Changelog

Updates and changes to Rites of Passage

May 2026

May 19

The prac, prereq, unlearn, skill, and spell commands now accept arguments with or without quotes.
The druid affect "Blessing" has been renamed to "Ward" to avoid conflicting with the Bless spell.
A new helpfile has been added: help targeting. A hint pointing players to it has also been added to the hints system.
Hints now fire every 6 in-game hours instead of 3.
The Mask of Ra now correctly has the +arcane flag.

May 16

The channels command now lists all channels with their current on/off status, shown in each channel's color. Type channels <name> to toggle any channel.
The clantalk channel has been removed.
A new automated hint system sends periodic tips to all players every 3 in-game hours, cycling through a list of hints covering basic commands, game mechanics, and community resources. Hints can be toggled off with channels hints.
Mana room names now display in bold cyan so players can easily identify them at a glance.
Teleport added to the Alchemist spell list at level 56.
A previously locked (pick-only) steel door in Shienar is now unlocked.

May 14

All keys now weigh 0 kg so carrying a large keyring no longer affects your encumbrance.
Keychains now limit how many keys you can attach by count rather than total weight. A keychain that previously held 5 kg of keys now holds 5 keys.
The look command no longer interrupts spellcasting or skill actions such as searching, investigating, or circling.
Guild membership bonuses are now correctly reflected when viewing how high you can learn a skill — shown in skill, spell, prereq, and when learning or practicing at a trainer.
All food items now respond to the keyword food, so get food and eat food work consistently regardless of the item's name.
Spell and skill lists shown by trainers are now sorted from lowest to highest level.
Mana costs for spells are now constant regardless of player level — what you see in spell is what you pay at any level.
The Bullywug Swamp area has received updates: entrance adjusted, and a new mana room with a reed altar has been added.
Old level 31–40 practitioners have been removed now that those skills and spells have closer trainer locations.
System Purge has been corrected to only be learnable by Monks.

May 12

Practice points have been removed from the game. When you learn a skill or spell from a trainer, it is now automatically set to the highest level your stats allow — no more practicing at a trainer multiple times. If you have skills partially learned, visit any trainer and use practice to bring them up to your full stat-based cap at no cost.
The skills and spells commands now show how many more you are able to learn.

May 11

Sneak lowered to level 5.
Backstab lowered to level 7 and now uses Sneak as its prerequisite instead of Hide.

May 10

Mob HP values adjusted across the entire MUD: levels 1–20 cut by 50%; levels 21–40 cut by 40%; levels 41–60 cut by 30%; levels 61–80 cut by 20%; levels 81–99 cut by 10%. Level 100+ mobs unchanged.
Diamond weapons now have the magic and glow flags.
Second Attack and Second Punch lowered to level 20.

May 8

Fixed Ishta to teach Stone Skin instead of the incorrect spell she had listed.
Prerequisite information from the prereq command is now shown directly inside the skill and spell detail views.
Affects on the score screen are now sorted longest-to-shortest duration.
Alchemist guild now displays the correct guild bonus for the Advanced Potion Lore skill.
Linefeed code support added for prompt strings — see help prompt.
Prices of wooden, ivory, and steel weapons reduced to be more newbie-friendly.
Advanced Potion Lore helpfile updated with levels and affects.

May 6

Mobs with the thief flag will no longer loot player corpses.
Shopkeepers no longer take random breaks and go missing.
Alchemist token colors now match updated auras.
Removed a duplicate wishing well fountain at GJP.
The search command now shows the name of the player or mob found, instead of just "someone."
You can no longer attempt to cast a spell you don't know.
All spells and skills levels 31–40 have been moved to much easier-to-reach practitioners. Use spell <spellname> or skill <skillname> to check locations before heading out.
Newbie zone animal mobs have been lowered in level to be friendlier to level 1 characters.
Resting XP is now disabled for players with 0 remorts who are below level 21.

May 4

Helpfile added for the disengage command (see help disengage).
Helpfile for the consider command updated with additional messages (see help consider).
Newbie helpfiles #5 and #8 rewritten to better cover early survival and meditating.

May 3

The spells command now shows buff and debuff spells alongside your other spells.
Mob-only spells are no longer listed when you use the spells command.
Spell and skill practitioners are now shown up to level 40 so you can plan further ahead.
The Extraction skill now improves on any valid attempt, not just successful ones.
Gem shopkeepers standardized across zones. Gems are now sold at levels 18, 32, and 50 — see help gems for locations.
Prompts now always have a newline after them, even when spamming commands.
Many homeland-adjacent zones that previously had XP penalties now grant full XP: The City of Twilight, East of Twilight, The Orcish Marina, Ocean West of Twilight, New and Old Drow Caverns, Dwarven Tunnels, A Deciduous Forest, Kharandaen, Lquero Swamp, More Lquero Swamp, The Noble Heartland, Cinnabar and Surroundings, Caverns of Calador, Tuath'an Mountain Pass, Swamps of the Fallen, Firamen Woods.
Homeland gateguards (all four towns) made magic-resistant and given significantly more HP. Scout and guard mobs in the surrounding areas also buffed.

May 2

Backstab lowered to level 10 so thieves and ninjas get their signature move earlier.
All spells and skills at levels 21–30 have been moved to practitioners inside or very close to the homelands. Use spell <name> or skill <name> to find them. Affected abilities include: Holy Ward, Unholy Ward, Refresh, Barrier, Thorn Shield, Curse, Elbow, Leadership, Second Attack, Second Punch, Turn Undead, Vortex, Create Spring, Disarm, Heal Critical, Meditation, Mana Shield, Peek, Guard, Barkskin, Flamestrike, Stealth, and Tinker.

April 30

Room VNUMs can now be toggled in your room header with config roomvnums. Useful for mappers; some areas (mazes) suppress the display regardless of setting.
Sages just outside the newbie area now teach a full list of low-level (1–20) spells and skills.

April 2026

April 29

Martial artists fighting bare-handed can now strike ghosts and incorporeal beings while wearing magical gauntlets.
New screenwi command lets you set your preferred screen width (see help screenwi).
New config news option lets you opt in to receive the weekly newsletter email.
The dracolich is now correctly recognized as an undead creature.
Fixed a typo in the Displacement spell's cast message.

April 26

Guards blocking an exit during flee now properly display who is blocking. The blocking message no longer spams if the same guarded exit is selected multiple times.
Fleeing from a vehicle while entangled now correctly removes the entangle effect.
Flee and retreat messages now use colors: failure messages appear in bold red, success messages in bold green, mount/rider separation in bold yellow. All colors respect your ANSI setting.
The Leadership skill now requires the leader to be physically present in the combat room to provide bonuses or improve. A leader sitting in town no longer passively benefits the group.
Fixed level-up messages showing mob-only spells that players cannot obtain.
Fixed color from copper coins bleeding onto the next line.
Fixed misspelling of "dais" in several rooms and objects.
Deleted a handful of disconnected rooms that could be reached via teleport.

April 25

The learn command has been removed. Use practice <skill/spell> at a trainer to both learn and practice in one step. Typing practice with no argument lists what the trainer can teach along with your remaining skill and spell slots.
Skill and spell proficiency labels are now capitalized (e.g. Good, Skilled, Adept).
When you level up, you now see a message listing any spells and skills that become available to practice at your new level.
The spells command now shows mana costs at two points: base cost at level 70, and your current cost in parentheses.
Fixed the Extraction skill's improve check — it now improves through use.

April 24

Wrath of Nature damage and mana adjusted to fall between Searing Orb and Frost Lance.

April 22

The Extraction skill is now available to all professions, not just thieves and alchemists. Seek out a trainer to pick it up.
Profession system rework for new players: You can now join a profession directly through the Sage without hunting down your profession's master. Rank 1 is now free (0 warpoints) but requires a visit to your profession master with a token. A new Rank 6 has been added, shifting old ranks 1–5 to 2–6.
Fixed hidden or closed doors leading into water rooms incorrectly showing as visible exits.
Several spells now have proper wear-off messages instead of the generic "The spell has worn off."
PvP kills and flee events are no longer recorded inside the arena or battleground.
The respec confirmation screen now correctly reads "Confirm Respec."
Fixed a bug where a group member leaving a room could suppress movement for those who stayed behind.
The butcher shop in Duradune is no longer unlit at night.

April 18

Respec Remort added: Available from the character selection screen under View/Edit Character. For a gold cost (50 gold per remort, capped at 500 gold), you can redistribute all accumulated remort bonuses without losing level, skills, or spells.
Skills and spells command output cleaned up and made more consistent across all classes.
New config colorexits option: choose whether exit colors show as solid blue or colored by the destination room's sector type.
Several rooms in immortal-only areas flagged to prevent teleportation into them.

April 16

The skills and spells commands now support a name argument (e.g. spells 'fireball' or skills 'backstab') to show a detailed info card: level, type, mana cost, which professions learn it, prerequisites, and for level 32 and below, which NPC in which area teaches it.
Spells list reorganized into three groups: Offensive, Defensive (self-only marked with *), and Utility.
Group list now always shows all members, even when you are the only one in the group.
Exit colors now reflect the sector type of the destination room to help with navigation. Can be toggled with config colorexits.

April 15

Fixed a bug in the new remort code where players wearing +HP or +MV gear or spell affects didn't accurately gain HP on remort. If you remorted in the last few days, send a pray for an adjustment.
Thief poisons now correctly display a room message when the victim is poisoned.
Fixed a bug where some PvP poisons were not being applied correctly to the victim.

April 10

Remorting has moved to the character selection screen. After logging in, choose "View/Edit Character" then select "Remort" if eligible. You'll be shown all 21 remort options, select until all 40 points are spent, then confirm. The in-game transform command now redirects you there. The Character Details screen also shows a summary of all active remort bonuses.

April 8

Fixed a bug where Battle Tactics was not improving through use.
Fixed an issue where switching targets in combat showed the wrong name in the notification message.
Consumable items (potions, pills, food, drink) can now be used normally in rooms that suppress magic — they were incorrectly blocked before.
Adjusted wear-off messages for a couple of spells to better reflect what happens when they expire.

April 5

Fixed crashes that were occurring in the early hours of April 5th.

April 3

Profquit removed. You can now join a new profession at any time. Only skills and spells exclusive to your old profession are lost — shared abilities (e.g. backstab/circle for thieves and assassins, heal/heal crit for clerics and druids) are kept. Practices are refunded for any lost skills/spells.
Warlocks now have the Meditation skill.
Battle Tactics now improves more frequently through use.
The minimum Wisdom requirement for Poison Lore has been lowered.
Miner's helmets are now storable in vaults.
Race helpfiles now list maximum skills and spells available for each race.
Tinkers Guild renamed to Merchants Guild in helpfiles.

April 2

Single-color sparkling faceted gems can now be purchased at Kyrielle's Gem Shop in A'daar. They are expensive but give players a high-end gold sink to work toward. Single-color sparkling gems are now storable in personal and alignment vaults.

March 2026

March 31

Analytics page on the website now shows the daily good/evil player split.
Player Honors page no longer updates or displays data for the current day — achievements lag one full day to prevent revealing who is online.
Tracking system overhauled: Track messages rewritten with improved clarity and now display on a single line with ANSI color highlighting direction.
New skill: Advanced Tracking (Thief). Builds on the base Tracking skill and can reveal how recently a target passed through an area. Rangers' Guild members receive a bonus. See help advanced tracking.
Thief: Haggle removed; Advanced Tracking added. Haggle moved to level 20 and is now available to all professions. Tinker class restriction removed — now available to all professions.
Gate guards will now equip weapons and armor that players give them — outfit your city's defenders.
Xix/Baalzom gorgets now have greater durability.

March 30

Teleport was not accessible to players and has been hooked up. It is taught in Castle Aragorn — look for the room "Before a Fallen Archway [Indoors]."

March 28

A list of almost all obtainable items in the game is now available on the website.

March 25

Fixed a CPU lockup caused by Advanced Potion Lore potions.
Spell-damaging equipment changes: all three spell types (fire, acid, cold) have a lower chance to affect each carried item; damage dealt to items is reduced across the board for weapons, armor, and containers. Acid remains the most dangerous to gear by a significant margin.

March 22

Resting XP now applies to characters with up to 4 remorts (previously 3); maximum accrual increased from 8M to 9M XP.
Counterattack now always improves on a successful counter (was previously 50% chance).
Fixed a bug causing Warrior Guild members to take a damage penalty to Cone of Cold.
Fixed a message bug in Touch of Gaia where the spell appeared to heal the caster instead of the target.
Weapons and armor left on the ground now decay roughly three times faster than before.
Keys in the evil newbie area now always load.

March 19

Object targeting improvements across look, examine, get, put, drop, and give: exact keyword matches are always found before partial/prefix matches; inventory items are searched before equipped items consistently; numbered targeting (e.g. 2.sword) now uses a single unified list with one shared counter throughout; examine now respects number prefixes the same way look does.

March 17

Fixed a bug introduced the prior day that was incorrectly lowering Evasion Bonus by 10 points.

March 15

Guard now protects against Stun and Grapple attempts.
Circle: fixed blank messages on some outcomes; damage now scales more with higher dexterity.
Evasive Attack now grants a small bonus to your Evasion Bonus.
Battle Tactics improvement rate increased.
Quest 4 updated: ticket rewards replaced with equipment; bandits now move more slowly between rooms.
Two new sets of armor added to the game.
The eight gods have had their levels adjusted.
Fixed a scenario where being meditating while still in combat prevented fleeing — the code now automatically stands you up and attempts to flee.
Insect Swarm practitioner moved to Tavi in A'daar (no longer behind blockers).

March 14

Concentration practitioner swapped to Eris (level 15 skill — should not require blockers); Bless practitioner swapped to a dwarven high priest (level 37 spell — should require some effort).

March 13

A lightweight steel stiletto added — available at shopkeepers that sell steel daggers. Low damage but very light, useful for thieves who want to sheath and draw to apply poison.
Interactive world map launched. See help map in game for the URL.

March 12

Parry, Shield Block, Dodge, and Tumble now scale with the level of your opponent — higher level mobs are harder to defend against. PvP chances are completely unchanged.
Stun and Grapple formulas normalized to use Strength and Dexterity equally, consistent with Bash.
Five new equipment affects now available on gear: Fire Absorb, Air Absorb, Earth Absorb, Water Absorb, and Mana Regen.
Fixed several profession auras that were missing their save flag.
Essence of Spirit is now correctly restricted to Clerics only.
Fixed Detect Invisibility message when casting from strange meat.
Fixed missing long descriptions on coral encrusted boots and rothe jerky.

March 10

Parry now works against unarmed attacks and mob natural weapons (claws, etc.), not just weapon strikes.
Mob parry chance now scales with level — higher level mobs are meaningfully harder to hit.
Multiple attackers reduce mob parry chance, consistent with how player parry works.
Fixed a bug where spell damage reductions (mfactor) were not being applied correctly when the target was a mob.
Updated monk spell helpfiles to better reflect how they actually work.

March 9

Quest 4 added: Blood on the Old Road. See help quest4 for details.

March 7

Quest 3 added: 13 new fetch quests available from merchants in A'daar. These are designed to help players learn the areas of the MUD. See help quest3.

March 6

Quest 1 updated — more spies have been spotted. See help quest1 for details.
Quest 2 updated: prizes clarified, mob levels reduced slightly. Quest 2 mobs now only appear in the Plains north of A'daar.

March 4

Fixed a crash that could occur when a guard mob was in combat and a player logged off.
Profquit will no longer wipe all skills and spells — it now only removes those belonging to the profession you are leaving. Practices are refunded for removed skills/spells.

March 3

Self Healing (Templar) damage formula corrected and buffed.
Kick helpfile corrected to accurately describe its very low lag.
Prayer cast messages improved.
The affects command now shows who you are currently guarding when the Guard skill is active.
Strangle success messages now display with consistent coloring.

March 1

Druid profession is now live. See help druid for details. As with all professions, balance will be monitored and tweaked over time.
Profession ranks no longer consume warpoints. Warpoints are now a minimum threshold — once reached, you can advance and your points are kept. Thresholds: Rank 1 (250), Rank 2 (750), Rank 3 (2,000), Rank 4 (4,000), Rank 5 (10,000).
New player tip added at character creation: try to keep your stats at 15 or higher for a stronger start.
Five new daily healing achievements added for players who cast heal spells.

February 2026

February 28

Helpfiles rewritten for: Battle Tactics, Meditation/Meditate, Disarm, Tinker, Sharpen, Counterattack, Enhanced Circle, Enhanced Backstab, Strangle, Eye Gouge, Evasive Attack, Retreat, Group Stealth, Haggle, Circle, Stealth, Peek, Backstab, Investigation, Locksmithy, Hide, and Sneak.
Battle Tactics damage bonus was previously scaling inversely — bonuses now correctly increase with higher skill.
Fixed Meditation so it no longer reverts your position to standing when toggled off. Type stand to stop meditating.
Fixed Group Stealth so the leader's skill covers each group member, rather than requiring each follower to have the skill themselves.
Retreat can now be used against mobs, with success chance based on the same formula as flee (plus a small skill bonus).
Added a message for when a Strangle grab lands but fails to cut off the target's air.

February 27

Identify scroll shopkeepers on both sides now restock more frequently, as the scrolls have become popular.
Helpfiles rewritten for: GBONUS (group XP, solo bonuses, level difference penalties), Leadership, Guard, Righteousness, Battle Tactics, and Underwater Breath.
Bless spell helpfile corrected to show it uses Water mana. Bless now actually requires Water mana.
Body Control now shows a proper message when the spell wears off.
Underwater Breath shows improved cast messages.
More cleric mob resets added to the Mountain Depths area.
The Slaadi Gloves item now has a proper long description.

February 26

Bare-handed martial arts damage rebalanced for a smoother progression. Damage now increases consistently as you level, and high-level martial artists hit harder overall.

February 23

Light slash weapons now provide a moderate accuracy bonus that scales with Strength. Heavy slash weapons are more punishing for weaker characters and more rewarding for very high Strength. Light slash weapons are now consistently lighter and heavy slash weapons heavier to match their names.
Thieves Guild NPC population increased (footpad, elven thief, drow thief, half-orc thief) to match their world maximums.
When a brand new player logs in for the very first time, an announcement is broadcast to their alignment welcoming them to the realm.
Fixed the examine command to check inventory items before equipped items when searching by name (e.g. examine key no longer incorrectly matches a keyring). Examining a keychain now says "has on it:" rather than "contains:".
Weapons and armor left on the ground now slowly deteriorate over time. Mundane cloth items rot in weeks; metals and stone can last months. Magic items (glowing, humming, or radiating) and indestructible equipment are immune to decay.

February 22

Daily achievement tracking updated with more tracked activities and milestones. New achievements added.
Resting XP caps increased — characters below level 55 and 3 remorts now accumulate more offline XP.
Casting Word of Recall while mounted now automatically dismounts you before recalling.
Mob HP pools for regenerating mobs reduced slightly and made more consistent in behavior.
Fixed Enhanced Kick dealing 0 damage on a successful hit — it now always deals at least 1 damage.
Mobs that pick up items will no longer do so while actively fighting.
All race helpfiles now include a "Suggested Professions" section.
Hide moved from SynVyn (KFS) to Kiri in A'daar. Locksmithy moved from the Old Road to SynVyn (KFS) — easier access for new players.
Fleeing or retreating into water rooms now takes your Swim skill into account. Without flight, you cannot flee into deep water at all, and fleeing into a swim sector only succeeds if your swim skill is high enough. Flying characters are unaffected.

February 21

Helpfiles revised for the following skills: Kick, Elbow, Pummel, Parry, Rescue, Armor Penetration, Bash, Stun, Grapple, Shield Block, Shield Rush, Enhanced Damage, Enhanced Kick, Second Attack, Third Attack, Dual Wield, Tumbling, Dodge, Martial Arts, Second Punch, Fists of Speed, Endurance, and Sharpen.

February 19-20

Basic combat skills (slashing, piercing, concussion, whipping, martial arts) are now taught by teachers in both newbie zones, so new players don't need to run through the homelands to find them.
Mob spell casting cooldown increased by one additional round — slightly longer delay between casts when engaged.

February 17

Website redesigned with improved color scheme and typography; now fully responsive on mobile.
Daily Achievements section added to the Player Honors page.

February 15

Mobs that can be harvested for alchemy ingredients now display an identifier when you look at them (see help extract).
Belt items can no longer be accidentally dropped while worn or sheathed — unequip them first.
Fixed a bug where combat messages occasionally used the wrong pronoun.
Kick now always deals at least 1 damage on a successful hit.
The look command now displays equipment in the same slot order as the eq command.

February 14

The prereq command has been revamped: now shows the full prerequisite chain (red = not learned, yellow = not practiced enough, green = good), minimum stat requirements, and how high you can practice the skill given your current stats.
Equipment slots when looking at someone are now ordered head-to-feet.
Fixed an issue where swim and the four weapon skills (slashing, piercing, concussion, whipping) couldn't be learned as high as they should be for characters with good STR/DEX.

February 13

Second Punch lowered from level 30 to level 25 to be more in line with similar skills.
Displacement lowered from level 50 to level 45.

February 12

Gold/copper split formula improved to be more fair when splitting small amounts.
Fixed a weight calculation bug with put all into a container.
Containers with items inside can no longer be auctioned.
New back wear slot added — backpacks can now be worn on your back instead of your shoulder.
Keychain system added: keychains can hold keys and will be appearing at provisioner shopkeepers. Better keychains hold more keys.

February 11

Resting XP system added: players accrue XP while logged off and receive it on their next login. Capped at one week of accrual, level 50, and 2 remorts. Designed to help new and casual players catch up.
The help armor helpfile now lists all armor condition words from worst to best.

February 10

Monks have been given the Rescue skill.
Meditation lowered from level 32 to level 27, allowing casters to access additional mana pools sooner.
Profession token seller removed from A'daar and placed near each side's portal in the homelands. Profession tokens are now significantly cheaper.
Newbie zones set to 200% XP.

February 9

Backstab teacher moved to A'daar (more accessible to new players). Armor Penetration teacher moved to Mytanth.

February 8

Race balance changes are now live (see Feb 4 note for full details). A one-time race change window has been opened — players have one week from their next login to request a race change from an admin.
PvP XP increased by 10x.
Key added to access the mana room in the new drow area.
Container condition system added — backpacks will eventually become destructible.

February 7

Two types of pouches added for storing 0kg items (tickets, ingredients, etc). Can be cinched to your belt. Available at various shopkeepers in the world; one type is fire/cold/acid resistant.
Quest 2 reward bumped from bronze to silver tickets. Quest 2 mob HP reduced.
Some A'daar guards now actively patrol and check on fellow guards — beware.

February 6

All keys normalized to 1kg.
All shopkeepers can now see invisible and hidden players.
Elemental-resistant backpacks added to the world: fire-resistant, cold-resistant, and acid-resistant variants are available for purchase; a backpack resistant to all three is a rare mob load.

February 5

Fixed incorrect weight class values for STR 25 and STR 26 (they were backwards).
Basic thief and alchemist ingredients are slightly cheaper.
Added equipment to several shopkeepers in the world that had none.
The prereq command now shows exact numbers instead of descriptive words.

February 4

Race balance updates proposed: Dryad (+1 max skill), Lich (+1 max skill, +1 max spell), Atomie (+2 max spells), Drow (+1 max spell), Halfling (+1 max spell), Duergar (+1 max spell), Ogre (+1 max skill, +2 max spells, better AC), Minotaur (+2 max spells), Dragonkin (+1 max spell, better AC), Orc (+3 max spells, better HP regen), Human (+1 max DEX).
Acid Arrow is again curable by Cure Poison (was broken).
Fixed a bug preventing Goblins from remorating to max Strength.
Blindness spell removed from all mobs in both newbie areas.

February 2

Mobs that cast spells now have a cooldown and will not cast back-to-back rounds.
Fixed numerous mobs that had non-existent, misspelled, or quoted spell names causing them to never cast.

February 1

Four new mid-tier gems added: sparkling faceted turquoise, sunstone, jacinth, and moonstone crystals. These fill the gap between lower dual-color gems and the highest tier, supporting level 60 spells of two colors.
MSSP (MUD Server Status Protocol) support added so mud crawlers and listing sites can find us automatically.
Getting Started guide on the website fully rewritten.

January 2026

January 31

Added resets for standard sets of shields (Bucklers, Shields, Tower Shields), cloaks, and vests.
Bumped up reset percentages on rings and earrings.
Added a handful of nicer nostore item resets in the world.
Mana regeneration messages are now suppressed while sleeping.

January 30

Went through all scripts in the Trials zone (Air, Water, Fire, Earth) — they should now be completable end-to-end. If you find other broken scripts in the world, send a pray.

January 29

Fixed a bug that was duplicating corpses. Corpse behavior is back to normal: if the MUD reboots after your death, your corpse reappears on login until it is looted or moved.
Fixed a bug where you could put a worn item directly into a backpack without unequipping it.
Your score now correctly shows how many skills and spells you can still learn based on race, what you know, and remort slots.
learn and practice command messaging improved.
Eye gouge blindness now lasts slightly longer; masks are slightly less effective against it.
Meditation now improves slightly more often.
Quest 2 has smaller groups of mobs northwest of Twilight and in the sand dunes by the Old Road, suitable for smaller parties.

January 28

Quest 2 helpfile added — type help quest2 in game.
Fixed Quest 2 mob loads so the chance for an item drop is on mobs of the correct alignment.

January 27

Group XP for 5-person groups reduced by 5%. Group XP for 6-person groups reduced by 25%. Consider splitting into two groups when you have 8 or more.
The Templar Leadership skill adjusted in line with the group size changes.

January 26

HP gains per level now have significantly reduced variance — you should end up within a very narrow band of HP at level 70 regardless of luck.
Pharaoh in The Great Pyramid no longer blocks the door. Additional mob loads added to the zone.
Quest mobs now only award tickets when you kill mobs of the opposing alignment. Killing your own side's quest mobs will not reward tickets.
Second quest started: opposing groups from the old gods spotted in The Aenerian Plains. Recommended for groups. Type help quest2 for details.

January 25

Linkdead players now disconnect from the MUD sooner instead of lingering.
Group command updated to show more accurate HP and Stamina values with color coding by range.

January 24

New players now start with shoes equipped.
New player defaults adjusted: groundfighting off, autosac on, autoassist off.
Fixed a bug where killing a mob during groundfighting would prompt you to pick up the corpse instead of looting it.
Alignment storage vaults added to each side's War Room (also a dice room). Up to 30 free items shared across your entire alignment — stock gear for your side. Commands are the same as a bank: store and unstore.
Enlarge HP formula now scales with caster INT — if you tried it before, try it again.
Enlarge practitioner moved.

January 22

AFK timer doubled — you can idle twice as long before being disconnected.
Email validation is no longer required to log in. Validation is still required to advance past level 20.
Raid channel moved to level 21+ (was 20+) to align with the validation change.
You now see your own login message (previously only other players saw it).
Hiking boots and mountain boots weight reduced from 4kg to 1kg.
Warpoint scale adjusted 10x for finer granularity (e.g., you'll see 52 instead of 5 — mathematically equivalent, but more precise).
Personal storage slots increased from 15 to 25.

January 21

Curse and Disease practitioners swapped — Curse is lower level and now has no blockers.

January 20

Dispel Good practitioner swapped to a mob in the same zone with no blockers.
Group follow message now displays in red when you leave a group member behind.
Endurance now improves approximately 25x faster.
Gtell history added: type gtell alone to see the last 15 group tells.
Shopkeeper in A'daar now sells basic ingredients for potions and poisons.
Alignment-wide notifications added: you will now see when players on your side log in and out.

January 18

Basic earrings added and seeded into the world.
Weight allowance formula improved for high STR characters.
Leveling up now restores your natural mana in addition to HP and moves.
All 300+ armor pieces reviewed: fixed a handful of body pieces incorrectly flagged as -hide/-sneak, and corrected pierce/concussion/slashing percentage errors.

January 17

area bonus now shows only the current bonus XP areas instead of all areas.
Mobs now correctly re-hide after combat when no players remain in the room.
Custom prompt maximum length doubled.
Quit timer message made clearer.

January 16

First quest is now live — type help quest to see all available quests.
Major fix to how the yell command interacts with mobs and players.

January 15

Quest ticket turn-in NPCs added to each town in the homelands — look around.

January 13

New rings added and seeded across the world.
You can no longer climb while meditating.
Frozen Caverns removed from the bonus XP rotation.

January 11

Skill Improvement System Overhaul: Improvement rates adjusted across the board. Skills are now grouped to improve at consistent rates. Highlights: Meditation now properly improves (it previously did not improve at all); Endurance improvement rate significantly boosted; Martial Arts improvement significantly boosted.
Notification message added when your gems reach full capacity.
Notification message added when your body reaches maximum natural mana regeneration.
Homeland weapon shopkeepers now sell equivalent piercing weapons alongside existing slash/concussion options.
Mana regeneration messages reduced in frequency; the "maximum" message now differs slightly when you are inside a mana room, giving players a hint that they are in one.
Expansive Mountain System removed from the bonus XP rotation.

January 10

Vortex is now taught in Bazaar with no blockers. Feeblemind moved to The Mountain Depths.
Warpoints required to gain profession ranks have been reduced.
Guilds no longer hate each other — you can now join any two guilds regardless of combination.

January 9

Martial Arts moved to level 1 to be consistent with other basic combat skills.
Mobs blocking the entrance to Healer's Guild adjusted — it still requires effort but should be more manageable for smaller groups.

January 8

Merchant's Guild keys had incorrect !drop, !save, and !remove flags — all removed.
Armor Penetration teacher (level 31 skill) moved from a too-difficult area to an easily accessible one with no blockers.

January 7

Remorting no longer requires warpoints.
Level requirements for the first several remorts have been lowered (see help remort).
The auction channel has been renamed to the trade channel to avoid conflict with the auction command.
Areas with few or no mobs removed from the bonus XP rotation.

January 6

Chat and pray channel history now shows an approximate timestamp for each message.

January 4

Bonus XP system launched: Double XP has ended and been replaced by a rotating bonus XP system. Zones randomly cycle in and out of bonus XP throughout the day. Use area to see which zones currently have bonus XP, or use where to check the zone you are in. Homeland-adjacent zones are excluded from the rotation.
A'daar XP modifier boosted.
Dodge practitioner moved from Kur at Thieves Guild to A'adaar.

January 3

Fixed a bug where items with extra descriptions did not display their weight when looked at.
All weapons in the game reviewed for sheathability — many more are now sheathable.

January 2

Double XP extended through January 4.
The where command now shows the XP bonus for your current zone. Zones closer to homelands have lower bonuses.
Solo XP modifier increased slightly. Duo XP modifier increased slightly less.
Warpoint formula updated: any player who has a timer on the killed player now receives warpoints regardless of room location (10-tick timer window). Previously only players in the room received warpoints.

December 2025

December 31

Detect Hidden duration now scales slightly with the caster's Intelligence.
Fixed buggy code for rank descriptions visible in group, when looking at players, and in the *rank* prompt variable. Rank ranges redone: novice, apprentice, journeyman, veteran, elite, master, hero, champion, paragon, legend.

December 29

Looking at an object in your inventory now displays its weight.
The who list updated to show all players on your side, not just friends. Friends list still controls who can send tells and loot your corpse.

December 28

Guild helpfiles rewritten to clearly spell out the benefits of each guild.
The world command now shows the current server uptime.
Tier I and Tier II gem costs reduced and made consistent. Some Tier II gems were double their intended price.

December 27

Alchemists now receive the Meditation skill (previously an oversight).
Cure Poison now cures: Poison, Acid Arrow, Acid Rain, and Acid Blast. Thief poisons (see lore) can still only be cured by a Cleric.
Scrolls of Identify are now available for purchase in both hometown areas (Thalack on the evil side, Ludira on the good side).

December 24

Third Attack, Dual Wield, and Shield Rush added to mob practitioners in the game.
Endurance moved to an easier practitioner mob.
Parry moved to a mob in the Aenerian Plains (helpfile updated).
Mix/Potion Lore moved to a mob in A'daar (helpfile updated).
Circle added to another practitioner mob in a more accessible area.

December 23

Rough gems (carnelian, amethyst, malachite, agate) added to mobs in both homelands at higher drop rates.
Skill and spell helpfiles for level 25 and under now show the area(s) where that skill or spell is taught.

December 22

Out-of-range (OOR) XP penalty reduced — it should be easier to group with lower-level players and still have them earn XP.
Rescue skill now has a second practitioner mob closer to the evil homelands.
The learn command now shows all skills and spells taught by a mob regardless of your level or profession.

December 14

Rites of Passage reopened after a 25-year hiatus. The code is based on RoP 2, with ongoing improvements. Welcome back.