Updated March 2010

• Most small changes will be listed on the message boards as Myra is getting
  weary of writing them in two locations. New areas will continue to be listed
  here.
• Hondarth has been expanded into the forest south of the town.
• Read website for more information on upcoming traps
• Fairhaven Monastery has been located within Nightspire Forest
• Abandoned Vampire Passageways added to the Manor Tunnels
• The Vampire Manor has repaired a section of their manor.

Updated October 13, 2008

• See HELP WHO, New command can be used anytime WHO NAME
• No restrictions on level for grouping, items and pkill before pwipe
• New Highscore Table for Explorer, Check it Out.
• Minor changes will be listed on the forums website. Major ones I will
  still try to list here though.
• IRC is up and running. (See note)
• Some changes to startup area. Combat Academy.
• Some races are set to nowalk that weren't previously updated.
• New area installed for a sapphire dragon. Beware!
• Updated help file for bio and description
• Updated Website... Check out the new look. Still a work in progress.
• Added a help file for dragons.
• Help Supplicate - now you can supplicate for rations
  

Updated August 8, 2007

• Modified mana adjustments for each class slightly. The more dependant on
  magic the class is, the more mana they get each level, and vice versa.
• Modified Battle Prompt. Available as a config option.
• Meridia, Dagnalrok, Nachstrum, Chutuee, and the Vampmanor have hired
  ratcatchers to deal with their rodent problems. Check them out. :)
  So'Ellar has hired a snail exterminator as well.
• There are now several potions in the world that restore mana but they
  are very few and quite expensive.
• The website listing of skills and spells is now completed. Several other
  sections have also been updated. Check it out. :)
• Pertun Forest has been declared protected for thanksgiving. No Summoning
  and no Astraling while the turkeys are residing there.
• Some shopkeepers had been unintentionally junking their equipment that was
  meant to be in the game. That should be fixed now.
• There are now hiscore tables for those with the most glory and oldest age.
  This will not begin working until the next reboot.
• There are now four new deities available for devotion by elementalists.
• There were many rooms that were green in the underdark. They are now the
  grey they should be. Please set your color default text to light grey.
• See HELP WHO, You can now Who <name> whether they are online or offline so use your biographies.
• The game will now keep track of areas you have explored and there will be a high score list for the most areas explored.

Updated March 19, 2006

• Some races will allow a player to be ridden by other players
• The 'affected' command lists racial information, examples would be the ability to eat corpses(trolls), or being claustrophobic(elves).
• Turns out there is a connection between black lightning and negative
  material, ie its innately evil energy.
• Alignment changes are slowed down at upper levels.
• Two new spells were added for clerics/heretics/vampires.
  'sight of aquarius' and 'blood stalk'memorizing spells in healing rooms takes less time than normal now.
• Should no longer trigger critical strike when attacks are dodged
• Drain/holy hp restore no longer work unless a blow actually lands
• Holy/Drain work on gloves for monks now too
• Unholy_word/spritual wrath should give the caster wearoff of blindness instead now
• Svirfneblin and duergar are real races(idea)
• Dasylvius' program shoudl be fixed

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Updated June 5, 2005

• Rangers can now eventually choose an enemy race and a preferred terrain type. See help RACIAL_ENEMY and CHOSEN_TERRAIN.
• Dreadknights are now offered as a class. The solution to anit-paladin. :)
• The shadowform spell functions a lot differently now, see help shadowform.
• The mana command differentiates non-verbal spells from others now.
• If you CAN eat a corpse, normal food usually isn't very filling for you.
• Check out the help file ARCHIVES
• Lights can be recharged at certain shops now.
• Adrenaline now prevents quitting right after fighting
• Torturing is now possible for some classes, and sometimes can be rewarding.
• Wands and Staves can also be wielded and used as weapons now.
• New Socials: snivel, sovain, vain, and sedative
• Help File for Torture
• Morikai the deity now is functional
• Heretics got a new spell at level 60.

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Updated January 12, 2004

• New help file * Zmud
• No more casting while affected by berserk, ie fervor/rage/some equipment.
• Check out LAWS STAKE.
• Animals can no longer buy/sell/repair things=P, but druids are soon to have a new skill.=)
• A minor change to LAWS ASSIST, no littering please.
• Change to the HELP BUILD file.
• Elven moonblades were modified slightly, more useful, but more picky too.
• The anticleric flag should be working from now on.
• Astral walking is more expensive, and much more so for larger distances.
• Donate is now called junk instead.
• Better Dragon/Giant subraces require more levels/luck to get now.
• Evil people sometimes get gem/metallic dragon subraces and vice versa now.
• Shapeshifting into more powerful forms takes more time now.
• Some creatures require more powerful enchanted weapons to hit them now.
• A new spell, 'chariot of light' was added for high level clerics.
• Corpses will begin to stay where they are at level 10.
• Safety can be cast on other creatures now, say animated dead?

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Updated July 15, 2003

• Supplicating is a bit harder to make mistakes and waste favor with it now, ie. it may not work if it is unneeded at the time as of next reboot(2/25).
• New druid spell called hail storm was created.
• Now most item types can actually be scrapped if enough damage is sustained.
• Prior to this, only lights and a few other rare item types were scrappable. Player corpses last longer after level 20 and shorter for people under 20.
• Focus should work for healing spells and all damage spells now.
• Paladins mounts rise in levels with their masters now.
• Singing works a little better now.
• The bug with circle failing at times it shouldn't was fixed.
• Switchhit doesn't work on a mob being attacked already by a player.
• It is no longer possible for anyone to literally dodge every attack.
• Bards have to have 1% in singing to sing now, and can stop songs now too.
• Rangers actually have morals now, and suffer if they betray them.
• Combat negates any camoflauge or diguises(HELP DISGUISE).
• There is now a lag after firing a bow.
• The spell Identify sometimes tells more info when cast on mobs/players.
• Rangers/Paladins/Thieves are told when they gain the ability to zap, recite, or brandish at a specific level.

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Updated February 1, 2003

• Hunting Mobs have become smarter, but can't track what they can't see.
• Quitting at the wrong time can make things harder later on.
• Guards and Shops are now slightly racist.
• Non-Humanoid pets can only wear special types of armor now.
• Mobs no longer count during the splitting of money in a group.
• New Rules regarding Pkilling, Check out the Note on the Mud.

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Updated November 30, 2002

• Dodge boost on avoidance/celerity was toned down slightly.
• There are now maps in the world. Keep an eye out for them.
• The exit command now takes into account hidden/secret exits, hence read the room descriptions carefully for those lil suprises.
• Lawful cities will have jails and will use them, watch out!
• You will be able to specialize in a weapon as a warrior.
• Okey, long time coming, but the feathered quests should be all fixed.
• Missileweapons now require two hands to use. ie. a bow, etc.
• Now there is additional info on character creation, check it out.
• New skills added INSPECT, TEMPER, RESURRECTION, & ENCHANT ARMOR.
• Some equipment can only be worn by your mount, ie saddles.
• If too low level to use chat or ooc, it will now tell you that.
• Vampires will now have their blood restored when finished in the arena, just as mana is for others.
• Lizardman are no longer so close to So'Ellar. Check out the new area!

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Updated October 6, 2002

• Added Dreadknight, Mercenary, and Lich Professions.
• Midas touch now requires rare component, can be bought however.
• Giant subraces are now in for poly and shapeshifters.
• New merchant town set up in the region of the Pertun Forest!
• The vigor ability has been corrected now. It was giving 2X hp that it should have been. This takes effect next reboot as of 7/23/02.
• New area added in next to Serril Mts.
• Beware when you attack shopkeepers, they may just call for help!
• Getting drunk has just become alot more colorful!
• Went through and fixed a bunch of typos/bugs that were noted, and added or fixed alot of help files you may have been looking for.
• HELP IDLIST New command!
• New message when you create a character and are thinking about a name.
• Weddings and Wedding Chapels are now in the Game.
• Guards can be called by some other 'important' people in various areas.
• Thornwall is finally debugged, but really powerful creatures can overpower it at times. Be careful!
• Thornwall should be fully operational again.
• Good job on the Typos and Bugs, Fixing them as we go! Keep up the Good Noting!
• Added Several Archers Trainers and Equipment in Various Locations.
• Updated Websites High Score Lists

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Previous Updated to June 3rd, 2002
Updates forthwith will be displayed in date order

• Use bug, typo, idea commands to helps us find things appropriately. We will try to get to them as soon as humanly possible. Thank you!
• Stables have been added in order to provide a place for your pet to stay
• Good shopkeepers will no longer purchase poisoned weapons
• New Profession is in... HELP Templar
• Scrolls, Wands, and Staves now can only be used by those versed in them
• The level you begin to lose your corpse at has been lowered to 20 so be careful while out exploring:)
• Healer mobs now require you to purchase their spells similiar to stores
• Giths portals now have changed slightly to better reflect different corners of the world. Be careful and check em out before leaping in!
• Stupid people only get 1 language, smart people get up to 3.
• Burlap bags given to you by shopkeepers etc, will disintegrate.
• As of 3/30/02 pay close attention to what the consider command tells you, it may be more reliable than you thought before!
• Be sure to check out config and a few new options we put into it.
• Check 'Laws Pkill' for updates regarding getting things out of corpses
• Portal to hell hath moved, beware!
• Rescue now works correctly
• A slight adjustment was made to bless, it doesn't provide quite as much bonus in save vs spell but affects every saving throw now.
• The duration for curse was lowered and it was set to affect all saving throws exactly the opposite of bless.
• New Supplicate Feature from deities, check help file
• Zaubmal no longer gives favor for both digging and burying corpses. Choose!
• Be on the lookout for some new scrolls/potions/stuff being sold around
• You can no longer hit mobs with missiles from outside the area.
• Thieves can now peek at the type of money mobs have.
• Soundless aura should be more reliable now.
• Some problems with bash and attacks have been hopefully fixed.