Since the initial release of MSC 1.0 back in January 2006 we’ve:

• Gone from 11 maps, to 50 maps
• Gone from 2 working spells, and three broken ones to Twenty-Eight fully functional spells
• Gone from about two dozen weapons, to over 90
• Added, literally, hundreds of new monsters and NPC's
• Introduced countless new quests, tweaks, mapper tools, game concepts, mythology, storyline, and all around, just a mess load of more stuff to do

It’s well overdue for a version upgrade:
INTRODUCING MSC v.1.11

Featuring all the above, and a brand new, smarter, sleeker, self-installer, tracker scheme, and the most stable release of MSC we’ve had in a very, very long time. (Granted, that’s still stable in the same sense that strawberry Jell-O is stable, but we’re working on it.)

This will be the last large update for awhile. That’s not to say we’re stopping development, but rather, we’re no longer distributing updates included in this package with the betapackages – thus, the next betapack should be under 10mb, instead of these 80mb monsters we’ve been handing out lately. For now however, and hopefully straight through until March, this is the one and only thing you need to play.

For those of you who are already fully patched to JAN2008a – there’s a fast upgrade patch for you that is around 60MB (the full installer is 345MB!) If you’ve ever had any issues with our dynamic map updating system, however, now would be a good time to snatch the full installer.

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Merry what-nots, as we bring you the DEC2007a betapack! Full of new maps, and... Stuff. Lots of stuff. (See yonder changelog) Maldora has been visted by the loreldians of christmases past present and future, and thus has decided not to FORCE anyone to update this month, but you will need to update to play the new maps. A copy of the old client is included, just in case ye have trouble finding an up-to-date server, seeing as how all the hosts are likely out and busy feeding their faces with friends and family.

( If you notice anything "odd" in the cities, please note it'll only last through the 26th. )

We've also had some cheaters sneak their way onto FN, and thus we've sadly had to become more restrictive about which people have the right to host FN servers. See the FN Section for details.

FIXED

[FN] No longer accepts connections from dated servers due to the potential to cheat with them, amongst other things. So you must update to JUN2007, if you want to continue using your [FN] characters.

This month’s patch centers mostly on the emergence of an "anti-ninja" system, to cut down on the people who thieve treasure from ya, and granting larger rewards for multiple players. So fill those servers up, if you want the good loot!