##3 Monster Mutations and Experience Point Changes
##3 2008-12-10

##0 We have rebalanced monster experience points
##0 and added two new mechanisms to make the game
##0 more challenging:  monster mutations, by which
##0 monster attributes (and experience points) are
##0 slightly modified for each individual monster,
##0 and increased boni for shared kills:  killing a
##0 monster with a group of fighters now yields
##0 significantly more experience points than
##0 killing it alone.  To adjust for the latter
##0 increase, we have reduced base experience points
##0 for low and medium-level monsters, though we
##0 expect levelling to be easier overall.

##2 The TMW development team

##3 Mines and weddings!
##3 2008-10-11
 
##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.
 
##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.
 
##2 ~ Hurnscald Gazette ~
 
##3 Volcano erupted!
##3 14/09/2008
 
##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.
 
##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.
 
##2 ~ Tulimshar Herald ~
 
##3 Strange stones appeared and pass cleared
##3 15/04/2008
 
##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?
 
##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.
 
##2 The Mana World News
 
##3 Fast attack bug fixed, gameplay changes
##3 07/04/2008
 
##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
##0 gameplay quite a bit, and as a result the game
##0 will probably need to be adjusted. The existence
##0 of this bug has effectively prevented us from
##0 ever being able to balance the gameplay
##0 properly.
 
##0 Please stay with us and allow us some time to
##0 make the necessary adjustments. Suggestions are
##0 welcome!
 
##2 TMW Development Team
 
##3 The Mana World 0.0.24 released
##3 24/12/2007
 
##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!
 
##2 Bjorn Lindeijer
 
##3 Village of Hurnscald released
##3 21/08/2007
 
##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!
 
##2 Crush
 
##3 The Mana World 0.0.23 released
##3 04/06/2007
 
##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.
 
##2 Bjorn Lindeijer
 
##3 The Mana World 0.0.22.2 released
##3 17/02/2007
 
##0 Several small fixes have been made and we
##0 hope to have solved some updater problems.
##0 Upgrade whenever you're ready.
 
##2 Bjorn Lindeijer
 
##3 Soulless characters deleted and money cut
##3 21/01/2007
 
##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.
 
##0 In addition, we have cut the fortune of
##0 anybody who had more than 10.000 GP.
 
##2 Bjorn Lindeijer
 
##3 Server address change!
##3 17/01/2007
 
##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:
 
##1  server.themanaworld.org
 
##0 We are now kindly hosted on platinum, thanks
##0 to Platyna.
 
##2 Bjorn Lindeijer
 
##3 The Mana World 0.0.22.1 released
##3 15/01/2007
 
##0 A minor update was released based on the new
##0 Guichan 0.6.0. Some small fixes are also
##0 included.
 
##2 Bjorn Lindeijer
 
##3 The Mana World 0.0.22 released
##3 24/12/2006
 
##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.
 
##2 Bjorn Lindeijer
 
##3 New update host
##3 31/10/2006
 
##0 We moved to a new update host, and you have
##0 succesfully switched! The new host is:
 
##0  http://updates.themanaworld.org
 
##0 We hope to provide faster updates from here,
##0 and we won't have to change it anymore, even
##0 when switching servers. Enjoy!
 
##2 Bjorn Lindeijer
 
##3 Halloween event
##3 27/10/2006
 
##0 Halloween event is planned to start on 31/10
##0 at 10:00 GMT and will end on 1/11 at 10:00
##0 GMT. Expect a lot of fun and fear!
##1 "Trick or treat?"
 
##2 Jack-o'-lantern
 
##3 The Mana World 0.0.21 released
##3 18/09/2006
 
##0 0.0.21 is finally out. Please update to
##0 the latest version to play.
 
##0 Regards,
##2 ElvenProgrammer
 
##1 Server downtime
##3 25/07/2006
 
##0 The server could be down for upgrades to
##0 support the new features in 0.0.20.
 
##3 The Mana World 0.0.19 released
##3 06/03/2006
 
##0 You did wait for it a lot of time! Enjoy the
##0 new version with renewed player graphics.
##0 Other surprises could be awaiting for you in
##0 game. Upgrade now or die! (Probably killed
##0 by a maggot).
 
##0 Regards,
##2 ElvenProgrammer
 
##3 The Mana World 0.0.18 released
##3 (Santa's build) 21/12/2005
 
##0 Finally it's here! It features a lot of
##0 new contents as well as a Christmas
##0 quest. These will not work with any
##0 client up to 0.0.17, so be sure to
##0 upgrade! We hope you enjoy it!!
 
##2 A very merry Christmas from
##2 The Mana World Development Team
 
##3 The Mana World 0.0.17 released
##3 11/10/2005
 
##0 Be sure to check it out. One problem to
##0 note though is that you'll need to
##0 manually delete the files from your
##0 updates directory in order to see the
##0 new commands and changes in the help
##0 window.
 
##2 Bjorn Lindeijer
 
##3 Server up again
##3 5/9/2005
 
##0 As of today the server on animesites.de
##0 is back up. Thanks go to UltraMichy for
##0 providing us this service. Enjoy!
 
##0 Sincerely,
##2 Bjorn Lindeijer
 
##1 Server downtime!
##3 15/9/2005
 
##0 The server will be down at least until
##0 saturday because our kind host is going
##0 to upgrade some of the software
##0 installed.
##0 I'm sorry but you will have to wait a
##0 while to play again.
##0 Of course the next event will be delayed
##0 a bit. In the meanwhile feel free to
##0 contribute to TMW by posting your ideas
##0 in the forum.
 
##0 Sincerely,
##2 ElvenProgrammer
 
##3 First dynamic data update!
##3 12/9/2005
 
##0 We just released our first dynamic data update.
##0 It's a very small one, but it serves mostly as
##0 a test and we hope to do bigger ones later.
##0 Changes:
 
##0   * Fixed some small bugs in eastern desert
##0     map and added minimap.
##0   * Updated recent changes in help dialog to
##0     the 0.0.16 release.
 
##0 Stay tuned for the next one. :-)
 
##0 Sincerely,
##2 Bjorn Lindeijer