Date: 6/26/2008 12:15:30 PM
| >Previously announced highlights | |
Magic, Combat, & Technical Systems | |
| Monks/Minor Mentalist spells/unarmed combat | Progress ongoing, on target for late 2008 release |
| Alchemy: Phase II | Possibly delayed due to staffing changes |
| Premium homes upgrade | On target for 2008 release |
| Mining/Smelting | On target for 2008 release |
| Archery/Thrown weapons update | Planned for late 2008 release, but may be delayed in favor of completing monks |
| New spells & spell upgrades | Ongoing (see below for releases to date) |
| Lore skill reviews | Minor Spirit, Major Spirit, Cleric, and Empath circle reviews complete; other circles ongoing |
| Towns & Communities | |
| CHE updates | Ongoing (highlights include upgrades to Aspis theatre, Twilight, Paupers, Willow Hall, Obsidian Tower, & White Haven.) |
MHO updates | Ongoing (see below for releases to date) |
| Ta'Illistim Cleric Guild | Released in January |
| Ta'Illistim Library | Possibly delayed due to coding resource constraints |
| Cysaegir lockers | Released in February |
| River's Rest town and hunting area expansions | Ongoing (see below for releases to date);hunting area on target for 2008 release |
| Zul Logoth hunting area and town updates | Ongoing (see below for releases to date);hunting area likely delayed until 2009 |
| Teras expansion & updates | Ongoing (see below for releases to date) |
| Glaesen Star updates | Released in June |
| Gladiator Arena | On target for 2008 release |
| Historical/racial documentation | Ongoing (see below for releases to date) |
| Events, Promotions, and Platinum | |
| Wonders of Elanthia | Released in April |
| Ebon Gate (ticketed) | Coming in October |
| Highman Games | Delayed until Jan/Feb 2009 |
| Mist Harbor expansion & hunting area | In progress; hunting area likely delayed until 2009 |
| Premium Contests/raffles/events | Ongoing |
| Plat-only storylines | Ongoing (see below for releases to date) |
| Custom titles | Ongoing |
| Platinum Contests/raffles/events | Ongoing |
| CE Systems | |
| Player Mail | In progress |
| Instanced Uber Quest | Delayed |
| Many command upgrades | Always ongoing |
| 2008 Releases To Date | Released | Lead GM |
| Elven Ruhan document | January | Naos |
| Lich Storyline (Plat) | January | Ikaan |
| Adventurer's Guild rewards expanded | January | Coase |
| Society Tasks window added to StormFront FE | January | Coase |
| Updates to padding and damage weighting | January | Warden |
| Cysaegir fletching shop opened | February | Jacien |
| Teras mud baths upgrade | February | Liia |
| Spell: Spirit Servant improvements | February | Oscuro |
| Spell: Major Sanctuary improvements | February | Oscuro and Thandiwe |
| Onar storyline and release of Onar shrine | February | Andraste |
| Minotaur and krag creature updates/new labyrinth area/new minotaur document | February | Mestys |
| Grimswarm storyline and release of Guardians of Sunfist society | February | Coase |
| Teras Isle demon permit office opened | February | Liia |
| Mentors: SNowflake Carnival | February | Korelys |
| CONVERT FORSAKE option released | March | Oscuro |
| Combat guide update | March | Auchand and Strathspey |
| Prayer of Communion Guide released | March | Zyllah |
| Spell: Prayer of Communion updates | March | Oscuro |
| MHO Structure: House Dreadnaught released | March | Izzea |
| MHO Structure: The Black Wolves Clan released | March | Izzea |
| Changes to new player drop points | May | Bernt |
| Spell: NEW Regeneration spell | April | Estild |
| ARTISAN verb expanded to show exact # of ranks | April | Warden |
| Spell: Rejuvenation improvements | April | Mestys |
| River's Rest Voln expansion | April | Scribes |
| Tehir Cultural Document | April | Vaschka and Andraste |
| New human culture (Shakat) and Tehir language option | April | Ildran |
| Erithi clothing document | April | Xynwen |
HEALTH verb updates | April | Coase |
| MHO Structure: Grey Moon Manor released | April | Izzea |
| Helga's storyline and upgrades (Platinum) | April/May | Naionna, Galene, & Auchand |
| Dark elven language document released | May | Lothwyn |
| Combat messaging options expanded | May | Ildran |
| Runestaff noun options expanded | May | Warden |
| River's Rest warren and smugglers' tunnels expansion | May | Scribes |
| New super cool loot generator | May | Strathspey |
| Inventory keeping its order on login/logout | May | Ildran |
| Mstrike/warcry/berserk updates | May | Coase |
| MHO Structure: HERT Watchtower | May | Izzea |
| Mentors: Garden Gala | May | Korelys |
| Spell: Minor Summoning - new demon type | June | Oscuro |
| Clothing system expansion and updates | June | Bernt |
| Mist Harbor Bureaucrat updates | June | Thandiwe & Vesmera |
| Spell: Loresinging and Elemental Detection improvements | June | Mestys and Naos |
| Erithi Maiden storyline (Platinum) | June | Itzel |
| MHO/CHE conversion (Platinum) | In progress | Itzel |
| Glaesen Star updates | June | Liia |
| Teras Isle empath guild updates | June | Liia |
| Teras Isle cleric shop merchandise updates | June | Liia |
| MHO Structure: Gryphon Holding updates | June | Izzea |
| Mirror, Mirror storyline | June | Thandiwe & Xayle |
| Still to come in 2008 |
| Lumnea Festival in Ta'Illistim |
| Platinum: Free Summer Trials |
| Platinum: Fisherman's Tale storyline |
| Mist Harbor storyline |
| Solhaven temple completion |
| Wehnimer's Landing Frontier Days Festival |
| Mentors: Silverwood Wine Festival |
| Mentors: Tenth Anniversary Celebration |
| Grand Re-Opening of Teras Isle's Stormbrow Gallery |
| Party tents for all 16 CHEs |
| Icemule Trace storyline |
| MHO Structure: Cairnfang Manor |
| MHO Structure: Stormwild Hall |
| MHO Structure: The Gypsy Compound |
| Return of the Winterfest Caravan |
| Annual New Year's Eve GM Open House |
~Sirina
"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." ~Galileo Galilei
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