News from November 13th, 2007
Here is the new Weekly Updates provided on the Official Forums. A little overlapping from last week, but there are some new updates, and you can find them all here.
In QA
These items are currently in testing for release in Module 6.
General
The Level Cap has increased to 16!
Player characters that have been rendered unconscious but have stabilized will very slowly regenerate health until they wake up at 1 hit point. Warforged auto-stabilize and repair at a rate of 1 hit point every 2 minutes while inert, the other races regenerate at a rate of 1 hit point every minute while unconscious but stable.
You can now use the command “/resloc” to find out where you will resurrect when you die.
Favored Enemy: Orc can now be taken during character generation by rangers.
Fixed an issue where other player's movement may appear to stutter
You will now be notified when a player picks up your soulstone with a message and alert: "Your soulstone has been picked up by ."
Torel the Wizard can no longer sit and spin while using rest shrines.
An adjustment has been made to ranged combat to prevent players from missing the target when it is moving in certain ways.
NEW - When struck by a critical, the visual effects will only play once a second instead of each time, to help with the frame rate.
NEW - Traps are nastier on Hard and Elite, and more forgiving on Solo difficulty. Detection and disable difficulties are unchanged.
NEW - We have added support for the Logitech G15 Keyboard LCD displays.
NEW - The Mail UI now has two separate lists of mail. Confirmed mail - Mail sent by the game (ie auction mail), alt characters, current friends, current guild mates, and admins. Unconfirmed mail - Mail from players who are not currently on your friends list or in your guild. There is also a "Delete All" button which allows you to delete all unconfirmed mail.
UI Improvements
Bringing up the enhancement panel will now remove players from mouse-look mode.
Examination tooltips now appear when hovering over the text of an item in a "choose your rewards" window and chests.
Guild login and logout messages will now show up in the chat window. You can turn these messages off via a new option under the UI tab in the Options UI.
On the Create Party Panel:
A button has been added allowing the player to clear the selected quest.
If a player has made changes to their party criteria and closes the panel, they will be asked if they wish to apply the changes before the menu is closed.
The "Update my party" button will no longer be ghosted initially. Clicking this button will auto-select the "Advertise my party" check box.
When clicking in the 3D world after typing in the chat window, the game will now recognize your change in focus, while also preserving the text you typed.
NEW - Critical spell hits now show up larger in the floaty text.
Click to Comment Posted on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:53:55 -0600
Sir Lawrence posted another message on the Official Forums regarding the ongoing Emerald Conspiracy live event:
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Attention heroes and citizens of Stormreach:
The Coin Lords have received the following report from Inquisitive Ingaram:
"Hail good Sirs of the Coin Lords. I had a conversation with Brother Mirashai today. In his travels, he spotted an unusual cargo being unloaded by a group of men - one matching the description of the notorious +Derneal - at Sorrowdusk Isle. It is my professional opinion that they may be attempting to smuggle something into Stormreach."
The Coin Lords have asked that I share this information with those who would be interested in exploring Sorrowdusk Isle and researching this issue as reported by Inquisitive Ingaram. If you do go to Sorrowdusk, please bring a full experienced party of level 7 or higher. If anyone is being smuggled into Stormreach, please put an end to their plans. You may keep any items you find in your explorations.
Safe harbor to Sorrowdusk has been scheduled for the following times:
Ghallanda: Friday, November 9th, 7:00pm EST
Argonnessen: Friday, November 9th, 8:00pm EST
Thelanis: Friday, November 9th, 9:00pm EST
Khyber: Friday, November 9th, 10:00pm EST
Sarlona: Friday, November 9th, 11:00pm EST
Report back with your findings. Thank you and may the Silver Flame guide you back safely. |
Post what you have found in-game
here!
Click to Comment Posted on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:50:59 -0600
Here are the new updates for this week from the Dev`s, currently in testing mode for the upcoming Module. One of the more notable changes, an increased level cap to 16! Find the full notes here.
In QA
These items are currently in testing for release in Module 6.
General
The Level Cap has increased to 16!
Player characters that have been rendered unconscious but have stabilized will very slowly regenerate health until they wake up at 1 hit point. Warforged auto-stabilize and repair at a rate of 1 hit point every 2 minutes while inert, the other races regenerate at a rate of 1 hit point every minute while unconscious but stable.
You can now use the command “/resloc” to find out where you will resurrect when you die.
Favored Enemy: Orc can now be taken during character generation by rangers.
Fixed an issue where other player's movement may appear to stutter
You will now be notified when a player picks up your soulstone with a message and alert: "Your soulstone has been picked up by ."
Torel the Wizard can no longer sit and spin while using rest shrines.
NEW - An adjustment has been made to ranged combat to prevent players from missing the target when it is moving in certain ways.
UI Improvements
Bringing up the enhancement panel will now remove players from mouse-look mode.
Examination tooltips now appear when hovering over the text of an item in a "choose your rewards" window and chests.
Guild login and logout messages will now show up in the chat window. You can turn these messages off via a new option under the UI tab in the Options UI.
On the Create Party Panel:
A button has been added allowing the player to clear the selected quest.
If a player has made changes to their party criteria and closes the panel, they will be asked if they wish to apply the changes before the menu is closed.
The "Update my party" button will no longer be ghosted initially. Clicking this button will auto-select the "Advertise my party" check box.
NEW - When clicking in the 3D world after typing in the chat window, the game will now recognize your change in focus, while also preserving the text you typed.
Click to Comment Posted on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:49:13 -0600
The User-Written Game Guide contest has come to a close on the Official DDO website, where the top three winners based on player votes have been announced, along with the seven runner ups.
Links are included to all of the guides, find out who the winners are here.
Click to Comment Posted on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:47:37 -0600
Here is a message from the Official Forums regarding an upcoming live event:
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Attention heroes and citizens of Stormreach:
There have recently been a rising number of reports around Stormreach of +Tchurvul the Vulture and the Emerald Claw. The Coin Lords and I believe that the two may be planning a partnership which will bode ill toward our city and its surrounding allies.
Here is a likeness of what +Tchurvul was last seen to look like. If you find him, do not attempt to make contact with or approach him. He is to be considered extremely dangerous. If found, please post what you saw or heard here.
The Coin Lords and myself would like to thank everyone who helped track down and interfere with +Tchurvul’s plans to hold a meeting with the Emerald Claw. From reports which have trickled in, it seems that +Tchurvul has found a co-conspirator named +Derneal. When discovered, +Derneal released his Emerald Claw soldiers into the crowds while +Tchurvul used his dark magics to summon beholders in the taverns – were it not for the combined efforts of all, there would be less heroes in Stormreach today.
Unfortunately, the villains made their escape and may be at large still. Scouts around the city have reported sightings of these treacherous men and overheard them mention an incoming caravan. What is *not* known is where.
Please be on the alert for +Tchurvul and +Derneal and report your findings here as soon as possible |
Click to Comment Posted on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:44:36 -0600
Module 6 has been posted on the Official Forums in terms of content, and should be released soon onto the live servers. You can find the full notes here:
Oct 29th 2007, 15:30 GMT
Weekly Development Activities
In QA
These items are currently in testing for release in Module 6.
General
* The Level Cap has increased to 16!
* Player characters that have been rendered unconscious but have stabilized will very slowly regenerate health until they wake up at 1 hit point. Warforged auto-stabilize and repair at a rate of 1 hit point every 2 minutes while inert, the other races regenerate at a rate of 1 hit point every minute while unconscious but stable.
* You can now use the command "/resloc" to find out where you will resurrect when you die.
* Favored Enemy: Orc can now be taken during character generation by rangers.
* Fixed an issue where other player's movement may appear to stutter
* You will now be notified when a player picks up your soulstone with a message and alert: "Your soulstone has been picked up by ."
* Torel the Wizard can no longer sit and spin while using rest shrines.
Click to Comment Posted on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:42:19 -0600
News from October 16th, 2007
The DDO game servers will be down on Monday, October 15 from 8:00AM - 11:00AM EDT (-5GMT) for scheduled maintenance. Thanks for your patience, and we'll see you back in the game soon!
Click to Comment Posted on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:29:01 -0500
The new patch notes are up, and Module 5: The Accursed Ascension has been put onto the live servers. The patch notes are quite lengthy, and can be found here:
Release Notes: Module 5: The Accursed Ascension
As the gates of death open, the Black Abbot beckons Stormreache’s finest to witness the birth of a god. The hour of ascension is upon us! Can Eberron’s newest deity be defeated?
General
- Dolurrh environmental effects will now display an appropriate screen overlay.
- Players should no longer experience ethereality issues after a tavern brawl.
- We have added a glossary tool to the game. To look up a word,
type "/glossary {word}" - There have been changes to the lifetimes of mail. Unopened mail will now remain for 21 days and opened mail will remain for 5 days. Only mail received or opened after the update will follow these new rules.
- The /death command, meant to be used only in the most dire of situations, has been changed to automatically release the character to his or her bindpoint after killing the character. This change is meant to address several /death related exploits.
- Skills should no longer show up as "n/a" in the summary page of advancement
Click to Comment Posted on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:26:41 -0500
Turbine released an Official Statement regarding the change of CEO to Jim Crowley on their website, although they did not give specific reason for the change. Read more below:
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| Turbine, Inc. one of the largest privately-held online game companies in North America, announced today changes in its management team designed to position the company for long-term growth. Jim Crowley has been named President and CEO. The move is on of many that Turbine has recently made to invest in new talent that will drive the next wave of the company's growth including the addition of industry veterans Craig Alexander as Vice Preseident of Product Development and Walt Yarbrough as Executive Producer. |
Click to Comment Posted on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:21:35 -0500
There is a new contest being held by Turbine, in which they are asking for help in naming the new Knowledge Base. Prizes for the top five names will be given out; here are some more details.
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| What's a Knowledge base without a name? Turbine fans, we are asking you to name our new and improved Knowledge Base! The top five winners will win 30 days of free game time on the game of their choice! The first place winner will receive a signed piece of concept art from the game of their choice! Get your creative juices flowing and submit a name for the Turbine Knowledge Base! To enter the "Name the Knowledge Base Contest", send your entry to KBContest@turbine.com with the subject line " Name the Knowledge Base Contest". Limit 3 (Three) entries per person. |
Click to Comment Posted on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:19:24 -0500
