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| 5/31/2002 | Borthuum Company Announcement |
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In the interest of citizen happiness, the Borthuum Clan has decided to push
the Glaesen Star slightly faster during the Hot Summer months. The clan does
this with another purpose in mind, however. We wish to see if a passenger-only
ship would be profitable to the Clan in the future.
-Krangar of the Borthuum Clan |
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| 5/30/2002 | HSN Release: Cultural Background Selection |
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The Great Library of Illistim is in the process of trying to trace the lineage
of various cultures, and is seeking help from willing citizens of Elanith. The Great
Library has established a grant to all local governments in order to allow citizens to
register their cultural lineage, in the name of fostering knowledge.
For those who wish to participate, and register your lineage with the Great Library, please seek out your local lineage TITLE clerk. |
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| 5/30/2002 | HSN Release: New Profession Titles |
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The Council of Guilds has heard the various pleas and proposals from its
membership on the lack of ranking titles for its members, and thus hereby decrees:
Henceforth, let it be known that each Profession Guild may establish a wider-range naming system for its membership, for those members who reach a specific level within the guild. |
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| 5/30/2002 | HSN Release: New Prep Messaging |
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The Council of Guilds have heard replies about current spell casting methods
being too confusing, and too hard to recognize distinct patterns between the
Spell Circles. Through long research, the Guild Leaders have finally discovered
a way to differentiate between the Spell Circles by redesigning the initial gesture
of a spell, and adding uniqueness to each Circle.
Henceforth, all spell preparations shall be based upon its Circle, and the Guild Leaders have also noted that there will be a slight difference between the way threatening and non-threatening spells are to be prepared. Note: The Bard Guild Leader would like to be noted saying that they did not participate in this research, as Bard Spellsong preparation already has a recognized pattern. |
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| 5/26/2002 | FLoating Disks Enhanced |
| The Floating Disk (511) spell has been updated to meet the specifications given in the online documentation. This update primarily added colorful desciptions to disks for Wizards. The disks for other professions will remain the same as before. These disks hold no more or less than they did previously. All disks, regardless of the description, have the same carrying capacity. The only difference is the description. | |
| 5/21/2002 | Wehnimer's Landing Services [IMPORTANT] |
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Wehnimer's Landing has burned to the ground, and a number of the services previously
located there are difficult to find.
Banks: The rubble around the bank was cleared away and the building reopened, but soon after the roof collapsed killing several inside. The town government is inquiring about what is needed for further repairs. Until such time as the bank is once again recovered, Landing banks accounts are available via banks in the caravansary and in River's Rest. Character Manager: Frith's Inn in Wehnimer's Landing survived the fires. Access to training and other character management is available there. Additionally, the Raging Thrak Inn was found to have survived the fire, albeit a bit scarred. Citizens of Wehnimer's Landing cleared away the rubble, and the Warrior Raging Thrak was found drinking away his woes in the Hanging Inn and was henceforth persuaded to come back when he was told his Inn was not destroyed. (New character generation has been temporarily suspended in Wehnimer's Landing.) Gem/Fur/Treasure sales: These services are not available. We recommend adventurers travel to other nearby cities in order to engage in such transactions. Weapon/Armor/Equipment purchases: The Cleric Shop was thankfully spared from the destruction due to its location near the temple and the stalwart efforts of the town defenders. There is no equipment for sale in Wehnimer's Landing. We recommend adventurers travel to other nearby cities in order to engage in such transactions. New adventurers may contact the mentors at Silverwood Manor in Wehnimer's Landing for assistance. (Type DIR for directions.) Societies: Societies are still available. Lockers: Lockers are still available. Houses/ALAE/Mentors: These organizations survived the fires. |
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| 5/14/2002 | Klez Virus Inquiries |
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The Techhelp, Feedback and the Billing office e-mail addresses have been getting
many questions from customers about viruses that appear to be from addresses at Simutronics,
or sent to their play.net address from some other person. We would like to reassure you that
these infected e-mails do not originate with Simutronics, rather the source is masked as a
part of the virus' design and not indicative of the actual source.
For more official information pertaining to this virus, please view Post #184 in the GemStone III Announcements Category in the Important Announcements Topic of the GemStone III Message Boards. Thank you for your understanding in this matter. |
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| 5/14/2002 | Hot Summer Nights 2002 |
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What's so hot about GemStone III's Hot Summer Nights? How about amazing parties,
fabulous new roleplaying opportunities, system and profession-related releases,
and area expansions? GemStone III is turning up the HEAT all summer long!
More information on GemStone III's Hot Summer Nights is available in the GemStone III message boards, under the Quests and Events Category, in the Hot Summer Nights 2002 topic. What's so hot about GemStone III's Hot Summer Nights? How about amazing parties, fabulous new roleplaying opportunities, system and profession-related releases, and area expansions? GemStone III is turning up the HEAT all summer long! Every week between Thursday and Saturday, GemStone III will bring you amazing game enhancements. NEW ROLEPLAYING OPPORTUNITIES: Fabulous new tools for roleplaying your character. Cultural Group Selection Character Background Statistics System Character Age Update New Post-Titles Roleplaying Verbs Physical Feature System Update Over a Dozen New Historical Docs (Races, Gods, & more!) SYSTEM AND PROFESSION-RELATED RELEASES: New profession or game-play features. Moons and Stars System New Stealing System Profession-specific Spell Preparation Messaging New Foraging and Herb System Improvements to every Profession! NEW AREA EXPANSIONS: Updates to town systems, extended hunting opportunities. Zul Logoth (Registrar, New Hunting and more!) Wehnimer's Landing Improvements Solhaven Expansion Ta'Illistim / Ta'Vaalor (Registrar, Shops, New Services, New Hunting and more!) River's Rest Improvements Teras Isle (New Shops, Services, and more!) Icemule Trace (New Shops, Services, and more!) When Do We Turn Up the Heat? GemStone III: Hot Summer Nights starts May 30th and lasts for 15 weeks! ALL SUMMER LONG! We will be skipping the weekend of June 6 - 10th, as most staff will be at SimuCon. Discussions about Hot Summer Nights 2002 are occuring in the Quest and Events Category, under the Hot Summer Nights 2002 topic. |
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| 5/10/2002 | Elanthian Journal |
| The Elanthian Journal, an in-game in-character newspaper, is live. It may be purchased in the hovels located in most towns. The cost is 1,000 silvers. | |
| 5/9/2002 | Locker Manifests Updated! |
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Locker manifests are now updated and working with the new locker system! The one you
already own will still work, so there is no need to pick up a new one. Each city now
has a tab (page) within the manifest and a list of tabs is available by LOOKing at your
open manifest. You will also be able to see which tab it is currently turned to, and you
may flip through the pages using this syntax:
FLIP MANIFEST city name Where city name is optional but will go directly to the page for the city where the locker you wish to view is stored. If you do not specify a city name, it will simply flip to the next page. NOTE: If you have not used your locker under the new system yet, you will need to do that first before you can use the manifest. Also, please make sure to FLIP to a page before reading your manifest for the first time. You may get an unexpected response if you do not, but it will self-correct in any event. Enjoy! |
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| 5/9/2002 | Fletching |
| Fletching is now live. | |
| 5/9/2002 | Premium Lockers! |
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The Four Winds Halls are proud to announce some wonderful news for our members!
Over the course of the last few months, the Hall has contracted crews of construction
dwarves to work on the locker chambers of all Four Winds Hall members.
Now, Four Winds Hall members will have a locker chamber available in every town which provides lockers for public access or House Annexes. In addition, the new locker construction allows lockers from two towns to be swapped, as well as providing the member means to sort their items based on type. On behalf of the Four Winds Halls, enjoy the new locker chambers! Premium lockers allow for locker access in all towns simulataneously, unless the locker is currently being moved by the Paspartu brothers. Premium lockers can be swapped 1 for 1 while the other towns are still accessible, ie. the Wehnimers locker can be swapped (shipped) with the Icemule locker. At the same time the lockers in the other 6 towns will be fully accessible. The two town lockers that were swapped will not be accessible until the Paspartu brothers have finished up the shipping. Premium lockers contain 5 furniture items which can be used to sort items. When opening your locker you'll see these items appear from strange places. In addition to the 5 furniture items, the locker itself acts as a 'sorting' mechanism. When a player drops something into the locker it will be sorted and moved to the appropriate furniture item. Items placed in/on the furniture items will not be sorted. Don't be suprised when you type LOOK IN LOCKER and see nothing, as you'll find your belongs in or on the furniture items. |
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