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== 1999 ==
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<b>??, 1999</b>
:Turbine's beta page, <nowiki>http://www.zogblaster.com/tweb/asherons-call</nowiki>, goes live.
<big><b>Archives:</b></big>
* [[Zogblaster Archive/Pre-Game Sketches]]
* [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups]]
** [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Aluvian]]
*** [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Aluvian/Aluvian Factions]]
*** [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Aluvian/Loredane's Invitation]]
*** [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Aluvian/The Underground City]]
*** [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Aluvian/Aluvian Realm in Dereth]]
** [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Gharu'ndim]]
*** [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Gharu'ndim/Gharu'ndim Factions]]
*** [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Gharu'ndim/Lashanda's Hand]]
*** [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Gharu'ndim/A Poet Vanishes]]
*** [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Gharu'ndim/Gharu'ndim Kingdom in Dereth]]
** [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Sho]]
*** [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Sho/Sho Factions]]
*** [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Sho/The Story of Ben Ten and Yanshi]]
*** [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Sho/The Story of Ken-Gou]]
*** [[Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups/Sho/Sho Nation in Dereth]]


== March 1999 ==
{{Related|History of Asheron's Call}}
<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://zone.msn.com/news/interv1.asp</nowiki> (later found on the MS Games AC website - see below)
 
<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 Archive/The Land of Dereth]]
* [[Zogblaster Archive/Features/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 Games Archive/World/History
* [[Microsoft Games Archive/Technical]]
* [[Microsoft Games Archive/Visuals]]
** [[Microsoft Games Archive/Visuals/Screenshots]]
** [[Microsoft Games Archive/Visuals/Video]]
* [[Microsoft Games Archive/World/History]]
** [[Microsoft Games Archive/World/History/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>


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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/>
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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/>
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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/>


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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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Revision as of 16:04, 1 August 2012

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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

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Call to Arms Recap

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Call to Arms Recap - Screenshots

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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]

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

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Fire in the Sky Prophecy Contest

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Image Gallery

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Beta Quest Items

Olthoi Cuirass Staff of the Weeping Witness Storm Renderer Sword of Lost Light (Beta)

Notable Beta Creatures

Human

Monouga

Olthoi Queen

Rabbit

Lore & Dialog

The Campaign Against Wardiel
"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."

References