Test Update #13a - July 27, 2005

[Debillus]

*** Guild Status ***

- We have removed the concept of patrons from guilds. Earned status is now divided by the number of unique accounts in your guild (minimum of 6, maximum of 24).
- Example 1: If you have 40 members in your guild (10 of which are alts) you'd have 30 unique accounts. That's over the maximum cap of 24, so any new guild status earned would be divided by 24.
- Example 2: If you have 4 members in your guild and you earn guild status, it will be divided by 6 (the minimum number).

*** Gameplay ***

- Spell range is now less sensitive to targets being above or below you, which should result in less "out of range" messages in situations where you are obviously in range of the target. Please note that NPCs also benefit from this fix.


*** Quests ***

- Vaniki's Ring is available for purchase at a nominal charge for those who completed the quest but did not receive the reward. Please see the Sages in your respective cities.
- Adventurers entering the Shiny Brass Shield quest instance must now stand on the pedestal in order to begin the event. The reward for completing the quest will vary by archetype: Priests and Scouts receive a buckler version, while Fighters and Mages receive a kite version.
- Adventurers can now obtain the Electrified Bone Bladed Claymore after they've finished the original quest. By right-clicking on the forge in Runnyeye with both the standard BBC and Berik, Sword of Thunder in your inventory (but not equipped), you can "Break Berik over the forge." Berik and the BBC will be removed from your inventory and you will receive the Electrified Bone Bladed Claymore. Note: If you choose to do this, you cannot change the EBBC back to the other two swords, so please be sure of your decision.
- The forge will now accept any of the following three types of ebon for the fifth stage of the BBC quest: Ebon Cluster, Shaped Ebon Coin, or Bent Ebon Disk.


*** Items ***

- All versions of a Spellbinder's Ebon Sconce should now be usable when placed in a house.


*** Spells and Combat Arts ***

- The Warden's Wisp spell should no longer cause players to fall through the world.


*** Tradeskills ***

- The level 20 Woodworker recipes Canvas Thread & Yarn now use the proper skills.
- The Provisioner workshop task will now accept the correct type of omelets.


*** Controls, Commands, and User Interface ***

- When using Smooth Fonts, you can now change all text in the user interface to a small sans serif font. To enable this feature, open the Options menu and click the User Interface button, then click the plus sign (+) next to Game Windows. Check the "Use small sans serif font" box. Note: This option is not available in all localized versions of the game.


*** Art ***

- Barbarian and froglok males are now shirtless under their armor.
- There should no longer be distortion around the outline of characters or objects visible in front of water. Note: There are different types of water in the game, and not all of them have been updated yet. Please do not /bug water types that still have distortion until this change goes live.
- Griffins now sometimes glide rather than always flapping their wings. Griffins need a break, too.