September 2007 News
September 27, 2007 -
I took the time this week to finally convert the forums' database from MS Access to MySQL. The forums should be faster and more stable thanks to the change. The persistent bug plaguing the boards - the purple folder bug - has actually diminished in intensity thanks to the move. Instead of being constant, it's now down to frequent. I've only noticed a couple minor glitches from the move - a post or two was lost from the time when I copied the database to when I got the new database up and running, but it wasn't anything too important, just Himura poking fun at me. The only other glitch is that one reply's timestamp was incorrectly transferred. That reply by Verb is now permanently at the end of a thread, but if that's really bugging people, I can remove it entirely. If you find any other bugs on the forums, please let me know.
While I was trying to fix the purple folder bug, I accidentally broke the Quest Database page. I haven't had the chance to fix it yet, but when I have the time, I'll do it (I hope).
ACMaps added a couple new quest maps to their site, so I've added maps to the Paradox Queen and Composite upgrade quests. Maps are also up to the 151+ version of Grael, which I hope to finalize soon.
September 20, 2007 -
It's Patch Day! Check out the official patch day info from Turbine on the Patch Day thread, which has the Teaser article and images and the dev notes up already. Expect the Rollout Article soon! It looks like Aerbax's Virindi have finally subverted the Harbinger - bad news for the Caul.
The Quest Section has been updated to reflect the new patch, but no new quest info is up yet. I have, however, added images for many quests and finished my writeup on the Paradox Olthoi Queen. Since I have nothing better to do until the servers come back up, expect some new quest guides soon.
Welcome to our newest member, Kallikos!
September 17, 2007 -
For the first time in months, the mansion has a new magical device - the Black Spear of Shadow Renewal! Ely, Himura, Silver, and I (in various forms) managed to defeat the Shadow Aspect of Grael after a pitched battle. The new spear is available for use in the second floor, SW room. It casts 4 spells - 3 Incantations that increase your regen, rejuv, and mana renewal rates by 145% and a 4th spell that increases your healing by 25 points. Like the other spears, the spells last for 2 hours. Unfortunately, all 3 spears are on the same timer!
September 13, 2007 -
September's patch, Dark Materials, has been scheduled for Thursday the 20th. There aren't any details other than the date so far, but the patch thread is up. I'll keep it updated like usual. Hopefully this month's patch will be quite a bit less buggy than last month.
Turbine will stop paying rents with September's patch, so we'll have to think about writs again. Currently the mansion fund has enough writs and cash to last us a very long time (until next June or July at present), but if you own a villa, you should check your stash! There are plenty of quests that pay writs these days (the easiest being the Atlan stones, I'd say).
It's been quite some time since we've done an overtink session - anyone interested?
August's news archived.