Gemstone IV News
Combat Updates
Grimswarm updates to use shield/cman maneuvers
New Paladin spell releases and updates (over half of the 1600s)
Update to Divine Wrath (335)
Implementation of Soul Ward (319)
General Development
Locker updates
SERVICE banner on logon
ESP Global update
ESP amulet duration update
New ESP utilities
Spell active updated to show new spell-like effects
Animal Companions auto-follow during hunts
Alchemical Dye updates included updates to dyeing cobbling materials and arrow bundles.
Speech Window for SF
Hurl updates
Cross into Shadows alchemy systems, cure scripting, and airship systems
Updates to rain and snow
Raging Thrak (and company) updates
Raffles, spinners, and list updates
Spirit Beasts
Ongoing storylines throughout the game
Over 100 new scripted items
Ko'nag material released
Verb Additions and Improvements
FESTIVAL
MERCHANT
GLANCE
CRY
GAZE
ANALYZE
VOTE
APPROVE
INFUSE
INSPECT
GRUNT
SERVICE
TICKET
LOCKER
LOOK (UP, STARS, SKY, and CONSTELLATIONS)
New TONES and SPEECH
Forest Gnome verb additions: TINKER, SALUTE, WINK, OBSERVE, FIDGET
Mist Harbor citizen verbs: STRETCH, LAUGH, SMOOCH, SLAP, EXPRESS
Quality of Life Bugfixes
Sunfist officials get to use rafts on FWI for rescue missions
Prayer added to mana spellup
Drunk speechifications messaging fixed
Runestaves to flare with bardsong spells
Song of unravelling to work with UCS Gear
Wall of Thorns to protect against all types of damage (instead of just not-ranged)
ESP and THINK bugs
A few alchemy recipe fixes
Fixed custom nightmares not working as intended
Countless scripted item updates
Thousands of bug reports reviewed
Towns & Communities
Ongoing town updates
Ongoing MHO and CHE updates
Ongoing Mentors updates
Ongoing town shop inventory updates
Town Defenses for Wehnimer’s Landing
Town Defenses for Ta'Vaalor
Talador Baronial Coronation Festival
9th Annual Frontier Days Festival
4th Annual Festival of Frost
Gnomefest
Festival of Lumnea
River's Rest Pickle Festival
Volcano fixes on Teras
Added more ambient messaging to Teras
Halfling/Icemule Culture Festival
Documentation
The Empire's Expatriates: The Elves of Wyrdeep document
Ceremony for the Marriage of Faendryl in the Diaspora document
Sylvan Wedding document
The Battle of ShadowGuard document
Burghal Gnomes and Vaalor elves relationship document
Apotl and Apotla, adornments and ornamentation document
Newcomer's Guide
The Story of Tandrik and Estamil document
Premium
Premium point cost for Lighten / Deepen from 400 to 100
Premium point cost for Alterations from 400 to 300
Premium point cost of the Autoscripter from 400 to 100
Manifest updates.
PCALC updates to use real time instead of in-game time.
Wood Sprite festival
Xerria's ongoing script unlocking
Events
Ebon Gate
Sylinar’s Spire
Albatross Riverboat Excursions
Troubled Waters: Rescue at Sea
The Cessation of Coraesine Field
Platinum
Ongoing player mayor of Wehnimer's Landing
Ongoing Platinum-only service events
Sweetheart Festival
Li’Aerion storyline / release
The Dark storyline
Fifteen Year Anniversary 15 additional locker spaces per town
Weddings
Ongoing wedding support
Improvements to wedding systems
Private Properties
Updates to rent system
Updates to property policy
Ongoing redistribution of vacant properties
Queen's Tower (Platinum)
Thrak Suite (Prime)
Ilynov Manor (Prime)
Platinum Property Reward Program
Policy Updates
Promotions
Ongoing mailers
New SimuCoin item releases
TopMudSites updates
Reddit updates
Ongoing Facebook support
Player costume contest
Player art contest
New forum avatars
Cyber Monday and December sales
Free tickets to several events
SimuCon