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We are aware of some -small graphical glitches. - -The behaviour of the happy-curse -for dark mages has been changed. -You might want to try it out. ]:-) - --##2TMW Development Team##0 - - -##7Halloween 2013##0 -##32013-10-30##0 - -Happy Halloween! - -Also, some minor bugs have been fixed with Waric and Rossy. -Alas poor Waric, Will he ever learn to behave properly? - --##2MadCamel##0 - - -##7Fixes in Server Code##0 -##32013-09-28##0 - -As you might have found out we had another restart yesterday. - -Most of the changes for this restart are under the hood: this was -a Server Code release. Meaning the server's software was -changed but not the content. Hence user-facing changes are minimal, -but we'll outline below what's relevant. - -The restart didn't work as smoothly as expected but we -are working hard on fixing all the issues which turned up. - -Currently known bugs that affect players: - * None - -Other bugs: - * GM logs are now full-buffered (faster) instead of line-buffered. - * Admin documentation is wrong. - -Fixed bugs: - * Problems with startup speed (possibly not new, fixed anyway). - * Guildbot wouldn't start. - * Some accounts and storages with corrupted items were deleted. - * You can turn every direction except right. - * Inability to trade, except when naked. - * Warp bug related to the new Orum/Waric quest. - * Elemental bonus/malus not applied to magic. - * Update stats from the new CDN. - * Script bug with Kylian and checkweight. - * Drop order was wrong. - * Rossy caves now notice when you win fights. - * Fix an incorrectly marked assertion, which could fail. - - -##1If you encounter any more bugs or problems please -report back immediately. Post on the forums -@@http://forums.themanaworld.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17729|http://forums.themanaworld.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17729@@##1##0 - -A big behavioural change has been made to the Login Server -From now on the login name is case sensitive, this means -it matters whether you write a capital letter or not. -##8e.g. if you registered an account name Test, and always -logged in as test, this now no longer works. You have to -log in as Test.##0 -If you forgot how you originally registered your account, -and cannot log in, please checkout the forums -@@http://forums.themanaworld.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17737|http://forums.themanaworld.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17737@@##0. - -Please be aware that these code changes were necessary to move -the game forward. The server was formerly very hard to work on or -modify. This update goes a long way to fixing that and will allow the -developers to bring you new and exciting things in the future. - -We are very sorry for the inconvenience. We have been working -as hard as we can to fix all the issues above. - --##2TMW Development Team##0 - - -##7Astral Magic Extension##0 -##32013-09-14##0 - -We have a small content release today. -A witch in Tulimshar has found some daunting spells -for mages who are experienced in Astral Magic. -Talk to her about that. Maybe she is willing to teach you. - -With this update, we have added some minor bugfixes for the -Waric script, Bluepar sprite and Wicked Mushroom sprite. - --##2TMW Development Team##0 - - -##7Announcing Code update - Introducing Dark Magic##0 -##32013-09-03##0 - -##8First, a technical announcement. During a future -restart, TMW will start requiring your username -to exactly match the case that you signed up with. - -Previously, this was enforced erratically, and led -to people losing access to their accounts. If, after -the update, you are unsure of the case of the account -##1and have already tried lowercase, UPPERCASE, and TitleCase,##8 -please contact o11c or Frost. - -Now, back to your regularly scheduled content news.##0 - -Today we have introduced two new pieces. - -First of all, the Orum extension is finished. -Orum and his master Waric have set a new base -to mess with Sagatha. Seek them out! They -hide somewhere in the Caves north of Sagatha's -Forests. - -Someone has seen a few new spells being used. -No one is yet sure what exactly it is but a dark aura -has been percieved somewhere north of Hurnscald. -Find it! Maybe you can gain something useful! - -Last but not least we have to announce bad news -for the project but good news for her: -Jenalya has, after finishing the Orum extension, -resigned from her position as Lead Content -Developer. We dedicate this news to her and -wish her only the very best for her future. She -contributed beyond words and her leaving -will leave a spot we will have to work hard to fill. -Wushin and tux9th took over as Lead Content Developers -and give their best to bring quality content to you, -like Jenalya did. - --##2TMW Development Team##0 - - -##7Wushin overhauled caves, Ferry now goes to Nivalis##0 -##32013-06-29##0 - -This release brings a few new additions to the game: - -Wushin overhauled the desert caves with an awesome -new cave tileset. Also the sewers below Tulimshar are -now accessible. Make sure to check them out! - -Malivox took the occasion to stop camping in the -desert and moved into a small house south of -Tulimshar. - -Frozenbeard has expanded his ferry service in -Nivalis. You can now go between Nivalis and -the other major docks both ways. Proper docks for -Nivalis are being worked on. - -With a ferry now serving Nivalis, Dyrin will send you -somehwere else in Kaizei instead, away from Nivalis. - -As usual there are also a lot of smaller fixes and -changes. Thanks to everyone who reported issues -and helped fix these things! - --##2TMW Development Team##0 - - -##7Double Exp and Drop Weekend##0 -##32013-06-07##0 - -This weekend we're temporarily doubling both the -experience rate and the drop rates for all monsters, -to give the chance to recover from the rollback -we had due to filesystem corruption. - -There are also some bug fixes and new content: - -The craftsmen of Tulimshar have finally moved to the -renovated Forge at the Northern Market, so the -Wizard's Inn is back to offering a calm stay for visitors. - -In the woodland area the mysterious Evil Obelisk which -summons beings from the astral plane for the mundane -price of gold has drastically reduced its demands. - -On the technical side, in case of network congestion, -you will no longer be kicked with an invalid packet error. - --##2 TMW Development Team##0 - - -##7Server Crash and Rollback##0 -##32013-06-05##0 - -We had a server crash, and had to restore everything from offline backup. - -34 hours were lost, from about 17:30 (UTC) on 4 June to about 03:30 on 6 June. This affects the game, the forums, and the wiki. - -We're going to set up hourly offsite backups of game, forum, and wiki data so that future outages are less painful. - --##2Frost##0 - - -##7Small Bugfixes##0 -##32013-04-28##0 - -We're having a bugfix release today. - -The main areas that have been fixed are Brodomir's PvP Cave -and Orum's quest, both in the -caves below Hurnscald. - -Additionally, there were a lot of small fixes -on maps, spelling and grammar, and more. - -We'd like to thank all the people who reported issues and helped -testing! - --##2Jenalya##0 - - -##7Easter Event and Miley's Hero##0 -##32013-03-21##0 - -Today we have a content release. - -As always there are a number of bugfixes, -but also two new quests. - -One of them is an annual Easter event created by Pjotr Orial. -It lasts from March, 22th to April, 25th, and can be -repeated every year. -Watch out around Hurnscald for some hidden Easter Eggs! - -The other quest is about the admiration of a little -girl in Hurnscald that sees you growing from an -inexperienced adventurer to an impressive hero. -Backstage, this was also about a great community effort. -veryape conceived of the idea for this quest and was able -to make it happen with the help of many people who were -assisting with the graphics, scripting, spell checking, -testing and giving valuable feedback. - -Lastly, Brodomir's cave under Hurnscald has been made -easier for attracting fighters from all over the world. - --##2Jenalya##0 - - -##7Server moved again##0 -##32013-03-17##0 - -After the initial server move, The Mana World was subjected -to a three day DoS attack. -In response, we have moved a final time to a server that has -better protection against such attacks. -All game related services have been moved and are back to normal. - --##2the TMWC##0 - - -##7Server move##0 -##32013-03-09##0 - -As of this Saturday, March 9, TMW moved to a new host. -This means there was some downtime, starting at 16:00 UTC. - -Most work was done in 1.5 hours, with a brief shutdown later. -DNS settings may take a while to propogate. - -For more information, see @@http://forums.themanaworld.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17126|http://forums.themanaworld.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17126@@##0 - --##2the TMWC##0 - - -##7Kill the GM##0 -##32013-02-21##0 - -Today we'll have a small content release. - -Among code cleaning and bug fixes, the -Tulimshar quests can be done in any order now. -Their completion isn't necessary anymore -to start the Bandit quest. - -Also, GMs may have a surprise for you someday. - --##2V0id##0 - - -##7Source of Tales won the LPC##0 -##32013-02-18##0 - -This is a really exciting news entry! - -Congratulations to our sister project Mana (@@http://manasource.org|http://manasource.org@@##0) -on winning the Liberated Pixel Cup (@@http://lpc.opengameart.org/content/code-judging-is-in|http://lpc.opengameart.org/content/code-judging-is-in@@##0). - -The project can be found at @@http://www.sourceoftales.org/news.html|http://www.sourceoftales.org/news.html@@##0 -and the irc channel at @@irc://chat.freenode.net#sourceoftales|irc://chat.freenode.net#sourceoftales@@##0. - -We will undoubtedly experience an influx of both -ordinary players and potential developers since we -were linked as a related project. - -As a developer, it is my goal and expectation that -new players can figure things out on their own. -After all, I once did - though there wasn't as -much content back then (I feel old ...). - -As for new contributors, they will necessarily need -to coordinary with us, the developers. We're always -in need of pixel artists, have great capacity for -quest writers, and currently have need for a bit of -web development and people crazy enough to touch -insides of the server code. - -Be aware that people have different time zones and -busy schedules, so it may be a while before anyone -responds. - -Now, the links: - -Server coding: @@irc://chat.freenode.net#tmwa|irc://chat.freenode.net#tmwa@@##0 - -Everything else: @@irc://chat.freenode.net#themanaworld-dev|irc://chat.freenode.net#themanaworld-dev@@##0 - -Forums: @@http://forums.themanaworld.org/|http://forums.themanaworld.org/@@##0 - --##2o11c and Jenalya##0 - - -##7ManaPlus - new official Client##0 -##32013-01-31##0 - -ManaPlus Support - -We have decided to support ManaPlus as an -official client alongside Mana. In fact, since -there will likely be no more releases of the -Mana client that supports TMWA (this server), -there will inevitably be a time when ManaPlus -becomes the only supported client. - -Mana 0.6.1 will continue to receive some -support until October 2013. We have no plans -to specifically break compatibility with Mana, -but new features may not be available. - -For older clients (whether Mana or ManaPlus), -there will be different levels of attempted -support, depending on exactly how old it is: - -* Less than 6 months old: will not crash or - behave erratically. -* Less than 2 months old: will behave - expectedly, but might not support all features. -* Last 2 releases: will do everything, - correctly, on the main server. -* Last release, or even git, may be required - on the test server. - -Of course, if a particular client release is -buggy, we may not be able to support it at all. - -For more details, see @@http://forums.themanaworld.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=16867|http://forums.themanaworld.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=16867@@##0. - -ManaPlus is available at @@http://manaplus.evolonline.org/|http://manaplus.evolonline.org/@@##0 - --##2o11c##0 - - -##7Content Release January 2013##0 -##32013-01-26##0 - -This release brings a huge amount of small fixes -and changes, including fixes of several spelling -and map errors, which were reported by players. -Thanks for that! - -There are a few new things nevertheless: -New characters won't have to start their -adventure in underpants anymore, -and Doug in Dimond's Cove discovered that the -lamps in his room wear off after a while. - --##2Jenalya##0 - - -##7Updating News generation##0 -##32013-01-23##0 - -News feed is finally generated from the same -source for both the game and the website. - --##2o11c##0 - - -##7Illia first appearance##0 -##3December 2012 again##0 - -A new peninsula has magically raised from the depths, -south of Hurnscald. A witch seems to be the source of -this strange phenomenon. -Why is she here, and what does she want? - -Further on the west, Lora Tay is willing to accept -new challenges to prove once more her skills. - -##7Christmas 2012##0 -##3December 2012##0 - -Santa and his helpers have returned to Santa's residence -near Nivalis to prepare for Christmas. -Among the helpers, the preparations are moving smoothly -as they should. -The reinboos are excited this year since there will be a change -within their team! -But not everything is working out as planned. - -##7Halloween 2012##0 -##3November 2012##0 - -Halloween has passed and several cities celebrated this event. -It seems the farmer Oscar just came back from a long journey -in one of these cities. -Probably he will have exciting things to tell. - -##7East Expansion##0 -##3October 2012##0 - -The roadblock to the north east in Argaes was finally lifted -and parts of the road were reconstructed. -But there is still some work left until the connection to Port City is done. -In the Woods you can find a guy who lives alone, seeking seclusion. -Be careful not to disturb him. He is very vicious. - -The smith's apprentice Peter does good progress in mastering his -handcraft and learned some new techniques. - -##7New Dress##0 -##3September 2012##0 - -Agostine is well known for his magnificent winter clothes, -but he always dreamed of creating something truly exquisite, -something noble... - -An old veteran has set up camp in the caves below Hurnscald -after a life full of hardship and battle. -He may be old now, but he surely didn't lose his interest -in the art of combat! - - |