06/07/2025:
Shinnasuka added a few extra rooms in the Cathedral for adventurous souls
to wander through.
06/06/2025 - Packrat updated berserk to scale better with unlimited
levels/training.
06/06/2025:
Lethe decided it would be a fun idea to add a cemetery to Alesia and of
course to have a wandering Necromancers - Zazzle - to summon Zombies...
06/05/2025:
Lethe reopened Chunks' shattered wasteland area - and made the monster all
variable. Lethe also made all the monsters in Traispek, and Las Fort
variable.
06/04/2025:
Packrat created a new command "study" which allows players to see the
different skill modifiers on items and buffs (classic). This has been
extremely useful
06/03/2025:
Lethe made all the creatures in Madam Foo, and the Lizard Man Stronghold
variable.
06/02/2025:
Lethe updated Rochel to be a varmon. Oh what fun Lethe is having!
06/01/2025:
Lethe updated Freddeaus on Classic to summon ghosts of players. This is
very helpful for those stuck without a powerful Priest or Necromancer Res.
05/29/2025:
Lethe updated the Kibo area monsters to be varmons... KIBO KABO! She also
updated Angus monsters to be variable monsters!
05/28/2025:
Lethe updated Messiah's Secor house to be variable... Oh can we get some
Secor kills?? Along with Secor, the monsters on the small tiny island
(including the pyramid) have been updated to be variable. Lethe also
decided the King Ludavicio's castle, the Incei and the Carpal Tunnels need
to be variable.
05/27/2025:
Lethe installed an updated donations booth that allows players to actually
obtain decent EXP when donating items to their class god. Hopefully this
helps keep OD a little cleaner.
05/26/2025:
Lethe's Oorts area is now variable, with the exception of the Sheep and the
Dragon -- she has plans for those. *hide*.
05/17/2025 through 05/26/2025:
Lethe created the Church of Vaka, a caffeine god which is located just
south of Farcaern. This room has a variety of different types of caffeine
related monsters that are all variable - and entertaining to kill!
05/15/2025:
Lethe updated Bassanio's MacEiran (sheep) area to be variable. Talyessin
will be happy to see the sheep killing players... BAAAAAAA!
05/14/2025:
Packrat added a muffle tag to the hero levels -- with players spamming hero
levels constantly, it drove him a little wacko.
05/11/2025:
Well, Lethe decided (she is our God) that the Drax's Farcaern Invasion area
(Breon) should be variable too...
05/10/2025 - New thief talent Glitter for Classic - it's similar to Mages
Blur by giving a thief some crit defense.
05/07/2025:
This one is kind of hilarious: Lyrissa's Bardic Hall is now variable...
HAIL LETHE.
04/22/2025:
Lethe added more fun toys to be won in the Lottery!
04/21/2025:
So the Mighty's Operatus is now variable.... Players should have some fun
with Thomas... or Lan!
04/21/2025:
Packrat updated the lottery so that it now players have a chance to win
every 2 hours!
04/20/2025:
Pete the Zany End of the World Guy now destroys Farcaern ever 28 days!
Thanks Lethe!
04/20/2025:
More possible items to be won with the Lottery!
04/05/2025:
Farcaern Zoo is now variable --- have fun with Gonzo, or Gilda!
03/30/2025:
Neon updated the cost command so that players can see how close they are
(via a percentage)
to their training goal.
03/28/2025:
Lethe updated the level command to show how close you are to your next
level.
10/26/2024:
Lethe updated the Jester so that if you're wearing a clown nose you won't
be gagged. This fun toy can be won in the lottery!
09/30/2024:
The monsters in the area under the Demon Caretaker are now Varmons. Hail
Lethe!
09/21/2024:
Lethe installed a Disco-Barn in Alesia -- let's just say, it's a party!
09/08/2024:
Neon installed the Skeleton King Varmon. The king has a 1 in 40 chance to
turn to an elite skeleton king making it harder - the elite skeleton king
has a 1 in 1000 chance to drop a pair of perma-item skeleton wings. Both
the Normal version and the elite have a 1 in 20 chance to drop one of his
bones which a Necromancer can use to curse a specific item per class.
08/23/2024:
Packrat updated the skills/stats/talents,spells,incantations,gifts command
so players can see their base skill along with the bonus; for example:
Strength : 100/120
08/18/2024:
There is now a jungle on OD -- near the dark forest -- most if not all
monsters in the area are varmons.
08/11/2024:
Neon thought Starn should be a Varmon... So he made her a Varmon.... Good
luck!
06/19/2024:
Lethe was bored and added a 9 room area under Unga Bunga that has 3 varmon
fire dragons roaming about.
06/19/2024:
Purple birds, varmon of course, now wander the grassy plains.
06/12/2024:
Lethe installed some varmon clowns near the marsh.
05/26/2024:
Lethe put in Glitta the Glittadude in angus.
05/25/2024:
Lethe made Corbitz, Blitztan and the Red Dragon all varmons in angus
02/24/2024:
Neon has updated the variable monster stuff to give wizards the option to
make more difficult variable monsters. To test this we added it to Kkifayl
in the Farcaern Observatory. Umm... Good luck?
02/04/2024:
Packrat found the problem with Backstab and doing big hits. He fixed it.
Hail Packrat!
02/04/2024:
Neon has added a Shoebill Stork to the Farcaern Zoo. It is a variable
Stork, and should be fun to kill. There is also an interesting pond in the
atrium that could be annoying to some.
02/03/2024:
Neon has updated the necromancer minions to progress with you as you level.
He also tweaked the cost to maintain their constent state of decay.
01/14/2024:
Lethe and Talyessin have switch our servers over to reflect a 64bit system.
This is huge -- both OD 5195, and Classic 5995 have been upgraded. Hail
Lethe, Hail Talyessin!
01/04/2024:
Lethe added another quest in Classic! Find King Ludavico's castle, and
free Penelope.
01/01/2024:
Neon has installed the Halls of Saalarm! A variable area with a few
variable monsters to kill!
12/23/2023:
What happens when Lethe is on vacation? Well on Classic OD she decides to
re-open the old Morph area.. That should be fun to watch!
12/23/2023:
Lethe has put in some variable dragons near a beach in Ironspike... Did you
know there is a beach in Ironspike??
12/21/2023:
Lethe installed/updated her vegetable gardens on Classic -- you can now
fight varmon vegetables! The tomatos are rumored to be fun to kill!
12/20/2023:
Lethe has installed Keya's underwater city on Classic OD, and it is
currently home to 8 different Variable Zigers!
12/20/2023:
Shinnasuka has updated Bloodworth to be a variable monster on Classic Only.
Have fun with this one -- it is one of the best monsters in the game!
12/19/2023:
On Classic Only Lethe has updated the Lottery System to include fun items,
instead of cash. Some of these prizes might be extremely beneficial to
game play!
09/30/2023:
Neon gave the priests a new gift, Vivify. Vivify is a Healing over Time
(HoT) gift that can be cast on themselves or their friends. The priest
must be at least level 35 to use. This is for classic only at the moment,
next reboot for New OD, it will be on that server as well. Yay priests!
09/16/2023:
Lethe and Neon have finished the Afterlife quest! The afterlife quest is
basically the old death quest; however, players do not go there upon death,
that would be silly. Instead you have to find a key, and locate a hidden
door in the Cult of Dracuse area to get in there. Players will need to
complete the death quest to be rewarded the quest. But beware - we have
added a few demons in there that are Variable.. This is Classic's 20th
quest!
09/13/2023:
Packrat has been testing a new Variable Monster file on Classic, and it
seems to be working, so Lethe put in the new file. Shinnasuka went ahead
and made most of the monsters in the Black Tower variable monsters. So far
it has been a success. Log on to Classic and experience some of the older
content for the first time...again!
09/09/2023:
Lethe installed another area today, level 30-50 area, that Kamikaze was
working on back in the day. And after reviewing the area it looked
finished. So go find the the Cult of Dracuse area in the Northwest plains!
(Classic Only)
08/17/2023:
Lethe has installed a second, yet much more difficult, scavenger hunt
quest. Is this quest 19 for classic? I think so! Hail Lethe!
08/12/2023:
Neon re-installed the pub tunnels on Classic only. Have fun!
08/06/2023:
The Top Player List, and Player Search databases (for both servers) on the
website now updates every morning. This provides a more up to date
reflection of player progression.
07/28/2023:
On Classic Only, Lethe decided to take Milkyway's Desert area that was
almost completed, and finish the project. A few other wizards (Packrat,
Shinnasuka and Neon) assisted with adding a few fun monsters to the area.
The area is open, but expect more content to be added to it as time goes
on.
07/25/2023:
On Classic Only and thanks to Lethe and some minor assistance from other
wizards (Shinnasuka, Packrat) there is a now a "sub-class" on overdrive --
The BARDS! Along with this sub-class is a new quest; I think this is quest
18 now for Classic; but once you solve the bard quest you will become a
bard sub-class. Which means that you still retain your original class,
however you will be gifted a Harp that when played can do some special
stuff for the player. Thanks Lethe!
05/19/2023:
Lethe has installed two new areas that were pretty much completed.
Superfreak's Traispek Torture Dungeon (Classic, and New OD); and Chrondos'
Golem Shop (Classic Only).
04/16/2023:
A lot to unpack here: On Classic only (soon on Overdrive) Packrat updated
Berserk, and Charge to have capped durations (45 seconds for charge, and 60
seconds for berserk). This was done because at high levels the cool downs
last forever. He also updated Punch and Bash to have updated skill calc
rolls. We have also updated an invis file that should help with Thief
Stealth for higher levels as well. Fury was increased to have a 4/1 cap.
03/27/2023:
Fighter Multiple and Thief Fury have been capped on Classic Only. Fighters
can now train up to 6/1 mult, while thieves can get to 3/1. Training
additional multiple/fury will result in better hits. This was a balance
change as those talents were extremely overpowered.
03/21/2023:
Packrat update Charge on Classic Overdrive - Fighters can now CHARGE!
INSANELY at monsters and not be scared off!
02/28/2023:
The 17th quest has been installed on Classic only. This is the Hero Quest;
Heroes of Farcaern should seek out Miri in the Heroic Emporium to start
their adventure!
02/18/2023:
The Crypts of Anzu were opened. Players have a chance to summon 5 of 10
different Necromancer Minion type monsters. Players will have to fight
through the crypts to get to the end. The minions are also set on a timer
before they are destroyed by Nerezza.
02/04/2022:
Alazar and his Dragon companion have been updated to be variable monsters.
Go to the top of Ironspike and test your luck against that deadly duo!
01/29/2023:
A new variable dragon has been located in the Dungeons of Angus! There once
was a force field blocking the dragons riches, with the rise of Nerezza it
seems to have vanished. Players have a chance to summon 1 of 10 different
types of dragons.
01/21/2023:
Another update to report command, now it will also show how much experience
you need to burn through your death negs. This is for both OD and Classic
Servers.
01/16/2023:
On Overdrive Classic new Variable Monsters are being made - these monster
are summoned and set at the level of the player summoning it. On this day,
the Gutmar Variable Monster was put in. Players have a chance to summon 1
of 10 different types of monsters.
01/07/2023:
Freddeaus the Brain, who thinks he is smarter than his brother Timmeaus',
has been wandering around Farcaern trying to get on the good side of the
citizens of Farcaern. If you ask him nicely he will summon you back to
Farcaern. (Classic Only).
01/2023 - Present:
Five more quests have been added to Overdrive Classic, bringing the total
to 16. More are being planned as we speak; so keep your eyes out on this
page for more information on those. The new Quests are: Angel of Llardin,
Orks, Sprites, Scavenger and Bahumet.
12/17/2022:
Packrat has updated the report command to now show Critical Defense value,
Busy (stuns on you), Satiation, and Intoxication. This change is for both
OD and Classic servers.
08/24/2022:
On OD Classic only, the Quest/Death bonuses are back!
08/2022:
OD Classic is up and running, you can find the server at
overdrive.overdrivemud.net 5995 or click the Play OD links above!