DragonRealms Updates (2013)

Changes to the game during the 2013 calendar year.

January

• DragonRealms 3.0 released.
• Recalls released to everyone. (Post)

February

• SimuCoin shop released at http://store.play.net/store/purchase/DR
• Dire Bear and Silver-backed Bears take up residence in the Crossing scout ogre area. Small Premium sections opened up.
• Taisgath justice activated. (Post)
• FACEPALM command added.
• RANDOM command added.
• DFA Spells now have their own mechanically enforced reduction in damage compared to non-DFA spells of the same style. (Post)
• High level hunting added near Dirge.
• Disablers applied to players are now on a diminishing returns system. (Post)
• Optional combo system returns to combat. (Post)

March

• Added a skill-based warning when cambrinth link is about to drop.
• Invoking a cambrinth item will reset the link expiration.
• Airship added that travels between Langenfirth and M'Riss.
• Renown scrolls rereleased for Empaths, Clerics,
• A link is no longer needed to teach Empathy skill.
• You can now enter the vaults with a bleeder.

April

• P2 Necromancer guild opened
• Hider item rewrite. Most item hiders now work with each other.
• People falsely accused of necromancy now have a short window to leave town before being charged.
• Resurrection magics have a chance to save scrolls and will retain some field experience. (Post)

May

• Additional Necromancer guild(s) released.
• Naphtha rewritten to cover specific areas and ignite differently.
• Seating areas enhanced with new commands. (Post)

June

• Player-Owned Caravan system expanded. (Post)
• Guardian Spirit alterations announced. (Post)
• Initial dyeing system released.
• SHOW <object> ALWAYS and NORMAL released.

July

• New thief ambush released.
• Thief confidence is not completely tanked when being resurrected. Amount retained is based on number of favors.
• Notifications of skill bonuses added to the EXPERIENCE output via the MODS modifier. (Post)
• New Alchemy craft, Remedies is released. (Post)

August

• New crafting storage options, deed and tool storage, released. (Post)
• Ocan's Bait and Tackle opens in Fang Cove.
• Some fishing record boards updated to have local catch lists.
• Some Trader-financed gem and furrier shops are updated to allow 10 Traders to finance at a time.
• A small mining area added to the Frozen Heavens.
• Skinning and foraging Tasks updated. (Post)
• Sapphire Prisms have been rewritten and now can be used on others.

September

• Extensive bugs with colorless albredine rings fixed.
• Nomads of the Arid Steppe secthouse is opened in Forfedhdar.
• Necromancers of sufficient Outrage, either social or divine, no longer cause first strike or death soul penalties to Paladins.