Patch Notes from 1997-12-18

Patch Notes from 1997-12-18

• Dragons and drakes have gotten a lot meaner, and a lot harder to tame and keep tamed.
• Idle animations will now be less frequent when more people come onto the screen, to reduce lag from crowds.
• You cannot trap locked objects anymore with the new tinker's traps.
• We've made some more small adjustments to creature population.
• The Orc Lord and Orc Mage have been slightly adjusted in difficulty.
• There is now a Tips Wizard that comes up when you log into the game. *This window is minimizable and resizable, and has a "Do not show again" toggle.
• There is now an Update Wizard that displays the latest update information if you have not yet seen it.
• The skills window now displays 1/10 point increments.
• We fixed a case where the yes/no notoriety query popped up erroneously.
• You may want to check in your backpack! Happy holidays!
• The duration of field spells is now dependent on caster level.
• Area effect spell damage now scales down the further you are from the center of the effect.
• Field spells are no longer capable of occupying the same space. They also do less damage.
• Town criers are now going to start appearing in the game.
• Various parts of the map have been designated "no player housing" regions.
• Don't be surprised if you hear "Ho ho ho!" around the corner.
• Training dummies in player houses should all work immediately now.
• Large smithies are once again available.
• Spinning wheels should all work properly again.
• The bounty system now has messages to indicate why you were unable to report a murder.
• Not getting any message at all can still happen, which helps us track down the causes of not being able to report.

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