>>Category Talk to Simutronics (34)
Topic GM Announcements (5)
By SIMU-SOLOMON from PLAY.NET (http://bubba.mooville.net)
On Mar 8, 2002 at 17:26
Subject What does this year have in store! (433)

First, let's talk about the May Bonanza!

No, we're not making Hoss and Lil Joe into NPCs, but we're going to be targeting a lot of things for release this May. While it won't be as big as Supercalifragilisticexpialoctober was last year, we hope you'll be pleased with some of the things we have in store for you coming in May!

P1
- NPCs in Zoluren will be updated with some new messaging, as well as recognition of Zoluren Citizens
- Zoluren will see the addition of Bardic Recall messaging
- New shops including a Fish Buyer, Citizen Shop, The Royal Mews (stables and horse supplies), and a new Housing area
- New and expanded hunting areas

P2 Riverhaven will see lots of new additions including:
- New hunting areas
- New skill training areas as well as expansion of areas already in place (climbing, swimming, etc)

Therenborough additions will include:
- New housing area
- Tourney field
- The College of War
- Barding shop (horses)
- New Paladin guildhall
- A new Theater

MusparI
- Warrior Mage guildhall

P3
- Premium hunting area
- New hunting area with an emphasis on survival skills
- Undershard expansion
- 2 new shops for Horse Clan
- New thief pass...er...never mind

P4 MerKresh
- Penal colony (plus justice system enhancements)
- New gem shop, climbing/swimming areas, tithing for paladins and a barber shop

And some Guild stuff, too!

BARBARIANS
Changes to the Crossing Guildhall

MOON MAGES
Two new Fortune's Path history books
Upgrades to PREDICT emotes

PALADINS
Soul rewrite

RANGERS
New SCOUT ability

TRADERS
Expansion to Riverhaven Guildhall including new Auction Hall and Banquet Hall

And don't forget, there are some major System Enhancements and new Features that are coming in May and later on this year, as well, like:

New Lore Skills
Massive upgrades to Alchemy and the Substance System
Upgrades to Forging
MASSIVE MASSIVE changes to the Magic System
Stunball!
Special weekend-long excursions to fabulous shopping locations!

More info coming soon!