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Category: Newbies

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How to Report Bugs and Issues

Finding bugs and reporting issues are some of the most important things the alpha testers can do for the game during alpha phase.  Alpha testers are a crucial part of […]

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January 15, 2016 Crystal Tips

The Nemesis of Spam

Most players of MUD’s and MMORPG’s in general have been trained to spam their spells and skills. And most MUD’s and MMORPG’s have catered to this as a way to […]

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October 17, 2007 Crystal Tips

Keeping up with the Joneses

Advent is a constant bustle of activity, even now during Alpha testing. New code is always being put in or adjusted, new areas are going in, new theme and storylines […]

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July 10, 2007 Crystal Tips

Where?

New characters can often use the where command to find other players in the same area they are in. It doesn’t list names, instead only numbers, and what room they […]

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February 5, 2007 Crystal Tips

How to earn Gold

One of the hardest things for new characters to do is earn gold. It becomes easier once you’re an established player and earn rp points, because you can interchange your […]

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January 8, 2007 Crystal Tips

Use your Motivations

Motivations are a great way to give staff an insight into your character. However don’t write a book with them, try to stick with a list of the main stuff. […]

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December 20, 2006 Crystal Tips

Testimonials

“I like the goal Advent is pressing toward, and I think it will be one that will likely define a different kind of MUD than most.” – Celidur (12/26/05) “By […]

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February 23, 2006 Crystal Newbies
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Scheduled Game Nights

We schedule “RP Nights” once a week to dedicate time to large staff-supported gaming each week (think D&D sessions). There are not always events planned, sometimes it’s just off-the-cuff RP, but these are dedicated times for RP 🙂

Upcoming Advent Nights:

  • Sept 9th – 7pm est
  • Sept 16th – 7pm est
  • Sept 23rd – 7pm est
  • Sept 30th – 7pm est

What We’re Currently Working On

  • Rescue Not correctly holding enemy
  • Internal Skill Standardization
  • OLC: Add a way to vnum or owhere "wear locations"
  • Find a way to add a delay to progs
  • A way to see which helpfiles have which level permissions set to them via like, hlist or something
  • I know we can limit helpfiles by level, but can we limit by org? For example, Imperial related helpfiles that only Imperium and staff can see?
  • Add lifespans to races
  • Orc Lore to flesh out
  • Fog Spell - Broken
  • Naming conventions for races
  • Wizi/Wizhid Message Clarification Request
  • Change attributes for races
  • Map out Attania
  • Make a starter helpfile for n00bs
  • Add helpfile with imperial commands and descriptions
  • RPP helpfile clarification
  • Update Help Account
  • Assign builders to create cooking crafting recipe ideas and items
  • Write up qedit tutorial
  • Add help for smelting and check other mining helps
  • Change it so that encumbrance and those stats show at start and are not hidden till 10 hours play
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Latest Grimoire Additions

  • The Ban of Fire Creatures in Imperial Territory
  • The Pearl of Thelasia
  • Festival of Roses
  • The Rite of 7
  • Abystus
  • The Midsummer Fertility Festival
  • The Age of Strife
  • The Mists
  • Olu
  • Urtan the Prophet

Latest Updated Pages

  • Desktops for Players September 9, 2022
  • Brownie September 3, 2022
  • Races September 3, 2022
  • Thelasia September 3, 2022
  • Dwarf September 3, 2022
  • Darghel September 3, 2022
  • Fan Art September 2, 2022
  • Player Gallery September 2, 2022
  • Faledric, the Mountain God, Eternal Prophet September 2, 2022
  • New Advent Art with AI September 2, 2022

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  • June 2021 Code Updates
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  • November 2020 Code Updates
  • October 2020 Code Updates
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  • August 2020 Updates to Code and Lore
  • Internal Code Overhaul
  • Code Updates for July 2019
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