Weekly Update for Sunday, December 15th, 2002

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General News:

• We're currently #8 on topmudsites, thanks for voting!
• As part of an ongoing project, Naephet will be updating and correcting objects in the database, which may result in some noticeable changes. Email problems to him.

Code News:

• Clan added for Zagren (Nessalin)
• New liquid type added (kumiss) (Nessalin)
• You can now target objects and characters with the idea/bug/typo commands. This will result in the object or npc number, or the PC name/account getting logged. Syntax is: , as in typo quiver Second line of description has it's instead of its. If target is not an object in the person's equipment, inventory, or room, and not a character in the room, then the bug/typo/idea looks exactly like the old ones. (Nessalin)
• crafting: 1 basketmaking item (from account Sakra), numerous fletchery items from account Donta (Sanvean)

World Changes:

• 9 objects from account Donta (Brixius)
• New Tuluk updates (Laeris)
• 4 new items for Kurac (Mekeda)
• Rumors updated in northlands (Myrdryn)
• Wildlife updates in northlands (Myrdryn)
• Kadian shop updates (Naephet)
• Shop and npc in Red Storm, submitted by Narlac (Naephet)
• Update to southlands geography (Naephet)
• Additional Nenyuk housing in northlands (Sanvean)
• Poets' Circle Updates (Sanvean)
• Silver Ginka update (Sanvean)
• 5 tattoos from account EvilRoeSlade, 2 items from account Hitomi, 1 item from account Kiddgoth, 7 items from account Morninglight, 1 item from account Sakra, 1 room from account Tenus (Vendyra)
• 4 new shops in the desert elf outpost (Vendyra)
• 1 new shop in Tuluk (Vendyra)
• Allanak shop updates (Vendyra)
• Desert elf outpost updates (Vendyra)

Staff changes:

• None this week

Documentation News:

• The GDB archives can now be read by going to the old GDB site.
  Winrothol documentation update from account Hitomi (Vendyra)
• Helpfiles updated:
  SKILL_FEATHER_WORKING
• Webpages updated:
  Slavery on Zalanthas (Thank you to Mog for his excellent additions to the docs)

Bugs/typos/ideas fixed or implemented submitted by the following folks:

Anoshiruvan (2), Arkala (1), Armageddon (1), Crowder (1), Dagor (1),
EvilRoeSlade (2), Halaster (1), Hellripper (1), Hoodwink (1), Ibrahim (1), Jonjon (1), Lazloth (1), Mansa (1), Marko (1), Myrdryn (31), Naephet (1), Nari (1), Narlac (3), Nineveh (1), Neroli (1), Olafson (1), Peabody (4), Phoenix (9), Progeny (3), Seril (1), Shyzan (1), Tehanu (1), Tenus (2), Wooster (1), Xeria (3)
Fixers were Laeris, Sanvean and Vendyra

Clan and Special Character News:

• Bards of Poets' Circle discussion board added, please drop Sanvean a line if you should be on it. Include your gdb login name. Winrothol and Tenneshi updates (Vendyra)

• Akei Ta Var: contact Bakha
• Allanak Templars and Militia: contact Halaster
• Anyali: contact Sanvean
• Bards of Poets' Circle: contact Sanvean
• House Borsail: contact Cerebus
• The Guild: ic recruitment only - send issues to Zargren
• Haruch Kemad: contact Zargren
• Jihaen Templars: contact Bakha
• Kadius: contact Naephet
• Kurac: contact Brixius or Mekeda
• Lirathan Templars: contact Laeris
• House Nenyuk: contact Sanvean
• House Oash: contact Nechomacus
• Salarr: contact Bakha
• Tan Muark: contact Nechomacus
• House Tenneshi: contact Vendyra
• House Tor: contact Myrdryn
• T'zai Byn: ic recruitment only - send issues to Tlaloc
• House Winrothol: contact Vendyra
  
  
• Send special character requests to Nessalin;
  send gladiator requests to Bhagarva

75 applications approved, 27 denied, 49 edited this week.
There are 26392 rooms, 15882 objects, and 5636 npcs in the game.