Weekly Update for Sunday, January 19th, 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:

• Sandstorm visibility message made more informative (Morgenes)
• Sflag work: "new" string removed, # that appear in sdesc reduced to 2, sflags all now usable as keywords, changed order of precedence, assorted small sflag tweaks (Nessalin)
• Southern templars produce ocotillo wine with the create wine spell (if they have it) (Sanvean)
• If you are a northerner, you will be able to identify northern militia weapons and armor via the assess command; if a southerner, you will be able to identify southern militia weapons and armor. (Sanvean)
• Crafting: CLOTHWORKING: tweak to one item; ROPEMAKING:tweak to one item (Sanvean)
• Crim-code: soldiers sheathe weapons before subduing; soldiers will draw weapons before attacking (Tiernan)

World Changes:

• Northern Templarate stables update (Laeris)
• NPCs added to New Tuluk; other updates (Laeris)
• Scaien Wall update (Laeris)
• Northern Kurac estate updates (Mekeda)
• Merchant updates (Mekeda)
• NPCs added to New Tuluk (Mekeda)
• Kadian shop updates (Naephet)
• Continued work on Uaptal Theater. (Sanvean)
• Final work on Northern Byn compound; linked into the game (Tlaloc)

Staff changes:

• Naephet is handling special application and character requests - if you have an outstanding special application, please email it to him at naephet@armageddon.org

Documentation News:

• The GDB archives can now be read by going to the old GDB site.
• Webpages updated:
  Advertising
  ArmageddonMud's Journal

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

Nari (1), Niphin (1), Phoenix (3), Progeny (5), Sakra (1), Seril (1),
Stryfe (1), Trigod(2), VampyresChyld (1), Vendyra (1), Xeria (1)
Fixers were Laeris, Naephet, and Sanvean

Clan and Special Character News:

• Gladiators - PM Sanvean on the GDB and she will add you to the gladiator clan forum.
• Kurac - northern estate updates, Luirs Kurac tattooist updated
• Soh Lanah Kah members - contact Hot_Dancer on the GDB to get access to the clan discussion board.
• T'zai Byn - Northern compound now in game (Tlaloc)

• Akei Ta Var: contact Bakha
• Allanak Templars and Militia: contact Halaster
• Anyali: contact Sanvean
• Bards of Poets' Circle: contact Sanvean
• Dust Runners: contact Atshen
• House Borsail: contact Bakha
• The Guild: ic recruitment only - send issues to Zargren
• Haruch Kemad: contact Zargren
• Kadius: contact Naephet
• Kurac: contact Mekeda
• Lirathan Templars: contact Laeris
• House Nenyuk: contact Sanvean
• House Oash: contact Nechomacus
• Salarr: contact Cerebus
• 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

80 applications approved, 26 denied, 44 edited this week.
There are 26357 rooms, 16057 objects, and 5735 npcs in the game.