October 9, 2007

Festival of Souls

This year's Harvest Festival, the Festival of Souls, is being prepared for this month. Though the exact dates and times are still top secret, a number of preparatory additions have been added in this update. With all this preparation, it can only mean the festival is not that far off.

You may notice that all existing Jack-o-lantern pumpkins have had a slight upgrade to their looks, to bring their appearance more inline with other Realm artwork, and prepare you for the all new selection that will be available this year.

Thieves' Mask

Yes, it's true. It is ready, and it is out there. Good luck to all hunters of this new rare helmet. But that's not all, there are other secret goodies that aren't mentioned in this What's New, and you'll need to keep an eye out over the next few weeks and months for more finds.

Dragon, or Wyrm?

For clarity to new players, all Baby Dragons are now correctly named as Wyrms. This avoids the conclusion of having both hatchlings and babies running around - both being called Dragon, but both very different!

New Login

It's been a while, and that old login screen was looking a little tired. We've updated the login to match the default look of the website, and continue the Realm Celtic-esque theme that binds our world together aesthetically.

Bug Fixes

A number of bug fixes and balances have been implemented to ensure the smooth running of The Realm Online. This includes a fix to the Battle Command list skin, which will make life easier for our custom skin builders!

Let me know when the harvest starts, I may renew for a month

* * * * October 16, 2007 * * * *

Supply Stores Raided

It appears the long closed supply stores dotted around Realm have attracted the attention of numerous monsters. These fiends have looted the shut storages, making off with various metal and fabric supplies. Citizens are free to reclaim these resources by any means necessary - and in reward keep the supplies for their own use.

Squirreled Away

Those pesky rodents and their mice cohorts are being disabled for the duration of the Harvest Festival this year. They won't even show their little furry faces the whole time.

Ghoulish Treat

The not-so-humble ghoul seems to have had a makeover. Whether it is the result of the summer heat, or some new foul magic, all the ghouls appear more rotten, and more distinguishable from their undead brethren.

Remember to keep an eye out for any other changes or additions, as not everything will be listed here every time!

Seems I may make a harvest appearance...

ROFL!!!! - - - - -

* * * * * October 23, 2007 * * * * *

Fashion Storm

Reports suggest a brand new and rare coloured shirt has been developed. However the person responsible has yet to announce themselves or reveal their secret, instead pasting advertisements for their own brand of clothing in many towns. Town guards are unable to stop this monopoly, but assure us that this limited edition clothing will find an audience amongst the elite, looking for something to show off their wealth with.

Bug Fixes

All Dragon Pit Only items which were displaying traits not in keeping with their descriptions have had these traits altered to bring them in line with their original programming. This includes all Sorcery and Mysticism bonuses and the Mysticism resistance from the Shield of Infinite Thought.

Also, spawns of the new magical pants/greaves have been increased as they did not meet expectations.

Dragon Pit Revamp

Dragon Pit has been closed pending a revamp. We will be adjusting the dungeon to reflect a more healthy challenge and timescale required to complete, as well as redoing the treasure/rewards in accordance with feedback from the Realm online community. The revamp is a high priority update and we expect Dragon Pit to reopen very shortly.

November 6, 2007

Festival of Souls 2007

This year's Harvest Festival is about to begin, and shopkeepers around the land are already preparing for the festive period. Those citizens skilled in pumpkin carving have opened up shop at the pumpkin farms, ready to accept willing adventurers looking for the latest in pumpkin fashion.

This year mages have given a little boost to pumpkin candles, with some rather colorful results!

Dragon Pit Status 2

This week has seen more work on the Dragon Pit version two. We have completed initial design on the new loot scheme, and a review of the plans revealed some minor tweaks are still necessary. Testing of these tweaks is set to begin around the work and fun of the festival.

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November 9, 2007

Festival Additions

Realm citizens will be pleased to hear another budding young farmer has prepared his fields and opened shop especially to help with the pumpkin collections. Citizens can make their way to Murias to make use of the new patch.

Also, a special something has been provided somewhere that will only be special during the festival period. Just a hint: Do not allow monsters to overtake otherwise peaceful areas in this festival period!

Those engaging in the Monster Bash fights may also like to hear that there is a specially prepared prize that may be found. Just follow your nose, Mmmm!

Artisan's Statuettes Missing

A top artisan of Asgard has reported loss of a shipment of finely crafted Golden Statuettes that were bound for high society buyers. Those looking for these statuettes may be helped by checking out the strangely similar selection of new Golden Statuettes available for coppers from the Swap N Shop.

Town guards are mystified as to the whereabouts of the missing statuettes. However Swap N Shop has been very helpful by providing examples.

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November 20, 2007

Pumpkins Lighter

As requested, pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns are returning to their original weights until next festival. This should allow people to once again store and manage their pumpkin collections with relative ease.

Uncharted Territory Fixes

The lake that features in the uncharted territory and Emerald Forest has been corrected to stop inadvertent swimming disasters leaving people trapped with no way out of the water.

December 6, 2007

Vulcan Edge and Defender

The Vulcan Edge has been given a level requirement of 100, and the Defender a level requirement of 150. This is to balance the improved battling capabilities offered by shields since their improvement. These items have also been made more accessible to the players that would be using them.

A-Mazing Mastery

The Maze Master is no longer the hot property he used to be; in fact he does not do fire damage when attacking anymore.

I like the MM update, but the sword update for vulcan and defender sounds worthless imho...

No kidding... Totally nerfed the dang things...