Across the Vast Divide

March 2004 - Announcements Page
== Game Changes ==
* The town of Yaraq and its nearby dungeons have been revised!
* It is now possible to cast Item Magic spells directly on the breastplate of a player if they are targeted.
* Life Magic transfer spells such as Health to Mana have been balanced, see the Letter to the Players for details.
* Rumors sold in towns are now color-coded and reflect the level range of the associated content. Light Blue notes are for 1-10, Blue are for 10-20, Green are for 20-40, and Orange are for 60-80.
== User Interface Updates ==
* You can now see your chance of success as a percentage when crafting (includes Tinkering) by enabling the "Crafting Chance of Success Dialog" option in the Options Panel.
* You can now view previously hidden properties, such as Biting Strike and Crushing Blow, on weapons.
* There are new options via the Options Panel for displaying your birth date, chess rank and more.
	
== New Quests ==
* The Temple of Ixir Zi (Blackmire 1)
* Ulgrim's Bathrobe Quest
== Updated Quests ==
* Buadren Quest
* Invoker Quest
== New NPCs ==
* Antius Blackmoor
* Grearrk, Mosswart Emissary - 29.0S, 58.2E
* Ulgrim the Unappreciated - 94.8S, 9.7W on Ulgrim's Island
* Ulgrim the Unintelligible - 10.8N, 58.9E in Rithwic
* Ulgrim the Underdressed - 33.5S, 72.9E in Shoushi
* Ulgrim the Unbalanced - 12.7S, 46.6E in Yanshi
* Ulgrim the Uncooperative - 2.8S, 19.6E in Samsur
* Ulgrim the Uncertain - 0.5N, 51.4E in Lytelthorpe
* Ulgrim the Unreal - 28.0S, 95.5E in Tou-Tou
* Ulgrim the Unlucky - 25.7S, 28.2E in Uziz
* Ulgrim the Unclean - 28.9S, 59.1E in Sawato
* Ulgrim the Underhanded - 17.7N, 63.2E in Eastham
* Ulgrim the Unruly - 94.8S, 9.7W on Ulgrim's Island
== New Locations ==
* Blackmire Temple
* Hall of the Temple Guardians
* Hall of the Arbiter
* Matron's Outer Chamber
* Crypt of Kixkti Xri
* 17.9S, 3.6W - Tumerok Camp
* 25.1S, 3.9W - Fallen Tumerok Delegation
* 25.5S, 3.4E - Undead Encampment
== Updated Locations ==
* Dungeon Mei - Level 1-12 restriction removed.
* Entrance to Portal Space - Main portal restriction of 50+ raised to 70+, all inside restrictions removed
* Yaraq Updates
** Lifestone - 21.5S, 1.8W
** Portal drop moved
** A Red Rat Lair - Renamed from A White Rat Lair. Creatures updated, chest added and level 1-5 requirement removed.
** Inner Sea Port Ruins - Creatures updated.
** Under Cove Crypt - Creatures updated, 5+ restriction removed and runed chest added.
** Cactus Stand - Runed chest added.
== New Items ==
== Updated Items ==
* - Changed to Ebon Mattekar Hide
* - Changed to Fire Shreth Hide
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** Artwork and icon updated.
** +12% Mana Conversion modifier added.
** Biting Strike property added.
** Wield requirement changed from level 50 to 70.
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== New Spells ==
;Fellowship spells
* Asphyxiation - "Lowers the attributes of a fellowship by 40 points for two minutes."
* Death's Vice - "Lowers total health of each fellowship member by 50%."
* Exposed Flesh - "Lowers acid resistance of all fellow memebers by 190%."
* Grip of Death - "Lowers all skills by 99%."
* Kiss of the Grave - "Lowers total stamina of each fellowship member by 50%."
* Matron's Curse - "Lowers total mana of each fellowship member by 50%."
* Paralyzing Touch - "Lowers all attributes by 99%."
* Plague - "Target's total health is reduced by 50%."
* Ward of Rebirth - "Increases natural healing rate of all fellowship members by 150%."
== New Creatures ==
== New Dialog ==
;Town Crier
== Related Articles ==
* Teaser
* Teaser 2
* Teaser 3
* Rollout Article
* Release Notes
* Letter to the Players
* Letter to the Players Follow-Up
== Media ==
File:Teaser 200403 A.jpg|
File:Teaser 200403 B.jpg|
File:Teaser 200403 C.jpg|
File:Teaser 200403 D.jpg|
File:Teaser 200403 ACVault.jpg|ACVault
File:Teaser 200403 JackCat.jpg|Maggie the Jackcat
File:Teaser 200403 Mystics.jpg|Asheron's Call Mystics
File:Teaser 200403 Stratics.jpg|AC Stratics
File:Teaser 200403 WarCry.jpg|Warcry's Crossroads of Dereth
File:Across the Vast Divide Splash Screen.jpg
File:Portaldat 200403.png|Portal.dat
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