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December

• December 24th - Zone Xmas Event

On Friday, December 28th there will be a bunch of events taking place. There'll be events in the morning and events at night so all of you get a shot. The items hosted off will range from pipebombs to doubleshot so don't expect there to be a lack of variety!

See you then!

• December 22nd - Kingdoms Main island updated

The main island of Graal Kingdoms is updated! We made some changes to make it more easy for new players to get a better start on Graal Kingdoms. The island of Hotaru was moved a little more west and completly updated. All of it's terrain is more smooth to walk on now - no big hills to climb anymore! Doing this we got the space to implement an island for trial players on the Main map. New players are going to start on this island now where they will have to do an improved starting quest. Old tasks were improved and extendet and new tasks like building a ship or mining added. On this island the new players can learn the basics of the server and after that use a free ferry to travel to the Bomboria where they can meet other players with more experience. while doing these tasks you can have a look on the map and will see a marker who always tells you where to go in order to complete the next task. But players with more experience who already did these tasks can use the ferry to get to the new island, too. There they are able to help new players and show them around.

• December 22nd - Santa on Zone

Santa is around on Zone now! He will walk on Iricia dropping presents randomly.

• December 21st - Christmas Items and Trading Cards

The Christmas items are released - more than 21 items for Zodiac, Unholy Nation, Kingdoms and Zone! You can buy them either with Gelats in the Shop window, or on the website. We have also released the Trading Cards which unlock special bonus when you find the 4 unique cards of each set.

• December 20th - Quian'Dor

Hello Graal Community! Recently Quian'Dor (currently named Dev Pimmeh) has gone through some changes . We had a lot of new tiles made and are currently working on the overworld and the most basic systems. Seeing as the staff team is really small currently, we need a lot of people to help out! Log in and check it out! (See the Wiki Page for more information) ~Pimmeh

• December 19th - Graal Radio

So here we are, it is Christmas time again! What would be a better way to give back to Graal for all those years it has given us? I have created a radio station for Graal. This is different from most radio stations on Graal because it actually uses real music streaming from a DJ's computer to the server which is then sent to the server. The radio is currently located on N-Pulse and will soon expand to other servers! You can currently listen by logging on to N-Pulse. A website will be soon to come, but you can also listen without being on Graal as well!

Listen Links: Winamp - http://www.npulseradio.com:8000/listen.pls

Windows Media Player - http://www.npulseradio.com/listen.asx

Have DJ experience or webmaster experience? Please contact Winky on N-Pulse or email him directly here!

• December 19th - Friend Invitation and Gift Wish

We have added a new way for inviting friends and also making it easier to let your parents or friends buy a subscription for you: Click on the new start menu entries for "Invite a Friend" or "Send Gift Wish"!

• December 18th - Fincayra is nearly ready!

Not many people know about Fincayra, however we have, since July this year, made quite a large amount of progress. Our Inventory Menu, as well as Status Menus are up and running, and need their keys held down to keep a constant view of them. With the help of Zeo/Chompy and A, our very small staff team, and the freelance level- and graphic-makers that have helped us along the way, we have nearly enough content to apply for Hosted Tab Inspection. A list of our recent updates:

• News GUI Has been added
• Qmenu (Inventory) has been added
• Wmenu (Status Menu) has been added
• Basic classes are nearly complete
• Weapon and armour format complete
  • System to be released soon
• Six basic offensive skills have been completed
• Weather system, originally by Bloo(bscharff) has been revised for compatibility by Chompy and A.
• Tutorial gmap 50% complete
  • Concepts, levels and monsters
• Hosted section of overworld is 90% complete
  • Revisions need to be made

Expect much more in the weeks and months following the holidays, as well as to be hearing from us soon. We are also in need of a skilled levels team! You can find the rough concept map written by Noobyd*(gemini2), hiring information , as well as some screenshots of our tileset and the rough outline of the tutorial map here: http://forums.graal2001.com/forums/showthread.php?t=77947

Please note that until we apply for Hosted Tab, most of our fully completed content will be released only to staff for debugging purposes, and then will slowly by cyphoned into players for use.

• Decemember 17th - Dark Nations is back

We are back so come check us out as we have added an additional gmap for your happiness. Hope to see you there as we applied for hosted and we need your support. We need all the help we can find to maintain this wonderful server and make it one of the greatest.

• December 11th - Ol' West: It started as rain...

But now it is snowing in the west!

Pioneers in the west oftentimes found themselves battling the cold winter winds and icy snows during the frigid month of December. It has been years since the west has seen snow, but things are starting to ice over.

Snow is still falling, and people are trying to find sources of heat. All gold members receive a free Christmas present when they log on, maybe you will find something warm!

• December 10th - Forecast for Valikorlia: Snow!

Snow has fallen on the lands of Valikorlia as Frostfall's bitter cold takes grasp.

While the people of Dalmar and Valikorlia have had conflicts as of late, they've put them aside temporarily to deal with greater threats that are arising.

To stay competitive, the nations of Dalmar and Valikorlia have sanctioned an "olympic" type of competition. Their best athletes and warriors will represent their nations as they compete to bring glory and honor to their country.

Come join in the fun and adventure on Valikorlia.

• December 8th - Winter has come to Unholy Nation!

Winter has come to Unholy Nation!

This year, winter has hit the world harder than ever. Though, with the winter season coming around, the world has become more of an interactive winter wonderland with a brand new, nice looking tileset.

With the Christmas holiday approaching soon, the main towns around the world have been decorated to satisfy the holiday mood. New quests are in preparation and will be revealed very soon.

Last of all, be apart of the world. Participate in our holiday and winter hat competition. Create your own holiday/winter hat, submit it to the server, and vote on the wide variety of hats to win the competition. You can even win your own hat and others can buy them too!

So, come celebrate the holidays with Unholy Nation and be apart of the fun!

• December 8th - Zone New Payment Methods

Get Gelats by SMS or Phone - just open the Shop and click on Refill! We are working hard on preparing new item packs for Christmas which will be available for Gelats.