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== Towns ==
== Towns ==
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{| {{prettytable}}
! Date
! Release Date
! Towns, Villages, and Settlements
! Town Released
|-
|-
| April 1988
| '''April 1988'''
| [[Squire's Bluff]]
| '''[[Squire's Bluff]]'''
|-
|-
| December 1989
| '''December 1989'''
| [[Kelfour's Landing]] (beta test)
| '''[[Kelfour's Landing]] (beta test)'''
|-
|-
| May 1996
| Early 1990
| [[Cavernhold]] ([[Gnoll family creatures|Gnoll]] settlement); [[The Graveyard]] ([[The Legend of the Necropolis of Etrevion|necropolis]])
| [[Teras Isle]]
|-
|-
| November 1990
|Late 96/Early 97
| [[Darkstone Castle|Claedesbrim Castle]] (ruined kingdom)
| [[Icemule Trace]]
|-
|-
| May 1991
|Late 96/Early 97
| [[River's Rest]]
| [[Spider Temple]] (cult compound)
|-
|-
| January 1998
| July 1991
| Wrecked Village ([[Coastal Cliffs]])
| [[Pinefar]]
|-
|-
| November 1998
| '''May 1996'''
| [[Solhaven]]
| '''[[Teras Isle]]'''
|-
|-
|'''Later 96/Early 97'''
| May 2001
| '''[[Icemule Trace]], [[River's Rest]]'''; [[Luinne Bheinn]], [[Elven Village]], [[Kobold Village]]
| [[Zul Logoth]], [[Ta'Illistim]]
|-
|-
| September 2001
| December 1997
| [[Castle Anwyn|Anwyn]] (ruined kingdom)
| [[Sylvarraend]], [[Ta'Vaalor]]
|-
| '''January 1998'''
| '''[[Pinefar]]'''
|-
| '''November 1998'''
| '''[[Solhaven]]''', [[Vornavis]], [[Northern Caravansary]], [[Marshtown]], various ruins
|-
| '''May 2001'''
| '''[[Zul Logoth]], [[Ta'Illistim]]'''
|-
| '''September 2001'''
| [[Sylvarraend]], '''[[Ta'Vaalor]]'''
|-
|-
| December 2001
| December 2001
| [[Old Ta'Faendryl]]
| [[Old Ta'Faendryl]] (ruins)
|-
| '''March 2004'''
| '''[[Isle of the Four Winds]]''' ([[Mist Harbor]] replaced Frostacres)
|-
| '''July 2004'''
| '''[[Cysaegir]]'''
|-
| August 2007
| [[Ravelin]]
|-
|-
| March 2004
| March 2015
| [[Bloodriven Village]]
| [[Isle of the Four Winds]] ([[Mist Harbor]] replaced Frostacres)
|-
|-
| July 2004
| September 2016
| [[Cysaegir]]
| [[Reim]] (ruins)
|}
|}



Revision as of 17:06, 12 August 2017

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
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
April 1988 Squire's Bluff
December 1989 Kelfour's Landing (beta test)
Early 1990 Cavernhold (Gnoll settlement); The Graveyard (necropolis)
November 1990 Claedesbrim Castle (ruined kingdom)
May 1991 Spider Temple (cult compound)
July 1991 Wrecked Village (Coastal Cliffs)
May 1996 Teras Isle
Later 96/Early 97 Icemule Trace, River's Rest; Luinne Bheinn, Elven Village, Kobold Village
December 1997 Anwyn (ruined kingdom)
January 1998 Pinefar
November 1998 Solhaven, Vornavis, Northern Caravansary, Marshtown, various ruins
May 2001 Zul Logoth, Ta'Illistim
September 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
March 2015 Bloodriven Village
September 2016 Reim (ruins)

References

http://www.elonka.com/SimuTimeline.html - Elonka's Simutronics timeline (some inconsistencies with the above).