Archive 2007 — Dark Swords

2007-11-23: New Impressions. Clan System. (Updates)

Dear ladies and gentlemen, today we finally start the process of balancing the clan system. According to your numerous requests and demands, first steps will be:

The top allies will get respectively 30-20-10% to religious experience gain (will not stuck with weekend bonuses) instead of 15-10-5% HP bonus;
We removed the outbid stage during the siege requesting process.

Remember, we make such changes in test mode for next month. Please, leave your reviews and comments at the game forum; it will help us to improve clan system. We need your feedback to make game better!

Thank you for staying with us!

Sincerely yours,
Administration darkswords.net

This changes will take effect after a morning restart at 27th of March, 2015

2007-11-21: Resistance brewing & Rebellion Mission (Updates)

Resistance brewing
Change in brewing of resist. Will apply now with racial modificator.

Autoquest: Rebellion Mission
To simplify for low levels, changes have been made. Instead of brewing 5 plates you now need to brew 3 plates

2007-11-21: [Fixes] (Updates)

The "Golden Kings Castle" region is closed. There will be no Bulletin Boards quest there;
Fixed a bug when sometimes "mortal enemies" appear in regions of Ancient Egypt;

2007-11-21: Wands (Updates)

Change to wands has been made.
Fire wands give more health, ice wands- mana and lightning wands – chance to cast.

2007-11-21: Swords (Updates)

All players using Sword as their main weapon will get 10 % increased max damage after each repeated successful hit. Seeking Blade and Focus Attack will not influence the bonus.

2007-11-19: Bulletin Boards (Updates)

The old bulletin boards (NPC) have been removed from the game;
New boards (buildings) are added to the regions: Plutonia, Mutant Forest, Northern Settlements;
New bulletin board (building) in the Everspring Town now is closer to the southern exit;
All new bulletin boards is safe areas now;

2007-11-16: New Unique Monster (Updates)

A Unique Boss lvl 30,000 is roaming the Savanna. He has 20 % chance to respawn, respawn time is 180 minutes and the respawn can not be forced.

2007-11-15: Weekend Bonuses (Updates)

Don't get bored! For the next days only (from 20 until 22 March, 2015) enjoy these bonuses:

+10% to all stats of Personal Artifacts;
Damage vs Monsters: X 1.5;
Combat Experience: X 2.0;
Religion Experience: X 2.0;
Clan Expreience: X 2.0;
No durability loss in either PVP or PVE (for equipped items in left and right hand);
Bounty mission rewards: X 2.0 (valid for missions started during event)

Also, during 5 days from 20 until 25 March: virtual platinum discount: 25%

Ask dealers in game about details.

2007-11-15: Drunk Saint Patricks Day! (Updates)

Congratulations all the players with the St. Patricks Day. Until the March 18th restart except the weekend bonus we have also included x3 gold from monsters !

2007-11-15: Mentoring, Catalyst and Grindstones (Updates)

Mentoring system had some changes – pupils will not be able to fire their mentor if he have been trained long enough by mentor.
Catalyst and Grindstones recipes will now give 500 items instead of 50