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August 29, 2003
With the removal of the level caps for the Singular Repository dungeons a few patches ago, I was finally able to get my lower level slivers to make a Fragment of the Singularity! Accordingly, the Singular Repositories quest has been revised into a full write-up with fabulous pics!

August 28, 2003
For those of you who like to figure things out for yourselves, I've finally finished updating the Quest Restrictions, Timers & Hints page with the initial rumor or NPC! (Page may be slow to load.)

August 26, 2003
Yes, it's more updates to the Into the Darkness patch page! Additional information added about the Fire Infusions -- turn them in to Lilly of GW for an xp reward! Sword of Lost Light rumors updated, and more Harbinger trophies added. Thanks to everyone who contributed to the patch page. More coming soon!

State of the Network updated with the downtime for the hotfix.

August 25, 2003
More updates to the Into the Darkness patch page including dungeon updates, a new rumor for the Dagger of Tikola, and a new dungeon vendor who sells Stamina Elixirs and Peerless Healing Kits! Jessica's Announcement on bugs, duping, and gear detection added as well.

August 24, 2003
The Alchemy section has been updated with the new information on the gems from the latest patch. Visit the Gems page for general information and the Gem Formulas page for detailed data on the steps and skill checks involved!

August 23, 2003
Even More updates to the Into the Darkness patch page! Trophies added, additional dungeon updates noted and more!

August 22, 2003
Updates galore to the Into the Darkness patch page! New Olthoi, new Olthoi Armor, quest updates, Alchemy love, Candeth Keep, new trophies and the Harbinger! What more could you want? I think this just may be the best patch ever!

Letters updated with an account of the new 60+ Hive!

August 21, 2003
It's patch day! As always, I'll be updating the Into the Darkness patch page as I'm able. For screenshot submissions, please use the jackcat@spacestar.net email address. If you need instructions on taking pics, please visit the Screenshots and Mail Tips page. And don't forget your @day command!

August 20, 2003
More minor updates here and there! I've also gone through the different creature pages and listed out the missing Pets pics on the Stuff I'd Like page for the people who like to help with that section. Thanks again for the continuing submissions!

And just a few friendly reminders: don't take candy from strangers; don't open .pif attachments and keep your virus protection software up to date!! My own flagged almost 1,000 infected messages today with the latest Sobig virus and let me tell you... it's getting on my nerves!

August 19, 2003
More pics, xp values and stats updates added to the Pets section. A few other miscellaneous items updated from the Stuff I'd Like page. Thanks to everyone helping to fill in the missing info!!

August 17, 2003
The Pets section received numerous updates. The individual creature pages were reformatted and they should now reflect the updated levels from the Beasties page. A dozen or two missing pics added to various page. The Creature XP page has also been updated (pages may be slow to load)! As you can see, I'm missing many of the updated values. Now that everything's organized, it's easier to see what still needs updating. If you'd like to help fill in the missing information, you can visit this page for helpful research tips.

August 15, 2003
The August Teaser, Into the Darkness, is up! Visit the patch page for an exclusive teaser pic!!

August 14, 2003
A few more tattoos have finally been added to the Bobo quest and to the Pauldrons section. Thanks to Jira of MT who originally sent in the stats of the Atlatl Tattoo and to Tsung Hiro of LC who sent a pic of it being worn. Thanks also to Malzeroth of MT for the Staff tattoo and pics!

Ibn at Turbine is also asking for additional feedback on PK Lite on the Turbine ACDM boards.

August 12, 2003
Apologies to Hash and the crew over at AC2's Fallen Kingdoms site for letting the email about their IRC chat last night with Ken Karl get buried in the pile. If you weren't lucky enough to attend, they've posted a full transcript here!

The Quests listing page has also been revised into one alphabetized list, with the Dark Majesty quests marked with DM.

August 11, 2003
As promised, I've added Lockpicking to the Arts and Crafts section. The old Locksmith page still contains the lockpicks and alphabetized list of keys found in the game, but I've moved the Virindi Keys to their own page and added links to the texts and the different carved keys and types of chests. You can now find detailed information on Keyrings, SIK Chests, Runed Chests (updated), Reinforced Chests and Sturdy Steel Chests. Special thanks to Greeneye at ACMaps for the new VoD map!

August 10, 2003
Too much playing = not enough updating! Ah, it's the constant conflict! There are, however, a couple of newer items on the Turbine site. They're looking for comments and feedback on "PK Lite"! Visit the article here and add your feedback here. Orion's Developer Diary on Creature Rebalancing, part 2 was also published recently! You can find the article here!

August 6, 2003
The Brood Matron Carapace trophy added to the Asheron's Undies quest, thanks to Steve Guttenburg of TD and Servian! I also updated the Crafters and Collectors page with the new Olthoi drops.

The results from the fan site expansion survey have been tallied and the results forwarded on to Turbine. Thanks to everyone who filled it out. A summary of the responses can be found here!

Last, two new notices went up today. Visit the State of the Network for an update on server downtimes, and visit the Microsoft Insider for a Special Event Announcement! Say goodbye to Ken Karl in style!

August 5, 2003
The Asheron's Undies quest has received more additions and revisions. I've cleaned it up and sorted out the globals into separate sections with the trophy drop and raiment type for each of the hives. Thanks to Gharo of SC for the 40-60 raiment stats and to Zen Tek Ken of FF for more globals! Thanks to Mike HeXt of MT and Julian's Touch of TD for filling out the 20-40 globals, and to Voice of Madness of TD for the Claw. Thanks also to Shuzo of WE for directions through the hive to reach the Matron. You can find his instructions in the Letters section!

Another section in Sports has also been updated. You can find the revised Unarmed Weapons page here!

FYI: Servers will also be down in the AM for scheduled maintenance. You can find Ibn's post on the accmty boards.

August 4, 2003
It's another addition to the quests section: The Invoker from the dreaded Portal Space dungeon! Special thanks to Sol Chen of SC, Tetsujin Sujitsu and Xerxes of TD, and Eruditus of LC who provided detailed research for the write-up!

An additional global was added to the Asheron's Undies quest page courtesy of Mike HeXt of MT, and the stats of the 60-79 Brood Matron added to A Swelling Tide patch page, courtesy of Thats A Right Triangle of TD!

Update: Julian's Touch reports this new global on TD!
Voice of madness tears through the chitinous armor of the Brood Matron. In her death throes, she emits a piercing wail that permeates the entirety of Asheron's Island. A new horde returns to the land led by another Matron.

August 3, 2003
Harvestgain is still at it! They've now defeated the Olthoi Brood Matron in the level 20-40 dungeon and received Asheron's Lesser Raiment. Visit the Asheron's Undies quest page for stats!

There have been more updates to the Quests section. Sauveteur of SC has provided an incredibly detailed walk-through for the Queen quest, along with a map of the Royal Hive! Although I'm finally a high enough level to do the quest, I still haven't been through it! After reading Sauveteur's descriptive report, I am raring to go! She's definitely a quester after my own heart! Big thanks to her!

Info for Ulgrim's Recall Scroll has also been pulled off the various patch pages and put into a full write-up. You can find it here!

Remember, today is the last day of the fan site expansion survey. If you haven't filled it out, please take a minute to go here!

And there's more! August Letter to the Players is up, plus Jessica has announced that Ken Karl is moving on from AC. You can find the post on the official boards here. Love him or hate him, I think we can all agree that he made his mark on Dereth. Goodbye Ken and good luck!

August 1, 2003
The Olthoi Crest from the 60-80 Matron added to the Asheron's Raiment quest page. Thanks to Dave Smith of HG! Players are still working on discovering what triggers the globals for the trophy Matron to spawn.

Links to Kwip's 2 part write-up on the Asheron's Call Player Luncheon added to the ACPL page!

There's just a few days left to fill out the AC Expansion Survey. It will be ending Sunday night. So far there have been over 7,000 responses representing over 10,000 AC accounts! If you haven't yet filled one out, please take a few minutes to add your voice! Note: If you've already filled out a survey on another fan site, don't fill one out again. Thanks!

July New Stuff archived.

Dacia, Vitae God, and Angeline of TD pose in Virinidi Shrouds!