[DragonCourt] Version 1.9

[Tarist]

[b]Update to Version 19; May 9th 2005

There are a lot of changes and additions with the new version.
Below, I try to list the most important differences first.
Then I will categorize and list all the other changes.

I apologize if I miss anything. This update has been done over
the course of the last two years, and I have had to alter the
way I work significantly during this time.

-Fred-


#1 Load Reliability
This version detects and repairs damaged records as they are loaded.
It prevents you from playing and saving when a record is damaged.
This will hopefully make the 'New Hero Arises' problem into a rarity.


#2 Equipment Decay
The version 18 decay method would randomly erase items+stacks in
storage and in your pack. And some items were set for rapid decay -
Mandrakes, Faeries & Notes. This was very unsatisfactory.

NOW everything decays one half of 1% every day. You can protect your
favorite items in the following ways:

The Queens Minor Blessing - for 100,000 marks, the queens blessing
protects your worn equipment from decay for one day.

The Queens Major Blessing - for 500,000 marks, the greater blessing
protects your equipment AND pack from decay for one day. It becomes
a minor blessing after the one day.

Oil - there are several types of Oil in the game. Oil will protect
one piece of equipment from decay for one day. You can put up to
five oils on any one piece of gear. See Dragon Guard Missions below.


#3 Mandrake Usage
Mandrake no longer restores quests. It can be used as super healing
(200 guts) or it can be used to go berzerk during combat.


#4 Market Lane
Salamander Township has grown. The storage has been moved from Silas
Tavern into a new bank facility. There is also a gambling den in town.

Half of the shops have been moved to the north end of town. You will
find them in Market Lane.


#5 Ocean Travel
The rutters are no longer used from the docks in the Castle. Now you
go to Market Lane in Salamander and pay 50k to hire a ship. This will
take you to the oceans where you can camp. You can also explore
Hi Brasil, Shangala and now Azteca.


#6 Sage Skill
You can now learn 'Sage' skill at the Forest Guild. It offers passive
protection against 'surprises' such as Ieatsu, Backstab and Hypnosis.
You will discover a number of monsters have this skill as well.


#7 Nobility and Visiting the Queen
You can no longer create starting heros with noble rank. You can still
buy a pass to enter the castlea. THEN you can perform a mission at the
Dragon Guard that will let you enter the Queens Court.

The 'Queens Folly' needs a Unicorn Horn, 1 Ruby, 2 Emeralds, and
4 Garnets. When you complete it, you win a 'Unicorn Pendant'.

The Unicorn Pendant will get you into the Queens Court exactly ONCE.
So be sure bring along 5,000 marks to petition for the rank of Knight.


#8 Dragon Guard Missions
You will find a number of missions at the Dragon Guard.

The 'Queens Folly' is the simplest mission.

For people interested in stacks of Oil, look at the 'Fish Oil Project'.


#9 Spirit of Fortune
A mystical woman will appear no more than once each day to offer
you a choice of magic items. If you select correctly, you win a
small prize.


#10 Guild Skill Weapons
Some weapons will appear with guild skills attached. This will give
your hero the guild skill when you equip it.


#11 Player + Clan Rankings

Clan Power is now Court Rank plus one-eighth of Level. For example,
a level 20 Baron would give power 6 = rank 4 + level 20 / 8 .

Clan Power to Clan Abilities is on a new table:
100 = 1 ability
300 = 2 abilities
1,000 = 3 abilities
3,000 = 4 abilities
10,000 = 5 abilities
30,000 = 6 abilities
100,000 = 7 abilities

Fame is still just Fame total.

Skill is now just the Combat Skill total.

Rank is now just Court Favor, no matter what your noble rank is.

Guild ranking is a combination of your total Guild Skills and
your cash, with greater weight given to the Skills.


### OTHER FIXES + CHANGES ###

Changed the Reaper. Now unplayed heros are not removed for two years.
If the hero is over level 20, then it is not removed for three years.

Changed the size of the EMail field. It was too small for some players.
Now email can be up to 79 letters.

If you need to update your email address, you just need the hero name
and password. You no longer need to old email.

You can now recover a list of heros for you email address. If you are
trying to find heros that are old whose passwords you have forgotten,
then you *may* need to create a temporary hero for verification.

There were some bugs with Ieatsu that have been fixed. If you had too
many guild skills due to excess Ieatsu, you may have your skills reduced.

Altered Trader, Merchant and Hotel skills. Now Trade and Merchant
each add 20 to your pack limit. Merchant and Hot

[PederRamirez]

şu item equipment decay kotu olmus,geri kalan iyi bence.Bide şu sage skilli guzel hypnosise karşı.

[Tarist]

Item decay bayıyo hakkaten da 100k vererek Queen Beth'e 1 gün engelliyosun storagedaki itemların paslanmasını.. ardından 500k verip daha uzun süre korunmasını sağlıyabiliyosun.Sage güzel evet,Bill'e karşı tek çözüm =P[signature][hline]Still Goin' Wild !

[Predator]

Sage harbi çok iyi olmuş ya hoş bende 2k wits var hipnotiz olmuyom pek :P Ya ben bırakmıştım 2 gün önce başlıyım dedim herşeyi dağıttığıma pişman oldum ya oyun güzel olmuş hakkattende kasıyoz bakalım[signature][hline]nedanko, 08 Şubat 2005 23:31 tarihinde demiş ki:
Aşk bir elma şekeridir. Bitince sapı kalır..

[LethE]

böhüü.. delircem ya.. bi ben mi baştan başladım bu oyuna?
sage biraz kullanışsız ama dandik mageler hipnotize etmeye çalışırkende kurtarıyo bazen.. (ki tutturması imkansız).. ondan sakat ..[signature][hline]Fire is the universal language

[knoxville]

update genel olarak kötü bence ama (decay) ama sage çok ii olmuş... ben de yeni char ile başladıım için dungeon'daki sinir mage'e karşı işe yarar...[signature][hline]*reading screen* "To Start Press Any Key". Where's the ANY key? I see Esk [ESC], Catarl [CTRL], and Pig-Up [PGUP]. There doesn't seem to be any ANY key. Woo! All this computer hacking is making me thirsty. I think I'll order a TAB. *presses TAB key*