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'''June 2001''' - [[Announcements - 2001/06 - Chains of Command|Announcements Page]]
'''June 2001''' - [[Announcements - 2001/06 - Chains of Command|Announcements Page]]
== Turbine Announcements ==


=== Teaser ===
== Game Changes ==
{{Patch Announcements Links
* New allegiance communication features introduced including: allegiance-wide broadcasts, messages of the day, and co-vassal chat. See the [[Microsoft Zone Archive/Asheron's Call Handbook/Details of Allegiance Communication|Details of Allegiance Communication]] article, for more details.
|  Current = None
* Level VII [[Creature Magic]] spells introduced.
| Original = http://classic.zone.msn.com/asheronscall/news/juneteaser.asp
* All vendor buy/sell rates altered to prevent “money running.” It's no longer possible to make three million weightless pyreals in an hour by schlepping items to and fro.
  |  Archive = Announcements - 2001/06 - Chains of Command#Teaser
* All NPCs have returned to [[Ayan Baqur]] except [[Jaleh al-Thani]] and [[Yuan Hanzu]] who remain in the swamps.
}}
* Other changes:
* Level 1-5 spell durations extended.
** Underwear is now ivory/off-white.
** Vendors now wear aprons to make them visually distinct from players.


=== Rollout ===
== User Interface Updates ==
{{Patch Announcements Links
* Spells components are now easier to purchase. Use @help fillcomps, or read the [[Microsoft Zone Archive/Asheron's Call Handbook/Details of Component Buying|Details of Component Buying]] article, for more details.
|  Current = None
| Original = http://classic.zone.msn.com/asheronscall/news/junerollout.asp
| Archive = Announcements - 2001/06 - Chains of Command#Rollout Article
}}


=== Release Notes ===
== New Quests ==
{{Patch Announcements Links
* [[Quiddity Orb Quest]]
|  Current = None
| Original = http://classic.zone.msn.com/asheronscall/news/junebuild.asp
|  Archive = Announcements - 2001/06 - Chains of Command#Release Notes
}}


== Discoveries ==
== New NPCs ==
=== [[Town Crier]] Rumors ===
* [[Director's Majordomo]]
* [[Essence of Enchantment]]


<font color=darkgoldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "Ah, I'm feeling much fresher now. Don't you feel better, too?"
== New Locations ==
* [[Inculcation Cells]]
* [[Land Bridge Staging Complex]]
** [[Director's Private Chambers]]
* [[Northern Quiddity Dungeon]]
* [[Southern Quiddity Dungeon]]
* [[Lifestone]]


Town Crier tells you, "I resisted a spell that a Crystal cast at me the other day. My mind is still reeling."
== Updated Locations ==
* [[Casino]]s - Now have Wheel of Fortune decorations.


Town Crier tells you, "Have you hunted any Niffis lately? They drop very pretty pieces of shell now..."
== New Items ==
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Armor]]
| Niffis Shell Helm
| Niffis Shell (Shield)
}}


Town Crier tells you, "Did you hear about those two explorers from a distant, unknown land who've gotten lost? They keep losing their towels, so I hear."
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Clothing]]
| Clean, Dry Towel
}}


Town Crier tells you, "News! Mages all over Dereth report that their enhancement spells last longer! Hooray!"
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Quest Items]]
| Northern Quiddity Fragment
| Southern Quiddity Fragment
}}


Town Crier tells you, "News! Monarchs all across Dereth have become better at addressing large groups! I suppose those "Public Speaking Mastery" classes paid off."
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Text Items]]
| Guidebook Brochure
| Translated Staging Complex Note
| Translated Inculcation Cells Note
| Wet Towel
| Muddy Towel
| Inculcation Cells Message Shard
| Staging Complex Message Shard
}}


Town Crier tells you, "Maybe my cousin the big fancy monarch will appoint me his Speaker! It's what I do all day, after all."
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Trophy Items]]
| Niffis Shell (Trophy)
| Small Niffis Shell
}}


Town Crier tells you, "My cousin the archmage says he's "reached the next level" on his spell research. What is that supposed to mean?"
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Weapons]]
| Niffis Pearl
| Quiddity Orb
}}


Town Crier tells you, "My cousin the archmage spends a lot less time shopping now, and a lot more time working off spells that monsters cast on him! No, wait, he spends less time doing that, too. What does he do all day?!?"
== Updated Items ==
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Text Items]]
| Book of Seasons
}}


Town Crier tells you, "Everyone should go to Monty's Den of Iniquity and take a turn at spinning the wheel! Yes, Monty paid me to say that. I feel so ashamed."
== New Creatures ==
{{Creature Class|Drudge
| Northern Black Claw Leader
| Northern Black Claw Raider
| Southern Black Claw Leader
| Southern Black Claw Raider
}}


Town Crier tells you, "News! The seasons have turned into summer, and that poacher in the Bandit Castle has released her new report on seasonal creature adaptations."
{{Creature Class|Virindi
| Lacandrillar the Inculcator
| Staging Ground Director
}}


Town Crier tells you, "News! Fletchers, alchemists and cooks are now able to get hats from the Bestowers' Guild to go along with their new titles!"  
== New Dialog ==
;Town Crier
{{Dialog|
|Town Crier tells you, "Ah, I'm feeling much fresher now. Don't you feel better, too?"


Town Crier tells you, "News! A merchants' consortium has come together to regulate buy and sell rates across Dereth! They claim that this standardized system contributes to greater efficiency and maximizes the profits of all merchants. I bet their customers aren't too happy, though..."  
|Town Crier tells you, "I resisted a spell that a Crystal cast at me the other day. My mind is still reeling."


Town Crier tells you, "News! The Virindi are spreading further into Osteth! There are reports of a Virindi fortress on the south land bridge, and of their minions, Black Drudges, heading into the south mountains! Oh, what can this mean?"
|Town Crier tells you, "Have you hunted any Niffis lately? They drop very pretty pieces of shell now..."


Town Crier tells you, "Have you hunted any Niffis lately? They drop very pretty pieces of shell now..." </font>
|Town Crier tells you, "Did you hear about those two explorers from a distant, unknown land who've gotten lost? They keep losing their towels, so I hear."


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|Town Crier tells you, "News! Mages all over Dereth report that their enhancement spells last longer! Hooray!"
=== [[Ulgrim]] Rumors ===


<font color=darkgoldenrod>
|Town Crier tells you, "News! Monarchs all across Dereth have become better at addressing large groups! I suppose those "Public Speaking Mastery" classes paid off."


Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "What's all this bad noise I hear washing up from way down in the southwest? Durned nuisances, those Virindi."
|Town Crier tells you, "Maybe my cousin the big fancy monarch will appoint me his Speaker! It's what I do all day, after all."


Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "That F.P., he's a groovy frood."
|Town Crier tells you, "My cousin the archmage says he's "reached the next level" on his spell research. What is that supposed to mean?"


Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Yep yep, I finally did it, cleared them Virindi away from my town with the force of my mind. Yep, my town."
|Town Crier tells you, "My cousin the archmage spends a lot less time shopping now, and a lot more time working off spells that monsters cast on him! No, wait, he spends less time doing that, too. What does he do all day?!?"


Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I passed Bael'Zharon's test, just like Blackthorn and Vidorian did. He bought me a nice cold beer afterward. We didn't bother with any of that "Dark Monarch" claptrap."
|Town Crier tells you, "Everyone should go to Monty's Den of Iniquity and take a turn at spinning the wheel! Yes, Monty paid me to say that. I feel so ashamed."


Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Imagine the lip on those folks from the Guild of Bestowers. I could grant titles too, but I'd only grant titles to people who could outdrink me. Fat chance of that."
|Town Crier tells you, "News! The seasons have turned into summer, and that poacher in the Bandit Castle has released her new report on seasonal creature adaptations."


Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Torvold, that blowhard, he wrote that inane spell research primer and thinks everybody ought to kiss his feet in gratitude. His suggestions are way off! He neglected to mention the importance of orichalcum in spell research."
|Town Crier tells you, "News! Fletchers, alchemists and cooks are now able to get hats from the Bestowers' Guild to go along with their new titles!"


"Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "You figured out yet how to cast the new, more powerful set of Life Magic spells?  Yeah, thank me later. No one believes I invented them."</font>
|Town Crier tells you, "News! A merchants' consortium has come together to regulate buy and sell rates across Dereth! They claim that this standardized system contributes to greater efficiency and maximizes the profits of all merchants. I bet their customers aren't too happy, though..."


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|Town Crier tells you, "News! The Virindi are spreading further into Osteth! There are reports of a Virindi fortress on the south land bridge, and of their minions, Black Drudges, heading into the south mountains! Oh, what can this mean?"


=== New UI and Major Game Changes ===
;Ulgrim the Unpleasant
* [[Details of Component Buying|Component Buyer]]


----
|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Arrr, it's good to be back here.  That Virindi dungeon smelled bad.  For such a light and airy bunch of people, they sure are smelly!"


=== New [[Quests]] ===
|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Ha, those Virindi thought they could keep me down... Not old Ulgrim, my friend, I'm too wily for them!  I was prepared for their mind tricks!"
* [[Quiddity Orb Quest]]


----
|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "In all seriousness though, Lacandrillar and Adirred were some of the scariest folks I've ever met.  Incomprehensible most of the time, but very scary."


=== New [[NPCs]] ===
|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "What's all this bad noise I hear washing up from way down in the southwest? Durned nuisances, those Virindi."
* [[Essence of Enchantment]] - 52.8N, 62.4E, Exchanges Level VI Creature Enchantment scrolls for the Level VII spell.
----


=== New [[Locations]] ===
|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "That F.P., he's a groovy frood."
* [[Inculcation Cells]] - 68.8S 62.5W, south [[Obsidian Plains]]
* [[Northern Quiddity Dungeon]] - Summoned by a [[Northern Black Claw Raider]]
* [[Southern Quiddity Dungeon]] - Summoned by a [[Southern Black Claw Raider]]
* New Lifestone - Danby's Outpost - 24.1N, 28.1W


----
|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Yep yep, I finally did it, cleared them Virindi away from my town with the force of my mind. Yep, my town."


=== New [[Items]] ===
|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I passed Bael'Zharon's test, just like Blackthorn and Vidorian did. He bought me a nice cold beer afterward. We didn't bother with any of that "Dark Monarch" claptrap."


{{Item Table|Caption=[[Trophies|Craftable Trophies]]
|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Imagine the lip on those folks from the Guild of Bestowers. I could grant titles too, but I'd only grant titles to people who could outdrink me. Fat chance of that."
| Small Niffis Shell
| Niffis Shell (Trophy)
| Niffis Pearl
| Niffis Shell (Shield)
| Niffis Shell Helm
| Wet Towel
| Muddy Towel
| Clean, Dry Towel
}}
 
{{Item Table Three|Caption=[[Quiddity Orb Quest]]
| Quiddity Orb
| Northern Quiddity Fragment
| Southern Quiddity Fragment
| Staging Complex Message Shard
| Inculcation Cells Note
}}
}}


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== Related Articles ==
 
* [[Announcements - 2001/06 - Chains of Command#Teaser|Teaser]]
=== Portal.dat ===
* [[Announcements - 2001/06 - Chains of Command#Rollout Article|Rollout Article]]
:[[File:Portaldat 200106.png]]
* [[Announcements - 2001/06 - Chains of Command#Release Notes|Release Notes]]
 
* [[Announcements - 2001/06 - Chains of Command#Letter to the Players|Letter to the Players]]
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* [[Announcements - 2001/06 - Chains of Command#Letter to the Players 2|Letter to the Players 2]]
* [[Announcements - 2001/06 - Chains of Command#Questions About the May Patch|Questions About the May Patch]]
* [[Announcements - 2001/06 - Chains of Command#Pages from the Producer|Pages from the Producer]]


=== New [[Creatures]] ===
== Media ==
{{Creature Class|Drudge
Click image for full size version.
| Northern Black Claw Leader
<gallery>
| Northern Black Claw Raider
File:Portaldat 200106.png|Portal.dat
| Southern Black Claw Leader
</gallery>
| Southern Black Claw Raider
}}
 
{{Creature Class|Virindi
| Lacandrillar the Inculcator
| Staging Ground Director
}}


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[[Category:Events]]

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June 2001 - Announcements Page

Game Changes

  • New allegiance communication features introduced including: allegiance-wide broadcasts, messages of the day, and co-vassal chat. See the Details of Allegiance Communication article, for more details.
  • Level VII Creature Magic spells introduced.
  • All vendor buy/sell rates altered to prevent “money running.” It's no longer possible to make three million weightless pyreals in an hour by schlepping items to and fro.
  • All NPCs have returned to Ayan Baqur except Jaleh al-Thani and Yuan Hanzu who remain in the swamps.
  • Other changes:
  • Level 1-5 spell durations extended.
    • Underwear is now ivory/off-white.
    • Vendors now wear aprons to make them visually distinct from players.

User Interface Updates

New Quests

New NPCs

New Locations

Updated Locations

  • Casinos - Now have Wheel of Fortune decorations.

New Items

Armor

Niffis Shell Helm Niffis Shell (Shield)

Clothing

Clean, Dry Towel

Quest Items

Northern Quiddity Fragment Southern Quiddity Fragment

Text Items

Guidebook Brochure Translated Staging Complex Note Translated Inculcation Cells Note Wet Towel Muddy Towel Inculcation Cells Message Shard Staging Complex Message Shard

Trophy Items

Niffis Shell (Trophy) Small Niffis Shell

Weapons

Niffis Pearl Quiddity Orb

Updated Items

Text Items

Book of Seasons

New Creatures

Drudge

Virindi

New Dialog

Town Crier

Town Crier tells you, "Ah, I'm feeling much fresher now. Don't you feel better, too?"

Town Crier tells you, "I resisted a spell that a Crystal cast at me the other day. My mind is still reeling."

Town Crier tells you, "Have you hunted any Niffis lately? They drop very pretty pieces of shell now..."

Town Crier tells you, "Did you hear about those two explorers from a distant, unknown land who've gotten lost? They keep losing their towels, so I hear."

Town Crier tells you, "News! Mages all over Dereth report that their enhancement spells last longer! Hooray!"

Town Crier tells you, "News! Monarchs all across Dereth have become better at addressing large groups! I suppose those "Public Speaking Mastery" classes paid off."

Town Crier tells you, "Maybe my cousin the big fancy monarch will appoint me his Speaker! It's what I do all day, after all."

Town Crier tells you, "My cousin the archmage says he's "reached the next level" on his spell research. What is that supposed to mean?"

Town Crier tells you, "My cousin the archmage spends a lot less time shopping now, and a lot more time working off spells that monsters cast on him! No, wait, he spends less time doing that, too. What does he do all day?!?"

Town Crier tells you, "Everyone should go to Monty's Den of Iniquity and take a turn at spinning the wheel! Yes, Monty paid me to say that. I feel so ashamed."

Town Crier tells you, "News! The seasons have turned into summer, and that poacher in the Bandit Castle has released her new report on seasonal creature adaptations."

Town Crier tells you, "News! Fletchers, alchemists and cooks are now able to get hats from the Bestowers' Guild to go along with their new titles!"

Town Crier tells you, "News! A merchants' consortium has come together to regulate buy and sell rates across Dereth! They claim that this standardized system contributes to greater efficiency and maximizes the profits of all merchants. I bet their customers aren't too happy, though..."

Town Crier tells you, "News! The Virindi are spreading further into Osteth! There are reports of a Virindi fortress on the south land bridge, and of their minions, Black Drudges, heading into the south mountains! Oh, what can this mean?"
Ulgrim the Unpleasant

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Arrr, it's good to be back here. That Virindi dungeon smelled bad. For such a light and airy bunch of people, they sure are smelly!"

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Ha, those Virindi thought they could keep me down... Not old Ulgrim, my friend, I'm too wily for them! I was prepared for their mind tricks!"

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "In all seriousness though, Lacandrillar and Adirred were some of the scariest folks I've ever met. Incomprehensible most of the time, but very scary."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "What's all this bad noise I hear washing up from way down in the southwest? Durned nuisances, those Virindi."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "That F.P., he's a groovy frood."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Yep yep, I finally did it, cleared them Virindi away from my town with the force of my mind. Yep, my town."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I passed Bael'Zharon's test, just like Blackthorn and Vidorian did. He bought me a nice cold beer afterward. We didn't bother with any of that "Dark Monarch" claptrap."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Imagine the lip on those folks from the Guild of Bestowers. I could grant titles too, but I'd only grant titles to people who could outdrink me. Fat chance of that."

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