Shifting Gears

June 2010 - Announcements Page
Patch Size: 4,552k (Client: 21,165k)
== Game Changes ==
* Gear Knights added as a playable character race.
* Landscape textures have been improved.
* Landscape distance fog has returned.
* New character slot added.
== Interface Updates ==
* New "Slots" option available which displays armor slots rather than the Paper Doll on the Inventory Panel.
== New Quests ==
* Queen Elysa in Danger
== Updated Quests ==
* Impious Staff Quest
** Experience reward increased from 1,054,387xp (20% up to level 50) to 10,300,000xp (??% up to level ??).
** With the introduction of Gearcrafting, smelting pots were available outside of this quest. Because of this, it was possible to pick up multiple ores (60 minute timer) and turn in all the slag to Roderick for the full reward. This bug has been fixed.
* Reception Games - All games have now finished.
* Glenden Wood Invasion
** Possible ways of breaking the quest have been fixed.
** 130+ Version main quest experience reward increased from 40,000,000xp (10% up to level 160) to ??
** Fleet Strike Gauntlets turn-in experience reward increased from 20,000,000xp (5% up to level 160) to ??
** 100+ Version main quest experience reward increased from 18,000,000xp (10% up to level 129) to ??
** Swift Strike Gauntlets turn-in experience reward increased from 9,000,000xp (5% up to level 129) to ??
** 80+ Version main quest experience reward increased from 7,000,000xp (10% up to level 101) to ??
** Quick Strike Gauntlets turn-in experience reward increased from 3,500,000xp (5% up to level 101) to ??
== New NPCs ==
* Prince Borelean Strathelar (Arwic)
* The Stranger
* Mesalina
* Yuudai
* Aleesa Stateler
* Elysa Strathelar Rithwic
;Town Network NPCs
* Barkeep Creighton
* Barkeep Edsel
* Barkeep AmberJill
* Barkeep Hosaam
* Barkeep Jauhar
* Barkeep Devra
* Hanadi the Barkeeper
* Junjie the Barkeeper
* Xiao Hong the Barkeeper
* Barkeeper Benedetta
* Barkeeper Lazzaro
* Barkeeper Rafaele
== New Locations ==
* Town Network (Portal in each town)
== Updated Locations ==
* Abandoned Mine (aka Sub,The Hub) - All town portals destroyed except Underground City.
* Jungle Shadows - All town portals destroyed (North and South Direlands portals unaffected).
* Hidden Valley - Portals to Mayoi and Holtburg destroyed.
* Umbral Hall (Shadow Hub) - All town portals destroyed except Freehold.
* Adventurer's Haven - Town portals destroyed, Town Network portal added.
* Most or all remote or dungeon portals to towns have been destroyed, with noted exceptions of Residential Halls and foundry (nullified statue) exits.
* Wedding Chapel - area near Yanshi is now devoid of all wedding NPCs except the Game Coordinator and Sir Draithon.
* Bur Portal Summoning area - Prince's Medal of Bravery and the chests that contained them have been removed.
Note: Whipsering Blade and Rossu Morta Chapterhouse portals are unaffected. All portals inside the Direlands Subway, including Stonehold Valley, are unaffected. Web Maze town portals are unaffected.
== New Items ==
== New Creatures ==
== New Dialog ==
Town Crier
Free Rumors
== Related Articles ==
* Teaser
* Rollout Article
* Release Notes
* Gear Knights
* Inventory Slots
* New Armor for July
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