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Tragic news, how you can help

https://massivelyop.com/2021/10/22/the-former-lead-designer-of-ultima-online-and-meridian-59-is-braving-a-brutal-brain-tumor/?fbclid=IwAR2I6_ZUNLPT6_5DdYj6_tqtMU2tXbwlW88X6jPEwN8st8boLHYvI7QkKeM In 1995, Meridian 59 was an idea between two programming brothers, Andrew/Zaphod and Chris/Zandramas Kirmse, on a Usenet forum...before someone else took notice. Mike Sellers and his two brothers were part of the foundation of Meridian 59, Archetype Interactive, when it was in Alpha, before 3DO. Mike was Meridian 59's original designer, before Damion "Zjiria" Schubert took over the reigns and created more of what we now know, but if not for Mike's relationship with the Kirmse's the game may have never made that transition. Mike since went on to do other things in the gaming field and is currently a professor. The weekend will be dedicated to Mike Sellers, we please ask anyone that wants to support to donate to Mike Sellers’ family GoFundMe to help them during this difficult time. https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-mike-pay-for-his-cancer-treatments Author: Mayhem Date: Thu Oct 28, 2021 101 news globe

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Ends Thursday

Boost Event until Thursday: +50 Advancement; +15% Item Drop Rates, -10% death penalties Author: M Date: Sat Apr 16, 2022 101 news globe

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+ updates

Jasper and the upper Mountains have frozen over for this winter: Different, dangerous, but reagent-heavy creatures inhabit The Hills. Faren's presence increased in Seafarer's Peak and The Hills, making casting of their spells more efficient. Ants mutated into Mutant Ants in the Badlands. Mollusk Creatures appear in Source of the River Ille and deep Jasper Sewers. Living trees, Frogmen and Ants have expanded their territory in the Illerian areas and Jasper around. Upstairs in Castle Victoria is more dangerous. Battered Skeletons surround the Brax entrance in Ancient Place. Spider Nest is home to all things poisonous. Spider Queen carries better treasure. Slime has moved down river closer to Barloque. Orcs have taken over the Twisted Wood. Scorpions have moved around Jasper. Giant Rats have overtaken the courtyard of the Princess' Castle. Princess has increased her defense. The underground into the Jungle has traffic other than dusk rats. Added door or two from the Underworld for people who die in exotic places. Brawling, Fire and Axe Wielding are easier to improve. Increased chance at finding enchanted weapons. Updated the loot in the treasure crate in Underbasement of Victoria. Increased Advancement another 25% for spells and skills. (also increased another 50+% for Winter on top of that until February 1st, 2022) Justice, Expert, Tournament, Faction Bonus, Guild Hall Defense weapon enchantments appear to be functioning; please feel free to post or send feedback. Added a couple other secret spots to find. Made it a little harder and more rewarding to get the final node in Marion Crypt. --------- For those that got to the end of this post, A special event, just for you. There's someething waiting for those who step past the ends of Meridian, past the temple buried beneath Marion, past the final level of the Underworld to the edge of the Nexus and the reality of Meridian - something waiting a long time. The gateway is temporarily open to it. Bring a friend, a torch and a plan...on dying at least once. Author: Mayhem Date: Tue Dec 21, 2021 101 news globe

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News, 101: Recent change list

Forgive me if some notes are redundant to some of you having heard or seen them added in real time, some of these things have been refined further after feedback, here's a list for those who have been absent: The crate in the Underbasement of Castle Victoria now has 3x the amount of findings, including items you can't get anywhere else in Meridian. There's now a month's worth of rarities you can find each day. Some great, some not great, all of them "something of interest". Raised chance to increase Short Sword Fighting 40% Raised chance to increase Punch and Brawling 35% Hidden shortcut into Cragged Mountains of Tos added. Spider Nest nastier than ever, now births more and all of the spiders (don't worry, only a few are black spiders. Tos Crypt has new residents may appear at night due to an overflow in the tombs beneath Marion. Tos Graveyard will be very active every night; Raised CV Spawn Raised Spawn at all Main Gate/Outskirts to cities. Raza levers have been made even easier. Ravi in Raza now sells more interesting items in his shop for new players. New features added for owners access only to the Guild Halls: Den of Shadows, Friends of Forest Hall, Bookmaker's Guild Hall and Abandoned Warehouse. Useable storage crate added to KING'S WAY for active DM's to refill. Getting there is the hard part. Hint: What's under and between Jasper and Barl New level of Marion Crypt added. New creatures added to Mausoleum. New creature added to the Canyons, Forests of Meridian and Dark Woods of Marion* Martyr's Battleground Node can now be reached without tokens. Hint: Go as far south as possible, both down, and the direction, to find it. New 13th Mana Node, the Necromancer Node added. Necromancer entrance added to Marion Crypt that will open when enough have taken from their Mana Node. You can now fight in the Trading Post and Mad Scientist's area if you have the guild/shield/combat flag; Raised Avar Spawn in Trading Post. Duke's Feast Hall, when open, has a route to the Vigor Pool in the Orc Caves. Connected Hall of Forgotten Heroes One and "Too". Connected Historic Jasper and Historic Barloque for one big Historic Easter Egg tour. Added secret fast way back to mainland from Ko'catan related to Easter Eggs. Added secret way into Ko'catan without dealing with guards. Added easter egg to The Cellar and functional items to Abandoned Tavern. New monsters in Ko'catan Sewers. Revamped monster level flow in Jasper and Barloque sewers, not all Lupogg and Rat. Updated creatures in an Ancient Building. Pit Boss Lair will now still spawn Orc Wizards after killing Boss and not just Cave Orcs; Queen Worms and/or Shadowbeasts spawn in Antechambers. Added Princess Troops to courtyard, Added Duke Troops to Feast Hall, added Rebel Soldiers to Jasper Sewers. Added Orc Wizards as rare spawn to Icky Cave and medium-rare (mmm) to Sentinel. They'll drop dispel scrolls, making for an easy flow for someone to cast the spell after finishing the Orcs in Icky. Mysterious crate added to Under the Shadow of the Sentinel. Updated textures in Elhadrim, Dirhadrim, Cragged Mts, Sentinel, Ukgoth, CV Main and Upstairs, Spider Nest for easier navigation. Fixes to Ancient Buildings in Brax, Crag/Jasper and Winding Caverns to match connecting rooms. Intense Dynamic Lighting added to Marion/Crypt, CV; new event-only areas added to the cities for future DM events. Author: Mayhem Date: Thu Sep 02, 2021

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News, 101: + Skills

Improvement Rate has been boosted for the following specific skills to make them less arduous to work. This may alter your building for those with lower softcaps. This is in addition to the global advancement rate. Slash, Punch, Mace Brawl, Short Sword Axe, Hammer, Scimitar, Fencing Fire Archery —Dee’em

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News, 101 & 102: Boost + Auction

Advancement Rates for building Spells and Skills has been raised 100% on both servers - not for the weekend, permanently. Shilling and item drops + 20% Slash, Brawling, Punch, Fire & Archery now also have an increased improvement rate that they didn't have before, which should help with some drudgery. _____________________________________________________________

Auction next Saturday at 11AM PST / 2PM EST Duration: Depends on turnout, but at least one hour. There'll be a low-income/newbie auction after the main auction. If you have less bank to work with, consider showing up about 45 minutes after the main event starts - it's up to you! A portal will be set up to safely bring you in and out of the event space. Bring all of your shillings on you. One character/One Persona/One Bidder. This means no running multiple personalities and buying from them as well. You may buy as many items as you wish, but there may be a couple restricted item types you may only have one of. Items will be shown or described as clearly as possible. Items will NOT be offered to show you if it's a rose or shrunken head. Decisions must be made quickly. Please don't ask the auctioneer private questions during the SELLING portion of the event. ### Anyone trolling or interrupting the event will be at least removed. — Dee’em