Hello adventurers! Another patch is upon us. This one includes a handful of notable changes:

🇧🇷 Portuguese Support: We’re thrilled to announce that the game client now offers Portuguese support! When Windows Language Settings are set to Portuguese, all client menus and labels will appear in your preferred language, allowing you to set preferences, configure keys, manage guilds, create characters, buy and sell items, and more—all in Portuguese!

🖥️ Visual Updates: We’re excited to share some visual updates. Thanks to updated rendering techniques, the game now has a cleaner look and tackles some long-standing visual issues. Plus, we’ve refreshed many rooms throughout the game, adding a few new details and discoveries for you to explore. Just a heads-up: these changes will require remapping of the updated areas, so be prepared as you dive back in.

Thanks for your continued support, and happy gaming!

• Wielding the Princess's shield as a soldier now provides a rank-based percentage reduction in mana costs, replacing the previous fixed reduction amounts. Previously, at the maximum soldier rank, you would see a maximum savings of 2 mana per cast.
  
• Logoff ghosts will now display masks, helms, and other items players were wearing.
  
• Likewise, Hall of Heroes statues will now display items players use.
  
• Adjusted NPC logic to inform players when they’ve already learned a spell, instead of stating they’re ready to learn it. This change addresses confusion where players were unaware they already possessed the spell.
  
• Players who fall from the bridge to the Riija temple will now have their mishap broadcast to the entire server.
  
• Faction soldier quests have been updated to assess a player’s true health, ensuring they are not turned away due to hitpoints modified by circlets and spells.
  
• Reflections and evil twins now have neutral karma.
  
• Ranged weapon attacks will no longer affect the durability of berserker rings.
  
• Added a purge sound effect to weapons when they successfully trigger a purge effect on hit.
  
• Priestess Zuxana’s hearing range is extended to her entire temple.

• Updated hardware rendering to address several long-standing issues that caused errant texture bugs, often appearing as thin floating lines.
  
• Moved '<New Character>' slots to the bottom of the character selection dialog.
  
• Added the ability to sort newsglobes.
  
• Added the ability to sort mail.
  
• Improved the scaling of player and monster markers, as well as annotations, on the map and minimap to enhance visibility at all zoom levels.
  
• Fixed scaling and FOV issues in the software renderer when adjusting window size.
  
• Resolved a hardware renderer issue that caused items in view to fail to render under certain window size conditions.
  
• Added mouse wheel support for zooming the map in and out.
  
• Steam users: You will now be properly directed to the Steam client for patch updates.

• Many NPCs will now greet players upon entering a room.
  
• Over 40 rooms have been updated to address issues such as missing or misaligned textures, problematic geometry, visual inconsistencies, and save issues. Please note that you will need to re-map these rooms due to the alterations made.
  
• Made a small modification to Izzio’s interactions so that he no longer responds as if you have received an item that you cannot actually hold.
  
• Adjusted spawn locations in the Avar Village to make the experience here a little more challenging.

• Fixed issues with how logoff ghosts are rendered.
  
• Fixed an issue that occasionally caused missing textures after being blinded.
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause players to be kicked from their current faction if they left a previous faction while a loyalty quest was still active.
  
• Fixed an issue with Seduce that would cause the caster’s mana to drain even after the seduced monster is killed.
  
• Fixed an issue blocking heat scrolls from use.

• Cleaned up the ‘/dlg’ folder to simplify future NPC dialog updates.

• Added audio for unwrapping gifts

Huge thank you to this patches contributors: Si, Siora, Aesica, Anthhon, Toko, playtoh, and Hektic.

Have feedback? Come join the community Discord and let us know: https://discord.gg/meridian59

THE REIGN OF BLOOD FRENZY: The fabric of reality shakes as an evil presence attempts to penetrate the Meridian. The servants of Qor sing out in cacophonic glee as anarchy sweeps across the land. With no Guardian Angels present, anything goes as long as the sky boils red.

• All characters, accounts and the server state are saved - then, Chaos Night begins!
  
  
• Players will receive a message to tell them what's going on every time they log in during the event. Expect confusion, chaos, and fun!
  
  
• Every few minutes, items will be given out - reagents, armor and weapons (including rare gear) for your character to go out and battle, and special Frenzy Food to keep your vigor high...before dying again.
  
  
• Mini-games during the Frenzy - Conquer cities and factions with your team!
  
  
• The Fields: A special realm in the sky will be opened for the final Battle Royale by Meridian 59 creator, Zaphod.
  
  
• Everything ends: Everything goes black as the Frenzy, and the world of Meridian 59, come to an end...then a brief maintenance break as its restored back to the way it was before the event began.

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Note: Your Player Characters and Accounts will be saved before the event, then restored to the way they were after a brief maintenance - the servers won't be able to be logged in during this maintenance. Any accounts or server activity during the frenzy is *not* saved.

We hope to see you there!

Happy Halloween ~

May you suddenly feel a little tougher.

Other events and surprises throughout the month!.

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~ Happy Hunting & May you suddenly feel a little tougher.[/h3]

KRAANAN followers get their due in this annual event that celebrates one of the Gods of Meridian.

25% Advancement to all Spells & Skills

50% (!!!) learning bonus** to improve your proficiency in the art of the following Weaponcraft skills:

BRAWLING and PUNCH for close-quarters combat (thrash, pummel, slap, mangle)

AXE WIELDING & SCIMITAR WIELDING (slash, cut)

MACE FIGHTING (bash, crush)

FIRE & ARCHERY for range (graze, piere, lacerate)

Shrines: Dedicated to Kraanan for greater spellpower!

Death Penalties: 50% lower than normal
Magik & Mana: The portal to the Nexus and the Martyr's Battleground will be opened Saturday...
Party: Duke Akardius will open the Feast Hall and Grand Ballroom in Blackstone Keep ~

We have just released a small but mighty patch with the following changes:

• Fixed a client crash for some older CPUs.
  
• Added the ability to submit crash reports.
  
• Fixed an issue causing POV overlays like shields and weapons to appear oversized.
  
• Significantly reduced CPU load when the app is not the currently active window.
  
• Fixed translucency effects in hardware renderer mode.
  
• Editing your hotkey aliases no longer requires a client restart.

Credits: Si, Toko, and Zaphod

Have feedback? Come join the community Discord and let us know: https://discord.gg/meridian59

FINALLY! A new website. Today, we've relaunched the official Meridian 59 website with an all-new look and content. We invite you to go take a look!

We swept up a bit and moved some pixels around. We think you'll like it.

Whether you're learning the game or browsing for available armor types, we've got you.

We're not finished yet. Keep an eye out for more information and game guides in the coming months.

CHECK OUT THE NEW MERIDIAN59.COM >[www.meridian59.com]

Hello adventurers! We've got a bunch of fixes and improvements for you today. This patch touches on everything from Jala and arena updates to client and performance issues. Most notably though, it features the addition of labels and colors to help you more easily spot uncommon items, like cursed amulets or unique weapons, in the dialog boxes used for looting and trading. Read on for the details.

• Added labels and colors in dialog boxes for unidentified, cursed, uncommon, rare, and legendary items to help players more easily spot and evaluate items
  
• Added Bronze Key for room renters that can be dropped or traded by the owner but not by recipients, except back to the owner or innkeeper
  
• Shrouded items now correctly display a description indicating they are cloaked in magic
  
• Scrolls now display the correct school insignia
  
• Helms now provide defense against bludgeoning weapons instead of a disadvantage
  
• Wands and scrolls now correctly require specific karma levels to use (e.g. -40 karma for a hold wand)

• Fixed issue with removing shillings from chests and boxes
  
• Fixed crash at very large resolutions
  
• Fixed issue where players using Shadow Form were unreadable in the Who list
  
• Fixed persistent Jala song music causing client crashes
  
• Fixed awkward rendering of players and faction soldiers against world objects
  
• Fixed multiple server errors and potential crash causes
  
• Fixed server error caused by punching a target with Gaze of the Basilisk

• Bonksticks adjusted for suitability as player awards
  
• Removed outdated skill improvement penalty in Origin of the Kriipa
  
• Fixed issue preventing spell casting in Goad’s Grinder
  
• Reflection, Evil Twin, and Apparition Riija spells are now usable in the Arena
  
• Can now equip most items (weapons, armor, etc) without breaking Jala song trance if using a Jala Necklace
  
• Distill potion power now based on the casters base maximum health and unaffected by items like circlets that alter the caster’s maximum health
  
• Distill potions no longer expire
  
• Torches now display appropriate durability text
  
• “Reroll” is now the primary command and terminology for rerolling a character
  
• Arena battles no longer affect player karma
  
• Solomon now buys additional uncommon items
  
• Mugs, goblets, and bowls restored to previous appearances
  
• Bankers now communicate in private for balance checks, withdrawals, and deposits
  
• Minor adjustment made to Colhorr-marked weapons
  
• Consuming a mana crystal now breaks the caster’s trance
  
• Exit Crystallize Mana if the caster cannot hold the mana crystal
  
• Increased weapon attack damage against Ants
  
• Amulets of Shadows now appear unidentified until equipped, identified, or revealed

• Added unique sounds to Foresight and Illusionary Firewall
  
• Updated Morph with sounds based on the player’s gender

• Added option to disable Performance Mode for better performance on low-spec PCs
  
• Dialog boxes now open on the same monitor as the game window
  
• Dialogs triggered by Reveal and Identify are centered correctly on the game window

• Updated The Spider Nest with enhanced thematic and ambient lighting
  
• Updated Clearing of the Trading Post’s geometry and texture alignment
  
• Minor updates to East Merchant Way through Ilerian Woods
  
• Minor updates to Marion’s southern exit path
  
• Adjusted entry point into Pietro’s Wicked Brews

• Added “no horizontal tile” flag to clamp textures along the U axis
  
• Added a Powershell script for real-time monitoring and copying of .roo file changes
  
• Easy Compile Script updated for the new `contrib/` folder structure
  
• Client now skips remote account verification checks when not in retail mode
  
• Makefile output standardized to include command in all directories

• Improved bad mail cleanup
  
• Fixed disposal of monsters spawned via Animate
  
• Fixed animation speed for invisibility and drunkenness
  
• Updated signup dialog copy
  
• Fixed failed checks in greeny.roo
  
• Cleaned up Goad and necro arena code
  
• Fixed server-side error caused by Crystalize Mana
  
• Hidden admins are no longer greeted by the Watcher or Goad
  
• Fixed a potential cause of server crashes
  
• Fixed issue to allow a player’s hometown to be set to Ko’catan
  
• Fixed room key disposal issue
  
• Fixed robe descriptions to remove extra whitespace

Contributions in this patch come from: Aesica, Gar, Hektic, Reborn Hero, Si, Thorbenn, Todasj, Toko, and Zaphod. Additional playtest support was provided by FrylockOG.

Have feedback? Come join the community Discord and let us know: https://discord.gg/meridian59

In the Sewers of Barloque, Roq the Dark Blade waits...upon entering a shadowy corner, the home of the Assassin's Circle, you'll be greeted by a sign:

Are you a true assassin, able to use guile, stealth and deception over brute force? Do you have the stomach to stick a dagger between the shoulder blades of a friend, a guild mate, or a lover? Be warned, this game is only for the elite, and if you are not paranoid now, you will be.

Further...

If you join the proceedings, you will be given a dagger. Eventually, a name will appear on this dagger. Your goal is to attack and kill this person, but only with this dagger.

+ Someone will also have your name on his dagger. Once you learn who he is (most likely when he attacks you), slay him with your blade (and only with your blade). Do not attack anyone else with your dagger.

+A winner is declared when there is only one combatant left in the Assassin's Circle.

+ The black blades do not do their damage to the body, but rather to your target's soul. In the hilt of the dagger, there are four gems set. For each hit that you take from a would-be assassin, one gem extinguishes itself, showing the damage done. When all four go out, you die, and are expelled from the game. These gems heal back at a rate of one every five minutes.

+ The paltry teachings of the weapon masters have no effects on your ability to wield the black dagger. All are equal in this contest, and have equal proficiency with the daggers.

+ I laugh at Shal'ille's protective magics. While wielding a black dagger, you may attack your targets nearly anywhere. Be warned, though, for it also means that you, as well, are vulnerable.

+ True assassins are also above the law. While wielding the dagger, you will find that you are not troubled by such nuisances as safeties or outlaw/murderer flags. Be warned, though, that should you use any weapon other than the dark blade, even to defend yourself, you have to take normal consequences for your actions. Spells also have the same consequences, whether you wield a blade or not. Keep your safety on if you wish to avoid accidents.

+ Assassins should have honor. Many wannabes do not, so the blades will divert their attacks from those that are incapacitated by spells. Also, magical means of stealth will be stripped from you after you successfully strike your victim.

+ Note that killing your target with means other than a black dagger will not expel him from the game.

The same magic that makes a black dagger so deadly to whoever's name is inscribed upon it also makes it very fragile should it hit anyone else, whether they are in the game or not. There is a chance that your blade could shatter, should you hit someone who is not your proper target, and if this happens, I will expel you from the game. There is one exception: you can (and should) use the black blade to defeat and kill whoever's blade bears your name.

+ Worry not about death by blade. I have a compact with Qor, and therefore the cost of death is lessened should you die by dark blade.

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The next several active rounds of the Assassin's Circle will feature a prize to the winner ranging from the following:

• * Shillings - the darker the blade, the better!
  
• * Masks - to hide your visage...
  
• * Extra Durable Weapons & Armor
  
• * Bloodstained Weapons & Armor -
  
• * Heartstones - needed to decorate private rooms, add storage chests and cast high level spells like *Shadow Rift* (a portal for evil mages) and *Bond*, a multi-caster chanting spell that permanently bonds an item to someone so they can never lose it
  
• * Rare Bottles of Dye to redeem for a piece of gear or your hair

To enter:

~ Go to the City of Barloque and enter the Sewers
~ Go northeast and travel through a narrow tunnel until you reach a ledge
~ Jump across the ledge by running: there'll be a small wooden door in the ceiling to the left of you
~ Open it and find the shadowy corner and Roq, read the signs, tell him "advertise" and "blade" if you wish to join and get notifications!
~ Happy Hunting and Have Fun : )

An Official Tournament of Kraanan is in the works, with a special prize given to the Champion, final Challenger, and Semi-Finalists.

The combat will be Traditional: One Versus One, in a single-elimination ladder style tournament leading to our final round.

Once enough (8) challengers have entered, we'll begin with our First Round, posted with some notice, then move onward to Quarter and Semi which will go more quickly, and then lead to a Final Duel.

This post will be updated with match times and results!

To sign up, reply to this post by sending mail (in-game) to THE WATCHER with your combat availability - we'll begin setting up the ladder once the challengers have been settled.

Prizes include:

• A deadly, extra-durable Gold Sword that will spin enemies around with a unique special enchantment allowing it to be used in combat outside of the Arena!
  
• A colored Diamond Pendant that enhances your Intellect stat by +5.
  
• A golden, personally bonded and extra durable short sword with extra damage.
  
• A Gold and Grey Skull Mask that have defensive capabilities (less than 10 of these types of Mask exist)
  
• A golden, extra durable Herald Shield.
  
• A specially made 'Stat' Change item to be used on any character of your choice allowing you to swap/move around (5) statistic points of your Might, Agility, or Aim (changing stats after character creation is normally impossible)!

Current Challengers:

• RAND al' THOR
  
• Greasy Thug
  
• Marvin
  
• BlackPanther
  
• Captain Pr0n

Images of some of the prizes are on a thread inside the Meridian 59 discord in the Server 101 Channel, this post will soon be updated with the prizes. To get a sneak peek, check out https://discord.gg/meridian59 in the Server 101 Channel.
Note: The Tournament will be taking place on Server 101 only at this time; future tournaments may also include Server 102.


Have fun and may you suddenly feel a little tougher!