Old Updates

Updates starting from 2011 are listed on a different page.

Year 2010

Server Update 25-11-2010

• Fixed yet another bug in Henk's quest :/
• Added an engineering school.
• Ethereal ranger removal stone (shop, 25 bucks)
• Underworlder removal stone (shop, 25 bucks)
• Falcon summoning will produce 10 falcons instead of 1
• Tank rabbit summoning will summon 2 tank rabbits instead of one.
• Many new achievements, most of them are non retroactive.
• The Kill Bob quest is continued (just a small bit)
• Switched some medallion pictures around.
• The fox scarf is wearable.
• The server will send the medallion information to the clients, so those using the test client will see the worn medallions

Server Update 14-11-2010

• Implemented a basic (and very alpha) achievement system. You can see what achievements a player has by going to http://game.eternal-...ine_players.htm and clicking on that player name. The achievements implemented now are all retroactive and quest based. There will be some new ones soon that will not be retroactive.

Server Update 10-11-2010

• Fixed a bug that prevented finishing the Henk quest. You must go talk to Buni again if you were at that stage of thw quest.
• Fixed a newly introduced bug where Heavybeard would not attempt to repair steel greaves.
• New quest: Crafting tutorial.
• New special day.
• Very small update to Bob's quest.

Server Update 26-10-2010

• 1 new quest.
• New part for the Kill Bob quest
• Leonard has now good night messages.
• Fixed a bug with the tutorial.
• Added preliminary, not very well tested and incomplete server side support for better quest logging. A development client is needed for that, so most people won't nptice any difference.

Server Update 12-10-2010

• New quest (potioning tutorial)
• Now the Potion of Greater healing requires 5 vegetal nexus (rather than 4 magic) and will produce 30 potions instead of one.
• The poison antidote potion is now stackable.
• Now Costel can help you move nexuses around. You will need a Nexus transfer stone, which can be bought from the shop for 3 bucks each (you must order at least 2 at once).
• Joules day stone, details on what it will cost will be posted later on the forum.

Server Update 28-09-2010

• 9 NPCs
• New quest
• Body Piercing removal stone (from shop only, 25 bucks)
• Continuation to the "Kill Bob" quest.

Server Update 13-09-2010

• 7 new NPCs
• New stone, "Bad day removal" stone. More info about it later.
• New stone, "Sun Tzu" day stone. More info about it later.
• A surprise (will not be revealed until someone discovers it)
• Rostogol weight changed to 1 EMU

Server Update 26-08-2010

• 6 new NPCs
• 2 new perk removal stones, Fatal man and Mirror skin. Available from shop for 25 bucks.
• 1 new random day
• 1 new item (Point Defense)

Server Update 10-08-2010

• 11 new NPCs
• Artificer perk removal stone, shop only for 25 bucks.

Server Update 09-07-2010

• Fixed the bug with the Axe of Freezing (and plate of freezing too)
• Fixed a bug where you can free yourself from being paralized by casting any spell.
• 4 new NPCs.
• Whilhelm Hood removal stone, from shop only, 25 bucks.

Server Update 25-06-2010

• Fixed a small lottery bug.
• Fixed a bug where you could remove the cap while fighting in the arena.
• Added some code that should prevent the server from crashing from the same reasons it did last time.
• Now bosses and creatures of 10K health and over will tell everyone in the range what they dropped.
• NMT removal stone. (shop only, 25 bucks)
• The cyclops will sometimes drop MM capes.
• 17 new NPCs.

Server Update 07-06-2010

• New daily quest.
• Decreased the ice and fire bolts, and arrows delay a bit.

Server Update 21-05-2010

• Two new quests. Both have a very nice reward.
• Instance bosses will drop a special item. The first two (newbie, advanced) instance bosses only have a chance to drop that item, while the last two instance bosses have a guaranteed drop. That special item has an use, you will have to find the use for yourself.
• Fixed a few bugs and typos.

Server Update 13-05-2010

• Changed the price of Titanium Chain Mail armor to 6000
• Fixed the manu quest bugs.
• Decreased the break chance of Alembic and Vial Mold a bit.
• Now the Novac quest will tell you what the current objective is.
• Added many new tutorial objectives.
• Added a Skeptic removal stone, from shop only, 25 bucks.
• The DPAs no drops zone extends a bit beyond the arenas.

Server Update 30-04-2010

• New newbie tutorial.
• Now you don't lose items or go to the underworld until level 20 OA.
• New daily quest.
• Evanescence removal stone (shop only, 25 bucks)

Server Update 12-04-2010

• Decreased the Xaquelina cactus quest quantity from 80 to 70. This is retroactive too.
• Changed all the Joker spawns, some of them have hyperspace bags with goodies.
• Changed a bunch of NPC portraits.
• Fixed a bug with Osold's quest.
• Added a new monster, Castellan. He has random weaknesses, and has a Golden Star Mace, so he can BROD you! Also has a decent chance of dropping a nexus removal stone.
• New stone, from shop only. Color Change Stone, which can be used to change your color/race/sex. It cost 5 USD, but if you buy 25, it's only 4 bucks each (like the rostos).

Server Update 04-03-2010

• 2 new taverners
• 10 new Xaquelina missions
• 5 new Haidir missions
• Made the leopards stronger
• Made Leonard level up more after he PKs someone. Also added a small chance for leo to level up when he kills a normal creature.
• Increased the health of dragons by 500 each.
• Fixed a bug where summoned animals would attack from outside of the arena.

Server Update 03-31-2010

• New daily quest, for harvesters.
• New 'mission pack' for Haidir, with 11 new missions, for a total of 20
• Removed some penalties from the Iron Battle Hammer, and made the enhanced arrows give a -30 def 'bonus'
• Decreased the fluffy auto-attack level a bit.

Server Update 03-07-2010

• Decreased the chance of mini events a bit.
• New item: I glow in the dark removal stone
• 30 new NPCs
• 1 new daily quest, with multiple missions based on a/d, and the reward also based on a/d.

Server Update 02-22-2010

• 2 daily quests
• 1 mini quest
• 8 new NPCs.

Server Update 02-04-2010

• Added a new guild merchant NPC.
• Fixed a few things with the Haidir quest.
• 23 new NPCs.
• 2 mini quests.
• Changed the pr0 instance a little (made it a bit harder).

• Now you can shape shift into a phoenix.
  

As similar to the mule, there are 14 levels. Leveling up is the same as with the mule, you need to be in the shape shifted form for a long time, and the number of points for each level is different (non linear).

Server Update 01-14-2010

• Some shop coupons, dropped by invasion monsters and instance Bulangii
• 3 new quests
• Coupon rules:
  • No coupon stacking
  • Not valid with special offers (ie. if there are other promotions going on). However, they do work with the standard discounts, such as 6 efe for 10 bucks, or 25 rostos for 100.
  • Not redeemable for cash

Year 2009

Server Update 12-30-2009

• 2 new quests.

Server Update 12-18-2009

• 4 more quests
• A new random day
• Diversified the yeti drops a little.
• Santa hat is makable

Server Update 11-30-2009

• Fixed a bug with the mage robe skirt mana problem (some people got -10 mana if they wore the mage pants before the last update). This should fix some other future issues as well.
• Two new quests (one is only partially implemented, the first mission, but that should take quite a while to finish).

Server Update 11-23-2009

• Raised the Bulangiu instance drops a little.
• Raised the Cocaral instance drops a little.
• Increased the MB minimum guaranteed drop.
• Fixed a bug where you can reread non exp books.
• Fixed the Black Tunic White Shirt formula.
• New huge quest, that is also a tutorial quest.
• Changed the weight of the boat tickets to 0.

Server Update 11-14-2009

• The forest chims from KJ were moved, one to GP, one to KF, and one is gone.
• Tanta sells boat tickets.
• Now you can't heal people and creatures from outside the arenas.
• Summons should attack in arenas now.
• Decreased the breaking chance of the harvester medallion.
• New books, which give you experience after you read them, and you can read them as many times as you want (they will disappear after each use though).
• 5 new NPCs

Server Update 11-01-2009

• No stopping from mini events while wearing the harvester medallion.
• The capped arenas will now allow everyone to fight in, however people over the cap will be capped to the a/d levels of the arena, and their attributes will be capped at half of that level for combat purposes. This won't affect the EMU, mana and HP.

Server Update 10-24-2009

• Lowered the Feros and Fluffy Rabbit ignore levels.
• Decreased the weight of the potion of attack and defense reduction.
• Doubled the chance of Acid Rain day, and brought back the No Grief day.
• Some changes in the PvP formula to make the fights a little bit more 'fair'.
• Giant summoning will summon 2 giants
• Yeti summoning will produce 5 yetis
• Improved the damage of the PKing bolts and arrows.
• Increased the mini harvest events exp and gold coins.
• A new random day. Also slightly increased the chance of random days to happen.
• The mage robes are makable now. The formula is secret though, will be revealed in a contest.
• The PV/KJ boat works again, however, you need to use a boat ticket that will be available from NPC in the enxt update, for 50gc. Until then, for each purchase over 100 bucks, you get as many boat tickets as the amount of that purchase. So for 200 USD you get 200 tickets, for 100 usd 100 tickets and so on.

Server Update 09-11-2009

• Added a new stone, Monster Magnetism removal. It is a possible drop from Mare Bulangiu and Bulangiu (from instance only).
• 20 new NPCs
• Fixed a bug with the Evanescence bug, also added a 5% chance to dodge hits (which applies to everyone fighting, including monsters).
• Increased the minimum damage of the Titanium Axe from 10 to 20.

Server Update 08-25-2009

• The Great healing potions now heals 80 life.
• Leonard also tells his stuff on channel 8.
• 'Undisabled' the speedhax potion. I am willing to give it one more chance, but if it's not going to be used too much again, it will be permanently disabled.
• 13 new NPCs

Server Update 08-10-2009

• Added casting effects for the cold, heat and radiation shield spells.
• Now you can see and remove offline buddies from your buddy list. The old buddy lists will be cleared automatically, since they are not compatible with this new format. The limit is 32 buddies, should be enough for everyone. Also, when someone gets a name change, he or she will dissapear from the other's buddy list if he is online when they log in, or comes online when they are logged in.
• Improved the bronze armor a little. See Bronze Greaves, Bronze Cuisses, Bronze Shield and Bronze Plate Mail.

Server Update 07-11-2009

• Many new NPCs, mostly in Desert Pines and the inside maps belonging to DP.
• A new quest.
• Now the PK deaths are announced on channel 6.
• Fixed a bug that could have crashed the client when people used custom tab maps in instances.

Server Update 06-27-2009

• 20 new NPCs
• Increased the Cockatrice drops a little.

Server Update 06-11-2009

• New quest
• Decreased the cockatrice respawn by 5 seconds.
• 2 single Cockatrice spawns. One is in a new secret. The first person to finish the new quest will be told where it is.

Server Update 06-01-2009

• Sslessar summoning produces 4 of them.
• Arctic Chimeran summoning produces 8 of them.
• Mountain Chimeran summoning produces 4 of them.
• New quest.

Server Update 5-22-2009

• New random day, Day of Schools.
• New item, Medallion of Mana
• New quest
• The Hawk Summoning will now summon 10 hawks.
• Hawks have now mirror skin, double the life, and a reduced spawn time
• The Red Dragon Summoning produces 2 red dragons
• Made the special summon snaked creature quite a bit stronger

Server Update 5-11-2009

• New award, rare stones found.
• Now you can't remote heal the last person or creature you fought with, or that fought with you.
• Potion of Feasting now also goes under food.
• Some unused NPCs were moved around to better locations.
• The horse whistles have only 1/3 chance to disappear when used.
• New item: Tunic of the Ninja
• Increased the FCW spawn a little
• When PvPing (or PKing), there is a relatively small chance to inflict some extra damage on the opponent.
• One Perk removal stone, from the shop only, 25 bucks. Now you can try the One perk and see if it works for you, knowing that you can reliably remove it.
• New storage, (Newbie Storage), in IP, for those with OA under 25
  • NOTE: Under no circumstance you are allowed to use it with alts to haul massive amounts of flowers or vegetables to the new storage! Same thing for those who #reset! This is only for new players, or for alts to use within reasonable limits. We can check the storage logs, so beware.
• Now the Tutorial NPC heals newbies up to attack level 20 (inclusive)

Server Update 04-28-2009

• Increased the FWC spawn time a little.
• Increased the Cockatrice drops a little.
• 5 new books.
• The MB dung event was removed, and the MB was replaced by a rat.
• The More Grief and No Grief days have been removed.
• Slowed down the rabbits, and gave them some GC.
• Removed the speed hax potion (not usable anymore).
• Decreased the cooldown of the Ring of Power and Ring of Damage.
• RC mines no longer do double damage to the invasion creatures.
• New makable items: Radioactive Rapier and Gatherer Medallion
• Some NPC cosmetic changes.
• True Sight Potion now requires Deer Antlers instead of Beaver Furs.

Year 2008

Server update 8- 28 - 2008

Added more hawks.
Increased the cold and heat shield duration to 2 minutes (from 50 seconds), and radiation shield to 150 seconds from 50 seconds.
Added 5 new books.
Added 3 new wards (which are manufacturable).
Decreased the ingredients for the Mana Drain ward.
Made it so you can't heal invaded monsters anymore.

Server update, bug fixes 8- 14 - 2008

Fixed the summoned dragon harming itself or other summons by the same master with smite summoning. It will still, however, smite the allied summons not by the same master.
Increased the attack range a little, and with this fixed the bug where dragons and other monsters were being frozen with a specially placed spell. The longer path issue is still not fixed, but it will be fixed in the near future.

Server Update 8- 11 - 2008

Increased the magic resistance of the dragons a little.
Dragons will now cast smite summoning every once in a while (unlimited uses).
Made the staff of protection cheaper.
The ring of power formula will produce 6 rings with the same ingredients.
New clothes (tunic/shirts)

Server Update 7- 16 - 2008

Changes:
1. Sky/better 3rd person view.
2. Better minimap (alt+m).
3. Improved weather effects.
4. Context menu for many GUI elements (right click on windows, bars, etc.)
5. Many other smaller improvements and bug fixes.
6. New weapon and armor (not available in the game yet).
7. New eye candy effects.
8. Map bug fixes & a few new additions

Server changes:
1. Engineering god.
2. Fixed the knowledge list.

Contributors (in no particular order)

Florian
- lots of Eye Candy related stuff
-- missile effects
-- level up effects
-- harvesting effects
-- ongoing effects (client side triggered, server triggers are still WIP)
-- EC debug window
-- enabling poor man now immediately reduces particle count for smoke and fountains, no map change required -- fireflies
-- staff effects
-- mine effects
-- other effect tweaks

- small stuff
-- scale floating damage message with the amount of damage taken
-- display a floating message "miss" on missed shots
-- fix endian issues in missile messages
-- OSX related fixes
-- AMD64 related fixes related to different types of float implementations

Schmurk
Sky, new camera movement, weather effects, various bug fixes.

bluap
The context menu system (right-click menus); cut/copy/paste, general hud, quick spells, quickbar, player banner and window title menus.

1. exp is now client side and has all the skills.
   

New settings button on login screen.
Print storage catergory items to console (from title context menu).
Print astro text to console (from title context menu).
Inventory window size selection (from title context menu).
Debian/Ubuntu Linux package files

Bugs fixes:
Window text wrapping
Fixed rules and language selection window so they always get used on a new install.
Give warning message for books not in book list.
Prevent astro window bars extending beyond window.
Fixed crash when new character name was too long.
A few additions and fixes for kibora's rotating minimap.

LabRat
More work on the shadowed text in the HUD
Mapwalk dance fix
Various small bugfix suggestions with other developers

Acelon
Galienne temple addition, map bug fixes.

And a big thanks to all the Mods! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

Learner
Aislinn
Ghrae
Thyralax
Asgnny
Eiri
Acelon
DustPuppy
Maxine
Theryndan
Annatira
Spleenie
Apparition
Creedka
molime
Usl
Theladin
Samy_Navilian
Sampaio
Ghaele
Geritt

Server Update 7- 4 - 2008

New perk: Ethereal Ranger
New perk: Wilhelm Tell. The exp given, although 10% more than normal, can be actually lower than before taking the perk, but it depends on many circumstances.
New engineering items: Fire arrows, Mana drain ward.
New engineering books.

Server Update 6- 24 - 2008

New command: #ignore_bots
It does what you'd expect it to do, however it is only for channels, not for local or PM. Typing the command again will unignore them. Note that this will work for ALL the channels, not just marketing.

New perk: One
Mines, caltrops, wards, etc. hurt you in non PK maps as well. The Undereworlds, and the Underworlds alone, are an exception.

New perk: The Underworlder
Allows you to use the teleport to portal rooms (both versions), and teleport rings directly from the underworld. A good idea if you chose to get One.

New Perk: The Summoner
Gives 10 more summoning levels for the purpose of calculating your creature's attack, 20 more levels for the purpose of calculating their defense, as well as +5% more critical to hit and to damage.

The Artificer perk has been reintroduced.

Server Update 6- 8 - 2008

Actually, the changes are in effect since the server was restarted yesterday, but I forgot to post about them.
The summoned monsters have their attack based on this formula: Original attack + summoning_level%
Their defense is: 0 + (summoning_level/2)%

Server Update 6- 7 - 2008

New invasion monster, no hints about it, no details, except that it will ALWAYS drop something good (at least 10Kgc).
Increased the penalties for the special arrows when used in conjunction with a non ranged weapon or unarmed.
The magic arrow fomula is the same, but will produce 75 arrows. Yes, not very realistic, but who cares?
The bronze armor formula has been disabled for a few months.
The Iron Plate book price has been reduced to 20K

Server Update 5- 29 2008

Fixed some grammar errors.
Added the RC mine/detonator* and their books.
Increased the invasion monsters drop chance (especially for higher end creatures, but not only).
Arrow/bolt head and yew weight less.
Magic arrows are makable.*
Mines and caltrops have 5 less base damage, but the engineering level/5 is applied to the damage as a bonus.
All the mines are storable in the normal storages.
The Hazmat storages also allow deposit or withdrawal of normal items as well.
Mercury is now storable in normal storages.

• The formulas on the manufacture page does not list the quantity. Those formulas produce more than 1 item, and the quantity should be adequate.

Also, the RC detonator will dissapear after each use, as seen on the test server.

Updates from 4-20 to 5- 28 2008

(5-5-08) Server Update
The leather gloves are in the tools category now.
TSing reduce by 8, rather than by 10.
Reduced the feros auto attack level a little.
Mr. Ice Dragon now has a spawn.
The tunics are makable.
4 negative perk removal stones. You will need to pay back the PPs though.
Most of the invasion monsters/animals will now have a chance to drop better stuff, some of the stuff being unique (invasion tokens and perk removal stones). The higher the monster level, the higher the chance to drop stuff.

(5-5-08) Server Update
Changed the break rate of the bronze sword to 1/25 (from 1/10.
The arrow head formula will now produce two arrow heads.
Some penalties removed from the bronze armor (plate and cuisses), and it will also degrade into damaged bronze armor (plate, cuisses, greaves). This degraded armor is not, and will not be for the forseable future repairable.
The black and red dragon armor (except for the helms) will also degrade, and the degraded versions can not be repaired.
Added a new invasion monster, the Shy Rat. Some of them, (1/1000 chance) will drop invasion tokens, that will be redeemable later.
Added 12 new spawns.

Newbie stuff, not for most of the players:
Simplified the newbie tutorial a little, and fixed some obsolete stuff errors. Newbies start with more a/d experience (1K), and go to the underworld and lose items only after OA 15. Rabbits and beavers made weaker.

(4-19-08) Server Update
Added the magic and failure astrology modifiers.
Changed the breaking mechanism a little, now the items should, under certain circumstances, break less.
Leonard will leave the map soon after killing someone.

Maintenance: The guilds member lists fixed (to take into account name changes, etc.)
Old and innactive newbie accounts removed.
P2Ps expiration done.

(5-20-08) Announcements/New Arenas Constructed!

A collection of warriors has banded together to create arenas for others like them to use throughout the regions of Irilion. Construction took place in Zirakinbar, Iscalrith, and Kusamura. Each of them has a level restriction on those who can use them, to aid in friendly fighting between fellow fighters.
Jasla came to test out the new Zirakinbar arena with another fighter. They practice shooting their bows at eachother on the raised-platform arena. She has this mental image to share.

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Jasla shooting arrows at the Zirakinbar Arena

(5-20-08) Announcements/Mysteries Abound in Azaghal Castle

The dark castle of Azaghal has been closed for months now for unknown reasons, but it seems that passage through this evil place is again possible. Jasla carefully explored the castle, but doesn't seem to remember her way around for some reason. What dark magic could be at work here? She sends a mental image from the main corridor.
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Jasla stays near the light, and hopes the creatures leave her be.

(5-22-08) General Chat/ Mines
In order to make the mines more useful, I came up with a few ideas:
1. Make the mines be storable in the normal storage.
2. Add some extra damage based on the engineering level of the one who placed them.
3. New mines (the RC mine).
4. New negative perk, "One".

Now, the new perk is the most interesting.
It will give something like 5-10 PPs (to be determined). What this perk will do is very simple (and evil). It will make you take damage from mines/caltrops/etc. even in non PK areas. With the new RC mines, that's going to kind of suck to be you, because if you afk for just moments, someone can place 8 RC mines around you, then boom.

So, the question is, is there anyone willing to take the perk? And if so, for how many PPs?

Please post only if you are willing to take it, I don't want stuff like: "Lol no one is gonna take it lol".

(5-22-08) General Chat/ Harvesting and Food Shortage
Summary
When harvesting, food level seems to drop quicker than 1 point per minute. Change not seen listed in the official server update announcements. When was this change implimented?

Been like that for a while

1 food per minute: Blue Star Flower, Impatiens, Tiger Lilly, Red Snapdragons, Lilacs, Blue Lupines, Chrysanthemum, Cactus, Yellow Rose, Red Rose, Black Rose, White Asiatic Lily, Swamp Candles, Sunflowers
Faster food rate: Wheat, Cotton, Daffodils, Mugwort, Valerian, Rue, Poppies, Dandelion, Poison Ivy, Toadstool, Tulips, Red Currents, Blue Berries, Henbane, Mullein, Nightshade, Yarrow, Wormwood, White Chanterelle, Ogre Toes, Tree Mushroom

Server Update 2008-4-19

New books, new formulas, and new items.

The new formulas can be found at http://www.eternal-lands.com/manufacture.htm

Also, the check for determining if weapons or equipment breaks have been changed to happen each time there is a hit, regardless of damage. Some people were exploting this by pvping in their highest armors, so no damage was done, and no items broke.

New TEST update
Read ALL & follow the instructions below before downloading or doing anything!

We need some people to test out the new sky client. Please post bugs here on it.

If you do not know how to unzip files then don't try this unless you have someone to help you!

1. Download this zip file(windows client only): http://www.eternal-lands.com/misc/EL_skytest01.zip And unzip it into your Eternal Lands directory. It will overwrite some files.

2. Run the new el_sky01.exe file. This file can only be found in your EL directory, it won't automatically appear on your desktop or replace the icons currently on your desktop.

Once you have the client running...

1. Under the Adv. Video settings adjust the Near & Far plane distance. The Near plane should be something very small, I have mine set at the minimum value: 0.10. The Far plane can be as large as your computer can handle. So just use whatever works for you and adjust it as needed.

2. Under Sky&Cam tab click on Extended Camera-this allows you to see the sky.

3. Under the Details tab, make sure you have Render Fog turned on. The fog has been changed quite a lot and it's now a part of the sky atmosphere. If you experience any problems or can't run the client with the fog on then turn it off.

4. Feel free to play with the settings under the Sky&Cam tab, and try out the Follow cam.

5. Pressing alt+f puts you into first person view. Pressing alt+g puts you in "Grab Mode".

6. With the sky, having a lower perspective set, around 40, will look better than having it very high. Having it high is no longer needed to see far in the distance.

Trouble shooting: 1. Do you log in and it's all black? Do #1 above. 2. Does your camera go undergound and get "stuck"? Press alt+f, then alt+f again to go back to normal 3rd person view. 3. Do you see no sky? Go to Sky&Cam tab and press Extended Camera. 4. The water probably looks awkward because the clouds don't match the reflection in the water. That'll be fixed.

In El forums/Game topics/General Chat/Xfire

Hi folks,
A long time ago a few players tried to get Eternal Lands working on Xfire and getting Xfire's official support. I had made a simple website to guide players. For a short period of time we had moderators broadcasting the url to this site. We also have an Eternal Lands Players guild on Xfire. It's almost been three years and unfortunately we still haven't had enough demand to get officially supported.

For those who don't know what Xfire is: Xfire (pronounced ex-fire) is a freeware instant messaging service targeted at gamers, that also serves as a game server browser and has various other features (like voice-chat, in-game instant messaging, game tracking and many more). It's designed for Windows (Linux users see "Gfire", Mac OS X users see "Xblaze") and is rapidly developing. They have over 7 million registered users and is said to be essential for the everyday gamer. More information can be found on their website or here.

I believe having Eternal Lands supported by Xfire will not only increase the number of Xfire users here in EL, but it will also lure new players to our world.

So this is why I've decided to create a new, fresh thread, along with a tutorial on how to get EL (unofficially) working on Xfire (w00t w00t!). I'm doing this so we can all test it out, to see if it works, see if there's any bugs, and whether or not we can solve it. Just keep in mind that many features of Xfire won't be available until it's officially supported. So if you have Xfire, that's great. If not, you can download it, register and try helping out.

In order to get Xfire to detect Eternal Lands, you will need to do the following five simple steps: (make sure both EL and Xfire are closed before following the steps)

1. I came up with a code that gets EL working on Xfire, it's not perfect, but it works. In the directory your Xfire is installed in there is a file named 'xfire_games.ini', open it with your favourite text editor and scroll down to the end and add the following code, save it and close it.

CODE

[99]

LongName=Eternal Lands

ShortName=el

LauncherDirKey=HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Eternal Lands

LauncherExe=el.exe

DetectDirDefault=C:\Program Files\Eternal Lands

ProcessWindowTitle=Eternal Lands

Launch=%UA_LAUNCHER_EXE_PATH% %UA_LAUNCHER_EXTRA_ARGS% %UA_LAUNCHER_NETWORK_ARGS%

InGameRenderer=OGL

InGameFlags=ENABLE_MOUSE

2. Launch Xfire up and see if it has automatically detected Eternal Lands. Go to Tools > Launch. Is EL there on the list? If it is skip step 3. If not we will have to manually show Xfire EL's installation path.

3. We will have to manually add EL to Xfire's launch list now. Go to Tools > Options > Games tab. Expand the 'Not Installed' list and scroll down to where 'Eternal Lands' is and select it. Select 'Manual Setup', hit browse and find the path to Eternal Lands (ie. C:\Program Files\Eternal Lands\). Hit 'Apply' and then 'OK'. Yes, I know it doesn't have an icon because it's not officially supported by Xfire.

4. We will try launching EL through Xfire now. Go to Tools > Launch > Eternal Lands. If it does launch see if your Xfire Status (the message at the bottom of your Xfire window) shows 'Eternal Lands'. If it does, congratulations! Now the developers at Xfire have nothing left to do, the code is ready, they just have to get off their lazy arses and test the code out for themselves.

5. Now to see if Xfire In-Game works. Once EL has opened up and you've logged on hit ScrLk+X. You should get the In-Game menu to show up (if it doesn't work at first try going into FullScreen mode and out again). If it works, great job! Check if the Screenshot feature works as well, hit ScrLk+S for that. You can upload the screenshots onto your Xfire profile for everyone to see and show that EL works!

Post here if you can't get it working and we'll see if we can help you. Those of you who are intelligent and computer literate, if you would like to try and tweak the code a bit here is a list of properties and variables available. My Xfire username is sistema, you can add me if you wish. You can also post here if you would like to join the EL Players guild on Xfire too.

Here's a screenshot that shows the Xfire In-Game menu in Eternal Lands:

(IMG:http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/6863/elonxfireqo6zo8.th.jpg)

I would like as many people as possible to test this out for me. Once we've confirmed that it's working we can start posting on the EL support thread on the Xfire forums. There's no other way for EL to get supported guys, we need to show that we have demand, and I simply can't do this alone. So please, bump the topic there as often as you can.

• I would also like to request people who have got it working to send Pilot51, an Xfire regular known and acknowledged by the Xfire devs, a private message through the Xfire forums saying that you vote for EL to be supported. He has a list of games which want support, and how many people have voted for it here. Thanks.*

Thank you, - Sistema.

Server Update 2008-4-16

Update on Ranging
Yew can be harvested for when the time comes to make arrows. Harvestable areas are Kasumara Jungle 80, 343 and Grunbani Plains 71,225. You'll need to purchase a saw or two from a general store. Not sure what harvest skill you need, recommended is 80.

Updates On Pets Read the whole thing before replying, or you get banned

Soon I want to start working at some pets, one at a time. The first pet will be the fighter pet, and I will like some feedback (constructive and intelligent feedback ktnxb).

The way I see the pets is like this: 1. You buy a pet egg (later on, it might be manufacturable under summoning, but not sure about it yet). The price of the egg will be high, perhaps around 100-200K, to prevent everyone from getting it and overcrowd the game with pets.

2. Once you use the egg, the pet spawns, starting at level 1.

3. There will be 10 levels for the pet, the levels will be different than for the players.

4. The pet will be around for a limited time, and will require pet food. For example, 1 minute of the pet being around will cost 1 food item. The food price will have to be determined, probably something like 100 gc.

5. The pet will auto feed if you have food in your inventory, and there will be a way to unsummon the pet if desired (for example, to stop eating food if not in use). Alternatively, you will be able to give the pet as much food as you want, and it won't self feed from your inventory. The exact implementation needs to be decided.

6. Once the pet is unsummoned, you will need a special item to resummon it, and the item will dissapear after each use. The cost of the item will be around 200gc, but that's to be dtermined.

7. If the pet dies (such as during a fight), then you will need a pet ressurection item, which will be in the 500-1K gc range.

8. You will be able to give your pet some items, such as healing potions, which it will use by itself, when needed.

9. When the pet dies, it will lose all the items.

10. There will be some combat settings for the pet, for example cautious, normal or aggressive. A cautious will only attack weaker monsters, while an aggressive pet will attack anything it can find. Probably there will also be a setting to tell the pet if you want it to attack only those you are fighting with, or anyone that is not an ally.

11. Leveling up: This is the tricky part, where I want some feedback. There will be a few things to help level the fighter pet: a. Food. The more time he is around, the more he will be able to level. b. Pet exp stones (which will increase the pet exp), and will be buyable from the NPC. c. Killing enemies. There should be a way to avoid people with pets competing with newbies over the rabbit-goblin spawns, so perhaps only stronger monsters than the pet will count for exp. purposes. Probably, a level will take all 3 of the above mentioned things. For example, to move to level 2, a pet will need to be summoned for at least 1 hour, kill 20 monsters, and get 10 pet exp stones. Of course, the numbers are PIOMA (pulled in out of my ass), and they will need some careful consideration.

So, what do you think? Any ideas? Please notice that we are talking about the fighting pet here, not the pets in general. Any questions/suggestion about pets in general will be deleted, and the poster will be suspended from the forums for a few weeks.

Server Update 2008-4-7

1.6.0 UPDATE download from EL

(4/5/08) The bows and arrows are buyable from the NPC now. Please keep in mind that the prices/attributes of the bows and arrows might be adjusted in the future.

In other news, Leonard, new c2 roving monster/animal that will attack at night, has a better player avoidance routine when scared, and the brooken book seller NPC (that was in an inaccessible map) has now been placed outside of his shop.

(4/2/08) 1. Fixed a REALLY nasty bug where Leonard would lose 1 a/d every minute. Now wonder n00bs were able to get him. 2. Slightly improved his flee. There will be some new improvements soon. 3. Now he only gets out at night. 4. A couple map bug fixes.

Server Update 2008-3-25

From Server Update 2008-2-8 :

• The new storager is located in the Willovine Academy.
• The HazMat Storage in C2 has been moved to the Melinis sewers.
  

Special Thanks to Gampa

(3/21/08) A New Deity has Arisen!

The Churches have just reported that two of the past Greater Gods have left their Godly Realm and two more Gods have been promoted to Godly status! Lucaa, a past resident of the city of Zirakinbar, and Jayden, and expert potionist have dropped their mortal status to become of higher power! Glydoc and Centau have both been taken off the worshipping list by the churches of Seridia and Irilion. The new Deities will certainly bring some new changes to the lands we know.

(3/28/08) - Found in General Chat For you folks that understand this :) Here is the binary, compiled by Schmurk on Ubuntu: http://www.eternal-lands.com/elc_160_linux.zip Here is the data: http://www.eternal-lands.com/el_update_data_160.zip Please note that the data is slightly incomplete, as in missing some future items. We are going to add soon, so I will provide a zip with those modified files, but for now, this data is adequate. Let me know if it works for you, and post your linux distro too. Please post in forum even if it works.

• [edit] Here is a semi static bin: http://www.eternal-lands.com/elc_160_linux_static.zip

Let them know in forum if this works.

RC Update
In General Chat/Linux 1.6.0 client test This is, hopefully, the final RC before the actual update. If this RC testing goes well, we can have the update sometime this week. Please note that some modified maps are included, so in some areas on the main server you will experience map issues. Please do not report them, or you will get banned for at least 1 month from the forum. Those maps should, however, be working on the test server, so if you decided to use the final RC and go on the test server, do report possible map issues here (with coordinates and preferably a screenshot)/

The files are: http://www.eternal-lands.com/el_final_rc_160.exe (el_rc_160_final.exe is the exe for the new client, so don't use el.exe) For Linux/BSD/Mac, the data only is here: http://www.eternal-lands.com/el_update_data_160.zip.

Server Update 2008-3-11

(3/10/08) Arrow test on test server seems to have gone well. Check Out EL Forums/ General Chat/ Arrows test for more more.

(3/4/08)

• The tiger stone is slightly cheaper and gives a little bit less exp.
• The 'unmakeable hat' bug was fixed.
• The robe shirts are now makeable. http://www.eternal-lands.com/manufacture.htm for details.
• You can also visit the wiki's Tailoring Index for more information
  

(3/11/08) PRE RC 11 - http://www.eternal-lands.com/el_pre_rc_12_03_07.exe Install it in your EL folder, don't make backups or anything! Run el_pre_rc_11.exe Hopefully, this is the last PRE RC, so I strongly encourage everyone to test it and report problems.
Report any issues in EL Forums/General Chat/ Pre RC 11. If you still have problems with the selection, you can turn it off in the config window, under the Video tab.

An Old God Gains New Insight (3/10/08)

The ancient God Iringold, the father of the Draegoni, has had a recent surge in worship gain. In turn, followers have constructed a shrine in honor of the forgotten God. The shrine can be found somewhere in Irinveron.
For those who don't know, Iringold stays most active in the cold regions of Irilion. Seemingly pleased with the sudden spurt of worshipers, Iringold's glee also seems to have adjusted the appearance of Hulda. In turn, Irinveron seems to have had some sudden geographical changes as well.

Server Update 2008-2-25

• And here is the harvesting pet Mules: Brown, Black, and Gray.
  • mules
• Here's the first look at some pets for the game. These pets will be p2p, meaning there'll be some other default pets.
  • dragon pets
• Quivers: Regular, Magic, Fire, Ice, Explosive(top row is for regular bows, bottom are bolts for crossbows)
  • quivers
• Bows: Long, Short, Recurve, Elven, Crossbow
  • [Image:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v59/fflewddar/bows.jpg bows]

Server Update 2008-2-8

• New storager (will post when I have the place)
• The C2 hazmat storager was moved to a more convenient location (Melinis)
• The hats formulas were fixed, to take into account the presence or lack of feathers.
• The pants are makable now. {As seen in Tailoring Index}
• New engineering item, the Invasionmeter.

                           Invasionmeter
                           Items needed: 1 Enriched Magic Essence
                                         1 Refined Vegetal Mixture
                                         1 Gypsum
                           Knowledge needed: Invasionmeter
                           Required Nexuses: Artificial: 4
                           Recommended Skills: Engineering: 38
                           Experience given: Engineering exp: 220
                           Food substracted: 25

Server Update 2008-2-8

• We now have a Gallery feature for the forums! http://www.eternal-lands.com/forum/index.php?autocom=gallery

It's up in the top right of the screen next to the Calendar link You can create your own member album with up to 20 pictures, or add pictures to the galleries that allow it. Please remember to respect all Eternal Lands game rules when submitting an image!

• If you have any problems or questions please contact Roja.

Server Update 2008-2-4

In the upper right side of the forums page, there is a "Calendar" link, which opens.. the calendar. http://www.eternal-lands.com/forum/index.php?act=calendar Until very recently, we never used this feature, but from now on we will. It helps organizing contests and events better, and helps avoiding multiple people planning for different events on the same day/time. Everyone is welcome to post events there, but before you do, you must read and respect the following rules and regulations: http://www.eternal-lands.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=40350

Server Update 2008-1-26

• All the hats/scarfs (except for those from the store) are makable.
• The black dragon armor is also makable. http://www.eternal-lands.com/manufacture.htm
• Fixed the self poison 'cures' poison bug.
• Made the mines (small, medium, and high explosive) last for 20 minutes, rather than 10.
• Made the auto invasion not happen while there is an admin invasion in progress.

Server Update 2008-1-12

• Fixed the bug with phantom warriors causing resyncs and a bug that crashed the server under some strange circumstances. Also added more logging to the server to detect potentially similar bugs.
  

Year 2007

Server Update 2007-12-26

• Introduced Attribute Caps for Primary Attributes. It is currently set at 48. This update also allowed for those with attributes above 48 who were affected by this change to redistribute any point above 48 they had spent.
• Changed the way the Restoration Spell works so that it no longer provides an automatic full health recharge.
• Changed the reagent cost for Heal Other. Instead of the one Health Essence that was required, it now takes two.

--DragonCairn 19:33, 27 December 2007 (UTC)