2008-01-23 · build 1957

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General Notes

Vanguard Build 1957 Patch Notes 1/24/2008 GENERAL
Fixed the rating display issues for Ammo. Ammo also no longer shows its min and max range values as being adjusted.
The Crafting and Diplomacy quest in progress bangs will now be displayed instead of the adventuring in progress quest bang as appropriate.
Fixed an issue with the spam filter and the regional channels, so spam will now be labeled as such for these channels.
Fixed several dozen typos and grammatical errors.
You no longer take falling damage while mounted on a flying mount. ADVENTURING
Fixed a bug causing Strike Down not to stack with Speed of Ghalnn.
Speed of Ghalnn no longer incurs global recovery
Added a line of text to the description of Despoiling Blight to indicate that the ability can only be active on one target at a time. This restriction has always been there, but it was never indicated.
Drub now costs 8 endurance

Crafting

All Gawrut Kern NPCs have been moved closer to the crafting area.
Korma Rett at the Tawar Galan crafting area now offers recipe training.
Kenta at the Tawar Galan crafting area now sells crafting equipment as well as utilities.

World Population

Ancient Port Warehouse
Akym's Dagger is now displaying as a heroic instead of legendary weapon. In addition the damage and delay have both been increased slightly. Otherwise the stats remain relatively unchanged.
Ancient Port Warehouse
Ancient Eyelords will now aggro players from a further distance.
Ancient Port Warehouse
Zaygius will now drop a mold and a drop from his unique loot table instead of two drops from his unique loot table.
Ancient Port Warehouse
Malfunctioning Maintenance Spark is now hits slightly harder, has slightly more hp, and no longer drops ore or shadow diamonds.
Ancient Port Warehouse
The Prime Warden of Nusibe has the appropriate corpse despawn timer for a raid boss while loot remains on the corpse.
Ancient Port Warehouse
I-99 Shiver's Rune of Cold ability now has a root effect.
Ancient Port Warehouse
Zaraax's Infernal Gasp is now the proper spell type.
Ancient Port Warehouse
Core Processor: Fixed an issue that was causing the chunk to crash.
Pantheon of the Ancients
Pantheon Sentry now sees through stealth.
Players on the quest ‘Collect Samples of Ore for Donovan' will now be able to get the necessary quest drops.
A Call to Arms: Fixed an issue where all waves could be kited around until the final boss appears.
Bounty Hunt: The Groundserpent: Racfir Gravna will no longer escort you and will give you a location in your journal.
Collect Samples of Ore for Donovan: The axe now drops again from the Infineum miners/thralls.
Coming of the Wyrmtide: Fixed an issue where the agro NPC's would attack players that clicked on the war machines. The wyrms will now keep them busy.
Hunter's League Bounty: Velthezok Skawlra: The drop rate on the blue, red & yellow masks have been increased. The boss will now drop heads for everyone in the group.
Monster of Miles: Killing Mountain Mercenaries and Mountain Raiders will now update the quest.
Poison Supply (Part 7): Players will now lose their existing pet when thy use the charm potion.
Poison Supply (Part : The withered treebark will drop off the Aged Tree Bark again.
Raiding the Tombs: Fixed an issue where you could complete the quest without the hilt.
Stolen Treasures: Bladesinger Soalas will now offer the quest again if you declined the first time.
The Great Catch of '36: The travel journal location of Brock Stonefist has been corrected
URT: Cleansing the Crazed: You will no longer be able to click the URT Soul Render repeatedly on the same NPC.
Telquo Danas and Kurru will now offer normal vendor services.
Trickster's Haven
Call of the Hero will now work within the dungeon.

Items

Ring of Inhibition: Activating the ability will no longer take players out of stealth.
Cloak of the Pantheon is now unique.

Recovered from a developer post on SOE's own board.