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2020

2019

2018

  • 2018 Aug: The prestige class Vizier is added.

2016

  • 2016: SAVESPELL can be toggled by simply typing savespell.
  • 2016: Mantis (Immortal Task Management System) Tokens
  • 2016: Eragora Infirmary Revisions
  • 2016: In-Game Calendar Revamped to fit with In-Game Astronomy
  • 2016: MUD protocols enabled
  • 2016: Quest Point Catalogue Revision
  • 2016: ALTADD (Adds characters to altlists) command available for everyone
  • 2016: Transfer Fee for Quest Points reduced to 0
  • 2016: Push Your Luck Quest revised
  • 2016: APPOINT command also usable at Thorngate
  • 2016: Reboot gear without reboots
  • 2016: WEAR ALL fixed, GIVE ALL revised.
  • 2016: New Website MUD client

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2008

2007

2006

2005

  • 2005 Dec: Ominous "big bug fix." No further explanation.
  • 2005 Jun: Added Bodyguards prestige class.
  • 2005 Jun: The prestige class Fusiliers is added.
  • 2005 May: Wizards becomes a prestige class for Mage

2000

  • January 2000
2000/01/04 - Corrected groupstat bug where it reported maxhit/maxhit. - snikt;
2000/01/08 - added werrebocler - crom;
2000/01/09 - Added Name Auth. - snikt;
2000/01/09 - Assisting mobs at Lord now don't need to see targets to assist. - snikt;
2000/01/09 - Capped exp gains for abusers. - snikt;
2000/01/09 - Heroes now longer can practice improved invisibility. - snikt;
2000/01/09 - Okay, Genesis now works a bit better. Fixed it so it subtracts 500 pracs - snikt;
2000/01/09 - added ungroup - crom;
2000/01/10 - added messages and auto-nameauth - crom;
2000/01/10 - added nameauth info - crom;
2000/01/10 - added npc check to nameauth - crom;
2000/01/10 - allowed nchat for non-nameauthed - crom;
2000/01/10 - nameauth uses its own info now - crom;
2000/01/11 - added a level worth of experience cap for nameauth - crom;
2000/01/13 - Added prototype for get_obj. - mega;
2000/01/13 - Created autoloot(ch). - mega;
2000/01/13 - Fixes black aura/white aura discrepancy on dispel magic. - mega;
2000/01/13 - Overhauled get_obj_here. - mega;
2000/01/13 - Removed wear_loc requirement in get_obj_here. - mega;
2000/01/13 - added spiritlink - crom;
2000/01/16 - added bioscan and altered genesis - crom;
2000/01/16 - angels get disconnect - mendek;
2000/01/17 - changed 'corpse' to 'npccorpse' within autoloot protocol - crom;
2000/01/30 - added demnofire. - crom;
2000/01/30 - altered detonate to check for spiritlink - crom;
2000/01/30 - spiritlink removed using smith - crom;
  • February 2000
2000/02/01 - added PLR_NOPURGE - dawiz;
2000/02/05 - added mindwipe - devastnt;
2000/02/05 - added scramble - devastnt;
2000/02/05 - added weight/item # checks to butcher - devastnt;
2000/02/06 - added brackets for low morts on hero. - devastnt;
2000/02/06 - added spec-battle-cleric - devastnt;
2000/02/06 - altered bioscan, altered mindwipe, altered maelstrom for mages to have inclass lag. - crom;
2000/02/08 - added spec_warlord and spec_illusionist(battle-psi) - devastnt;
2000/02/09 - added spec_breath_super - devastnt;
2000/02/12 - added farsight spell - crom;
2000/02/12 - added mystical barrier - crom;
2000/02/13 - fixed get_obj_weight for tickets creating gear. - crom;
2000/02/14 - Added cast-kinetic and modded cast-psion - devastnt;
2000/02/14 - Added spec_demon - devastnt;
2000/02/14 - weight check added to magic.light - crom;
2000/02/16 - added wake-up-call spell for quest/fountain/future spell use - devastnt;
2000/02/17 - Fixed crashing bug in autoloot - sometimes there was no npccorpse - mega;
2000/02/17 - corrected do_remove and do_wear - ironhand;
2000/02/17 - modified do_wear and do_remove to handle all properly - ironhand;
2000/02/20 - changed death field - devastnt;
2000/02/21 - changed make_info so player causing info can see it - dawiz;
2000/02/24 - squashed bug in mindwipe - devastnt;
2000/02/26 - added battlenone - devastnt;
2000/02/27 - scent and fetch added - devastnt;
  • March 2000
2000/03/05 - fixed bug in danger sense/scan - devastnt;
2000/03/05 - fixed crash bug in spec_demon - dawiz;
2000/03/08 - added rogue lore, markings and cant - devastnt;
2000/03/10 - added ability to block repraccing a skill by sseting it to 1 - devastnt;
2000/03/13 - Made money type items work corrrectly when given as ticket prizes - devastnt;
2000/03/19 - changed battlenone to highlight - devastnt;
2000/03/20 - spec_cast_adepts can trans outlaws to executioner's block - devastnt;
2000/03/21 - made imp invis self only - devastnt;
2000/03/29 - added rogue guild and tool basics - devastnt;
  • April 2000
2000/04/01 - added alertness skill,removed heighten from rog slist - devastnt;
2000/04/01 - Decrements by .5 expcost every 300/200/100 sublevels respectively. - snikt;
2000/04/04 - added lever functions to markings, fix to alertness - devastnt;
2000/04/06 - Execs can freakin emote in noemote now. - snikt;
2000/04/07 - added slink and misdirection - devastnt;
2000/04/07 - added slink and misdirection - devastnt;
2000/04/07 - tweaked lag on disarm + throw to match other skills re in class/ out of class lag - devastnt;
2000/04/07 - tweaked lag on pick lock - devastnt;
2000/04/07 - tweaked lag on steal - devastnt;
2000/04/09 - put fix in do_title - dawiz;
2000/04/21 - fixed crash bug in do_practice (for imms) - dawiz;
2000/04/26 - block sharpen in arena (loophole on lag) - dawiz;
  • May 2000
2000/05/04 - Changed messages in config to be less confusing - devastnt;
2000/05/04 - Reinstated battlenone - devastnt;
2000/05/05 - repair skill now assigns appropriate hp value for max hps - crom;
2000/05/12 - Changed how outlaws at healers are handled - devastnt;
2000/05/12 - Fixing blackjack for mobs - devastnt;
2000/05/12 - Hero+ can no longer delete. #$&@ em all. - snikt;
2000/05/12 - Made blackjack work for mobs - devastnt;
2000/05/12 - Minor tweaks/fixes to bioscan, scramble, overconf - devastnt;
2000/05/12 - Toned down spec demon and warlord - devastnt;
2000/05/13 - Added lock picks to pick skill - devastnt;
2000/05/15 - Doubled timer on items dropped from eaten lord corpses, to match extended timers of lord corpses on decay - devastnt;
2000/05/25 - Fixed a bug in dismantle - devastnt;
2000/05/25 - Revamped traps, added trap skill - devastnt;
2000/05/26 - Made traps reset when containers are reset to closed, locked, etc - devastnt;
2000/05/29 - fixed crash bug in do_racial - dawiz;
  • June 2000
2000/06/04 - Made NPC-corpses not drop items when they decay - devastnt;
2000/06/04 - Reworked web to be more efficient - devastnt;
2000/06/23 - added sho to block sho hog - dawiz;
2000/06/24 - Rogue tools can now be compared using the compare command - devastnt;
2000/06/25 - Put in changes to who lgnd/ttn and how it's listed in who. - snikt;
  • July 2000
2000/07/06 - alteration to genesis - crom;
2000/07/08 - Upped genesis mana cost by order of Crom - devastnt;
2000/07/08 - added demonic intent - crom;
2000/07/08 - added torment - crom;
2000/07/08 - reduced level of genesis back down to 125 - crom;
2000/07/11 - alteration to vampire touch - crom;
2000/07/23 - fixed bug in messages of scan <dir> - devastnt;
2000/07/27 - Added rituals and salvation spell. - devastnt;
2000/07/28 - added threnody - crom;
2000/07/28 - added unholy bargain - crom;
2000/07/28 - druid ->sorcerer - crom;
  • August 2000
2000/08/01 - limited casters to midgaard and thorn for salvation. - crom;
2000/08/03 - Made salvation not work if target is on imm plane or hell plane - devastnt;
2000/08/18 - Added bounty. - snikt;
2000/08/26 - Added charge shield spell - devastnt;
2000/08/28 - added immolation - crom;
2000/08/31 - Blackjack and backstab now effective on bountied players. - snikt;
2000/08/31 - Suiciding boutied players now penalized. - snikt;
  • September 2000
2000/09/07 - Tweaked charge shield stuff - devastnt;
2000/09/10 - Added sneak attack for testing - devastnt;
2000/09/17 - Added Vital shot for testing - devastnt;
2000/09/24 - added assassinate and murder - devastnt;
2000/09/28 - Added poison weapon and enabled murder/assassinate as commands - devastnt;
2000/09/29 - Added the 4 new poison spells, toxin, biotoxin, venom, and virus - devastnt;
  • October 2000
2000/10/08 - Added ability to eat poison items - devastnt;
2000/10/18 - added $boo and $hiss to conference - dawiz;
2000/10/19 - added nightvision and quickstrike, removed spells from rog slist - devastnt;
2000/10/27 - Fixed cure blind bug - devastnt;
2000/10/29 - Added riposte, removed stances - devastnt;
2000/10/29 - Removed stances from spec_warlord - devastnt;
2000/10/30 - added timestamp to do_bug and do_idea - dawiz;
  • November 2000
2000/11/02 - decreased sorcerer hp gain - crom;
2000/11/04 - ranger is grandfathered. - crom;
2000/11/04 - sorcerer slist modified more. additions as well as hero+ removals - crom;
2000/11/05 - added corruption - crom;
2000/11/11 - Added flash spell - sancti;
2000/11/14 - Added afkreply feature - devastnt;
2000/11/15 - Sublevel will no longer show in score for subheroes - devastnt;
2000/11/15 - Tweaked transmute, level raise not analagous to enchant any more as benefits are not simularly analagous - devastnt;
2000/11/18 - added leech - crom;
2000/11/18 - made new names ending in ii illegal - dawiz;
2000/11/20 - Fixed bug allowing players to check mob repops w bounty - devastnt;
2000/11/20 - added do land and racial fly - crom;
2000/11/20 - fixed typo in detect hidden - crom;
2000/11/21 - created dark forge - crom;
  • December 2000
2000/12/02 - Added tainted genius spell - Sanctimoose
2000/12/03 - Lords may not morph. Yet. - Snikt
2000/12/03 - added message when config file not found - DaWiz
2000/12/13 - blocked online label of higher invis imms for findalts - DaWiz
2000/12/14 - fixed duplicate spell with regenerate/regeneration - DaWiz
2000/12/16 - eliminated loop in spec_warlord on mob death - DaWiz
2000/12/17 - added unrest spell - Crom
2000/12/18 - added brimstone - Crom

1999

  • JANUARY 1999
1999/01/09 - finally got racial frenzy cumulative - sheridan
1999/01/13 - revision to char creation phase, in-theme name warning - mendek
1999/01/13 - body brace changed to a defensive spell - mendek
1999/01/13 - changed infoset level to 3 - mendek
1999/01/13 - use of "group me" turns on character's groupinfo - mendek
1999/01/18 - racial ability timers now save upon quit - crom
1999/01/22 - re-inserted samurai skills - sheridan
1999/01/29 - added eulogy spell - crom
  • FEBRUARY 1999
1999/02/02 - added do_random - crom
1999/02/05 - removed a flaw in spell_portal - crom
1999/02/09 - create food self only now - crom
1999/02/16 - removed martial artist availability - crom
1999/02/26 - new socials added...a few nontheme removed - crom
1999/02/28 - do_shieldbash...failure causes you to be stunned instead of rest - crom
  • MARCH 1999
1999/03/03 - bash back to how it was. fix is worse than original bug. - crom
1999/03/03 - do_stand now checks to see if you're fighting..then puts you into fighting state - crom
1999/03/05 - check to see if victim already poisoned - crom
1999/03/18 - do_outfit called on pc death; replaces invoking outfit manually - mendek
1999/03/19 - altered items given upon death - crom
1999/03/19 - removed do_outfit - crom
1999/03/21 - total unread notes & total notes shown on "board" display - mendek
1999/03/30 - added support for fake godmode command - mega
1999/03/30 - tweaks to look so you can look at different things - mega
  • APRIL 1999
1999/04/01 - additional enhancement to do_look - mega
1999/04/01 - removed immune_area_spells from shopkeepers - mega
1999/04/12 - lord twink done. every 100 levels they get some excitement - crom
1999/04/22 - added vigil, requiem and ablution - crom
1999/04/26 - debug eulogy and requiem - crom
1999/04/30 - shadow form fixed - crom
  • MAY 1999
1999/05/03 - changed body parts - crom
1999/05/11 - added mage-inclass meteor swarm and acid rain check - crom
1999/05/19 - added "look char health" - mega
1999/05/26 - spec_cast_cleric altered as per dev, to include healing - sheridan
1999/05/26 - spec_cast_mage altered as per dev - sheridan
  • JUNE 1999 */
1999/06/05 - modified transmute - crom
1999/06/06 - inserted psi spell 'danger scan' - sheridan
1999/06/10 - created spec_battle_mage - crom
1999/06/15 - cannot enter a portal you canot see - crom
  • JULY 1999 */
1999/07/10 - altered tnl for lord+ to be half as much - crom
1999/07/17 - added death shroud - crom
1999/07/18 - added air armor, shield and hammer - crom
1999/07/18 - added air armor, shield and hammer - crom
1999/07/18 - added blood ritual - crom
  • AUGUST 1999
1999/08/03 - removed godmode april fools' - mendek
1999/08/08 - added some dev spells - crom
1999/08/19 - added dark embrace - crom
1999/08/23 - tweak of gurney as far as a level restraint ala summon - crom
1999/08/23 - you can no longer mercy from a no_recall room - crom
1999/08/24 - spell revisions ala devastant - crom
1999/08/25 - added tul-sith references instead of exec refenreces for cleric stuff - crom
1999/08/25 - added water plane - crom
1999/08/28 - added demonic advice - crom
  • SEPTEMBER 1999 */
1999/09/23 - changed dork to fool - crom
1999/09/26 - added corpse dumping of gear onto the ground - crom
1999/09/26 - dwarves never fail repair now - crom
1999/09/28 - added sleight of hand - crom
  • OCTOBER 1999
1999/10/01 - added blood trail - crom
1999/10/01 - added do_scent - crom
1999/10/02 - fixed blood trail - crom
1999/10/03 - added note searchall - crom
1999/10/03 - added withdraw ability - crom
1999/10/05 - added color toggle - crom
1999/10/13 - disabled do_scent due to crash - mega
1999/10/15 - change to do-scent. still buggy - crom
1999/10/24 - added vampire touch - crom
1999/10/25 - added overconfidence - crom
  • NOVEMBER 1999 */
1999/11/14 - bashdoor damage capped - crom
The rest of the code done this month was other debugging or IMM-ONLY stuff.
  • DECEMBER 1999 */
1999/12/05 - ranger gets fourth attack, mars get some monk skills - crom
1999/12/12 - added improved invis - snikt
1999/12/20 - added check_alias to validate aliases - mega
1999/12/30 - allowed anyone to pick up owned objects - mega
1999/12/30 - changed lord info for lords only. - mega
1999/12/31 - added groupstat command - snikt
1999/12/31 - adjusted afk/void/disc timings - snikt

1998

  • JANUARY 1998
1998/01/07 - converted damage spells to use gen_damage - dawiz
1998/01/07 - revamped spell levels and mana costs per crom - dawiz
1998/01/08 - added spell_cataclysm - dawiz
1998/01/08 - fixed sandstorm - dawiz
1998/01/10 - adjusted mage spells mana - dawiz
1998/01/10 - fixed area spells - dawiz
1998/01/11 - added groupwait code - dawiz
1998/01/11 - changed cyclone to area spell - dawiz
1998/01/12 - another fix to move(follow) while lagged - dawiz
1998/01/17 - revised lore as per crom's latest email - sheridan
1998/01/22 - changed skill levels for war skills - sheridan
1998/01/22 - approved war revamp - sheridan
1998/01/23 - new gen_duration routine - dawiz
1998/01/24 - inserted new races - sheridan
1998/01/24 - fixed embalm - dawiz
1998/01/24 - fixed so breath spells cannot be practiced or seen in slist - dawiz
1998/01/24 - fixed so surge works correctly - dawiz
1998/01/27 - shopkeeper over level 124 will sell items equal to mob level - ronan
  • FEBRUARY 1998
1998/02/05 - commented out groupwait code, replaced with lag carryover - mendek
1998/02/06 - changed homeshift to point to thorngate - mendek
1998/02/06 - sorted do_who - dawiz
1998/02/23 - minor rev to damage verbs - mendek
1998/02/25 - added griffon and gargoyle to highest - dawiz
1998/02/26 - fixed error in gen_duration - dawiz
  • MARCH 1998
1998/03/02 - alias fixes - ronan
1998/03/02 - installed smash as temporary imm skill, prior to approval - sheridan
1998/03/09 - fixed the annoyance with color bleed in notes - sheridan
1998/03/09 - morph min level set to 750 - dawiz
1998/03/10 - added thorngate death room. - ronan
1998/03/11 - inserted skill 'smash' to slist - sheridan
1998/03/13 - added magic object damage - ronan
1998/03/13 - made changes and fies to do_repair and do_appraise - ronan
1998/03/18 - fixed damage ratio down, and fixed it so containers spill their contents - ronan
1998/03/19 - fixed bug in autosplit which created massive amounts of gold - sancti
1998/03/22 - added do_smith - ronan
1998/03/27 - added handles in spell_planeshift for "arcadia" and "astral plane" planes - mendek
1998/03/28 - inserted smash at mort level. test completed - sheridan
1998/03/31 - healers cannot catch the plague - mendek
1998/03/31 - items dropped at quit due to level have timer set - mendek
  • APRIL 1998
1998/04/03 - changed duration of blindness to smaller amount - mendek
1998/04/05 - added to_room message that items fell out of a container - ronan
1998/04/05 - blind, and maelstrom's blind affect, reduced in duration - mendek
1998/04/07 - allow kzn to flee if lord, at high cost - mendek
1998/04/08 - inserted armor optimization skill - sheridan
1998/04/14 - add newbie flag to people who say they are not experienced - ronan
1998/04/14 - capped drunkness at 12 - ronan
1998/04/14 - newbie will have bracers around their name when using chat or nchat - ronan
1998/04/15 - added slay protection for mendek - mendek
1998/04/15 - slay protection for darii, may be revamped soon - mendek
1998/04/16 - made lord corpses last longer - ronan
1998/04/16 - test for summon mod: small chance of mob reacting badly - mendek
1998/04/29 - made all breath spells cost 500 mana, as per g4 - ronan
  • MAY 1998
1998/05/02 - fixed bug allowing awen to give sanc after iron monk is cast - ronan
1998/05/04 - fixed bug with fountains so it will not trans you if you are fighting - ronan
1998/05/04 - fixed genesis, with crom - ronan
1998/05/04 - fixed morph messages, ala crom - ronan
1998/05/06 - changed a little logic in disconnect to send only lord-ttitan to aelmon - ronan
1998/05/11 - fixed genesis so you can't cast with 10 wis or less - sheridan
1998/05/11 - fixed heighten/holy sight bug - sheridan
1998/05/15 - calm will not affect aggie_all - mendek
1998/05/26 - paladins sent by an imm contain the siccer's name - mendek
  • JUNE 1998
1998/06/01 - added monk and samurai skill levels to each skill in const.c - sheridan
1998/06/01 - changed thieves to rogues as per snikt - sheridan
1998/06/01 - inserted monk and samurai classes - sheridan
1998/06/02 - dragon tnl to 10k - mendek
1998/06/08 - added do_forget - force other player to stop replying to you - mendek
1998/06/10 - inserted scorpion style and whirlwind kick (monk) - sheridan
1998/06/10 - inserted sam skill whirlwind strike for testing - sheridan
1998/06/11 - added snapkick - sheridan
1998/06/11 - inserted poses for samurai - sheridan
1998/06/12 - inserted shatterless strike, sword sweep, and sword slam - sheridan
1998/06/15 - fixed a couple bugs in sam skills as per devastant - sheridan
  • JULY 1998
1998/07/04 - note search is in now - sheridan
1998/07/18 - fixed crash when linkdead quits - dawiz
1998/07/27 - inserted defensive stance and offensive stance skills for wars - sheridan
1998/07/27 - removed group consider as per tm list - sheridan
1998/07/31 - inserted monk poses - sheridan
  • AUGUST 1998
1998/08/17 - yanked gate_demon - mendek
1998/08/17 - gen_duration changes as per crom, added to most spells - mendek
1998/08/21 - begins work on outlaw - mega
1998/08/21 - stop color bleed after note is displayed - mendek
1998/08/24 - altered give gold in regards to npcs to show short instead of keywords - crom
1998/08/24 - sleep spell did not prevent someone from resting then standing. fixed. - crom
1998/08/25 - outlaw stuff is half-done. - mega *** LOTS OF WORK
1998/08/26 - fixed snapkick switch crash bug - sheridan
1998/08/26 - modified spells to use gen_duration or a fraction of them - crom
1998/08/27 - added worldbank feature - snikt
  • SEPTEMBER 1998
1998/09/01 - forage altered to randomize as well as charge movement - crom
1998/09/01 - weight max/carry limit bug fixes - crom
1998/09/03 - added a level limitation (cannot repair item 6 levels above you) - crom
1998/09/03 - fixed transmute bug where weight is not +/-'d from player himself - crom
1998/09/07 - added spec_jailer, modded existing specs and lots of stuff - mega
1998/09/07 - huge updates for outlaw stuff. yahoo! - mega
1998/09/07 - overhauled a lot of steal stuff - mega
1998/09/07 - changed prayer to a random generation of affects - crom
1998/09/08 - added penalties for execution - mega
1998/09/08 - created a preliminary gen_healing function and modified comfort - crom
1998/09/10 - made jailer a little nicer - mega
1998/09/10 - fixed summon to give percent chance of aggie vs always aggie - crom
1998/09/10 - initial charmie removal installed. - crom
1998/09/10 - removed block on gate and gate demon, lowered duration - crom
1998/09/11 - added aggie possibility with charm - crom
1998/09/11 - altered do-quit so that charmies are purged - crom
1998/09/12 - added morph failure repercussions - crom
1998/09/14 - added additional help_greeting choices for random greeting generation - crom
1998/09/15 - people were able to pkill outlaws. oops. fixed now - mega
1998/09/15 - you can't morph again until you regain lost levels - crom
1998/09/16 - switched exp cost on gar and grif - crom
1998/09/17 - help fear specified that fear makes save throw better...modded - crom
1998/09/20 - added message for 500000 and 1000th logins - dawiz
1998/09/23 - disabled charm purging stuff - crom
1998/09/24 - enchant code changed so a lord can enchant a level 123 item and not get +5 - crom
1998/09/25 - person being gurneyed and removed limitations of victim being gurneyed - crom
1998/09/30 - gave monks in-class lag for kick - crom
  • OCTOBER 1998
1998/10/05 - altered death field to give more damage based on alignment.. - crom
1998/10/07 - added consecrate, ward, major ward, reinforce and recharage - crom
1998/10/07 - added consecrate, ward, major ward, reinforce and recharge - crom
1998/10/07 - added mod to enhanced damage..giving class bias - crom
1998/10/07 - altered heal spells to use gen_healing - crom
1998/10/07 - added recharge - crom
1998/10/08 - added monk techniques and inner balance ( open handed dual-like skill) - crom
1998/10/08 - second/third/fourth/fifth attacks will require a weapon - crom
1998/10/09 - added enlightenment for monks - crom
1998/10/09 - critical strike of open hand added - crom
1998/10/10 - messed with death cry. - crom
1998/10/11 - healing spell mana tweaks - crom
1998/10/13 - added a new channel for experimental info channel - crom
1998/10/13 - added druid class - crom
1998/10/15 - added do_infoset; altered info messages to use make_info - crom
1998/10/15 - changed do_candle to check number of deaths like it should instead of kills - crom
1998/10/15 - set a recharge cap at 10 - crom
1998/10/18 - non-citizen shoppies won't refuse service to outlaws - mega
1998/10/18 - re-allowed casting vs. shoppies, disallowed charm vs. shoppie - mega
1998/10/18 - added crane style- crom
1998/10/18 - added 'golden strike' - crom
1998/10/22 - added augment - crom
1998/10/22 - added herblore for druids - crom
1998/10/22 - added value2 check for ticket use - crom
1998/10/22 - altered portals to use adescr - crom
1998/10/23 - altered fountains which make mloades to destroy themselves if - crom
1998/10/24 - lowered ran hp - snikt
1998/10/26 - added class limitations to augment. - crom
1998/10/26 - fixed candle problem - crom
1998/10/28 - made 'physical' damage spells be surgeable. - crom
1998/10/29 - at each level, there's a small chance of non-casters gaining *one* mana - sheridan
1998/10/29 - players can no longer damage gear - crom
1998/10/30 - added object level to determine object hps - crom
1998/10/30 - adjusted monk hit frequency - crom
1998/10/30 - combined do_range and do_areas - crom
1998/10/30 - decreased object damage for now - crom
1998/10/30 - made smiths say how much gold you pay upon smithing - crom
1998/10/30 - removed do_range and do_sector - crom
1998/10/30 - removed extra info channels - crom
1998/10/31 - added 'fight', 'attack', 'hit' as alternates for 'kill' - crom
1998/10/31 - allow any level to eat pills - crom
1998/10/31 - tweaked down object damage more. - crom
  • NOVEMBER 1998
1998/11/01 - fixed spell recovery - crom
1998/11/02 - can no longer detonate or 'laughing buddha' within the arena - crom
1998/11/06 - mobs cannot "sanctum" - mendek
1998/11/07 - first iteration of morph revamp - snikt
1998/11/07 - genesis alterations to accomodate new morph - snikt
1998/11/07 - require update to morph - crom
1998/11/09 - changed do_quaff to do_drink - crom
1998/11/09 - removed hunger/thirst/drunk - crom
1998/11/10 - added repair all and altered appraise to show non-haggled cost. - crom
1998/11/10 - added spec_monk...anti-monk aggie - crom
1998/11/10 - do_train now doesn't require a mob - crom
1998/11/15 - cannot sleep shoppies - crom
1998/11/18 - surge altered to be like augment. - crom
1998/11/20 - added read magic and arcane knowledge - crom
1998/11/21 - added goblin race - crom
1998/11/21 - altered practice to use an algebra equation instead of a table comparison - crom
1998/11/21 - object "owner" added - mendek
1998/11/23 - disabled genesis until it is reviewed and fixed - crom
1998/11/23 - do_embalm set with a cap - crom
1998/11/24 - altered the intelligence table for practice percents - crom
  • DECEMBER 1998
1998/12/01 - added #7-13 greetings - crom
1998/12/01 - modified get_cost to have a minimum markup of 150% and a maximum - crom
1998/12/02 - added identify mobs - crom
1998/12/02 - added bio empathy - crom
1998/12/02 - altered psion spells ala devastant - crom
1998/12/02 - removed candle stuff. added ball of light upon death - crom
1998/12/03 - added amulet instead of weapon for monk in new player generation - crom
1998/12/03 - expanded condition table for consider - crom
1998/12/03 - altered duration messages - crom
1998/12/03 - monk is now an available class - crom
1998/12/13 - 1) psi skill renames as per devastant - mendek
1998/12/13 - added handles for new lord plane: kzinti homeworld - mendek
1998/12/15 - monks don't start with shield - crom
1998/12/26 - added owner info to identify - crom

1997

  • JANUARY 1997 */
1997/01/08 - initial revision and setup of file system - snikt
1997/01/09 - debug info for spellcasting - snikt
1997/01/11 - fixed crash in note_post to immortal - dawiz
1997/01/16 - angels no longer fail casting spells - snikt
1997/01/17 - $ shows in prompt when sancted now - snikt
1997/01/17 - changed cont light to magic light with timer - snikt
1997/01/17 - changed continual light to magic light with a timer - snikt
1997/01/17 - crier now screams herolevel - snikt
1997/01/17 - delete confirm is necessary now to complete deletion - snikt
1997/01/17 - divine aura added for gods - snikt
1997/01/17 - fixed do_cast for humans and older chars - snikt
1997/01/17 - fixed mistake in do_cast re: racial ability - snikt
1997/01/17 - heroes are now adept to 95% - snikt
1997/01/17 - light and create food go to char now instead of room - snikt
1997/01/17 - rans and mars no longer get nonhero nexus/portal - snikt
1997/01/29 - added quicken/surge - snikt
  • FEBRUARY 1997 */
1997/02/15 - added do_spam, do_timeout and do_release - dawiz
1997/02/15 - modified morph for morph_gains() - snikt
1997/02/16 - modded genesis - snikt
1997/02/16 - enhanced do_reimb - dawiz
1997/02/19 - fixed race problem in do_reimb - dawiz
1997/02/19 - removed "slap" social, added "thwap" and "shudder" - mendek
1997/02/23 - added eradicate - dawiz
1997/02/25 - sorted who list - dawiz
1997/02/27 - added gsn_iron_monk for debug - snikt
1997/02/27 - block all from stealing from shopkeepers - dawiz
1997/02/27 - blocked all forms of starting fights on shopkeepers - dawiz
1997/02/27 - blocked summon and charm on shopkeeper - dawiz
1997/02/27 - fixed haggle bug on put purchase - dawiz
1997/02/28 - converted to immunity from area spells for shopkeepers - dawiz
1997/02/28 - fixed shopkeepers, fly, leather/fortuitude - dawiz
  • MARCH 1997 */
1997/03/05 - morph mods - snikt
1997/03/05 - advance_level mods - snikt
1997/03/05 - bs mods/surge mods - snikt
1997/03/05 - genesis mods - snikt
1997/03/05 - moved magic light def from old 'continual light' position to below 'magic - mendek
1997/03/06 - apoth adds 'magic light' instead of 'continual light' - mendek
1997/03/06 - fixes to damage messages - snikt
1997/03/06 - fixes to surged physical attacks - snikt
1997/03/06 - magic light ball goes to room instead of inventory - mendek
1997/03/06 - commented out sort routine in do_who (need to rethink it) - dawiz
1997/03/06 - fixed read of quickenlevel - dawiz
1997/03/09 - blocked players if count exceeds 195 - dawiz
1997/03/10 - backstab now hits if attacker makes roll (no d/p/sb) - snikt
1997/03/10 - decreased call lightning damage - snikt
1997/03/10 - added message when you hog someone - snikt
1997/03/10 - another fix for surgecost - snikt
1997/03/10 - disabled genesis - snikt
1997/03/10 - increased surge costs - snikt
1997/03/11 - angels are given immunity to area spells now - snikt
1997/03/11 - fix for racial armors which resulted in gaining hp if scratched - snikt
1997/03/11 - fixed having the wrong spells cost more due to surge - snikt
1997/03/11 - fixed objects so they couldn't be surged - snikt
1997/03/11 - modded magic light so it's targetable - snikt
1997/03/11 - modded overbreathing (do_racial) - snikt
1997/03/11 - added who timeout and who reimburse to do_who - dawiz
1997/03/11 - cleaned up do_reimburse - dawiz
1997/03/11 - modeded do_reimburse to allow mortals to set flag - dawiz
1997/03/14 - changed mortal reimburse to toggle - dawiz
1997/03/24 - hospital shows in room title - snikt
1997/03/24 - lowered hospital costs - snikt
1997/03/25 - changed hospital to infirmary - snikt
1997/03/25 - fix for cause spells, harm and wrath - snikt
1997/03/25 - fix for surge and energy drain - snikt
1997/03/25 - fixed a bug in christen/onoma and oset - snikt
1997/03/25 - hospital->infirmary, only clerics, imms and rangers see it - snikt
1997/03/28 - enabled auto wizlock at 225 players - dawiz
1997/03/31 - modded hero level message to lord level for lords - dawiz
  • APRIL 1997
1997/04/03 - added passport processing - dawiz
1997/04/05 - removed the 225 connect limit - dawiz
1997/04/07 - updated spec_doppleganger - dawiz
1997/04/14 - added group option to who command - jean
1997/04/16 - fixed the pet bug for haggles - snikt
Snikt also did extensive work on sublevels for our tier system, replacing
the old system of just hero levels.
  • MAY 1997
1997/05/01 - remove wants group flag when joins a group - jean
1997/05/11 - nofight prevents theft - snikt
1997/05/12 - another fix, shieldblock should have been bash - snikt
1997/05/12 - cannot sanctum from other planes now - snikt
1997/05/12 - fixed track skill so you must be practiced in it to use - snikt
1997/05/12 - fixes for when chars don't know skills - snikt
1997/05/12 - morph fixes - snikt
1997/05/12 - planeshift fixes - snikt
1997/05/13 - fix so genesis drains target of mana. stops abuse of bouncing it - snikt
1997/05/13 - initial morph fixes done - snikt
1997/05/13 - made 999 gains smaller - snikt
1997/05/13 - morph is 51 again - snikt
1997/05/13 - morph practices now are possible - snikt
1997/05/14 - fixed hole in sharpen - dawiz
1997/05/14 - reduced genesis gains - snikt
1997/05/14 - tweaked do_sharpen max sharpen count - dawiz
1997/05/16 - added logic to stop healing when link dead - dawiz
1997/05/17 - cannot to to 'all' on personal - mendek
1997/05/17 - load 2 new boards: creative and immortal - mendek
1997/05/17 - immortal postings board; only imms can post to imm postings - mendek
1997/05/18 - mods to note functions to allow "true" note numbering, ie notes - mendek
1997/05/18 - fix to boards - mendek
1997/05/19 - added boosts to morphing - snikt
1997/05/20 - lordlist command - snikt
1997/05/20 - new exp system fix for morph - snikt
1997/05/20 - new exp system fix for newbies - snikt
1997/05/20 - modded practice mobs(level dependent now) - dawiz
1997/05/21 - fixed some bugs in do_range, and spiffed it up a bit - jean
1997/05/24 - added item_ticket to manually set cost (like potions) - dawiz
1997/05/25 - added do_register - dawiz
1997/05/26 - neutered worth, modded report - snikt
1997/05/27 - first stage of register code is oin place - dawiz
1997/05/27 - added check in note_catchup for current board if no args passed - - mendek
1997/05/27 - fails catchup on imm board (good) - mendek
1997/05/29 - finishing up registry code - dawiz
1997/05/29 - fixed bug in group me code - jean
1997/05/30 - added rescuer mods - snikt
1997/05/31 - added promote - snikt
1997/05/31 - fixed do_expire, was causing buggy problem with the new exp - snikt
1997/05/31 - fixed rescue; changed one hit so shieldbash is not parried - ironhand
1997/05/31 - lord planeshift info to info channel (was imminfo) - mendek
  • JUNE 1997
1997/06/01 - removed games command - snikt
1997/06/03 - mobs w/pass door can move through the earthrealm now - snikt
1997/06/03 - updated score and affects - ironhand
1997/06/04 - mobs have to see the victim to hunt them now - snikt
1997/06/05 - added close msg to exits - ironhand
1997/06/06 - must be stunned or worse to expire (like it always should be) - snikt
1997/06/07 - added lag command - snikt
1997/06/07 - changed expcosts - snikt
1997/06/07 - create food generates food on victim now - snikt
1997/06/07 - herothanks once again gives a full level, re: expcost - snikt
1997/06/07 - msg goes to donation room upon donation now - snikt
1997/06/07 - potions and scrolls now lag you. - snikt
1997/06/07 - you can no longer track except while standing - snikt
1997/06/09 - force full spelling of expire - dawiz
1997/06/11 - added password requirement to do_delete - dawiz
1997/06/12 - added lores - snikt
1997/06/12 - added object hit points - snikt
1997/06/13 - added configuration to whether you see item status - snikt
1997/06/13 - block surge in heroquest - dawiz
1997/06/18 - fixed do_help - ironhand
1997/06/21 - players can now be stripped of hog when saving - snikt
1997/06/23 - added repair and appraise - snikt
1997/06/23 - added smith to bits - snikt
1997/06/23 - blocked gate and gate deamon in no_mob and solitary rooms - dawiz
1997/06/27 - notified tell/reply sender when target is linkdead - mendek
  • JULY 1997
1997/07/03 - stopped drinking while asleep - dawiz
1997/07/09 - added argument to note list, enables player to skip first x notes - mendek
1997/07/09 - planeshift bypasses norecall now - mendek
1997/07/10 - added desc -, deletes 1 line of character description - mendek
1997/07/10 - added levitation to the list of affects that display flying message - mendek
1997/07/10 - disallowed eating while asleep - mendek
1997/07/12 - added tiered levels of fast heal and meditation - snikt
1997/07/12 - fixes to planeshift - snikt
1997/07/12 - fixes to recall - snikt
1997/07/12 - fixed do_say and do_eat while sleeping - dawiz
1997/07/13 - added prereqs to practice - snikt
1997/07/14 - added homeshift - snikt
1997/07/14 - prettyfied do_time a bit - snikt
1997/07/14 - added do_mudschool - dawiz
1997/07/15 - added auto advance for newbies (experienced) - dawiz
1997/07/15 - set newbies to 100 gold - dawiz
1997/07/16 - modified do_who by ronan: accepts sublevel range argument, ie: - mendek
1997/07/17 - ronan's mods to do_buy: expansion to permit multiple buys using syntax: - mendek
1997/07/17 - being boosted - mendek
1997/07/18 - level 1's do not get thirsty or hungry - mendek
1997/07/25 - fix to trip bug: checks for target in room (victim that had fled could have been - mendek
1997/07/25 - mods to surge, lore levels - mendek
1997/07/28 - fixed invis strip in fight - dawiz
1997/07/28 - fixed skin duplication under fortitude - dawiz
1997/07/28 - fixed sleeping mob dodging/parrying etc - dawiz
1997/07/29 - memory leak found and fixed - snikt
1997/07/29 - mobs wake and stand after sleep wears off! - snikt
1997/07/29 - reduced the breath spells - snikt
1997/07/30 - fixed group me sign for leader - dawiz
  • AUGUST 1997
1997/08/01 - added dual donation logic - dawiz
1997/08/01 - blocked levels above 11 from newbie donation - dawiz
1997/08/04 - characters do not regen hp during combat - mendek
1997/08/06 - added safe haven campfire - mendek
1997/08/06 - latest round of mana regen tweaks - mendek
1997/08/06 - magic lore down to hero for thi and war - mendek
1997/08/08 - increased max pagelen from 24 to 30 - mendek
1997/08/08 - lloydable flag visible in rooms to lord rangers - mendek
1997/08/08 - newbies under level 6 will nchat with [] around their name; reply to - mendek
1997/08/08 - color magenta (was red) - mendek
1997/08/10 - disabled "get all" in donation rooms - mendek
1997/08/20 - fixed loophole where player could recall to lord plane from arena; mod - mendek
1997/08/20 - only imms can loot corpses that don't belong to them - mendek
1997/08/22 - added "lord" or "lady" to front of room display of lord-level player, - mendek
1997/08/22 - added do_free, frees a pet - mendek
1997/08/22 - cannot post to a group (hero, lord, etc) on board 2 - mendek
1997/08/23 - crom's prereq's. bugless on compile, just tossing it in - snikt
1997/08/28 - forage is much less likely to happen for folks who aren't trained - snikt
1997/08/28 - more crom prereq mods - snikt
1997/08/30 - surge for mar and ran raised to hero - mendek
  • SEPTEMBER 1997
1997/09/01 - config changes for battle toggles - snikt
1997/09/01 - fix so you don't see fighting in your sleep - snikt
1997/09/01 - added limited repop objects on resets - dawiz
1997/09/03 - mod to forage: check number of objects carried and weight carried for limits - mendek
1997/09/09 - chance for heroes, lords and legends to automorph 999th - snikt
1997/09/19 - fixed so shopkeeper will not buy invis obj he cannot see - dawiz
1997/09/25 - mods so that area builders can set race and class of mobs - snikt
1997/09/25 - withdraw and deposit all have been enabled - snikt
1997/09/27 - added logic to drop higher level items on quit instead of just toasting them - dawiz
1997/09/27 - fixed calm to not affect aggressive all mobs - dawiz
1997/09/27 - modded formula for cure light/serious/critical - dawiz
1997/09/27 - modded mana costs for cure light/serious and critical - dawiz
  • OCTOBER 1997
1997/10/03 - added highest_dam processing (version 11) - dawiz
1997/10/03 - new damage verbs in - dawiz
1997/10/16 - still working on damage verbs - dawiz
1997/10/23 - grandfathered gate, general purpos, and high explosive - ronan
1997/10/26 - added train multiples - ronan
1997/10/27 - added llist - ronan
  • NOVEMBER 1997
1997/11/02 - butcher mods - snikt
1997/11/02 - cap on how much exp you can lose due to fleeing - snikt
1997/11/05 - added lglist and tlist - ronan
1997/11/05 - sanctuary on evil chars now shows up as a (black aura) - sheridan
1997/11/06 - aura if evil - sheridan
1997/11/10 - invis re-establishes itself now - sheridan
1997/11/11 - added code for alias variables, handles all alias stuff - ronan
1997/11/12 - ac values for skins are now different - sheridan
1997/11/12 - awen no longer works on anyone of other alignment - sheridan
1997/11/12 - restore [!]<race> [!]<class> is in, either/or - sheridan
1997/11/12 - skins are now cumulative - sheridan
1997/11/13 - inserted the "your name must be in theme" intro - sheridan
1997/11/15 - modded do_flee to prevent kzinti from fleeing combat - sheridan
1997/11/15 - modded do_racial to show kzinti with nofear racial - sheridan
1997/11/17 - added racial nofear, invis, and frenzy - sheridan
1997/11/17 - added the invis racial for sprites - sheridan
1997/11/17 - restore all, or restore hum mag, etc - sheridan
1997/11/18 - added hours of capacity and metabolic rates - sheridan
1997/11/18 - added metabolism field for races - sheridan
1997/11/19 - added outfit - ronan
1997/11/23 - added tnl stuff to prevent tnl changes causing big hops in levels - ronan
1997/11/24 - added "your pfile version is old! type 'update' to get current!" message - sheridan
1997/11/24 - created recursive item count in containers - dawiz
1997/11/25 - changed train around so you do not have to be a trainer - ronan
1997/11/30 - disabled socialing on a shop keeper - ronan== 1996 ==
  • DECEMBER 1996
1997/12/03 - general damage spell routine added - ronan
1997/12/04 - added racial butcher - sheridan
1997/12/08 - added do_reimbfull - dawiz
1997/12/16 - lore info works, in a preliminary version - sheridan
1997/12/19 - examine now allows you to look at characters - sheridan
1997/12/28 - default page length changed to 24 from 20 - mendek

1996

The following is all that we know about pre-1997, however.

  • June 16th, 1996:
- Inline color implemented. Everyone has the ability to change the color
of the various texts they type. Refer to help 'inline color' for the
syntax.
- Lord Channel added. Only Lords and above may send to or hear from it.
- Last command changed so that it displays an identifying label instead of
just physical level (eg. 100th level Mage Hero, vs. Level 51 Mage)
- Channel +all/-all fixed so that it toggles all channels on/off, instead
of activating deaf mode.
- New learning system introduced. Players now have the possiblity of
increasing their adept level higher than the maximum practiced percentage.
The chances of successfully raising a spell/skill depend on two things:
Percentage practiced up to this point, and whether you incur a successful
usage of the spell/skill or not.
  • 2nd of June, 1996:
- Lords have been implemented. After a hero passes herolevel 500, they
may attempt a morph into a Lord. Failure rate drops as the player grows
closer to level 999. Penalties for failure also decrease, as they get
closer to 999.
- Legends and Titans are created in a similar fashion to Lords, but instead
of herolevels, a Lord must be Lordlevel 500+ to morph into a Legend, and
a Legend must be Legendlevel 500+ to attempt a morph into a Titan.
- Planeshift spell added. This spell allows a Lord or above to teleport
into another plane.
- Fullness and Thirst values changed. Consumption rates vary according
race.
  • 26th of May, 1996:
- Nosun racial reinstated. Those 'dark' races affected by it will be
unable to regenerate properly, and will have a delay in the usage of
socials.
- Planes have been put in. Teleport, locate object, and other similar
spells will not work across planes. Existing planes include: Outland,
Immortal Plane, the Arena, the Hero Quest, and Midgaardia. Midgaardia
is the major world.
- Area flags introduced. These flags act like room flags, except they
affect the entire area. Examples of these flags are no-summon and
no-plague.
* Meadow is no-summon and no-plague. Players will not be able to summon
a mob or PC of any kind into the Meadow. Also, plague will continue to
hurt anyone affected by it, but will not spread.
  • 5th of May, 1996:
- New Races, and racial abilities added. Version 6 players may take
advantage of the skills given to their race.
- Afar code now in. Can now use socials with a person in another room.
Afars can only be done with people in the same area, and will not work
in private rooms.
  • 12th of May, 1996:
- Angels are in, of course, and with them you can now "who angel"
and note angel.

1Sphynx Gate, Eragora Walkways, Akrikto's Farm, Halfling's Paradise, Halfling Tunnels, Healing Springs, Moonbay Village, Mountain Tunnels, Quarries and Mines, Rhuien Forest, and Sun God Altar.

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