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Dark Age of Camelot
Version 1.73d Release Notes
Catacombs Unearthed
December 15, 2004

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NEW THINGS AND BUG FIXES

Trainers

- Heretics over level 6 will no longer receive the message asking them if they want to clear out their base trainer quests.

CLASSIC CAMELOT WORLD NOTES

- Humberton, Ludlow, and Prydwen Keep NPCs have been consolidated and the old base trainers in these locations have been removed. Each town now has the basic weapons and armor merchants, enchanter, healer, and smith NPCs.

Anthem Winners

- The Anthem winners have arrived! For a performance of the winning anthem for your realm, please visit the following NPCs: Poet Kuldebar in Camelot, Lyriker Hrodvitnir in Jordheim, and Balladist Matennon in Tir na Nog. Congratulations to our three winners!

Quests - Albion

- Passage to Eternity - Step 5 - Players will now need the Templar focus gem in their inventory to see the message about the gem pulsing. Also, the frequency of the message has been slowed down to help cut down on spam.


Quests - Midgard

- Traveler's Way (Midgard) - Valkyries will no longer be able to get the Traveler's Way quest from both Brienda and Sunhilda.

- Traveler's Way (Midgard) - We have fixed a bug that resulted in Warlocks receiving the wrong item as their reward. Warlocks may return to Ruk in Fort Atla or Pierda in Audliten with their Cap of Mindbending to exchange it for an appropriate reward.

Quests - Hibernia

- Regional Distinctions - Vampiirs should now be able to equip the Resistant Ring.

- String of Curses (Hibernia) - We have fixed a bug preventing Vampiir from completing this quest.


New User Quests

- (Gaheris and Mordred) The issues with the new user quests for Mordred and Gaheris have now been fixed. New users can seek out Dalikor at the Mularn Guardtower, Addrir in Mag Mell and Master Frederick at the Cotswold Guardtower to help with issues around their starting towns.


Item Notes

- The Focus: Hexing bonus on several Midgard staves has been changed to Focus: Cursing. These staves include the following: Vexed Staff of Hoarfrost, Varulv Staff of Devilry, Hexed Mammoth Bone, Magister Kurgol's Hexing Staff, Tempered Spirit Hexing Rod, Valmak's Hexed Leg, Staff of Hexing, Screaming Staff of Devilry, Bone Shard Hexing Staff, Staff of Murderous Devilry, Staff of Hexed Marrow, Slender Skuggande Hexed Leg, Vexed Elder Staff of Icy Sundering, Red Diamond Vexed Staff, Runed Bone Soothsayer Staff, Dark Bone Hexing Staff, Wind Swept Soothsayer Staff, Leaf Wrapped Soothsayer Staff, Vind Pakket Hexing Staff, Icebound Effluvium Staff of Voodoo, Stately Arcane Staff of Hexing, Flawless Vexed Evil Sapphire Scepter, Runed Bone Soothsayer Staff

- The Soothsayer-studded Leather Muzzle (Midgard) now has Skill: Hexing, instead of Skill: Hand to Hand.



TRIALS OF ATLANTIS WORLD NOTES

Quests - General

- Wishes (All Realms) - Step 4 - The location of the search area has been moved from the center stone. Please read the directions on your map for the new location.

Oceanus Encounters

- Inah, Agnah, Nevsa and Unah should no longer occasionally spawn above the water for the Goddess Necklace encounter.

Artifact Notes

- Crown of Zahur (Albion) - We have fixed a bug preventing Heretics from activating the Crown of Zahur.

Item Notes

- The Torporific Leggings and Astral Torporific Leggings (Hibernia versions) now include additional bonuses that will apply towards Vampiirs only.

- The Pants of Stellar Warding, Astral Pants of Stellar Warding, Robe of Virulence, and Astral Robe of Virulence (Albion versions) now include additional bonuses that will apply towards Heretics only.

- Rod of the Root can again be equipped by Animists.

- Warlocks should now be able to equip the Everlasting Twilight Staff.



CATACOMBS WORLD NOTES

Monsters/NPCs

- Base Trainers have been added to the Burial Grounds, the Aqueducts, and the Veil Rift. Please note that these base trainers do not give out any quests.

- Guard Kaatal (Hibernia) is now set as a regular guard, rather than a realm guard.

- Dyala (Midgard) has been added to the Kobold Undercity to mark the location of the 'secret passage' that runs under the Wall to the battlefields beyond.


Quests - Albion

- Good Gnoll Hunting - Players will now be asked to hunt grayfur clanites instead of grayfur thralls. The quest journal will automatically update with the new monster name.

- Delg's Necklace - Players level 16 and over will now be able to complete this quest.

- Hounds of Arawn - We have fixed a bug that was preventing Infiltrators, Scouts, and Minstrels from turning in Clorlin's Book of Maps to Guard Clorlin and completing the quest.

- The Secret Ingredient - Step 1 - The journal now gives the correct location of the tenebrous assassins.

Quests - Midgard

- Sergeant Lutho in the Midgard Frontlines is looking for someone to help him search for a missing family member. If you are at least level 27, seek out Sergeant Lutho and help him find the brother he lost during their escape from the possessed kobold city of Nyttheim.

Instanced Adventuring

- Ancients Retreat - Fixed an issue that could cause you to get a too far away to attack message when fighting Melgron The Ancient.

Item Notes

- The Ghastly Gargoyle Choker has gained Slash resist.

- The Bracer of Plutonian follower now display the correct Bracer Icon.

- (Hibernia) The Effervescent Protector now has a STR bonus as well as Empathy instead of two empathy bonuses.

- (Hibernia) The Spellbound Azure Sword is now salvageable for the correct material.

- (Hibernia) The Flecked Astralist Gloves now display the correct boots icon.

- (Albion) The Slime Plate Protector now has a CON bonus as well as STR instead of two STR bonuses'.

- (Albion) The Spiked Leggings of Undead Dreams now correctly show up as studded leggings.

- The War Cleaver of the Kobold Recluse is now set to Axe skill and Slashing damage.

- The Gem of Underworld Strength will now delve the correct level, quality, con and dur.

- (Hibernia) The Koalinth belt of Riposte has been adjusted to the corresponding icon.

PVP SERVER

- The Kobold Undercity is no longer a PVP safe zone.

- Players will no longer be able to bypass the intended level restrictions on classic dungeons by zoning from the Abandoned Mines.

Mordred Instance Dungeon Changes

- The following Catacombs instanced adventure wings will now have a maximum level restriction to help protect lower level players.

Midgard: The Thieves Den, Rebel Half Orc Lair, and Wolak's Crucible are now restricted to level 35 and under players. Jarlsberg's Hideout is now restricted to level 25 and under players.

Albion: Plutonian Shore, Lair of the Exiled, and The Smelting Pot are now restricted to level 35 and under players. Snyblem's Lair is now restricted to level 25 and under players.

Hibernia: Broken Mirrors, Rugnog's Haven, and Hugak's Smithy are now restricted to level 35 and under players. Blathnait's Refuge is now restricted to level 25 and under players.