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:<span class="dablink">''This page is about the history of the game [[GemStone IV]]. [[The Official History of Elanthia]] describes the in-game history.''</span> |
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== Important events == |
== Important events == |
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| February, 1990 |
| February, 1990 |
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| [[GemStone III]] is released. |
| [[GemStone III]] is released. |
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| April, 1988 |
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| [[Squire's Bluff|GemStone II]] is released. |
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== Towns == |
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! Release Date |
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! Towns, Villages, and Settlements |
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| '''April 1988''' |
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| '''[[Squire's Bluff]]''' |
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| '''December 1989''' |
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| '''[[Kelfour's Landing]] (beta test)''' |
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| Early 1990 |
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| [[The Graveyard]] ([[The Legend of the Necropolis of Etrevion|necropolis]]); [[Cavernhold|Stonehold]] ([[Gnoll family creatures|Gnoll]] settlement) |
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| 1990 |
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| [[Kobold Village]] |
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| June 1990 |
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| [[Danjirland]] (ruined kingdom of [[Shards|Ugus Fost]]?) |
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| November 1990 |
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| [[Darkstone Castle|Claedesbrim Castle]] (ruined kingdom) |
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| May 1991 |
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| [[Spider Temple]] (cult compound) |
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| July 1991 |
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| Wrecked Village ([[Coastal Cliffs]]) |
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| Late 1993/Early 1994 |
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| [[Krolvin]] Village ([[Lysierian Hills]]) |
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| February 1996 |
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| [[Elven village]] |
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| '''May 1996''' |
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| '''[[Teras Isle]]''' |
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| '''October 1, 1996''' |
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| '''[[River's Rest]]''' |
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| '''Late Fall 1996''' |
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| '''[[Icemule Trace]]''' |
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| AOL: Late 1995/Mid-1997 |
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| [[Luinne Bheinn]] |
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| December 1997 |
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| [[Castle Anwyn|Anwyn]] (ruined kingdom) |
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| '''December 21, 1997''' |
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| '''[[Pinefar]]''' |
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| February 1998 |
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| [[Wehntoph]] ([[History of the Minotaurs|minotaur]] settlement) |
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| '''December 23, 1998''' |
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| '''[[Solhaven]]''', [[Vornavis]], [[Northern Caravansary]], [[Marshtown]], various ruins |
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| '''June 1, 2001''' |
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| '''[[Zul Logoth]], [[Ta'Illistim]]''' |
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| '''September 29, 2001''' |
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| [[Sylvarraend]], '''[[Ta'Vaalor]]''' |
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| December 2001 |
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| [[Old Ta'Faendryl]] (ruins) |
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| '''March 2004''' |
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| '''[[Isle of the Four Winds]]''' ([[Mist Harbor]] replaced Frostacres) |
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| '''July 2004''' |
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| '''[[Cysaegir]]''' |
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| August 2007 |
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| [[Ravelin]] |
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| December 2012 |
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| [[All the Lich King's Men|Lich's Landing]] ([[Concerning Extrachthonic Flora and Chthonic Concerns (essay)|restored]] but [[Goblyn|inaccessible]] again August 2017) |
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| March 2015 |
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| [[Bloodriven Village]] |
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| July 2016 |
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| [[Red Forest|Derelict Village]] ([[Ilvari]] / older Elven Village ruins) |
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| September 2016 |
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| [[Reim]] (ruins) |
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| September 2020 |
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| [[Kraken's Fall]] and [[Open Sea Adventures]] |
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== References == |
== References == |
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[http://www.elonka.com/SimuTimeline.html http://www.elonka.com/SimuTimeline.html] - Elonka's Simutronics timeline (some inconsistencies with the above). |
[http://www.elonka.com/SimuTimeline.html http://www.elonka.com/SimuTimeline.html] - Elonka's Simutronics timeline (some inconsistencies with the above). |
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== See Also == |
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* [[Timeline of Official Documentation]] |
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[[Category: Real Life]] |
Latest revision as of 05:35, 8 June 2024
- This page is about the history of the game GemStone IV. The Official History of Elanthia describes the in-game history.
Important events
Date | Event |
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December, 2003 | GemStone IV is released. |
September, 1995 | The ICE age ends. |
February, 1990 | GemStone III is released. |
April, 1988 | GemStone II is released. |
Towns
Release Date | Towns, Villages, and Settlements |
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April 1988 | Squire's Bluff |
December 1989 | Kelfour's Landing (beta test) |
Early 1990 | The Graveyard (necropolis); Stonehold (Gnoll settlement) |
1990 | Kobold Village |
June 1990 | Danjirland (ruined kingdom of Ugus Fost?) |
November 1990 | Claedesbrim Castle (ruined kingdom) |
May 1991 | Spider Temple (cult compound) |
July 1991 | Wrecked Village (Coastal Cliffs) |
Late 1993/Early 1994 | Krolvin Village (Lysierian Hills) |
February 1996 | Elven village |
May 1996 | Teras Isle |
October 1, 1996 | River's Rest |
Late Fall 1996 | Icemule Trace |
AOL: Late 1995/Mid-1997 | Luinne Bheinn |
December 1997 | Anwyn (ruined kingdom) |
December 21, 1997 | Pinefar |
February 1998 | Wehntoph (minotaur settlement) |
December 23, 1998 | Solhaven, Vornavis, Northern Caravansary, Marshtown, various ruins |
June 1, 2001 | Zul Logoth, Ta'Illistim |
September 29, 2001 | Sylvarraend, Ta'Vaalor |
December 2001 | Old Ta'Faendryl (ruins) |
March 2004 | Isle of the Four Winds (Mist Harbor replaced Frostacres) |
July 2004 | Cysaegir |
August 2007 | Ravelin |
December 2012 | Lich's Landing (restored but inaccessible again August 2017) |
March 2015 | Bloodriven Village |
July 2016 | Derelict Village (Ilvari / older Elven Village ruins) |
September 2016 | Reim (ruins) |
September 2020 | Kraken's Fall and Open Sea Adventures |
References
http://www.elonka.com/SimuTimeline.html - Elonka's Simutronics timeline (some inconsistencies with the above).