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 ##3 Christmas 2011
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 ##0 Christmas is coming near and Santa and his helpers are busy
 ##0 preparing everything for the celebration in Santa's house near Nivalis.
 ##0 But somehow... everything seems to go wrong.
 ##0 Bad luck? Or rather - malicious interference?
-##0 However, someone might need your help.
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+##0 It looks like someone could use your help.
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 ##3 November 2011
 ##3 A Rule Correction on "No Botting"
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 ##3 Previously, only activity while the user was
 ##3 away from the keyboard was a bannable offense.
 ##3 Now, any sort of automated following
 ##3 (especially, but not only, attack-following)
 ##3 is also covered.
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 ##3 If you know any of the people who left this game
 ##3 due to the prevalence of bots that were previously
 ##3 tolerated, please tell them it's time to return.
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 ##2 ~ The Hurnscald Herald ~
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 ##3 Halloween 2011
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 ##0 Happy Halloween!
 ##0 This year the governments of Argaes and Tonori have decided to sponsor
 ##0 trick-or-treating across both continents.
 ##0 Have fun and don't make yourself sick by pigging out!
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 ##0 Credits:
 ##0 initial outline - enchilado
 ##0 intial draft - alastrim
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@
 ##0 old item - maybe Black Don ?
 ##0 (We're not spoiling what the items *are*)
 ##0 -o11c
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 ##3 July 2011
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 ##0 Will Kill Monsters For Food?
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 ##0 Recovery from the Great Earthquake is still
 ##0 very slow throughout the world.  The vast
 ##0 devastation still causes starvation and
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 ##0 Earthquake has been the increasing number of
 ##0 aggressive monsters and dooms long thought
 ##0 forgotten.
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 ##0 To answer this problem Tulimshar
 ##0 has issued a call to be spread far and wide:
 ##0 "If you're hungry, if you need work, if you
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 ##0 Slaying monsters, liberating mines and
 ##0 defeating the night horrors that terrify even
 ##0 the most strong willed never paid so well!"
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 ##0 Needless to say, many are answering this call.
 ##0 You may very well be one of them.
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 ##0 Olana, the Innkeeper's Daughter, Returns to
 ##0 Hurnscald...But Where Are Her Daughters?
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 ##0 Olana, who is staying in the West wing of the
 ##0 Hurnscald Inn, has been away to Tulimshar with
 ##0 her family since before the Earthquake.
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 ##0 I would've returned immediately, but I didn't
 ##0 want to put my family at risk until travel
 ##0 became a little safer."
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 ##0 When asked about her daughters, Olana smiled
 ##0 "They love wandering the woods around here.
 ##0 Other than the occasional bandit group, things
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 ##0 in Tulimshar.  I just hope they don't wander
 ##0 near these caves...I've heard many of them can
 ##0 be quite dangerous."
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 ##2 ~ The Hurnscald Herald ~
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 ##3 June 2011
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 ##0 A large shipment of gold coins was plundered
 ##0 by pirates.  The shipment was to be sent to
 ##0 Tulimshar as part of their effort to control
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 ##0 no where!  They took the shipment and my pet
 ##0 squirrel Chompers!"  Captain Zierock reported
 ##0 while in tears.
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 ##0 It is believed the pirates divided the gold
 ##0 then went separate ways to spend their spoils.
 ##0 Ironically, these pirates were the target of
 ##0 monsters, who plundered them not just for
 ##0 their new found wealth, but also for their
 ##0 crunchy bones and sea salty flesh.
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 ##0 On that note, be on the lookout for Green Slimes,
 ##0 which have grown hostile as they evolve to the
 ##0 harsh Tonori desert, making them a threat to
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 ##0 pirates attempted to cross the Snake Desert,
 ##0 where they met the Green Slimes...and their
 ##0 end.
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 ##0 In other news, Andra, a friend of Hinnak, has
 ##0 increased her agricultural knowledge and needs
 ##0 help keeping the soil around the farm fertile.
 ##0 Interested volunteers should speak with her
 ##0 about how to help.
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 ##0 Last, but certainly not least, Agostine has
 ##0 returned to Nivalis.  While he enjoyed his
 ##0 time in Tulimshar, mingling with other artisans,
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 ##0 fabulous sweater, but nobody wanted to wear it
 ##0 in this hot and smelly desert.  That is when I
 ##0 decided enough was enough.  Sweat is just gross."
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 ##2 ~ The Hurnscald Herald ~
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 ##3 May 2011
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 ##0 Many battle hardened warriors took some time
 ##0 during April and enjoyed helping the somewhat
 ##0 forgetful Easter Bunny make his baskets. The
 ##0 children surely must have enjoyed their sweets.
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 ##0 The demi-god Golbenez has finally made good on
 ##0 his promise to open a 'place of leisure' in
 ##0 the form of an inn. Youngsters beware, since
 ##0 the entrance to this inn is near the old
 ##0 graveyard and could be dangerous.
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 ##0 There have also been reports about a mysterious
 ##0 stranger roaming the beaches near Tulimshar.
 ##0 Be on the lookout if you are in the area.
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 ##2 ~ The Hurnscald Herald ~
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 ##3 January 2011
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 ##0 Reports of bandit raids to the west of
 ##0 Hurnscald has mobilized the town.  Those
 ##0 injured by these bandits may have a long stay
 ##0 ahead of them in Hurnscald's hospital.
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 ##0 Shortly after Tulimshar loosened the tariff
 ##0 on travel, skill trainers have come to Mana.
 ##0 If one wants to improve themselves through
 ##0 acquiring skills, be on the lookout for these
 ##0 trainers.
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 ##0 In other news, Taro is still missing, but
 ##0 Diryn, an agent of Tulimshar, has established
 ##0 a connection with the Kaizei area, making
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 ##0 back can be done by finding Frozenbeard, a
 ##0 pioneer who is mapping a trade route to get
 ##0 to Nivalis by ship.
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 ##0 Diryn's re-connection with Nivalis came none
 ##0 too soon.  Golbenez, a demi-god who demanded
 ##0 a half billion gold pieces for building some
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 ##0  not gift the children of the world, wizards,
 ##0 warriors and archers rallied to pay the
 ##0 demi-god his demands.
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 ##0 Shortly after Santa was freed, something more
 ##0 sinister has come to Kaizei.  The yeti.
 ##0 Sightings of this beast returns with stories
 ##0 of them.  Though aggressive, their behavior
 ##0 seems out of place.  They've never been known
 ##0 as cave dwellers nor to kidnap people.
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 ##0 Last, but definitely not least, Dimond's Cove
 ##0 is observing "Burns' Supper" January 24-26th.
 ##0 Shanon is hosting the event, which he promises
 ##0 will be an excellent time for food, drink and
 ##0 poems.
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 ##2 ~ The Hurnscald Herald ~
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 ##3 Countless candy-concerning complaints: council
 ##3 consequently considers citizen-composed cleanup crew
 ##3 Eighteenth of November 2010
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 ##0 Recently, the ancient tradition of Hallowe'en
 ##0 was celebrated across Argaes, Tonori and other
 ##0 continents. Estimated tons of sweets were given
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 ##0 dropped on the night. Even a week and a half
 ##0 after Hallowe'en, many kilograms of sweets
 ##0 still litter our pleasant woodlands.
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 ##0 After dozens of letters regarding the situation,
 ##0 the Hurnscald Council has said that the best
 ##0 solution would be to organise a team of
 ##0 volunteers to work on collecting dropped sweets
 ##0 and disposing of them - but it has yet to
 ##0 organise any such thing.
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 ##0 In the meantime, why not do your bit and collect
 ##0 some sweets for yourself? If you don't mind them
 ##0 being a bit old, you could be able to make the
 ##0 biggest Hallowe'en haul in history.
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 ##0 Additionally, we've been getting some reports of
 ##0 a rather creepy skeleton hanging around the
 ##0 woodland. He doesn't appear to be aggressive,
 ##0 but he chatters unintelligibly at passers-by.
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 ##3 Rollback
 ##0 2010-11-17
 ##0
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 ##0 The current setup is more to have something
 ##0 partially up, and so that people know what's
 ##0 going on while we try to fix things; any
-##0 in-game progress made right now ##1will not
+##0 in-game progress made right now##1will not
 ##0 persist.
 ##0
 ##3 Server outage
 ##0 2010-11-16
 ##0
 ##0 Okay, apparently even that won't work right now.
-##0 Servers will remain ##3offline##0 until we figure out
+##0 Servers will remain##3offline##0 until we figure out
 ##0 what we can do.
 ##0
 ##3 Server outage
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 ##0 determined.
 ##0
 ##0 Please note that the current state may only
-##0 be ##3temporary##0, and that if usable newer backups
+##0 be##3temporary##0, and that if usable newer backups
 ##0 are found within the next 24 hours, those will
 ##0 be used instead, and any character progress
 ##0 made may be lost. If no usable backups are
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 ##0
 ##0 Experiment, and remember to give feedback!
 ##0 Contact us using either:
-##0 The forums at ##1forums.themanaworld.org##0,
-##0 Our irc server, at ##1irc.themanaworld.org##0.
+##0 The forums at##1forums.themanaworld.org##0,
+##0 Our irc server, at##1irc.themanaworld.org##0.
 ##0 /join #themanaworld and/or
 ##0 /join #tmw-dev
 ##0 The fate of this world's reality lies in your
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 ##0
 ##3 The End is not nigh
 ##3 2010-06-09
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 ##0 Content and technical development is currently
 ##0 split between the new server and the current
 ##0 tmwAthena server. Once the new sever is ready
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 ##0 your old character on tmwAthena - or both!
 ##0 The tmwAthena server will keep running as
 ##0 long as there are people who want to play there.
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 ##3 Keep an eye out for temporary events!
 ##3 2010-06-09
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 ##0 The Easter 2010 and Christmas 2009 special quests
 ##0 were enjoyed by many, and we will try to announce
 ##0 such events more visibly in the future. But though
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 ##0 people, player-vs-player madness, drop parties, you
 ##0 name it. You do not need any special status to run
 ##0 an event yourself, just ask for help if you need any.
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 ##3 News backlog continues
 ##3 2010-06-09
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 ##0 There were a few quick server crashes last weekend
 ##0 and on Monday. The server has stabilized for now,
 ##0 and there's a project to buy more memory for it to
 ##0 avoid future crashes. Thank you for your donations!
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 ##0 In older news, a month ago there was some data
 ##0 lost on the Manaworld wiki and bugtracker due to
 ##0 briefly running out of hard disk space - not due
 ##0 to a new censorship system, as someone seemed to
 ##0 have thought. ;)
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 ##3 Skill Changes
 ##3 2009-10-27
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 ##0 For simplification and realism purposes, the old
 ##0 basic skill has been removed. Emote, trade, and
 ##0 party-related abilities are now available in
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 ##0 that give them out in Tulimshar. Don't worry,
 ##0 this won't affect existing parties, and sitting
 ##0 will always be available from now on.
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 ##3 Undead?
 ##3 2009-10-27
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 ##0 Reports of undead south west of Dimond's Cove
 ##0 been pouring in. More later.
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 ##2 ~ The Hurnscald Herald ~
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 ##3 Magic Fixes
 ##3 2009-09-15
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 ##0 The second tier healing spell no longer works on
 ##0 yourself, it will still take mana if you try to
 ##0 cast it on dead players. We're working to fix
 ##0 that. It will halt health regeneration when used.
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 ##0 Making lifestones now prioritizes bug legs, then
 ##0 maggot slime, then the herbs.
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 ##3 Technical updates
 ##3 2009-08-16
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 ##0 GMs will now have their nicks highlighted in
 ##0 newer clients.
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 ##0 The automatic bans for spam have been
 ##0 adjusted. You will no longer be banned for
 ##0 trade spam, it will just be ignored by the
 ##0 server. Sit spam is now checked for and extra
 ##0 packets are ignored.
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 ##3 Has Magic Returned?
 ##3 2009-05-31
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 ##0 A string of curious incidents have left Hurnscald
 ##0 citizens baffled, and raised questions about
 ##0 whether magic might have made a come-back in
 ##0 our peaceful province.
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 ##0 Tulimshar healer Elanore reports that a small
 ##0 group of novice healers have sought to become
 ##0 her apprentices-- for the first time in years.
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 ##0 over night! Can there be any natural explanation
 ##0 for these events? We do ask our readers to keep
 ##0 their eyes open!
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 ##2 ~ The Hurnscald Herald ~
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 ##3 Central Tulimshar
 ##3 2009-02-11
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 ##0 Central Tulimshar is now open again. Work
 ##0 continues on the rest of the city.
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 ##3 Rebalancing
 ##3 2009-01-19
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 ##0 The rebalancing done on enigma (our official
 ##0 test server) is now on our main server. Work is
 ##0 being done on getting the next testing period
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 ##0 the desert especially has different monster
 ##0 positions. Monster exp has been reworked as
 ##0 well.
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 ##0 The cotton boots are finally available in
 ##0 certain shops. Also, as most of you have already
 ##0 seen, hair styles have been reorganized so both
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 ##0 can see them all. Older clients will only see the
 ##0 male styles. New hair colors are in the works as
 ##0 well.
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 ##3 Open Testing on Official Test Server
 ##3 2009-01-04 through 2009-01-11
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 ##0 A testing period on enigma (our official test
 ##0 server) has started. Experience and drop rates
 ##0 are 10 times higher than normal during this
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 ##0 though all currently supported clients are
 ##0 welcome. Please direct all feedback to the
 ##0 appropriate thread on the forums.
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 ##0 To participate in this testing, set your server
 ##0 to enigma.dy.fi. Enigma shouldn't be used
 ##0 between open test periods, as the content
 ##0 may be in an unusable state. Characters and
 ##0 accounts may be wiped at any time between
 ##0 testing periods.
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 ##3 Monster Mutations and Experience Point Changes
 ##3 2008-12-10
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 ##0 We have rebalanced monster experience points
 ##0 and added two new mechanisms to make the
 ##0 game more challenging:  monster mutations, by
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 ##0 increase, we have reduced base experience points
 ##0 for low and medium-level monsters, though we
 ##0 expect levelling to be easier overall.
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 ##2 The TMW development team
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 ##3 Mines and weddings!
 ##3 2008-10-11
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 ##0 A new mining operation has started north of
 ##0 town. The company's director has stated that
 ##0 the mine's output has been sufficient and no
 ##0 problems have been encountered.
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 ##0 A new wedding officiator has been
 ##0 commissioned. She has set up shop west of
 ##0 town. Many couples are rejoicing that a new
 ##0 officiator is in the region.
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 ##2 ~ Hurnscald Gazette ~
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 ##3 Volcano erupted!
 ##3 14/09/2008
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 ##0 A volcano has erupted east of the city, causing
 ##0 major damage. Repairs are under way. The guard
 ##0 has cautioned that the new beach area that was
 ##0 opened up by the rumbling should be explored
 ##0 with caution.
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 ##0 In related news, local alchemists have stated
 ##0 that the ash from the eruption is what caused
 ##0 many items of clothing to be bleached.
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 ##2 ~ Tulimshar Herald ~
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 ##3 Strange stones appeared and pass cleared
 ##3 15/04/2008
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 ##0 Strange stones appeared in towns all over The
 ##0 Mana World. No one knows how they appeared
 ##0 and what they are good for. Can you solve their
 ##0 riddle?
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 ##0 In other news: The pass to the southeast of the
 ##0 desert has been cleared and a mountain area
 ##0 with a lot of snakes has been discovered behind
 ##0 it. Rumors say that an eremite lives in that
 ##0 area who is a genius at leatherworks.
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 ##2 The Mana World News
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 ##3 Fast attack bug fixed, gameplay changes
 ##3 07/04/2008
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 ##0 This weekend a fix was applied for the bug that
 ##0 allowed you to attack with light-speed with
 ##0 several weapons. We understand this changes
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 ##0 of this bug has effectively prevented us from
 ##0 ever being able to balance the gameplay
 ##0 properly.
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 ##0 Please stay with us and allow us some time to
 ##0 make the necessary adjustments. Suggestions are
 ##0 welcome!
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 ##2 TMW Development Team
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 ##3 The Mana World 0.0.24 released
 ##3 24/12/2007
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 ##0 Female-specific hairstyles, XP gaining
 ##0 notification and improved resource caching are
 ##0 but three examples of the new features in this
 ##0 release. A lot of bug fixes where also made.
 ##0 See the full details on the website!
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 ##2 Bjorn Lindeijer
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 ##3 Village of Hurnscald released
 ##3 21/08/2007
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 ##0 The village of Hurnscald has been released
 ##0 today. You will find this little village in the
 ##0 woodland (try to explore paths you found
 ##0 blocked before). In Hurnscald you will find two
 ##0 new quests, new items and a lot of little
 ##0 surprises. Enjoy!
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 ##2 Crush
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 ##3 The Mana World 0.0.23 released
 ##3 04/06/2007
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 ##0 A particle engine was added, which allowed us
 ##0 to add several nice effects to various locations
 ##0 in the world as well as effects based on hitting
 ##0 enemies or going level up. A series of bug fixes
 ##0 was also made.
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 ##2 Bjorn Lindeijer
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 ##3 The Mana World 0.0.22.2 released
 ##3 17/02/2007
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 ##0 Several small fixes have been made and we
 ##0 hope to have solved some updater problems.
 ##0 Upgrade whenever you're ready.
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 ##2 Bjorn Lindeijer
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 ##3 Soulless characters deleted and money cut
 ##3 21/01/2007
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 ##0 A long time ago we have allowed characteres to
 ##0 sell their soul in order to gain additional
 ##0 powers. They were explicitly warned that they
 ##0 would be eventually deleted. This time has now
 ##0 come.
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 ##0 In addition, we have cut the fortune of
 ##0 anybody who had more than 10.000 GP.
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 ##2 Bjorn Lindeijer
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 ##3 Server address change!
 ##3 17/01/2007
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 ##0 The animesites.de host is no longer available.
 ##0 We thank Ultramichy for hosting us for so long
 ##0 at no cost! The new server address is:
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 ##1  server.themanaworld.org
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 ##0 We are now kindly hosted on platinum, thanks
 ##0 to Platyna.
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 ##2 Bjorn Lindeijer
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 ##3 The Mana World 0.0.22.1 released
 ##3 15/01/2007
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 ##0 A minor update was released based on the new
 ##0 Guichan 0.6.0. Some small fixes are also
 ##0 included.
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 ##2 Bjorn Lindeijer
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 ##3 The Mana World 0.0.22 released
 ##3 24/12/2006
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 ##0 On the edge of Christmas, we've released a
 ##0 new client version. A Christmas event is
 ##0 expected to start soon and you'll need the
 ##0 new client for it, so go get it! Read the
 ##0 NEWS for file details on what's new.
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 ##2 Bjorn Lindeijer
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