Dark Castle News

24/Aug/2010
- !Restring restrictions lifted on several items (ie. level 60 class gear).

15/Jul/2010
- Five new quests are now live. Enjoy!

12/Jul/2010
- Birdman platsmith doesn't wander around anymore (he's at the gates)
to make it easier for you lower-level types to find him.

09/Jul/2010
- Did this a while back but forgot to post it...
Godload min level is now 20 (coincides with when you
lose EQ on rdeaths.) - Apoc

04/Jun/2010
- New donations summer special announced!
Free quest gear for everyone! :)
http://forum.dcastle.org/cgi-bin/mwf/topic_show.pl?tid=6148
(Check the post above for details.)

02/Jun/2010
- In a fit of pure-actual-relatively-close-time-estimation,
Godload updates are now actually in. The forum will be
updated shortly. Commence bitching. - Apoc :)
- Update: stats are now posted on the forum as well.

01/Jun/2010
$I**ATTENTION**
Godload changes WILL be in within the next 48 hours
and there are SIGNIFICANT price drops. This means you
should sell back whatever you have NOW to avoid losing
out on potential plats.
As mentioned before, the Sheldon backpack is unchanged.

31/May/2010
- Announcement regarding GL restat launch on the forum at:
http://forum.dcastle.org/cgi-bin/mwf/topic_show.pl?tid=6128
- Have a good Memorial Day you American (Amercan? :P) types!

27/May/2010
- Congratulations to Yoshinori whom just had a 7.8lb baby boy today!

24/May/2010
- GODLOAD updates going live June 1, 2010. Read mortal board for specifics.

23/May/2010
- Fixed bug where a ki blasted mob would track its victim while sitting

02/May/2010
- Fixed bug with Eddie the Exchanger.

28/Apr/2010
- Brew/scribe items will drop 10 times as much as they did before now.
- Fixed a bug with weaken, where a strength spell would cause your con to go down permanently until relog.

25/Apr/2010
- Changed Scribe not to set the timer on a failed attempt.

23/Apr/2010
- NCAA Prizes awarded. Congrats to Nikolai, 1st place.
(If you won a gameload item, see or email me to redeem.)

22/Apr/2010
- DC's speed has been increased by 250% due to complaints that we're slower than other MUDs. hmph!
- WARNING you may die faster now. :)
- PS, Go Fuck Yourself other MUDs. :)

14/Apr/2010
- Trivia canceled tonight.

05/Apr/2010
- Dark Castle now has it's very own Official Wiki!
http://www.dcastle.org/wiki Hopefully this will become
a great repository of information for newbies, so try
to keep it 90% crap-free.

23/Feb/2010
- Coded lvl 53 barbarian skill pursuit (helpfile forthcoming)

19/Feb/2010
- Some profession code added for the release of 53+ skills
- Java telnet client added to website: http://www.dcastle.org/javaclient.php

11/Feb/2010
- "a Cloverleaf Token of the Immortals" was renamed to "a Cloverleaf
of the Immortals" to fit spacing for a new feature.
- Eddie the Exchange Broker (of tokens) has arrived in Sorpigal.

08/Feb/2010
- Q&A w/ Apoc scheduled for next Monday (the 15th) at 9pm EST.
See the forum "Town Crier" section for more details.

05/Feb/2010
- Weaken cannot be cast on a paralyzed person.

04/Feb/2010
- Help Update got an update.
Slow progress but it is happening occasionally. ;)

03/Feb/2010
- Sad news for DC today.
We learned that one of our longtime friends and
the player of Destiny and the Imm Eris has passed
away. Our condolences to both her friends and family.

28/Jan/2010
- Helpfile for Arcane Surge is in.

20/Jan/2010
- NFL Pool and Pick'em Prizes have been posted and most prizes
distributed. Speak with Apoc to collect your non-platinum
prizes or if you are one of the "unknown" winners.
Details posted on the forum.
- Stay tuned for our annual NCAA March Madness pool!

19/Jan/2010
- We'll be scheduling the first "Q&A with Apoc" in quite some time
in the near future. Keep an eye here and on the forum for more.