Publish 41.0 - Opening the Box! - November 2nd, 2012

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Publish 41.0 - Opening the Box! - November 2nd, 2012

Publish 41.0

This patch covers a number of bug fixes and introduces some amazing new content!



Talismans should now be equipable and blessed.



Quests have been revised, however there may still be some issues with old quests.
If you have issues with your quests still, try the [FixMe command, it has been updated to compensate for new circumstances.
If FixMe still doesn't work, let us know and tell us exactly how your quest isn't working.
The chances for a quest Reward Box to yield a Talisman has been increased.



Boats should now assign the proper keys and allow their owner access.
If a boat doesn't have an owner, the first person who accesses the boat will become the owner.
Collision detection for boats has been revised, as well as the smooth movement; boats should now display correctly and update properly.



Battles system has been re-written, although there are no noticeable changes in the battle menus other than categorisation.

All pvp profile history has been reset, this is to mark the start of a fresh beginning for the battles. We apologize for this, but the upgrade outweighs the loss. This shall never happen again, so collect your stats with pride.
Seasons will run weekly and end every Sunday at midnight. Yes, weekly.
You can get a reward by being in the top ranks, each week.
The top prize is still the special looking cross necklace with 3 FC & Imbuable



Donations processing has been updated;
A bug that previously stopped people from claiming their rewards using [CheckDonate has been resolved.
If you have any donations pending claim, the service will remind you when you log-in.
You will also receive a notification when your donation has been processed and is available to claim.
Your donations go to these patches and all the server costs, we don't mind working extremely hard building this world, it's a hobby and a passion.



Recipes have been automatically learned by everyone.
Quests that give Recipe Scrolls as rewards should now give non-blank scrolls, even though they're not needed.



Peerless Boss reset timers have been modified, the creatures should not despawn during combat any more.
The timer is reset when the creature enters combat, it will only despawn after 1 hour of peace (no combat).



Mounts should no longer get stuck or disappear.
If you have any issues with your mount, contact us with specific details and try the [FixMe command.



Trash Collection has been reset, all profiles/history have been cleared.
Profiles will no longer log entries for items that yield no tokens.
The trash vendor has been stocked with new reward items such as the Ceptic Tank.
The Ceptic Tank is a unique trash container that produces Ceptic Waste over a period of time.
Ceptic Waste can be thrown at other players, NPC's or creatures.



Halloween will be running until the 15th November.
You will find new dangers lurking in the cemetaries in all major towns, good luck.
The Hallowed vendor sells cool Halloween related items, amongst other things; These items can be bought with Hallowed Tokens.
Hallowed Tokens can be found by killing special Hallowed monsters, extra tokens are awarded for killing an elite.
Tokens come fast, but you can maximize the amount you receive by working in a team, the bigger the team, the better.



Braziers in Deceit Dungeon have been updated, the monsters it spawns when used should actually be worth killing, most of the time.



Toolbars have been updated, the large button will now minimize/maximize the toolbar.
The smaller buttons on the right will now open the repositioning gump (top button) or open the toolbar drop-down menu.



MyCommands has been upgraded, label colors now distinguish accessibility, although this change may not be noticeable to players, it will be apparent to our staff.
Use [MyCommands to view a list of commands you can use, you can search by name too.



Internal work has been completed, major services have been upgraded behind the scenes;
These changes allow us to expose new features that we can implement at a later date, s well as providing a solid framework for the current content.
This maintenance work makes up the bulk of this patch but does not directly pertain to game-play changes so will not be listed here.



Landing Page has a make-over for PandoraUO.com - This will allow new visitors get right to the point on how to connect & play Pandora quicker.



November It's a new month, meaning voting sites have been reset.
Please make sure you vote every 12 hours.
Before winter is always the slowest time of the year regarding population base.
We will pick back up, your votes help that.



More coming. <3

- Vorspire & King Konstantine