Shadows of Isildur

SHADOWS OF ISILDUR — PATCH NOTES
Living Status & The Hobbit-Post · 12th June, Year 2400 of the Third Age


❤ A LIVING STATUS DISPLAY

Shadows of Isildur now speaks GMCP, the protocol modern MUD
clients use to receive your character's information directly, so a
client such as Mudlet can show your condition at a glance rather
than reading it back off the screen.

• Your vitals — health, stamina and shock, along with whether
  you are bleeding or holding your breath — are sent to your client
  the instant they change, ready to drive health orbs, status bars
  or a full heads-up display.
• A live character readout carries your name, race, age,
  attributes, hunger and thirst, encumbrance, combat stance, the
  tongue you speak and your posture — the same picture the [tt]score[/tt]
  command gives, kept current without your ever typing it.
• None of this alters ordinary play in the slightest: if your client
  does not ask for GMCP, you see exactly what you always have.

✉ THE HOBBIT-POST DELIVERS AGAIN

The hobbit-post is running once more. Composing and sending a
letter no longer fails at the moment you go to post it.

• Sending Hobbit-Mail (option 9 at the main menu) now goes
  through reliably.
• Your message is stored and delivered to the recipient's inbox as
  intended, ready for them to read and reply at their leisure.

FORUM & ACCOUNT SECURITY

The forum at shadowsofisildur.com/forum/
is now tied directly to your game account.

• Data Protection — Databases have been hardened and the website is now
  GDPR Compliant.
• Single sign-on — Log into the forum with the same username
  and password you use to play. No separate forum account to remember.
• Forum self-registration has been disabled — New forum
  access now comes the same way new game access does: create your
  account in-game (hit [tt]C[/tt] at the login menu), and you'll be able
  to log into the forum with those same credentials.
• This closes off a path for unverified or duplicate accounts on
  the forum, keeping forum access tied to real game accounts.

⚒ COMING SOON

• A graphical heads-up display for Mudlet, driven by the new
  live status feed.
• Bonecarving skill registration — the last remaining craft
  skill startup warning.
• The combat-skill overhaul — authentic SoI weapon skills and
  damage classes.
• Pelennor restoration — room 2312 and the original pre-fall
  Pelennor fields.
• Saddle and saddlebag edge-case cleanup.
• More world content and city restoration passes.

Your condition is plain to read at last — and the hobbit-post rides
the roads of Gondor once more.