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diff --git a/world/map/news.txt b/world/map/news.txt index 93ac904e..694c4b97 100644 --- a/world/map/news.txt +++ b/world/map/news.txt @@ -218,349 +218,4 @@ 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! -##3April/May 2012##0 - -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. - -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! - -##3March 2012##0 - -Two announcements to make: - -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. - -Surely there are lots of tasks for a young adventurer! - -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? - -##32012-02-12 (ooh, what a nice date)##0 - -Three pieces of news today. - -First, Mana 0.6.0 got released today. You can find it at -@@http://manasource.org|http://manasource.org@@##0, or wait for your distribution. - -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. - -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. - --o11c - -##3February 2012##0 - -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? - -##3Christmas 2011##0 - -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. - -##3November 2011##0 -##3A Rule Correction on "No Botting"##0 - -##3Previously, only activity while the user was##0 -##3away from the keyboard was a bannable offense.##0 -##3Now, any sort of automated following##0 -##3(especially, but not only, attack-following)##0 -##3is also covered.##0 - -##3If you know any of the people who left this game##0 -##3due to the prevalence of bots that were previously##0 -##3tolerated, please tell them it's time to return.##0 - -##2~ The Hurnscald Herald ~##0 - -##3Halloween 2011##0 - -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! - -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 - -##3July 2011##0 - -Will Kill Monsters For Food? - -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. - -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!" - -Needless to say, many are answering this call. -You may very well be one of them. - -Olana, the Innkeeper's Daughter, Returns to -Hurnscald...But Where Are Her Daughters? - -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." - -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." - -##2~ The Hurnscald Herald ~##0 - -##3June 2011##0 - -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. - -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. - -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. - -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. - -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." - -##2~ The Hurnscald Herald ~##0 - -##3May 2011##0 - -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. - -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. - -There have also been reports about a mysterious -stranger roaming the beaches near Tulimshar. -Be on the lookout if you are in the area. - -##2~ The Hurnscald Herald ~##0 - -##3January 2011##0 - -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. - -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. - -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. - -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. - -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. - -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. - -##2~ The Hurnscald Herald ~##0 - -##3Countless candy-concerning complaints: council##0 -##3consequently considers citizen-composed cleanup crew##0 -##3Eighteenth of November 2010##0 - -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. - -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. - -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. - -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. - - -##3Rollback##0 -2010-11-17 - -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. :) - -##3Server outage##0 -2010-11-16 - -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. - -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. - -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 ##1will not##0 -persist. - -##3Server outage##0 -2010-11-16 - -Okay, apparently even that won't work right now. -Servers will remain ##3offline##0 until we figure out -what we can do. - -##3Server outage##0 -2010-11-16 - -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. - -Please note that the current state may only -be ##3temporary##0, 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. - -More news updates will follow once we've -investigated further; we're doing what we can... - --##2Freeyorp##0 - |