Significant updates to the Materia Magica universe and game engine can be viewed on this web page as they are encountered. Updates made within the past 180 days are displayed. Please note that some of the more recent updates may not be active in the game until the server is rebooted, which happens (on the average) once a week.

#	Date Added	Author	Description
2537	07-01-2009	Duende	Tweaked some quests, primarily for low levels.
2536	06-28-2009	Duende	Added a way to disable the functionality on Vandemaar's Enchanted Letter Box; hold it and use it to toggle it on and off. (in before reboot)
2535	06-26-2009	Umlaut	Enabled rewards for Solitaire and Fnargh. (in before reboot)
2534	06-25-2009	Duende	Fixed some idiosyncracies with some old things including the village chief in Hotel Hello and Madman.
2533	06-25-2009	Vassago	Clan logs/clan chatlogs no longer delete after two weeks. Currently up to the last 500 clan log entries are viewable in-game; at some point these will be made available for clans to view privately on the website.
2532	06-25-2009	Vassago	Fixed some issues with clan logs and updated clan log/clan chatlog flood protection to allow multiple submissions up to a limit within a specified duration.
2531	06-25-2009	Vassago	Fixed an auction issue on auctioning items with minimum bids over $1M.
2530	06-24-2009	Duende	Astral baubles are now nouncurse and nontransferrable; for players that don't want or can't use them, they may be traded for 5k gold when USEd.
2529	06-22-2009	Duende	Changed how the mark of priestliness is introduced. (at Maldra's recall, sayto cleric 'tell me about priestliness.') (in before reboot)
2528	06-22-2009	Duende	Disabled acquisition of new might of the baldrics, pending reexamination. (in before reboot)
2527	06-22-2009	Duende	Added some hints to the Alyrian UG. (in before reboot)
2526	06-21-2009	Vassago	**REBOOT**
2525	06-21-2009	Duende	Expanded Winterborn a little bit, just to give it a logical layout; content expansion will come later.
2524	06-20-2009	Umlaut	Added the High Score Priest of Uath to Sigil. He is able and eager to convey the contents of high score lists of any supported game (currently Fnargh and Solitaire) to anyone interested.
2523	06-19-2009	Duende	Added a map of Sepharia to cartography shops.
2522	06-18-2009	Duende	Significantly expanded Sea Hag.
2521	06-18-2009	Duende	Added a few items to the cobra blacksmith.
2520	06-18-2009	Duende	Fixed a few hundred typos around the game.
2519	06-18-2009	Umlaut	The reward system and high score table of Fnargh has been replaced with the newer system described in the previous update. Players already rewarded under the old system are NOT prevented from obtaining rewards under the new system.
2518	06-18-2009	Umlaut	Implemented a system of one-time rewards for achieving a high score in the new high scores system. This is currently supported by Fnargh and Solitaire.
2517	06-18-2009	Umlaut	Halved the price of Fnargh to match the price of Solitaire. Those who have purchased Fnargh prior to next reboot will receive a free Solitaire Set in the mail. To ensure receipt, simply remove your Fnargh from containers and lockers into your inventory.
2516	06-18-2009	Umlaut	Added the Holy Solitaire Set of Uath to REWARD UNIT shops.
2515	06-17-2009	Duende	Added a way to check Dragon Lord statuses, sayto tispherone "Who holds the dragons' allegiance?" (in before reboot)
2514	06-16-2009	Duende	Added a mark to a junior megatentacled bog nightmare.
2513	06-13-2009	Vassago	Updated help entries for spells and proficiencies with additional, expanded information.
2512	06-11-2009	Duende	Raised archon hunters' SVRod a bit.
2511	06-11-2009	Duende	Added a new method of getting to Ravella; the hands' keys are now obsolete.
2510	06-11-2009	Duende	The always-equipment-index flag now works, available here
2509	06-11-2009	Duende	Added a few shops to the Dargon Walk drag. (in before reboot)
2508	06-09-2009	Duende	The gypsy weapons in Lasler have been fixed.
2507	06-07-2009	Duende	Added a HINT in Aequtus, directing novices and others how to leave the area.
2506	06-07-2009	Duende	Developed Grimbold's Annex a bit more.
2505	06-04-2009	Vassago	Fixed an issue with some ship combat messages showing up duplicated if the ships fighting are in the same room with each other.
2504	06-04-2009	Duende	Greatly expanded the functionality of Dragon Lord helms. Speak to Tispherone for more information. (in before reboot)
2502	06-04-2009	Duende	When the frost giant king has been assassinated and will take longer to repop than usual, his brains will be smeared around the throne room.
2501	06-02-2009	Vassago	Added a warning sign in front of New Kolvir, for passers-by.
2500	06-02-2009	Vassago	Emotes now show up with an [EM] tag in front of them, if SET SHOW-COLOR-ALTERNATIVES is ON.
2499	05-31-2009	Duende	Fixed a bug in neverwhen equipment that wasn't recording expenditure totals when a preference of wear location was expressed (in before reboot)
2498	05-31-2009	Vassago	Enhanced specific new spell/proficiency reporting at level/class advancements.
2497	05-28-2009	Vassago	**REBOOT**
2496	05-28-2009	Vassago	Fixed a bug with the armor resistance calculations.
2495	05-28-2009	Vassago	**REBOOT**
2494	05-27-2009	Duende	Added a golden whistle to the list of objects that a down-on-his-luck sorceror will accept.
2493	05-27-2009	Duende	Fixed a rare bug in ctf that would continue impeding the movement of a flag carrier after they had dropped the flag.
2491	05-26-2009	Duende	Added a few new relic types.
2490	05-26-2009	Duende	Thillius the damned is now no-track.
2489	05-26-2009	Duende	Fixed some code that would prevent a ceremonial mourning band from functioning.
2488	05-25-2009	Duende	Fixed a typo in NK mercenaries.
2487	05-24-2009	Duende	Made a small tweak to Queen Tirona/King Sanvodal, in that they will no longer disengages and walk away from their subjects mid-resurrection.
2486	05-20-2009	Duende	Fixed a typo in neverwhen eq, that had negated a previous, unannounced chance to randomly boost the power of neverwhen on creation.
2485	05-20-2009	Duende	Added a few fluxus-only runs, available at random.
2484	05-18-2009	Duende	AR's scope has been expanded to a 1-100 scale, resulting in a damage reduction of .75% per AR, rather than 1%. AR is otherwise unchanged.
2483	05-18-2009	Duende	Updated some Vir equipment.
2482	05-12-2009	Vassago	Added a less visually dependent variation of FORM display for players with SET SHOW-COLOR-ALTERNATIVES setting enabled.
2481	05-11-2009	Duende	Added a fluxus function to Alliance Stronghold guards. To use it, sayto a guard 'fluxus'.
2480	05-08-2009	Vassago	**REBOOT**
2479	05-03-2009	Vassago	Updated PALADIN help file to remove erroneous mention of Minotaur class.
2478	05-03-2009	Vassago	Fixed a bug with reply not taking 'personal-filter' setting into account.
2477	05-02-2009	Phronesis	Fixed a problem where the level-based hints in Lasler were only coming from Brother Rufus for some players.
2476	05-01-2009	Duende	Possibly made a change that makes crystal guild crystals not disappear in lava.
2475	04-28-2009	Vassago	Fixed an issue with paralyzed NPCs still being able to wander around randomly.
2474	04-27-2009	Duende	Changed how experience is granted for mark rewards- level is now taken into account as well as difficulty, granting approximately equivalent exp values at all levels.
2473	04-27-2009	Vassago	**REBOOT**
2472	04-26-2009	Duende	Added a new area- details withheld to permit exploration.
2471	04-26-2009	Vassago	**REBOOT**
2470	04-26-2009	Duende	Changed many combat-scripted items' efficacy to take the opponents' saving-rod into account: see discussion thread here
2469	04-25-2009	Vassago	Added passive (currently) weather implementation to Alyria - starting with a basic thunderstorm.
2468	04-23-2009	Duende	Tweaked the Ethereal Void recall a bit- people resurrecting or logging in there will get a few minutes of levitation when they do, in order to allow them out.
2467	04-23-2009	Vassago	Added 'lingering antimagic' affect to NPCs when they get dispelled, so they may not reapply certain affects right away (some exceptions apply).
2466	04-22-2009	Duende	Added some thematic items to various runs, including a barbarian from a far-off land, Bent, Jean de Foliate, Vauldroth, Perlin Noise, Mallaan Aras, the Eldamarian Battlerager, Veldra, and others.
2465	04-22-2009	Duende	Made Jean de Foliate's room in Diocletian LPK.
2464	04-21-2009	Vassago	Updated ALLIANCE help entry to reflect the undocumented ALLIANCE WHERE argument.
2463	04-21-2009	Vassago	Created message boards for the 17 clans that were missing them. If you do not have a message board that shows up for you, and you are in an active clan, please email admin.
2462	04-21-2009	Vassago	Fixed a problem with Clan Anathema's message board having the wrong id number and cleared out the existing spam.
2461	04-14-2009	Duende	Despite reports to the contrary, the Confusing Complex is working as intended, and as it always has.
2460	04-13-2009	Duende	CTF flags will 'impede movement' more cleanly- instantly when picked up, and removed instantly when dropped.
2459	04-13-2009	Duende	Revamped Fnargh with a global high score list (use fnargh highscore) and a mark.
2458	04-08-2009	Duende	Shadow imps will now assist in casting convocation when appropriate, with a maximum frequency of once every 8 Alyrian minutes.
2457	04-07-2009	Duende	Added a new quest item, the selecting bag.
2456	04-01-2009	Duende	Updated helpfiles for some new skills and spell affects.
2455	04-01-2009	Duende	**REBOOT**
2453	03-29-2009	Umlaut	Updated the extended shop description of the amulet of reinforcement to reflect the actual benefit of the amulet, which is really 4 times greater than the previous description stated.
2452	03-29-2009	Umlaut	Fixed spade and pick-axe decay.
2451	03-23-2009	Vassago	**REBOOT**
2450	03-23-2009	Vassago	Retweaked throwing weapon wielding status (for most).
2449	03-21-2009	Vassago	**REBOOT**
2448	03-17-2009	Vassago	Increased duration of 'delay reincarnation' spell and doubled its 'resurrection' spell resurrection chance reduction abilities.
2447	03-17-2009	Vassago	Updated the Moongate Client with a renewed signing certificate.
2446	03-15-2009	Duende	Fixed a bug in CTF where both flags were not properly pinging their locations.
2445	03-07-2009	Duende	Added a 2-minute wear requirement to bloodseeking rings. If the ring has been worn for less than 2 minutes, 100 of each stat will be restored, instead of half.
2444	03-05-2009	Vassago	Fixed some issues with some object requirements not working properly.
2441	03-01-2009	Duende	Added level-based hints in Lasler, helping adventurers figure out what they should do next as they progress.
2442	03-01-2009	Duende	Added sound-based hints to some minis- repops in Old Federation's Hall, and others.
2440	03-01-2009	Vassago	**REBOOT**
2439	03-01-2009	Duende	Fixed an oversight with level-adjusted items. All the ones already obtained will adjust to the exact level of their wearer.
2438	02-27-2009	Duende	Fixed a bug in artificing with the bag of tricks- sometimes it would eat items previously inside of it.
2437	02-22-2009	Duende	Reduced the requirement on the queen bee's woven crown to >= 10 svpetri.
2436	02-22-2009	Umlaut	Skill system now allows excess fraction of learned percents to spill over most of the time when improving skills. This should now properly award humans their 10% skill learning bonus in more cases than before and also make skill learning easier overall.
2435	02-22-2009	Umlaut	Fixed random-based hiding check for several commands: feed, evoke, breathe, throw, and consider.
2434	02-22-2009	Duende	Rings of spell turning are unique, retroactively. Details in the news.
2433	02-21-2009	Duende	Added a new invasion type. Alliance invasions will be one of the types at random whenever they occur. (In before reboot)
2432	02-21-2009	Vassago	**REBOOT**
2431	02-20-2009	Duende	Fixed the _empty bug on hunters.
2430	02-20-2009	Duende	Improved and tweaked some items from Raymatus, Kessarian's Dungeon, protective porcelain necklaces and Justice equipment.
2429	02-14-2009	Vassago	Made the "specialname" checks for SHOP RESTRING a little less strict, so that the names can be more varied.
2428	02-11-2009	Umlaut	Numerous system optimizations. Besides improving resource use by the game overall and improving the scalability of many of its systems, this should also reduce most load related lag spikes that some of you may have perceived from time to time.
2427	02-10-2009	Umlaut	Really fixed bounty quests assigning targets with no obtainable bodyparts.
2426	02-08-2009	Duende	Fixed a bug in most places where the orc pursuer would attempt to give a player a target outside of the player's level range to reach; this won't fix all of them, but most of them.
2425	02-07-2009	Duende	Giving rock candy to the fire archer in Hydra's Den will make him follow you, if he has somehow broken with your form.
2424	02-03-2009	Umlaut	Items with the level-adjusted flag may now adjust at ratios of the wearer's level specific to each particular item instead of always being set to the wearer's level.
2423	01-29-2009	Umlaut	Fixed a bug that caused <= and < skill requirements to fail if the complexity requirement was not met.
2422	01-26-2009	Duende	Fixed an issue with crickets in New Kolvir attacking shades.
2420	01-23-2009	Vassago	**REBOOT**
2419	01-22-2009	Vassago	Fixed an issue with [Group] quest goals so that you don't have to be in a formation in order to get the goal completion.
2418	01-21-2009	Duende	Color-coded 'help rules' and added new helpfiles for rule supgroups; for example, 'help multiplaying rules' and 'help restringing rules'.
2417	01-21-2009	Duende	Made leech amulets much easier to obtain and use.
2416	01-20-2009	Duende	Changed invasions a bit: see http://www.materiamagica.com/towne/message/view_thread.php?offset=300&board_id=9&msg_id=387580&parent_id
2415	01-19-2009	Duende	Made some changes to Innocent equipment.
2414	01-19-2009	Duende	Fixed a bug in alliances that prevented alliances holding towns from getting the bonuses at the lowest threat tier. Alliances with sufficient Favor Points will receive res, exp and qp bonuses even with the flag at the lowest point.
2412	01-17-2009	Duende	Fixed targeting issues with platinum mindslam airfoils and freshwater silberpfeils.
2411	01-16-2009	Duende	Added some new clanhall additions: barbers, stables, post offices and beltan hold'em dealers. ***to be added reboot after next***
2410	01-14-2009	Duende	Added the ability to throw enforcer lures into adjacent rooms, similar to the way that balls of light can be. (in before reboot)
2409	01-09-2009	Vassago	Fixed an issue with Mark-granting quests; you should no longer be able to do the quest again if you achieved the Mark.
2408	01-08-2009	Vassago	For real removed 'disorient' from Lava Fields in the Great Alyrian Underground (Update to update 2397).
2407	01-06-2009	Vassago	**REBOOT**
2406	01-06-2009	Vassago	Added alphanumeric sorting to the Score Mark list.
2405	01-04-2009	Vassago	Fixed an issue where you could be thrown to the ground even when on a levitating mount during earthquakes.
2404	01-04-2009	Vassago	Fixed an issue with character renaming and items left in the mail queue.