Developer's Notes
posted on 10-Mar-2004

New Functionality and Content
We've revised the Portal Space/Invoker Quest and made some improvements to the city of Yaraq.
Phase two of the ongoing Treasure revisions has been introduced.
Life Magic transfer spells have been adjusted, with transfer caps and improved efficiency for the lower-level versions of the spells.
It is now possible to cast Item Magic spells directly on the chest area of a player if you have that player targeted.
Crafting Confirmation is a new option allowing players to find out their chances of success prior to completing of a crafting interaction.
There are new Character Options for choosing to display various facts about your character to players who identify you.
It's Spring, and the snow has melted!
Miscellaneous Changes and Improvements
The formula for Arc spells has been adjusted.
Those weapons with Biting Strike or Crushing Blow now display these previously hidden properties.
The Character Options panel has been reorganized.
Auto-enforcement for speed-altering program violations is now active on all eight worlds.
Multi-strike weapons now display as such in a special property when they are identified.
As part of our ongoing town revisions, rumors sold in towns will be color-coded to reflect the intended level range of the associated content. Light Blue notes are for 1-10, Blue are for 10-20, Green are for 20-40, and Orange are for 60-80. For March, the town rumors to receive these updates are those in Yaraq and Shoushi.
Allegiance chat is now bright orange.
If you use the @allegiance on/off command, you will no longer get an error message advising you to type @help allegiance.
The "Tell to Selected" and "Tell to Allegiance" chat options work properly.
You can now separate wrapped bundles of barbed arrowheads, greater barbed arrowheads, and deadly barbed arrowheads.
The starter town Archmages now sell all 9 starter town portal gems, which have a reduced cost of 500 pyreal.
They will also sell a gem to open a portal to Xarabydun.
The Empty Soul (Jojii's Adherent) quest now has a correct minimum level of 35, and two of the notes have more accurate directions.
You should no longer be able to get stuck in the Arcane Pedestal quest in a situation where you can't get a new imaging crystal from Slithe Traditor.
Celcynd will no longer keep Aluvian stamped letters
The Creepy Statues no longer appear as portals on radar, and are easier to see from a distance.
Cultists and Zharalim no longer use spell words when they cast spells.
The armor on the Pyreal Target Drudge has been increased.
The sign at East Sawato Settlement is now correct, and East Sawato Cottages have been renamed to West Sawato Cottages as they are, in fact, west of Sawato.
The burden panel will scroll when necessary.
Also to improve graphical performance, red steam vents are seen less frequently in volcanic areas.
The icons for spells which affect entire fellowships no longer appear as though they are Self spells.
Weight of Eternity now overrides player-cast Weakness spells
The first chest in the Academy now spawns multiple Application Forms
New Gharu'ndim characters start with bread instead of cheese; this is to prevent a situation in which a starting Gharu'ndim crossbow character could end up without any bolts due to burden.
Minor Details
The Ice Badge and Olthoi Sollerets are now hookable.
Bowls now do bludgeoning damage.
The look of the Olthoi Mutilator head has been adjusted.
Olthoi Heads floor and wall-hook properly.
The Weeping Bow now looks correct when it is hooked, as do Bouquets.
Margul are slightly louder when they cast spells.
The Puppeteer's Skull no longer hovers over your hand.
Brother Gonun the Scribe in Shoushi no longer sells rumors; look for these rumors with the two barkeeps in town.
The Stamped Society letters no longer have "A" in front of their names.
A typo in the name of the Crucible with Quicksilver has been corrected.
Some typos in Scroll names have been corrected.
A typo in the text of the Aluvian society agents has been corrected.