Asherons Call: October 2003 Dev Notes

Miscellaneous Improvements and Changes

[li]When you ID an item, you will now see its special properties immediately beneath its workmanship. In addition, the second Armor Level line in armor will now be green when enchanted.
[li]If you drag an item from a house hook to a wield slot and do not meet the wield requirements, the item should no longer disappear. It should return to its hook.
[li]The Virindi masks and the resulting Heritage masks have been updated. For more details please see the Letter to the Players.
[li]Weeping Weapons have been adjusted, please see the Rollout Article for more details.
[li]Dyed Olthoi Gauntlets and Sollerets should no longer override the color of your chest armor.
[li]Writs of Refuge now stack. Please see the Rollout Article for more details.
[li]Virindi troves and Tusker Shrines should no longer hover in mid-air.
[li]Minor Item Enchantment Aptitude no longer surpasses Major Item Enchantment Aptitude.
[li]Plaques should no longer get stuck on some hooks, and also now have a more appropriate icon.
[li]Fort Neydisa and Bandit Castle are now marked on the in-game map, and the mysterious "Wei Jhou" has been removed.
[li]Sturdy Steel Chests should provide slightly more loot.
[li]Some creatures that drop Sturdy Steel Keys will no longer also drop Sturdy Iron Keys.
[li]The Lugian Warlord is now correctly listed as a Gotrok Lugian, and is accompanied by other Gotroks.
[li]The Lugian Citadels are no longer level-restricted.
[li]The Dark Presence in the Soul Fearing quest had been casting Drain spells, despite the fact that it cannot be injured -- those spells had no effect. It should no longer cast them.
[li]Assailers and Rampagers now do slightly more damage.
[li]Olthoi Swarm Mutilators now drop the same loot as non-swarm Mutilators.
[li]Some additional creatures have been adjusted for balance.
[li]Visual issues with three of the Isparian bows have been corrected.
[li]The portal gems sold by the Archmagi now have unique icons, as do the wedding portal gems.
[li]The skeleton fishing reward should no longer face into the corner when placed on a hook.
[li]The signs for the Festivus Court residential halls are now correct.

Minor Details

[li]Flying Olthoi can now be hit when players swing high.
[li]There is no longer a timer on getting a chisel from Ecorto the Lost Director.
[li]"Ripper" now correctly identifies as Aluvian.
[li]Heart of Oak now correctly states that other spells can be layered over it.
[li]All Hermetic Void spells now have the correct difficulties.
[li]All flower, vase, and pedestal combinations no longer impede movement.
[li]The Ball of Gunk and the Old Boot should no longer float in mid-air when dropped from a height.