Publish 31.2 - 2/13/2012

[King Kong]

New Website! More New!

Two weeks ago, Vorspire built us a new website. A week ago, he said he wanted to re-do it. It looks fantastic and should get more players on Pandora. (As long as you guys keep voting, that means typing in code when your browser opens)

Check the new website out http://www.pandorauo.com/

Also Vorspire made some updates to the Mibbit IRC chat client, should no longer looked squished, etc to some of you who had that problem. Also it can go full screen and looks very, very nice. Go to home page, click the circle next to the Ventrilo icon and click Recommend.

Dead Love Baby

Remember the Valentine Event is still going on. Read more info about it in Publish 31.1 notes. Can't thou find Cupid's love?

TER MUR MINI-CHAMPS --- Imbuing Mats!

As you guys know, we are getting a hold of Imbuing. That starts with the Imbuing Materials or 'Mats'. Like the last patch, monsters will drop these materials less, sometimes a lot less, depending on what your used to. No worries though. -- As Imbuing is going to be more challenging in some areas, there is more positive that will come out of it.

All of the Mini-Champs in Ter Mur's Abyss Dungeon have been re-done. These are great places to farm monsters and try and collect Imbuing materials, but when you get to the boss, you better have some friends with you. This will create group PvM, really what UO always wanted to do. Let's get back to our roots!

Around Abyss Dungeon each Mini-Champ location is marked with a statue of the Boss on a pedistal. You must kill all the monsters around that statue until you get to the boss. Now, these bosses have gotten a pretty big buff. Feel free to farm the champ until the boss, to try and get some Imbuing resources, but to fight the boss you will need some friends. Now the catch is, these bosses have by far, mathmatically, a better chance of dropping mats.

Now I do know this is going to take some time to get used to, as it is going to be much different than what your used to now. (Spoiled Pandorians) The economy, and prices on all mats will sky rocket. It will take longer to build a suit if you sit around and do nothing, but that's kind of the point. Were looking at Pandora for the long haul, we plan on being online for many, many years
to come and slowing Imbuing down will be really the fuel on the fire.

This also will help newer players tremendously. HUH? -- 90% of the monsters that drop Imbuing resources are very easy to medium in difficulty. You really could create a brand new character, throw your LRC suit on, and go kill at least half of them. This will be a great way for newer players to hunt easy monsters, collect Imbuing Resources and Gems and sell to the older players for a good amount of money, as the older players will more than likely not want to farm. A smart player who is brand new I believe could be very rich in a couple weeks if they did it right.

For Example) Only Elementals drop certain important jewels for Imbuing. Things like Earth Elementals, Water, etc. Shame, Trammel and Felucca are littered with them. A young player, with not even a pet could go through that dungeon and start collecting and sell for quite a bit.

This has been thought about long and hard, and the positives out weigh the negatives by a long shot. Player's will take more pride in what they make, they will stay on Pandora longer as there is always a goal, and the new players have a single answer on how to build up their wealth. -- Take note I will be adjusting drop rates, etc as time goes, so no one freak out. But as most of you know, some Mats were not even worth anything. I mean such a great system and some of it's worthless? No.

Having a perfect Imbued suit (which is subjective) is kind of a end-game goal. We need to make that end-game longer. -- I know some of you, who really are not looking at the big picture yet, will be like 'Won't this make a huge gap between the new and old players?' -- Isn't there already one? Let's take ANY game for example... OK World of Warcraft (ugh) -- You start level 1, are going to roll with the level 80's for awhile? No. It's just not how games work. Especially UO.


Fishing and Treasure Upgrades

I been wanting to upgrade Fishing for a long time, the following is just opening a door, more will be added to Fishing, etc later on ----------

- Special Fishing Net, Treasure Map, Message in a Bottle (SoS) and Oceanic Coins will now be much easier to fish up at random.

- Kraken's are getting an upgrade. -- They will be quite a bit stronger, they will be Tokuno color Marina Blue. --- They will have a much better loot pack with more random items, also a much better chance of having a message in a bottle. They will have 15 Oceanic Coins on their corpse always. Kraken's will also have a chance to drop a level 6 and 7 treasure maps.

- Remember Corgul the Soulbinder, Scalis the Enforcer, Virturebane all drop level 7s with relics and more.

- Heart of Lion got a major upgrade and is Imbuable and Tokuno Dyable (But it might already be dyed a tokuno color)

- 'Polar Bear Mask' will now be known as 'Mask of the Pandorian Polar Bear' - Huge upgrade. Some would say... Totem's little brother. Imbuable, Tokuno Dyable.

- Dread Pirate Hat has been upgraded to 'Pandorian Pirate Hat!' - What you know about 20 Dex? Imbuable, Tokuno Dyable. (Dyed already a cool pigment)

- Cold Blood has been upgraded to 'Frozen Blood of the Fallen Pandorian!" - Forget Archery? Water Speckled Dyed, Imbuable, Tokuno Dyable. SLICE AND DICE BABY! (Gargoyle's can equip it also)

- The new Polar Bear Mask, Dread Pirate Hat, and Cold Blood can be gotten from Treasure Chests just like normal. But here's the catch. There is a chance you can still get the old Polar Bear Mask, Dread Pirate Hat and Cold Blood. Ha!
     
Tweaks

- You will notice some monsters, mostly the mini-champ bosses are different colors. (Love those new Tokuno hues)

- More spawn for Imbuing Mat Monsters in Ter Mur's Underworld, Abyss, and Tomb of Kings.

- Mini-Champ Bosses are much stronger.

- Some random monsters got a bit of a hit point upgrade.

- Abyssal Inferno, a NO PK ZONE CHAMPION WITH POWERSCROLLS! Now he has a TON of hit points. But he is a Champion, inside Abyss (Trammel). You only have to kill a couple waves of some easy mobs to fight him. You will get to him much faster than doing a normal Champion. Also it's in Trammel, the only one. This will give younger or non pvp players a way to Champ and get Powerscrolls with no PK Risk. Please keep note though, that he is tough, you will want to have a group. But the nice thing is, after he dies you can do it again right away. This will be great for a decent size guild of newer players to farm at to get powerscrolls. (He also has a chance to drop Relic Fragments and other goods)

- All Mini Champs have been redone and shouldn't bug out. If there is only a couple monsters around the statues, well someone didn't finish it, so start killing. Allow around 1 minute between each new wave of monsters. (It might seem that they are acting weird, but they can be left, and picked up anytime. Kill any monsters around statue and wait a minute or so. If you do think it's bugged please PM me in IRC chat)

- Put a exit gate in Medusa's Lair.

- Getting Gems from Mining will be tougher. This will go back up once it balances.

- Getting Mats from Lumberjacking will be tougher. This will go back up once it balances.
     
- Miasma got a buff.

- Slasher of Veils now drops Relic Fragments, other Imbuing Mats, lots of Pandora and Oceanic Coins, with better loot all around.

- Added a lot more Oceanic Monsters like Sea Spider and Southern Dolphin to the Rivers, work in progress. (Just loaded the river North of Insula this morning)

- Fixed a bug where people weren't fishing up Big Fish.

- Ankh Dungeon, the new Tokuno ToT dungeon, has gotten a lot more monsters.
     
- Island of Soulbinding (Where Corgul is, South of Port of Sea Horse) spawn has been tamed down, so you can focus on killing Corgul himself. (Also keep in mind, there is a lot of open water around that Island, grab a sea horse, good hunting grounds)
     
- Vorspire has cleaned up all the scripts a lot, making Pandora an even more well oiled machine.
     
- Added a couple of cool rares that will spawn at random inside the Maze near Skara Brae. They will be deco, and look like they will fit right in. Sharp eye sniper.
     
- I want to thank you guys for literally taking over my Ter Mur Lava Pit with your houses. There are just too many to destoy now... Ya live and ya learn.


Note, a player already got banned from Pandora for being dis respectful because he couldn't solo something. Don't join him in the hall of souls. I explained myself well. Cheers - I love you all

[King Kong]

Thought this would help you guys out -- Make Imbuing Mats Easier to get. Will be adding to Wiki Soon. Here is the unofficial guide




Unique Imbuing   
   
Bottle of Ichor   
Trapdoor Spiders in Ter Mur (for example: Underworld Dungeon)

Fairy Dust   
Pixies in Ter Mur (for example: Ter Mur Surface, Stygian Abyss Dungeon Pixie Spawns)

Powdered Iron   
Toxic Sliths in Ter Mur, Stygian Abyss Dungeon

Elven Fletching   
Toxic Sliths in Ter Mur, Stygian Abyss Dungeon

Reflective Wolf Eye   
Leather Wolves in Ter Mur, Stygian Abyss Dungeon, Clan Wolves at Random Ratmen Spawn (Abyss)

Boura Pelt   
All types of Bouras in Ter Mur

Arcanic Rune Stone   
Toxic Sliths in Ter Mur, Stygian Abyss Dungeon, Ratmen at Random Ratmen Spawn (Abyss)

Silver Snake Skin   
Silver Snakes in Ter Mur (Tomb of Kings, Surface, Ankh Room)

Crystal Shard   
Toxic Sliths in Ter Mur, Stygian Abyss Dungeon, Ratmen at Random Ratmen Spawn (Abyss)

Raptor Teeth   
Raptors in Ter Mur, Stygian Abyss Dungeon

Delicate Scale   
Toxic Sliths in Ter Mur, Stygian Abyss Dungeon, Ratmen at Random Ratmen Spawn (Abyss)

Chaga Mushroom   
Grows on the ground of  Abyss Dungeon

Parasitic Plant   
Lumberjacking (Trees)

Slith Tongue   
Sliths in Ter Mur, Toxic Sliths in Ter Mur, Stygian Abyss Dungeon

Undying Flesh   
Patchwork Skeletons, Bone Magi, Bone Knights in Stygian Abyss Dungeon (Skeletal Dragon Spawn), Ancient Lich Spawn

Lava Serpent Crust   
Lava Serpents, Fire Demons, Lava Lizards in Stygian Abyss Dungeon
Goblin Blood   Goblins in Ter Mur, Underworld Dungeon, Stygian Abyss Dungeon

Vial of Vitriol   
Acid Slugs in Stygian Abyss Dungeon (Acid Elemental Spawn)

Daemon Claw   
Fire Demons, Fire Ants, Lava Elementals in Stygian Abyss Dungeon

Spider Carapace   
Trapdoor Spiders and Dread Spiders in Ter Mur (for example: Underworld Dungeon)

Crushed Glass   
Toxic Sliths in Ter Mur, Stygian Abyss Dungeon, Ratmen at Random Ratmen Spawn (Abyss)

Seed of Renewal     
Toxic Sliths in Ter Mur, Stygian Abyss Dungeon, Ratmen at Random Ratmen Spawn (Abyss)

Luminiscent Fungi       
Lumberjacking (Trees)

Abyssal Cloth   
Toxic Sliths in Ter Mur, Stygian Abyss Dungeon, Ratmen at Random Ratmen Spawn (Abyss)

Void Orb   Korpres in Ter Mur, Stygian Abyss, Ice Dungeon (rare)
   
Crafting Gems used for Imbuing   
   
Perfect Emerald           
Mining, Treasure Chests

White Pearl   Fishing,      
Treasure Chests

Dark Saphire           
Mining, Treasure Chests

Turquoise                   
Mining, Treasure Chests

Ecru Citrine                   
Mining, Treasure Chests

Fire Ruby                   
Mining, Treasure Chests

Blue Diamond           
Mining, Treasure Chests

Brilliant Amber           
Lumberjacking (Trees)
   
Common Gems   
   
Ruby       
Treasure Chests, Earth Elementals, Solen in Solen Hive, various Monsters & Coin Mobs

Sapphire   
Treasure Chests, Ice Elementals, Solen in Solen Hive, various Monsters & Coin Mobs

Amber      
Treasure Chests, Poison Elementals, Solen in Solen Hive, various Monsters & Coin Mobs

Emerald   
Treasure Chests, Air Elementals, Solen in Solen Hive, various Monsters and Coin Mobs

Amethyst   
Treasure Chests, Snow Elementals, Solen in Solen Hive, various Monsters & Coin Mobs

Tourmaline   
Treasure Chests, Water Elementals, Solen in Solen Hive, various Monsters & Coin Mobs

Citrine   
Treasure Chests, Fire Elementals, Solen in Solen Hive, various Monsters & Coin Mobs

Star Sapphire  
Treasure Chests, Snow Elementals, Solen in Solen Hive, various Monsters & Coin M

Diamond   
Treasure Chests, Snow Elementals, Acid Elementals, Blood Elementals, various Coin M                    
   
Core Imbuing   
   
Relic Fragment   
Champions, Named Monsters (Stygian Dragon, Navrey Nighteyes), Peerless Virtue Bane, Medusa, Unravel

Enchanted Essence   
Champions, Unravel

Magical Residue   
Champions, Unravel

Rough Stone   
Champions

Essence of Passion   
Renowned Fire Demon Spawn

Essence of Feeling   
Pixies in Ter Mur (for example: Ter Mur Surface, Stygian Abyss Dungeon Pixie Spawns)

Essence of Order   
Renowned Fire Demon Spawn

Essence of Diligence   
Renowned Wyvern Spawn in Ter Mur

Essence of Direction   
Renowned Ancient Lich Spawn

Essence of Balance   
Random Ratmen Spawn

Essence of Singularity   
Renowned Acid Elemental Spawn

Essence of Achievement   
Renowned Devourer of Souls Spawn

Essence of Precision   
Renowned Fire Demon Spawn

Essence of Control   
Goblin Spawns in Ter Mur, Stygian Abyss Dungeon, Underworld Dungeon

Essence of Persistence   
Renowned Skeletal Dragon Spawn (Essence of Persistence seems to have no known use)