Editing Old Updates (section)

=== Server Update 2008-4-19 ===
'''New books, new formulas, and new items.'''<br />

The new formulas can be found at http://www.eternal-lands.com/manufacture.htm<br />


Also, the check for determining if weapons or equipment breaks have been changed to happen each time there is a hit, regardless of damage. Some people were exploting this by pvping in their highest armors, so no damage was done, and no items broke.<br />
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'''New TEST update''' <br />
Read ALL & follow the instructions below before downloading or doing anything!

We need some people to test out the new sky client. Please post bugs here on it. 

''If you do not know how to unzip files then don't try this unless you have someone to help you!''

1. Download this zip file(windows client only): http://www.eternal-lands.com/misc/EL_skytest01.zip
And unzip it into your Eternal Lands directory. It will overwrite some files.

2. Run the new el_sky01.exe file. This file can only be found in your EL directory, it won't automatically appear on your desktop or replace the icons currently on your desktop.

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Once you have the client running...

1. Under the Adv. Video settings adjust the Near & Far plane distance. The Near plane should be something very small, I have mine set at the minimum value: 0.10. The Far plane can be as large as your computer can handle. So just use whatever works for you and adjust it as needed.

2. Under Sky&Cam tab click on Extended Camera-this allows you to see the sky.

3. Under the Details tab, make sure you have Render Fog turned on. The fog has been changed quite a lot and it's now a part of the sky atmosphere. If you experience any problems or can't run the client with the fog on then turn it off.

4. Feel free to play with the settings under the Sky&Cam tab, and try out the Follow cam.

5. Pressing alt+f puts you into first person view. Pressing alt+g puts you in "Grab Mode".

6. With the sky, having a lower perspective set, around 40, will look better than having it very high. Having it high is no longer needed to see far in the distance.


Trouble shooting:
1. Do you log in and it's all black? Do #1 above.
2. Does your camera go undergound and get "stuck"? Press alt+f, then alt+f again to go back to normal 3rd person view.
3. Do you see no sky? Go to Sky&Cam tab and press Extended Camera.
4. The water probably looks awkward because the clouds don't match the reflection in the water. That'll be fixed.
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'''In El forums/Game topics/General Chat/Xfire'''<br />
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Hi folks,<br />
A long time ago a few players tried to get Eternal Lands working on Xfire and getting Xfire's official support. I had made a simple website to guide players. For a short period of time we had moderators broadcasting the url to this site. We also have an Eternal Lands Players guild on Xfire. It's almost been three years and unfortunately we still haven't had enough demand to get officially supported.<br />
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For those who don't know what Xfire is:
Xfire (pronounced ex-fire) is a freeware instant messaging service targeted at gamers, that also serves as a game server browser and has various other features (like voice-chat, in-game instant messaging, game tracking and many more). It's designed for Windows (Linux users see "Gfire", Mac OS X users see "Xblaze") and is rapidly developing. They have over 7 million registered users and is said to be essential for the everyday gamer. More information can be found on their website or here.<br />
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I believe having Eternal Lands supported by Xfire will not only increase the number of Xfire users here in EL, but it will also lure new players to our world.
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So this is why I've decided to create a new, fresh thread, along with a tutorial on how to get EL (unofficially) working on Xfire (w00t w00t!). I'm doing this so we can all test it out, to see if it works, see if there's any bugs, and whether or not we can solve it. Just keep in mind that many features of Xfire won't be available until it's officially supported. So if you have Xfire, that's great. If not, you can download it, register and try helping out. <br />

In order to get Xfire to detect Eternal Lands, you will need to do the following five simple steps:
(make sure both EL and Xfire are closed before following the steps)
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'''1.''' I came up with a code that gets EL working on Xfire, it's not perfect, but it works. In the directory your Xfire is installed in there is a file named 'xfire_games.ini', open it with your favourite text editor and scroll down to the end and add the following code, save it and close it.<br />
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CODE<br />

[99]<br />

LongName=Eternal Lands<br />

ShortName=el<br />

LauncherDirKey=HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Eternal Lands<br />

LauncherExe=el.exe<br />

DetectDirDefault=C:\Program Files\Eternal Lands<br />

ProcessWindowTitle=Eternal Lands<br />

Launch=%UA_LAUNCHER_EXE_PATH% %UA_LAUNCHER_EXTRA_ARGS% %UA_LAUNCHER_NETWORK_ARGS%<br />

InGameRenderer=OGL<br />

InGameFlags=ENABLE_MOUSE<br />
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'''2.''' Launch Xfire up and see if it has automatically detected Eternal Lands. Go to Tools > Launch. Is EL there on the list? If it is skip step 3. If not we will have to manually show Xfire EL's installation path.

'''3.''' We will have to manually add EL to Xfire's launch list now. Go to Tools > Options > Games tab. Expand the 'Not Installed' list and scroll down to where 'Eternal Lands' is and select it.
Select 'Manual Setup', hit browse and find the path to Eternal Lands (ie. C:\Program Files\Eternal Lands\). Hit 'Apply' and then 'OK'.
Yes, I know it doesn't have an icon because it's not officially supported by Xfire.

'''4.''' We will try launching EL through Xfire now. Go to Tools > Launch > Eternal Lands. If it does launch see if your Xfire Status (the message at the bottom of your Xfire window) shows 'Eternal Lands'. If it does, congratulations! Now the developers at Xfire have nothing left to do, the code is ready, they just have to get off their lazy arses and test the code out for themselves.

'''5.''' Now to see if Xfire In-Game works. Once EL has opened up and you've logged on hit ScrLk+X. You should get the In-Game menu to show up (if it doesn't work at first try going into FullScreen mode and out again). If it works, great job! Check if the Screenshot feature works as well, hit ScrLk+S for that. You can upload the screenshots onto your Xfire profile for everyone to see and show that EL works!<br />


Post here if you can't get it working and we'll see if we can help you. Those of you who are intelligent and computer literate, if you would like to try and tweak the code a bit here is a list of properties and variables available. My Xfire username is sistema, you can add me if you wish. You can also post here if you would like to join the EL Players guild on Xfire too.<br />


Here's a screenshot that shows the Xfire In-Game menu in Eternal Lands:

(IMG:http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/6863/elonxfireqo6zo8.th.jpg)<br />


I would like as many people as possible to test this out for me. Once we've confirmed that it's working we can start posting on the EL support thread on the Xfire forums. There's no other way for EL to get supported guys, we need to show that we have demand, and I simply can't do this alone. So please, bump the topic there as often as you can.
* I would also like to request people who have got it working to send Pilot51, an Xfire regular known and acknowledged by the Xfire devs, a private message through the Xfire forums saying that you vote for EL to be supported. He has a list of games which want support, and how many people have voted for it here. Thanks.*


Thank you,
- Sistema.<br />
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