With heavy steps you move through the Ystra Highlands, those lands of snow and ice.
Penetrating those dangerous ground ever deeper you're being driven by the urge to find new adventures.
The tracks you have found flash once again before your inner eye, showing huge, nature-gnawed bones casting their tips to the sky above.
Those pictures seem to spark your inner flame again and again, driving you forward through icy canyons and caves.
While you pull your furlined cloak closer around you, your steps leave cracks on the ice below your feet, ever reminding you of the hostile enviroment around you.
A rare flash of dsunlight breaks through the clouds, but instead of granting you the much needed warmth, it only blinds you, being reflected a million times by the icy structures around you.
Only then do you realize where you are: a huge desert of ice, where only the toughest hunters and lumberjacks dare to set foot...
The Dragonfang Ridge!
Link: RoM-Forum
Link: Dragonfang Ridge
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With the revealing of the "Sascilien Steppes" we arrive at the 6th zone of Runes of Magic that players may explore in the near future.
Those steppes are dotted by wide meadows, dangerous swamps and sees, but also with an old mystic, which surrounds the so called folk of the "Goatpeople".
By the use of caravans those creatures try to overcome their harsh past to become once again one race.
But not only they call these steppes their home; mighty cyclopeans call this land their own and adventurers may happen to yield to a swift death if they do not take care.
You can take a first look into the background here, until the page for the "Sascilien Steppes" is prepared for you.
Update: HERE you can find the complete infos about the Sascilien Steppes!
Khant, the shrine of the Capra
[...]After some time, rumors started to circulate and the people mystifyingly called Khant the “Shrine of the Capra”. The clan elders gladly picked up on that name and, together with the chief, came to a decision. Khant was appointed to be the eternal resting place for the fallen heroes and thus became one of their most sacred places.[...]
The Ayren-Caravan
[...]The Ayren-Caravan has the best and strongest warriors amongst all the white-fur caravans.
That is because unlike the other caravans, they have a specific task. They have to ensure that Hafiz "Black Horn" doesn't overrun Sascilia and enslaves the white-furs to satisfy his wild ambitions.[...]
Reifort Camp
[...]The Yazmin-Caravan of the white-fur clan has settled in Reifort Camp. Since the cyclopses have taken the city of Dogamor by force, the white-furs have relocated to the north and are now roaming through the grasslands of the Sascilia-Steppes as caravans.[...]
The Fogur-Marshes
[...]The Fogur-Marshes is an area with a multitude of lakes.
It is tormented by goblins that sneaked in there a few years ago. Nobody knows how the infestation of the area exactly happened.[...]
The Gurla-Caravan
[...]Contrary to the Rose-Caravan, whose members are taking high risks while harvesting the Fogur-Fern, the Gurla-Caravan limits itself to harvesting and transporting common foodstuff. Though the actual caravan only consists of its leader Gurla and his devoted follower Jaxis.[...]
Sathkur
[...]Originally this was also a place, where humans had settled. The goat-people named it Sathkur, after a Capra bandit king. He had used the former human settlement as a hide-out.[...]
Scar of Despair
[...]The legendary hero Pasper “Silvermane” was killed here, after holding out against the cyclopses for ten days and nights.[...]
Dogamor
[...]Dogamor originally was the capital of the goat-clan of Capra. But they were driven away by the attacks of the cyclopses and scattered all over the Sascilia-Steppes.[...]
The Order of Dark Glory
[...]Although the prevailing view seems to be that the recapture of Dogamor should be abandoned, The Order of Dark Glory knows that Dogamor belongs to a series of important bases connecting Sascilia with Dragonfang Ridge.[...]
Ashlar-Camp
[...]Ashlar is a newly built camp. The primary objective of the camp is to supply Dragonfang Ridge with resources for the warriors of the order who were cut off there by the cyclopses.[...]
Mispel-Swamp
[...]Fish-people are living in this place. It is a swamp full of vibrant colors and reed flowers.[...]
Paspers Grave
[...]Pasper Grave is located in Khant. It is a shrine and holy place for the Capra. They say, the souls of all heroes that have sacrificed themselves for the goat-clan are gathering here after their death.[...]
Link: Sascilien Steppes
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Runes of Magic would not be a real MMORPG without an abundance of adjustment possibilities.
Interface Design
The wheel does not need to be reinvented when it already works perfectly.
In this regard, those coming from other MMORPG's should feel right at home in Runes of Magic.
Minimap, large map, avatar with life points, quest objectives, action bars, chat window, mouseover tooltips for enemies and much much more...
Expandable / Scalable / Movable
One great thing about Runes of Magic is that players have so many possibilities from the very start. One can move just about everything in the interface freely. The action bars can be placed anywhere the player wants and can be extended or shortened (up to 20 actions per bar!). The map can be scaled to the players' preferred size and can even be made transparent.
Interface Modifications
There are of course always those players, who want even more then that which we will have to offer. For all of you who have programmed add-ons and interface modifications, or would like to, no problem!
We offer not only a LUA interface for reading data, but also XML, so you can create your own add-ons!
Macros
While we're on the developing subject, macros are also a basic function of Runes of Magic.
By using macros, you can combine the effects of certain items with skills with one click, making attack combinations much easier to activate in the heat of battle. This of course is just one of the many possibilities. A list of the different possibilities will be made available to you in good time.
Backpack / Bags
Everyone knows the problem with inventory space, you collect and collect until your pockets are bulging and you can no longer cope with the mess. The inventory in Runes of Magic is all in one place and can therefore be somewhat messy...
But with one small click on the sort button, all potions, quest items, armor etc. will be organized and sorted. And if that's not enough, there are also extra buttons for each category of equipment.
And when you have simply collected too many items and need to dispose of some trash, you do not need to constantly drag and drop items to get rid of them in Runes of Magic. Just click the "trash" button, click the objects which are no longer wanted and then click "delete", that's it!
Minimap
The minimap is extremely informative in Runes of Magic. Not only does it show a small part of the area you are currently in, but monsters you need to kill, plants which need to be collected or anything else related to a quest you have accepted will be indicated on the minimap as well.
Map
With the maps free scalability, it acts as a great overview of the zone you are currently in. Here you can see, among other things, all available quests which are indicated with golden exclamation marks. In the cities one can see all kinds of different services such as traders, trainers, the auction house, bank and many other important places.
In addition our kobolds prepared a nice video for you about the interface!
A page with more details to Interface modification will be added later, we'll keep you updated!
Link: Interface Video
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So you have had no luck getting an invitation to the closed beta so far?
Lady luck did not smile upon you with any of the many contests?
And the weekend specials have also not helped you get into the Runes of Magic closed beta?
No worries!
We will invite 300 further players in this week's invitation wave, starting today!
Those who are lucky can join in with the rest of the inhabitants of Taborea, and begin your life of adventure!
Notice: We will continue to select an equal amount of users from the categories; active forum users, guilds and random. You will be automatically contacted via email when you are selected.
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