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This section will be updated by the Wurmpedia team as and when information is released from Public Relations or prior to a popular community event. Also check out the [[Wurm_Server_Release_Notes_2015|recent updates]] for detailed changes to the client and server.

After a few weeks=== Weekly News #12 State of War ===By ' break, we're now back with regular Retrograde'' - [http://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/139736-weekly-news posts. It's still a bit -12-state-of a quiet week this week, but we have some news to share to get everything going again.-war/ Forum Link]

The devs have also spent some time this week at Gamescom 2015 in Cologne, Germany. The devs have been every year now for a while, and it's a great way to kick off a new season of development - as well as some industry networking and meeting up with a few other members of the dev team who don't work in the Motala office.'Java Security Warning'''

The plan for This week it was announced that there was a security issue in the next few weeks current version of development is to continue with bugfixes and small changes. As java, we've mentioned beforehighly recommend you update as soon as you can, we'll start to look into the next "big feature" for Wurm in the fallmore info check [http://www.zdnet. Expect to hear more on that in the coming weekscom/article/oracle-issues-emergency-java-patch/months!#ftag=RSSbaffb68 here].

-- [[Player:Keenan|Keenan, Deputy Wurmpedia Manager]] ([[User talk:Username|talk]]) 00:13, 8 August 2015 (CEST)=== Wurmpedia improvements ===''By Wossoo - [http://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/126740139679-newspatch-70notes-wurmpedia24mar16/#comment-improvements/ Forum Link1432119 Patch Notes]''

--[[User:Marni|MarniAfter a week of discussion with the dev team, Wurmpedia Manager]] ([[User talk:Marni|talk]]) 01:43we ave compiled a list of changes that we feel help improve the current mechanics of PvP servers, 27 July 2015 (CEST)=== Indy Treasure Hunt ===''By spellcast - [http://forumas well as pacing the way for the larger update later in the year.wurmonline.com/indexThese changed are now open for discussion and feedback, and we will for with you over the following week to ensure that they are positive changes.php?/topic/125599-indy-treasure-hunt-june-27th-4pm-utc/ Forum Link]''

June 27th The full list of proposed changed can be found in our feature feedback thread [http://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/139735- 4PM UTCupcoming-pvp-changes/ here].

* 5 of the chests will contain 3 silver each.* 5 chests will contain the same rare tool/weapon as the prize sets above.* The final chest will contain the grand prize, which consists of 5 silver and a group of supreme tools.* There will be no way to tell which of these 11 chests here is which.--[[User:Marni|Marni, Wurmpedia Manager]] ([[User talk:Marni|talk]]) 10:30, 27 June 2015 (CEST)=== Fun in the sun ===''By Wossoo - [http://forum'Easter Impalong.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/125647-news-69-fun-in-the-sun/ Forum Link]'''

The reward There's an impalong at the amazing Hill of the summer will be Swedes deed on Deliverance this weekend, with Daash and co. putting on a refreshedtremendous setup, one of my favorite impalong locations so far (Okay, ready to roll dev team for ill admit, they have all been my favorite). Already some strange mobs have been sighted, as well as the sound of GM's chuckling as they assault the next 12 months! When Autumn comes around, wepoor Wurmians. I'd like ll be popping in from time to start looking into time over the next "big feature" weekend and hope to start developing. Up until then, work on bugs and smaller things will continue.see you all there!

--[[User:Marni|Marni, Wurmpedia Manager]] ([[User talk:Marni|talk]]) 10:30, 27 June 2015 (CEST)=== Fancy Pants ===''By Wossoo - [http://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/125290-news-68-fancy-pants/ Forum Link]'Cave dwellings public testing!'''

This weekend is the launch of our public testing for cave dwellings! I've been working hard this week has seen more of the same from devs, with on setting up a continued focus on bugfixes huge cavern for you all to jump in and small additionsbuild your very own home underground, but thats not all... * Warlander joins as a volunteer client developer* More new clothing!* Marble statues

We've created ll be hosting a new e-mail addressspecial giveaway for those who have jumped on and tested it out, upon testing, feedback@wurmonlineyou'll be able to fill out a quick survey about your experience and ensure that it all went smoothly.comFive lucky testers will be selected to win a prize of five sleep powders, with 1 winner receiving a grand prize of a beautiful rare 90quality silver pickaxe, with a cast of 100 Blessing of the Dark! Perfect for general bits of feedback.getting your cave ready for the mansion you'll be building!

--[[User:Marni|MarniThe thread with all the info will go live early tomorrow in the public testing board, Wurmpedia Manager]] ([[User talk:Marni|talk]]) 10:30, 27 June 2015 (CEST)=== Permissions, Clothing and Slain Bugs ===''By Wossoo - [http://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/124885-news-67-permissions-clothing-and-slain-bugs/ Forum Link]''s make sure you check it out!

Hmm... Boats? Bridges?'''I spy with my little eye, something begging with ! Bugs, its a treasure hunt! Starting from this week, we'll also be including all of the week's patch notes in the weekly news. Coming soon™:* Permissions* New Clothing'

We've [also] decided to change Enki has put together a wonderful fun hunt for the format of the title next weekend on Pristine, I tested it myself and it proved to be quite entertain, If you're a professional Treasure hunter, or a master at i spy, pr just awesome at jigsaw puzzles, this hunt is bound to be News, the number your kind of the post and some information about what's inside.thing!

--[[User:Marni|Marni, Wurmpedia Manager]] ([[User talk:Marni|talk]]) 02:46, 6 June 2015 (CEST)=== Work and Progress. Week The hunt starts on March 22 ===''By Wossoo - [http://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/124481-news-update-work-and-progress-week-22/ Forum Link]'You'll have to ask Enki about that one.

'''The Summer of Bugslaying''' In light of community feedback--[[User:Zachariah|Zachariah]] ([[User talk:Zachariah|talk]]) 19:33, we've decided that our main focus for the next few months will be on bugfixes. Other future insights:* new clothing options* in-game Valrei map* planters and jars 25 March 2016 (amphoraCET)

[http://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/139596-pristine-event-date-to-be-[[User:Marni|Marni, Wurmpedia Manager]] ([[User talk:Marni|talk]announced/ Forum Link]) May 2015

=== May Treasure Hunt - Celebration ===''By Spellcast - [http://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/124138-may-The next treasure-hunt-celebration-on-the-30th-at-0800-pm-utc-countdown-timer-corrected/ Forum Link]''for March has been announced!

'''So another treasure hunt is upon us.''' I've scaled At this one back a bit from the last one, which was a bit overly complex and confusing in some respects. There is moment only a single run, with 12 clues. The end of the hunt will few details have: * 10 chests with prizes that will been given as it must be immediately available-OR-* 20 keys, one of which will open a grand prize chest at the start towntested first.

In addition to the grand prize, there The hunt will be an I spy game. You will be given a piece of a map with a location marked n it. It will be 19 other chests in up to you to find out where it is and what it is based on the start town, clue given by examining each with a small item in them as consolation prizes so anyone who manages to get a key will get something, even if its not of the grand prizehunt.

--[[User:Marni|MarniEach window will consist of a code to retrieve the net piece of the map and the description of the next object you are looking for. The map pieces will be like a puzzle, Wurmpedia Manager]] ([[User talk:Marni|talk]]) May 2015it will be up to you to determine the proper orientation of the pieces on the map as I have randomly turned most of them 90 or 180 degrees. I promise you none of them are turned 270 degrees, if you find any that are in just means you went the long way around.

=== Spring Update ===I will ''By Wossoo - [http://forum'''warn''''' you right now that you will only get one chance to read each clue.wurmonline.com/indexOnce you close or lose the window, it's gone for good.php?/topic/123100-news-update-work-So be careful and-progress-week-19/ Forum Link]''get the clue the first time every time!

'''Bridges, Boats and Stairs!''' We This will be releasing the Spring Update next week, on Tuesday 12th May. We don't have a specific good time set, but will aim to release as soon as we can on the day. Key updates:* The first and main feature of the update will be bridges. The feature will be released in fullbrush off your basic image editing skills, allowing for all kinds of creativity... ranging from bridges across water and valleys to bridges between buildings, in four flavours: rope, wood, stone copy and marble.* We are also releasing a couple of other features in the release, the first of which is the new boat models. The boats themselves will go unchanged, but all boat types will get updated models.* The last part of the update will be stairspaste skills as well.

--[[User:MarniZachariah|Marni, Wurmpedia ManagerZachariah]] ([[User talk:MarniZachariah|talk]]) May 201500:30, 22 March 2016 (CET)

== Key updates = Weekly News #11 Fly me to the moon ===This is a list of significant updates; more often not minor bug fixes, but additions, big changes and major bug correctionsBy ''Retrograde'' - [http://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/139497-weekly-news-11-fly-me-to-the-moon/ Forum Link]

=== June ===[http://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/139422-patch-notes-16mar16/ Patch Notes] * Added possibility to repair tools directly Several keen astronomers have sighted a new moon in the night sky! After a long period of time in crafting window.* Foals the blind spot Haven is now age a lot faster visible, and with it some exciting changes! We plan on pvp servers.* Reduced introducing more information behind the breed wait timers mystery of Haven as time goes on pvp servers, but the first change is slightly obvious given the examine text... * The Rod We have started working on the foundation of Eruption has been replaced with a Tome of Incineration since use of new tutorial and will be replacing the rod was considered undesirableGolden Valley map that is currently live.* Added Currently the project is still in ability to see who planted an item (using examine)its early stages, with planning and preperation being done before introducing the new map.* Non-premiums gives less to no skill in pvp due to some exploitability.* Chaos As Golden Valley is also the login server: In order to deal with alt problems, non-premiums can only respawn in permanent cities and pmk capitals until migrating databases is a better solution can be coded.* Changed bridge decaylittle tricky, so if its used due to this we will simply be changing the decay is reduced (a lot)map with all items and buildings remaining.* A few bugs that may We will then have prevented Nathan from ascending were found, and he was ascended manually since Fo won this scenariothe current tutorial operating while we build the new tutorial behind the scenes.* In order to prevent various annoying situationsAs mentioned last week, Solmark has stepped down as Lead Forum Moderator, siege shields (and unfinished ones) are now notake and must be created where they are supposed to be used.* Exiting through enjoy a door with enemies players in local should now unlock it peaceful retirement as well as when enteringa CA.* Hens and chickens no longer autofollow due I'm pleased to disease issues.* Removed enchant decay on weapons due to extreme rarity but overwhelming impopularity.* Added marble planters as craftables. Should function in announce that Firestarter has filled the same way shoes of LFM, with Pandalet taking over as flowerpotsAssistant LFM.=== May ===* You may now mail all mailable items outside containers in order We will continue to prevent C.O.D scams. Only liquids should be possible work closely to mail inside containers.* Enabled DIG (ensure that practices remain as transparent and DREDGE) under bridgessmoothly operating as possible.* Enabled planting flowers/grass/moss under bridges.* Enable planting After a month of thatch jumping in buildings (so makes grass).* Made and out of PvP chats, I have finished my PvP review and forwarded it on to the development team, who almost took my hand with it so centred trees auto-planting themselves ! We will stay in centre discuss this most likely on deedMonday or Tuesday, and have a 75% chance something ready to put forward next week in regards to changes and outlines, so stay in centre if off deed.tuned!* Ignore structure permissions for bridges. E.g. treat it like the items were outside.* Removed the Scenario Point reward This week saw a fix for moving deities on Valrei using Karma since it was considered an exploit by other players.* Removed ability to Absorb on mycelium lawnscaves that had large spaces with floors that weren't reinforced.* Added in This affected a way to get height above water when surveying (helper has to be in water)few players negatively, and was quickly removed.* New staircase added called StandaloneWe apologise for the inconvenience caused, it does not and I have a floor above it.* The new collision system may arranged with the GM team that any heratige sites that have made some old inaccessible areas accessible depending on how your deed is set up when it comes to walls and structures. You may consider restructuring your deed in order to prevent such access. Proper roofs still collide endlessly upwards which means these had veins appear from this issue can be used to prevent access from abovehave them removed via support ticket.* Most Valrei item prizes were split up in three with one charge each. There Please note this is for heratige sites only possibility . Over the past two weeks we've had a giveaway for one Key Wurm Unlimited keys to the Heavenscelebrate offline mode. The number of applications has been amazing, Wand of the Seas and Rod of Eruption each round still. One player may win more than one if lucky.* Should now be possible I'm pleased to convert to evil deities in HOTS template kingdoms.=== April ===* Champions announce the five winners are now limited to 3 per kingdom.:* Artifacts will now drop upon deathDon S.* Artifact damage no longer stacks with enemy presence bonus, Truestrike, Hate path increased damage, Rod effect or Warrior deity bonus damageMirka T.* You no longer can teleport when carrying an artifactBruce H.* Artifacts now properly drop on ground during controlled restartsErik B.* The Eye of Vynora now will detect through NoLocate spellsSylvia F.* Global PMs are now on as default when If you create a new character.* The Elevation server didn't win (which according to the maths is open with the new map. Good luck everyone!* There’s a new deity in well over 99% of you) Wurm – Tosiek has ascended and became the first player Unlimited is currently 40% off, it ends soon so get in the game to found his own religionquick! There are people converting already. Some quirks still remain and converting is a bit of a gamble. --[[User:Zachariah|Zachariah]] ([[User talk:Zachariah|talk]]) 05:11, 21 March 2016 (CET)  === March Easter Impalong ===* The Trebuchet, Ballista, Siege Shield, Spike Barrier, Magical Turrets and Archery Towers that were tested on Challenge are now live on all servers! Expect further tweaking as more feedback trickles in.* Meditation path change delay of 24 hours added* You can now turn wallsDeliverance is having a community imalong!* Removed ability for animals to be lead by using a mooring rope (it was letting multiple animals to be lead by the same mooring rope)* The new wall types are live: Timber Jettyimpalong will be held at HOS farm, Timber Balcony, Wooden Wide Window, Wooden Canopy Door, Plain Stone Oriel, Decorated Stone Oriel. Enjoy!* The poll for an Elevation Map reset has been finished, with as seen on the result of Yes [172 (68https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/cdwkxpq85bf3uqa/deliverance%)] versus No [78 (31%)20map.png community made map]its located at 4x29y or on the ingame map at M8.* Rumours have it that Vynora The deed is focusing on some sort of research easily accessed by water and will no longer partake in Valrei Missions like before. Vynora followers are expected to do Fo missions insteadfrom Green Dog its a 10 minute ride via the Green Dog tunnel.* Merged Epic numbers in who lists as well as stats pages* Made local list premium only on Epic as a sort of spy prevention The event will be held from Thursday the 24th (already was implemented on ChaosMarch)* Flattened some areas in 12:00 cet time to Monday the Elevation HOTA zone. It looks pretty ugly right now but is hopefully an improvement28th 16:00 cet time.=== February ===* You now haul heavy things This will be an impalong, you may come and get your items imped up and down multi storey buildings using to 70ql, there will be a ropelimit of 5 items or one armour set. You need This is to be positioned at floor openingsmake sure we can help as many players as possible.=== January ===* New We hope to see you there! --[[User:Zachariah|Zachariah]] ([[TapestryUser talk:Zachariah|tapestriestalk]]* Fix for dislocation when dropping dirt in a vehicle* Shield bashing should now work better. It is harder to bash heavier and fat creatures and defender body control also increases difficulty.* Dodging is now easier when you weight less and have less body fat.* Archery damage is now a bit more random.) 05:11, 21 March 2016 (CET)