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 {title:The Mana World 2024}
 {date:2024-05-03}
 
-Hello=).This is update from The Mana World Team.
-
-Many things happened since last news update. So many
-some could be forgotten. At very least:
+Many things happened since the last news update. So many,
+some could be forgotten. Some changes worth a mention:
 
 {ul}
 {li}TMW turned 20{/li}
@@ -12,145 +10,137 @@ some could be forgotten. At very least:
 {li}Monsters{/li}
 {li}Locations and NPCs{/li}
 {li}Items{/li}
-{li}FX and SFX{/li}
+{li}GFX and SFX{/li}
 {li}Quests{/li}
 {li}Spells{/li}
 {li}Mana client{/li}
 {li}Server{/li}
-{li}Respawns change{/li}
+{li}Respawn changes{/li}
 {li}New commands{/li}
 {li}Misc{/li}
 {/ul}
 
 {b}TMW turned 20:{/b}
-    The Mana World achieved mindblasting feat!
-We've been up and running whole 20 years! Thanks
-everyone involved! Its really amazing miracle.
+    The Mana World achieved a mindblasting feat!
+We've been up and running for 20 years! Thanks to
+everyone involved! It's really an amazing miracle.
 
 Event had 3 parts.
-    Leprechauns made appearance, led by Rick Lime.
-Tricky and mischievous, fun and chaos ensued. So
-some players look like Leprechauns or got strange
-"rainerang" weapons now.
-
-    Next day pirates landed Tulimshar shores. But
-it wasn't as simple. They were coming from past
-where their fleet is intact and famous pirate,
-Blanc, leads numerous team to battle. Players put
-corrections to Blanc's plan, scuttling ships and
-dispatching team!
-
-    Along the lines ancient evil returned.
-Reaper crossed from world of dead! It attempted to
-collect souls and bodies for undead armies, taking
-on leprechauns, pirates and players. Reaper managed
-to acquire scary powers! But players were not
-scared. Enraged, Reaper sent them to Abyss! But it's
-been bad plan. Burned by rough travel and beaten,
-Reaper had to hide in shadows to recover.
-
-The Mana World became safe again. For now.
+    Rick Lime, a leprechaun, made an appearance.
+Tricky and mischievous fun and chaos ensued. All
+online players received their choice of Clover Top Hat,
+Leprechaun Hat, Leprechaun Head or a Rainerang (bugged
+as a melee weapon, currently).
+
+    The next day, pirates landed on Tonori Desert shores,
+but it wasn't so simple. They were coming from the past,
+where their fleet of 3 were anchored and the infamous pirate
+Blanc, lead numerous seamen to battle. Players thwarted
+Blanc's plan, scuttling ships and dispatching defenders!
+
+    Meanwhile, ancient evil returned...
+The Reaper crossed from the world of the dead! It attempted
+to collect souls and bodies for its undead armies, taking
+on leprechauns, pirates and players. The Reaper managed
+to acquire fearsome powers! The players were steadfast.
+Enraged, the Reaper sent them to the Abyss! It was a bad plan.
+Burned by rough travel and beaten, The Reaper had to hide in
+the shadows to recover.
+
+The Mana World became safe again... for now.
 Event summary and follow-ups:
 {link:https://forums.themanaworld.org/viewtopic.php?p=165569}
 
 {b}Server shakeups:{/b}
-    Unfortunately it wasn't as simple as that.
-We faced server-related fallouts, but despite life
-giving us pressure, we survived and put 20 years
-event going anyway. So nothing we can't handle.
+    Unfortunately it wasn't as simple as all that.
+We faced server related fallouts, but despite life
+giving us pressure we survived and continued with
+our 20 year anniversary anyway.
     We had to reduce server VM specs to stay within
-budget. But its still more than enough to keep game
+budget. It's still more than enough to keep the game
 server fast. Thanks to Freeyorp for wrangling this.
-    We had to move wiki into external resource, its
-now hosted on another host by miraheze.org. Data
-migration been done by thorbjorn.
-    We would like to thank jak1 for providing us
-powerful and nice hosting for CI builds, and we
-thank ko2fan for providing even faster replacement.
+    We had to move wiki to an external resource. It's
+now migrated to miraheze.org. Data migration was done
+by thorbjorn.
+    We would like to thank Jak1 for providing us with
+powerful and nice hosting for CI builds and we thank
+ko2fan for providing an even faster replacement.
 
-If you notice any issues, contact staff.
+If you notice any issues, please contact staff.
 
 {b}Monsters:{/b}
-    Since last news record TMW got sizable number
-of new monsters originating from Evol or ML worlds.
-Some already put into various locations. Some are
-not yet in wide use - but present on server.
-    Now there're bifs to gather ores and related
-items - and even more bifs/slimes to come. Frogs
-and tortugas dwell near water, some crocs, and
-many other things. Ever fought Moubotaur? Or
-maybe took GM Tree for scenery? (Apr 1 joke)
-    Some new monsters were created specially for
+    Since the last news record, TMW has had a sizable
+number of new monsters originating from Evol or ML worlds.
+Some are already on certain maps and others are not yet in
+use, but present on the server.
+    Now, there are bifs to gather ores and related items
+and even more bifs/slimes to come. Frogs and tortugas
+dwell near water, as well as crocs and many other things.
+Ever fought a moubotaur? Mistook GM Tree for scenery?
+(Apr 1 joke)
+    Some new monsters were created especially for
 thematic eventing and hopefully would prove to be
-fun in future. Ever fought rough Emo or met
-treacherous Rick Lime? Mont Blanc (ship) also
-happens to be monster. Undead themed Rotter and
-rot got added.
-    Nerf MDEF for Poltergeist(-5), Lightning
+fun in the future. Ever fought rough Blanc and Emo or
+met treacherous Rick Lime? Mont Blanc (ship) also got an
+upgrade. Undead themed rotter and rot got added.
+    Nerfed MDEF for Poltergeist(-5), Lightning
 Ball(-15), The Lost(-10), Witch Guard(-20),
 JackO(-2), Zombie(-1), Fallen(-2), Terranite(-5),
 Reaper(-10), Nutcracker(-5), Swashbuckler(-2),
 Grenadier(-10), Anne(-5), and Tormenta(-20)
     New drops added to existing monsters as well.
-E.g. drunken and tipsy skeletons rarely drop their
-hats.
+e.g. Evil and Spiky mushrooms, rarely drop their hats.
 
 {b}Locations and NPCs:{/b}
-    Crypt got extended by some additional areas.
-On related note graveyard seen return of JackO,
-and Hurns mines got skulls haunting them again. 
-    Actually there are or were much more maps,
-just not all of them accessible and used yet.
-Stay tuned, because it all would eventually
-become available.
+    The Crypt got slightly extended. The Graveyard,
+again has, a JackO and zombies and the Hurnscald mines
+have skulls haunting them again.
     Music additions to Crypt, Moor, Candor
-and Sewers).
-    New Pink Flower hunting areas added.
+and Sewers.
+    New Pink Flower and mushroom hunting areas added.
 
 {b}Items:{/b}
-    Wumpus egg changed to Tomato by ID.
-    Cursed, silver and thorn arrow added.
+    Wumpus egg changed to Tomato by ID
+    Silver and thorn arrow added
     Imperial bow, naftalin and dragon sword added
-    Witch hat stats same as Wizard hat.
+    Witch hat stats same as Wizard hat
     Weapon levels added/fixed
-    Its also worth to mention some items
-descriptions were improved to reflect actual
-state of things.
+    Item descriptions reflect true values
     Rainerang (rainbow version of boomerang)
-and leprechaun related items.
-    Eventer's amulet to make player (GM) controlled
-bosses bossy without items over impersonation.
+and Leprechaun Hat
+    GM Amulet added
     Assasin set and Mana Pearl added. Assasin
 set got brawling bonus added. Female assasin
 mask added.
     Crozenite, gold and bromenal items added
-    Enlightenment elixirs to boost M.Atk.
+    Enlightening elixirs to boost M.Atk
 
-{b}FX and SFX:{/b}
-    SFX added: Pumpkin, flame, Casket monster,
+{b}GFX and SFX:{/b}
+    SFX added: Pumpkin, flame, Casket Monster,
 Skel (all types), Fallen, Bee, Snail, Terranite,
-Mana Ghost, pollet, all pirates, Reaper, Ball
+Mana Ghost, Pollet, all pirates, Reaper, Ball
 Lightning, Scythe, Slimes and mothers, Luvia,
-Tormenta, doomsday mobs, Floyd.
+Tormenta, doomsday mobs, Floyd
     Magic and punch SFX added, quest and skill-up
-SFX changed. Lum and inma spells SFX added.
-Grenadier SFX change from bell to boom. Upmarmu
-changes to SFX.
+SFX changed
+    Lum and inma spells SFX added
+    Grenadier SFX changed from bell to boom and Upmarmu
+SFX changes
     Barbarians.ogg(Kazai maps) and Sirens.ogg added
-    Imperial Bow SFX added. Gun miss ricochets added
-    Firetrail effect added. Snail trail reworked.
-    Zombies got blood trail effect.
-    Few new effects based on Illia particles.
+    Imperial Bow SFX and gun miss ricochets added
+    Firetrail effect added, snail trail reworked and
+zombies gained a blood trail effect
+    A few new effects based on Illia particles
 
 {b}Quests:{/b}
-    Boss BPs are scaled based on player level.
-    More mobs added to Evil Obelisk.
-    Luca and manaseed rewards added.
+    Boss points are scaled based on player level
+    More mobs added to Evil Obelisk
+    Luca and manaseed rewards added
     Daily points drain bug fix (Lv > 110 players)
-    Mana pearl quest exp reduced.
-    Chronos shop fixes.
-    Less eyes needed for crypt fights.
-    Nerf Auldsbell snake tongues 50 to 40.
+    Mana pearl quest exp reduced
+    Chronos shop fixes
+    Less eyes needed for crypt fights
+    Nerf Auldsbel's snake tongues from 50 to 40
     Crypt boss drops all become 1 in 2000 chances
     More alchemy recipes and hints added
     Single player can now jump to swamp from Terogan
@@ -158,51 +148,51 @@ changes to SFX.
     Xmas dailies corrections
 
 {b}Spells:{/b}
-    To empower bosses and facilitate gameplay
-in between of Kill GM and Dungeon Master some
-special set of spells for boss actions been
-created. In future it would hopefully allow
-more interesting GM/Eventer based events.
+    GM spells for boss actions were created. This
+allows for more interesting GM based events
     Asorm lasts longer. Changes to betsanc and
-conc pots interactions (see Server).
+conc pots interactions (see Server)
     Dark shroom spawns are better but more costly
 
 {b}Mana client:{/b}
-    Mana client became active again! It got
-support of current server protocol wired up,
-at least to point it can connect current TMWA
-server. It could need some polishing but its
-exciting to see it back in business!
+    Mana client became active again! It supports
+the current server protocol, at least to the point
+it can connect to TMWA. It could use some polishing,
+but it's exciting to see it back in business!
 
 {b}Server{/b}:
-    Spell cooldowns added. Guardian/tyrant,
-frillyar and kaflosh status symbols added.
-    Max drops raised to 10.
-    Crit def added. 
-    Vuln/exploit (mass disconnect) fixed.
-    WIP: fix for scripts crashing map server.
+    Spell cooldowns added
+    Guardian/tyrant, frillyar and kaflosh status
+symbols added
+    Max drops raised to 10
+    Crit def added
+    Vuln/exploit (mass disconnect) fixed
+    WIP: fix for scripts crashing map server
     Con pots no longer work for magic, but
-betsanc no longer hurts delay.
+betsanc no longer hurts delay
 
 {b}Respawns change:{/b}
-    If you'll die in some locations like Graveyard
-or Crypt you'll be respawned at your last save
-point (usually Soul Menhir). While it could be
-eventually annoying, it adds some thrill, making
-deaths not free lunch anymore.
+    Graveyard & Crypt entrance > Last menhir touched
+    Crypt > Moor
+    Northern Farmsteads > West adjacent map
+    Mining camp (outside) > Mining camp (inside)
+Travel prohibitions are our only punishment for deaths,
+which seems an improvement over none at all.
 
 {b}New commands:{/b}
-    @mobinfo to show some info on monsters.
-    @dailypoints to see daily points.
-    @mobpoints to see monster points.
-    Also @bp, @dp, and @mp aliases.
+    @mobinfo MonsterName: info on specified monster
+    @bosspoints/@bp:      show boss points total
+    @dailypoints/@dp:     show daily points total
+    @mobpoints/@mp:       show monster points total
 
 {b}Misc:{/b}
-    Some maps seen fixes. Several new attacks.
-E.g. Floyd now got its own attack (book of Floyd
-given to players reaching Lv 135). Texts corrections
-and minor edits. Added more minimaps. Mods support
-added.
+    Map fixes
+    Several new attack effects
+e.g. Floyd now has it's own attack effects (book of Floyd
+given to players reaching Lv 135)
+    Texts corrections and minor edits
+    Added more minimaps
+    Mods support added
 
 
 -- The Mana World Team