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‎1.008 - 29 Nov 2004

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==Patch 011 (19 Dec 2004)==
all the bugfixes (including network) from 1.008a, as noted in the journal, + the following changes

* fighters get an AS bonus from str, 3 per 50 str over 100
* the rogue's dex->as bonus has been nerfed to equal that of the fighters, of course it is still dex based
* lag detector tweaks
* fixed probs with titles
* dual logging is now not allowed
* account based GM's (currently only cat and extell)
* lots of tweaks

==Patch 010 (8th Dec)==
A lot of this stuff will be going into 1.008 as soon as it's proven to be stable.
* parry (block) for foils at 70%, riposte (reflected damage) at 80%
* disarm special move for foils at 90%, only works PvP
* experimental damage type (eg slash, pierce) bonus vs some. Piercing weps do added damage to dragons, bludgeoning do extra damage to undead, and slashers do extra damage to hellspawn.
* new item khaki potion sets full rage that doesn't reset for 10 seconds, and anyone can do specials when 'enranged'. This item is so good that I won't add it to the alchemy crafting table. I might give out some for free for evaluation purposes however.
* new U/A weapons katar, neokode & brass knuckles. These U/a weapons are a little slower, do a little more damage, and have reduced criticals. They can of course get all the regular weapon enchants.
* old style poison that degrades HP over time
* scribes can only scribe spells that they actually know
* randomised KX and KVX slightly
* Mob AI tweaks; green dragons cast INH (also cast XJ less)
* bash tweaked so that min str required is about 150 (alpha only, its about 350 on reg)
* stat items rarer, min stat now +7 roughly, down from +10. max is still +30
* trap skill bumping tweaks and fixes
* rage cooloff timer now 15 sec, up from 10
* new item 'horned helm', same properties as full helm

==Patches 008 and 009 (6th Dec)==
* replaced %stat items with regular old style + stat items
* houses are now linked to accounts, not characters (so houses can be shared)
* attempt at fixing a lot of the map transferring errors (eg when you enter nord, and see the guards floating in the water, and other strange things)
* \ and ; for party chat and emote (shortcuts)
* merged many other changes in from 1.008 (most of which I've forgotten)

==Patch 007 (30 oct)==
* inventory fixes: bank should suck less
* 'u' only displays usable tools and misc items
* use R (shift-r) to read a scroll (of any sort)
* skills pages now show 1 decimal place
* stat boosting items are now % based: eg a +1 dex helm adds 1% to your dex, not one whole point
* added Osan's Lunacy! map

==Patch 006 (27 oct)==
* Changes to special moves: 1/3 mana deduction replaced with a RageMeter
* new PD characters get 2 lives (ie you can die twice & get resurrected, but the 3rd death is permanent)
* Character names can now be re-used by the original creator. Eg if your character called Henry dies, then you can recreate Henry. The character name, once selected, is yours to keep.
* player merchants deleted on character death
* Provisioners now sell all provisions - inventories no longer random
* slight continuity changes to noob dung/sewer/jail
* bugs fixed and lots of other little tweaks

==Changes (22 oct)==
* bandages now removed from inventory when used
* scribe merchants now sell all scrolls

==Patch 005 (18 october)==
* full wipe
* Alpha now accounts based, apply [here|http://swut.net/euo/alphaaccount.html]
* fixed healing & bandage use problems
* monsters dropping weapons again because player economy sucks (and PD is on)

==Patch 004 27th sep)==
* full wipe
* reorganisation and shrinking of bartertown
* NPC smiths & tailors are selling some weps & armour
* NPC provisioners are selling random things, but also tools
* [completed healing skill|SkillsHealing]
* use shift-C to learn a scroll
* use a scroll to cast it (no magery required)
* /limitskill command
* [basic food requirement|Food] (will expand on comestibles some other time)
* only 'metallic' food heals HP (eg golden fish)
* cows sometimes drop hide which can be cut into leather with scissors

==Patch 003 (15th sep 2004)==
* full wipe
* magery split into 3 schools: magery, piety and sorcery: see SchoolsOfMagic
* merchants only sell the BARE neccessities (and I mean bare!) see PlayerEconomy

==Changes (12th sep)==
Many things have changed or been tweaked in the last few days: too many to mention. Here's the main changes
* enabled the alpha/ NG patcher: it runs on a non web port so hopefully proxies won't interfere with your patching process
* Quivering palm special move for unarmed (temp blinds and paralyses)
* fixed server lag spikes
* chest traps are MUCH more dangerous, in an attempt to justify the traps skill
* chests may have multiple traps
* resurrection sickness (stats deteriorate) - med at shrine to cure
* medding at humility shrine will remove your crim status somewhat more quickly
* extell has rewritten fishing
* KX & KVX enhancements by extell
* bash on chests and doors now str based, not skill based

==Changes (6th Sep)==
* enabled armourer
* enabled inscription (recipe list only partially complete however)
* enabled cartography requirement for treasure map decoding
* buried loot is a bit more interesting & substantial
* stats will still bump with skill use even if that skill is at 100
* can now catch 'metallic' fish that heal substantially more
* skill rates down a fraction, stat rates up 50%
* + rings & amulets add defense like they should (bugfix)
* unarmoured defense forumla rewritten a little

==Changes (5th Sep)==
* fixed MR & AS display
* added shovel and treasure map tiles (thanks Extell)
* added a new corpse (thanks Extell)

==Changes (3rd Sep)==
* full player wipe
* 300 pt stat cap but stats are worth a lot more
* HP max is based purely off strength (as mana max is based purely off int)
* [armour skills|SkillsArmour] (UA attack probably sucks a bit)
* block skill (shields are still adding to AC tho, which may change)
* karma is visible but not moving
* other skills soon to be coded are visible but unusable (cartog, taming, armourer, healing, enchanting, inscription)
* /limitstat command for stat limiting
* rewritten /trimskill so that that for example, /trimskill magery 50 now sets your magery to 50, rather than removes 50 from magery
* PD is not on

==Changes (27th Aug)==
* added ore spawners. Ore is in veins now. figure out for yourself how it works. There is currently a way to cheeze finding the veins but I'm not telling you how: will be fixed next client patch.
* added treasure maps (but not a cartography skill, yet) : treasure maps will be exhaustively expanded when I have more energy

==Changes (24th Aug 2004)==
* mining no longer bumps str
* doubled med increase rate
* doubled all skill increases overall (dont forget this is a test serv)
* stat increases up a bit
* 10x recipes no longer bump stats and skills 10x
* skills that are tweaked to increase at a higher rate due to low usage (eg ID) now bump the stats at a proportional rate.

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 * 1% xp loss on death unless it's in the arena
 * 10 sec cooloff between potion use
-* equipping staff sets yr mana to zero
+* equipping staff sets your mana to zero
 * fountains won't give a stat boost if you have one already
 * charmed & cloned sea creatures won't follow onto land anymore

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 ==1.008a - 19 Dec 2004==
-New:
+'''New:'''
 * parry/disarm
 * khaki pot
-Minor changes and fixes:
+'''Minor changes and fixes:'''
 * old style poison
 * randomised KX, KVX a little
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 * OG, IVPY and maybe other ench weps will fire on kill now (tho weps that specifically target won't)
-Connection/network changes:
+'''Connection/network changes:'''
 * have added checks to ensure that if player's map get out of sync wth the server, this will get rectified (eg to fix guards in water)
 * connection changes in an attempt to make connecting more reliable
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 ==1.007d - 1 Nov 2005==
 * alpha bank fixes & inventory changes merged into 1.007
 * fixed sextant
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 ==1.007b - 4 July 2004==
-.007b details:
+'''balance changes'''
-−
 balance changes
 *vamps have xmp back
 *INH & IZH can now be resisted
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 *IJO got a slight nerf
-bugs fixed
+'''bugs fixed'''
 *can emote and attack
 *vials added when potion spilled or no effect
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 *no KPY/KOP on res squares
-misc changes
+'''misc changes'''
 *all tiles are all now 16x16, except some sfx
 *party chat is /p msg, global is /g msg, emote is /me msg - shift enter, ; and ' no longer work
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 *genderised avatar selection for new players somewhat, added some new male avatars (thx extell)
-new things
+'''new things'''
 *added some terraforming protocols
 *renamed mining to mining & metallurgy; ore smelting is now part of mining skill
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 ===14 June===
-Rogues:
+'''Rogues:'''
 * rogues can hide anywhere & in daylight
 * can be now only 3 squares away to hide
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 * dmg is no longer instant-kill, but rather skill/10x : so a 100% hider can do 10x damage, 50% in hiding does 5x damage, and so on.
-Misc:
+'''Misc:'''
 * added telefrag from KOP
 * enchanted weps now have a +5 to AS (not damage though)
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 http://forums.swut.net/viewtopic.php?t=1016
-===new features:===
+'''new features'''
 *added waterfall entry to the underworld
 *better skin support + custom font support
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 *fighter special moves
-===New GM commands===
+'''New GM commands'''
 */robe - put on fancy dress, to look important
 */gag - silence a player globally
 */pardon - remove a player's crim
-===New maps:===
+'''New maps'''
 *Tangled Forest, by Cat
 *Cassandra's Tower, by Cat
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 *The Resort, by Stegos
-===bugs fixed:===
+'''bugs fixed'''
 *fixed title generation order (ie, magery is higher priority than mining when both are the same)
 *enchanted weapons can no longer be used with 'U'se, F9 or bound key
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 *when crafting batches (eg potions) skill is bumped proportionally
-===balance changes:===
+'''balance changes'''
 *med heals from 0 now, though it is very slow
 *nerfed UA
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 *if a ranged attack is made under 1second since last move, it will always miss
-===aesthetic changes:===
+'''aesthetic changes'''
 *all maps now play appropriate music
 *made hallucinations less splotchy
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 *genderised titles slightly
-===misc changes:===
+'''misc changes'''
 *last message is now repeated using Insert key (rather than UP)
 *when smithing ingots, it is now done in batches of 10
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 ===18 Jan===
-Map Changes
+'''Map Changes'''
 * added new town Shoreline (by broden) just north of Mino Halls
 * there are now 6 towns you can bind/res/TP to: Nordhausen (the default), Izumi, Shoreline, Cammerata, Bakyre & Buccaneers Den
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 * Redid thieves guild somewhat with minor Yew (u5) basement influence (I wonder if jaana is down there hiding)
-Engine Changes
+'''Engine Changes'''
 * the town you /bind to is now the town you Town Portal to
 * upped critical rate for 2H weps, to make up for the fact they are slow and get less criticals than 1H weps

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 http://forums.swut.net/viewtopic.php?t=1563
-===major changes===
+'''major changes'''
 * Rage meter (for the dummies, this replaces mana use for fighter specials. Hitting and getting hit pumps your rage meter, and when it is full, you can perform a special)
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 * scroll reading for casting (but not inscription) (C to LEARN, R to CAST)
-===minor changes===
+'''minor changes'''
 * return of \ for party chat and ; for emote
 * chopping wood no longer bumps woodcraftng skill; getting logs is no longer dependant on woodcrafting skill (this might get a total rewrite like mining one day, then again, probably not)
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 * trap changes (but with trap occurrence reduced) absorbed from alpha
 * stun nerfed against creatures with 750hp or more (this is everything above dragons)
 * mandrake harvest window up from 10 sec to 30 sec at midnight
 ==1.007d - 1 Nov 2005==

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 * merged many other changes in from 1.008 (most of which I've forgotten)
-==5 Dec 2004==
+===5 Dec 2004===
 * XC & KXQ casting rate by mobs decreased
 * KXQ & XMP weapon drops

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 ==1.008 - 29 Nov 2004==
 http://forums.swut.net/viewtopic.php?t=1563
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 * MR slight rewrite; each +1 of MR on an item gives you 20 bonus MR, instead of multiplying your existing base int. Also effect of int on base MR nerfed a little
 * fixed that cheese where attacking resets your casting cooloff timer
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 http://forums.swut.net/viewtopic.php?t=1016
-===ew features:===
+===new features:===
 *added waterfall entry to the underworld
 *better skin support + custom font support
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 *ranged attack can now only be performed with CTRL-UP
 *target selecting is now CTRL-Left and CTRL-Right only
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 skills   add   add probe & disarming of traps
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