Asheron's Call Beta
1999
??, 1999
- Turbine's beta page, http://www.zogblaster.com/tweb/asherons-call, goes live.
Archives:
- Zogblaster Archive/Pre-Game Sketches
- Zogblaster Archive/Heritage Groups
March 1999
March 8th, 1999
- Microsoft reveals the Day/Night cycle movie in an interview with Toby Ragaini, Lead Designer for Asheron's Call at
- http://zone.msn.com/news/interv1.asp (later found on the MS Games AC website - see below)
March 25th, 1999
- Turbine's beta page, http://www.zogblaster.com/tweb/asherons-call, adds the social and Dereth pages.
Archives:
May 1999
May 7, 1999
- Microsoft's Asheron's Call page, http://www.microsoft.com/games/zone/asheronscall/, goes live.
Archives:Microsoft Games Archive/World/History
- Microsoft Games Archive/Technical
- Microsoft Games Archive/Visuals
- Microsoft Games Archive/World/History
June 1999
June 2, 1999 -- Apocalypse Party for End of First Phase of Beta
- 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
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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
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June 14, 1999 -- Scavenger Hunt
- 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]
Scavenger Hunt
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July 1999
July 7, 1999 -- Call to Arms Event
- 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]
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Call to Arms Recap
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Call to Arms Recap - Screenshots
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July 24, 1999 -- The Campaign Against Wardiel
- 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
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Revenge!
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Campaign Against Wardiel (Screenshots)
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September 1999
1999/9/17 Build Notes
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October 1999
October 22 - 24, 1999 -- The Fire in the Sky
- 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
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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
Olthoi Cuirass
Staff of the Weeping Witness
Storm Renderer
Sword of Lost Light (Beta)
Notable Beta Creatures
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."