General News:
We're currently #13 on the topmudsites list. You can vote for us on there once every twelve hours by clinking on the link at the top of the GDB or off the main page.
New review of the game at:
http://www.topmudsites.com/cgi-bin/reviews/robboard.cgi?action=display&num=780
We're looking into advertising on the Mud Connector and Top MUD Sites. Costs vary, but to do both would run us about $115 dollars per month.
Code News:
Bug fix: ldesc reverts to normal after missing with an arrow. (Morgenes)
Crash bug with decaying corpses fixed. (Morgenes)
Elemental Fog and Shield of Nilaz show up in stat (Sanvean)
Jozhals leave more distinctive tracks (Sanvean)
Weather has been tinkered with (Sanvean)
If you sniff someone who's been doing spice, you can smell it on them. (Sanvean)
Small brew bug fixed (Sanvean)
Pilot error message made slightly more informative (Sanvean)
You can now swallow terradin cures. (Sanvean)
Read command no longer makes concentration falter. (Sanvean)
Documentation News:
Help files added for TATTOO (cross referenced with TATTOOS, TATTOOING)
Folksong added at http://ginka.armageddon.org/general/updates/
Story added: http://ginka.armageddon.org/general/updates/
Machine News:
We bought more RAM for ginka, bringing us up to 512 MB.
Staff News:
None this week.
World News:
15 tattoos contributed by account Snarf
1 tattoo contributed by account Harcroft
Gaj seating expanded (never thought I'd see a necessity for that, whoo)
The usual clan related building
Recommended playing times:
Upcoming RPT: 10:00 PM CST, Friday, 9 March 2001, in the Southlands, centered around Allanak. Allanaki militia in particular are encouraged to be around.
Upcoming RPT: Sunday, March 11 2001 in Allanak, gladiator games, time not yet determined.
Bugs/typos/ideas fixed or implemented submitted by the following folks:
Ancient (1), Anoshiruvan (1), Armaddict (2), Boxman (2), Cartaxo (1), Elzocone (1), Harcroft (1), Petter (1), Priestess (2), Rakkis (1), Roleplayer (1), Trigod (1), Wakehip (1), Xanous (1), Zacharai (1)
(I should note that in the case of duplicates, I have credited the first person to report them and not subsequent folks, in the interest of not spending TOO much time on tracking these. Thanks. -San)
Clan and Special Character News:
Allanak Templars: contact nessalin@ginka.armageddon.org
Blackmoon: contact keraptis@ginka.armageddon.org
House Borsail: contact daigon@ginka.armageddon.org or savak@ginka.armageddon.org
Conclave: contact tlaloc@ginka.armageddon.org
House Fale: contact aernis@ginka.armageddon.org
The Guild: ic recruitment only
Kadius: contact karianna@ginka.armageddon.org (southern branch) or naephet@ginka.armageddon.org (northern branch)
Kurac: contact arkon@ginka.armageddon.org
House Oash: contact sanvean@ginka.armageddon.org
Rebellion: contact aernis@ginka.armageddon.org or savak@ginka.armageddon.org
Salarr: contact naephet@ginka.armageddon.org
Tan Muark: contact sanvean@ginka.armageddon.org or savak@ginka.armageddon.org
House Tor: contact bhagharva@ginka.armageddon.org
T'zai Byn: ic recruitment only
Applications for gladiators should be sent to bhagharva@ginka.armageddon.org
Applications for sponsored chars should be sent to nessalin@ginka.armageddon.org
There are 22327 rooms, 13031 objects, and 4587 npcs in the game.