##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
##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
##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
##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
##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://irc.themanaworld.org#tmw-dev|irc://irc.themanaworld.org#tmw-dev@@##0 or @@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
##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
##32013-01-26##0
Content Release January 2013
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
##32013-01-23##0
News feed is finally generated from the same
source for both the game and the website.
-##2o11c##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.
##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.
##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.
##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.
##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!
