Archive 2008

Dear friends, 11 years ago October 21, 2004 was opened the first game server DarkSwords Ukraine. Since that time, it decided to start countdown of the game history. We congratulate all the players on this significant event. We are doing everything for the further development and prosperity of the game. Thank you for staying with us. We hope our work and project will give you many more positive emotions.

The character, who is under the effects of "knockdown" (especially after the "bomb explosion") can not teleport or use the "Back to Beacon" and "Call of the Heart".

Dear users, we are informing you, that today for the game bug using was blocked character _Kenny_. We regularly check the server activity and quickly respond to the facts of hacking or security breaches of the project.

We hope that the _kenny_ experience (unfortunately our former helper) will be a useful lesson for other players who found the game bug and want to use it. Reporting a serious bug will be always rewarded by administration in its entirety. This is 100% guarantee that your character will be not banned. Do not forget, that all the secret sooner or later becomes apparent.

We also want to show you the Statistics:

• have recently been banned for religious fights or tournaments cheat: H u g u a, _BAD WOLF_, Stranikk, Angels_Schlesser, Ekaterinka, Emberr, Referal elcorte ;
• for cross-server trade: Dangerouss.com, Faustus.com, Bank man ;
• for the use of third-party programs (clickers) have been banned or have received a present "Ball chain" (-10% HP and MP for 2 weeks): Polar werk, Pinkyy.com, The brain.com, Mania + dozen warnings.

We ask you not to repeat their mistakes. We make every effort to ensure fair and transparent playing.

Finally! Use them for the next days only (16-18 of October, 2015). List of bonuses:

• Damage to Monsters X 2.0;
• Profession Experience: X 2.0;
• Religion Experience: X 2.0;
• Clan Expreience: X 2.0;
• Can obtain RP from monsters in Plutonia region!

* Changed the level ranges for automatic tournaments. Players should now be able to use brand new tourney tickets normally. The old ones can be sold back to Alchemist Shops without 20% tax.
* Worn items will now be delivered to the Stairway to Heavens locations if character gets killed by another player (religion and clan wars excluded).
* Paladin's Aura potion recipe has been added. While under the effect of this potion character will receive information about crimes that occur in the game world.
* Drow racial ability has been changed. It is now called Astral Surge and allows for casting attack spells without Chance to Cast vs Resist checks.
* Mana Shield has been added as a skill available in the Middle School of Alteration.It's duration is 3 minutes and it chance of success is around 33%. Mana cost: 17% of mana pool. It can only be used on self.
* Mana Shield potion recipe has been added.
* Layered Defense will now affect incoming damage prior to Mana Shield.
* Characters will now receive 4 base hit points for 1 point of strength. This means 4.6 hp for Human, 5.6 hp for Orc etc.
* Absorb parameter now modifies magical damage as well.
* A trivial loot system has been modified. If a character doesn't gain any levels while continuing to kill monsters for some time, the wondrous items will stop dropping for her and she will cease receiving religion bonii to gold carried by mobiles. Gaining a either a normal or religion level resets the trivial loot counter, gaining a level for pet halves it.
* Characters under Searing Pain effect take additional damage (the actual value is equal to the Knockdown). The effects of Knockdown and Searing Pain do not stack.
* The keys should no longer be burnt when using Burn All option of Crucible Furnace.
* Show stats option client option will toggle the display of your character in the Ratings sections of the homepage.
* New device - The Evaporator - has been added to platinum shops. It will allow the user to combine 2 similar Reign essences into one Quintessence of corresponding type (Evaporator has 30 uses, shown as its durability). Characters can use the quintessences to imbue their items past Reign modification. Such items will have even more bonuses adding 10% for each enchantment stage past Reign. So a Reign of Life item that adds 100 hp will add 110 hp upon being enchanted to Reign of Life +1, 120 hp for +2 and so on. The chance of success is 75%. If you fail to enchant your item it will lose all wondrous qualities. The items that has been modified with Platinum Bars do require Platinum Bars for enchantment. When the durability of enchanted item drops to 0 it will only lose 1 stage, so a +25 item will become +24 with full durability.

Blacksmith oil, light oil and blacksmith oil x2 can be sold for 5 pt to the platinum alchemical store. If you can not sell them, try to clean data in launcher window.

Dwarves can no longer take part in the tournament. By entering command, you will be transffered to the "Territory of Heroes" (pre-tournament area). When it starts you will get 2 Tournament Points (4 TP on Sunday) and kicked out.
This change will apply after the restart at 14 Oct 2015

Disease "Obsession" will no longer increase the "second chance" activation.
This change will apply after the restart at 14 Oct 2015

Finally! Use them for the next days only (9-11 of October, 2015). List of bonuses:

• Damage to Monsters X 2.0;
• Profession Experience: X 2.0;
• Religion Experience: X 2.0;
• Clan Expreience: X 2.0;
• Can obtain RP from monsters in Plutonia region!

Fixed Mental Hit . Now it will not work when using the mass magic.