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[Diva]

 

Hey guys, welcome back to the latest edition of the Alora Newspaper.

In this months edition we will be going over some huge updates, some new staff and a couple of new rules updates!

 

Just a heads up, I am happy to announce newspapers are back to being released bi-weekly!

That being said, expect another edition at the start of next month  :)

Date & time of updated rule: September 10th, 2017, 1:57 PM EST

Updated section: Real World Trade

Time or date that the updated rule(s) will be put into effect: Immediately

Part(s) added, changed or removed: RED

Brief explanation (optional): Added a disclaimer to the real world trade rule, in order to clarify punishments for players who attempt to real world trade, as it's always been punishable.

 

6. Real World Trading

 

The act of purchasing/selling goods, or services (accounts, real life items, RSGP, Microsoft points, riot points, other private server items for Alora items etc.) will not be tolerated. This rule further effaces hacks, scams, etc. We will not be held responsible for a scam or hacking. Failure to comply will result in the seller being permanently banned, followed with an IP-Ban the second time around. As for the buyer, a 72 hour ban with a complete bank wipe will be arranged, granted it was a first offense. The second offense will result in a 7 day ban with a complete bank wipe, and, lastly, a permanent ban.

 

• a. Purchasing or selling any Alora account, donor status, or gold is not permitted on the server or forums. First offenders will receive a permanent ban with no chance of appeal; the second offense will result in an IP-Ban.
 

 

Disclaimer: The attempt or conspiracy to real world trade will be punished the same as if the user had committed the act(s) in question.

 

 

Date & time of updated rule: 9/13/2017, 3:20PM EST

Updated section: In-game

Time or date that the updated rule(s) will be put into effect: Immediately

Part(s) added, changed or removed: RED

Brief explanation (optional): Using a second account to assist yourself with bossing/skilling in the wilderness
Example 1. Player A is killing Skotizo and using a second account to fight off Player B because he wants the kill/loot all to himself.

Example 2. Player A is skilling and use a second account to fight off players that attack it.

 

 

9. Multi-Logging

 

The activity of multi-logging is not against the rules of Alora, as we do allow players to be logged in on multiple accounts at once. However, multi-logging with clear intention for personal advantage will result in accounts being terminated. We strive to maintain an environment in which all players do not have an exponential advantage over others by partaking in the same activity while logged in on both accounts.

• a. Playing on multiple accounts at once while participating in skilling, bossing and Player versus Player (PvP) is not allowed. An example of this is going of the basis that two accounts are thieving at the same time, this would be against this rule. Having one account killing one NPC and another account doing another NPC would also be violating this rule. It is allowed to have one account fishing and another bossing. This rule also applies to using a second account to assist yourself with bossing/skilling in the wilderness. First offenders will receive a 48 hour ban with a bank wipe issued to all accounts involved, followed up with a permanent ban, and finally, an IP-Ban.

 

 

Keep up to date with our rules by clicking HERE!

 

The Updates that come out on 9/08/17 & 9/14/17 was huge! The following was added;

 

• We’re focusing all of our resources on Construction at the moment, so this is mostly an update to push out some necessary bug fixes. You can see the progress on Construction here: http://www.alora.io/...uction-preview/
  
   

• Also the poll for Fossil Islands has been closed. http://www.alora.io/...d-construction/
   

• PvM changes:
  • Dagannoth king fixes:
    • Dagannoth Prime will now attack with Magic instead of Range. 
    • Dagannoth Supreme will no longer use Melee close-up, he will only use Range at any distance.
    • All kings’ aggression distance has been increased.
    • Dagannoth king combat animations fixed (attack/block/death)
  • Range nerf has been heavily reduced to balance out the combat triangle. It is nearly back to how it was originally, with a slight range defence boost on NPCs.
  • Wyvern expansion:
    • The 2nd floor of the Wyvern map is now accessible! Many more wyverns can be fought on the upper level.
  • Miscellaneous / bug fixes:
    • Amulet of Magic (t) is now wearable.
      • Previously only the “Use” option was available on this item.
    • Yell fix:
      • You can now use the ‘<‘ character in yell.
        • This fixes the issue where you cannot make hearts () in a yell message.
    • Broken achievement fixes:
      • Killstreak achievements (3 and 6) both fixed.
    • New travel commands added:
      • ::shops 
        • Brings you to the Edgeville shop room
      • ::raids
        • Brings you to Mount Quidamortem
    • Fixed “floating” objects bug:
      • Sometimes, objects such as trees/fires would float on the second floor if you lit them on the ground floor and then went up a few levels. This should no longer occur.
        • Example: http://prntscr.com/ghg4nm
    • Instance fix:
      • A bug which allowed players to create an instance even though they were in a clan chat and/or not the owner of the channel, has been fixed.
        • You must now be within a clan chat, and the owner, to create an instanced room. This is to prevent confusion since it lead to players being unable to re-enter their own instances if they created it while not inside a CC.
    • Cannon fix:
      • Cannons can no longer be placed at the ::event area on top of the GE.
      • Cannons can no longer hit enemies through different heights.
        • Previously, the server would check if the enemies and the player who owned the cannon were on the same “floor”. This was wrong, as it should check the floor that the cannon is on, not the player.
    • Corporeal beast fix:
      • Corp will no longer attack players on the ground floor of the GE when he is spawned on top of the GE.
    • Skilling bug fix:
      • Woodcutting/crafting at the same time is no longer possible.
    • Classic mode / bonds fix:
      • Sometimes, when opening bonds on classic mode it would overwrite your classic icon next your name with the donator icon. This has been fixed for Classic mode accounts and also other unchangeable ones such as Ironman and staff members.
    • No-clip ladders/staircases:
      • Many ladders/staircases have been fixed or disabled as they allowed players to no-clip above the ground.
    • Seers village rooftop agility trapdoor fixed
  • Ensouled head notifications:
    • Similar to the money casket drops, you will now be notified for ensouled heads!
  • Pest control changes:
    • Pest control wait time lowered:
      • The time has been reduced from 30 seconds to 20 seconds.
    • More pests will now spawn for larger teams to allow everyone to obtain their minimum score to be eligible for points.
  • Cache update:
    • The cache has been updated to revision #155.
      • Although this doesn’t immediately apply to the game, many new items/npcs/maps were released with this update (such as Fossil Island, the Champion’s cape, New granite weaponry/armour, Ancient wyvern shield, etc) for future use.
      • Map fixes(areas that had incorrectly packed maps):
        • Karamja cave before TzHaar
        • Catacombs of Kourend
          • Some areas were unwalkable (near Hellhounds)
        • Wyvern dungeon second level
        • Shilo village (previously missing map keys)
        • Mining guild below Falador
  • News messages update:
    • News messages (eg. Rare drops, maxing announcements, etc) will now include the player’s in-game icon if applicable (eg. Ironman, classic, donator, etc.)
    • When a Hardcore ironman dies and loses their status, the news message will now also announce their total level.
      • Eg. Hardcore Ironman Max has fallen at 1,401 total level!
  • Slayer task changes:
    • Changes:
      • Wilderness spider tasks should now deduct as intended.
      • Experience changes:
        • TzTok-Jad task will now give more points/experience.
        • Wilderness tasks will now give 25% more experience.
    • New tasks:
      • Inferno task is now available!
        • You must have already completed the Inferno to be able to get this task.
        • Of course, a higher number of points/experience will be obtained for completing this task. 
        • Additionally, you have DOUBLE the chance of obtaining the Nibbler pet upon completion of the Inferno if you are on the task!
  • Slayer streaks:
    • Slayer streaks are a new feature to rewards players who don’t cancel Slayer tasks!
      • The more tasks you do without using the reset button, the more points you will get upon completion of your task.
        • The rate of extra points is simply your streak multiplied by the BASE points for the slayer task.
          • Base points:
            • Normal task:
              • CB 1-50: 1 point
              • CB 51-99: 2 points
              • CB 100-199: 3 points
              • CB 200+: 4 points
            • Special tasks:
              • Wilderness bosses: 5 points
              • Extreme tasks: 5 points
              • TzTok-Jad: 8 points
              • TzKal-Zuk: 12 points
            • Wilderness tasks:
              • Double any of the above points (eg. Wildy bosses give 10 instead of 5)
          • After you have determined the base points, the extra points for your streak are calculated as follows:
            • extraPoints = basePoints * streak
              • If your streak is >30, the calculation will max it out at 30.
              • For example, if you defeat TzTok-Jad at a streak of 30 tasks, you will receive (8 * 30) = 240 bonus Slayer points.
    • Your current streak is now displayed on the Slayer interface. 
    • Note: Blocking a task cancels your current task, which means it will also reset your streak.
    • Thanks to @uTorrent for this idea!
  • New Donator Zone:
    • Shilo Village:
      • General:
        • ::dz to access
          • The old donator zone will still be accessible for the time being, with the ::dzold or ::dz2 commands
        • Credits to @Casual and @2 swords for ideas!
      • Map edits:
        • A western exit to the bank building has been opened up
        • The jungles to the west of the bank have been cleared for the woodcutting & mining zones
      • Features:
        • Extended zone across the bridge to the north (Super donators+)
          • Gem Mining:
            • Gem mining is now available to donators!
              • A number of rocks are now in the new Donator zone.
              • Additionally, Extreme donators or higher can use the ladder in Shilo village to enter the Gem mine where there are many more rocks, as well as a bank deposit chest!
          • New Thieving Stall:
            • A new stall requiring level 99 Thieving is located on across the bridge in the new Donator zone for Super+ donators!
              • This stall will give 11.5k instead of the previous 10k maximum, and is also the only stall with a chance to get the Rocky pet!
        • Furnace/anvil room close to bank
        • Woodcutting area:
          • The jungle trees to the west of the bank have been cleared to provide for a tidy lane of Magic trees, with a few teak trees off to the corner:
            • Before: http://prntscr.com/ghsads
            • After clearing jungle: http://prntscr.com/ghse0k
            • Final product: https://cdn.pbrd.co/images/GJ784R3.png
        • Eternal fire near bank
        • Slayer master (Steve)
        • Mining area:
          • Rocks available:
            • Iron, coal, gold, mithril, adamantine, runite, tin, copper
        • Fishing area:
          • Manta/Turtle fishing spots along the river
        • Hunting area:
          • Grey/red chinchompas available south and east of the bank
      • Note:
        • This zone is to be expanded upon in the future, but for the moment the main goal for this release is to get Gem rock mining out to everyone. Some possibilities for future updates include a new thieving stall and the ability to catch a limited number of black chins and/or anglerfish per day here, entirely dependant on whether the community wants these updates!
  • Bank Deposit boxes now functional:
    • Necessary for the Gem mine in Shilo village, we’ve now made Bank deposit boxes functional all over Alora!
  • In-game playtime fix:
    • Play-time was bugged in-game and showing values that were inaccurate (too low)
      • You may notice that your playtime is now much higher in your quest tab, but this is the correct display for the time you have been active in-game.
  • Slayer item fixes:
    • Slayer helm (i):
      • Bonus damage on the imbued Slayer helmet (and the coloured variants) did not have the proper calculations for accuracy or damage for all combat styles and have now been fixed. 
        • 16.67% bonus on Melee accuracy/damage (same as unimbued)
        • 15% bonus on Magic & Range accuracy/damage
  • Friends/ignores fixes:
    • People on your ignore list should no longer be able to PM you.
    • “Friends” private chat option now working properly:
      • Previously, if you had your private chat set to friends, your friends’ messages would still not get through to you.
  • Mining guild fix:
    • The mining guild map has been fixed! This means that many more ores are available to mine, as well as a bank within the mining guild.
      • In the near future, the Amethyst rocks here will be mineable as well!
    • Navigation/header button changes:
      • Discord button added to top header
      • Twitter button removed
      • Buttons will now open the link(s) in a new tab
    • Trading post tax reduced:
      • The % of your sale that goes to tax has been reduced from 5% to 2.5%.
    • New shop item:
      • We can’t get Fossil island out right now due to the full focus on construction, but we know that many of you would love to get your hands on one of the new items in the meantime!
        • Ancient wyvern shield ~ 850 tokens
          • This shield is one of the best Magic shields in the game, with stats comparable to that of the Arcane spirit shield when fully charged.
            • Similar to the Anti-dragon shield, you also receive dragonfire protection wearing this shield.
    • Inferno fixes:
      • Fixed not being able to see the boss on the far right side
      • Fixed distraction monsters on final wave not retaliating to you if you hit them with magic
    • Previous update bug fixes:
      • Redwoods ladder in Woodcutting guild has been fixed
      • Donator zone fixes/changes:
        • The fire has been moved into the bank and other random objects have been removed to make space for it.
        • Slayer master’s (Steve) right click options have been fixed (trade/assignment/rewards)
        • Furnace in DZ is now working
      • Opal crafting has been fixed
      • ::shops command will now bring Ironman to Paul instead of the shop room
      • Godsword special attack animations fixed:
        • For some reason, the previous update broke the old animation ids for the Godsword special attacks. We’ve grabbed the latest ones and pushed the fix.
    • Donator Zone new additions:
      • Rejuvination pool
      • Nurse
      • Altar
    • Battle royale fix:
      • Pressing the ESC key to close the viewing orb interface is now blocked.
    • Object examines added:
      • Objects now have proper examine text!
    • Miscellaneous:
      • Fixed Skotizo randomly despawning on players sometimes (not World skotizo, but player-spawned skotizos)
      • Grim reaper hood is now tradable
      • Fixed killstreak announcements showing the player’s rank instead of their icon (eg. OWNEROmicron just shutdown X’s kill streak)

 

 

You can find more information about our recent updates by clicking HERE!

 

Many thanks to Omicron for these spectacular updates!

 

Over the past couple of weeks there have been some coming and goings. The following changes have been made to the team. I'm sure you'll all join me in welcoming the new members to the team as well as thanking past staff members for their efforts.

 

Staff update as of September 14th, 2017:

 

Promotions:

Diva has been promoted to Administrator.

Scenery has been promoted to Server Support.

Mtam has been promoted to Server Moderator. 

Ramon has returned as a Server Moderator.

ClassicMax has been promoted to Server Support.

Iron Dejay has been promoted to Server Support.

Chase has been promoted to Server Support.

 

Resignations:

F 8 has resigned from Global Moderator.

Sheep has resigned from Global Moderator.

Cuddeh has resigned from Server Support.

 

Demotions:

None.

 

 

Congrats to everyone promoted and best of luck to those gone.

 

All staff updates can be found HERE.

Currently we are considering to bring the Member of The Month award back to life.

Possibly starting from next month staff team will watch out for players who stand out in the community and nominate their favorites along the staff team and bring the possible nominees up to the community for the final decision.

 

The winner will be chosen as a Member of the month and will remain one until next voting.

The award will be a special mini-award icon for your forum profile.

We might also throw in some small prizes as a side-reward... Stay tuned :)

This week I've decided to Interview 2 staff members from the community I hope you guys enjoy what they had to say!

 

 

The first person I interview is Thunk!

 

 

Greetings.

 

Diva: If you didn’t have to sleep, what would you do with the extra time?

 

Thunk: I'd definitely become a superhero by night.

 

Diva: What hobby would you get into if time and money weren’t an issue?

 

Thunk: I'd have a huge collection of expensive cars.

 

Diva: How often do you play sports?

 

Thunk: I used to play a lot of Baseball. Nowadays I coach little players.

 

Diva: What fictional place would you most like to go?

 

Thunk: Dude. Narnia.

 

Diva: What is the most annoying habit that other people have?

 

Thunk: When people breathe too loudly I want to take a long run off a short pier.

 

Diva: What job do you think you’d be really good at?

 

Thunk: I'm pretty darn good at making my bed, if that counts.

 

Diva: What skill would you like to master?

 

Thunk: Cooking. I'd use food to get my friends close and enemies food poisoning.

 

Diva: What would be the most amazing adventure to go on?

 

Thunk: Climbing a Mordor-esque volcano is my ideal adventure.

 

Diva: What game or movie universe would you most like to live in?

 

Thunk: I could live in the Matrix. Maybe I already do.

 

Diva: When people come to you for help, what do they usually want help with?

 

Thunk: People usually ask where to find things. In the real world, it's usually me asking that.

 

 

Thank you for your answers, Thunk! 

 

 

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Next on our list is Thorr2!

 

 

Greetings.

 

Diva: What takes up too much of your time?

 

Thorr2: Alora, and video games in general.

Diva: What do you wish you knew more about?

 

Thorr2: I wish I knew more about space. I love looking at the stars and things in space, it's so big yet we know very little about it.

Diva: What are some small things that make your day better?

 

Thorr2: When my classes get cancelled.

Diva: Who’s your go to band or artist when you can’t decide on something to listen to?

 

Thorr2: There's no set song that I come back to, I enjoy most music so I can always find something to listen to.

Diva: What shows are you into?

 

Thorr2: Game of thrones, The last ship, and anime.

 

Diva: What age do you wish you could permanently be?

 

Thorr2: Either 21 or 25.
 

Diva: Who has impressed you most with what they’ve accomplished?

 

Thorr2: Probably Elon Musk. He's super successful, runs both Tesla and SpaceX.

 

Diva: What’s the farthest you’ve ever been from home?

 

Thorr2: Not very far, I live in Alabama and the farthest I've been is probably Washington DC.

 

Diva: What’s the best thing that happened to you last week?

 

Thorr2: Classes got cancelled because of the hurricane (y).

 

 

Thanks Thorr2 for the interview!  :)

 

 

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Attention!

Have any interview questions you would like to ask any of the staff members?

Don't hesitate to send me a private message via forums/discord and I'll include them in next edition along with the answers from that staff member!

 

 

 

The August community award results have been announced:

http://www.alora.io/...-award-results/

 

Congratulations to the winners &Thank you everyone for actively participating!

We'll have another holiday themed awards thread coming out at the end of this month, be sure to stay tuned!

 

Also check out the voting competition happening now!

http://www.alora.io/...september-17th/

 

That concludes the end of this newspaper! 

Read our last newspaper by clicking HERE!

[Scenery]

Interesting interview results, time to go check out the award results.

[Iron Dejay]

Love the newspapers! 

 

Very well laid out and interesting.

 

Thanks Diva :-)

[Ill max soon]

Congrats to those who got promoted :) those resigned i wish you the best, i still see you playing thoe so pleasure still having you.

 

Glad the player of the month is coming back also :)

[Postimees]

Well-made and interesting to read, especially the interviews, quite a few surprising answers there.

 

 

Thanks for this @Diva!

[Sniz]

Wow very nicely layed out, bet this took a lot of time to create and put together! Was a pretty interesting read as a new member here :)

 

Good job!

[Thunk]

Ah, @Diva, you did it again! You've done a great job formatting our Newspaper!

Thanks for the opportunity to get interviewed

[Chase]

Overall this is super informational, and @thunks interview was great (:

I'm also glad that player of the month is making a return!

Great job, and thank you! @Diva

[Say Waah]

Nice read thank you @Diva!

[Not Salter]

Congratulations everyone that got promoted!

[Sheep]

Nice newspaper once again! :)

[Dylain]

Well I'm speechless... what a well constructed thread you have here @Diva Not only is this well written, but the layout you have done here is just mind blowing. Perfection at it's finest.

[Hot Milo]

I'm a new player and I gotta say this is one bomb ass newspaper. Read the whole thing and it kept me sucked in the whole time.

[Mourning]

Everything on this is fair, and just. So far i've loved the staff, community, server, and forums! By far my favorite RSPS! Thank you @Omi