goldenrod>Rumor 1<br><br>
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Greater Battle Dungeon]]
Rumor 2<br><br>
| Battle Pants
<font color=green>You Give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
| Small Creepy Statue
Pyreal Rumor 1<br><br>
| Sparring Pants
<font color=green>You Give Town Crier Pyreal.</font><br>
| Sparring Shirt
Pyreal Rumor 2<br><br></font>
}}


==== Updated Items ====
* {{Icon Link|Homecoming Pennant}} - Icon updated.
* {{Icon Link|Nefane Shield}} - Can now be stamped with the [[Fish Stamp]].
* {{Icon Link|Nexus Town Information Guide}} - Text adjusted for an easier read.
* {{Icon Link|Quintessence Sickle}} - Now has a 325 wield req.
* {{Icon Link|Shield of Power}} - Can now be stamped with the [[Fish Stamp]].
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=== [[Ulgrim]] Rumors ===


<font color=goldenrod>Rumor 1<br><br>
=== New Spells ===
Rumor 2<br><br>
* [[Far Sight]] (Increases the target's Bow Skill by 8 points.)
<font color=green>You give Ulgrim the Unpleasant Stout.</font><br>
* [[Finesse]] (Increases the target's Coordination by 8 points.)
Stout Rumor 1<br><br>
* [[Fruit of the Oasis]] (Increases the rate at which the target regains Health by 20%.)
<font color=green>You give Ulgrim the Unpleasant Stout.</font><br>
* [[Shade of the Oasis]] (Increases the rate at which the target regains Stamina by 20%.)
Stout Rumor 2<br><br></font>
* [[Thew]] (Increases the target's Strength by 8 points.)
* [[Water of the Oasis]] (Increases the rate at which the target regains Mana by 20%.)
* [[Zeal]] (Increases the target's Endurance by 8 points.)


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=== New [[Quests]] ===


=== Portal.dat ===
:[[File:Portaldat 200402.png]]


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=== New NPCs ===


=== New Creatures ===
:{|cellpadding=5
|-valign=top
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{{Creature Class|Golem
| Gelidite Golem
}}
{{Creature Class|Human
| Crazed Zharalim
| Demented Zharalim
| Maddened Zharalim
| Rayssid Ibn Alhath
| Rheth Al'Thok
| Tiyol Ibn Yufaj
}}
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{{Creature Class|Rabbit
| Bleached Boss Rabbit
| Grimacing Boss Rabbit
| Nasty Boss Rabbit
}}
{{Creature Class|Skeleton
| Baron Nuvillus
}}
|}


==== Updated Creatures ====
* New artwork:
** [[Gelidite Acolyte]]
** [[Gelidite Initiate]]
** [[Gelidite Lord]]
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=== New Locations ===


=== Images ===
Click image for full size.
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File:2000-01-05 Recap Gelid.jpg|Gelidite Undead - Before
File:Teaser 200402 JackCat.jpg|Gelidite Undead - After
File:Small Creepy Statue (Old) Live.jpg|Small Creepy Statue
</gallery>
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=== New Items ===


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=== Splash Screen ===
[[File:The Madness of Men Splash Screen.jpg]]


=== New Creatures ===
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Teaser

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Release Notes

Letter to the Players

Envoys and the Code of Conduct

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Discoveries

Town Crier Rumors

Town Crier tells you, "Have you been to the Lost City of Frore recently? I've heard that the undead there have begun to reinforce their halls."
Town Crier tells you, "I stumbled across an encampment not too far from Zaikhal the other day. It was eerily empty and unoccupied. As if the people there just disappeared!"
Town Crier tells you, "I'd always thought that the robe from Frore was a little drafty. I guess I was wrong."
Town Crier tells you, "I've found the oddest assortment of items on creatures around here. Drudges dropping weapons and armor, golems with magic enhanced items and rats with lots of random pieces. Strange?"
Town Crier tells you, "I've heard that Larry was having a tryst with Nuhmudira. Now that she doesn't have any real clout, he's cast her aside like an old worn blade. What? That's what I've heard."
Town Crier tells you, "I've seen it, with my own eyes, people who have shrugged off Asheron's protection go and look at those creepy statues and disappear!"
Town Crier tells you, "If you visit Frore can you bring me a helm, I want to get one and dye the trim black."
Town Crier tells you, "If you want to visit Frore, best remember to take a group and be ready to face creatures tougher than Dark Revenants. Seems the inhabitants are preparing for tougher battles."
Town Crier tells you, "Okay, here is the plan! You get a fellowship together in Yaraq, I'll get one together in Plateau and we'll go take control of the Battle Arena! What do you say?"
Town Crier tells you, "Some small creepy statues have been showing up in towns, they make me nervous."
Town Crier tells you, "Those Shreth are disgusting creatures! They'll eat anything! Even the corpses of fallen adventurers."
Town Crier tells you, "Ufet, Prophet of Blades, in Zaikhal, has been even busier now than he was before. I wonder what he is up to."
Town Crier tells you, "You know that farmer outside Lytelthorpe -- the one with the rabbit problems? Selflora says he's back."

Ulgrim Rumors

No new messages this month.

New UI and Game Changes

  • All players now have access to Asheron's Call: Dark Majesty content, regardless of whether or not they had purchased the expansion pack in the past.
  • The Allegiance Experience system has been changed. For details, please see the following articles: Allegiance Experience and Allegiance Experience Follow-Up.
  • The first phase of creature and chest treasure revisions has been implemented. Please see the Letter to the Players and the Rollout Article for details.
  • Several improvements to allegiance and general chat. Please see the Rollout Article for details.
  • NPCs and Stacked Items
    • You can now hand a whole stack to any NPC that accepts an item that can be stacked. The NPC should take only one item off the stack, leaving the remainder in your pack, and then give you your reward.

New Quests

Updated Quests

  • Bunny Master Title - quest mechanic changed: timer removed, trophy items added
  • Frore - Items, dungeons and creatures all updated.

New NPCs

New Locations

Updated Locations

New Items

Apology Token (Darktide)
Apology Token

Make sure to visist a town crier some time during this month and leave yourself two open pack slots!
Town Crier gives you Apology Token.
Town Crier tells you, "Please accept our apologies. If you return this token to any town crier, we will give you two items of incomparable value. Make certain that you have room for both items in your main pack first!"


Bunny Master Title Update
Farmer Larry's Problem
Lucky Rabbit's Foot (Green)
Lucky Rabbit's Foot (Pink)
Lucky Rabbit's Foot (Purple)


Crown of Bone Quest
Crown of Bone


Decrepit Tower Quest
Shreth-Gnawed Corpse
Crest of the Shagar Zharala
Excavation Directions
Skeleton Key
Sturdy Door
Zharalim Foreman's Journal
Zharalim Master's Journal
Woven Tassel of Far Sight
Woven Tassel of Far Sight
Woven Tassel of Sound Mind
Shadow's Eye
Shadow's Mind
Shadow's Strike
Woven Tassel of Discord
Shagraka
Periapt of Endless Sight
Cowl of the Sand


Frore Update
Gelidite Robe
Ice Heaume of Frore
Hammer of Frore


Greater Battle Dungeon
Battle Pants
Small Creepy Statue
Sparring Pants
Sparring Shirt


Updated Items

New Spells

  • Far Sight (Increases the target's Bow Skill by 8 points.)
  • Finesse (Increases the target's Coordination by 8 points.)
  • Fruit of the Oasis (Increases the rate at which the target regains Health by 20%.)
  • Shade of the Oasis (Increases the rate at which the target regains Stamina by 20%.)
  • Thew (Increases the target's Strength by 8 points.)
  • Water of the Oasis (Increases the rate at which the target regains Mana by 20%.)
  • Zeal (Increases the target's Endurance by 8 points.)

Portal.dat

New Creatures

Golem

Human

Rabbit

Skeleton

Updated Creatures

Images

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  • Gelidite Undead - Before
    Gelidite Undead - Before
  • Gelidite Undead - After
    Gelidite Undead - After
  • Small Creepy Statue
    Small Creepy Statue

Splash Screen

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