The Paths of Destruction

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June 2000 - Announcements Page

Game Changes

• In rare cases where monsters slowly are being killed while they are unable to counterattack, the experience points awarded will be reduced. See the Letter to the Players for more details.
• Specialized skills that are very advanced will take less XP than before to improve. Those with very high specialized skills may see those skills jump up a bit.
• Tutorial creatures now yield 0 xp to prevent people from macroing inside the halls.

User Interface Updates

• Spellcasting bar now has new keyboard functionality, as requested! Here's more on the UI for spellcasting bars.
• Players can switch tabs by clicking on them, or by pressing Next/Previous-TAB keys. These use the SAME keys as the player's currently mapped Increase/Decrease Power/Accuracy keys.

• CTRL + Prev Tab = First Tab
• CTRL + Next Tab = Last Tab

• Now the Low-Attack/High-Attack keys are mapped to Previous/Next Spell when in Spellcasting mode.

• CTRL + Prev Spell = First Spell in List
• CTRL + Next Spell = Last Spell in List

• Added patron title and name to character appraisal, under the monarch info.
• Default keymap will no longer have “v” mapped to drop items. No more “Control-V” or “type 'vibe'" abuses with the default keymap! If you use a customized keymap, you should consider unmapping this key, as it can cause you to drop an item by accident or as the result of following unscrupulous advice.

New Quests

• Composite Weapons Quest
• Dansha-Ki's Rescue
• Miyako's Moonstone Quest

New NPCs

• Barnar the Tinker
• Dansha-Ki
• Feruza ibn Salaq
• Miyako Nujou-Wah
• Yu Vuo-Ki
• Yuan Hanzu

New Locations

• 6.6S, 70.8E - Abandoned House
• Asuger Temple
• Black Dominion
• Black Spawn Den
  • Black Spawn Den (Ayan Baqur)
  • Black Spawn Den (Fort Tethana)
  • Black Spawn Den (Obsidian Plains)
• Cursed Swamp
• Dungeon of Corpses
• Halls of Metos
  • Halls of Metos (Ayan Baqur)
  • Halls of Metos (Tufa)
  • Halls of Metos (Wai Jhou)
• Lugian Citadel
  • Lugian Citadel (Lin)
  • Lugian Citadel (Qalaba'r)
  • Lugian Citadel (Wilderness)
• Murk Warrens:
  • Murk Warrens (Baishi)
  • Murk Warrens (Stonehold)
  • Murk Warrens (Zaikhal)
• Mysterious Tunnels
• Nor's Folly
• Olthoi Horde Nest:
  • Olthoi Horde Nest (Bandit Castle)
  • Olthoi Horde Nest (Colier)
  • Olthoi Horde Nest (Mountain Retreat)
• Sclavus Cathedral:
  • Sclavus Cathedral (East Dires)
  • Sclavus Cathedral (West Dires)
  • Sclavus Cathedral (Ayan Baqur)
• Setab's Barracks

New Items

Quest Items

Composite Arm Composite Stave Crossbow Stock Composite Stock with Stave Bone Handle (Low) Bone Handle (Medium) Bone Handle (High) Braided Drudge Ravener Guts Twisted Drudge Ravener Guts Braided Sclavus Tongues Twisted Sclavus Tongues Shaped Fire Auroch Horn Shaped Great Mattekar Horn Cured Lugian Sinew Cured Large Lugian Sinew Oiled String Fine Oiled String Excellent Oiled String Bone Engraved Key Dansha-Ki's Belongings

Gems

Dansha-Ki's Gem of Portal Recall Miyako's Moonstone

Jewelry

Dansha-Ki's Ring

Scrolls

Scroll of Horizon's Blades Scroll of Bed of Blades Scroll of Tectonic Rifts Scroll of Hammering Crawler Scroll of Nuhmudira's Spines Scroll of Spike Strafe Scroll of Searing Disc Scroll of Blistering Creeper Scroll of Cassius' Ring of Fire Scroll of Slithering Flames Scroll of Halo of Frost Scroll of Foon-Ki's Glacial Floe Scroll of Eye of the Storm Scroll of Os' Wall

Spell Components

Diamond Scarab

Text Items

Reflections of a Portal Yaun Hanzu's Composite Bow Manual

Trophy Items

Diamond Heart Ravener Guts Undead Thighbone Dark Revenant Thighbone Great Mattekar Horn Fire Auroch Horn Small Lugian Sinew Large Lugian Sinew Sclavus Tongue

Weapons

Composite Bow with Handle Composite Bow Composite Crossbow

New Spells

• Cassius' Ring of Fire
• Searing Disc
• Nuhmudira's Spines
• Halo of Frost
• Eye of the Storm
• Tectonic Rifts
• Horizon's Blades
• Blistering Creeper
• Slithering Flames
• Spike Strafe
• Foon-Ki's Glacial Floe
• Os' Wall
• Hammering Crawler
• Bed of Blades
• Acid Streak
• Flame Streak
• Force Streak
• Frost Streak
• Lightning Streak
• Shock Wave Streak
• Whirling Blade Streak

New Creatures

Banderling

• Banderling Berserker
• Banderling Striker
• Banderling Thrasher
• Banderling EnforcerBanderling Berserker/Banderling Striker/Banderling Thrasher/Banderling Enforcer/

Golem

• Diamond GolemDiamond Golem/

Lugian

• Extas Lugian
• Tiatus LugianExtas Lugian/Tiatus Lugian/

Shreth

• Malus ShrethMalus Shreth/

Skeleton

• Skeleton Bone Lord
• Skeleton Bone Knight
• Great SkeletonSkeleton Bone Lord/Skeleton Bone Knight/Great Skeleton/

Tumerok

• Tumerok GuardTumerok Guard/

New Dialog

Town Crier

Town Crier tells you, "Be careful! I have heard tell of formidable Lugians in some places!"

Town Crier tells you, "The town of Ayan Baqur in the Direlands has seen increased patronage from the hardy few who can make it to that distant place."

Town Crier tells you, "There are tidings of new dungeons that have been discovered! I wish I could quit my job and go explore!"

Town Crier tells you, "Warning! New breeds of creatures now roam the Direlands--and reports say they are highly dangerous!"

Town Crier tells you, "I had a chalice appraised recently... it was worth more than I thought!"

Town Crier tells you, "Yesterday I found a Wool Fez of Leadership! Soon I shall be raking in the experience!"

Town Crier tells you, "I thought potions were really heavy, but it seems the alchemists have made them more concentrated. You now get the same effect from a lighter vial."

Town Crier tells you, "I am specialized in public speaking, and I feel that I'm much better at it now! Can you tell?"

Town Crier tells you, "Someone told me some of the Shadow Spires may have moved. But other than that, the shadows have been very quiet."

Town Crier tells you, "I wish people would stop targeting bunnies for trying out new spells. It is bad enough when they used to use me. What's going on these days, anyway?"

Ulgrim the Unpleasant

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "It's pronounced SAHL-claim, not SOLE-claim!"

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I developed some new spells the other day. Never would've thought that combination would work... Good thing too, because I didn't have enough tapers anyhow."

Related Articles

• Teaser
• Rollout Article
• Release Notes
• State of the Code

Media

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  Portal.dat