Alter Aeon Recent Changes and Additions

Recent code and server updates can be found in this changelog.  Only the
last 20 changes are listed.  For a complete list, click here.

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---- Feb 03, 12 [1439]
Attempt to stop auctions before reboots.
Fix lag bug with massive group quest complete.

---- Jan 31, 12 [1437]
Massive reorg of bot code and detector.  This is probably going to crash
at least once, and will likely do the wrong thing in a number of
important places.  Please report problems so we can get them taken
care of.

---- Jan 28, 12 [1434]
Farsee is no longer allowed into clan areas.
Reorg/sanitize wear all/rem all lag (yes, it's higher now.)
Uncontrolled mob say is now cyan to make interactives more obvious.
Change the way remove blindness works.

---- Jan 24, 12 [1429]
Add help page on password sharing.
Add explicit on/off settings for telnet ga.
Lots of minor exp tweaks.  Affected classes are necro, and thief.  Necro
is currently a good 20-30% over target.
Improve error message when casting an object-only spell with no target.
Necro minions are now susceptible to earthquake damage.
Improve the newbie 'level -force' warnings for unbalanced characters.

---- Jan 13, 12 [1425]
Bidding on an auction item with a multi will now send a warning to the
channel and expose the name of the seller.
Add some inactivity exceptions to bot detect for afk players.
Add repetition thwacking to necro summon exp.
Add code for anniversary event.

---- Jan 12, 12 [1423]
Add another internal system graph.
Allow clan member cwho to work through invis and across planes.
Fix bug where microlevels prior to first fame level don't cost fame.
Add 'group set nowarn' and 'group set nogcast' options.

---- Jan 07, 12 [1422]
Fix up buggy behaviour in ignore for spamflagged characters.
Fix bug with clan storage log entries being lost.

---- Jan 06, 12 [1420]
Add god warnings for dangerous mobs in recall sites.
Add 'example names' when picking the name of a new character.
Add a name verify question on new char creation.
Kick and bash changed to 21% per practice instead of 10%.
Major reorg and rework of dclient buttons and default aliases
for new characters.

---- Jan 04, 12 [1417]
Change back to the old search fail message for high level players.
Improve fail messages on the 'give' command.
Fix notify bug in intro screen 'who' listings.
When waypoints stop working for players, the recall command will now
search for the nearest working waypoint and change over to it.
The high end penalty for bots that persistently ignore bot
warnings has been increased.
Improve 'look up' in certain terrains.

---- Jan 03, 12 [1414]
Fix total level bug in 'your levels are too far apart' warning.
Improve reliability of kxwt experience triggers.
Lower fly spell to level 13 mage.
Lower exp for necromancer summon and soulsteal.
Rework of various 'who' commands to improve how invisible and
ignored characters handled.
Prevent stupid offers from being displayed on the default money
market list.
Make warrior leap more likely to hit through dodge and parry.
Raise cost of clan wars to 50 credits.
Lower cost of eqsets to 400 credits.
Fix parsing bugs for 'look at the item on the ground'.
Make int/wis failures for spellcasting a little less harsh.
Allow talk command with a message to trigger specps.

---- Dec 27, 11 [1413]
Fix infinite loop bug in autodenter.

---- Dec 26, 11 [1411]
Add 'on your feet' to foot wear string.
Add warnings when leveling a class too far away from the recommended
'cheapest class' for players below level 25.

Future updates:
Raise effectiveness of stomp skill on downed opponents.

---- Dec 24, 11 [1408]
Spam filter berserk strings on player minions.
Add failed disarm to gcast spam filter.
The warrior 'kick' skill has been updated with new strings, and now
is partially dependent on the footwear you use.  See help page.
Fix crash bug in player death reporting.

Future updates (not yet enabled on main server):
Add level 26 warrior bloodquench skill.
Add level 2 warrior stomp skill.

---- Dec 22, 11 [1406]
Minor string and typo cleanups in various places.
Minor changes to turn undead exp, remove turn exp offset.
Fix default help page in blind mode so it's not blank.
Show clan member and elder counts separately on clan stat.
Extend autodenter to hit old style staffs and wands.
Clan storage lockers are now shared for all members, not just elders.

---- Dec 20, 11 [1405]
Prevent ltype 0/1 from unleveling.
Major improvements to filesystem corruption handler.  This version
will notify players and wizlock/nosave the server to prevent damage
from spreading.

---- Dec 19, 11 [1403]
Add 'level remove' for very high level characters near their fame limit.
More updates to how the who list handles new players versus active.
Clan wars no longer send their strings to players below level 3.
Clan wars now show the sponsoring clan if appropriate.
Minimum purchase for storage locker time has been raised to 100 credits.

---- Dec 18, 11 [1400]
Add new player sends regarding int/wis stat training.
Improve sorting of players in the 'new players' wholist block.
Improve cleric peace spells in regard to minions.
Fix flee bugs in turn undead and roar.

Enable the 'christmas present' code for the year end event.  This should
begin triggering on the 21st and hit each character once daily until
year end.

---- Dec 17, 11 [1397]
Add some help sends for newbie wood woad casting.
Experimental - show newbies on who list sorted by date, not level. This
means anyone younger than six months shows up in the "new players"
section, even if level 35.

---- Dec 14, 11 [1396]
Improve error handling when filesystem corruption is found.
Add MSP triggers for recalling and waypointing.
Fix minor parsing bug in port 8080 web page handling.
Fix obscure event handling bug in auction system.

---- Dec 12, 11 [1394]
Minor bugfix in credit buy lightning color.
Temporarily grandfather locate object.
More minor changes to dclient audio.
Minor updates to new character creation.
Fix weird disconnect bug in possession.