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'''November 2003''' - [[Announcements - 2003/11 - Visions in the Darkness|Announcements Page]]
'''November 2003''' - [[Announcements - 2003/11 - Visions in the Darkness|Announcements Page]]
== Turbine Announcements ==


=== Teaser Images ===
== Game Changes ==
* New animations for the lifestone and marketplace recall commands.
* New animation for the player killer lite command.
{|
|[[File:Lifestone Recall Command Animation Live.jpg|thumb|100px]]
|[[File:Marketplace Recall Animation Live.jpg|thumb|100px]]
|[[File:Player Killer Lite Animation Live.jpg|thumb|100px]]
|}
* Many trophy items added in the [[Into the Darkness]] update can now be given in for rewards.
* New artwork and icons for [[Armoredillo Hide Armor]].


'''Turbine:'''
== User Interface Updates ==
{|border=0
* New context-sensitive radar blips for PK/PKL players.
|-valign=top
* Members of your fellowship will now appear on radar as green downward-pointing triangles. Your fellowship leader will still appear as a green upward-pointing triangle.
| [[Image:Teaser 200311 A.jpg|200px]]
* The charge radius has been removed from radar.
| [[Image:Teaser 200311 B.jpg|200px]]
{|
|-valign=top
|[[File:Radar Update (Visions in the Darkness) Live.jpg|thumb|100px]]
| [[Image:Teaser 200311 C.jpg|200px]]
|[[File:Radar Update (Visions in the Darkness) Live 2.jpg|thumb|100px]]
| [[Image:Teaser 200311 D.jpg|200px]]
|-
|}
|}


=== Teaser ===
== New Quests ==
{{Patch Announcements Links
* [[Elemental Weeping Weapons]]
|  Current = http://ac.turbine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=282-visions-in-the-darkness-nov-03&catid=69-2003&Itemid=68
* [[Hidden Cavern Quest]]
| Original = http://microsoftgamesinsider.com/AC1/nov_teaser.htm
* [[Olthoi Shield Quest]]
|  Archive = Announcements - 2003/11 - Visions in the Darkness#Teaser
* [[Search for Gareth Dain]]
}}


=== Rollout ===
== Updated Quests ==
{{Patch Announcements Links
* [[Arcanum Furniture]]
|  Current = http://ac.turbine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=279-rollout-article-nov-03&catid=69-2003&Itemid=68
| Original = http://microsoftgamesinsider.com/AC1/nov_rollout.htm
|  Archive = Announcements - 2003/11 - Visions in the Darkness#Rollout Article
}}


=== Release Notes ===
== New NPCs ==
{{Patch Announcements Links
* [[Dalius Kendmar]]
|  Current = http://ac.turbine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=281-developers-notes-nov-03&catid=69-2003&Itemid=68
* [[Hemmik the Sly]]
| Original = http://microsoftgamesinsider.com/AC1/nov_devnotes.htm
* [[Harraag, Banderling Champion]]
|  Archive = Announcements - 2003/11 - Visions in the Darkness#Release Notes
* [[Talira Dain]]
}}


=== Letter to the Players ===
== New Locations ==
{{Patch Announcements Links
* [[Elemental Caverns]]
|  Current = http://ac.turbine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=278-letter-to-the-players-nov-03&catid=69-2003&Itemid=68
* [[Hidden Cavern]]
| Original = http://microsoftgamesinsider.com/AC1/nov_lttp.htm
* [[Sclavus Temple]]
|  Archive = Announcements - 2003/11 - Visions in the Darkness#Letter to the Players
}}


== Discoveries ==
== Updated Locations ==
=== [[Town Crier]] Rumors ===
* [[Matron Hive West]] - Upper level restriction removed (was 60-90)
* [[Matron Hive North]] - Upper level restriction removed (was 40-60)
* [[Matron Hive South]] - Upper level restriction removed (was 20-50)
* [[Gerent's Compound]]  - Upper level restriction removed (was 40-70)
* [[Aerbax's Holding]] - Upper level restriction removed (was 60-90)


<font color=darkgoldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "It's nice to relax and enjoy the Festival Season. I guarantee though, soon as we get comfortable and settled in all happy and tranquil, some nasty monster will start stompin' all over Dereth making a mess of things."
== New Items ==
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Armor]]
| Armoredillo Hide Cuirass
| Hearty Reedshark Robe
| Sturdy Reedshark Robe
| Gauloth Leggings
| Rendeath Coat
| Leather Helm
| Good Olthoi Shield
| Lesser Olthoi Shield
| Fine Olthoi Shield
| Greater Olthoi Shield
| Skull Cap
| Mutilator Helm
| Skeletal Helm
}}


Town Crier tells you, "I heard the Candeth Keep Archmage isn't running her store. She's been holed up in her tower for days."
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Containers]]
| Banderling Predator Backpack
| Banderling Slayer Backpack
| Banderling Antagonist Backpack
| Banderling Aggressor Backpack
}}


Town Crier tells you, "It's the Festival Season again! I love this time of year. All of the masks, pumpkins, the food and the celebrations. Keep away from those scarecrows though, they give me the creeps."
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Costume Items]]
| Chicken Hat
| Scary Minion Mask
| Eye Patch
| Moarsman Mask
| Knath Head
}}


Town Crier tells you, "Lady Dain asked me to send trustworthy adventurers to see her in Candeth Keep. A warrior she knows may have found a clue to her husband's disappearance."
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Exchange Items]]
| Aggressor Token
| Predator Token
| Slayer Token
| Antagonist Token
}}


Town Crier tells you, "You like my mask? Would you like one? Well go and find yourself a head and take it to the Mask Makers."
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Housing Items]]
| Chalk Board
| Tremendous Monouga Pack Doll
}}


Town Crier tells you, "I've seen an awful lot of eye injuries lately. People should be more careful with thier pointy weapons."
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Jewelry]]
| Bloodletter Charm Necklace
| Cabalist Charm Necklace
| Peerless Drudge Charm Necklace
| Banderling Bone Ring
}}


Town Crier tells you, "A battle between the natural and unnatural has erupted in the heart of the Valley of Death!"
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Objects]]
| Markings
| Pile of Stones
| Pile of Rocks
| Bone Door
| Sealed Door
| Acidic Elemental Pool
| Electric Elemental Pool
| Flaming Elemental Pool
| Freezing Elemental Pool
}}


Town Crier tells you, "I figured the lair the Ancient Olthoi Queen made for herself would have been abandoned after we succeeded in routing her. I thought wrong and received a visit to the lifestone for it."
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Potions]]
| Potion of Endless Vigor
| Potion of Destiny's Wind
}}


Town Crier tells you, "Did you see? You can carry hundreds of alchemy gems now! No, THOUSANDS! It's amazing!!"
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Quest Items]]
| Olthoi Abdomen Fragment
| Bone Key
| Glittering Key
}}


Town Crier tells you, "Who would have thought that Reedshark hide made such a comfortable robe?"
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Text Items]]
| An Interesting Note
| Obsidian Shard (The Mirror)
| The Mirror
| Falatacot Tome (A Poorly Translated Journal)
| A Poorly Translated Journal
| Book of Memories
| Scrap of Paper (Gareth Dain)
}}


Town Crier tells you, "Seems as though Aerbax is up to no good in that valley of his. My cousin returned from a foray there recently. He said that there was an enclave of Banderlings fighting a battle against the drudges out there."
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Trophy Items]]
| Whole Chicken
| Moarsman Head
| Knath Husk
}}


Town Crier tells you, "Robes! I tell you. Robes!"
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Weapons]]
| Polestar
| Staff of Coercion
| Bludgeoning Sword
| Dastardly Dirk
| Acidic Weeping Axe
| Electric Weeping Axe
| Flaming Weeping Axe
| Frozen Weeping Axe
| Acidic Weeping Claw
| Electric Weeping Claw
| Flaming Weeping Claw
| Frozen Weeping Claw
| Acidic Weeping Dagger
| Electric Weeping Dagger
| Flaming Weeping Dagger
| Frozen Weeping Dagger
| Acidic Weeping Mace
| Electric Weeping Mace
| Flaming Weeping Mace
| Frozen Weeping Mace
| Acidic Weeping Spear
| Electric Weeping Spear
| Flaming Weeping Spear
| Frozen Weeping Spear
| Acidic Weeping Staff
| Electric Weeping Staff
| Flaming Weeping Staff
| Frozen Weeping Staff
| Acidic Weeping Sword
| Electric Weeping Sword
| Flaming Weeping Sword
| Frozen Weeping Sword
}}


Town Crier tells you, "Have you seen those new Olthoi Shields? They sure are something!"
== Updated Items ==
* {{Itemlink|Alchemy Gems}} - Can now be stacked up to 25.


Town Crier tells you, "Some folks say they have seen a rather shady-looking fellow loitering around the Obsidian Span. The fellow actually claims to have studied under Oswald, the infamous assassin!"
== New Creatures ==
{{Creature Class|Drudge
| Drudge Seraph Mystic
| Scrum, Drudge Seraph Mystic
}}
{{Creature Class|Banderling
| Banderling Champion
}}
{{Creature Class|Gromnie
| Ruby Gromnie
| Amethyst Gromnie
| Sapphire Gromnie
| Emerald Gromnie
}}
{{Creature Class|Human
| Sister Vitriaka
}}
{{Creature Class|No Class
| Sarcophagus (Dareth Gain Quest)
}}
{{Creature Class|Olthoi
| Olthoi Sentinel
| Olthoi Sentinel (Ancient Queen)
}}
{{Creature Class|Sclavus
| Strange Sclavus
}}


Town Crier tells you, "Have you seen my new leather jacket? I'm not much of a fan of hide armor, but this jacket is just so comfortable!"
== New Dialog ==
;Town Crier
{{Dialog|
|Town Crier tells you, "It's nice to relax and enjoy the Festival Season. I guarantee though, soon as we get comfortable and settled in all happy and tranquil, some nasty monster will start stompin' all over Dereth making a mess of things."


Town Crier tells you, "I used to be so worried about my enemies sneaking up on me! But I can tell you're not going to try to hurt me."
|Town Crier tells you, "I heard the Candeth Keep Archmage isn't running her store. She's been holed up in her tower for days."


Town Crier tells you, "Did you know that they moved us to a new pay schedule? We only get paid once a month, and only on the first day of the month. But I'm expected to be at my post the same amount of hours... Oh sure the town crier is here for you, but where's the love for us, huh?"
|Town Crier tells you, "It's the Festival Season again! I love this time of year. All of the masks, pumpkins, the food and the celebrations. Keep away from those scarecrows though, they give me the creeps."


Town Crier tells you, "I hear tell of a dungeon being found in the middle of that valley in the direlands."
|Town Crier tells you, "Lady Dain asked me to send trustworthy adventurers to see her in Candeth Keep. A warrior she knows may have found a clue to her husband's disappearance."


Town Crier tells you, "I hear the weather in the deserts near Candeth Keep has gotten very windy."
|Town Crier tells you, "I've seen an awful lot of eye injuries lately. People should be more careful with thier pointy weapons."


Town Crier tells you, "I don't know what it is about late fall, but creatures are once again losing their heads. And other body parts, too..."
|Town Crier tells you, "A battle between the natural and unnatural has erupted in the heart of the Valley of Death!"


Town Crier tells you, "You like my mask? Would you like one? Well go and find yourself a head and take it to the Mask Makers."
|Town Crier tells you, "I figured the lair the Ancient Olthoi Queen made for herself would have been abandoned after we succeeded in routing her. I thought wrong and received a visit to the lifestone for it."


Town Crier tells you, "Who would have thought that Reedshark hide made such a comfortable robe?"
|Town Crier tells you, "Did you see? You can carry hundreds of alchemy gems now! No, THOUSANDS! It's amazing!!"


Town Crier tells you, "Those Mask Crafters and their apprentices sure have been busy. But, I suppose they have to be, what with our festivals finally beginning."
|Town Crier tells you, "Who would have thought that Reedshark hide made such a comfortable robe?"


Town Crier tells you, "Here's a little secret: Do not eat chickens from Sawato! You'll thank me later."
|Town Crier tells you, "Seems as though Aerbax is up to no good in that valley of his. My cousin returned from a foray there recently. He said that there was an enclave of Banderlings fighting a battle against the drudges out there."


Town Crier tells you, "Seems as though Aerbax is up to no good in that valley of his. My cousin returned from a foray there recently. He said that there was an enclave of Banderlings fighting a battle against the drudges out there."
|Town Crier tells you, "Robes! I tell you. Robes!"


Town Crier tells you, "There's nothing like hammering down a drudge with a banderling arm!"
|Town Crier tells you, "Have you seen those new Olthoi Shields? They sure are something!"
</font>
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=== New [[Quests]] ===
* '''[[Elemental Weeping Weapons]]'''
* '''[[Search for Gareth Dain]]'''
* '''[[Hidden Cavern]]'''
----
=== New [[NPCs]] ===
* [[Hemmik the Sly]]


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|Town Crier tells you, "Some folks say they have seen a rather shady-looking fellow loitering around the Obsidian Span. The fellow actually claims to have studied under Oswald, the infamous assassin!"
=== New [[Locations]] ===
* [[Elemental Caverns]]


----
|Town Crier tells you, "Have you seen my new leather jacket? I'm not much of a fan of hide armor, but this jacket is just so comfortable!"
=== New [[Items]] ===


[[Elemental Weeping Weapons]] (see quest for full list)
|Town Crier tells you, "I used to be so worried about my enemies sneaking up on me! But I can tell you're not going to try to hurt me."


{{Item Table|Caption=New Items|Armoredillo Hide Cuirass|Fine Armoredillo Hide Shirt|Sturdy Reedshark Robe|Hearty Reedshark Robe|Chalk Board|Rendeath Coat|Gauloth Leggings|Cabalist Charm Necklace|Bloodletter Charm Necklace|Peerless Charm Necklace|Dastardly Dirk|Potion of Endless Vigor|Potion of Destiny's Wind|Tremendous Monouga Pack Doll}}
|Town Crier tells you, "I hear tell of a dungeon being found in the middle of that valley in the direlands."


{{Item Table|Caption=Banderling Trophies|Aggressor Token|Predator Token|Slayer Token|Antagonist Token|Banderling Predator Backpack
|Town Crier tells you, "I hear the weather in the deserts near Candeth Keep has gotten very windy."
|Banderling Slayer Backpack|Banderling Antagonist Backpack|Banderling Aggressor Backpack|Bludgeoning Sword|Banderling Bone Ring}}


{{Item Table|Caption=Updated Items|Armoredillo Hide Coat|Armoredillo Hide Breastplate|Armoredillo Hide Bracers}}
|Town Crier tells you, "I don't know what it is about late fall, but creatures are once again losing their heads. And other body parts, too..."


{{Item Table|Caption=Creature Masks|Mutilator Helm|Whole Chicken|Chicken Hat|Skull Cap|Skeletal Helm|Scary Minion Mask|Moarsman Mask|Knath Head}}
|Town Crier tells you, "You like my mask? Would you like one? Well go and find yourself a head and take it to the Mask Makers."


{{Item Table|Caption=Olthoi Shields|Olthoi Abdomen Fragment|Good Olthoi Shield|Lesser Olthoi Shield|Fine Olthoi Shield|Greater Olthoi Shield}}
|Town Crier tells you, "Who would have thought that Reedshark hide made such a comfortable robe?"


{{Item Table|Caption=Texts|An Interesting Note}}
|Town Crier tells you, "Those Mask Crafters and their apprentices sure have been busy. But, I suppose they have to be, what with our festivals finally beginning."


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|Town Crier tells you, "Here's a little secret| Do not eat chickens from Sawato! You'll thank me later."


=== New [[Creatures]] ===
|Town Crier tells you, "There's nothing like hammering down a drudge with a banderling arm!"


{{Creature Class|Human}}
}}
:*[[Sister Vitriaka]]
 
{{Creature Class|Sclavus}}
:*[[Strange Sclavus]]


{{Creature Class|Olthoi}}
;Ulgrim the Unpleasant
:*[[Olthoi Sentinel]]
No new messages this month.


{{Creature Class|Banderling}}
== Related Articles ==
:*[[Harraag, Banderling Champion]]
* [[Announcements - 2003/11 - Visions in the Darkness#Teaser|Teaser]]
:*[[Banderling Champion]]
* [[Announcements - 2003/11 - Visions in the Darkness#Rollout Article|Rollout Article]]
* [[Announcements - 2003/11 - Visions in the Darkness#Release Notes|Release Notes]]
* [[Announcements - 2003/11 - Visions in the Darkness#Letter to the Players|Letter to the Players]]


{{Creature Class|Gromnie}}
== Media ==
:*[[Ruby Gromnie]]
<gallery>
:*[[Amethyst Gromnie]]
File:Teaser 200311 A.jpg|
:*[[Sapphire Gromnie]]
File:Teaser 200311 B.jpg|
:*[[Emerald Gromnie]]
File:Teaser 200311 C.jpg|
File:Teaser 200311 D.jpg|
File:Teaser 200311 ACVault.jpg|ACVault
File:Teaser 200311 JackCat.jpg|Maggie the Jackcat
File:Teaser 200311 Stratics.jpg|AC Stratics
File:Teaser 200311 WarCry.jpg|Warcry's Crossroads of Dereth
File:Visions in the Darkness Splash Screen.jpg
File:Portaldat 200311.png|Portal.dat
</gallery>


{{Creature Class|Drudge}}
[[Category:Events]]
:*[[Drudge Seraph Mystic]]
:*[[Scrum, Drudge Seraph Mystic]]
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[[Category:Patch]]

Latest revision as of 07:04, 13 November 2020

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November 2003 - Announcements Page

Game Changes

  • New animations for the lifestone and marketplace recall commands.
  • New animation for the player killer lite command.

User Interface Updates

  • New context-sensitive radar blips for PK/PKL players.
  • Members of your fellowship will now appear on radar as green downward-pointing triangles. Your fellowship leader will still appear as a green upward-pointing triangle.
  • The charge radius has been removed from radar.

New Quests

Updated Quests

New NPCs

New Locations

Updated Locations

New Items

Armoredillo Hide Cuirass Hearty Reedshark Robe Sturdy Reedshark Robe Gauloth Leggings Rendeath Coat Leather Helm Good Olthoi Shield Lesser Olthoi Shield Fine Olthoi Shield Greater Olthoi Shield Skull Cap Mutilator Helm Skeletal Helm

Banderling Predator Backpack Banderling Slayer Backpack Banderling Antagonist Backpack Banderling Aggressor Backpack

Chicken Hat Scary Minion Mask Eye Patch Moarsman Mask Knath Head

Aggressor Token Predator Token Slayer Token Antagonist Token

Chalk Board Tremendous Monouga Pack Doll

Bloodletter Charm Necklace Cabalist Charm Necklace Peerless Drudge Charm Necklace Banderling Bone Ring

Markings Pile of Stones Pile of Rocks Bone Door Sealed Door Acidic Elemental Pool Electric Elemental Pool Flaming Elemental Pool Freezing Elemental Pool

Potion of Endless Vigor Potion of Destiny's Wind

Olthoi Abdomen Fragment Bone Key Glittering Key

An Interesting Note Obsidian Shard (The Mirror) The Mirror Falatacot Tome (A Poorly Translated Journal) A Poorly Translated Journal Book of Memories Scrap of Paper (Gareth Dain)

Whole Chicken Moarsman Head Knath Husk

Polestar Staff of Coercion Bludgeoning Sword Dastardly Dirk Acidic Weeping Axe Electric Weeping Axe Flaming Weeping Axe Frozen Weeping Axe Acidic Weeping Claw Electric Weeping Claw Flaming Weeping Claw Frozen Weeping Claw Acidic Weeping Dagger Electric Weeping Dagger Flaming Weeping Dagger Frozen Weeping Dagger Acidic Weeping Mace Electric Weeping Mace Flaming Weeping Mace Frozen Weeping Mace Acidic Weeping Spear Electric Weeping Spear Flaming Weeping Spear Frozen Weeping Spear Acidic Weeping Staff Electric Weeping Staff Flaming Weeping Staff Frozen Weeping Staff Acidic Weeping Sword Electric Weeping Sword Flaming Weeping Sword Frozen Weeping Sword

Updated Items

New Creatures

Drudge

Banderling

Gromnie

Human

No Class

Olthoi

Sclavus

New Dialog

Town Crier

Town Crier tells you, "It's nice to relax and enjoy the Festival Season. I guarantee though, soon as we get comfortable and settled in all happy and tranquil, some nasty monster will start stompin' all over Dereth making a mess of things."

Town Crier tells you, "I heard the Candeth Keep Archmage isn't running her store. She's been holed up in her tower for days."

Town Crier tells you, "It's the Festival Season again! I love this time of year. All of the masks, pumpkins, the food and the celebrations. Keep away from those scarecrows though, they give me the creeps."

Town Crier tells you, "Lady Dain asked me to send trustworthy adventurers to see her in Candeth Keep. A warrior she knows may have found a clue to her husband's disappearance."

Town Crier tells you, "I've seen an awful lot of eye injuries lately. People should be more careful with thier pointy weapons."

Town Crier tells you, "A battle between the natural and unnatural has erupted in the heart of the Valley of Death!"

Town Crier tells you, "I figured the lair the Ancient Olthoi Queen made for herself would have been abandoned after we succeeded in routing her. I thought wrong and received a visit to the lifestone for it."

Town Crier tells you, "Did you see? You can carry hundreds of alchemy gems now! No, THOUSANDS! It's amazing!!"

Town Crier tells you, "Who would have thought that Reedshark hide made such a comfortable robe?"

Town Crier tells you, "Seems as though Aerbax is up to no good in that valley of his. My cousin returned from a foray there recently. He said that there was an enclave of Banderlings fighting a battle against the drudges out there."

Town Crier tells you, "Robes! I tell you. Robes!"

Town Crier tells you, "Have you seen those new Olthoi Shields? They sure are something!"

Town Crier tells you, "Some folks say they have seen a rather shady-looking fellow loitering around the Obsidian Span. The fellow actually claims to have studied under Oswald, the infamous assassin!"

Town Crier tells you, "Have you seen my new leather jacket? I'm not much of a fan of hide armor, but this jacket is just so comfortable!"

Town Crier tells you, "I used to be so worried about my enemies sneaking up on me! But I can tell you're not going to try to hurt me."

Town Crier tells you, "I hear tell of a dungeon being found in the middle of that valley in the direlands."

Town Crier tells you, "I hear the weather in the deserts near Candeth Keep has gotten very windy."

Town Crier tells you, "I don't know what it is about late fall, but creatures are once again losing their heads. And other body parts, too..."

Town Crier tells you, "You like my mask? Would you like one? Well go and find yourself a head and take it to the Mask Makers."

Town Crier tells you, "Who would have thought that Reedshark hide made such a comfortable robe?"

Town Crier tells you, "Those Mask Crafters and their apprentices sure have been busy. But, I suppose they have to be, what with our festivals finally beginning."

Town Crier tells you, "Here's a little secret
Do not eat chickens from Sawato! You'll thank me later."

Town Crier tells you, "There's nothing like hammering down a drudge with a banderling arm!"

Ulgrim the Unpleasant

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