Archive 2010 — Dark Swords

2010-10-18: The registration for the team tournament is open! (Updates)

We are happy to announce that a registration for the 1st Team Tournament "League of the Phoenix" is open! Team Captains can register for the tournament on the forum. Get your team ready and good luck!

2010-10-15: Gift changes (Updates)

The Powerups are shown in Gift shop now. You can remove them, but dont change the stats;
The gift cooldown time is shown in the tips now (test mode).

2010-10-15: Equipment Change Restrictions, Other Fixes (Updates)

It is now only possible to swap items in the hands of the character (weapon, shield and wand) when in combat.
Magic Mirror will also communicate the ID of the location where the target is at.
Fixed an issue with the herbs not showing up when travelling extremely fast.
Fixed an issue that allowed character clones to take part in scheduled events disregarding the cooldown.

2010-10-15: Assortment of shops (Events)

In the store, for Achievement Points, u can buy Powerup of 3% and 5% appeared at a price of 25 AP and 40 AP, respectively. Strengthenings are now sold in chests to choose from.
In the Platinum Alchemical Shop appeared Indulgences on 7pt

2010-10-15: Big Hunt Grand Prizes Update (Updates)

Several new grand prizes added to the Big Hunt quest. There is now a greater chance that you will get Translucent Bag or Blue Prism, and slightly lower chance to get Yellow Prism, with an ever smaller chance to get Red Prism.

2010-10-13: Land Control Rewards Update (Updates)

Controlling the territory marked as Resident Alchemist will now generate 1 random teleport every day instead of 3.

2010-10-11: Race reset service. (Updates)

We would like to bring to your attention the price reduction for "Character Race and starting parameters reset". The price: 100 platinum (the standard price - 250 pt). Just to remind you that you can request this service at http://darkswords.ru/pindex.php and to use your acquired right to change the race go to Reset Utility.

2010-10-08: Region Bonuses (Updates)

The regions clans can have under their control were all assigned specific types. They can also now gain levels. Controlled lands now produce useful items for the owner clans with chance that varies from 40 to 100% depending on the land level:

Close to water : 40% - Improved Jig, 30% - Fishing Pole, 20% - Spincast Rod, 10% - Ice Fishing Set
Fertile ground : 20% - Sapropel х100, 20% - Potash х100, 20% - rrigation Water х100, 15% - Mechanic Mower, 15% Lifegiving Seed, 10% Druidic Grindstone х50.
Resident alchemist : 10% - One of 10 variants of 3 teleports to different regions
Gold vein : 75% - 1 000 000 gold, 20% - 5 000 000 gold, 5% - 15 000 000 gold

Warning! The items generated by this mechanism are Soulbound and bind to the character who retrieves them from Clan storage!

The maximum region level is 5. Below is the detailed level benefits table:

Level 1 – 40% chance of producing items
Level 2 – 50% chance, +25% damage to monsters during sieges
Level 3 – 60% chance, +50% damage to monsters during sieges
Level 4 – 70% chance, +75% damage to monsters during sieges
Level 5 – 100% chance, +100% damage to monsters during sieges

The region level can be increased by any clan member using “Set of Tools” when physically located in the region. The region level will reset back to 1 when the region changes hands. You can receive the Set of Tools item as a Roulette prize, purchase it by spending 3 Conquest points, or for 3 platinum.

All information about regions, their owners and levels is available on the siege pages.

2010-10-06: Religious "Hearts" (Updates)

From the next server restart (7 of October) items classed as "Sinner/Zombie/Deadman/Repentant Heart" same as "Platinum Heart" can be used only in locations called "Stairways to Heaven" and similar to them.

2010-10-06: Independence Day (Updates)

If it wasn’t for the soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary war and all the other wars that protected our freedoms, America wouldnt be as free as it is today. DarkSwords wishes you a happy Independence Day, and thank you to all the veterans both living and dead. Happy 4th of July!

During the July 1-4 following bonuses will be on:

We will add extra 25% for any platinum purchase via dealers!
You can buy a new unique pet "Eagle" (Genie like) in platinum alchemical shops for 750pt.
x1.5 Religion EXP
x2 Professions EXP
x2 Bulletin boards EXP
x1.5 DMG to monsters
No durability loss for artifacts from monsters