Asherons Call: September Dev Notes are Up!

September 2006 Developer's Notes


New content and Functionality

This month we are introducing Non Combat Pets into Dereth. These pets will not have any combat features to start with, and will be there solely look cute. While we would love to add combats pets into the game, at this stage we want to make sure that any pets added in to the game are done in a way that will not throw that balance out of whack. At the start you will have 4 pets to choose from; an Armoredillo, Drudge, Thrungus, and of course the cute Ursuin. Players will be able to have all four pets, but only one pet per player is allowed out at a time. The Pets will not be killable, and they will not be able to block doorways or entrances of any kind.

Uninscription stones have been added into the game. Players will be able to purchase the stones from a vendor for a fee. Once they have the stone they can use it on any loot generated non unique item to remove the inscription from that item.

A new foe has shown up in various hunting dungeons across Dereth. These foes tend to be a bit more "stealthy" than your normal dungeon inhabitant. Make sure you are always paying attention; you never know when they might show up.

Miscellaneous Changes and Improvements

The Valley of Ruin on the Halatean Isles has had its balance reworked a bit. This valley has generally been avoided by most players, other than those who are traveling to dungeons near this valley. In order to make this area more useful to players who prefer outdoor hunting, we have begun making revisions to this area starting this month. This is a work in progress and in the coming months we will continue to work on improving this area.

Some changes have been made to the Dark Isle to help with balance issues on the island since its launch. These changes are a work in progress, so we will be interested in the feedback we get on the changes that were made.

NPC's now recognize that the stack size of Pyreals has been increased to 25000.

After a long period of darkness, the sun and the sky have once again returned to normal.

The Breastplates of Grace, Splendor, and Power received by completing the Sawato Extortion quest, are now able to be dyed.

In order to make sure that all those affected by the authentication issues last month have a chance to get the Pack Grael, Ulgrim's Emissaries have been left in the game for another month.