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From: Elthan
Subject: untitled
Date: Wed Dec 30 22:49:01 2009
Reply-Code: 497a
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The Kanku Tree has had most of its known bugs fixed- this includes the
'takes you head off', the kanku that say '1', the chirpy bird, and the
zero-size cloak.
Anyone completing the quest should notice a bit of an extra bonus, too. ^^
From: Elthan
Subject: untitled
Date: Thu Jan 14 19:07:28 2010
Reply-Code: 498a
Lines: 4
The kanku tree's translation book now translates into Common instead of
English. This has the handy side effect of making it work like it's
supposed to.
If you rep it, I'll fix it. The silver fang has been given a weight
consistent with our melee weapon standards for axes.
-Kereth Midknight
The mystic hide has had its weight updated to better reflect its
slots/bulk.
-Kereth Midknight
Kmasu Tenori, the master of undead, has begun wearing clothes more
befitting of the master of unlife he is… . or at least, he likes to
think they're befitting. At any rate, no one has been willing to tell him
otherwise.
He has also gotten over his crisis of racial identity.
-Kereth Midknight
Two slayer statuses have been removed from Lao Lung, referring to mobs as
being followers of mobs whose names have long-since changed. All the
"followers" should now be only Tenori's or Fushide's.
-Kereth Midknight
Kmasu Tenori and Cheumi Kmasu have always worn matching outfits. Now that
Tenori's equipment has been upgraded, Cheumi felt unworthy to continue the
pattern. To compensate, Cheumi has now been provided a similar but more
appopriate set of armor, in order to maintain the resemblance without him
having to feel like he's putting on airs.
-Kereth Midknight
I goofed slightly on setting Kmasu Tenori's stuff up. This has been
corrected. In the off chance that somebody actually got a copy of any of
that stuff already, be aware the stats have changed. If nobody's killed him
yet, feel free to ignore this.
-Kereth Midknight
Cheumi Kmasu's racial identity crisis has similarly been resolved, and he
will no longer be caught, as a mage of his high standing, strolling around
carrying a staff that looks an awful-lot-exactly like the one sold to
peasants at the local weapon store.
-Kereth Midknight
Cheumi Kmasu's hydra was found to be in possession of a small number of
rare and valuable stones. These were promptly confiscated by those who
would be better able to make use of them. Anyone to match the hydra in
combat, however, might still be able to get something useful out of the
encounter, at least if they're creative enough.
-Kereth Midknight
The one and only Gen Fushide, the Wizard of Flame himself, has observed
recent trends on Sosel and decided he has had enough. He is naked. He has
always been naked. In fact, he has decided that he likes being naked, and
he's going to stay that way.
To make it clear that he's naked on purpose, and not just because it's some
default position, as well as to show solidarity for any others who still
wish to strut about in the nude (and really, have you seen the weather
around here? Who could put pants on in this sweltering heat?), he has opted
to instead put on jewelry, carefully choosing a small number of pieces that
he hopes will properly emphasize his natural and still completely
unconcealed physique.
-Kereth Midknight
The aforementioned quarterstaff should now get recognized by shopkeepers as
the quality piece of weaponry it really is.
-Kereth Midknight
Although it would consider it a violation of its pride as a dragon to go
about in anything that could be termed "fancy duds," it has nonetheless
seen the tactical advantage being gained by others when equipping
themselves with objects of great power. Seeking to keep up with the arms
race, the dragon sent for a rather small delegation from Crypt to set it up
with the latest and most efficient items to enhance its natural powers.
Several of those delegates returned to Crypt shortly thereafter, feeling
rather miffed about not having been paid.
Those that did not return were described as "delicious."
-Kereth Midknight
Nobody really expects dragons to dress themselves. Reptilian anatomy gives
them little to hide, most of the time, their culture has little taboos in
that area, and frankly, most of them are too convinced by the durability of
their natural armor to think they need to wear more of it. The Jade
Dragon's decision to equip itself, then, struck advocates of the Natural
Jungles movement as shocking and dangerous precedent.
If even a dragon was wearing something, one advocate fretted, non-nudity
was becoming dangerously close to becoming Sosel's "new norm."
You can imagine their concern today, as news spread that the Kari Dragon,
one of the Jade Dragon's near neighbors, had decided to clothe itself as
well, wearing even more than the Jade Dragon had. The time was approaching,
warned one, when drastic action would be required, before all was lost (or
at least not on public display).
-Kereth Midknight
"The" Jade Dragon, it turns out, was more of an "A" Jade Dragon. What's
more, the dragon in question doesn't see eye to eye with the other Jade
Dragons. The clan has held a meeting, and the consensus has been that these
foolish trinkets are unbefitting of their dignity as dragons.
Much to the relief of members of the Natural Jungles movement, the Jade
Dragons have collectively decided to stop wearing the new accessories. Some
have even traded them out for more worthy treasures, while others have
simply packed them away. Adventurers seeking to claim such rewards may
still have them, if they can prove themselves worthy in combat, but they
will no longer be on public display.
Feeling out of place in light of this turn of events, the Kari Dragon has
likewise removed its undragonlike attire and arranged a means to claim that
the supplies were never its to begin with (Again, adventurers may still
obtain them; they are just out of sight).
-Kereth Midknight
Inspired by the rapidly changing and much contested fashions around the
region, Korin Umitsuk, the High Priest, has decided to give his own attire
some attention as well. Abandoning the cheap chainmail and mace he once
wore and carried, he has begun wearing the set of white robes he'd always
told people he had and begun employing a variety of higher quality pieces
of equipment overall.
-Kereth Midknight
The dirk of venom has been cleaned up and updated. Many of the updates are
just behind the scenes code cleanup, but players will likely be able to
notice the following:
1. The weapon's weight has been brought into spec.
2. Special attacks will now show damage numbers and affect the wielder's
dpr.
3. Special messages will now wrap properly.
4. Many missing special messages will now appear (previously victims would
be unaware of being hit by some specials or similar)
5. Various typos have been corrected.
6. Non area-of-effect damage will no longer interract with other effects as
though it had been area-of-effect.
7. While the poison special will not cause poison effects all the time, it
will at least no longer weaken or remove poison already in the victim's
veins.
-Kereth Midknight
The men of the Knotak Woods, having resolved the sticky "axe affair," have
settled down now to a spirit of greater friendship and comraderie. From
henceforth, they should be less likely to stand by when they see their
fellows in danger and should likewise be less likely to accidentally (or
not so accidentally) cause them harm during a brawl.
-Kereth Midknight
Having been thwarted in his attempts to borrow his boss's axe, the feisty
logger has gotten some axes of his own, possibly with a little emphasis on
quantity over quality. While he was at it, he noticed all the clothes in
his chest back home and thought to himself, "Hey, why aren't I wearing
these?"
-Kereth Midknight
Note: Credit for overall aesthetic design of these items goes to Mireille,
who made a bunch of eq for this area that for some reason never went in
game. Those items have been updated and implemented and a few mudlib
glitches removed in the process.
The other lumberjacks of the Knotak logging camp have taken some time to
consider the feisty logger's example and decided that, yes, putting actual
protective gear while logging does seem to be a great way to avoid
splinters, keep warm and fend off the attacks of pesky Gifted Ones who
occasionally come by for something other than learning how to throw things.
Many of them have, in fact, decided to throw things back.
-Kereth Midknight
Note: Credit for these items goes even moreso to Mireille than with the
previous items. Clothes remain fully unmodified from her original designs
this time, while weapons were upgraded statistically and only the ammo is
of a wholly new design.
The lumberjack assigned to work as a carpenter, building the cabin in the
Knotak logging camp, has also decided that such clothing and implements
would improve his working conditions.
-Kereth Midknight
Note: Full credit (save for an extra skill bonus) goes to Mireille on all
these items.
The hardest working among the lumberjacks have just been too busy working
hard to keep up on the lastest trends in the Knotak logging camp. However,
seeing their comrades having such success with their new attire, they have
finally decided to follow suit.
-Kereth Midknight
Following the example of his men in their new efforts to protect their
bodies against the hazards of the wood and the hazards of their own labor,
the mean lumberjack has also reluctantly agreed to put safety first in the
workplace and donned a little more protective gear of his own.
-Kereth Midknight
This past morning, Serpent 2 on the 2nd day of Dry, at 03:80, the Nameless
forces of Sosel's notorious Pit were happy to play hosts to an invited
delegate of Perdow's assassin's guild, who provided a public lecture on
proper dagger care. Spies in the service of the Nameless One report, in
particular, that the lecture was highly informative, and many residents of
the Pit have expressed a hope that more such lectures could be hosted in
the future, all budgets permitting.
Official representatives of the assassin's guild, likewise, report that the
event was a huge success.
-Kereth Midknight
Residents of the ranch should now be a little better about getting along
and watching one another's backs.
-Kereth Midknight
Brewers of drakhen-kwa on Sosel should, in the future, use a little less
butter and herbs and a little more actual tea and water when brewing in the
future. As such, drakhen-kwa will from henceforth be a beverage, not an
"other" category food.
-Kereth Midknight
The scalesnare should now have a weight more befitting its slots/bulk.
-Kereth Midknight
Citan, the kanku sage, has finally made a public announcement to clear up
the confusion that has been wearing on his nerves for many years now:
You've all been pronouncing his name wrong.
He hopes you'll be more careful and culturally sensitive in the future. If
you do, he promises he won't introduce himself twice anymore when people
ask him about his name.
-Kereth Midknight
The kente robe should now have a weight more befitting its slots/bulk,
although it wasn't that far out of bounds before.
-Kereth Midknight
A certain scimitar should no longer pretend to be a dagger. Its weapon type
has been changed to match other scimitars.
-Kereth Midknight
The tanned cincture should no longer claim to be a tanned cincture under
certain conditions, especially because it was never tanned to begin with,
nor was it a cincture.
-Kereth Midknight
The merchant's descendents have agreed to part with a bit of their
inheritance to put a roof on his tomb.
(The "Merchant's Tomb" is now indoors)
-Kereth Midknight
The residents of the elemental temple have been hauled off for a three week
getaway and Resort Loveandfriendship, in order to participate in the famous
team building program the resort offers. They should no longer be prone to
standing idly by as their comrades are slaughtered, nor to occasionally
hitting those idle comrades with their area attacks in retaliation, etc.
After hearing about the great successes achieved at the temple, the members
of the Wind Ninja Clan have pooled their salaries in order to send their
leadership to the same resort.
-Kereth Midknight
The zoning council of Edon has been called into the area designated the
"shaman's village" and had a long talk with the residents there. It has now
been made abundantly clear that while they may all live together along that
jungle path, and that does justify them in calling it their "home" and
arguably their "village," it does not, by any means, make it "indoors," and
they should stop treating it as such.
-Kereth Midknight
Yuko Hame-hi should be a little more clear about how she's using fancy
footwork when she decides to use fancy footwork.
-Kereth Midknight
For those too utterly confused by the earlier post, who absolutely must
know, the shoulderwraps from the basilisk would appear as "tanned cincture"
in various messages.
-Kereth Midknight
Kyle, the smithy, has always been targettable as "human." However, he has
never actually been human and instead just changed to a new random sosel
race each boot. This has now been corrected. From now on, he should stay
steady as a drago- I mean, as a human, as originally intended.
-Kereth Midknight
Paulus, the armorer, has likewise always been targettable as "human." He
also has never actually been human and instead just changed to a new random
sosel race each boot. This has been corrected similarly.
Both shopkeepers should also be less spammy in the future.
-Kereth Midknight
Lady Elza should now actually wear the black robe she's claimed to have all
along.
(Note: This is an unkillable quest mob. Item added for flavor, not as
potential loot)
-Kereth Midknight
Fed up ongoing personnel shortages, Ninja master Chideo Shi has declared
that it will henceforth no longer be guild policy for members of the guild
to constantly work to kill one another. Those who have proven their worth
may come and go at will, although outsiders may still be expected to prove
themselves or perish.
-Kereth Midknight
Cord, the shop keeper, has always been targettable as human. However, he
has never actually been human and instead changed to a new random sosel
race each boot. This has now been corrected. From now on, he should stay
steady as a dragon, wholly in contravention of original intents.
-Kereth Midknight
The obsidian axe should now have a weight more befitting its weapon type
and the number of limbs used to wield it.
-Kereth Midknight
The knaar'ep tried to be evil, like every demon should, but it couldn't
seem to do it right.
Fortunately, there was help. The Knaar'ep discovered Evil Therapy(tm).
Thanks to this mail-in course, and for the small price of three immortal
souls and All Your Money Plus A Massive Loan, the Knaar'ep has learned the
true secrets of villainy. You could too! Don't be stuck in flappiness when
all the good eq is evil! Just call (666) 555-BAAL-SOMEBODY, and get your
free brochure! Act now! Call today, and make all of someone's fondest
nightmares come true!
This ad provided by your local demon council.
The bone dagger should now have a weight more befitting its weapon type and
number of limbs used to wield it.
-Kereth Midknight
Sometimes accosting the parrots would cause errors…
…not anymore…
—Kellin
The Tikki Idols were created by the Cultist Guild to guard their lands and
rain destruction down upon unwanted intruders. Crafted in the vilest of
infernal rituals, they stood ever ready to rain acidic death down upon any
who crossed their paths whose alignment did not match their own.
Unfortunately, low quality controls regarding the virgin sacrifices
resulted in some Tiki Idols being less-than-unholy and instead trying to
rain acidic death upon passing cultists, rather than those cultists' foes.
Growing tired of the indignity of the periodic surprise acid baths, the
cultists have taken the Tiki Idols down and redone the rituals as needed,
now with virgins who are guaranteed to be -at least- 90% more pure than the
originals. It is hoped that the Tiki Idols will be more selective in the
future about where they direct their acid.
(Some problems with the special melee code for tiki idols have also been
fixed)
-Kereth Midknight
The silksteel slippers should now have a weight more befitting their
slots/bulk.
-Kereth Midknight
The cultists have once again been met with consternation regarding the
behavior of their tikki idols. They have sacrificed and resacrificed. They
have performed countless unholy rites. They have played endless games of
"Have you ever" to ensure the total virginity of their sacrifices. Still,
despite all they could do, the idols wouldn't stop attacking cultists
rather than actual intruders.
Finally, after much trial and tribulation, they've given up and removed the
move fundamental of their budget saving strategies. From henceforth, tikki
idols will no longer be papuas with big stone masks on.
-Kereth Midknight
The following items have received minor stat updates to comply with revised
equipment standards.
a pair of furry bands
Hunter's Amulet
cloak of virtue
~Nerina
Certain drakhen spirits should no longer register as mindless constructs
when they are clearly not.
-Kereth Midknight
The winged band should now have a weight more befitting its slots/bulk (and
befitting somethign described as being "light as a feather").
-Kereth Midknight
a rawhide waterskin should now fill up appropriately.
Wxyz
The following items have received minor stat updates to comply with revised
equipment standards.
sash of protection
wickerwork shield
~Nerina
Following items from Kalima - Blood Avenger had their buggy "wiz" bonus
replaced with "wis" bonus.
Trishula of Tribulation
A Garland of Skulls
Silver Ankle Bracelets
~Nerina
It appears Kalima's eq was slightly lacking for a monster of her power.
This has been corrected and the weapon specials now show damage numbers and
affect dpr. The following items have been updated:
Blood Axe
Trishula of Tribulation
Beaded Band
Silver Ankle Bracelets
A Garland of Skulls
Flowing Silk Skirt
~Nerina
Flowing monks should no longer sometimes load with size 0 ribbons. This was
the fault of those lazy qookies who couldn't be bothered to grow proper
tails to fill their responsibilities. They have been sacked and replaced
with those who have proper respect for the value of tails.
-Kereth Midknight
The Priests of Kalima have decided that their status as devoted subjects
demands that they wear symbols worth their status instead of serving their
patron without clothes.
~Nerina
A typo was causing Balaam to load incompletely, depriving her from most of
her eq and fighting abilities. This has been corrected, and her eq has been
reviewed and updated.
Much wealth has been found by jaguar clan, and it has been divided squarely
among the jaguar clan members. A select few have used this opportunity to
update their gear as well.
~Nerina
Bagheera's and Khan's possessions have been reviewed and updated.
Panther and tiger clans have been quick to get their share of the sudden
wealth being passed around in their village. A select few have also gotten
their hands on the increasingly popular new gear acquired by their
brethren.
~Nerina
Pumonca's and Simba's possessions have been reviewed and updated.
The cougars and lions have followed the example of the other clans in
gaining wealth and new items.
~Nerina
Qualmi and Swara's possessions have been reviewed and updated.
Finally, word of the wealth (and shopping opportunities) have reached the
ears of the lynx and cheetah clan members, who are only too keen to get
their share of it.
~Nerina
Sacred cobras are now animals.
-Kereth Midknight
White cranes are also animals.
-Kereth Midknight
Sikkarmas has come to all of the children in the Catfolk village!
~Nerina
The druid village has had a longstanding troll problem, which most of its
residents have refused to acknowledge. Recent events, however, have turned
trolls into the topic of the week, and it has been decided that the problem
is too much for the villagers to handle by themselves.
The Druid Village Board of Tourism has conducted extensive renovations in
order to attract more visitors, who will hopefully be able to assist with
the troll problem. The renovations have included rebuilding, as well as
adding new services, and squirreling the more unsightly landmarks out of
public view in an attempt to create a more welcoming atmosphere.
All the locations and services, unsightly or not, previously found within
the village, are still available on the village grounds.
~Nerina
Excessive cleaning will no longer cause multiple hatches to appear in a
certain location.
~Nerina
I'm 99.99%+ sure that nobody has any wrap dresses of any color saved. If
you did, it's probably gone. If you were planning to get one, wait until
next boot. These also experienced a more serious issue as a result of the
label saving and old wrap dresses probably would not have survived, if
there were any. If you did have one, you can request a reimbursement.
-Kereth Midknight
It came to my attention that nobody in the Druid village knew anything
about [redacted]. This has been corrected and the villagers will now offer
their opinion of it should they be asked. The person looking for it will
also indicate that it's missing, and cite it's last known location, if
asked about it.
~Nerina
A certain rock should no longer bug out when it moves back after you move
it.
-Kereth Midknight
The kitten dolls should now retain size, condition and thread status over
boot. The dolls saved from a previous boot should convert after a boot or
two.
~Nerina
Zarigin now has additional targeting options.
~Nerina
Pressing non-existent buttons with a dinosaur toy in your inventory won't
result in a sensitive mind error anymore.
~Nerina
Facing starvation and bankruptcy (in that order), Xavier's Reagents has
adopted a new, hopefully more successful, business model, one in which they
actually stock and attempt to sell goods.
-Kereth Midknight
Following major customer complaints and several small riots, Xavier should
no longer sell vials that break precisely two minutes after purchase,
guaranteed. Instead, he should actuallys start selling some of those herbs
he's been keeping on display.
-Kereth Midknight
In a unique version of the "go through door and door is closed behind me"
bug, a certain jammed passage on Sosel would actually become jammed again
when you tried to go through it, but -before- you could actually go, if you
managed to unjam it in some way. This should now be corrected.
-Kereth Midknight
The gem bug (described in raji news) has been identified and corrected in
the following Sosel mobs as well: Bagheera, Balaam, Khan, Pumonca, Qualmi,
Simba and Swara.
-Kereth Midknight
The dead boars and dinosaurs sometimes found on Sosel have been updated.
Both have more detailed descriptions and much higher nutritional values.
-Kereth Midknight
The final bits of relevant carrion from Sosel- dead lizards, dead
microbisons and dragon meat- have now been updated. The lizards and
microbisons should have considerably higher nutritional value, the raw
dragon meat will actually count as carrion, and all of them have much
longer, and often at least very slightly more detailed, descriptions.
-Kereth Midknight
One of the most fashionably conservative of the Soselian monk clans, the
Kamioken warrior monks have suffered considerably since the start of the
so-called "pants craze" among the various martial artists of the world.
They have struggled long to remain true to their principles and the old
traditions, but they have suffered for it. Many a aspiring martial arts
student has opted to go elsewhere, choosing to learn from masters whose
lower regions are not on full, constant display.
In a desperate effort to counter this alarming trend, many of the clan's
most elite warrior monks have begun covering their nudity, a move that has
met with harsh criticisms and encouraged many to challenge their position
within the clan as a result. Many of these monks have had to improve their
weapons as well, in an effort to try to keep up with the increased
aggression of their more physically exposed rivals.
-Kereth Midknight
While internal assessments of the new clothing patterns of the warrior
monks have been uneven, visitors have excitedly embraced this excuse to
start wearing clothing of their own.
-Kereth Midknight
Noting with great relief the changed dressing habits of the local monks,
the nearby peasant community has ceased stripping themselves nude prior to
visiting the local monastery.
-Kereth Midknight
The rugged backpacks sold in Edon (which I think used to be sold in
Sauronan, but I can find no evidence of their being available there now)
have been updated to use more current base code. You will at least notice
the ability to close them now.
-Kereth Midknight
Encouraged by the success of their followers in defying local norms, the
leaders of the visiting monk delegations around the Kamioken dojo have now,
likewise, decided to forgo their prior pattern of nudity.
-Kereth Midknight
Surprisingly eager to embrace the new ways compared to his betters, the
ancient monk Kenji has fetched an article of clothing he has been storing
for many years and even given his blade some much needed maintenance.
-Kereth Midknight
Mizuno, head of the kitchens at the Kamioken dojo, has likewise decided
that actually dressing herself might be more conducive to getting her work
done.
Given the additional modesty imparted by actual attire, she has felt free
to begin employing the martial arts form that she's been training in for
years but had been hesitant to employ on the job.
-Kereth Midknight
Seeing that he was the last nude individual in the entire dojo, Yaemon the
Iron Fist has finally conceded to changes in the times and put some clothes
on of his own, much to the heartbreak of many of the lonely serving girls.
(Dressing of the Kamioken monks is now complete. Or as complete as it's
going to be. I'm not going to mess with those one kind of guards, because
of -reasons-)
-Kereth Midknight
Many of the monks in the Kamioken dojo have long taken to training in
pairs. Those who have taken advantage of this comraderie have been able to
benefit in many ways, supporting one another in combat, further refining
one another's techniques, and even taken opportunities to make
optimizations to their gear.
-Kereth Midknight
Xavier Davion, the renowned herbalist, which is to say, the herbalist who
you've probably at least heard of, which is rather to say, okay, he's an
herbalist alright? Now you know. Renown is relative, okay? Some people have
heard of him, and some of those people at least have a middle opinion of
him or better. His mother loves him. What more do you want? Hey, it's not
like there's some special agency somewhere that determines who's renowned
and who isn't. He-
What? You think there's an agency like that on Welstar someplace? Then go
ask them if he's renowned or not. That's not even the point here. Where
were we even going with this?
Anyway, that one guy has bags for sale. Go buy them or something.
-Kereth Midknight
Drakhen-kwa should no longer weigh 50 kgs.
-Kereth Midknight
A certain ninja helm that was too bulky for ninjas to use has been updated
to be less bulky. Other adjustments have been made to complement this
change. Effective at boot for items already loaded.
~Nerina
Finding certain secret passages in certain places should now allow you to
actually go through those secret passages, rather than just letting you
know you found them.
-Kereth "#nospoilers" Midknight
The silver temple belt should be significantly easier to target in the
future.
-Kereth Midknight
Soselian hunters have started to consider the possibility that the animal
doesn't need to weigh over 30kg before it starts to count as a game animal.
Several dragons have described this break on tradition as scandalous, while
many arakuns and catfolk look forward to having meal choices that are
easier to carry home.
Several smaller dead animal food items will now occasionally appear in
Sosel.
~Nerina
The following fish, sometimes found on Sosel, have all had their
nutritional values and/or their market values significantly increased:
Blacklace angel
Archerfish
Piranha
Spearfish
Dino fish
Spotted thornfish
Gar
Devil hole pupfish
Cloudfish
Blade fish
Bass
-Kereth Midknight
The following fish, sometimes found on Sosel, have all had their
nutritional values and/or their market values significantly increased:
Hanger leaf
-Kereth "sorry, just one today" Midknight
All remaining fish that are sometimes found on Sosel via the fishing skill
in appropriate terrains have now had their food values properly updated.
This concludes fishing-compatible fish updates for all worlds.
Today's update includes:
Spitfire fish
Polkadot ribbonfish
Mud dipper
Cackle backed eel
Blood lamprey
Huskfish
Trout
-Kereth Midknight
The following fish have had their nutritional values increased, should some
be found from anywhere, likely on Sosel.
Aurora slander
Yellowbellied blowfish
~Nerina
A certain hidden ladder on top of a certain pyramid should, in the future,
be more reliably present after being found.
~Nerina
Characters of size greater than 100 should no longer find that they can
somehow touch bottom and keep their head over the surface of the Black
Lake, despite the presence of down exits to rooms filled with water where
they can no longer do so.
-Kereth Midknight
A certain big toothy creature with phenomenal legs was prone to smashing
things in a way that deleted them rather than left them broken. This should
now be corrected, and things smashed in this way should actually break,
rather than vanish.
-Kereth #nospoilers Midknight
More town crier related bugs have been cleared out. Kate (of Edon) should
actually be audible again and will remember what she's been paid to say
across boots, the way George (of Scarrowfell) now does.
-Kereth Midknight
Yup, the locks they are a-changin':
A Deep Valley 20 -> 30
Bananaville 0 -> 30
Concerning Flight 25 -> 30
Dino Traders 21 -> 30
Firescape: Tower 18 -> 27
Innsmouth 30 -> Unlocked
Mysterious Ant Colony 20 -> 23
Ong's Hat 21 -> 30
The Ranch 10 -> 14
Fenriss Sewers 40 -> Unlocked
A Shaman's Grove 39 -> Unlocked
—Kellin
About seventy-three areas in the "Hidden Forest" area on Sosel were missing
terrain types. This has now been corrected.
-Kereth Midknight
Years of raiding and plundering have finally depleted the vast wealth of
Mictlatepec. Desperate to cling to what wealth remains to them, they have
invested a portion of their remaining treasure, ensuring that finally, at
least, the heads will stop falling off of their golden hammers at
inopportune times.
(Gem levels in Mictlatepec have been reviewed. Also a typo which resulted
in the "Hammer of Gold" getting referred to as a "Rod of gold" in one of
the special attack messages has been corrected)
-Kereth Midknight
The effects of the deafening sounds in the forge of the gods should be at
least barely more consistent in the future. Barely.
(Specifically, the use of the strangely-unaffected rsay by the shoppie will
be consistent between common chats and answering questions)
-Kereth Midknight
The black wristband should now have a market value, for those interested in
selling it off. For those interested in actually doing something with it,
the GID info should be a bit more helpful in pointing you in the right
direction.
-Kereth Midknight
Certain broadheaded arrows should no longer weigh four times as much as
normal arrows.
-Kereth Midknight
The various types of steel braces found somewhere on Sosel should now have
shop values appropriate to their respective stats.
-Kereth Midknight
Franciscas and hurlbats should now have their worth recognized by relevant
merchants.
-Kereth Midknight
The Fenriss Map should now be up-to-date.
-Kereth Midknight
The code that was supposed to be making Yaemon use the right martial arts
form for his weapon should now actually do what it was supposed to do.
-Kereth Midknight
The basilisk and baby basilisks should be more consistent in the future
with regards to mindlessness, sapience, (non)humanoid status, etc.
-Kereth Midknight
Shimo Ayaka's body should now qualify as a more appropriate archetype for
necromantic purposes.
-Kereth Midknight
It should be somewhat easier to target moon tooth sabers in the future.
-Kereth Midknight
The skull belt had been set as valueless based on criteria that haven't
remained true over the many years since it was originally coded. This
setting has thus been removed, and future skull belts should be shoppable.
Skull belts should also no longer give bonuses to the "horde link skull"
spell, preferring a more contemporary spell bonus instead.
-Kereth Midknight
Certain interactions in the vipyr hunting grounds should be less syntax
quest-y in the future.
-Kereth Midknight
"A dirt road in the jungle" should now be outdoors along its full length.
-Kereth Midknight
A certain pair of cloth mittens should now have a weight more befitting its
slots/bulk.
-Kereth Midknight
The drakhen-kwa-chomi sometimes found on Sosel should now be counted as
seafood, rather than as meat, in keeping with their descriptions.
-Kereth Midknight
"The night is my cloak. I need no other," said the Ninja Blade.
"Well, that's not really how the rest of us are doing this anymore," said
the monks.
"Well, I'm fuzzy," said the Ninja Blade, "and that makes my clothes really
itchy."
"Some of us have fur too, but we manage," said the monks.
"Well, nobody can see me anyway, because I'm so dang stealthy!" said the
Ninja Blade.
"You're guarding an entrance! You can't get in people's way without them
seeing you!" the other monks complained. "And, you know, they can see -all-
of you, so…"
The Ninja Blade sighed.
"Fine. I'll put on some pants."
-Kereth "The Ninja Blade isn't naked anymore" Midknight
The virtual map in the drum filled jungle area on Sosel should now have
terrain settings on all map tiles.
-Kereth Midknight
The gates of Lao Lung should now have an appropriate terrain setting.
-Kereth Midknight
The newbie-pod on Sosel should now determine whether a given person can
enter them based on that individual's level, not the level of the person
who entered the movement command. High level parties can no longer use the
newbie transport by having a newbie lead them through it.
-Kereth Midknight
Broken lookable items and only half-way opening doors in Lord Ovid's
Dinosaur Camp have been fixed.
-Nerina
The outdoor areas of the ranger guild hall should now have a valid terrain
setting.
-Kereth Midknight
The herbal library in the ranger guild should now count as a library for
purposes of skills and spells that care about such.
-Kereth Midknight
Due to weird quirks with the syntax of many commands, the item "all seeing
eyes" was not targettable as such by many commands. While there is no
perfect solution here, short of renaming the item to not have the word
"all" near the beginning of any potential targets, they should now at least
mostly do what you're expecting them to do when you target them, if only
because "seeing eyes" is now a valid target.
drop all seeing eyes
You drop an All Seeing Eyes.
get all all seeing eyes
You get an All Seeing Eyes -<(Aura)>-.
-Kereth "Close Enough" Midknight
Okay, FINE.
:P
I've gotten multiple suggestions from different sources on this so: Yes, I
considered the possibility of changing "all seeing eyes" to "all-seeing
eyes."
The trouble is that I have a policy of treating punctuation as optional for
valid item targets, so "all-seeing eyes" would still require "all seeing
eyes" to be a valid target (just adding in "all-seeing eyes" as another
option). The same is true of "a pair of all seeing eyes" or "a pair of
all-seeing eyes." Either would be legitimately targetable as "all seeing
eyes."
That said, having "all-seeing eyes" as a valid target option does provide a
more intuitive option to make less ambiguious single-targetting of an
instance of the item possible (rather than having to target them by "seeing
eyes"). In support of that, I've added the hyphenated version to the name
and targets. "all seeing eyes" is still valid for commands that don't mess
up on it, and it'll sorta' work-ish for commands where it does mess up, but
"all-seeing eyes" is now available as well.
-Kereth Midknight
The red, green and golden seals should no longer end up floating
inaccessibly in voidspace if the player combining them doesn't have enough
room in their inventory.
-Kereth Midknight
Ninjamaster Chideo Shi has joined the list of bosses that don't repop.
-Kereth Midknight
Glass roses should no longer be mysteriously missing from a chest if the
chest loaded that boot by something other than a player walking into the
room.
-Kereth Midknight
Dear ma and pa,
the traveling is going splendidly! I have seen many planets and cities,
made acquaintance with many more people of different races than I was since
I wrote you last time. I have learned so much! When I'll return home, I
will write many songs and stories to share with everybody. But I'm not
quite done with this amazing trip yet, there's still more places to go,
people to see.
I'm sure you remember Missy, the companion I picked up from the pet shop
when I visited the shady city of Scarrowfell. She was brandishing a ragged
look, and I was concerned how people are going to view us. Never fear! We
have just visited the famous Pet Salon in the beautiful town called
Spartan's Bay, and lil' Missy is now sparkling clean and stylin' with brand
new bow on top of her head.
She does still have some less than appealing habits that I wish she'd cut
out, and that's why we are now heading to Sosel! I have heard rumors of
mysterious pet whisperer who lives in some place called Fenriss. According
to the rumors, this person can make a pet completely forget unwanted
behavior, and learn any new things you could want to teach it! It is
totally worth checking out, even if visiting in Sosel wasn't next in my
list anyway! Next time I'll write you you'll hear how a pet whisperer looks
like!
I hope everything is going fine in the homestead, I'll write again soon!
Yours, Willy
