Open Beta Announcements and Updates

The server has now entered a period of open beta testing.

We invite any players who are interested to come give the server a try. Please be aware that during this period, we are testing the systems in place and adding more stuff daily. Therefore, please expect change, and plenty of it!

Also, the available play area is confined to a single area centered around Shadowdale for the duration of the open beta testing. When we are happy with how things are operating, we will enter our "real" play period. When we conclude our Open Beta period, we will be performing a full server wipe of all characters, as well as opening up several new areas for players, including Myth Drannor and the Underdark.

During this time, we invite you to try out the multitude of available races and classes that we have, and we ask that you submit any errors or bugs that you find.

For the duration of the Open Beta period, the server can be entered via gamespy in the Tech Support tab or via direct connect.

Server name: TheForgottenRealms
IP: 174.6.200.50:5222 (please note the port! It is not the default port!)

Happy gaming!

Also please note that during this time, we are placing an emphasis on testing, not role-playing, so we are allowing plenty of RP freedom during this time! Please, feel free to RP if you choose though!

A big update!

• Maerimydra is now available as a destination from the caravan tutorial! This means the Underdark is now available for play!
  
• Monsters should now drop different loot (mainly consumables, coins and gems) and less frequently
  
• Many arms, armor and items now only available through treasure chests rather than monster drops
  
• The DM Lounge has been cleaned up
  
• Persistent data saving frequency increased from every 60 seconds to every 30 seconds
  
• Custom Factions now in place for surface and Underdark
  
• Many doors will now close after 30 seconds of being opened
  
• a Do Not Disturb area has been added to contain all essential placeables and creatures and is to remain completely off limits
  
• Monsters should no longer randomly blurt out "Well met."
  

Update v113

• added a destination for players trapped in "Along the North Ride"
  
• converted the Toad Knoll runestone marker to an environmental object to reduce the difficulty in entering Toad Knoll
  
• Campsite added to Toad Knoll - East
  
• Haddie now invites adventurers to rest at her campfire
  
• ambient NPCs added to Shadowdale - Central, Shadowdale - West, Shadowdale - The River Ashaba, Weregund's General Store, The House of the Lady, The House of Plenty, The Old Skull Inn, The Old Skull Inn - Suites
  
• characters now recover 4 hp / level when they rest, up from 1 / level
  
• many doors now changed to static
  
• some non-walkable areas now marked with flora in Shadowdale - West and Shadowdale - The River Ashaba
  
• The Nightscale tribe of kobolds have now replaced the Bloodscale tribe of lizardmen in Toad Knoll, including in their lair, reducing the Challenge Rating of the area
  
• text descriptions have been added
  
• Dagger Hills is now open to adventurers with three new dungeons and many other areas to explore!
  

Another big update!

• The following areas have had audio added or adjusted: A Dark Den, A Quiet Grotto, Bonemaul Cave, Dagger Hills, Shattertusk Den, Crucible of Blood
  
• Spawning issues have been resolved in the following areas: A Dark Den, A Quiet Grotto, Bonemaul Cave, Dagger Hills, Shattertusk Den, Crucible of Blood, Old Skull Inn - Suites
  
• SetXP adjusted for the tutorial to now place surface characters at 2nd level, instead of 3rd.
  
• an exit waypoint corrected for A Dark Den
  
• A Dirty Mage has been reported in the Bandit Caves
  
• Collecting guano just got even more fun!
  
• added BTH Standing Stones
  
• revised a number of quests
  
• added six new quests
  
• added one new deed
  
• A full player-wipe has occured!
  
• Quest gold and experience rewards have been increased
  
  

Quick fix!

• FR_2das.hak has been updated with an amended racialtypes.2da to clean up the allowable races upon character creation.
  
• High Dawnlord Munro has returned to Shadowdale
  
• several doors in Shadowdale - West have been changed to static
  
• collecting bat guano just got less messy!
  
• nocturnal ambient NPCs in Shadowdale - Central have changed their sleeping patterns and now frequent the town during the day
  
• Helpful cartographers have annotated regional maps to include a map marker for Dagger Hills
  

In preparation of going live, the server has been taken down and will remain down for several hours.

Beta is now finished.