Nevrax is currently looking for a French - German translator, in order to help with the translation work for the the background team. The translator will work on various texts related to the background of the Ryzom universe.

Three months ago, the PvP Strike Team introduced some of the early concepts of the Faction vs Faction PvP in its letter; we'll now have a more detailled look at the gameplay elements of the on-going global war, to be patched next month at the same time as the Outposts.

All over the currently known territories of Atys, towers will be erected by those who want to claim lands for their own faction. Owning or loosing a land won't be without consequences, as the towers will grant special advantages to the members of the corresponding faction...

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After the explanation of the Outposts battle system and the special edition of the Q&A;, here is the third and last document on the Outposts feature, aka Chapter III, to be released next month.

Some of you have noticed that I had let two important questions unanswered in the Q&A;: what will we gain in conquering an Outpost, and what will be the role of harvesters/crafters in regards to the Outposts? This document answers both questions at once, since crafters will be the ones benefiting directly from the Outposts: you'll be able to buy a forage building to gather new kind of raw materials.

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We've just updated the Outposts battle concept document with some minor design modifications made during development; the changes are highlighted below (click on 'Read more...') to allow you to find them quickly if you have already read the first version.

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As announced yesterday, we have transformed a part of the crafted items for the Karavan temples to match the ratio of the most advanced Kami temple on each server.

To be sure everyone understands the modification, I'll take a practical example: the Matis Karavan temple on Aniro. Yesterday, the percentages were 5%-0%-0%. We modified it to match the ratios between the Kami Fyros temple's percentages, which are 1%-4%-3%; we get the current values for the Matis Karavan temple, 0%-3%-2%. Beware though, the displayed values rounded; for example, it's not really 0% for the first, but a bit less than 1%.

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As promised yesterday, we'll tune some of elements from Episode 2. We wanted to react quickly on that one, so we'll apply the corrective patch tomorrow. As a result, the shards will be closed from 10am to 2pm (Paris time, GMT+2) on that day (Thursday).

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Yesterday, Episode 2 has reached new grounds, as the war for raw materials and construction of religious temples has entered its first large scale phase. We have carefully followed the action in game, and your reactions on the boards, and there are a few clarifications and hints we want to give and discuss with you.

Additionally, we have activated the web version of the Hall of Fame on the roleplay website opened yesterday, the Atys Chronicles.

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Freshly printed, the first edition of the Atys Chronicles is out! On this new website, dedicated to roleplay and in-character stories, we'll publish articles related to the Saga, the current events and the Ryzom background.

*hands you a copy of the newspaper*