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imported>Arkalor at 16:40, 29 July 2012

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	For full details on the extensive changes made with this update, see [[Announcements - 2000/03 - Darkness Ascendant#Release Notes\|<font color=#FFFFCC>Build Notes, March 2000</font>]], and the new [[Announcements - 2000/03 - Darkness Ascendant#State of the Code\|<font color=#FFFFCC>State of the Code</font>]].		For full details on the extensive changes made with this update, see [[Announcements - 2000/03 - Darkness Ascendant#Release Notes\|<font color=#FFFFCC>Build Notes, March 2000</font>]], and the new [[Announcements - 2000/03 - Darkness Ascendant#State of the Code\|<font color=#FFFFCC>State of the Code</font>]].
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	[[~~Image~~:Darkness Ascendant - Spire2.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900> A menacing, spirelike citadel floats over the crater it formed when it erupted from the earth.</font>		[[File:Darkness Ascendant - Spire2.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900> A menacing, spirelike citadel floats over the crater it formed when it erupted from the earth.</font>
	<br><br>		<br><br>
	[[~~Image~~:Darkness Ascendant - Lightdark.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900> Side by side, a brazier and a portal showcase the new colored lighting upgrade.</font>		[[File:Darkness Ascendant - Lightdark.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900> Side by side, a brazier and a portal showcase the new colored lighting upgrade.</font>
	<br><br>		<br><br>
	[[~~Image~~:Darkness Ascendant - Sneak.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>The game now features this revamped model for the common drudge.</font>		[[File:Darkness Ascendant - Sneak.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>The game now features this revamped model for the common drudge.</font>
	<br><br>		<br><br>
	[[~~Image~~:Darkness Ascendant - Olthoidark1.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>Green light reflects from the carapace of an Olthoi.</font>		[[File:Darkness Ascendant - Olthoidark1.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>Green light reflects from the carapace of an Olthoi.</font>
	<br><br>		<br><br>
	[[~~Image~~:Darkness Ascendant - Olthoidark2.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>Here we see similar lighting from all angles.</font>		[[File:Darkness Ascendant - Olthoidark2.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>Here we see similar lighting from all angles.</font>
	<br><br>		<br><br>
	[[~~Image~~:~~Darkness Ascendant -~~ Magmadark.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>The dread magma golem illuminates the hallway as it descends on an adventurer.</font>		[[File:Magmadark.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>The dread magma golem illuminates the hallway as it descends on an adventurer.</font>
	<br><br>		<br><br>
	[[~~Image~~:~~Darkness Ascendant -~~ Obsidiandark.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>The obsidian golem's many fine, sharp edges gleam in the torchlight.</font>		[[File:Obsidiandark.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>The obsidian golem's many fine, sharp edges gleam in the torchlight.</font>
	<br><br>		<br><br>
	[[~~Image~~:~~Darkness Ascendant -~~ Wood1.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>To make a wood golem, the Empyrean had to dismember a tree. Obviously, this does not make the tree happy.</font>		[[File:Wood1.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>To make a wood golem, the Empyrean had to dismember a tree. Obviously, this does not make the tree happy.</font>
	<br><br>		<br><br>
	[[~~Image~~:~~Darkness Ascendant -~~ Water1.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>The water golem now appears as a translucent, glittering cascade.</font>		[[File:Water1.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>The water golem now appears as a translucent, glittering cascade.</font>
	<br><br>		<br><br>
	[[~~Image~~:~~Darkness Ascendant -~~ Sandstone1.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>When a sandstone golem is on a mission, the drudges tend to hang back and see how things go.</font>		[[File:Sandstone1.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>When a sandstone golem is on a mission, the drudges tend to hang back and see how things go.</font>
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imported>Arkalor at 15:06, 15 May 2012

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	We've had a run of bad luck lately, and this forced us to keep the worlds out of service much more than usual. We did so in order to restore missing characters (see above), improve our database system, or do a minor update (see below). From the day that it shipped in November, AC has had a reputation for very little downtime, and we will earn that reputation again. Please know that we take a world out of service only when it is in the best interest of the players, and we wring our hands for every minute that Dereth is not available to you. We promise to do better, and get back to our previous pattern of only going out of service for a few hours each month in order to perform major updates.		We've had a run of bad luck lately, and this forced us to keep the worlds out of service much more than usual. We did so in order to restore missing characters (see above), improve our database system, or do a minor update (see below). From the day that it shipped in November, AC has had a reputation for very little downtime, and we will earn that reputation again. Please know that we take a world out of service only when it is in the best interest of the players, and we wring our hands for every minute that Dereth is not available to you. We promise to do better, and get back to our previous pattern of only going out of service for a few hours each month in order to perform major updates.
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			== Tell Your Friends: Asheron's Call Discounted to Retailers! ==

			{{Microsoft Zone
			\| Link = <nowiki>http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ashenewsdiscount.asp</nowiki>
			\| Date = March 27, 2000
			\| Title = Tell Your Friends: Asheron's Call Discounted to Retailers!
			\| Text = Asheron's Call leads the vanguard of online worlds with monthly upgrades that add new monsters, dungeons, quests, gameplay features, and technology. Right now, Shadow creatures massing in the wilderness have reorganized as if responding to a summons. Ghastly spire citadels have erupted from the earth and hover in the sky near major towns. Adventurers have been teleported away by an invisible force, then subjected to strange tests and interrogations. A major conflict with evil appears imminent.<br><br>At this critical time, we've discounted the retail price of Asheron's Call to recruit as many adventurers as possible. With the money new players will save on the game, they can buy several extra months in Dereth. Bring your friends in on the current adventure. They won't regret it, and we promise to unite your playing group with new stories and features for years to come.
	}}		}}

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imported>Arkalor at 21:34, 4 January 2012

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imported>Arkalor at 18:51, 11 March 2011

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	{{Microsoft Zone		{{Microsoft Zone
	\| Link = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ashenewsdarkness1.asp		\| Link = <nowiki>http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ashenewsdarkness1.asp</nowiki>
	\| Date = March 7, 2000		\| Date = March 7, 2000
	\| Title = Darkness Ascendant		\| Title = Darkness Ascendant
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	{{Microsoft Zone		{{Microsoft Zone
	\| Link = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ashenewsMarch7build.asp		\| Link = <nowiki>http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ashenewsMarch7build.asp</nowiki>
	\| Date =		\| Date =
	\| Title = Asheron's Call Build Notes, March 7		\| Title = Asheron's Call Build Notes, March 7
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	{{Microsoft Zone		{{Microsoft Zone
	\| Link = http://classic.zone.msn.com/asheronscall/news/ashenewsspin6.asp		\| Link = <nowiki>http://classic.zone.msn.com/asheronscall/news/ashenewsspin6.asp</nowiki>
	\| Date = March 16, 2000		\| Date = March 16, 2000
	\| Title = The Spin from Turbine		\| Title = The Spin from Turbine
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	{{Microsoft Zone		{{Microsoft Zone
	\| Link = http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ashenewscodestate1.asp		\| Link = <nowiki>http://www.zone.com/asheronscall/news/ashenewscodestate1.asp</nowiki>
	\| Date = March 20, 2000		\| Date = March 20, 2000
	\| Title = State of the Code		\| Title = State of the Code

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	For full details on the extensive changes made with this update, see [[Announcements - 2000/03 - Darkness Ascendant#Release Notes\|<font color=#FFFFCC>Build Notes, March 2000</font>]], and the new [[Announcements - 2000/03 - Darkness Ascendant#State of the Code\|<font color=#FFFFCC>State of the Code</font>]].		For full details on the extensive changes made with this update, see [[Announcements - 2000/03 - Darkness Ascendant#Release Notes\|<font color=#FFFFCC>Build Notes, March 2000</font>]], and the new [[Announcements - 2000/03 - Darkness Ascendant#State of the Code\|<font color=#FFFFCC>State of the Code</font>]].
			<br><br>
	[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Spire2.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900> A menacing, spirelike citadel floats over the crater it formed when it erupted from the earth.</font>		[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Spire2.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900> A menacing, spirelike citadel floats over the crater it formed when it erupted from the earth.</font>
			<br><br>
	[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Lightdark.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900> Side by side, a brazier and a portal showcase the new colored lighting upgrade.</font>		[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Lightdark.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900> Side by side, a brazier and a portal showcase the new colored lighting upgrade.</font>
			<br><br>
	[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Sneak.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>The game now features this revamped model for the common drudge.</font>		[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Sneak.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>The game now features this revamped model for the common drudge.</font>
			<br><br>
	[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Olthoidark1.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>Green light reflects from the carapace of an Olthoi.</font>		[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Olthoidark1.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>Green light reflects from the carapace of an Olthoi.</font>
			<br><br>
	[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Olthoidark2.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>Here we see similar lighting from all angles.</font>		[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Olthoidark2.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>Here we see similar lighting from all angles.</font>
			<br><br>
	[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Magmadark.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>The dread magma golem illuminates the hallway as it descends on an adventurer.</font>		[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Magmadark.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>The dread magma golem illuminates the hallway as it descends on an adventurer.</font>
			<br><br>
	[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Obsidiandark.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>The obsidian golem's many fine, sharp edges gleam in the torchlight.</font>		[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Obsidiandark.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>The obsidian golem's many fine, sharp edges gleam in the torchlight.</font>
			<br><br>
	[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Wood1.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>To make a wood golem, the Empyrean had to dismember a tree. Obviously, this does not make the tree happy.</font>		[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Wood1.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>To make a wood golem, the Empyrean had to dismember a tree. Obviously, this does not make the tree happy.</font>
			<br><br>
	[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Water1.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>The water golem now appears as a translucent, glittering cascade.</font>		[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Water1.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>The water golem now appears as a translucent, glittering cascade.</font>
			<br><br>
	[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Sandstone1.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>When a sandstone golem is on a mission, the drudges tend to hang back and see how things go.</font>		[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Sandstone1.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>When a sandstone golem is on a mission, the drudges tend to hang back and see how things go.</font>
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imported>Arkalor: /* Rollout Article */

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	For months, floating Crystals and Shadow creatures have held stations in the wilderness, arranged like pieces in a game. Now they have mobilized. Rumored to have emerged from the earth, strange, twisted citadels hover over the land near several towns, and a vast, bat-winged figure is now regularly seen flickering like dark lightning amid the storm clouds. Have Dereth's heroes forced the leaders of the Shadows into some sort of desperate stand, or are these merely the opening moves in some larger and darker conflict?		For months, floating Crystals and Shadow creatures have held stations in the wilderness, arranged like pieces in a game. Now they have mobilized. Rumored to have emerged from the earth, strange, twisted citadels hover over the land near several towns, and a vast, bat-winged figure is now regularly seen flickering like dark lightning amid the storm clouds. Have Dereth's heroes forced the leaders of the Shadows into some sort of desperate stand, or are these merely the opening moves in some larger and darker conflict?
	<br><br>Continuing our commitment to bring you a major new chapter in Dereth's saga every month, we introduce the March event! A relative calm prevails despite the ghastly floating citadels and other omens. Dereth's heroes have managed to extend the reach of civilization, so builders have constructed festival grounds in outlying areas and even a magnificent wedding hall to host the mass ceremonies traditional in the spring. Master Smiths tinkering with crystal fragments and shadow gems have managed to incorporate them into superior suits of armor. Perhaps most significantly, the Asheron's Call developers have embarked on a project to refine the graphics engine, introducing colored lighting effects and amazing new Drudges and Golems. The world of Asheron's Call will come into even sharper focus over the coming months. Thanks for joining us in the adventure!<br><br>		<br><br>Continuing our commitment to bring you a major new chapter in Dereth's saga every month, we introduce the March event! A relative calm prevails despite the ghastly floating citadels and other omens. Dereth's heroes have managed to extend the reach of civilization, so builders have constructed festival grounds in outlying areas and even a magnificent wedding hall to host the mass ceremonies traditional in the spring. Master Smiths tinkering with crystal fragments and shadow gems have managed to incorporate them into superior suits of armor. Perhaps most significantly, the Asheron's Call developers have embarked on a project to refine the graphics engine, introducing colored lighting effects and amazing new Drudges and Golems. The world of Asheron's Call will come into even sharper focus over the coming months. Thanks for joining us in the adventure!
			<br><br>
			For full details on the extensive changes made with this update, see [[Announcements - 2000/03 - Darkness Ascendant#Release Notes\|<font color=#FFFFCC>Build Notes, March 2000</font>]], and the new [[Announcements - 2000/03 - Darkness Ascendant#State of the Code\|<font color=#FFFFCC>State of the Code</font>]].

	[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Spire2.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900> A menacing, spirelike citadel floats over the crater it formed when it erupted from the earth.</font>		[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Spire2.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900> A menacing, spirelike citadel floats over the crater it formed when it erupted from the earth.</font>

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imported>Arkalor at 19:35, 8 April 2009

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	\| Date =		\| Date =
	\| Title = Darkness Ascendant		\| Title = Darkness Ascendant
	\| Text = On a bluff overlooking Khayyaban, Jenavere and Hendac stood with the old woman, silhouetted by the setting sun, which had been dwindling over the last three months and now glowed a feeble red. Sulfur-tinted clouds had been racing across the land all day. A storm was brewing. Soon, the looming dark of the Demon would be seen on the northern horizon. It appeared more frequently of late -- little wonder the three Master Smiths had hastened to finish the design of their new gemstone armor.		\| Text =

	The moons hung low in the east -- swollen, filling more of the sky every day. Some whispered they were falling. Hendac had called it a Hunter's Moon, and Jena had shivered. She held a sputtering torch close to the ground. Just beyond them in a large circle, the sand had changed to a fine, ash-gray powder. “What do you think, Mistress Najmima?” she said. “Is it like the others?”		<i>On a bluff overlooking Khayyaban, Jenavere and Hendac stood with the old woman, silhouetted by the setting sun, which had been dwindling over the last three months and now glowed a feeble red. Sulfur-tinted clouds had been racing across the land all day. A storm was brewing. Soon, the looming dark of the Demon would be seen on the northern horizon. It appeared more frequently of late -- little wonder the three Master Smiths had hastened to finish the design of their new gemstone armor.
			<br><br>The moons hung low in the east -- swollen, filling more of the sky every day. Some whispered they were falling. Hendac had called it a Hunter's Moon, and Jena had shivered. She held a sputtering torch close to the ground. Just beyond them in a large circle, the sand had changed to a fine, ash-gray powder. “What do you think, Mistress Najmima?” she said. “Is it like the others?”
	The old archmage walked to the center of the ash. She stretched out her palms, closed her eyes, and flinched as if struck. “Pain, child,” Najmima whispered. “A voice beneath here screams in agony. No . . . many voices, shrieking as one. Voices twisted together by black arts. Life rent and reformed to serve another's needs. It . . . they . . . have slept for ages, but are now bidden to wake and serve again. The magic coursing through the land . . . It twists around a black void. There is . . . a parasite beneath us.” Jena and Hendac exchanged a knowing look.		<br>The old archmage walked to the center of the ash. She stretched out her palms, closed her eyes, and flinched as if struck. “Pain, child,” Najmima whispered. “A voice beneath here screams in agony. No . . . many voices, shrieking as one. Voices twisted together by black arts. Life rent and reformed to serve another's needs. It . . . they . . . have slept for ages, but are now bidden to wake and serve again. The magic coursing through the land . . . It twists around a black void. There is . . . a parasite beneath us.” Jena and Hendac exchanged a knowing look.</i>
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	\| Date = March 7, 2000		\| Date = March 7, 2000
	\| Title = Darkness Ascendant		\| Title = Darkness Ascendant
	\| Text = For months, floating Crystals and Shadow creatures have held stations in the wilderness, arranged like pieces in a game. Now they have mobilized. Rumored to have emerged from the earth, strange, twisted citadels hover over the land near several towns, and a vast, bat-winged figure is now regularly seen flickering like dark lightning amid the storm clouds. Have Dereth's heroes forced the leaders of the Shadows into some sort of desperate stand, or are these merely the opening moves in some larger and darker conflict?		\| Text =

	Continuing our commitment to bring you a major new chapter in Dereth's saga every month, we introduce the March event! A relative calm prevails despite the ghastly floating citadels and other omens. Dereth's heroes have managed to extend the reach of civilization, so builders have constructed festival grounds in outlying areas and even a magnificent wedding hall to host the mass ceremonies traditional in the spring. Master Smiths tinkering with crystal fragments and shadow gems have managed to incorporate them into superior suits of armor. Perhaps most significantly, the Asheron's Call developers have embarked on a project to refine the graphics engine, introducing colored lighting effects and amazing new Drudges and Golems. The world of Asheron's Call will come into even sharper focus over the coming months. Thanks for joining us in the adventure!

			For months, floating Crystals and Shadow creatures have held stations in the wilderness, arranged like pieces in a game. Now they have mobilized. Rumored to have emerged from the earth, strange, twisted citadels hover over the land near several towns, and a vast, bat-winged figure is now regularly seen flickering like dark lightning amid the storm clouds. Have Dereth's heroes forced the leaders of the Shadows into some sort of desperate stand, or are these merely the opening moves in some larger and darker conflict?
			<br><br>Continuing our commitment to bring you a major new chapter in Dereth's saga every month, we introduce the March event! A relative calm prevails despite the ghastly floating citadels and other omens. Dereth's heroes have managed to extend the reach of civilization, so builders have constructed festival grounds in outlying areas and even a magnificent wedding hall to host the mass ceremonies traditional in the spring. Master Smiths tinkering with crystal fragments and shadow gems have managed to incorporate them into superior suits of armor. Perhaps most significantly, the Asheron's Call developers have embarked on a project to refine the graphics engine, introducing colored lighting effects and amazing new Drudges and Golems. The world of Asheron's Call will come into even sharper focus over the coming months. Thanks for joining us in the adventure!<br><br>
	[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Spire2.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900> A menacing, spirelike citadel floats over the crater it formed when it erupted from the earth.</font>		[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Spire2.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900> A menacing, spirelike citadel floats over the crater it formed when it erupted from the earth.</font>

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	\| Title = Asheron's Call Build Notes, March 7		\| Title = Asheron's Call Build Notes, March 7
	\| Text = Here are all the tiny little details of the game update that was made on March 7, 2000. This list is culled from "check-in" notes submitted by the game developers themselves. Things of greatest note are listed first.		\| Text =

	We won't reveal many changes concerning the new story developments, as these hold opportunities for players to drive the saga forward, and we don't want to take away the fun of discovery. As usual, the Town Criers, Barkeeps, and Scribes may know the latest news! Also, the trades of crafting and selling are always in flux, so changes to prices and abilities of items are not always detailed here.

	~~<font color=#FFFFFF>'''Detailed Notes for builds 2290-2296:'''</font>~~

			Here are all the tiny little details of the game update that was made on March 7, 2000. This list is culled from "check-in" notes submitted by the game developers themselves. Things of greatest note are listed first.
			<br><br>We won't reveal many changes concerning the new story developments, as these hold opportunities for players to drive the saga forward, and we don't want to take away the fun of discovery. As usual, the Town Criers, Barkeeps, and Scribes may know the latest news! Also, the trades of crafting and selling are always in flux, so changes to prices and abilities of items are not always detailed here.<br><br><font color=#FFFFFF>'''Detailed Notes for builds 2290-2296:'''</font><br><br>
	* Colored lighting! Many lights, including the sun and moon, will now cast colored light in both hardware and software modes.		* Colored lighting! Many lights, including the sun and moon, will now cast colored light in both hardware and software modes.
	* All-new Drudge models. Beautiful!		* All-new Drudge models. Beautiful!
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	\| Date = March 16, 2000		\| Date = March 16, 2000
	\| Title = The Spin from Turbine		\| Title = The Spin from Turbine
	\| Text = Greetings! I'm Scott Herrington, the Turbine Producer for AC and filling in for Chris Foster this month. Much like when Regis filled in for Letterman, you can expect the same format, but far less comedy.		\| Text =

	We've been basking in some of your praise from the last event, talking about the new boost to the graphics engine, the purpose of the huge spires, and the revised golems and drudges. My hat's off to the art department and our programmers for getting that stuff in, as I think you'll agree that it looks fantastic. Dave, Jesse, and L'Etoile have been working overtime to keep the grand story of AC moving forward, and Eri's been trying to stay ahead of the crushing wave of content plans, features, and bug fixes that she's got to contend with every month. They're all doing a great job, and you won't believe what's coming up in the next few months.

	From the chat, I know that you're all wondering about the "stickiness" issue. After the first few days, there was the knee-jerk reaction to the first wave of criticism: “Pull it out” Then, we started hearing a number of players say they liked the patch, and we thought: “Maybe we should just let it be . . .”

	Well, we're not going to do either of those things. We just made some minor changes to the system, and introduced those on Thursday. We're confident that the change is beneficial for you. Does that mean we'll only make the one change and then quit? No. As long as a system seems out of whack, we'll fix it. There may be some further changes in future updates to close the gap between our intention and the implementation. I hope you'll stick around to see. (Sorry for the bad pun)

	~~So, what else?~~

	~~Here's some other stuff that I've wanted to talk about:~~

			Greetings! I'm Scott Herrington, the Turbine Producer for AC and filling in for Chris Foster this month. Much like when Regis filled in for Letterman, you can expect the same format, but far less comedy.
			<br><br>We've been basking in some of your praise from the last event, talking about the new boost to the graphics engine, the purpose of the huge spires, and the revised golems and drudges. My hat's off to the art department and our programmers for getting that stuff in, as I think you'll agree that it looks fantastic. Dave, Jesse, and L'Etoile have been working overtime to keep the grand story of AC moving forward, and Eri's been trying to stay ahead of the crushing wave of content plans, features, and bug fixes that she's got to contend with every month. They're all doing a great job, and you won't believe what's coming up in the next few months.
			<br><br>From the chat, I know that you're all wondering about the "stickiness" issue. After the first few days, there was the knee-jerk reaction to the first wave of criticism: “Pull it out” Then, we started hearing a number of players say they liked the patch, and we thought: “Maybe we should just let it be . . .”
			<br><br>Well, we're not going to do either of those things. We just made some minor changes to the system, and introduced those on Thursday. We're confident that the change is beneficial for you. Does that mean we'll only make the one change and then quit? No. As long as a system seems out of whack, we'll fix it. There may be some further changes in future updates to close the gap between our intention and the implementation. I hope you'll stick around to see. (Sorry for the bad pun)
			<br><br>So, what else?
			<br><br>Here's some other stuff that I've wanted to talk about:
	:* Don't give out your ZoneID and password to another player. Sounds like common sense, but it happens more often than you'd think and is the most common way people have their accounts “hacked.” Also beware of several shady programs out there that look innocent but are really designed to take control of your computer remotely, and can be used to hijack your character. Use your common Internet sense -- it's a mean world out there!		:* Don't give out your ZoneID and password to another player. Sounds like common sense, but it happens more often than you'd think and is the most common way people have their accounts “hacked.” Also beware of several shady programs out there that look innocent but are really designed to take control of your computer remotely, and can be used to hijack your character. Use your common Internet sense -- it's a mean world out there!
	:* Use the Sentinels, Advocates, and Online Team for help if you think that something "fishy" is going on in the game world. They're there to help (by the way, no member of the Online Team should ever ask you for your password).		:* Use the Sentinels, Advocates, and Online Team for help if you think that something "fishy" is going on in the game world. They're there to help (by the way, no member of the Online Team should ever ask you for your password).
			<br>And yes, Chris “Slapp” Foster or another AC designer will be writing this article from here on out once they see how badly I've done this month's column.
	And yes, Chris “Slapp” Foster or another AC designer will be writing this article from here on out once they see how badly I've done this month's column.		<br><br>
			:--Scott “Gettin' my butt kicked on Morningthaw”Herrington
	--Scott “Gettin' my butt kicked on Morningthaw”Herrington		:AC Producer
	AC Producer		:Turbine
	Turbine
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	For full details on the extensive changes made with this update, see [[Announcements - 2000/03 - Darkness Ascendant#Release Notes\|<font color=#FFFFCC>Build Notes, March 2000</font>]], and the new [[Announcements - 2000/03 - Darkness Ascendant#State of the Code\|<font color=#FFFFCC>State of the Code</font>]].		For full details on the extensive changes made with this update, see [[Announcements - 2000/03 - Darkness Ascendant#Release Notes\|<font color=#FFFFCC>Build Notes, March 2000</font>]], and the new [[Announcements - 2000/03 - Darkness Ascendant#State of the Code\|<font color=#FFFFCC>State of the Code</font>]].
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	[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Spire2.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900> A menacing, spirelike citadel floats over the crater it formed when it erupted from the earth.</font>		[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Spire2.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900> A menacing, spirelike citadel floats over the crater it formed when it erupted from the earth.</font>
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	[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Lightdark.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900> Side by side, a brazier and a portal showcase the new colored lighting upgrade.</font>		[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Lightdark.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900> Side by side, a brazier and a portal showcase the new colored lighting upgrade.</font>
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	[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Sneak.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>The game now features this revamped model for the common drudge.</font>		[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Sneak.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>The game now features this revamped model for the common drudge.</font>
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	[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Olthoidark1.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>Green light reflects from the carapace of an Olthoi.</font>		[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Olthoidark1.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>Green light reflects from the carapace of an Olthoi.</font>
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	[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Olthoidark2.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>Here we see similar lighting from all angles.</font>		[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Olthoidark2.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>Here we see similar lighting from all angles.</font>
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	[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Magmadark.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>The dread magma golem illuminates the hallway as it descends on an adventurer.</font>		[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Magmadark.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>The dread magma golem illuminates the hallway as it descends on an adventurer.</font>
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	[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Obsidiandark.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>The obsidian golem's many fine, sharp edges gleam in the torchlight.</font>		[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Obsidiandark.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>The obsidian golem's many fine, sharp edges gleam in the torchlight.</font>
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	[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Wood1.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>To make a wood golem, the Empyrean had to dismember a tree. Obviously, this does not make the tree happy.</font>		[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Wood1.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>To make a wood golem, the Empyrean had to dismember a tree. Obviously, this does not make the tree happy.</font>
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	[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Water1.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>The water golem now appears as a translucent, glittering cascade.</font>		[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Water1.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>The water golem now appears as a translucent, glittering cascade.</font>
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	[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Sandstone1.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>When a sandstone golem is on a mission, the drudges tend to hang back and see how things go.</font>		[[Image:Darkness Ascendant - Sandstone1.jpg\|60px]] <font color=#CC9900>When a sandstone golem is on a mission, the drudges tend to hang back and see how things go.</font>
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