October 30, 2004

Weekly Update for October 30th, 2004

General News:
We continue to solicit player histories for the staff documentation. Anything's fair game for a write-up of your character. Immortalize yourself. All will be kept on the staff site, with any suitable material published on clan sites or elsewhere. Send your emails to Sanvean@armageddon.org, and include how you would prefer to be credited. These have been great!

Code Changes:
"Hunt" changed slightly for NPC's when animated by staff to mimic PC "hunt"; only affects staff. (Nessalin)
Added option to obtain scars without direct staff assistance -- see HELP CHANGE for more information. (Nessalin)

World Changes:
Several tattoos from Delirium. (Sanvean)
Added several objects and an NPC to the Desert Elf Outpost. (Sanvean)
Added several crafting recipes. (Sanvean)
Continuing Kadian updates. (Vanth)
Some Nenyuk & apartment updates/changes. (Vanth, Nidhogg)
Added a new gambling/party/trade tent to Luirs. (Mekeda, Savak, Adhira)
Minor tweaks among northern militia/templarate NPC's. (Savak)

Document Changes:
CHANGE helpfile updated. (Nessalin)
SEASONINGS helpfile added. (Sanvean)

Webpages Added:
Staff page for seasonings. (Sanvean)

Webpages Updated:
Another staff page for seasonings. (Sanvean)
http://www.armageddon.org/ic/ (Sanvean)

Staff Changes:
Gargath has retired, in order to save time for playing. (..Playing!)
Nidhogg is no longer working with Borsail, in order to focus on her other clans.

Typos/bugs/ideas:
AMoore (1), Ashyom (2), Cuusardo (1), Delirium (1), Duncan (1), Hitomi (1), Lorain (1), Mansa (2), Marc (2), Nari (2), Paterw (1), Phoenix (3), Savak (3).

Typo/bug/idea fixers this week were: Rihawke, Sanvean, Vanth.

Clan Assignments:

Allanak Templarate and Militia: Dyrinis@armageddon.org, Nidhogg@armageddon.org, Naiona@armageddon.org
Anyali: Louten@armageddon.org
Atrium: Adhira@armageddon.org
Bards of Poets Circle: Sanvean@armageddon.org, Mekeda@armageddon.org, Rihawke@armageddon.org
House Borsail: Naiona@armageddon.org and Xamminy@armageddon.org
Desert Elves: Bhagharva@armageddon.org
The Guild: Nidhogg@armageddon.org, Daigon@armageddon.org and Xygax@armageddon.org
Haruch Kemad: Bhagharva@armageddon.org
House Kadius: Ashyom@armageddon.org and Sanura@armageddon.org
House Kurac: Dakurus@armageddon.org, Halaster@armageddon.org and Mekeda@armageddon.org
Northern Templarate and Militia: Savak@armageddon.org and Mekeda@armageddon.org
House Nenyuk: Nidhogg@armageddon.org, Vanth@armageddon.org
House Oash: Ashyom@armageddon.org and Nechomacus@armageddon.org
House Salarr: Xamminy@armageddon.org, Daigon@armageddon.org, and Karianna@armageddon.org
Tan Muark: Savak@armageddon.org, Adhira@armageddon.org, Naephet@armageddon.org, and Gilvar@armageddon.org
House Tenneshi: Adhira@armageddon.org and Dakurus@armageddon.org
House Tor: Sanura@ginka.armageddon.org
T'zai Byn: Gilvar@armageddon.org
House Winrothol: Tlaloc@armageddon.org, Vanth@armageddon.org and Xamminy@armageddon.org
Unclanned characters: Halaster@armageddon.org, Karianna@armageddon.org, Xamminy@armageddon.org
Unclanned magickers: Tlaloc@armageddon.org

Special apps should be sent to Brixius@armageddon.org

66 applications accepted, 13 rejected, 48 edited
There are 27465 rooms, 19633 objects, and 6837 npcs in the game.
3281 items are craftable (16% of database)

Any errors or omissions should be sent to Savak@armageddon.org and MUD@armageddon.org.

Posted by Savak at 12:00 PM

October 23, 2004

Weekly Update for October 23rd, 2004

General News:
We continue to solicit player histories for the staff documentation. Anything's fair game for a write-up of your character. Immortalize yourself. All will be kept on the staff site, with any suitable material published on clan sites or elsewhere. Send your emails to sanvean@armageddon.org, and include how you would prefer to be credited. These have been great!

Code Changes:
Two new spells added (and integrated into guild skills as appropriate). (Halaster)

World Changes:
Several rooms added to Uaptal Theater in Tuluk (Rihawke)
Room, NPC, & object updates for Tor (Gargath)
Minor updates to Northern militia NPC's. (Savak)
Tactical placements of staff-only alerting script. (Savak)
Minor building updates for lesser known group. (Savak)

Document Changes:
Revised main page & added 2 new pages of Tor documentation (Gargath)
Minor updates to Northern militia/templarate docs. (Savak)

Staff Changes:
Ix Machina has retired, but has donated some cyborg parts to the cause.

Typos/bugs/ideas:
AMoore (2), Atalya (1), Blaze (1), Cuusardo (2), Daigon (1), EvilRoeSlade (1), Ibrahim (1), Jacob (1), Kneega (1), Lorain (3), Marc (3), Mirwen (1), Myrdryn (2), Naephet (1), Nari (1), Phoenix (1), Plazmegorrah (1), Praetorian (1), Savak (1), ShaLeah (1), Sirilla (1), Vox (1), Wday (1), Xamminy (2), Xanous (1), Xygax (1), Ziel (1).

Typo/idea/bug fixers this week were: Halaster, Rihawke, Sanvean, Vanth, Xamminy.

Clan Assignments:

Allanak Templarate and Militia: Dyrinis@armageddon.org, Nidhogg@armageddon.org, Naiona@armageddon.org
Anyali: Louten@armageddon.org
Atrium: Adhira@armageddon.org
Bards of Poets Circle: Sanvean@armageddon.org, Mekeda@armageddon.org, Rihawke@armageddon.org
House Borsail: Naiona@armageddon.org, Nidhogg@armageddon.org, Xamminy@armageddon.org
Desert Elves: Bhagharva@armageddon.org, Myrixt@armageddon.org, and Gargath@armageddon.org
The Guild: Nidhogg@armageddon.org, Daigon@armageddon.org and Xygax@armageddon.org
Haruch Kemad: Bhagharva@armageddon.org and Myrixt@armageddon.org
House Kadius: Ashyom@armageddon.org and Sanura@armageddon.org
House Kurac: Dakurus@armageddon.org, Halaster@armageddon.org and Mekeda@armageddon.org
Northern Templarate and Militia: Savak@armageddon.org and Mekeda@armageddon.org
House Nenyuk: Nidhogg@armageddon.org, Vanth@armageddon.org
House Oash: Ashyom@armageddon.org and Nechomacus@armageddon.org
House Salarr: Karianna@armageddon.org and Xygax@armageddon.org
Tan Muark: Savak@armageddon.org, Adhira@armageddon.org, Naephet@armageddon.org, and Gilvar@armageddon.org
House Tenneshi: Adhira@armageddon.org and Dakurus@armageddon.org
House Tor: Gargath@armageddon.org and Sanura@ginka.armageddon.org
T'zai Byn: Gilvar@armageddon.org
House Winrothol: Tlaloc@armageddon.org, Vanth@armageddon.org and Xamminy@armageddon.org
Unclanned characters: Halaster@armageddon.org, Karianna@armageddon.org, Xamminy@armageddon.org
Unclanned magickers: Tlaloc@armageddon.org

There were 65 applications accepted, 30 rejected, and 48 edited this week.
16% of the database is craftable.

Special apps should be sent to Brixius@armageddon.org

Posted by Savak at 10:20 AM

October 16, 2004

Weekly Update for October 16th, 2004

General News:
NOTE: A downed router prevented a significant proportion of both players and staff from connecting to ginka the entire weekend, meaning some work saved for staff downtime on Saturday was unable to be completed. Good news is, ginka is once again accessible to all.

We continue to solicit player histories for the staff documentation. Anything's fair game for a write-up of your character. Immortalize yourself. All will be kept on the staff site, with any suitable material published on clan sites or elsewhere. Send your emails to sanvean@armageddon.org, and include how you would prefer to be credited. These have been great!

Code Changes:
Minor update to staff utility script. (Raesanos)
Minor fix to apartment script following bug report. (Raesanos)
Work on background code for subguild skills. (Nessalin)

Document Changes:
Helpfiles updates: (Sanvean)
ARMOR
SPELL_CREATE_FOOD
UPDATE

Staff Changes:
Gesht has retired. We wish him all the best!

Typos/bugs/ideas:
AMoore (2), Ashyom (1), Brace (1), Chinwa (1), Craig (1), Cuusardo (4), Delirium (1), EvilRoeSlade (1), Flint (1), Hitomi (1), Hoodwink (2), Jarren (1), Lorain (1), Marc (2), Nari (1), Phoenix (1), Ralin (1), Rihawke (1), Savak (3), ShaLeah (1), Soltun (1), Tamau (1), Tarimad (1), Xamminy (1), Vanth (1), Zwen (3).

Typo/Bug/Idea fixers this week were: Raesanos, Sanvean.

Clan Assignments:
Allanak Templarate and Militia: Dyrinis@armageddon.org, Nidhogg@armageddon.org, Naiona@armageddon.org
Anyali: Louten@armageddon.org
Atrium: Adhira@armageddon.org
Bards of Poets Circle: Sanvean@armageddon.org, Mekeda@armageddon.org
House Borsail: Naiona@armageddon.org, Nidhogg@armageddon.org, Xamminy@armageddon.org
Desert Elves: Bhagharva@armageddon.org and Myrixt@armageddon.org
The Guild: Nidhogg@armageddon.org, Daigon@armageddon.org and Xygax@armageddon.org
Haruch Kemad: Bhagharva@armageddon.org and Myrixt@armageddon.org
House Kadius: Ashyom@armageddon.org and Sanura@armageddon.org
House Kurac: Dakurus@armageddon.org, Halaster@armageddon.org and Mekeda@armageddon.org
Northern Templarate and Militia: Savak@armageddon.org and Mekeda@armageddon.org
House Nenyuk: Nidhogg@armageddon.org, Vanth@armageddon.org
House Oash: Ashyom@armageddon.org and Nechomacus@armageddon.org
House Salarr: Ixmachina@armageddon.org, Karianna@armageddon.org and Xygax@armageddon.org
Tan Muark: Savak@armageddon.org, Adhira@armageddon.org, Naephet@armageddon.org, and Gilvar@armageddon.org
House Tenneshi: Adhira@armageddon.org and Dakurus@armageddon.org
House Tor: Gargath@armageddon.org and Sanura@ginka.armageddon.org
T'zai Byn: Gilvar@armageddon.org and Savak@armageddon.org
House Winrothol: Ammit@armageddon.org, Tlaloc@armageddon.org, Vanth@armageddon.org and Xamminy@armageddon.org
Unclanned characters: Halaster@armageddon.org, Karianna@armageddon.org, Xamminy@armageddon.org
Unclanned magickers: Tlaloc@armageddon.org

65 applications accepted, 30 rejected, 48 edited

Special apps should be sent to Brixius@armageddon.org

Posted by Savak at 05:07 PM

October 09, 2004

Weekly Update for October 9th, 2004

General News:
We continue to solicit player histories for the staff documentation. Anything's fair game for a write-up of your character. Immortalize yourself. All will be kept on the staff site, with any suitable material published on clan sites or elsewhere. Send your emails to sanvean@armageddon.org, and include how you would prefer to be credited. These have been great, but too few!

Code Changes:
More work on performance characteristics of our javascript system. (Xygax)
Completed script for a new/rare spell. (Gargath)

World Changes:
New general crafting recipes. (Halaster, Mekeda)
New Kurac & al Seik crafting recipes. (Mekeda)
Added a raw material item. (Mekeda)
Added several new items from Barzalene. (Vanth)
Several Tor updates to fix NPC's. (Gargath)
Building updates for an ongoing plot. (Gargath)
Building updates in a far northern zone. (Gargath)
NPC updates. (Naiona)
Ongoing Kadian updates. (Vanth)

Document Changes:
Updated 2 helpfiles for new/uncommon magick spells. (Halaster)
Working on update/expansion of docs for one desert elf tribe, more details when complete. (Gargath)
Updated documentation templates. (Sanvean)

Webpages Added:
http://www.armageddon.org/ic/bards/logs/maskeddance.html (Sanvean)
http://www.armageddon.org/intro/authority.html (Sanvean)
http://www.armageddon.org/ic/bards/resources.html (Sanvean)

Webpages Updated:
http://www.armageddon.org/ic/bards/logs/ (link added - Sanvean)
http://www.armageddon.org/intro/whatyouknow.html (link added, one item updated - Sanvean)
http://www.armageddon.org/original.html (multiple songs added by Bhuff, and my apologies for my slowness in getting them in - Sanvean)

Staff Changes:
Savak has taken over Northern Templars/Militia, with Mekeda's help.
Gilvar has taken over T'zai Byn.
Myrdryn has retired -- good luck, and hope to see you back in some form!


Typos/bugs/ideas:
Akasha (1), Appelles (1), Bushranger (1), Chris (1), Corinne (1), Craig (1), Dakkon (1), Delirium (5), Elgiva (1), Eska (1), Flint (1), Gilvar (1), Hitomi (2), Hoodwink (1), Jcruise (1), Jenred (1), Lorain (7), Louten (1), Mansa (2), Marc (3), Mekeda (4), Myrdryn (1), Nari (1), Narlac (1), Onar (1), Paterw (1), Priestess (1), Rtd (1), Sacac (1), Seethe (1), Sleazye (2), Spawnloser (1), Tamai (1), Valen (1), Vox (1), Wizturbo (1), Xanous (2), Xeria (1), ZalanthasNomad (1), Zwen (6).

Typo/Bug/Idea fixers this week: Halaster, Mekeda, Sanvean, Vanth, Xamminy

Clan Assignments:

Allanak Templarate and Militia: Dyrinis@armageddon.org, Nidhogg@armageddon.org, Naiona@armageddon.org
Anyali: Louten@armageddon.org
Atrium: Adhira@armageddon.org
Bards of Poets Circle: Sanvean@armageddon.org, Mekeda@armageddon.org
House Borsail: Naiona@armageddon.org, Nidhogg@armageddon.org, Xamminy@armageddon.org
Desert Elves: Bhagharva@armageddon.org and Myrixt@armageddon.org
The Guild: Nidhogg@armageddon.org, Daigon@armageddon.org and Xygax@armageddon.org
Haruch Kemad: Bhagharva@armageddon.org and Myrixt@armageddon.org
House Kadius: Ashyom@armageddon.org and Sanura@armageddon.org
House Kurac: Dakurus@armageddon.org, Gesht@armageddon.org, Halaster@armageddon.org and Mekeda@armageddon.org
Northern Templarate and Militia: Savak@armageddon.org and Mekeda@armageddon.org
House Nenyuk: Nidhogg@armageddon.org, Vanth@armageddon.org
House Oash: Ashyom@armageddon.org and Nechomacus@armageddon.org
House Salarr: Ixmachina@armageddon.org, Karianna@armageddon.org and Xygax@armageddon.org
Tan Muark: Savak@armageddon.org, Adhira@armageddon.org, Naephet@armageddon.org, and Gilvar@armageddon.org
House Tenneshi: Adhira@armageddon.org and Dakurus@armageddon.org
House Tor: Gargath@armageddon.org and Sanura@ginka.armageddon.org
T'zai Byn: Gilvar@armageddon.org and Savak@armageddon.org
House Winrothol: Ammit@armageddon.org, Tlaloc@armageddon.org, Vanth@armageddon.org and Xamminy@armageddon.org
Unclanned characters: Halaster@armageddon.org, Karianna@armageddon.org, Xamminy@armageddon.org
Unclanned magickers: Tlaloc@armageddon.org

77 applications accepted, 14 rejected, 66 edited this week.

Special apps should be sent to Brixius@armageddon.org

Posted by Savak at 05:35 PM

October 02, 2004

Weekly Update for October 2nd, 2004

General News:
We continue to solicit player histories for the staff documentation. Anything's fair game for a write-up of your character. Immortalize yourself. All will be kept on the staff site, with any suitable material published on clan sites or elsewhere. Send your emails to sanvean@armageddon.org, and include how you would prefer to be credited. These have been great, but so few!

Code Changes:
Further streamlining of "simdesert" scripts. (Halaster)
Minor updating of generic alerting script for staff. (Savak)

World Changes:
5 items (Halaster)
Several crafting recipes. (Halaster & Gilvar)
7 npc's - TheFrumeriousbandersnatch and Asinha (Mekeda)
7 items - Cuusardo, Jcruise, Delirium, and SevenDeadlyVenoms (Mekeda)
2 new npc's in Tuluki commons (Mekeda)
Minor Luirs updates. (Mekeda)
1 item & 1 npc (Xamminy)
4 items - Delirium and Lorain (Sanvean)
Several minor shop updates. (Sanvean)
1 npc - Minxslave (Vanth)
Minor updates to Tor npcs (Gargath)

Webpages Added:
http://www.armageddon.org/ic/bards/history.html (password protected) (Sanvean)

Staff Changes:
Gargath is back from a brief vacation.

Typos/bugs/ideas:
Akasha (1), Anael (1), Angelachristine (1), Appelles (1), Ashyom (5), Brianhartman (1), Chinwa (1), Daigon (1), Delirium (3), Elgiva (1), Elzocone (1), Fhyden (1), Gentle (1), Gilvar (2), Hitomi (4), IxMachina (1), Jehovy (2), Julian (1), Lazloth (6), Lorain (2), Majikal (1), Mansa (2), Marc (3), Mekeda (1), Myrdryn (5), Narlac (1), Nidhogg (1), Plazmegorrah (1), Petros (1), Phoenix (2), Samsara (2), Sarahjc (1), Spawnloser (3), Tamau (1), TheFlash (1), Vain (1), Vanth (1), Werd (1), Wizturbo (3), Xygax (1), Yang (1), Zacharai (4), Zalanthasnomad (1), Zwen (4).

Fixers this week were: Halaster, Sanvean, Mekeda, Vanth.

Clan Assignments:

Allanak Templarate and Militia: Dyrinis@armageddon.org, Nidhogg@armageddon.org, Naiona@armageddon.org
Anyali: Louten@armageddon.org
Atrium: Adhira@armageddon.org
Bards of Poets Circle: Sanvean@armageddon.org, Mekeda@armageddon.org
House Borsail: Naiona@armageddon.org, Nidhogg@armageddon.org, Xamminy@armageddon.org
Desert Elves: Bhagharva@armageddon.org and Myrixt@armageddon.org
The Guild: Nidhogg@armageddon.org, Daigon@armageddon.org and Xygax@armageddon.org
Haruch Kemad: Bhagharva@armageddon.org and Myrixt@armageddon.org
House Kadius: Ashyom@armageddon.org and Sanura@armageddon.org
House Kurac: Dakurus@armageddon.org, Gesht@armageddon.org, Halaster@armageddon.org and Mekeda@armageddon.org
Northern Templarate and Militia: Savak@armageddon.org and Mekeda@armageddon.org
House Nenyuk: Nidhogg@armageddon.org, Vanth@armageddon.org
House Oash: Ashyom@armageddon.org and Nechomacus@armageddon.org
House Salarr: Ixmachina@armageddon.org, Karianna@armageddon.org and Xygax@armageddon.org
Tan Muark: Savak@armageddon.org, Adhira@armageddon.org, Naephet@armageddon.org, Gilvar@armageddon.org
House Tenneshi: Adhira@armageddon.org and Dakurus@armageddon.org
House Tor: Gargath@armageddon.org and Sanura@ginka.armageddon.org
T'zai Byn: Gilvar@armageddon.org and Savak@armageddon.org
House Winrothol: Ammit@armageddon.org, Tlaloc@armageddon.org, Vanth@armageddon.org and Xamminy@armageddon.org
Unclanned characters: Halaster@armageddon.org, Karianna@armageddon.org, Xamminy@armageddon.org
Unclanned magickers: Tlaloc@armageddon.org

104 applications accepted, 23 rejected, 77 edited this week.

Special apps should be sent to Brixius@armageddon.org

Posted by Savak at 05:30 PM