Recent game changes

2007-03-26

Junk and unequippable items now stack. Also, item stacks can be combined and split from the inventory. See announcements forum for more information. (Karmic)

2007-03-20

There's a new schematic for Cultists in the Library. (QuickFists, Karmic)

2007-02-24

Clan leaders and adjutants can send mass logbook messages to clan members. (Karmic)

2007-02-23

A change has been made to the game's random number generator, which has fixed several problems with quests, particularly the Goblin Chest and Longsword of Valour quests. All special events should now also be more evenly distributed. (Dumble Dwarf, Karmic, Dorgath)

2007-02-19

The sidebar now shows stats that have a negative bonus in red, as opposed to stats with a positive bonus in yellow. (Karmic)

2007-02-12

The game will now notify you when one of your followers dies in battle. (Karmic)

2007-01-24

Clan leaders and adjutants can now send logbook messages en masse to clan members, from the clan administration pages. (Karmic)

2007-01-23

Travelling in the Hellfire Mountains has been rearranged. See forum for more info. (QuickFists)

2007-01-05

The Bestiary now records all kills by the hero's party, including followers' kills, and kills by poison. (Karmic)

2006-12-20

You can now organise your inventory items into compartments. (Karmic)

2006-12-15

Elves now get extra gold from combat encounters. Specifically, +1% for each three levels. (Karmic)

2006-12-01

You can now opt to receive warnings when your enchantments are about to expire. (Karmic)

Also, harvesting, looting and planting events can now occur after each combat encounter - they are now longer a separate event. (Karmic)

2006-11-28

When you load the front page while your session is still active, instead of the login form the front page will show links to either continue to the game or log off. It's therefore no longer possible to log in with two heroes at the same time, from the same browser. (Karmic)

2006-11-14

Rangers no longer have to buy maps to travel through the Hellfire Mountains. (Karmic)

2006-11-13

Dwarven Beard Rings are now longer found just lying around. (QuickFists)

2006-10-21

You will now receive a logbook message when someone challenges you at the fairgrounds. (Karmic)

2006-10-19

The Gnome in Lormidia will now buy junk items, after you help her with her problem. (Dorgath)

2006-10-17

Signatures can now display your total kill count. (Karmic)

2006-10-15

The underscore is now a restricted character in hero names, due to the problems it caused when viewing hero details. (Karmic)

2006-10-05

Followers can be renamed. (Karmic)

2006-09-20

Clan amenities can now be sold. (Karmic)

2006-08-31

1.7.0 has been released! Read all about it in the forums. (All active devs)

2006-08-03

The chat has been revamped. (Karmic)

2006-07-26

Monster portraits in dungeons now stack if there's more than one monster of the same type. (Karmic)

2006-07-07

Players can now set the maximum number of healing aids to use in a single battle. (Karmic)

2006-06-26

Rogues now harvest Poisonous Plants rather than Healing Herbs. (Karmic)

2006-06-12

Quoted posts in the forums now look a tad better and more readable. (Karmic)

2006-06-03

A password reminder feature has been added. (Karmic)

2006-05-30

Searching for hero details is now a bit more flexible. (Karmic)
Barbarians have gained the Hardiness ability. (Oni)

2006-05-26

Weapons have been moved about a bit. (Oni)

2006-05-24

Female Wizards have a new portrait now. (ThunderForge)

2006-05-22

The in-game Logbook got a thorough overhaul, and has several new features - quick reply/forward/delete message controls, message subjects - as well as an updated layout. (Karmic)

2006-05-19

Sadly, HoA seems to have become the turf of some password thieves. Check the announcement forum. (Oni)
On another note: Mayhew's goblins now remember how much they hate you. So don't annoy them. Or else. (Oni)
On yet another note: Valmorgen has a new character. (Karmic)

2006-05-12

There is now an EULA. All players are expected to know it. (Karmic)

2006-05-08

Portraits and hero classes should now be displayed correctly throughout the game and forum, with regards to any gender changes. (Karmic)

2006-05-03

Gender Bender is now offline (for non-Devs). Also, some changes have been made to the Database.
Nothing you should notice, but if you do see something odd, please report the bug. (Oni)

2006-05-02

Fixed several bugs with clans (donation logs, member rank titles, creating a new clan without a forum account).
See the Bug Reports forum for details. (Karmic)

2006-05-01

Just a friendly reminder: Gender Bender week ends in about 48 hours. (Oni)

2006-04-26

New frontpage! With more info, and an easy way to see all updates at once. (Oni)
Clan pages should now load faster again. (Karmic)
Genders are now active! Your gender can, for now, be changed in any major city the coming week. (Oni)

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