Monthly Archives: March 2008

Shadow of Legend 0.7.0.0 Set to Release on March 5th!

If I were a criminal, I would PK everything that moves… especially the newbies, because it is FUN.

Situation sound familiar? Well, not to worry. If you were a newbie and kept getting PK’d, and was just about to quit, your prayers have been sent down from the Heavens… err Focus Groups.

That’s correct. The arrival of Shadow of Legend 0.7.0.0 is finally here, boasting upgrades to the game that stems directly from your active participation in our beta testing. To name a few upgrades right off the bat, version 0.7.0.0 features (1) protection for low level players, (2) smaller file size for a more tolerable download, and (3) a Master-Student system to stimulate team-work and boost experience points.

Anyways, below you’ll find a more detailed list of improvements we’ve made to Shadow of Legend Version 0.7.0.0. Enjoy!

• Optimized the client size (PC is now around 1.7 gbs, while PPC is now around 600 mb)
• The difficulty in required experience for players to reach level 40 has been turned down.
• We’ve improved the user interface, so the controls would be smoother.
• Gifts will be sent via in-game mail to players who reach levels 10, 20, 25, 30, 35, and 40.
• Added sound effect when players drag items.
• Players can’t PK in prisons.
• Added new system, the Master-Student system.
• Modified food prices.
• Modified quest rewards.
• Items in Item-Mall have been fixed and re-opened.
• Added new bosses in maps available to level 20 and up players.
• Added an evil guard in maps available to level 40 and up players.
• Low level players now have protection.
• System info, such as announcements, will be displayed on the lower right-hand corner of the game screen.
• A transmit NPC is now available, who will allow players to teleport between maps.

About SmartCell

SmartCell Technology, LLC, is a leading developer of mobile platform technology, mobile applications, and mobile online gaming solutions. Headquartered in Irvine, CA, with a research and development center in Shanghai, China; SmartCell Technology is currently working on Shadow of Legend, the world’s first 2D MMORPG that can realize game play on both PC and mobile devices. More information about SmartCell Technology, LLC and its products can be found at http://www.smartcell.com/. More information about Shadow of Legend can be found at http://www.shadowoflegend.com/.

Update March 5th: Special pet birth

Have you enjoyed your adventures with your best friends the Pets? Would you like to have a new fellow in your battles? Now you have the chance to get it!

Next March 5th you’ll be able to discover new pet eggs in the vending machines around the world of Dream of Mirror! If you’re lucky enough, you will be able to get from them a “special edition” egg that will give birth to one of the new pets available with a different colour skin.
Remember that these eggs will be on sale only for one week! So hurry up and give birth to a new friendship!

Marriages and Navigators: Waygate Publishing Announces Major Content and Software Update for its MMORPG, Legend: Legacy of the Dragons

LONDON – March 3, 2008 – Waygate Publishing Limited, a London-based company specialising in the operation of Eastern European online games for the Western market, today announced the largest content update yet for its increasingly popular, free, browser-based Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game, Legend: Legacy of the Dragons. The update will see 27 new quests, set to be released over the next month, a Navigator function, to help players find their way round the growing world of Faeo, and the opportunity for in-game marriages between players.

New, new, new!
The content update will add 27 new quests, over 50 new items, 10 new monsters, 12 new locations and 6 new NPCs to the Legend. The majority of quests are for both the Magmar and Human races, though some are specifically tailored to the stories of the rival inhabitants of Faeo. The Magmars will find themselves exploring the new territories of Zviglod Brist, whilst Human adventurers will be led to the Berona Prairies. In addition, the contested Isles of Fay-Go will reveal more secrets. Hawken the Forester, Avelius the Scholar and the mysterious ivy-girl Edera are just some of the characters waiting to assign quests to brave warriors.

Navigator
The most significant feature of the software upgrade is the Navigator function which will make navigation around the game world much easier, a vital addition as the areas for exploration grow. Players will be able to select a location, resource, monster or NPC from a drop-down menu, after which a route will be plotted on the player’s map, from their current location to whatever it is they are seeking.

Weddings
The update will include the facility for players to marry each other, an exciting and fun addition to the gameplay which will become operational by the 17th March 2008. Players will be able to buy a set of rings and have their partnership officially recognised by a Consecrator.

The First GMT 00:00 Server for TQ Games

Last week we posted the announcement that Server London of Eudemons Online was transferred and relocated in Great Britain under GMT 00:00. This decision mainly referred to sincere suggestions from lots of European players, saying that it was hard for them to join in-game activities and interactions among each other due to the difference between time zones.

This is actually the first time for TQ to locate its server in Europe for English version, and we really hope this new server can help most European players overcome those great inconveniences. Moreover, based on this desire, we are also considering some similar approaches for other TQ games. For example, Zero Online has adjusted the time for spaceship missions in order to accommodate players from Europe and Asia; Conquer Online is asking European players to vote for their own guild war time through the official forum: http://bbs.conqueronline.com/showthread.php?t=476866.

Players’ fun and ideas are always important for our decision making. We would like to receive more and more suggestions or feedback from our players, and we believe that those changes above are all just a beginning… Cheers for the future!

Angels Online: Events for Beginners

Since more and more players are joining Angels Online (http://ao.igg.com/) everyday, the Angels Online team from IGG (www.igg.com) will be holding two special events to help beginning players.
Event 1: Angel Tutoring in the Lyceum
Beginning players can often feel overwhelmed by all the terminology, systems, customs, items and quests they need to know to be successful in game. The Angels Online team wants all their players to feel comfortable about playing, so the AO GMs are going to tutor these beginning players.
Event Duration:
9:00pm~10:00pm EST (GMT-5) Mar 6th Haniel(1)
9:00pm~10:00pm EST (GMT-5) Mar 6th Nisroc
Event Location: All servers
Fore more information please visit: http://ao.igg.com/news/news.php?aid=544
Event 2: Cheap, Cheap, Cheap!
The Angels Online team has recently released some items for their beginning players, and these players can buy the items at the very low price of 1 coin from the GMs.
Event Duration:
9:00pm~10:00pm EST (GMT-5) Mar 5th Haniel(1)
9:00pm~10:00pm EST (GMT-5) Mar 5th Nisroc
Event Location: Angels Lyceum A
Fore more information visit: http://ao.igg.com/news/news.php?aid=545

Softly kill me in Elf Online

Softly kill me in Elf Online

General speaking, ATB online game enjoys more popularity from female players who are averse from fighting and bloodshed. Meanwhile, it gains players more time and space to develop affection in team work. If you are now hunting for a game of this kind, please look no further. Elf Online (http://elf.happymmo.com) is a new coming cute style turn-based online game; it has caught many young players’ fancy, to the young, no limit will be imposed to the youth in a society flooded with desire and passion, so if one-night stay comes on the spur of the moment, it’s a nature. As for Elf Online, its nature is entertaining people and relaxing people. Following this guideline, Elf Online (http://elf.happymmo.com) has fine designed its gaming system to make players experience more fun through playing game and raising pet. Ultimately, players will get more chance to exchange with others, and then unleash their passion thoroughly.

In addition, here we introduce the wedding system and chatting system for your convenience.

Wedding system: The fate will bring the lovers together even though they are separated by great distance, the most romantic and unforgettable moment is to hand in hand with your loved one to step into the wedding hall and to be a happy couple envied by others. To meet your destined lover in the crowd of the world is always a most beautiful and most treasured experience in one’s life. Join in wedding system of Elf Online (http://elf.happymmo.com) to begin your happy conjugal life.

Chatting system: Chatting is an efficient way to catch others’ attention. You can chat with him or her whenever and wherever in the game. If you make a perfect debut at the very beginning, it’s half done. To add more funny and vivid air to the regular chatting, system has set kinds of expression icon in the dialog box, which can ease atmosphere and draw closer to each other.

OK, action speaks louder than words, please login the game as quickly as possible for the sake of love.

More information about Elf Online, please visit http://elf.happymmo.com
Official forum: http://forum.happymmo.com/

Riding on the Phoenix

[Shanghai, March 1, 2008] Are you tired of walking everywhere? As a Kung Fu hero, don’t you need a cool mount to aid you in your journey? There are already horses, sedan chairs and even a tiger you can ride… But why ride when you can FLY?

A brand new flying mount, called a “Linglong” is now available in the World of Kung Fu Item Mall! Based upon the phoenix in ancient Chinese mythology, it is a symbol of high virtue and grace. It has great speed, and provides an interesting perspective in the game world. Plus, it looks fantastic! You’ll be the envy of your friends when you mount up on to this beautiful creature! Join us today and take a ride on a Linglong! You won’t regret it!

About VestGame Entertainment
VestGame Entertainment is the North American publisher of “World of Kung Fu”, a fully 3D massively multiplayer online game distinguished by its unique gameplay, beautiful graphics, and exotic storyline. VGE is headquartered in Shanghai, China, and it registered in the United States as a Delaware Corporation. More about the company can be found at http://www.vestgame.com.

For much more information about the North American version of “World of Kung Fu” including tutorials, forums, screenshots and downloads, please visit http://www,worldofkungfu.com .

When happiness and gifts go together, what’s the next?

When happiness and gifts go together, what’s the next?
New week is coming, Elf Online (http://elf.happymmo.com) have prepared something new for you this week. On Tuesday night from EST 7:00 pm to EST 10:00 pm Elf Online (http://elf.happymmo.com ) Happy Carnival for this week is waiting for you.

Happy Carnival: Happy Carnival is consisted of a series of such events as the carnival, treasure box fall and hatch the golden egg. Players could take part in the game in a relaxed way with lots of rewards and experience for prize.

1. Carnival
When the carnival begins, players could go to the guide in each city- Carefree Village, Wulong Village and Dragon City to apply for joining the carnival. You will get some quests from the guide when you apply for participation. Every 10 quests is a round, for each quest you finished, Exp and coins will be granted. When you finish up to 6 quests in a round, you will be granted quest credits, with the credits, you may exchange for golden eggs.
Requirement: Solo or team, each participant should above level 20.
Rewards: For each round, players will be rewarded 1 happy fruit, after using it you will get 1000 SP. Furthermore, there is some possibility to gain extra rewards such as common eggs for teleport and treasure boxes.

2. Treasure box fall
System will recode the number of player who participate the carnival in each city. The quantity of quests player finished and the number of players participated will affect the heat of the carnival of that city. When the heat reach 2000, or the multiple of 2000, some treasure boxes will fall from the sky. After the quest is finished, 80 treasure boxes will drop from the sky in the city with the highest heat.
Requirement: The treasure box fallen in one city could only be collected by player who participates the carnival in that city.
Reward: Happy fruit, Treasure, Exp.

3. Hatch Golden Egg
You may go to the guide in each city to exchange golden egg with every 15 credits could exchange for 1 golden egg. When you get 30 credits and 4 eggs, you could hatch the golden egg. When the egg is hatched, you have some possibility to get rare pets, Exp or gold powder.

Come on, let’s join in now, to be a happy elf in Elf Online (http://elf.happymmo.com ).
For more details about Elf Online, please visit: http://elf.happymmo.com/game/

Secrets from Zu Online Developer 2

IGG (the Distributor of Zu Online) today invited the Zu Online (http://zu.igg.com) development team to continue our discussion about the unique aspects of Zu Online.
The Zu team could go on and on about how beautiful the graphics in Zu are, how they blend perfectly with not only the atmosphere of the game but also with the characters, but the real question players are probably wondering is “Why?”
The developers of Zu Online are a picky bunch; they wanted a great deal of detail, smooth textures, and an immersive feel, all in all they wanted the best of the best. This is why they decided to use the famous LITHTECH engine as the platform for their game. They then took this engine and synced it perfectly with the game to maximize all its features. After this they used the most advanced Cartoon-Style rendering technology to effortlessly integrate the characters into this extraordinary environment.
The result has been the perfect blend of technology and vision, allowing Zu Online to place itself at the forefront of the fiercely competitive gaming industry for some time to come.
For more information visit the official Zu Online site at: http://zu.igg.com/news/newscon.php?aid=407

Secrets from Zu Online Developer 1

Today the Zu Online (http://zu.igg.com/ ) team has been kind enough to give up their precious time to talk to their players about their stunning new game, Zu Online.
When it comes to the world of Zu, all players have been amazed at not only the quality of the graphics but also the way they translate something so foreign into something so familiar. Not only is the game based on Chinese mythology, as well as featuring many aspects of Chinese culture, but the landscape itself immerses all players into and unmistakably Chinese world.
From the dark washed out watercolors in the background that remind one of a classic painting, to the distinctly Chinese mountains that constantly loom over the landscape, players are constantly reminded that this is not their traditional western RPG and they’re definitely not in the Middle Ages anymore.
For more information visit the official Zu Online site at:
http://zu.igg.com/news/newscon.php?aid=405