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Norrath Chronicle 1998-07-07 — 2026-06-24

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Live

Dcember 3, 2001

*EQClient INI Setting* There's some confusion about the information that's been released on the Test server over the past couple of days, and that confusion is resulting in some people having trouble playing EverQuest. To clear it up: The GraphicsDLL setting in your EQClient.ini file should read "GraphicsDLL=EQGfx_D…

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Live

November 28, 2001

** Server Outage for Shadows of Luclin Launch ** In order to update our server for the launch of EverQuest: Shadows of Luclin, all servers will be taken down starting at noon on Monday, December 3rd. They will be brought back up again on Tuesday, December 4th at 8 am (Pacific Time - which is -8:00 GMT). We regret th…

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Live

November 8, 2001 3:00 am

** Follow-up Patch ** We had a couple of bugs pop up in yesterday's patch. Rather than having everyone wait to see them fixed we've elected to roll them in now: Bards lost the ability to use item effects while moving. This has been fixed. Monks can now train mend again. Fixed a collision problem that caused people t…

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Live

November 7, 2001

** Project M Implemented ** Tonight we have patched something to the PvP servers that many players have been waiting for. The ability to play that gnoll, orc, or the cute and fuzzy rat. On your character select screen you will notice another button in the upper right part of your screen called "Monster". Clicking th…

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Live

October 8, 2001

*** Item Changes *** - Increased the duration on Song of the Deep Seas (the proc on a bardic weapon) dramatically. - Modified the effect of Feast of Blood (weapon proc) it is now a DoT lifetap - Added a texture to Flayed Barbarian Skin Leggings. - Added Illusion: Barbarian to the Flayed Barbarian Hide Mask. *** Misc…

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Live

September 30, 2001

Firiona Vie server is available on Test now: Or it will be very shortly... You can get to this server by running testeverquest.exe from your EverQuest directory. Please read the Test Server disclaimer (available in the Test Server patch message) carefully before playing on the Test Server. Here is part of the messag…

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Live

September 25, 2001 3:00 am

** Spell Changes ** - We have removed the changes to bard song stacking that were made with the recent emergency patch. We will be reviewing those changes for possible update in a future patch. ** Item Changes ** - The Shaman Epic effect has been returned to its previous effect (and it should conflict with fewer Dam…

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September 13, 2001

Sony Online Entertainment, is asking for your help in locating someone involved in the recent terror: Sony Online Entertainment needs your help in locating Gregory Trost. Gregory is a nephew of an SOE employee and his last known location was the 86th floor of Tower Two in the World Trade Center. With the tragic even…

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September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack Response

"The staff of Sony Online Entertainment wish to extend their condolences and prayers to the victims, and the families of the victims, lost in today’s horrific events. We share in your grief during these difficult times." The quote from our front page expresses how we all feel here in the office. I only want to exten…

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September 11, 2001 3:00 am

** Spell Changes ** - Changed all enchanter mesmerization spells so that they overwrite Screaming Terror - Changed Shaman epic effect (Curse of the Spirits) so that it would not conflict with certain Damage over Time spells. - The Emissary of Thule Necromancer pet is now immune to fear - Beneficial buffs that don't …

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Live

August 29, 2001

Located on the small continent of Odus, the Stonebrunt Mountains are rich with vegetation and distinctive hills that give way to the towering Mount Klaw; the largest mountain in Odus and home to the Kerran village of Kejeka. The zone of Stonebrunt is designed to be a mid-level, outdoor zone similar in scope and scal…

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Live

August 22, 2001 3:00 am

** Crashing Bug Fixes ** - Fixed the problem that was causing zones to crash in some instances. - Corrected a bug that would cause some people to hang up while waiting for a sound event between the splash and character-select screens. ** Item Change ** - The Green Flower should be working again. ** Spell Change ** -…

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Live

August 15, 2001 3:00 am

** Spell Changes ** - Celestial Tranquility and Call of Earth will now stack - Some stacking issues with Torpor have been corrected. - Celestial Cleansing will fizzle less now - Cannibalize should fizzle slightly less often now ** Zone Changes ** - Updated some pathing in Runnyeye, Paineel, Siren's Grotto and Kedge.…

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Live

July 24, 2001 3:00 am

** Item Changes ** - Silver Chitin Hand Wraps' haste effect has been repaired. - The Smite scroll no longer lists Enchanters as a class that can use it. - The Augment Death scroll no longer lists Shadowknights as a class that can use it. - Many pelts have been made stackable. Those that are not stackable now are que…

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Live

July 10, 2001 3:00 am

** Bug Fixes ** - The "NPC unerringly sticks on pet" AI bug implemented in the last patch has been fixed. This resolves a bug that occurred a short while ago that would cause pets to be the focus for most attacks by NPCs. - Fixed the animation problem where an animation played on the upper body would get stuck. This…

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June 27, 2001 3:00 am

** Gameplay Changes ** - Aggro Changes: We've made an adjustment to the way that NPCs choose their targets. It's a rather simple change, one that makes a lot of sense. But we want you to be aware of it so that it won't surprise you too much, and so that you won't think that it is a bug. NPCs are now much more aware …

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May 31, 2001 2:00 am

*** Patch Addendum *** This evening we put in another patch to correct some issues that arose with the patch yesterday. The changes implemented include some that weren't announced previously: - Resist-debuffs will do 1.5 times their normal value for PvP encounters. In other words, if the spell did -60MR in PvP befor…

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Live

May 30, 2001

*** Important Reminder *** Due to some of the things we are going to be doing, there is a small chance that some corpses might disappear during the patch. GMs will have the ability to verify any corpses that are lost. That means that they can help you get them back if you do indeed lose one. It is also important to …

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Live

May 22, 2001 6:30 pm

** Updated EQManual_Supplement ** The EQManual_Supplement.doc and EQManual_Suppliment.txt have been updated. The majority of the updates occurred in the description of the EQclient.ini file and the descriptions of the in-game "slash" commands. This document also includes things like a listing of the emotes available…

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Live

May 14, 2001 6:30 pm

** Important announcement about the next patch ** Our next patch is planned for May 30th, probably some time in the wee morning hours here on the West Coast. The important part of the message is not that, though. It's this: Due to some of the things we are going to be doing, there is a small chance that some corpses…

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May 8, 2001 4:30 pm

** Fan Faire ** The Fan Faire in Minneapolis is half way sold out. There are just over two more weeks left to register so don't delay! For each of these events, we get countless e-mails asking if there is any space available after we have sold out... and then it is too late! So don't wait until registration is close…

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