November 2, 2005 v414 - Thin Ice

Delta Tao

• We crashed twice on October 20. First time in 38 days. The record is 708 days. (Can you tell we've been working on the server?) Some gerbils forgot which wheel they were supposed to be running on.
• Has OS 10.4.3 fixed the automatic download problems for dial-up users?
• There's an anouncement thread on the Sentinel that often lists more detailed news than this one, or at least describes it differently.
• You can now acquire a ticket while in a waiting room and be put aboard the next ship. You no longer need to have the ticket in hand when you enter the room.
• The ship waiting rooms now give experience like free libraries.
• Explorers can now take certain pieces of the sea home with them.
• Eldon is getting awfully smug about undiscovered areas on GI. Are you going to let him get away with that?
• You'll have to explore to discover any other changes. Enjoy.

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Eldon

• Puddleby's alchemists expect to make an announcement soon on a certain potion.
• Explorers can now take certain pieces of the sea home with them.
• And, no Zynx, I haven't done anything with the Rockodile armor. I've been busy. Taken a boat ride lately?
• The ship waiting rooms should be free libraries now.
• I taunt you a second time that there are still undiscovered areas on GI.
• NPCs now clearly state that a ticket is one-way. Buy two tickets if this is an issue for you.
• And, finally, while catapulting a Chicken is intriguing, I'm not that GM. Sorry.

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Ann

• Assorted fixes to the ships over the last two weeks culminate in the latest batch, which let you enter a waiting room without a ticket, acquire one while inside, and be put on the next boat just the same as if you'd had the ticket when you went in. (The ships were written back before /buy existed, much less /drop. Who says we don't plan ahead?)
• Mystic GM has been working hard on lots of changes and additions, but he won't tell me what they are. Says they're all secret. Pah!
• There's, um, something interesting to be found. Much more would be a spoiler. You'll like it, you'll hate it. So what else is new?

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Eyes of Puddleby

• None so far.