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June 2002 - Announcements Page

Contents

Turbine Announcements

Teaser Images

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Chronicles of the June Event (Parts 1 - 5)

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Teaser

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Rollout

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Release Notes

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Letter to the Players

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Letter to the Players 2

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Letter to the Players 3

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Letter to the Players 4

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Macros, 3rd-Party Apps and XP

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State of the Code

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Videos

Five videos of footage from live events with actual players were made for this patch. Asheron and Elysa visited several festival stones to meet with Isparians. However, Martine interrupted many of the gatherings.

The videos are embedded from YouTube.


Act I

Asheron and Elysa speak to a group of Isparians but Martine interrupts. Martine kills several Isparians then leaves vowing revenge on Asheron.

Act II

Asheron and Elysa speak to a group of Isparians about the dangers posed by Martine.

Act III

Asheron and Elysa speak to a group of Isparians. Martine arrives but is subdued by the Virindi inside him.

Act IV

Asheron and Elysa speak to a group of Isparians. They then leave to investigate Gaerlan's Citadel which had arisen off the Northeast coast of Dereth.

Act V

Asheron and Elysa speak to a group of Isparians. Martine appears and gravely wounds Asheron. Gaerlan then appears to finish off Asheron but they escape as the crowd of Isparians fight Gaerlan and a golem he summoned.

Discoveries

Town Crier Rumors

Town Crier tells you, "I read a rumor of an explorer who lives west of Lytelthorpe and has been speaking of a very odd place he discovered. Funny, my cousin is an explorer for the Exploration Society and he says he has never heard of him..."
Town Crier tells you, "Hey! If you know people who have a cottage or villa, ask them whether the Arcanum built more houses in their settlement. I hear that is so. There is safety in numbers!"
Town Crier tells you, "Have you heard? The essences have erupted from the very bowels of the world! Destruction everywhere, I've heard said."
Town Crier tells you, "I understand the famous cartographer Alatar Locke has been spotted. He has been busy making maps of Dereth. I saw one hanging on the wall of my brother's place. I had no idea Dereth is so big!"
Town Crier tells you, "Have you been to that place near the ocean's edge southeast of Aerlinthe? I have no idea what that thing in the water is but I don't like the looks of it."
Town Crier tells you, "Some of the existing cottage and villa settlements are growing! They seem to be in many locations- the desert, the plains, lots of places."
Town Crier tells you, "I have heard that the High Queen may soon call the people to her so that she can explain to us what danger we now face. I would sure like to be there to see her."
Town Crier tells you, "News, the Exploration Society has lost contact with the researcher they sent to study the Grievvers afflicting Stonehold. Vivaina, the Stonehold Shopkeep, says he left Stonehold two weeks ago, following tracks into the Northwest Woods."
Town Crier tells you, "I cannot tell you how relieved I am that those dreadful statues have finally been nullified - even their pedestals have been nullified. But there are still statues lurking in the foundries beneath them - we'd better keep watch over them, just to make sure they never invade us again."
Town Crier tells you, "The Scriveners' Guild has set up shop in many towns throughout the world! Visit your local scrivener to purchase scrolls and casting foci!"
Town Crier tells you, "A Sharpshooter has reported spotting the missing Exploration Society Researcher, Verdentine Magnan. The archer says that Magnan was busy talking to himself on a hill overlooking a valley heavily infested with Grievvers in the Northwest Woods at 75.5N, 20.6W."
Town Crier tells you, "I bought a rumor about someone named Slithe Tradittor who saw an ancient artifact and... well, you go buy it yourself!"
Town Crier tells you, "High Queen Elysa Strathelar is planning on calling people to the Festival Stones according to rumors spreading throughout the Arcanum. Some people have even said that Asheron will be there. Well I just hope Martine knows well enough to stay away."
Town Crier tells you, "That thing rising from the ocean? It looks like something that those Empyrean would have used. Maybe Nuhmudira was right after all."
Town Crier tells you, "Hear ye, hear ye! Novice mages will no longer have to perform research in order to learn their new spells! Scrolls are being sold across the land in the Scrivener's Vaults!"
Town Crier tells you, "My new casting foci are so handy! Can you imagine it? I only need this foci, a couple scarabs and one of those newfangled prismatic tapers and I'm all set for a hunt!"
Town Crier tells you, "I bought a rumor about someone named Slithe Tradittor who saw an ancient artifact and... well, you go buy it yourself!"

Ulgrim Rumors

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Oh? Pretty new house trinket? Ive seen those Arcane Pedestals before."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Seems pretty irresponsible to be tinkering with ancient Empyrean devices. Doesnt anyone remember the Great Work? Hello?! We released the Hopeslayer doing just this sort of thing."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Bah! Do whatever you want, but dont forget I told you so."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "The Queen made a visit here the other day. She gave me some water and I accidentally spit it out on her boots..."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Hey! I thought she was giving me some stout. That water stuff is horrible! It was an honest mistake."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Anyway, Ash was there too and he understood, he even snickered. Were friends from way back."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Turns out they just wanted some advice on which spirits to have at some party theyre going to throw. They came to the right man for that. I gave them a list I had already made out of all my favorites."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Did you here about that Grievver Man in the North Osteth Woods?"
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Living in the wilds with a bunch of bugs? Hes one pyreal short of an M-Note if you know what I mean."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I showed Martine my portal joke. He didnt find it very funny though. When I got to the part where his wife says "Hi" ...he kind of lost it, I thought he was going to ring spell me or something."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "He said something about losing my lifestone tie."
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Heh, what a kidder. He cant do that... can he?"
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Some people just cant take a joke."


New UI and Game Changes

  • Currency
    • All vendors now accept all trade notes.
    • Pyreal stacks increased to 10,000.
  • Housing
    • Mansions now have 100 hooks in them, all of them usable.
  • Magic
    • The Spell Economy has been removed.
    • New spell component system introduced. You can now carry Prismatic Tapers and Foci for each magic school trained instead of carrying individual components.
  • Spells
    • Spell durations increased:
      • All buffs of level 1-5 now last 30 minutes exactly.
      • All level 6 buffs last 45 minutes.
      • All level 7 buffs last 60 minutes.
  • User Interface
    • Harmful Spells Panel Icon.png New separate panel for harmful spells added to the interface.
    • The leader of a Fellowship now shows up as a triangle dot on radar.
    • When using a mana stone on yourself, you will receive a message letting you know when all your items are full.
    Your items are fully charged.
    No wielded items require mana.
    • When a character attempts to use a mana stone to drain mana from an item, there will now be a confirmation check even if the item does not contain any mana.

New Quests

Updated Quests

  • Bronze Statues Quest - All decorative and creature statues have oxidized and turned a green color.

Live Events

Asheron and Elysa visit several Festival Stones to meet with Isparians. Martine interrupts two of the gatherings attacking players and Asheron. Gaerlan also shows up to finish Asheron off after Martine wounds him but is attacked by players.
High Queen Elysa Strathelar calls her people to the Thistledown Festival Stone.

New NPCs

Scriveners

Updated NPCs


New Locations

Updated Locations


New Items

Mana Stones
  • Superb Mana Charge Icon.png
Superb Mana Charge


Nullified Town Statues
  • Nullified Statue of a Tumerok Icon.png
Nullified Statue of a Tumerok


New Spell Component System
  • Prismatic Taper Icon.png
Prismatic Taper
  • Foci of Strife Icon.png
Foci of Strife
  • Foci of Verdancy Icon.png
Foci of Verdancy
  • Foci of Artifice Icon.png
Foci of Artifice
  • Foci of Enchantment Icon.png
Foci of Enchantment


Arcane Pedestal Quest
  • Dereth Map Icon.png
Dereth Map
  • Rumor of an Artifact Icon.png
Rumor of an Artifact
  • Gelidite Dais Icon.png
Gelidite_Dais
  • Slithe Tradittor's Notes. Icon.png
Slithe Tradittor's Notes.
  • Imaging Crystal Icon.png
Imaging Crystal
  • Unframed map of Dereth Icon.png
Unframed map of Dereth
  • Imaging Crystal- Arcane Pedestal imprinted Icon.png
Imaging Crystal- Arcane Pedestal imprinted
  • Parts List for Arcane Pedestal Icon.png
Parts List for Arcane Pedestal
  • Bronze Coil from a Statue Icon.png
Bronze Coil from a Statue
  • Bronze Gear from a Statue Icon.png
Bronze Gear from a Statue
  • Bronze Spring from a Statue Icon.png
Bronze Spring from a Statue
  • Arcane Pedestal Icon.png
Arcane Pedestal


Flags
  • Silk Icon.png
Silk
  • Spinning Wheel Icon.png
Spinning Wheel
  • Spool of Silk Icon.png
Spool of Silk
  • Loom Icon.png
Loom
  • Flag Icon.png
Flag


Oxidized Statues
  • Oxidized Statue (Banderling) Icon.png
Oxidized Statue (Banderling)
  • Oxidized Statue (Ben Ten) Icon.png
Oxidized Statue (Ben Ten)
  • Oxidized Statue (Drudge) Icon.png
Oxidized Statue (Drudge)
  • Oxidized Statue (Golem) Icon.png
Oxidized Statue (Golem)
  • Oxidized Statue (Grievver) Icon.png
Oxidized Statue (Grievver)
  • Oxidized Statue (Gromnie) Icon.png
Oxidized Statue (Gromnie)
  • Oxidized Statue (Mosswart) Icon.png
Oxidized Statue (Mosswart)
  • Oxidized Statue (Reedshark) Icon.png
Oxidized Statue (Reedshark)
  • Oxidized Statue (Sclavus) Icon.png
Oxidized Statue (Sclavus)
  • Oxidized Statue (Shadow) Icon.png
Oxidized Statue (Shadow)
  • Oxidized Statue (Skeleton) Icon.png
Oxidized Statue (Skeleton)
  • Oxidized Statue (Thorsten Cragstone) Icon.png
Oxidized Statue (Thorsten Cragstone)
  • Oxidized Statue (Tumerok) Icon.png
Oxidized Statue (Tumerok)
  • Oxidized Statue (Virindi) Icon.png
Oxidized Statue (Virindi)
  • Oxidized Statue (Zharalim) Icon.png
Oxidized Statue (Zharalim)


Updated Items


Portal.dat

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New Creatures

Auroch Icon.png Auroch

Acid Elemental Icon.png Acid Elemental

Frost Elemental Icon.png Frost Elemental

Golem Icon.png Golem

Grievver Icon.png Grievver

Skeleton Icon.png Skeleton

Undead Icon.png Undead


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