Rubyia

The Ruby Forest recieved a large update with a big map change, and the Marvin and Smith Housing area is now known as the Ruby Forest Community instead.

The forest has been expanded with a complex maze of paths with no direct road throught the forest. There are still roads to Ascot, the Logging Camp, and the Community, but there is no road leading straight through the forest.

As well, the "Ruby Forest Community" has lost the old Marvin & Smith office although Marvin has reappeared as a resident of the community. The old house building quest has been permanently deleted, and will no long count as a quest completed(I think) but the house reward still exists for all those who have finished the quest.

I finally got off my lazy butt and did a little updating to Rubyia this weekend

 For starters I have updated a lot of maps with new dungeon tiles(my favorite update is the new stone stairs to replace my many carpet stairs) and fixed a few faulty layouts(ex. the Skalmar Inn which was frustrating to navigate). I also updated the church in Yalding a little and updated the throne room in the Gouththas Castle. A small army barracks has also appeared in the northeast corner of Gouththas.

In a small update I have also updated all healing locations and Inns to use the HP percentage function rather than healing a set amount oh hp which should help all high level and low level players alike to get a fair amount of healing for their hard earned gold. This update alos includes some price standardization to allow different Inns and Healers to be better or worse depending on their location. So players will have to do a little exploring to find the best locations for healing as well as unlocking some better healing locations by finishing some quests.

Haven is finally getting a little attention as well. I am currently in the process to doing the map work for NPC shops and homes although anything released over the next few days will be map only, the NPCs and merchants will be added later.

As for the future, I have a few modifications which may seem a little destructive but are rather needed as far as I'm concerned. The first thing on my list is to either remove or relocate the Marvin & Smith housing development and erase the house building quest. The development has become a little to outdated and I have started building a much simpler and more updated housing system which I started with a location in Gouththas(for those who have found it) to replace this rather costly and useless quest. I also want to finish the village of Haven and add another new village to the main island part of Rubyia before trying to put together a storyline series for the whole island involving Morte Island and a few of its shadier characters.

And as a more personal addition, the Rubyia Cemetary recieved a tiny addition that is rather personal to me. Anyone who visits it and knows what it is, please say a little prayer for me and my family.

I found a small bug with the book finder scoreboard for the Gouththas librarian and have had to reset the books found. For anyone who has discovered any books, you will need to restart the hunt at the librarian and find the books over. You will be able to get the payment a second time though, as extra payment for your time.

As well, I added a new book to the hunt for those who want to take the time to look for it.

I've been continuing my efforts to modify and fix many outdated dialogs and also added a few new features. I have also started a few changes to the map in an effort to improve the layout and navigation of some maps as well as adding a little character to a few areas. (More)

I recently have been doing a whole lot of behind the scenes work to Rubyia, most of which will never even affect anyone but me. It was a lot more work than I expected and I'm still far from finished. The most major thing I did was to delete a whole lot of old, unused locations that were really cluttering up my location manager. Some Island Managers may be able to relate to this a little but I'd definitely have to say that it was a lot worse than a lot of IMs would imagine it to be. (More)

The town of Haven on Morte island is now half finished even though all that is available for now is the map. Visit it to see the layout and get an idea of the shops and areas that are available. Haven is the first village planned on Morte and may be the only village for a while until I can decide on a way to release the storyline I have in my head for Rubyia.  (More)

The Fight Pits of Gouththas have opened and welcome all fighters and adventurers looking for a good challenge. Located on the mountain just south of the Castle Gouththas, the Fight Pits are quickly becoming one of the most popular entertainment attractions on Rubyia drawing in citizens froom all over the island as well as attracting many fight fans from islands all over the world.  (More)