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'''June 2000''' - [[Announcements - 2000/06 - The Paths of Destruction|Announcements Page]]
'''June 2000''' - [[Announcements - 2000/06 - The Paths of Destruction|Announcements Page]]
==Turbine/Microsoft Announcements ==


=== Teasers ===
== Game Changes ==
{{Patch Announcements Links
* In rare cases where monsters slowly are being killed while they are unable to counterattack, the experience points awarded will be reduced. See the [[Announcements - 2000/06 - The Paths of Destruction#Letter to the Players|Letter to the Players]] for more details.
| Current = None
* Specialized skills that are very advanced will take less XP than before to improve. Those with very high specialized skills may see those skills jump up a bit.
| Original = http://classic.zone.msn.com/asheronscall/news/ashenewspaths.asp
* Tutorial creatures now yield 0 xp to prevent people from macroing inside the halls.
| Archive = Announcements - 2000/06 - The Paths of Destruction#Teaser
}}


=== Rollout ===
== User Interface Updates ==
{{Patch Announcements Links
* Spellcasting bar now has new keyboard functionality, as requested! Here's more on the UI for spellcasting bars.
| Current = None
* Players can switch tabs by clicking on them, or by pressing Next/Previous-TAB keys. These use the SAME keys as the player's currently mapped Increase/Decrease Power/Accuracy keys.
| Original = http://classic.zone.msn.com/asheronscall/news/ashenewspaths2.asp
:* CTRL + Prev Tab = First Tab
| Archive = Announcements - 2000/06 - The Paths of Destruction#Rollout Article
:* CTRL + Next Tab = Last Tab
}}
* Now the Low-Attack/High-Attack keys are mapped to Previous/Next Spell when in Spellcasting mode.
:* CTRL + Prev Spell = First Spell in List
:* CTRL + Next Spell = Last Spell in List
* Added patron title and name to character appraisal, under the monarch info.
* Default keymap will no longer have “v” mapped to drop items. No more “Control-V” or “type 'vibe'" abuses with the default keymap! If you use a customized keymap, you should consider unmapping this key, as it can cause you to drop an item by accident or as the result of following unscrupulous advice.


=== Release Notes ===
== New Quests ==
{{Patch Announcements Links
* [[Composite Weapons Quest]]
| Current = None
* [[Dansha-Ki's Rescue]]
| Original = http://classic.zone.msn.com/asheronscall/news/ashenewsJune6build.asp
* [[Miyako's Moonstone Quest]]
| Archive = Announcements - 2000/06 - The Paths of Destruction#Release Notes
}}


== Discoveries ==
== New NPCs ==
=== [[Town Crier]] Rumors ===
* [[Barnar the Tinker]]
* [[Dansha-Ki]]
* [[Feruza ibn Salaq]]
* [[Miyako Nujou-Wah]]
* [[Yu Vuo-Ki]]
* [[Yuan Hanzu]]


<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "Be careful!  I have heard tell of formidable Lugians in some places!"</font><br>
== New Locations ==
* [[6.6S, 70.8E - Abandoned House]]
* [[Asuger Temple]]
* [[Black Dominion]]
* [[Black Spawn Den]]
** [[Black Spawn Den (Ayan Baqur)]]
** [[Black Spawn Den (Fort Tethana)]]
** [[Black Spawn Den (Obsidian Plains)]]
* [[Cursed Swamp]]
* [[Dungeon of Corpses]]
* [[Halls of Metos]]
** [[Halls of Metos (Ayan Baqur)]]
** [[Halls of Metos (Tufa)]]
** [[Halls of Metos (Wai Jhou)]]
* [[Lugian Citadel]]
** [[Hills Citadel|Lugian Citadel (Lin)]]
** [[Ridge Citadel|Lugian Citadel (Qalaba'r)]]
** [[Wilderness Citadel|Lugian Citadel (Wilderness)]]
* [[Murk Warrens]]:
** [[Murk Warrens (Baishi)]]
** [[Murk Warrens (Stonehold)]]
** [[Murk Warrens (Zaikhal)]]
* [[Mysterious Tunnels]]
* [[Nor's Folly]]
* [[Olthoi Horde Nest]]:
** [[Olthoi Horde Nest (Bandit Castle)]]
** [[Olthoi Horde Nest (Colier)]]
** [[Olthoi Horde Nest (Mountain Retreat)]]
* [[Sclavus Cathedral]]:
** [[Burun Cathedral|Sclavus Cathedral (East Dires)]]
** [[Sclavus Cathedral (West Dires)]]
** [[Sclavus Cathedral (Ayan Baqur)]]
* [[Setab's Barracks]]


<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "The town of Ayan Baqur in the Direlands has seen increased patronage from the hardy few who can make it to that distant place."</font><br>
== New Items ==
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Quest Items]]
| Composite Arm
| Composite Stave
| Crossbow Stock
| Composite Stock with Stave
| Bone Handle (Low)
| Bone Handle (Medium)
| Bone Handle (High)
| Braided Drudge Ravener Guts
| Twisted Drudge Ravener Guts
| Braided Sclavus Tongues
| Twisted Sclavus Tongues
| Shaped Fire Auroch Horn
| Shaped Great Mattekar Horn
| Cured Lugian Sinew
| Cured Large Lugian Sinew
| Oiled String
| Fine Oiled String
| Excellent Oiled String
| Bone Engraved Key
| Dansha-Ki's Belongings
}}


<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "News! Town criers are available in most major towns to tell you of the latest news and events. We'll also give you a piece of information for a bit of money."</font><br>
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Gems]]
  | Dansha-Ki's Gem of Portal Recall
  | Miyako's Moonstone
}}


<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "There are tidings of new dungeons that have been discovered!  I wish I could quit my job and go explore!"</font><br>
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Jewelry]]
| Dansha-Ki's Ring
}}


<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "Warning! New breeds of creatures now roam the Direlands--and reports say they are highly dangerous!"</font><br>
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Scrolls]]
  | Scroll of Horizon's Blades
| Scroll of Bed of Blades
| Scroll of Tectonic Rifts
| Scroll of Hammering Crawler
| Scroll of Nuhmudira's Spines
| Scroll of Spike Strafe
| Scroll of Searing Disc
| Scroll of Blistering Creeper
| Scroll of Cassius' Ring of Fire
| Scroll of Slithering Flames
| Scroll of Halo of Frost
| Scroll of Foon-Ki's Glacial Floe
| Scroll of Eye of the Storm
| Scroll of Os' Wall
}}


<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "I had a chalice appraised recently... it was worth more than I thought!"</font><br>
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Spell Components]]
| Diamond Scarab
}}


<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "Yesterday I found a Wool Fez of Leadership! Soon I shall be raking in the experience!"</font><br>
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Text Items]]
| Reflections of a Portal
| Yaun Hanzu's Composite Bow Manual
}}


<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "Hey, money! I appreciate it. Your contributions are welcome."</font><br>
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Trophy Items]]
| Diamond Heart
| Ravener Guts
| Undead Thighbone
| Dark Revenant Thighbone
| Great Mattekar Horn
| Fire Auroch Horn
| Small Lugian Sinew
| Large Lugian Sinew
| Sclavus Tongue
}}


<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "I thought potions were really heavy, but it seems the alchemists have made them more concentrated. You now get the same effect from a lighter vial."</font><br>
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Weapons]]
  | Composite Bow with Handle
| Composite Bow
| Composite Crossbow
}}


<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "I am specialized in public speaking, and I feel that I'm much better at it now!  Can you tell?"</font><br>
== New Spells ==
* [[Cassius' Ring of Fire]]
* [[Searing Disc]]
* [[Nuhmudira's Spines]]
* [[Halo of Frost]]
* [[Eye of the Storm]]
* [[Tectonic Rifts]]
* [[Horizon's Blades]]
* [[Blistering Creeper]]
* [[Slithering Flames]]
* [[Spike Strafe]]
* [[Foon-Ki's Glacial Floe]]
* [[Os' Wall]]
* [[Hammering Crawler]]
* [[Bed of Blades]]
* [[Acid Streak (Spell)|Acid Streak]]
* [[Flame Streak (Spell)|Flame Streak]]
* [[Force Streak (Spell)|Force Streak]]
* [[Frost Streak (Spell)|Frost Streak]]
* [[Lightning Streak (Spell)|Lightning Streak]]
* [[Shock Wave Streak (Spell)|Shock Wave Streak]]
* [[Whirling Blade Streak (Spell)|Whirling Blade Streak]]


<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "Someone told me some of the Shadow Spires may have moved.  But other than that, the shadows have been very quiet."</font><br>
== New Creatures ==
{{Creature Class|Banderling
| Banderling Berserker
| Banderling Striker
| Banderling Thrasher
| Banderling Enforcer
}}
{{Creature Class|Golem
| Diamond Golem
}}
{{Creature Class|Lugian
| Extas Lugian
| Tiatus Lugian
}}
{{Creature Class|Shreth
| Malus Shreth
}}
{{Creature Class|Skeleton
| Skeleton Bone Lord
| Skeleton Bone Knight
| Great Skeleton
}}
{{Creature Class|Tumerok
| Tumerok Guard
}}


<font color=goldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "I wish people would stop targeting bunnies for trying out new spells.  It is bad enough when they used to use me.  What's going on these days, anyway?"</font><br>
== New Dialog ==
;Town Crier
{{Dialog|


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|Town Crier tells you, "Be careful!  I have heard tell of formidable Lugians in some places!"


=== [[Ulgrim]] Rumors ===
|Town Crier tells you, "The town of Ayan Baqur in the Direlands has seen increased patronage from the hardy few who can make it to that distant place."


<font color=goldenrod>Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "It's pronounced SAHL-claim, not SOLE-claim!"</font><br>
|Town Crier tells you, "There are tidings of new dungeons that have been discovered!  I wish I could quit my job and go explore!"


<font color=goldenrod>Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I developed some new spells the other day. Never would've thought that  combination would work... Good thing too, because I didn't have enough  tapers anyhow."</font><br>
|Town Crier tells you, "Warning!  New breeds of creatures now roam the Direlands--and reports say they are highly dangerous!"


----
|Town Crier tells you, "I had a chalice appraised recently... it was worth more than I thought!"


=== New [[Quests]] ===
|Town Crier tells you, "Yesterday I found a Wool Fez of Leadership! Soon I shall be raking in the experience!"


*[[Dansha-Ki's Rescue]]
|Town Crier tells you, "I thought potions were really heavy, but it seems the alchemists have made them more concentrated. You now get the same effect from a lighter vial."
*[[Composite Bow (Quest)]]


----
|Town Crier tells you, "I am specialized in public speaking, and I feel that I'm much better at it now!  Can you tell?"


=== New [[NPCs]] ===
|Town Crier tells you, "Someone told me some of the Shadow Spires may have moved.  But other than that, the shadows have been very quiet."


----
|Town Crier tells you, "I wish people would stop targeting bunnies for trying out new spells.  It is bad enough when they used to use me.  What's going on these days, anyway?"


=== New [[Locations]] ===
;Ulgrim the Unpleasant
*[[Asuger Temple]]
*[[Black Dominion]]
*[[Black Spawn Den]]
*[[Black Spawn Den]]
*[[Cursed Swamp]]
*[[Dungeon of Corpses]]
*[[Halls of Metos]]
*[[Lugian Citadel]]
*[[Lugian Citadel]]
*[[Lugian Citadel]]
*[[Muck Warrens]]
*[[Mysterious Tunnels]]
*[[Nor's Folly]]
*[[Olthoi Horde Nest]]
*[[Olthoi Horde Nest]]
*[[Olthoi Horde Nest]]
*[[Sclavus Cathedral]]
*[[Setab's Barracks]]


----
|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "It's pronounced SAHL-claim, not SOLE-claim!"


=== New [[Items]] ===
|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I developed some new spells the other day. Never would've thought that  combination would work... Good thing too, because I didn't have enough  tapers anyhow."
*[[Image:Diamond Scarab Icon.png]] [[Diamond Scarab]]
}}
<br>
New [[Spells]]:
{{Item Table|Caption=Streak Spells|Acid Streak|Flame Streak|Force Streak|Frost Streak|Lightning Streak|Shock Wave Streak|Whirling Blade Streak}}
 
{{Item Table|Caption=Ring Spells|Cassius' Ring of Fire|Searing Disc|Nuhmudira's Spines|Halo of Frost|Eye of the Storm|Tectonic Rifts|Horizon's Blades}}
 
{{Item Table|Caption=Wall Spells|Blistering Creeper|Slithering Flames|Spike Strafe|Foon-Ki's Glacial Floe|Os' Wall|Hammering Crawler|Bed of Blades}}
 
{{Item Table|Caption=Quest Items|Dansha-Ki's Gem of Portal Recall|Dansha-Ki's Ring}}
 
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=== New [[Creatures]] ===
 
{{Creature Class|Skeleton}}
:* [[Skeleton Bone Lord]]
:* [[Skeleton Bone Knight]]
:* [[Great Skeleton]]
 
{{Creature Class|Shreth}}
:* [[Malus Shreth]]
 
{{Creature Class|Golem}}
:* [[Diamond Golem]]
 
{{Creature Class|Banderling}}
:* [[Banderling Berserker]]
:* [[Banderling Striker]]
:* [[Banderling Thrasher]]
:* [[Banderling Enforcer]]
 
{{Creature Class|Drudge}}
:* [[Altered Drudge]]
:* [[Drudge Slave]]


{{Creature Class|Lugian}}
== Related Articles ==
:* [[Extas Lugian]]
* [[Announcements - 2000/06 - The Paths of Destruction#Teaser|Teaser]]
:* [[Tiatus Lugian]]
* [[Announcements - 2000/06 - The Paths of Destruction#Rollout Article|Rollout Article]]
* [[Announcements - 2000/06 - The Paths of Destruction#Release Notes|Release Notes]]
* [[Announcements - 2000/06 - The Paths of Destruction#State of the Code|State of the Code]]


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== Media ==
<gallery>
File:Portaldat 200006.png|Portal.dat
</gallery>


[[Category:Patch]]
[[Category:Events]]
[[Category:In Progress]]

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June 2000 - Announcements Page

Game Changes

  • In rare cases where monsters slowly are being killed while they are unable to counterattack, the experience points awarded will be reduced. See the Letter to the Players for more details.
  • Specialized skills that are very advanced will take less XP than before to improve. Those with very high specialized skills may see those skills jump up a bit.
  • Tutorial creatures now yield 0 xp to prevent people from macroing inside the halls.

User Interface Updates

  • Spellcasting bar now has new keyboard functionality, as requested! Here's more on the UI for spellcasting bars.
  • Players can switch tabs by clicking on them, or by pressing Next/Previous-TAB keys. These use the SAME keys as the player's currently mapped Increase/Decrease Power/Accuracy keys.
  • CTRL + Prev Tab = First Tab
  • CTRL + Next Tab = Last Tab
  • Now the Low-Attack/High-Attack keys are mapped to Previous/Next Spell when in Spellcasting mode.
  • CTRL + Prev Spell = First Spell in List
  • CTRL + Next Spell = Last Spell in List
  • Added patron title and name to character appraisal, under the monarch info.
  • Default keymap will no longer have “v” mapped to drop items. No more “Control-V” or “type 'vibe'" abuses with the default keymap! If you use a customized keymap, you should consider unmapping this key, as it can cause you to drop an item by accident or as the result of following unscrupulous advice.

New Quests

New NPCs

New Locations

New Items

Quest Items

Composite Arm Composite Stave Crossbow Stock Composite Stock with Stave Bone Handle (Low) Bone Handle (Medium) Bone Handle (High) Braided Drudge Ravener Guts Twisted Drudge Ravener Guts Braided Sclavus Tongues Twisted Sclavus Tongues Shaped Fire Auroch Horn Shaped Great Mattekar Horn Cured Lugian Sinew Cured Large Lugian Sinew Oiled String Fine Oiled String Excellent Oiled String Bone Engraved Key Dansha-Ki's Belongings

Gems

Dansha-Ki's Gem of Portal Recall Miyako's Moonstone

Jewelry

Dansha-Ki's Ring

Scrolls

Scroll of Horizon's Blades Scroll of Bed of Blades Scroll of Tectonic Rifts Scroll of Hammering Crawler Scroll of Nuhmudira's Spines Scroll of Spike Strafe Scroll of Searing Disc Scroll of Blistering Creeper Scroll of Cassius' Ring of Fire Scroll of Slithering Flames Scroll of Halo of Frost Scroll of Foon-Ki's Glacial Floe Scroll of Eye of the Storm Scroll of Os' Wall

Spell Components

Diamond Scarab

Text Items

Reflections of a Portal Yaun Hanzu's Composite Bow Manual

Trophy Items

Diamond Heart Ravener Guts Undead Thighbone Dark Revenant Thighbone Great Mattekar Horn Fire Auroch Horn Small Lugian Sinew Large Lugian Sinew Sclavus Tongue

Weapons

Composite Bow with Handle Composite Bow Composite Crossbow

New Spells

New Creatures

Banderling

Golem

Lugian

Shreth

Skeleton

Tumerok

New Dialog

Town Crier

Town Crier tells you, "Be careful! I have heard tell of formidable Lugians in some places!"

Town Crier tells you, "The town of Ayan Baqur in the Direlands has seen increased patronage from the hardy few who can make it to that distant place."

Town Crier tells you, "There are tidings of new dungeons that have been discovered! I wish I could quit my job and go explore!"

Town Crier tells you, "Warning! New breeds of creatures now roam the Direlands--and reports say they are highly dangerous!"

Town Crier tells you, "I had a chalice appraised recently... it was worth more than I thought!"

Town Crier tells you, "Yesterday I found a Wool Fez of Leadership! Soon I shall be raking in the experience!"

Town Crier tells you, "I thought potions were really heavy, but it seems the alchemists have made them more concentrated. You now get the same effect from a lighter vial."

Town Crier tells you, "I am specialized in public speaking, and I feel that I'm much better at it now! Can you tell?"

Town Crier tells you, "Someone told me some of the Shadow Spires may have moved. But other than that, the shadows have been very quiet."

Town Crier tells you, "I wish people would stop targeting bunnies for trying out new spells. It is bad enough when they used to use me. What's going on these days, anyway?"
Ulgrim the Unpleasant

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "It's pronounced SAHL-claim, not SOLE-claim!"

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I developed some new spells the other day. Never would've thought that combination would work... Good thing too, because I didn't have enough tapers anyhow."

Related Articles

Media

  • Portal.dat

    Portal.dat

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