September 2011 Content Update

[Takora Drakan]

My apologies, I was mixed up. I did not get the dolphin banner either, just the swordfish one.
What a mean holdout that wife is, after I made up all those extra dyes and spools for the NT connie even!

It seems it was then forgot to be put in somewhere, then we need to wait till the next patch.

[awdz]

Miscellaneous

• Archbishop Tomas Agua at the Cleric's Tower is concerned about the Tomb of Helian. This quest series consists of 7 quests and is a continuation of the Plundered Tombs quest series on the Dalimond Peninsula. To begin it you must have completed the Ashlander's Tomb portion of the Plundered Tombs quests and be a Dragon.

*sighs* What is the point of preventing bipeds from doing this quest? You have dragons entering and destroying things in the biped tombs, why are bipeds excluded from finishing the quest line in Helian's tomb? Is it somehow required for a dragon rite-of-passage transformation that bipeds cannot achieve?

If you're looking to reserve some quests for subscribing customers only, why not make that part of the quest requirement?

[Velea]

Just a note, and thought the best place to put it would be here...

While playing this weekend I saw many newer players asking how one can obtain the formula for the items to make racial banners. And much mis-information being given as an answer.

The beginner level formulas are available on the Carpenter and Weaver trainers. So someone does not have to go to Nature Tower and earn tokens in order to get the formula for making the new racial banners. They can obtain the beginner formulas and should be able to use those instead.

[AmonGwareth]

*sighs* What is the point of preventing bipeds from doing this quest? You have dragons entering and destroying things in the biped tombs, why are bipeds excluded from finishing the quest line in Helian's tomb? Is it somehow required for a dragon rite-of-passage transformation that bipeds cannot achieve?

If you're looking to reserve some quests for subscribing customers only, why not make that part of the quest requirement?

Dragons are picky about who they let into their tombs. Humans and other bipeds aren't. That is why its restricted. Now, I do have plans this fall to create a way for Dragons to "grant" attunement to the tomb if they choose to do so for a biped, but that won't allow for the quests to be completed. Those are Dragon only.

[Knossos]

Just a note, and thought the best place to put it would be here...

While playing this weekend I saw many newer players asking how one can obtain the formula for the items to make racial banners. And much mis-information being given as an answer.

The beginner level formulas are available on the Carpenter and Weaver trainers. So someone does not have to go to Nature Tower and earn tokens in order to get the formula for making the new racial banners. They can obtain the beginner formulas and should be able to use those instead.

The Racial Banner I placed required Oak and Cotton - Beginner forms are cedar and elm, flax and kenaf. The Journeyman Banner Flag form is sold by the Weaver Trainer at Kirasanct, but problem is with the Journeyman Banner Staff form being available only at the Nature Tower.

Knossos

[Holth]

All of the racial banner flags take tier 3 materials to build. I built 8 of them last week. Cotton banner flags, granite blocks and oak banner staffs. I had to purchase the journeyman banner staff formula from the nature tower to make the staffs for the flags.

All the racial lair murals also take tier 3 materials to build.

The swordfish, dolphin and gone fishing banners and murals require tier 1 and tier 2 materials.

Thaalia of Order

[Velea]

Please accept my apology... I meant the new event banners/murals.

You are, of course, correct that the racial ones take T3 materials, and for those the formulas will be the Journeyman ones and come from Nature Tower.

[walkerglassmire]

Dragons are picky about who they let into their tombs. Humans and other bipeds aren't. That is why its restricted. Now, I do have plans this fall to create a way for Dragons to "grant" attunement to the tomb if they choose to do so for a biped, but that won't allow for the quests to be completed. Those are Dragon only.

Is this going to be another case where Lunus characters can not attune their friends to the place like the Lost Colony, or have the Lunus elders gotten over themselves? And for that matter, is that ever going to change?

[Frith-Rae]

Please accept my apology... I meant the new event banners/murals.

You are, of course, correct that the racial ones take T3 materials, and for those the formulas will be the Journeyman ones and come from Nature Tower.

I am now highly confused - but only cuz I am a dragon.

(anyone can answer these who knows btw, just not Valea lol)

Are the lair-versions for the racial banners in yet?? Or just the biped-plot versions?

If the lair versions are in - where do I get the beginner forms for those? Are the JMan ones also off the Nature Tower??

((I am assuming the lair versions of the Festival-Event stuff are gotten from theh same NPCs as the plot versions)).

FYI!! I Saw on a new blight patch (listed on the blight forums) that the Commissioner out at the Festival is suppose to have a quest being added. Perhap that is what is missing for the dolphin mural??

Keeping that in mind (quest being added once the new blight patch goes live) - how long is the festival suppose to stay around for?

[AmonGwareth]

Blight patch went live today, Frith.

[Knossos]

The Bhal'kuk Chieftain Molar Tech Comp has been reidentified as being of interest only to Nadia, as patch notes state; however, the item creation screen for applying Technique Spell: Accuracy V, and the Technique itself, still call for the molars.

Knossos

This missed the 13 Sept 2011 live patch. Hope it will be fixed soon.

Knossos

[Holth]

I am now highly confused - but only cuz I am a dragon.

Are the lair-versions for the racial banners in yet?? Or just the biped-plot versions?

If the lair versions are in - where do I get the beginner forms for those? Are the JMan ones also off the Nature Tower??

Yes Frith, the racial murals are in game on the live shards. They take tier 3 materials to build that use the standard journeyman lairshaping formulas. No new forms are required to make the murals.

The festival event murals (dolphin, swordfish and gone fishing) take tier 1 materials and standard beginner lairshaping formulas. They also require a pattern obtained from quests at the event to build.

The plot racial banners take banner flags and banner staffs which are also used to make items like the banner of the volcano. Those formulas have always been obtainable from the nature tower. When plot banners were initially introduced, there was a quest in Kion that gave out the formulas for the beginner flag and staff which was all the original ones required.

These new racial banners take tier 3 materials to build, so require the journeyman flag and staff formulas to make. This is why folks have to go to the nature tower and use nature tokens to get the formulas; they are not given out with the quests nor are they on standard crafting trainers.

Hope this helps!

Thaalia of Order

[Frith-Rae]

Yes it did!!

Being an only dragon - the biped plot banner stuff wasn't necessary for me (but for clarification sake that I am sure is helpful for someone so thank you!).

But ok, the lair murals for the racials are in the buildy window with no new formula to get - thank you! Thats what I wanted to check, in case I was totally missing the boat..lol.

And the event oriented ones I figured took the quests, so good to be sure on that .

And Amoonnn you never clarified on how long the event was live...lol (when you said the new patch went live today..)

[Knossos]

I have from a credible source (one of many who is rebuilding the Stone Walkways) that the Small Corner piece does not match the width of the piece(s) it joins. The regular Corner piece and all other pieces of stone walkway construction are fine.

Knossos

I am attaching a screenshot of the Stone Walkway Small Corner piece alignment problem (the corner is a bit wider than the adjoining piece). The screenshot was requested during Frosthide's visit to Order Shard Marketplace chat last night.

Knossos

[LOVWYRM]

seems that "gone fishing" mural can`t be placed.
I forgot what it says- but we tried several times.

Anyone experiencing the same?

[Holth]

I'm having the same problem with the gone fishing mural. I have 7 expansion slots for murals and it won't attach to any of them.

Message I get is:
Planned structure (Lair Mural Gone Fishing) has no available expansion openings to attach to. Removing the structure.

Today is the first time I have tried to place this mural.

Have to say I love the new stop spinning button!!

Wirenth of Order

[Frosthide]

I am attaching a screenshot of the Stone Walkway Small Corner piece alignment problem (the corner is a bit wider than the adjoining piece). The screenshot was requested during Frosthide's visit to Order Shard Marketplace chat last night.

Knossos

Thank you Knossos. I will see if I can get this to match up a bit better based on what I see.

I'm having the same problem with the gone fishing mural. I have 7 expansion slots for murals and it won't attach to any of them.

Message I get is:
Planned structure (Lair Mural Gone Fishing) has no available expansion openings to attach to. Removing the structure.

It is a known bug for now, unfortunately. I am working on getting it resolved.

[Delite]

Kudos to the dev team! I'm enjoying the events and absolutely love all the new plot items.

*grabs bag of marshmallows and goes to sit on hammock in front of firepit*

[awdz]

Kudos to the dev team! I'm enjoying the events and absolutely love all the new plot items.

*grabs bag of marshmallows and goes to sit on hammock in front of firepit*

*supplies chocolate and cookies to make smores with the marshmallows*
1000% agree, thank you devs!! :-)

[Frosthide]

Kudos to the dev team! I'm enjoying the events and absolutely love all the new plot items.

*grabs bag of marshmallows and goes to sit on hammock in front of firepit*

Welcome. Have fun.