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12/31/98

Happy New Year!!!

Happy New Year to each and every one of you! Have a good night, no matter where you end up or what you end up doing (I know some people actually have to, *gasp*, WORK), and above all, please have fun, be careful, and stay safe. See you all in '99!



12/30/98 What's New
****** 12/29/98 @ 06:01pm *****
Decided the new update to bypass the port check could go in now since it was ready. To bypass, add the line: noPortCheck=99999 to your resource.win file. Do this ONLY if you are ironclad certain of your computer's security.
****** 12/29/98 @ 05:34pm *****
Added new art for lake areas. Next change to go in will be a port check bypass feature for those running through proxy servers and the like. Probably tomorrow.



Level 200+

12/26/98 Congo Rats!
The drinks are on Zenoc, who made level 200 today! WTG Zen!!

12/24/98 Happily Addicted to the Web
Sung to the tune of 'Winter Wonderland'

Doorbell rings, I'm not list'nin',
From my mouth, drool is glist'nin',
I'm happy although,
My boss let me go -
Happily addicted to the Web.

All night long, I sit clicking,
Unaware time is ticking,
There's a beard on my cheek,
Same clothes on all week,
Happily addicted to the Web.

Friends come by, and shake me,
Saying, "Yo, man!
Don't you know tonight's the senior prom?"
With a listless shrug, I mutter "No, man;
I just discovered realmserver - dot - com!"

I don't phone, don't send faxes,
Don't go out, don't pay taxes,
Who cares if someday
they drag me away?
I'm happily addicted to the Web!!

12/23/98 Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree...
Different people celebrate a Realm Christmas in different ways. One way is to create a tree. *smile*
...


A Santa Poem
Your Santa, my Santa of old
Santa, a name that brings joy as we grow,
a coat made of red and a beard made of snow
a jolly old man rather small with big girth,
you made me so happy through childhood from birth
and now I the parent sit here with my child
watching her sleep with her dreams that run wild
of reindeers and chimneys and jingling bells,
of stockings and presents all packaged so well
Yes, you're her Santa, my Santa of old - the giver to all
with a heart made of gold
© J. Robertson



12/22/98 What's New
****** 12/21/98 @ 01:43pm *****
Streamlined some dungeon entrance code. Enhanced logic of Guardian NPC's so they do not get stuck in a combat teleport loop. Fixed a bug in See Invisible spell when characters were using Improved Invisibility. A trojan checking function was added to the game client. This will point out and advise on any unknown services that you may be connected to. This was implemented due to the high number of account thefts by evil pirating slime. Advanced users can add the line: noPortCheck=n,n... to the resource.win file which will disable port checking on n port (where n is the number of the port to disregard. This is for people running services on those ports which are trusted. Some additional validation for resource cheking and character creation validation is now in place.



12/14/98
Top Ten Elf Pickup Lines

1. "I'm down here"
Jolly (or something else)  Christmas Elf 2. "Just because I've got bells on my shoes doesn't mean I'm a sissy"
3. "I was once a lawn ornament for John Bon Jovi"
4. "I can get you off the naughty list"
5. "I have certain needs that can't be satisfied by working on toys"
6. "I'm a magical being. Take off your bra."
7. "No, no. I don't bake cookies. You're thinking of those dorks over at Keebler"
8. "I get a thimbleful of tequila in me and I turn into a wild man"
9. "You'd look great in a Raggedy Ann wig"
10. "I can eat my weight in cocktail wieners"



Level 400+

12/17/98 Level up!!
Kudos to our Queen Ezibella on attaining level 400!

12/14/98

Happy Hanukkah!

12/13/98 Level 100!!
Congratulations are in order for DeCesare, who reached the level 100 milestone today!!
WTG DC!!

DeCesare hits 100

12/08/98 New Member
Please welcome the newest member to DKoL - Grayler.
Welcome to the family!!

What's New
****** 12/07/98 @ 02:27pm *****
Fixes. Water elementals should now look like water elementals again. Also, gold or Mana bags can no longer be engraved to display phoney values.


12/07/98 Top 10 Ways to Annoy People

1) Reply to everything someone says with "That's what YOU think."

2) Add a wink after everything you say. ;) It makes people think you know something they don't.

3) Holler random numbers when someone is counting.

4) TYPE ONLY IN UPPER CASE.

5) type only in lower case.

6) When talking to someone, occasionally bob your head like a parakeet.

7) Repeat the following conversation a dozen times: "Do you hear that?" "What?" "Never mind, it's gone now."

8) In the memo field of all your checks, write "For sensual massage."

9) Staple papers in the middle of the page.

10) Go to a poetry recital and ask why their poems don't rhyme.

12/06/98 ...And a good time was had by all...
Last night's Trivia Games, held by the Wanderer's Legion and hosted by DeCesare, was a roaring success. The turnout was good, as members and nonmembers alike breezed in and out of the channel and the Usk hangout.

DKoL's Trivia Night

NorseGod and SalamandastromAmong those attending were Salamandastrom and NorseGod, the good and evil Christmas elves...








Several prizes were given out, including amulets of Dodging, Combat, Free Will, and Death Magic Protection. One of the night's biggest "weeners" was XSkye, who walked away with a Plate of Invuln and a 5-permed ADM 2-hander. He also dressed for the holidays in a very..um..festive manner?


XSkye gets festive

Immediately after the games, DeCesare and his beloved, Aylah, were united in marriage. Best wishes to the newlyweds!!!
Many thanks and kudos to the Wanderers for the night's entertainment! Now let's see what the other legions can do. *grin*


12/05/98 Trivia Night
A reminder, reposted from the message board:
"Hello all--- well THIS Saturday (December 5th) at 10pm EDT we will hold the Wanderer's Guild Event. Tentatively entitled "DeCesare's Trivia Party," all DKoL members, applicants, and friends are invited. The event will consist of trivia, both Realm-related and real-life, to be asked ON CHANNEL. The meeting place/prize-collection will be at the "Usk Hangout," 1up 1right from Usk TP. We have gathered an impressive array of cool prizes, so it will be well worth everyone's while. Everyone come and support your Wanderers! This is your event, so come and enjoy...
"Remember the times! 10pm Friday night (EDT), that's noon Sunday in Japan (just me, lol), and 2pm for all you Aussies (Sunday)!!!
"See you all there! Looking forward to seeing all of you!
"Thanks... DeCesare"

12/04/98 More Nuptuals!
Congratulations to DeCesare and Aylah on their upcoming wedding!
Please watch the message board for more details!

Silly One-Liners
Did you hear about the guy that lost his left arm and leg in a car crash?
He's all right now.

How do crazy people go through the forest?
They take the psycho path.

How does a spoiled rich girl change a lightbulb?
She says, "Daddy, I want a new apartment."

What do Eskimos get from sitting on the ice too long?
Polaroids.

What do prisoners use to call each other?
Cell phones.

What do you call a boomerang that doesn't work?
A stick.

What do you call cheese that isn't yours?
Nacho Cheese.

What do you call Santa's helpers?
Subordinate Clauses.

What do you call four bull fighters in quicksand?
Quatro sinko.

What do you get from a pampered cow?
Spoiled milk.

What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire?
Frostbite.

What do you get when you cross an elephant and a skin doctor?
A pachydermatologist

What has four legs, is big, green, fuzzy, and if it fell out of a tree would kill you?
A pool table.

What kind of coffee was served on the Titanic?
Sanka.
and what kind of lettuce?
Iceberg.

What lies at the bottom of the ocean and twitches?
A nervous wreck.

Where do you find a no legged dog?
Right where you left him.

Why are there so many Smiths in the phone book?
They all have phones.

Why do bagpipers walk when they play?
They're trying to get away from the noise.

Why do gorillas have big nostrils?
Because they have big fingers.


What's New
****** 12/03/98 @ 04:21pm *****
Backed out the changes as it was not readily apparent how the spell addition was affecting the character display. Change will go in once that problem is solved.
Added a new spell.. actually, made one that didn't do anything do something anyhow. The new spell is Greater Identify. It allows the caster to identify various properties of an object beyond which Indentify can. Please note, at this time the spell doesn't know the difference between a perm or enchant so if you see only enchantment specified or have more than one of the same, it just means that you probably have an item with both an enchant and a perm. Also, a bug fix for shops that could cause a problem while selling an item.

****** 12/04/98 @ 11:45am *****
New spell, Greater Identify. Will show various special properties of an object it is cast on, if any. The spell will identify whether the property is permed or enchanted. This is the completion of yesterday's update which had some display problems.

12/03/98 Welcome to the Guild!
Two new members have joined our ranks this week - Morraga and BuChan.
Welcome to the family!!

12/02/98 What's New
****** 12/01/98 @ 10:50am *****
Fixes. Refinement to the dungeon spawning method for optimization. Update to the credit dialog display for the elemental artwork. Fixed the client crash bug with the treasure dialog when exiting combat. Removed some of the old old messages from this text list.



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