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diff --git a/world/map/news.html b/world/map/news.html index dfb0a775..934534f6 100644 --- a/world/map/news.html +++ b/world/map/news.html @@ -228,349 +228,4 @@ 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! -<p/> -<font color="#0000ff">April/May 2012</font> -<p/> -Strange and ominous things are going on in Kaizei. -Many people around Nivalis have noticed White and Blue Slimes -around the area, which they have never seen before. -Where do those come from? Are they dangerous? -And why did they show up now? -Rumors say that they originate from the snowy mountains -north-west of Nivalis, where the famous Sage Nikolai -has his residence. -<p/> -Summer is coming near and it might be a good time -to visit the beach with your Towel and relax a while. -Oh, you don't have a Towel? -Well, in that case you might find someone on the beach -who can give you one! -<p/> -<font color="#0000ff">March 2012</font> -<p/> -Two announcements to make: -<p/> -It seems Tulimshar is finally recovering from the impacts -of the great earthquake. -Although the eastern half of the city is still closed, -it has become much more lively, with children playing between the houses, -farmers going back to their fields, reports of increased trade activity. -<p/> -Surely there are lots of tasks for a young adventurer! -<p/> -Near Hurnscald a bunny showed up that looks like an older version -of our well-known Easter Bunny. -But what is he doing there? And where is Easter Bunny? -<p/> -<font color="#0000ff">2012-02-12 (ooh, what a nice date)</font> -<p/> -Three pieces of news today. -<p/> -First, Mana 0.6.0 got released today. You can find it at -<a href="http://manasource.org">http://manasource.org</a>, or wait for your distribution. -<p/> -Second, we will be completely dropping support for the old -TMW 0.0.29.1 client soon - unless there is further reason -for delay, in April 2012. -<p/> -Finally, there will be a purge of accounts that have not been -used for over a year. This should help responsiveness -when logging in and choosing a character. -<p/> --o11c -<p/> -<font color="#0000ff">February 2012</font> -<p/> -After all the activity in Nivalis due to the Christmas time, -the townsfolk would like things to be quiet again. -Unfortunately, some strange people have set up their camp -near the woods west of town. -They came from their village high up in the northern snow mountains. -What might have caused them to leave their hunting grounds -and come down to Nivalis? -<p/> -<font color="#0000ff">Christmas 2011</font> -<p/> -Christmas is coming near and Santa and his helpers are busy -preparing everything for the celebration in Santa's house near Nivalis. -But somehow... everything seems to go wrong. -Bad luck? Or rather - malicious interference? -It looks like someone could use your help. -<p/> -<font color="#0000ff">November 2011</font> -<font color="#0000ff">A Rule Correction on "No Botting"</font> -<p/> -<font color="#0000ff">Previously, only activity while the user was</font> -<font color="#0000ff">away from the keyboard was a bannable offense.</font> -<font color="#0000ff">Now, any sort of automated following</font> -<font color="#0000ff">(especially, but not only, attack-following)</font> -<font color="#0000ff">is also covered.</font> -<p/> -<font color="#0000ff">If you know any of the people who left this game</font> -<font color="#0000ff">due to the prevalence of bots that were previously</font> -<font color="#0000ff">tolerated, please tell them it's time to return.</font> -<p/> -<font color="#009000">~ The Hurnscald Herald ~</font> -<p/> -<font color="#0000ff">Halloween 2011</font> -<p/> -Happy Halloween! -This year the governments of Argaes and Tonori have decided to sponsor -trick-or-treating across both continents. -Have fun and don't make yourself sick by pigging out! -<p/> -Credits: -initial outline - enchilado -intial draft - alastrim -rewritten draft - o11c -review - Jenalya -new items - Lizandra -maybe something to do with the new items - salmondine -old item - maybe Black Don ? -(We're not spoiling what the items *are*) --o11c -<p/> -<font color="#0000ff">July 2011</font> -<p/> -Will Kill Monsters For Food? -<p/> -Recovery from the Great Earthquake is still -very slow throughout the world. The vast -devastation still causes starvation and -a lack of work. A side effect of the Great -Earthquake has been the increasing number of -aggressive monsters and dooms long thought -forgotten. -<p/> -To answer this problem Tulimshar -has issued a call to be spread far and wide: -"If you're hungry, if you need work, if you -are in search of adventure, come to Tulimshar. -Slaying monsters, liberating mines and -defeating the night horrors that terrify even -the most strong willed never paid so well!" -<p/> -Needless to say, many are answering this call. -You may very well be one of them. -<p/> -Olana, the Innkeeper's Daughter, Returns to -Hurnscald...But Where Are Her Daughters? -<p/> -Olana, who is staying in the West wing of the -Hurnscald Inn, has been away to Tulimshar with -her family since before the Earthquake. -"The Earthquake may of happened a couple years -ago, but everything is still messed up. -I would've returned immediately, but I didn't -want to put my family at risk until travel -became a little safer." -<p/> -When asked about her daughters, Olana smiled -"They love wandering the woods around here. -Other than the occasional bandit group, things -are usually much more peaceful around here than -in Tulimshar. I just hope they don't wander -near these caves...I've heard many of them can -be quite dangerous." -<p/> -<font color="#009000">~ The Hurnscald Herald ~</font> -<p/> -<font color="#0000ff">June 2011</font> -<p/> -A large shipment of gold coins was plundered -by pirates. The shipment was to be sent to -Tulimshar as part of their effort to control -inflation. "They seemed to just come out of -no where! They took the shipment and my pet -squirrel Chompers!" Captain Zierock reported -while in tears. -<p/> -It is believed the pirates divided the gold -then went separate ways to spend their spoils. -Ironically, these pirates were the target of -monsters, who plundered them not just for -their new found wealth, but also for their -crunchy bones and sea salty flesh. -<p/> -On that note, be on the lookout for Green Slimes, -which have grown hostile as they evolve to the -harsh Tonori desert, making them a threat to -travel and trade. It is believed many of the -pirates attempted to cross the Snake Desert, -where they met the Green Slimes...and their -end. -<p/> -In other news, Andra, a friend of Hinnak, has -increased her agricultural knowledge and needs -help keeping the soil around the farm fertile. -Interested volunteers should speak with her -about how to help. -<p/> -Last, but certainly not least, Agostine has -returned to Nivalis. While he enjoyed his -time in Tulimshar, mingling with other artisans, -he has missed his home in Kaizei. "I made this -fabulous sweater, but nobody wanted to wear it -in this hot and smelly desert. That is when I -decided enough was enough. Sweat is just gross." -<p/> -<font color="#009000">~ The Hurnscald Herald ~</font> -<p/> -<font color="#0000ff">May 2011</font> -<p/> -Many battle hardened warriors took some time -during April and enjoyed helping the somewhat -forgetful Easter Bunny make his baskets. The -children surely must have enjoyed their sweets. -<p/> -The demi-god Golbenez has finally made good on -his promise to open a 'place of leisure' in -the form of an inn. Youngsters beware, since -the entrance to this inn is near the old -graveyard and could be dangerous. -<p/> -There have also been reports about a mysterious -stranger roaming the beaches near Tulimshar. -Be on the lookout if you are in the area. -<p/> -<font color="#009000">~ The Hurnscald Herald ~</font> -<p/> -<font color="#0000ff">January 2011</font> -<p/> -Reports of bandit raids to the west of -Hurnscald has mobilized the town. Those -injured by these bandits may have a long stay -ahead of them in Hurnscald's hospital. -<p/> -Shortly after Tulimshar loosened the tariff -on travel, skill trainers have come to Mana. -If one wants to improve themselves through -acquiring skills, be on the lookout for these -trainers. -<p/> -In other news, Taro is still missing, but -Diryn, an agent of Tulimshar, has established -a connection with the Kaizei area, making -travel to Nivalis possible again. He still -assists the battle hardened travel distant -locations just outside of Hurnscald. Getting -back can be done by finding Frozenbeard, a -pioneer who is mapping a trade route to get -to Nivalis by ship. -<p/> -Diryn's re-connection with Nivalis came none -too soon. Golbenez, a demi-god who demanded -a half billion gold pieces for building some -sort of leisure place, scrapped the idea and -went for good old fashioned kidnapping to get -whatever he wanted from the world of Mana. -He kidnapped Santa Claus. Fearful Santa may - not gift the children of the world, wizards, -warriors and archers rallied to pay the -demi-god his demands. -<p/> -Shortly after Santa was freed, something more -sinister has come to Kaizei. The yeti. -Sightings of this beast returns with stories -of them. Though aggressive, their behavior -seems out of place. They've never been known -as cave dwellers nor to kidnap people. -<p/> -Last, but definitely not least, Dimond's Cove -is observing "Burns' Supper" January 24-26th. -Shanon is hosting the event, which he promises -will be an excellent time for food, drink and -poems. -<p/> -<font color="#009000">~ The Hurnscald Herald ~</font> -<p/> -<font color="#0000ff">Countless candy-concerning complaints: council</font> -<font color="#0000ff">consequently considers citizen-composed cleanup crew</font> -<font color="#0000ff">Eighteenth of November 2010</font> -<p/> -Recently, the ancient tradition of Hallowe'en -was celebrated across Argaes, Tonori and other -continents. Estimated tons of sweets were given -out to happy trick-or-treaters, and as with -most other years a lot of this vast total was -dropped on the night. Even a week and a half -after Hallowe'en, many kilograms of sweets -still litter our pleasant woodlands. -<p/> -After dozens of letters regarding the situation, -the Hurnscald Council has said that the best -solution would be to organise a team of -volunteers to work on collecting dropped sweets -and disposing of them - but it has yet to -organise any such thing. -<p/> -In the meantime, why not do your bit and collect -some sweets for yourself? If you don't mind them -being a bit old, you could be able to make the -biggest Hallowe'en haul in history. -<p/> -Additionally, we've been getting some reports of -a rather creepy skeleton hanging around the -woodland. He doesn't appear to be aggressive, -but he chatters unintelligibly at passers-by. -<p/> - -<font color="#0000ff">Rollback</font> -2010-11-17 -<p/> -Everything should now be running from a -complete save state (including storage, banks, -parties etc) that is even two days more recent -than what we were temporarilyrunning on before. -All credit to Platyna for speedy recovery and -even more recent backups. :) -<p/> -<font color="#0000ff">Server outage</font> -2010-11-16 -<p/> -Things running on the four day old backups, -restricted to account save info and character -save info for now while we try to get other -databases working. -<p/> -This means no party data or storage data for -now, we'll try to recover that along with -everything else, as we should be able to get -a full saved state from within the past week. -<p/> -The current setup is more to have something -partially up, and so that people know what's -going on while we try to fix things; any -in-game progress made right now <font color="#ff0000">will not</font> -persist. -<p/> -<font color="#0000ff">Server outage</font> -2010-11-16 -<p/> -Okay, apparently even that won't work right now. -Servers will remain <font color="#0000ff">offline</font> until we figure out -what we can do. -<p/> -<font color="#0000ff">Server outage</font> -2010-11-16 -<p/> -We've just had a serious server crash, and the -databases seem to have been affected here. We're -currently running on some four-day old backups; -whether this will be a temporary measure or -whether newer ones are usable is yet to be -determined. -<p/> -Please note that the current state may only -be <font color="#0000ff">temporary</font>, and that if usable newer backups -are found within the next 24 hours, those will -be used instead, and any character progress -made may be lost. If no usable backups are -found during this time, the four-day rollback -will have to be permanent. -<p/> -More news updates will follow once we've -investigated further; we're doing what we can... -<p/> --<font color="#009000">Freeyorp</font> </div> |