Hot Summer Nights 2015

Hot Summer Nights 2015 (HSN) took place between June 21-September 13, 2015. This was the first HSN since 2004 and focused on "long-awaited releases" and documentation. The Sorcerer Circle review and Elemental Lore Review took place during this time.

Releases & Updates

Note: The following should not be depended on to impart knowledge of all limits, cooldown periods, formulas, and other pertinent details of the releases.

By GM Haliste

Lorminstra

Imaera

Jastev

Lumnis

Koar

Oleani

Phoen

Ronan

Kai

Charl

HSN Week	Date of Release	Release Info
Week 1	June 21	101 Ways to Greet Lorminstra: Updated Death Messaging FWI Sadie Scroll Sale: Checkbooks are now 400 points instead of 600 (located on the pedestal in the Gift Shop), and flares, padding, and enchanting are 10% off the final price for duration of HSN
Week 1	June 23	Custom spell prep expansion to 20 per character Updates to perfumes LOOK SORTEDVIEW flag option
Week 1	June 24	UAC improvements in The Elemental Confluence. Users attacking elementals without cold/hot flaring weapons will now see some success. Attacking elementals without enchanted gauntlets/boots is still not recommended, but will result in much less damage than seen previously. Lands restocked with REAL GEMS!
Week 1	June 25	Dragonbones scheduled for June 28 @ 2 pm New world map Private property conversion raffle
Week 1	June 26	Icemule pawnshop updated to act like Landing one and say "value" of item instead of just offering 35k
Week 1	June 27	New Adventurer's Guild location in Mist Harbor one block NE of Tigerlily & Rose
Week 2	June 29	Monks can now MEDITATE for damage resistances (one at a time). More details on Wiki or Officials.
Week 2	June 30	SORT ALPHABETIC added to the SORT verb. (Works in conjunction with FLAG LOOK SORTEDVIEW to be more like ;sorter)
Week 2	July 1	July is Roleplaying awareness month! (Officials)
Week 2	July 3	New documentation weekends throughout HSN (Officials) New Ta'Vaalorian rare silk: Aquilorn (Officials)
Week 2	July 4	Burghal Gnome Enclave released (Officials) SEND update: When sending mana, the amount taken from the sender will never exceed the max amount possible for the receiver to accept, and no mana will be lost if both parties have no common mana sharing abilities. F2P accounts can no longer send mana to other players without a spell pass. (Officials) Customs of the Elves of House Vaalor (Officials)
Week 3	July 5	STAMINA (verb) updates including STAMINA BURST and STAMINA SECOND WIND (Officials)
Week 3	July 7	Lorminstra image
Week 3	July 8	Hendoran Outpost released (Officials)
Week 3	July 9	Sacrifice updates including cooldown reduction, Sacrifice Channel and Sacrifice Infest (Officials)
Week 3	July 10	And Then There Were Two (short story) (Officials) New forest gnome material: Plumille (Officials)
Week 3	July 11	STRIDE (verb) update adding 8 new ways to stride (Officials)
Week 4	July 12	CHORTLE (verb) update adding 9 new ways to chortle (Officials) SAY (verb) updates adding 69 new tones and 33 new speech verbs (Officials) Mana Disruption (702) updated to remove "Touch of Disruption" creature check on tree vipers, war griffins, etc.; no more hidden damage; and a new ability to disable a buff spell on an opponent for 15 seconds based on the average of Elemental and Spiritual Mana Control ranks and the summation chart (Officials)
Week 4	July 13	Corrupt Essence (703) update adding an open cast version (Officials)
Week 4	July 14	Disintegrate (705) update adding bolt version and Necromancy benefits for a percent chance to temporarily weaken weapons, shields, and armor for 60 seconds when the target is struck (Officials}
Week 4	July 15	Mind Jolt (706) messaging updated to be more demonic; Demonology lore benefit added to transfer the stun to a new target if the original dies with the mind jolt in effect, subject to a warding roll (Officials)
Week 4	July 16	Eye Spy (707) updated to standard spell duration and made refreshable (Officials) Divine Vengeance released as innate ability for paladins once Guard the Meek (1613) has been learned. It activates when a paladin has been killed, sending out a spiritual shockwave affecting all creatures in the area (Officials)
Week 4	July 17	LAUGH (verb) update adding 4 new styles and making styles target-able (Officials) New sorcerer knockdown/potential damage spell Grasp of the Grave (709) implemented; Quake has been moved to the Arcane Circle, 1714 (Officials) New erithian culture: Volnath Dai for Order of Voln members and origin story (Officials) New giantman material iron boar hide (Officials) Wehnimer's Landing Militia open for joining by all WL citizens who meet the requirements (Officials)
Week 5	July 19	Pain (711) updated to show damage (Officials) Martial Prowess (1705) officially made part of the Arcane Circle and available on scrolls (Officials)
Week 5	July 20	Energy Maelstrom (710) updated (Officials) Scroll Infusion (714) and Charge Item (517) spells updated to provide experience per charge restored (Officials) Icemule Trace' shop Flashfeet's Emporium remodeled (Officials) The duration for perfumes and colognes expanded to four hours (Officials) Salt Shakers and Peppermills from 1999 Premium Auction updated with more verbs (Officials)
Week 5	July 21	New sorcerer spell Pestilence (716) released (Officials)
Week 5	July 22	Minor Summoning (725) updated (Officials)
Week 5	July 23	Animate Dead (730) updated with changes to duration, casting, exploding corpses, etc (Officials)
Week 5	July 24	New sylvankind document release: Sylvankind Gemology Guide (Officials) New aelotoi material: Zydris (Officials)
Week 6	July 26	Tootie's Fruity Bar Expands (Officials)
Week 6	July 27	GRIN Verb Updates (Officials)
Week 6	July 28	Imaera Image Ki Focus Combat Maneuver Update (Officials)
Week 6	July 30	Unarmed Combat RT Adjustments (Officials)
Week 6	July 31	Ghorsa Borthuum and Kharam-Dzu Document (Officials) A Midsummer Night's Festival 2015
Week 6	August 1	New Material - Klysmar (Officials) Roleplaying Contest Results
Week 7	August 2	APPLAUD Verb Updates: 26 new styles! (Officials)
Week 7	August 4	Jastev image HOOT Verb Update (Officials) Solhaven: Be All Your Sins Remembered storyline concludes (Officials)
Week 7	August 5	Pelt Bundling Update: pelt bundles will count as one inventory item (Officials)
Week 7	August 6	MEASURE Verb Update: pelt bundles can be MEASUREd (Officials)
Week 7	August 7	RadioFree SimuCon and Live Auction! (Officials) Wehnimer's Landing Citizenship Day! (Officials)
Week 7	August 8	Prestige and Prejudice in the Empire - On Imperial Rank and Titles Document (Officials) New Material - Ur-barath (Officials)
Week 8	August 9	Wehnimer's Landing Ship-naming Contest Announced! (Officials) BEG Verb Updates (Officials)
Week 8	August 10	The Revenge Opens! (Officials)
Week 8	August 11	River's Rest: Snuffy's Burrow Discovered! (Officials)
Week 8	August 14	New Half-Krolvin Document release: The Colonies of the Half-Krolvin (Officials) Half-Krolvin Specific Weapon and Armor Nouns (Officials) River's Rest Pickle Festival Opens
Week 8	August 15	BARK Verb Updates (Officials) LEAN Verb Updates (Officials)
Week 9	August 16	WHIMPER Verb Updates (Officials) GAZE Verb Updates (Officials) New Halfling Material: Balenite (Officials) Robe alteration rules loosen up (Officials)
Week 9	August 17	Icemule Citizen Verb Contest Announced (Officials) Elemental Lore Review (Officials) ELR: Presence (402) Updated (Officials)
Week 9	August 18	ELR: Lock Pick Enhancement (403) (Officials) Festival of the Fallen announced (Officials)
Week 9	August 19	ELR: Disarm Enhancement (404) (Officials)
Week 9	August 20	Duskruin Sale: Tickets and Slips 15% Off! (Officials) Lumnis image (Officials) ELR: Elemental Detection (405) (Officials)
Week 9	August 21	ELR: Unlock (407) (Officials) BEAM Verb Updates (Officials) Teras Isle: Higher Ground Storyline Completed, Teras Asylum Grand Opening (Officials)
Week 9	August 22	Human Document: Orders of the Turamzzyrian Empire (Officials) Koar image (Officials) Oleani image (Officials) Material: Wrotwood (Officials) ELR: Disarm (408) (Officials) Wedding of Emperor Aurmont (Officials)
Week 10	August 23	Human Document: Wehnimer's Landing: Frontier Politics (Officials) 10th Anniversary of the Frontier Days Festival ELR: Elemental Defense III (414) (Officials)
Week 10	August 24	ELR: Elemental Strike (415) (Officials)
Week 10	August 25	ELR: Piercing Gaze (416) (Officials)
Week 10	August 26	ELR: Mana Focus (418) (Officials)
Week 10	August 27	ELR: Sleep (501) (Officials) Unarmed Multistrike (Officials)
Week 10	August 28	ELR: Ice Patch (512) (Officials) Arkati Origins Document: Origins of Ronan and Sheru (Officials) Arkati Origins Document: Origin of Mularos (Officials)
Week 10	August 29	ELR: Stone Skin (520) (Officials) MANA SPELLUP Update (Officials)
Week 11	August 30	ELR: Prismatic Guard (905) (Officials)
Week 11	August 31	ELR: Mass Blur (911) (Officials)
Week 11	September 1	ELR: Slow (504) (Officials)
Week 11	September 2	ELR: Minor Water (903) (Officials) BANK Verb Released (Officials)
Week 11	September 3	ELR: Elemental Deflection (507) (Officials) EVOKE Verb Released (Officials)
Week 11	September 4	ELR: Minor Acid (904) (Officials)
Week 11	September 5	ELR: Thurfel's Ward (503) (Officials) SNAP Verb Updates (Officials)
Week 12	September 6	ELR: Call Familiar (920) (Officials)
Week 12	September 7	DAYDREAM CITIZEN Verb Update for Premium members (Officials)
Week 12	September 8	ELR: Elemental Barrier (430) (Officials) CHE Updates: New Headquarters, Cross-Realm Meeting Room Rentals, and Website: https://sites.google.com/site/gs4che/ (Officials)
Week 12	September 9	ELR: Minor Shock (901) and Major Shock (910) (Officials)
Week 12	September 10	ELR: Elemental Dispel (417) (Officials) GSWiki Editors Recognized - Scribes and Chroniclers of Elanthia (Officials)
Week 12	September 11	Icemule Trace Gate Guards updated (Officials) ELR: Mana Leech (516) (Officials)
Week 12	September 12	ELR: Elemental Saturation (413) (Officials) ELR: Elemental Bias (508) (Officials) ELR: Elemental Wave (410) and Major Elemental Wave (435) (Officials) ELR: Minor Fire (906) (Officials) ELR: Invisibility (916) (Officials) Armor Names and Weapon Names Updated (Officials)
Week 12	September 13	Wehnimer's Landing Militia Announced (Officials) ELR: Weapon Deflection (412) (Officials) ELR: Elemental Targeting (425) (Officials) Charl, Kai, Ronan, and Phoen images (Officials)

HSN Recaps

• Week 1 Recap
• Week 2 Recap
• Week 3 Recap
• Week 4 Recap
• Week 5 Recap
• Week 6 Recap
• Week 7 Recap
• Week 8 Recap
• Weeks 9 & 10 Recap
• Weeks 11 & 12 Recap

Resources

• Officials folder
• PC thread