-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- The Kallisti News =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Mar 30th, 2008
- It is now much more difficult to exit Paths of Power, but still
possible.
Mar 25th, 2008
- Quests completed when typing (quest) displays correctly again.
Mar 24th, 2008
- Fixes to paladin lay.
Mar 22th, 2008
- Happy Easter! Do you think you can catch the Easter Bunny?
- Interested in expanding the realms of Kallisti? See 'help building'
on how to get started
- Figurines in Path of Power are updated to reflect the new #1s in top10
lists
- The malevolent presence of Ravlop's AC now takes effect
- Various typos are fixed throughout the world
- The Adventurer's Armory now offers a limited item insurance service
- The Adventurer's Armory now has an upper limit on player-enhanced
manadrain, existing items exceeding the upper limit will be set to
limit and owner reimbursed difference, with option to reimb full item
- Vorpal weapon proc chance slightly increased
- Paladin lay skill is slightly less efficient as paladins grow large
to reflect their melee focus
Mar 4th, 2008
- New Natural level rewards for players reaching natural 60, 61, 62.
please see HELP NOBILITY.
- Additional compatibility added for botcheck display.
- The Island of the Necromancer King can now be visited
via mundane methods again.
Feb 16th, 2008
- Automated bot checks implemented, please see 'help botcheck'
for additional details.
Feb 3rd, 2008
- Quest display bug fixed.
Feb 2nd, 2008
- Quest updates.
- Shapechange fixed for uber legends.
Jan 17th, 2008
- Death Plate is now !paladin and !good.
Nov 16th, 2007
- Various minor zone maintenance fixes.
- Restrictions on using dim/portal spells to escape arena, valid use of
those spells in arena still works as expected.
- Admins would like to remind players that bringing on an alt only to
pick/barge/spell for yourself or your group is considered multi.
- Typo in mana drain armor proc message fixed regarding drainer/victim.
- Bug fixes for charmed mobs using skills and diverting inappropriately.
- Update to Outlaw vs clan-hostile PK mechanics: Outlaws may
attack non-outlaw clan-hostiles within +-4 levels, and likewise
non-outlaw clan-hostiles may attack an outlaw within +-4 levels.
Current hostile clans will be set back to non-hostile, and may
re-hostile at will. Individual outlaws are also offered free
1 time pardon for new rules upon request. Help PKILL updated.
Oct 31st, 2007
- Happy Halloween and happy HELL NIGHT!
Oct 11th, 2007
- Please see messages on main board for K5 information.
Sep 25th, 2007
- New area for high nobles. The four enslaved guilds have finally been
discovered. Do any dare to challenge their controller?
Sep 20th, 2007
- Bison and Dragonne mounts for druids have been fixed so that they can
be ridden after dismounting.
Sep 9th, 2007
- Some items may be eligible for optional qpt redemption, check help qptr
- Ravlop playtest adjustments
- The sewers below Midgaard have finally been repaired, check help sewers
Aug 15th, 2007
- Group xp distribution 12 lvl nerf removed for groups of level 50+ players.
- Slight advantage for 2H vs 1H for kinetic procs like bonebreaker/knockdown.
- Weapon procs now emphasize proc level more and luck a little less.
- Some mprogs have been fixed that weren't working before.
- Some backend memory cleanups to improve stability
Jul 29th, 2007
- Crash bug fixed involving entering a portal that requires fly while
mounted but not flying
- Bloodletter proc altered to do cumulative damage.
- New strangulation weapon proc added.
- Some messaging cleanup in general for weapon procs.
- Mobprog fixes - if you know of ways to abuse certain mobs using
progs, beware.
Jul 25th, 2007
- The Paladin quest to kill the antipaladin has been fixed.
Jul 16th, 2007
- Mud experienced serious data corruption problem, player houses and
equipment have been rolled back to last good state from Jul 15th, 2am
localtime for KallistiMud. Please let the Imms know of any problems
via request channel.
- Cabals have been fixed as well, another victim of the data corruption.
Let Imms know of cabal related problems via request.
May 7, 2007
- Top10 Wenches added for the girlz.
April 21, 2007
- New Zone for the mighty, Path of Power
April 19, 2007
- Crash bug fix.
- Fixed wither spell to correctly match behavior in help file with
respect to level.
April 7, 2007
- Happy Easter!
March 6, 2007
- Arena has been updated with improvements in regards to level ranges
(now based more on who is online) and frequency of battles.
February 26, 2007
- Fix to DEFEND skill to correctly allow it to work on anyone you
choose to defend.
February 17, 2007
- New cleric spell, reverberate can cure certain types of deafness.
- Shroud of Darkness spell now includes group member mounts and is
a bit more effective at hiding people.
- Several world updates too numerous to list.
January 29, 2007
- Shopkeepers can't be used to store objs anymore.
January 6, 2007
- Happy New Year!
- Charmed mobs of a caster, grouped with their master won't get hit with
stray area affect spells from the group.
- Samurai Fury proc adjusted.
December 23, 2006
- Another lagg problem solved for extended uptimes.
December 21, 2006
- "top10 detail" shows a more verbose breakdown of top10 points.
December 18, 2006
- Huge code optimization which should address some of the recent
lagg problems.
- Bind corpse will no longer destroy any corpse contents when cast.
December 16, 2006
- Team arena improvements. Fixed some color bleeding and you can now
see how many people are on your team when you join.
December 12, 2006
- Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas 2006!
- Your christmas present from Sam this year is Team Arenas - keep an eye
on the arena channel if you're keen!
- MUDSTAT options added to view tasks won and shards found (options 2 and 3)
- An underground cavern has been discovered during a recent
cave-in that ripped through the Dwarven valley. Is there a
group of legends brave enough to investigate?
- Strange duststorms have been stirring up in the Great Eastern Desert
that indicate trouble.
- Several updates and typos fixed mudwide.
December 4, 2006
- GEMOTE moved to its own lovely channel, TOGGLE GEMOTE to turn off/on
November 11, 2006
- gemote added - see HELP GEMOTE
- genders fixed in twist and gag socials
November 8, 2006
- Clan bank account max enforced so rollovers won't happen.
- Crash bug in dispel magic fixed.
- Tons of world typo fixes and improvements.
October 31, 2006
- Myth has lost her candy find it and she may reward you!
- Be on the lookout for clues to a zone quest.
- Rumors say there are body parts to form a new arena mob, can you put them
together?
October 22, 2006
- New Zone - Deaquamaula - You'll need water breathing gear for this one...
- Molotoch swords are finally !hold, please see Myth for reimbs.
- Godspike has something new, check it out!
- Helpfiles updated.
- Minor zone fixes throughtout the mud.
September 22, 2006
Attention..After long debate and many discussions, it has
been decided that current Molotochs will become !hold. Code will
automatically do this, you do not have a choice, even if you have renamed or
legacied them. All reimbs for any upgrades and restrings added will be done
by Myth, please have patience as she will be backed up in reimbs for a few
days most likely.
September 21, 2006
- We are aware of the recent lagg issue and are actively working
to remedy it. Thank you for your patience!
September 15, 2006
- You can sell Items of Nature and Spell Staves at some Magic
item vendors now.
September 5, 2006
- Wither no longer changes age.
August 22, 2006
- Prayer duration adjusted to match help file and minimum duration
for lowbies increased. (random from 5 to level/3)
- Galdorf the fletcher buys arrows and other missile ammunition now.
August 21, 2006
- When a stock bottoms out, the shares are returned to the market
so it can be purchased again.
August 18, 2006
- Fixed lots of object name usage to show the user the full object
name and the room sees the object alias instead of vice versa.
(Ie: You tap a staff of Latumfus vs You tap a staff, etc)
- Statue of Renat nerfed to 3 charges
- Large gold sums in the realms that just load on the ground adjusted
to either load once or be guarded
- Haven can no longer be cast during combat
- Fixed spacing problem in redemption for alignment reward.
- Made heal procs account for noble level of victim (a tad more health
vs higher level targets)
- Reduced chance of holdable procs to fire a little
- Improved dual wield allowances for higher strength, see HELP DUAL WIELD
- Increased minimum health gain for first aid skill and maximum for nobles
- When identifying an item that is !good/evil then the appropriate !class
flags are displayed verbosely
- Crests of Archipelago are no longer able to be dropped (or stolen).
August 14, 2006
- Flex social fixed :)
July 14, 2006
- Emergency maintenance tonight at 2am-3am CDT on the mud ISP.
June 27, 2006
- Priority patch to resolve big exp bug.
June 21, 2006
- Another crash fix
June 21, 2006
- Fix recent crash bug from Tarusk mprogs. (No, really, it's fixed, now.)
- Mounts for Druid version of Summon Mount have been updated!
June 18, 2006
- Tweaks to Hamlet of Falcon mobs for better function of quest.
- Tweaks to Succubus and Latumfus procs.
- Fix recent crash bug from Tarusk mprogs.
June 12, 2006
- Altered spec attack rates, from inverted form.
- Updated Dragon Dispo to behave more sanely.
June 11, 2006
- Fixed exp bug granting exp when dying against a mob with negative exp.
June 11, 2006
- Weapon Proc chance to fire altered. It now adjusts based on the
level of the opponent, the level of the wielder, and the LUCK
stat of the wielder.
- Room Toss and other special attacks should be working once again.
- Leprechaun Village modified for better game balance.
- Goblin City blockers adjusted, to check each person entering.
- Catalaunian Fields has returned!
- Minor tweaks to Mahn Tor.
- Mob loading in Rahotep adjusted slightly.
- Cabal Creation fixed, creator will now be set as leader correctly.
May 16, 2006
- Rahotep has enhanced his mummies with new embalming techniques!
- Balance tweaks for some mobs in Rain God area.
- Fix for recent crash bug.
- Mprog fixes in Rahotep.
May 16, 2006
- HELP CRITICAL HITS updated
- Skill and spell Crits are now active
May 10, 2006
- Riders will autojoin their mounts when attacked.
April 27, 2006
- Many "herbs" are now SALVE instead of FOOD type objects which
means you RUB them instead of EAT.
- Several pipes in the realms are now smokable (smoking is discouraged
in all indoor locations and within 25 feet of any building entrance).
April 24, 2006
- You can now repair some monk gloves.
April 23, 2006
TWO new zones!
- King Tristan's nephew has been kidnapped! Can you rescue
him from the clutches of an evil wizard? Talk to the lord of
Calidyrr west of the Circus.
- The souls of the warriors in the Catalaunian Fields
have arisen to continue their battle anew. What
terrible forces are at work here?
- The Lava Drake in the Isle of Fire has found a powerful artifact of fire... is there a group of legends
powerful enough to take it from him?
- Various typos and bugs fixed throughout the world.
- TWIST, FRUSTRATE, SALUTE, GAG, LISTEN socials added.
April 11, 2006
- You can grapple mounted targets but it is REALLY REALLY hard to do and
you must be flying.
- You can join the arena at level 1 now.
- Thalos has learnt the art of repairing magical staves and spellstaves.
- Repairers can now repair monk gloves.
- You can check mail while frozen.
- REDEMPTION skill now gives more hmv and shows a message when successful.
- When force-rented, you get a more verbose message.
March 17, 2006
- Happy St. Patricks Day!
Laddy the Leprechaun, in search of a right Irish lass, explores the
realms for magical treasures amassed. Four-leafed shamrocks and pots
'o gold, three-leafed shamrocks and mugs of green beer. Why there's
even bits of the 'ole blarney stone I hear!
Mar 16, 2006
- FALSE flag for exits properly hides them now.
- LayHands mana cost fixed.
- Quivering Palm no longer balks at an unrelaxed opponent.
- NoMobLoot flag added for items that looter mobs can't pick up. (No,
you can't add it to your gear.)
Mar 7, 2006
- Baernol the magnificent blacksmith, pride of Hillsborough can now resize
items to make them faster! That's right, using a novel technique he can
rebalance the weight of an item so that it glides through air, water, or
flesh more easily in your hands. This adjustment is permanent. (That
means forever.) This can only be done once and will increase the speed
factor of an item by 1 which translates into a few percentage points
on your multiple swing rating (see COMBAT command). Note, this is
also lieu of resizing an item to make it larger, smaller, or lighter.
Baernol being a savvy businessman as well as a highly skilled blacksmith
is charging quite a premium for this new service. Read the note in
Baernol's forge for more information and instructions for price estimates.
- Objects with gold value of 0 or 1 have been updated. This will affect
their sale price, repair and resize costs.
- Various bug and typographical error fixes throughout the realms.
Feb 5, 2006
- NEW ZONE - The Lagoon by Atropos. Help Lagoon for more information on
where to find this wonderous place.
- Tombs of Tarin revamped by Abraham. Type 'Help Tombs of Tarin' for more
info.
- The Mighty Empress of Death, LeRot, has enlisted the help of darker
powers and old friends.
- The Town of Orshingal has grown since recent years of being left alone,
thanks to the Goddesses and Gods of Kallisti.
- Warriors and Mages have new trainers, check your ledgers to find out where.
- Minor bug fixes throughout the Realms of Kallisti.
