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Trees, grown up

7 October 2026 · version 0.94

The trees of the realm have been replanted: trunks flare into roots at the foot, limbs reach up into the leaves, and every crown is lumpy and uneven, lit on top and shaded beneath.
Firs stand in ragged tiers, birches are white with black marks, ash trees are short, knobbly and broad, alders trail long streamers, ironwoods are dark and dense, and beeches blaze in reds, oranges and gold.
No two neighbours are quite alike: each tree leans, turns and grows a little its own way. A felled tree leaves a stump with a pale cut and its roots.

7 October 2026 · version 0.93

The poleaxe has been reforged: a long round haft taller than its bearer, a curved blade with a bright honed edge, a hooked beak at the back, a spike at the top, riveted straps down from the head, a steel disc above a leather-wrapped grip, and a spiked butt.
Whoever carries a poleaxe holds it in both hands. Standing still, its butt rests on the ground; walking, it is carried just clear of it.
In a fight the poleaxe is raised back over the shoulder and brought down in a full overhead blow.

7 October 2026 · version 0.92

Everyone you talk to now speaks in the conversation window, with their face, a line at a time: click Continue (or press 1, Enter or Space) for the next. A shopkeeper's shop, the coupon desk and the transformation window open once they have had their say. People standing near still see the words over the speaker's head.
A character that is in the world cannot be logged into from somewhere else. If your connection drops, the game still finds its way back in by itself.
Five minutes without doing anything logs you out (never in the middle of a fight).
Items no longer show their value when you hover over them or under your worn gear: ask at a shop.
The archery range's sign hangs from a post of its own instead of floating over the fence.

7 October 2026 · version 0.91

King Aldric now dines in his great hall: he sits at the head of a long table down the hall, laid with plates, goblets and a roast or two, and the throne stands empty on its dais behind him.
The King wears his crown, in the world and in the conversation window, and now and then he takes a sip from his goblet.
The King's table seats seven: his own gilded chair at the head and three plainer chairs down each side. A lady and two lords of the court dine with him tonight; the other three chairs stand empty.

7 October 2026 · version 0.90

The faces in the conversation window have come alive: the mouth shapes the words as they are spoken, the eyes look at the one spoken to, glance away now and then and blink.
Faces show how the speaker feels: glad, cross, sad, surprised, puzzled or thoughtful, with brows, eyes and mouth to match, and the head nods, shakes, tilts or leans as the line begins.
Bearded faces move their beards as they talk, and animals and skeletons work their jaws.

7 October 2026 · version 0.89

The King's Cheese now needs Cookery level 25 to begin, the same as the Royal Cheese it ends with. The royal cook takes on nobody below it, and the cheeses ask their Cookery levels during the quest as well as after it.
The quest has a new ending in the kitchen: the old cook no longer has to go looking for a new job.
The What's new window no longer opens by itself when you log in. You find it in the Settings tab and on the login screen.

7 October 2026 · version 0.88

In conversations your character now says the reply you pick: your face and name show with the words before the answer comes. Replies that are deeds rather than words, such as handing over a letter, are said in your own words.
Your own line stays up long enough to read it at leisure (from 4 seconds for a short line to 12 for a long one), and it has a Continue button: click it, or press 1, Enter or Space, to go on sooner.

6 October 2026 · version 0.87

A new quest starts in the inn at Runmere: The Tavern's Secret (1 quest point). Talk to the barman behind the bar. A combat level of 10 or more is advised: there are fights.
South-west of the village, Blackthorn Wood has grown up round an old track, and the inn has a cellar. Anyone who finishes the quest will find something more under it.
Quest items such as keys can no longer be dropped, sold, banked or lost when you die. In some quest fights, losing no longer costs you your things.
Some people in the world recognise the Black Wolf badge.