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As of 12/31/02:
• Happy New Years!
• Fixed many item conflicts causing trouble with ATS. You should see many new items available in several categories.
• Altered ECL to load on module loading (subraces) and to update xp less frequently to reduce server processing load. This may help with lag and crashes.
• Added bank with server portal in Peridotia. This sends you to a persistent bank vault server which you may use to store your valuables between server updates.
• Fixed the sign by the mine shaft.

As of 12/28/02:
• Added new house for Sythris, and put Nezumi in his old one.
• Added about 30 new areas which are mostly wilderness and mostly unpopulated as of now. They are northwest of Lomatin.
• Added new "Glacial" npcs...
• Fixed several bugs.

As of 12/25/02:
• Merry Xmas!
• Added homes for Sythris and Makzimia.
• Added new quest written by Makzimia. If you run into Selina and try it out, let me know how it goes.
• Added fixes for following bugs:
--Broken trap doors (red flag basement).
--Inability to wield Dagger of Disjunction.
• Disabled the item unequip code. May reduce some lagginess.

As of 12/15/02:
• Switched to server vault.
• Added a few new areas, including a two rogue guilds connected by portal.
• Added new DM player ban list on the fly ability.
• Fixed NPC sitting issue from last version.
• Added several new recipe books which are not for sale. You will have to request that a dm run a quest for you to get ahold of one.
• Added a few NPCs for DM use.
• Made the subraces code far more robust and efficient.

As of 12/10/02:
• Lanthar's Persistent Lair will be going server vault at the end of the week.
• IMPORTANT: Please click [here] to read Lanthar's extensive post on the forums regarding the change to server vault, character files, and upcoming updates.

As of 12/06/02:
• Added 2 new dungeons at previously empty cave entrances.
• Added a link between some other caves.
• Spent much time resting because I'm sick.

As of 12/02/02:
• Updated for version 1.27.
• Included new Subraces! Click [here] for a list of usable subraces. (credit goes to ColdBlade who wrote a subrace package, and to me, since I had to fix it to get it working.)
• Also, discovered that the crashes before resulted from accidental choosing of "Reload Module" option in the DM wand by DMs... All have been advised never to hit it (unfortunately it was chosen b/c it lies directly next to destroy object in the list of choices, so hitting 3 on accident instead of 4 crashed the server. This option will be removed in next update, to prevent accidental use. This is the last known crash issue. From here on out it should be smooth sailing.