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- Betrayal
- --02-15
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- 15.0
- --02-18
- Minor Details
- Miscellaneous Improvements and Changes
- We appreciate your feedback and bug reports in helping to ensure that the world of Dereth is a stable and fun place to be. Please submit any such bug reports to http://bugs.zone.com.
- Thank you!
- While not an exact repeat of earlier generator issues, we have seen numerous and verified reports of certain NPCs, monsters, and items not appearing in dungeons or on the landscape due to malfunctioning generators. We are currently investigating this issue.
- Second, the higher a player's Endurance, the less stamina one uses while attacking. This benefit is tied to Endurance only, and it caps out at around 50% less stamina used per attack. The minimum stamina used per attack remains one.
- Actually, the "lag" you are experiencing is an increase in CPU utilization, not network lag. This is happening largely around three areas: Hebian-to, Shoushi and Arwic . There are a few isolated cases of it elsewhere in Dereth as well. We will have a fix for this in February. If this slowdown should cause you to be unable to log in, feel free to use "urgent assistance" to page an admin, and someone will come move you to a safe location to log in.
- Be sure to check the Developer's Notes for April, the State of the Code, and the Letter to the Players, to learn more details of the Betrayal event. Join us as we continue the ongoing saga of Asheron's Call, and we'll see you in Dereth!
- I am on the mage armor quest , and after giving the Golem the permission note, I go through the portal it creates but all I see is black. Is this some kind of new dungeon?
- Players will also be able to recall to their RQ room, using the same command they would for a Cottage or Villa. One difference between RQs and landscape housing is that the location of your RQ will not show up on your House panel. Also, keep in mind that a player may not own both a landscape dwelling and a RQ room, just one or the other.
- When I use the housing object in front of a house, and try to inscribe it, my game seems to crash every time. Am I doing something wrong?
- A new client was made available to fix the "No Logon Server" issue that has been affecting the Windows 9x platform for some of our players. You should no longer be experiencing this problem.
- I am trying to use the new Component Buyer introduced in the June update but I cannot find any information in the game about how to use it. Am I not looking in the right place?
- For the @houses available command to know of a house, the landblock containing that house has to have been visited by a player at some point. This only needs to happen once for the @houses available command to be aware of the house.
- Those who are the victims of account stealing may find that they cannot sign in. This is because the thief has changed the password to your Zone account. Please refer to our
Security article on the "News" page for more information.
- For example, a player will not get a free protective bonus from natural resistances if they have both Prot 7 and Vuln 7 cast upon them. The Prot and Vuln will cancel each other out, and since the Prot has overwritten the natural resistances, there will be no resistance bonus.
- If something strange has happened to your character, such as a location change, missing items, or items having disappeared entirely, you may be the victim of account stealing. This can be done by a few methods, each of which you can prevent. Please refer to our
Security article on the "News" page for more information.
- I love that I can see my extended chat window now when I close my backpack and view AC in the full window, but I noticed that every once in a while my client crashes when I try to extend that window more. What is going on?
- :* North Damn Hive
:* Elyrii Hive
:* East Dam Hive
:* Central Hive
:* Tiny Hive
:* Small Hive
:* New Hive
:* Simple Hive
:* Shallow Hive
- ''A brother searches for his older sister, seeking clues in a written trail of loss and grief.
- :* 150 Cottages and 50 Villas have been added to the world.
:* 1,000 Residential Quarters have been added to the world.
:* House Settlement Portals for those settlements added in March have been added to the world.
:* Along with the portal magic changes, there are now only three types of portals in the world: Summonable and Recallable; Recallable and Not-summonable; Non-recallable and Non-summonable. A portal that is tie-able is now automatically recallable. Tie-able and recallable are now synonymous terms.
:* Also, any time you cast portal recall, you become subject to the restrictions placed upon the original portal that was tied to. For example, if a player ties to a portal which was only accessible by levels 1-20, and the player then becomes level 21, that player will no longer be able to recall through or summon that portal.
:* The Society Explorer quests have undergone a minor face lift: The agents give you more information about the quests in the outpost towns, all dungeons associated with quests are now restricted up to level 20 , some of the spawn timers on the quest items have been reduced to the proper level , and the rewards are overall greater for the quests.
:* It is now possible to imbue current versions of the Hollow Sword, Axe, Spear, and Mace, to craft slightly better versions.
:* There was a bug in our download system which sometimes required players to download the patch twice or in the worst cases required a complete download of a new portal.dat file. We believe we have fixed this bug.
:* The Dark Myrmidion , has had its armor value and regeneration rate lowered.
:* We changed the numbers on how much ammo, pyreals, and components spawn when they appears through the treasure system. Players should expect to find higher amounts at nearly all levels of the treasure system.
:* Dual-spell jewelry now has a chance of spawning at virtually all levels of treasure.
:* You must now use Victual Infusions on Health and Mana Draughts, not Health and Mana Infusions, in order to create Health and Mana Potions.
:* Hooks that have been turned "invisible" by house owners are now no longer selectable with the keyboard select keys. Turning them visible will allow them to be selected again.
:* We fixed a number of client crashing bugs caused by trying to inscribe various items under certain conditions.
:* Olthoi Mounds in dungeons are now ethereal, and cannot be perched upon.
:* There have been some slight changes to the Olthoi Queen quest.
:* The Hea Raider's Cache can now only be opened by a key.
:* The six villas in the Last-Stop-Before-Dires settlement have had their villa portals to their dungeons fixed. We apologize for the inconvenience.
:* Last month , we changed some of the dynamics of the Queen Quest such that the broadcasts triggered by the Quest are local broadcasts instead of global broadcasts.
:* The amount of treasure a Singularity Trove contains has generally been increased.
- I have heard some reference to a mysterious Bach Lien. However, I can find no such person anywhere in the game. Does she really exist?
- The mild weather softens the land. The sunshine warms upturned faces. And everyone tries to ignore the shadows looming in the distance.
- If you are in auto-run mode and you lose your connection to the server, your character will keep running for some time until you re-connect or the server times out. Until this happens, your character will keep running without your seeing it, and can get killed by monsters. Your corpse will be in the direction you were running when you disconnected, at some distance away.
- Some of the highlights :
:* Players losing fewer items when dying at the lower levels.
:* Making all items appraisable, regardless of skill or level of player, thereby removing all the functionality of the appraise skills. This will set up our replacement of the Appraisals skills with a whole new branch of skills, which will open up many new crafting branches for players. Part one of these changes is scheduled for June. We will release more information in May about what our plans are.
:* Further treasure changes, focusing mostly on Armor ? improving armor quality and distribution in many of the same ways we tweaked weapons. Also we will continue to make some small tweaks to the weapon loot system.
:* An upgrade to the Fellowship Panel, so that players can see the health, stamina, and mana of all players in their fellowship.
:* And lots of other cool things as well?.
- We have discovered a bug where ten Mansions that were purchased in December , do not have active covenant crystals. We will have this fixed in February; in addition, we will be paying the rent for this month on those ten Mansions so you will not lose anything. Our apologies for the inconvenience.
- If you experience this bug, turn off your default radar coordinates, which should solve the problem. We are working on a more permanent fix.
- -- The AC Team
- Known Issues
Please take note with the Drag and Drop Secure Trade option in the Character Panel: If you don't hit Apply after making the choice, it will not take effect, and dragging an item to a player will just result in giving that item to the player. This was mainly implemented for those players who inadvertently drag something to another player other than the player the item was intended for. If you actually want to initiate Secure Trade with a player, you can now just double-click on the player.
- At this time, we still do not have an ETA on a fix to this problem. We have teams engaged on the problem but have still not identified what the cause of this problem to be. We apologize for the continued inconvenience. More details here as we get them.
- When I use Jaizen Tan to get the new advanced title for "Thrown Weapons", I am getting "Ballisteer". Am I doing something wrong?
- Fourth, some combination of strength and endurance now allows one to partially resist drain health and harm attacks, up to a maximum of roughly 50%.
- Highlights include:
:* Endurance is now a useful attribute for almost all adventurers, be they warrior, archer, or mage. Benefits include faster regeneration rates, resistance to drains and damage, and more!
:* New portal spells allow players to travel farther and wider in their search for adventure! And once the province of only a select few, now all players with Item Magic can recall through their last visited portal. Also, all players, regardless of whether they have Item Magic or not, can recall to a Lifestone at any time.
:* Residential Quarters have opened! Now you have an opportunity to find a space to call your own. Recall to your home, store your items, and even display a few choice possessions! With thousands of rooms opening up each month, soon every player will have access to these great features!
:* Celebrate the spring with a wedding! Now you and your loved one can be joined in matrimonial bliss. Conquer Jealousy, Greed, and Anger, and you and your potential mate can live happily ever after.
- Fifth, some combination of strength and endurance now allows one to have a level of "natural resistances" to the 7 damage types. This caps out at a 50% resistance to these damage types. This resistance is not additive to life protections: higher level life protections will overwrite these natural resistances, although life vulns will take these natural resistances into account, if the player does not have a higher level life protection cast upon them.
- Mages skilled in Item Magic are finding they now have two additional Tie spells to add to their art. All Isparians have been granted a means to travel to a selected Lifestone without first paying the penalty of death, albeit with a loss of mana.
- However, we also found that Internet latency can have a strong effect on how successfully you can run from a monster. If your connection through the Internet is slow or spotty, or if you are downloading more data than your connection can handle, it can allow slower monsters to catch up to you. Also, please realize that when you go from standing still to trying to run from a monster, it takes time for that signal to cross the Internet and reach the server. Until the server knows that you have started running, it thinks you are still standing there. Therefore, to avoid attack, you need to start running before the monster can reach you, and the slower your connection, the sooner you should run.
- Kai, wearing the green leathers of a peasant, turned to his master and pointed to a clearing. There a large head rested, its maw gaping wide, beckoning them to enter.
- If you see a house that has two Covenant Crystals outside of the residence, one indicating that the house is sold, one indicating that it is still open for purchase, then do not attempt to purchase the house.
- When I give a Town Crier money, he is not giving me any information. Does the cat have his tongue?
- No, there is a bug that is preventing the correct title of "Projectilist" to be bestowed. We are working on the bug and it should be fixed soon.
- Monsters that attack me while I am running seem to fall back, then blip right on top of me. Can I get some of that magic?
- The skies are clear of winter snow, the air gentle. The sun glints off the bronze statues that grace the towns, warming the rich metal. But for one errant day, the statues have been faithful in gifting protections to the people. The Arcanum will still not admit to providing the statues to the towns but the value of such gifts cannot be disputed.
- Weddings
Two months ago, Ken Karl, the Microsoft Project Manager for Asheron's Call, and Eric Helbig, Microsoft Test Lead for AC, came to Turbine to pay us a visit. Their mission was clear: They wanted weddings in AC and they wanted them now.
- @houses available
- A Missing Cottage
- Client crashing bug when switching characters
- Duplicate Covenant Crystals
- Keep in mind that your corpse will not remain in Dereth for very long. It will vanish after a number of minutes equal to five times your character level.
- "The library lies within, Master." He turned and entered.
- Generator issues
- Here are some specific details about the command:
:* Exact syntax: @allegiance boot
:* This command breaks the allegiance between the named character and that character's patron, just as if the patron had renounced the named character. Therefore, this command does not affect the experience cost for the booted character to swear allegiance to someone else.
:* Also, this command does not affect the bonds of allegiance between the booted character and his or her vassals -- they remain sworn to the booted character and therefore are also no longer part of the booting monarch's allegiance.
- How can I complete the Elysa's Favor quest?
- We hope you enjoy the fruits of all their efforts?. let us know where you went for your honeymoon.
- I've told you about a bug. Why isn't it fixed?
- Item loss in housing
- I gave an item to the collector and he did not return anything to me, including my original item. Is he a thief?
- Effective immediately, players who are detected using speed altering programs will be temporarily removed from Asheron's Call. Repeated use of these programs may result in permanent removal from the game. If you have been detected and feel there might be a mistake, please submit a report here and we will investigate.
- Residential Quarters are comprised of 100 rooms, all within the same "dungeon" type space. These rooms are separate from one another, and each room is owned by a separate player. The overall "Quarter" has some shared communal spaces to be enjoyed by both the various owners and the public, but only the owner and their guest list may enter the specific room.
- Mansions and Monarchy Restrictions
- My character is gone/has items missing!
- Of course, half the work was still undone
- Be warned: If you try to dye armor or clothes and fail, an Armor Level degradation will occur. Make sure you are high enough in the necessary skills before attempting to dye your armor or clothes.
- Portal/Transportation Changes
- Portals missing
- Queen's Quest Dungeons
- Separate from the generator issue, we have received reports of known portals not appearing on the landscape.
- Still, all this does not seem to explain some anecdotes we have heard. We are looking carefully into them to assure that there are no bugs. Please use the "Urgent Assistance" option to alert our Online Team if you are sure that your corpse is unjustifiably missing.
- Specific problems with hooks
- Thank you for playing Asheron's Call!
- Why am I not supposed to jump onto steep slopes?
- When I go to subscribe to Asheron's Call Dark Majesty, I do not see a field that allows me to enter my coupon number. Did you forget to make this field?
- Attackers that are slower than me are hitting me as I run!
- So began a week of grueling training and effort. Ken and Eric slaved over banks of computers for days trying to both learn the ins and outs of being a Turbine content designer, as well as implementing the basics of what was known as The Wedding Bells quest.
- No, he is not a thief. Each collector in the game is different from all others. Each has his own selection of items that he will take and return something else for. If you give a collector something that he does not collect, he may simply keep it and not return anything. You should talk to the collector first to make sure he takes what you are giving him.
- When running around in certain areas, I notice that I am getting extreme lag. Where is all this lag coming from?
- No! There is a bug broadcasting the wrong message to alternate characters on your account. In fact, you should just be getting the same reminder you would get when you log in with your main character that your rent is due. Nothing is actually touched in your house and we will fix this bug with the November update.
- Finally, at the end of the week, sweaty and exhausted, Ken and Eric left Turbine to go back to Seattle, happy in their efforts to get Wedding Bells in for April.
- There is currently a bug in the Elysa's Favor quest where characters starting at Holtburg will not be able to complete the quest by following the instructions of the NPC. Starting the quest in Yaraq or Shoushi, and following it from there should allow one to finish the quest successfully. This should be fixed in the next update.
- There is actually a bug this month preventing the Town Criers from saying anything when given money. They should be back to their talkative selves next month.
- Betrayal. Betrayal at every turn. Betrayed by Asheron, who brought her to this strange land. Betrayed by Thorsten as his lifespark vanished on the end of that demon's pincer. And now betrayed by Nuhmudira, next to Asheron her closest advisor.
- Also, Mansions sold in January have an incorrect purchase price. If any of these Mansions go back on the market after the February event, they will have a different and updated purchase price.
- We hope to fix both of these bugs at the same time. Check back here for more updates on the timeframe for the fixes.
- There is currently a bug where certain steep slopes are trapping players. This seems to happen when you jump onto a slope that you cannot naturally walk onto. We have been able to eliminate most areas where this is occurring, but there may still be a few out there we have not found yet. We hope to have all the locations fixed soon. Until we inform you that we have fixed this bug, please avoid jumping onto slopes, particularly steep ones. By doing so, you not only can be trapped but also may take repeated falling damage. If you happen to die on such a slope, you will not be able to recover items from your corpse. Use the "Urgent Assistance" option to request help getting unstuck.
- Spring is a season of hope and as a symbol of this High Queen Elysa has declared that Weddings may once again take place in the land. All citizens of Dereth who wish to show their commitment to a beloved one through the vows of marriage may do so, be it in a sunrise-lit outdoor chapel or the faithful old Wedding Hall.
- I was disconnected from the game, and when I returned all my items in my house were gone. Where did they go?
- This a bug tied into a larger tech bug that we are investigating. We hope to have a fix for this soon, but currently have no ETA.
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