Alpha Testing has begun on Pantheon, Rise of the Fallen

I am excited to be testing the alpha release of Pantheon.  I have spent about two hours so far exploring the world with just some minor graphics issues like tree branches in homes, running down hill and the grass is above me and one spot where I was on grass and next under water.  Overall the game is smooth, and graphics are good.

Because of th NDA I can’t get more detailed.  Looking forward to this games release.

Alpha Launch – Finally

Great News!  I received my email last night inviting me to the Alpha Testing program for Pantheon, Rise of the Fallen.  It had been many years since I had pledged on the production of this game.  At times we all thought it was never going to happen, but at least there is testing going on.

Do to the Cone of Silence, I will not be publishing a lot about how it is going, but I will keep you all updated on what I can talk about.

Game Updates for December 12, 2023

December 12, 2023
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*** Items ***

– Added the proper armor class value to the Aura of Preservation XVI tribute benefit.
– Laurion Inn Voucher and Shalowain’s Private Reserve alternate currencies now have description text.

*** Quests & Events ***

– Corrected an issue that caused monster missions, such as those offered by Old Man McKenzie, to check the minimum level incorrectly.
– Updated the Calendar events for Laurion’s Song raids with correct descriptions.

*** Spells ***

– Faycite shards for many Laurion’s Song abilities are available from Lauren Festule, Victor Pedalfoot, and Charice Malfor, who can be found on the second floor of the Laurion Inn.

*** AA ***

– Rogue – Adjusted the Class AA, Anatomy, ranks 37-40, to correctly target enemies at least 1 level lower than the required level of the AA.

*** Miscellaneous ***

– Laurion’s Song zones will now spawn pick zones when appropriate.
– Corrected an issue with the Legacy Character experience bonus not applying to alternate advancement experience.

– The EverQuest Team

Game Updates for December 5, 2023, Release of New Expansion Laurion’s Song

December 5, 2023
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*** Laurion’s Song ***
Welcome to EverQuest: Laurion’s Song, the 30th expansion for EverQuest!
A door appears in the Plane of Tranquility, and the heroes of Norrath walk through to find a warm and cozy-looking building. Light from the windows illuminates a clearing in a forest. Music and voices as well as the tantalizing smell of cooking meat and mead drift on the air. The inn’s presence invites adventurers to rest and revel after exhausting and dangerous exploits. Welcome to the Realm of Heroes, the place where the greatest heroes go when their adventures are over. Can you discover what the mystery is that lies under the façade of comfort and revelry?
– Reach the new maximum level of 125!
– Learn new spells, combat abilities, and alternate abilities.
– Find new items and learn new tradeskill recipes.
– Explore seven new zones.
– Participate in new raids and quests.
– Complete new achievements.
– Swap to another class while retaining your name, inventory and much more with with Alternate Personas. See details below.
– To start, enter into Laurion Inn through a new door in the Plane of Tranquility.

*** AA ***

– Paladin – Blessing of Light – Increased the min/max damage bonus granted to the Divine Might spell line at rank 26 to 775% and 825%, and at rank 27 to 800% and 850% – also increased the damage bonus granted to Blunted Strike at rank 27 to 90%.

*** Miscellaneous ***

– Alternate Personas
— Swap to another class while retaining your name, inventory, and much more with Alternate Personas.
— An Alternate Persona gives your character the opportunity to play as though you are a different class from within the same character.
— To create a persona, use the Persona tab of the Inventory Window.
— Details can be found in the tip window, accessible by clicking on the list of Persona classes.
– Speculative fix for client crashes caused by having multiple corpses in a zone along with the living player.
– Fixed a bug where players would be stuck with an invalid expedition invitation if the expedition was canceled before they responded to the invitation.
– Corrected an issue where progressive disciplines such as Ecliptic Rage would not work from the /discipline command when given the ability name. For example “/disc Ecliptic Rage” would not work.
– Reduced pet combat lag due to spell casting and weapon procs.
– Increased the maximum level cap to 125.

*** UI ***

– Separated “Other” chat filter into multiple channels based on color of the message.

– Changed –
EQUI_Animations.xml
EQUI_Inventory.xml
InventoryWindow.html

– Added –
InventoryWindowPersonas.html

– The EverQuest Team