Difference between revisions of "Updates Archive 2009"

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12-31-09 I won't be around tonight to arrange the launch of the IotM. It will be out tomorrow.

12-30-09 There's 90% more prevandalism adventures, if you want to do Phil's criminology quests for variety.

12-22-09 A couple handfuls (handsful?) of welding recipes went live earlier. Many inspired by but not necessarily precisely like suggestions from the welding contest. Still many more to come, too.

12-22-09 It's blizzarding something fierce at Quirkz Media headquarters. Not sure if I'm getting a snow day tomorrow, but I'm going to go ahead and declare one for all of you.

12-20-09 Also, happy holidays to all the players. A little holiday gift awaits you.

12-20-09 The four talismans in the Wok of Stars have experienced their yearly changing of the guard.

12-12-09 Found a small bug with how permanent sidekicks are being handled. You may have to change them away/back to get everything set properly.

12-11-09 There's a storage area in your hideout where you can put things you don't need at the moment.

12-11-09 Somerset now has a new office/store that ought to be beneficial to (mostly) newer players.

12-07-09 There's no day like snow day!

12-06-09 Your neighborhood dive bar, the Cannonball Tavern, has been upgraded a touch.

11-30-09 The welding recipe contest is now closed. Winners and other details on the forums.

11-30-09 December's festive item of the month is in the Wok of Stars.

11-29-09 In honor of the upcoming welding recipe contest results, the next stages of metalmorph and catalyze skills have been implemented.

11-22-09 Some number of merit badges greater than two has been added to the game.

11-20-09 Noncombats with XP and chips drops are now affected by xp/chips bonuses, respectively. (Excepting anything caused by sidekicks--that part's too messy to add right now.)

11-20-09 The next "Tea Time with Ryme" will be Friday, November 20 at 9:11 p.m. US Mountain time (I think that's GMT -7?)), right after rollover, for a live Q&A session about the game. Details on the forums.

11-16-09 You can do the Criminology prevandalism quest without equipping the radio. It only needs to be in your inventory.

11-15-09 Memento displays have an "about this display" optional text field for owners to write things about their displays. And no, don't ask me about shelves yet.

11-14-09 Hey, it's a welding recipe contest! Details on the forums.

11-14-09 The next "Tea Time with Ryme" will be Saturday, November 14 at 7 p.m. US Mountain time (I think that's GMT -7?)) for a live Q&A session about the game. Details on the forums.

11-11-09 A much-requested "forgot password" link and tool is now on the main page. It's the little red text right below the login fields.

11-10-09 You can use SQUID and CTHULHU discs as long as you have a player in inventory, even if you're not wearing it.

11-09-09 Now that I've remembered, all those wandering villains from yesterday have placeholders for their eventual unique items. Can't believe I forgot that. In unrelated news, the garage properly enforces level limits now. Yay?

11-08-09 Stay on your toes, something's changed! There's a choice out there with potentially hefty (but fun) consequences.

11-07-09 It's transportation upgrade day. 4 new vehicle recipes plus one old vehicle has been upgraded.

11-04-09 Player journals (other notes) now give a comparative rank for some popular stats.

11-03-09 The weapon popups now display the class of weapon, as it relates to the attack messages.

11-02-09 The criminology lab downtown has a couple of new big-ticket items.

11-01-09 You may want to take a closer look at the text during combats. Certain aspects of it have been enhanced.

10-31-09 November's Item of the Month is in the Wok of stars.

10-31-09 Halloween (the 31st) is our two-year anniversary of going beta. Expect lots of fun to celebrate, starting then and running the entire month of November.

10-29-09 Ryme got some snow, so let's call it a snow day, shall we?

10-27-09 The business down at the ballpark is over with, and the Boston Stranglers are back in jail where they belong.

10-26-09 Uh-oh! The Boston Stranglers are up to their old hijinks down at Frank's Ballpark.

10-15-09 Couple of new items in the Criminology store, too.

10-15-09 A third and final option is available in the Criminology lab Downtown.

10-10-09 Another option is available in the Criminology lab Downtown.

10-10-09 The resting page has been enhanced.

10-04-09 This month's belated item of the month is (finally!) available in the Wok of Stars.

09-28-09 Last-minute travel plans are unfortunately going to keep me from finishing the IotM until the 4th, probably. Very sorry about that.

09-23-09 There's actually something to do now at that storefront downtown.

09-19-09 To cut down on an exponentially blooming range of possible combinations, the assemble items list has been restricted to just those items that can actually be assembled with other items.

09-12-09 The next "Tea Time with Ryme" will be Saturday, Sept 12, at rollover (9:10 p.m. US Mountain time (I think that's GMT -7?)) for a live Q&A session about the game. Details on the forums.

09-06-09 The Battle of the Bands is over, and the streets are safe again. Wait, who am I kidding?

09-06-09 Oh, no! The Battle of the Bands broke out into chaos again! Who could have guessed?

09-05-09 Uh-oh. You're starting to see more Battle of the Bands posters around town. Looks like it's scheduled for Monday!

08-31-09 Old Wok. New month, new item. Same as always.

08-28-09 Did I mention there's a /count [itemname / partial string] function in chat? It'll tell you the quantity of the item in your inventory.

08-24-09 The next "Tea Time with Ryme" will be Monday, August 24, at 7 p.m. US Mountain time (I think that's GMT -7?) for a live Q&A session about the game. Details on the forums.

08-23-09 New quest! Anyone who is level 10 and has finished the level 9 quest may want to check your journal to get started.

08-23-09 Put in a triad of quirky, player-interactive item drops. Applaud, chide, or just be inconsequential--it's fun!

08-05-09 A new item in a hard-to-reach place will serve as a pretty good fix to new problems introduced in other hard-to-reach places.

08-01-09 The item of the month for August has replaced the item of the month from July. And the wheel turns, and Items come and go.

07-25-09 The gadgeteer skill Catalyze has been expanded to include another metal and another set of equipment.

07-05-09 Psions have received a level 16 skill (Aura: Mental Magnetism). Naturalists have received a level 12 skill (Nurture vs. Nature).

07-05-09 The way the gadgeteer "upgrade X" skills work has been changed a touch. See the forums for details.

07-05-09 A metalmorph expansion pack has been released for elemental heroes.

06-30-09 July's Item of the Month is now hanging on a clothing rack in the Wok of Stars in Somerset.

06-28-09 Level 12 and higher gadgeteers now have a new skill, and a corresponding new gadget in their hideouts to play with.

06-28-09 The hospital now independently recognizes internal injuries and needs stitches and will heal them even if you're at full HP. Sickbay, too.

06-21-09 Elemental heroes have a new level 11 skill. With it comes a large array of shiny new stuff. Literally shiny, even.

06-15-09 The descent into madness will begin with the faintest tickle of premonition at the back of your neck. Check your journal for more ... if you dare! (Sorry, high-level content, only good if you're 29+.)

06-08-09 Yarr, there be a bounty aboard the mutiny. Err, I be meanin' the forums.

05-31-09 June's idiosyncratic items of the month are in the Wok of Stars.

05-25-09 The black market has expanded a bit.

05-18-09 There's a fun new way to blow your paycheck in the casinos!

05-17-09 Anyone who still remembers last October's recipe contest will have a pleasant surprise today with the implementation of the smoky pack.

05-17-09 Thought up a bounty for May. Details, as always, on the forums.

05-14-09 The next "Tea Time with Ryme" next Saturday, May 16, at 6 p.m. US Mountain time (I think that's GMT -7?) for a live Q&A session about the game. Details on the forums.

05-02-09 Join "Tea Time with Ryme" next Monday evening for a live Q&A session about the game. Details on the forums.

05-02-09 Added a sidekicks page to the game manual. Among other things, it explains the level cap for permanent sidekicks, which seems to be confusing some people.

04-30-09 May's very special item of the month is available in the wok of stars.

04-28-09 Some discussion about upcoming high-level content on the forums.

04-18-09 There's a new page in the game manual called Combat that explains a lot of the most asked about stats, like initiative, offense, defense, to-hit, and dodge.

04-16-09 It snowed on me this morning, and it might be one of the last times for the year, so enjoy the snow!

04-15-09 There's a new facility out in the desert for anyone who's completed the level 9 quest.

04-12-09 The level 9/cube quest has been reset. More on the forums.

04-11-09 The cube isn't quite ready yet, but just wanted to warn the veterans not to be alarmed that all references to it may be missing until I have the new quest ready. Working on it.

04-05-09 Those Boston Stranglers have taken over the stadium again. Put 'em back in jail today or the police are sure to get to them tomorrow, after a long standoff.

03-31-09 Due to a rather generous contribution on the part of a certain investor in zillion-chip pieces, this year's celebration of the beginning of the fourth month has been canceled. Sorry. No item of the month this month, either. They're so cliche, I figured we should try it without one for once.

03-29-09 Anybody who hasn't finished yet has one more day to wrap up the mine quest, and then it's gone.

03-26-09 The time has come for the final showdown in the mine. Get down there and put a stop to the troubles!

03-25-09 Half of the gemstone recipes ought to be working now.

03-24-09 Heroes have pushed the creatures deep into the mine. You're getting close now.

03-21-09 The third and final stage of the mine saga is ready.

03-17-09 The level 9 quest is being taken offline for some maintenance. Anyone who has started it has a couple of days to wrap it up, or it'll be reset in a week or so when the modified version goes live. When it comes back, old players will have a chance to try it again.

03-17-09 Yet another stage of the Sunset Strip Mine saga is here.

03-15-09 The next stage of the Sunset Strip Mine saga is ready--just adventure at the mine and the story will unfold.

03-14-09 Good progress is being made at the mine. Engineers are pretty sure one more day's effort should see the way clear.

03-12-09 Whoah! An earthquake just hit the city right as you were leaving work! What's going on?

03-11-09 A series of light tremors have been plaguing Twilight for the past couple of days, but nobody seems to know what's been going on. There's nothing you can do about it, but it's making everyone edgy.

03-06-09 Twilight Heroes has jumped on the bandwagon and gotten a Twitter account.

03-02-09 Added a counter to the home page that shows the number of players logged in.

03-02-09 In a very untimely fashion I've corrected a long-overdue oversight. The game now tracks the total number of (in-game) minutes spent playing. Visible on any public character sheet.

02-28-09 Also added this month's spading bounty to the forums. It's a challenging one, with a hefty prize for the winner..

02-28-09 March's item of the month is available in the Wok of Stars.

02-12-09 Most effects will tell you what they do in the pop-up descriptions.

02-08-09 The battle of the bands turned into a riot today, but police and heroes have helped restore order.

02-07-09 Oh no! A battle of the bands in St. Anne Park has turned into a riot of massive proportions. It's sure to be an all-night struggle, but the police could use your help restoring order.

01-31-09 February's fabulous items of the month are in the Wok of Stars in Somerset Square.

01-22-09 The messaging pages now include an expansion pack for secure in-game trading. I'm extremely proud of the community community that there has never been a genuine attempt at cheating with the insecure trade since the game's creation, but hopefully this will let some hesitant players join in the fun.

01-20-09 As an aftershock from yesterday's transportation change, a number of stores have been relocated. Details on the forums.

01-19-09 Vehicle ranges have been rearranged (no pun intended) a bit. Also, the used car lot has been moved from downtown to the seedy casinos. There's a few new recipes to go with these changes, too.

01-19-09 Assemble multiple? Sure, sure. Weld multiple, too? Fine, fine.

01-14-09 You can change the capitalization (but not spelling) of your name in account settings now. Have at it, MAgiNinjA!

01-12-09 The chat invisibility effect should be working again. Sorry that took so long to fix, and there still may be interference if you try to use multiple invisibility methods at once.

01-11-09 To prevent any confusion, sugar and caffeine items now say which type of consumable they are in the item description.

01-09-09 Apparently I'm bribing people to research overlooked game content. Details on the forums.

01-07-09 There's a few more recipes out there.

01-06-09 Recipes from the recipe contest are finally in (mostly). Congrats to the winners!

01-04-09 What's this? A new quest? Only intended for ages--er, levels--8 and up.

01-01-09 Happy new year! The first item of the month for 2009 is in the Wok of Stars.

• Previous year updates.