Post by Slayer on Aug 23, 2004 21:05:18 GMT
UPDATE 8-23
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Updates:
- Manatakloss has been upgraded to challenge epic characters. The main area is now in two districts with revamped slums and houses. The Temple of Lolth and the Drow Arcane Tower are in the build queue. Until then, we ask characters of lvl 35+ to test their mettle on the new and improved drow city. Remember that drow are highly magic resistant, are hard to hit and hit hard in return. Plan accordingly.
The entrance to the city will be changed in a future update, but is currently still located at the end of the Caverns of the Underdark. The entrance to the caverns is locked for players lacking in levels. This is for your own protection!! You will see the signs. The Jade Teeth still work as well, though the hermit is not feeling so good anymore. The city is officially open for beta-testing and all are asked to run through it.
Please post comments and/or suggestions about the city on the website. It is intended for players lvl 36+ and all comments should be written in this context. Thx and have fun >
- The Eternal Dragons have been revised and upgraded. Loot spawned by them is now appropriate to the level intended to fight them. Cessy is still a wuss. Asimathas (Big Red) is intended for a party of lvl 25+. Grehnaxas and Lithiuschas (Lucy) are intended for lvl 27+. These are also open for beta-testing. Again, post comment and suggestions on the website with the intended levels as a context.
- The server will now auto-restart every 4 hours or so. Just like old times You will be given ample warning of an impending restart.
- The emote wand has been upgraded. In addition to new emotes it will give you the option of changing your weapon's visual effects as well. You will not have the choice to add a Sonic visual due to lag issues.
- Pick-pocketing an item will now tag the item not only as stolen but also with the owner's name. If either you or your party memebers can kill the pick-pocket, the item will automatically be given back to you (assuming he hasn't sold it yet).
- Pick-pocket bashing is defined as pick-pocketing players of fewer levels than you. PP bashing is now logged and posted to all DMs.
- Some items have been removed from the game:
Vengear
Ring of Spell Storing (Lesser, Greater, Regular, Decaf)
Ring of the Summoner
This has been done due to balancing issues. On log-in one or more of these items will be removed from your inventory and you will be compensated with the full gold piece value of the item. If you still find some in your inventory, go ahead and equip them. They will then be removed as well and you will be compensated in full. Save yourself the inventory space and equip them. You will get more gold by doing this and you will find that the items are quite unusable regardless. We apologize for any inconvenience.
- The priest in town now comes with a de-leveling option. Choosing this option will reduce to you to one experience point below your current level. All of your items will be removed prior to de-leveling automatically, to avoid invalidating your character. RDDs be warned!!! The charisma bug is not dead. It is possible that de-leveling while having 10 levels in RDD may still invalidate your character due to the system's method of enhancing your charisma.
- The Deck of Hazards will now remove your inventory items before applying the effect of the Fool card. The Donjon card will now send you to jail.
- The Abandoned Farm is now open again for testing. Farm on!!
- The Immortal gear will now automatically be unequipped if you are not Immortal. This should have been occuring up until this point but has not. Again, apologies.
- Rogues must pass a UMD check to use scrolls.
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Updates:
- Manatakloss has been upgraded to challenge epic characters. The main area is now in two districts with revamped slums and houses. The Temple of Lolth and the Drow Arcane Tower are in the build queue. Until then, we ask characters of lvl 35+ to test their mettle on the new and improved drow city. Remember that drow are highly magic resistant, are hard to hit and hit hard in return. Plan accordingly.
The entrance to the city will be changed in a future update, but is currently still located at the end of the Caverns of the Underdark. The entrance to the caverns is locked for players lacking in levels. This is for your own protection!! You will see the signs. The Jade Teeth still work as well, though the hermit is not feeling so good anymore. The city is officially open for beta-testing and all are asked to run through it.
Please post comments and/or suggestions about the city on the website. It is intended for players lvl 36+ and all comments should be written in this context. Thx and have fun >
- The Eternal Dragons have been revised and upgraded. Loot spawned by them is now appropriate to the level intended to fight them. Cessy is still a wuss. Asimathas (Big Red) is intended for a party of lvl 25+. Grehnaxas and Lithiuschas (Lucy) are intended for lvl 27+. These are also open for beta-testing. Again, post comment and suggestions on the website with the intended levels as a context.
- The server will now auto-restart every 4 hours or so. Just like old times You will be given ample warning of an impending restart.
- The emote wand has been upgraded. In addition to new emotes it will give you the option of changing your weapon's visual effects as well. You will not have the choice to add a Sonic visual due to lag issues.
- Pick-pocketing an item will now tag the item not only as stolen but also with the owner's name. If either you or your party memebers can kill the pick-pocket, the item will automatically be given back to you (assuming he hasn't sold it yet).
- Pick-pocket bashing is defined as pick-pocketing players of fewer levels than you. PP bashing is now logged and posted to all DMs.
- Some items have been removed from the game:
Vengear
Ring of Spell Storing (Lesser, Greater, Regular, Decaf)
Ring of the Summoner
This has been done due to balancing issues. On log-in one or more of these items will be removed from your inventory and you will be compensated with the full gold piece value of the item. If you still find some in your inventory, go ahead and equip them. They will then be removed as well and you will be compensated in full. Save yourself the inventory space and equip them. You will get more gold by doing this and you will find that the items are quite unusable regardless. We apologize for any inconvenience.
- The priest in town now comes with a de-leveling option. Choosing this option will reduce to you to one experience point below your current level. All of your items will be removed prior to de-leveling automatically, to avoid invalidating your character. RDDs be warned!!! The charisma bug is not dead. It is possible that de-leveling while having 10 levels in RDD may still invalidate your character due to the system's method of enhancing your charisma.
- The Deck of Hazards will now remove your inventory items before applying the effect of the Fool card. The Donjon card will now send you to jail.
- The Abandoned Farm is now open again for testing. Farm on!!
- The Immortal gear will now automatically be unequipped if you are not Immortal. This should have been occuring up until this point but has not. Again, apologies.
- Rogues must pass a UMD check to use scrolls.