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[[Announcements - Asheron's Call Beta|Beta Announcements Page]]
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== 1999 ==
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<b>??, 1999</b>
{{Related|History of Asheron's Call}}
:Turbine's beta page, <nowiki>http://www.zogblaster.com/tweb/asherons-call</nowiki>, goes live.
<big><b>Archives:</b></big>
* [[Zogblaster.com - Sketches]]
* [[Zogblaster.com - Heritage Groups]]
** [[Zogblaster.com - Aluvian Introduction]]
*** [[Zogblaster.com - Aluvian Factions]]
*** [[Zogblaster.com - Loredane's Invitation]]
*** [[Zogblaster.com - The Underground City]]
*** [[Zogblaster.com - Map of Aluvian Realm in Dereth]]
** [[Zogblaster.com - Gharu'ndim Introduction]]
*** [[Zogblaster.com - Gharu'ndim Factions]]
*** [[Zogblaster.com - Lashanda's Hand]]
*** [[Zogblaster.com - A Poet Vanishes]]
*** [[Zogblaster.com - Map of Gharu'ndim Kingdom in Dereth]]
** [[Zogblaster.com - Sho Introduction]]
*** [[Zogblaster.com - Sho Factions]]
*** [[Zogblaster.com - The Story of Ben Ten and Yanshi]]
*** [[Zogblaster.com - The Story of Ken-Gou]]
*** [[Zogblaster.com - Map of Sho Nation in Dereth]]
 
== March 1999 ==
<b>March 8th, 1999</b>
:Microsoft reveals the Day/Night cycle movie in an interview with Toby Ragaini, Lead Designer for Asheron's Call at
:<nowiki>http://www.microsoft.com/games/zone/asheronscall/toby.htm</nowiki>
<big><b>Archives:</b></big>
* [[Asheron's Call Technical Information]]
 
<b>March 25th, 1999</b>
:Turbine's beta page, <nowiki>http://www.zogblaster.com/tweb/asherons-call</nowiki>, adds the social and Dereth pages.
<big><b>Archives:</b></big>
* [[Zogblaster.com - The Land of Dereth]]
* [[Zogblaster.com - Social]]


== May 1999 ==
== May 1999 ==
<b>May 7, 1999</b>
The first stage of beta testing begins.
:Microsoft's Asheron's Call page, <nowiki>http://www.microsoft.com/games/zone/asheronscall/</nowiki>, goes live.
<big><b>Archives:</b></big>
* [[Microsoft.com - Asheron's Call Technical Information]]
* [[Microsoft.com - Asheron's Call Visuals]]
* [[Asheron's Call History - Introduction]]
* [[Asheron's Call Historical Archive]]


== June 1999 ==
== June 1999 ==
<b>June 2, 1999 -- Apocalypse Party for End of First Phase of Beta</b>
=== Apocalypse Party for End of First Phase of Beta ===
<b>June 2, 1999</b>
:What would you do if you were a character in a virtual-reality world and knew the Server Wipe of the Apocalypse was about to erase your hard-earned stats? Would you run amuck, or would you hold a party to celebrate the time you'd had, the things you'd managed to do, and the friendships you'd formed along the way? Maybe a little of both.<ref name=ASHEnews2>http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/ASHEnews2.asp</ref>
:What would you do if you were a character in a virtual-reality world and knew the Server Wipe of the Apocalypse was about to erase your hard-earned stats? Would you run amuck, or would you hold a party to celebrate the time you'd had, the things you'd managed to do, and the friendships you'd formed along the way? Maybe a little of both.<ref name=ASHEnews2>http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/ASHEnews2.asp</ref>


=== Apocalypse Party on 6/2/99 ===
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=== Shreck's Final Hour ===
==== Shreck's Final Hour ====
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==== Screenshots of the Apocalypse Party ====
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=== Apocalypse Party Chat Log, Just Prior to Server Wipe ===
==== Apocalypse Party Chat Log, Just Prior to Server Wipe ====
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<b>June 14, 1999 -- Scavenger Hunt</b>
=== Scavenger Hunt ===
<b>June 14, 1999</b>
:A strange agitation gripped the advocates of Dereth, who arranged a contest to recognize adventurers bringing them the most valuable collection of specified monster trophies within a six-hour span. Why they needed these items gathered so hastily, the advocates would not say, but many answered the challenge nonetheless.<ref name=ASHEnews2/>
:A strange agitation gripped the advocates of Dereth, who arranged a contest to recognize adventurers bringing them the most valuable collection of specified monster trophies within a six-hour span. Why they needed these items gathered so hastily, the advocates would not say, but many answered the challenge nonetheless.<ref name=ASHEnews2/>
=== Scavenger Hunt ===
 
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== July 1999 ==
== July 1999 ==
<b>July 7, 1999 -- Call to Arms Event</b>
=== Call to Arms Event ===
<b>July 7, 1999</b>
:An evil host descended on the major towns of Dereth. Auberon of Turbine Entertainment reports on the heroic defense that repelled, among other creatures, the towering tremendous monougas.<ref name=ASHEnews2/>
:An evil host descended on the major towns of Dereth. Auberon of Turbine Entertainment reports on the heroic defense that repelled, among other creatures, the towering tremendous monougas.<ref name=ASHEnews2/>
[[File:Beta - Tremendous Monouga.jpg]]
[[File:Beta - Tremendous Monouga.jpg]]


=== Call to Arms Teaser ===
==== Call to Arms Teaser ====
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=== Call to Arms Recap ===
==== Call to Arms Recap ====
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=== Call to Arms Recap - Screenshots ===
==== Call to Arms Recap - Screenshots ====
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<b>July 24, 1999 -- The Campaign Against Wardiel</b>
=== The Campaign Against Wardiel ===
<b>July 24, 1999</b>
:The evil captain of Bael'Zharon tried to subject Dereth to his will. Despite assistance from foul banderlings and even fouler traitors, Wardiel eventually succumbed to the valiant defense.<ref name=ASHEnews2/>
:The evil captain of Bael'Zharon tried to subject Dereth to his will. Despite assistance from foul banderlings and even fouler traitors, Wardiel eventually succumbed to the valiant defense.<ref name=ASHEnews2/>


=== Wardiel's Deception ===
:<font color=green>"In Yanshi, the deaf oracle has broken his lifelong silence, chanting a litany of baleful portent: the world-devouring serpent uncoils from the cosmic abyss. Bael'Zharon passes like a shadow before the sun, conjuring his altars of strife within the very towns of Dereth, and those who patiently count the stars mark a score fewer each night. Pass the next four days in the manner that appears best to you. The world is in the making, and the agents of chaos sanctioned to destroy."</font>
 
==== Wardiel's Deception ====
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=== Revenge! ===
==== Revenge! ====
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=== Campaign Against Wardiel (Screenshots) ===
==== Campaign Against Wardiel (Screenshots) ====
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== October 1999 ==
== October 1999 ==
<b>October 22 - 24, 1999 -- The Fire in the Sky</b>
=== Fire in the Sky ===
<b>October 22 - 24, 1999</b>
:The final beta test incarnation of Dereth came to an end under the baleful glare of a comet, as meteors impacted major towns, scraps of ancient prophecy blew across the land, and terrible fire elementals rained from the sky.<ref name=ASHEnews2/>
:The final beta test incarnation of Dereth came to an end under the baleful glare of a comet, as meteors impacted major towns, scraps of ancient prophecy blew across the land, and terrible fire elementals rained from the sky.<ref name=ASHEnews2/>


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=== Fire in the Sky Prophecy Contest ===
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=== Fire in the Sky Recap - Screenshots ===
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=== Fire in the Sky Prophecy Contest ===
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=== Image Gallery  ===
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== Beta Quest Items ==
== Items ==
{{Item Table
{{Item Table|Caption=Sword of Lost Light Quest
| Sword of Lost Light (Beta)
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{{Item Table|Caption=[[Announcements - Asheron's Call Beta#Scavenger Hunt|Scavenger Hunt]]
  | Olthoi Cuirass
  | Olthoi Cuirass
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| Faded Parchment Scrap
  | Staff of the Weeping Witness
  | Staff of the Weeping Witness
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{{Item Table|Caption=[[Announcements - Asheron's Call Beta#Campaign Against Wardiel|Campaign Against Wardiel]]
  | Storm Renderer
  | Storm Renderer
| Sword of Lost Light (Beta)
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{{Creature Class|Monouga
{{Creature Class|Monouga
  | Tremendous Monouga (Retired)
  | Tremendous Monouga
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{{Creature Class|Rabbit
{{Creature Class|Rabbit
  | White Rabbit (Retired)
  | White Rabbit
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== References ==
== References ==
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Related topics: History of Asheron's Call

May 1999

The first stage of beta testing begins.

June 1999

Apocalypse Party for End of First Phase of Beta

June 2, 1999

What would you do if you were a character in a virtual-reality world and knew the Server Wipe of the Apocalypse was about to erase your hard-earned stats? Would you run amuck, or would you hold a party to celebrate the time you'd had, the things you'd managed to do, and the friendships you'd formed along the way? Maybe a little of both.[1]

Apocalypse Party on 6/2/99

  • No Current Link Available

Shreck's Final Hour

  • No Current Link Available

Screenshots of the Apocalypse Party

  • No Current Link Available

Apocalypse Party Chat Log, Just Prior to Server Wipe

  • No Current Link Available

Scavenger Hunt

June 14, 1999

A strange agitation gripped the advocates of Dereth, who arranged a contest to recognize adventurers bringing them the most valuable collection of specified monster trophies within a six-hour span. Why they needed these items gathered so hastily, the advocates would not say, but many answered the challenge nonetheless.[1]
  • No Current Link Available

July 1999

Call to Arms Event

July 7, 1999

An evil host descended on the major towns of Dereth. Auberon of Turbine Entertainment reports on the heroic defense that repelled, among other creatures, the towering tremendous monougas.[1]

Call to Arms Teaser

  • No Current Link Available
  • No Original Link Available

Call to Arms Recap

  • No Current Link Available

Call to Arms Recap - Screenshots

  • No Current Link Available

The Campaign Against Wardiel

July 24, 1999

The evil captain of Bael'Zharon tried to subject Dereth to his will. Despite assistance from foul banderlings and even fouler traitors, Wardiel eventually succumbed to the valiant defense.[1]
"In Yanshi, the deaf oracle has broken his lifelong silence, chanting a litany of baleful portent: the world-devouring serpent uncoils from the cosmic abyss. Bael'Zharon passes like a shadow before the sun, conjuring his altars of strife within the very towns of Dereth, and those who patiently count the stars mark a score fewer each night. Pass the next four days in the manner that appears best to you. The world is in the making, and the agents of chaos sanctioned to destroy."

Wardiel's Deception

  • No Current Link Available

Revenge!

  • No Current Link Available

Campaign Against Wardiel (Screenshots)

  • No Current Link Available

September 1999

1999/9/17 Build Notes

  • No Current Link Available

October 1999

Fire in the Sky

October 22 - 24, 1999

The final beta test incarnation of Dereth came to an end under the baleful glare of a comet, as meteors impacted major towns, scraps of ancient prophecy blew across the land, and terrible fire elementals rained from the sky.[1]

Fire in the Sky Recap

  • No Current Link Available

Fire in the Sky Prophecy Contest

  • No Current Link Available

Fire in the Sky Recap - Screenshots

  • No Current Link Available

Fire in the Sky Prophecy Contest

  • No Current Link Available

Image Gallery

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Items

Sword of Lost Light Quest

Sword of Lost Light (Beta)

Olthoi Cuirass

Faded Parchment Scrap Staff of the Weeping Witness

Storm Renderer

Notable Beta Creatures

Human

Monouga

Olthoi Queen

Rabbit

References