Darkfall leaks

Important links.

2009-02-19T17:31:00.000-08:00

Preorder Here: https://www.darkfallonline.com/accounts/f/default.php

Download Link (not live yet): www.eu1.darkfallonline.com/dl/DarkfallFull

NDA Now Lifted & Other Important Stuff

2009-02-18T16:13:00.000-08:00

NDA is now up:
http://forums.darkfallonline.com/showthread.php?t=132003

Important shit:

The initial system requirements for Darkfall are as follows:
Operating System: Windows XP, Vista
Processor: 2.5GHz Pentium 4, or equivalent
RAM: 1GB for Windows XP, 2GB for Windows Vista
Graphics Card: 128MB PixelShader 2.0 support
Hard Drive Space: 12 GB Free Space Minimum

Pre-Order Cost:
The full cost for this is 42 Euro. Includes game and 1 month included.

11.77 Euro/Mo
or...
3 months @ 10% off
or...
6 months @ 15% off

People outside the EU will not be charged VAT.

For the pre-order all major credit cards are accepted. Later, PayPal, wire transfer, prepaid cards will be accepted.

They will offer the option for character migration to US servers for N. American players who wish to use it.

Pre-Orders are LIMITED and first-come-first-served.

And now leakers are no longer leakers. Thanks for leaking, and now you can do it legally!

Discuss here.

Coming Soon: TheMercs

2009-02-18T13:05:00.000-08:00

Tonight, TheMercs will be posting a series of PVP related videos.

You can find them here when they are released. Discussion should be made here.

UPDATE: Get them while they're hot. This special won't last long.

Awesome new PVP video

2009-02-18T12:38:00.000-08:00

Finally! A GOOD PVP video!

Check that out. Enjoy it. The funniest part is when some guy over vent says "Hey, how do you know who the enemy is - do they show up on the minimap or something?"

El Oh El! Discussion here.

Clan City Raiding

2009-02-15T15:40:00.000-08:00

New video posted. It's a clan city raid - pretty simple but a good watch.

New CareBear Zones

2009-02-13T08:47:00.000-08:00

Bad news for Hardcore/realism gamers. There's confirmed reports that Aventurine has patched in a couple guard towers in deeper reaches of Agon in small towns which just make the guard towers look strange.

Hopefully this changes, as well as the universal bank dilemma which we'll talk more about in next post.

Darkfall - HD Starter Videos

2009-02-10T00:55:00.000-08:00

High Definition Starter Videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kssKbcK8knI - Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5kiSTzPoUk - Part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKJvMMeC4CQ - Part 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0ODIdRPrB0 - Ork Fortress Attack

You can discuss these videos here.

Prepare Your Rig

2009-02-08T21:42:00.001-08:00

To play the best of the best games, you need a computer that runs clean and efficient.

Sadly, many people don't know how to keep their computers clean nor efficient, causing their computer to be riddled with aggravating spyware, malware, viruses, fragmentation, registry defects, etc. etc.

Got any good, free, perhaps Open Source apps out there you use to keep your computer running smooth? To start off, I use Spybot: Search and Destroy to get rid of unwanted Spyware.

Of course, if anything you do results in your system becoming blown up or screwed up, it's not our fault. Back up your system before doing anything rash.

Compilation HD Video

2009-02-08T21:34:00.000-08:00

We got a very nice HD video that really shows the beauty of the world through a very nice system - no doubt.

Don't forget to watch in HD. The discussion can be found here.

Bad News for Aussies

2009-02-08T21:14:00.000-08:00

Ain't looking too good for those in Australia right now. An Aussie leaker AussieLeaker (doesn't that fit nicely) has reported that Australia has a ping of somewhere around 400.

To quote:

I can solo no probs - its pretty hard to hit anything at ranged because they are never where you think they are and a lot of the time I dont even see the mana missle effect.

But when grouped - it all goes to shit.

Of course, Aventurine could be fixing this.

"We are running some tests on some sync issues. Turns out the syncing was too agressive for quite a few players. A new patch will be issued shortly, which should take care of the problem. You might experience a few such issues in the next few days, as we are nailing the sync problems for people with extremly varying latency. We apologize for the inconvenience"

But we won't know until it's patched in. Enjoy the discussion here, and pray that the Darkfall Gods bestow Claus with the power of algorithms.

Many More Screenshots

2009-02-08T12:55:00.000-08:00

There's a bunch of screenshots posted in this thread for your viewing pleasure. Note that the forums have resized them, so if you drag them to your URL bar you'll get the full shot.

Here's a couple examples:

Fallen Earth Forum Live, Videos & Darkfall Discussion

2009-02-08T11:20:00.000-08:00

We got a little bit of non-Darkfall information in relation to the Betaleaks forums. We got a new section for Fallen Earth Beta which already has a couple videos of character creation shown below...

Note: These are both in HD so I'd open them up to view them. Discussion should be directed here.

As far as Darkfall is concerned, here's a thread of official beta tester posts, some which I personally agree with. One-hit-go-gray for accidents is not the best implementation, and I hope they can adjust that accordingly.

Until next time.

Darkfall Leaks Revival

2009-02-07T10:36:00.000-08:00

Sorry for the delay to restructure. Faithkiller and the other "admins" are still around - I just got privs to update this. So, without further ado....

Faithkiller posted a quote from Ptah which encloses a, quote, "Hi Resolution Huge Map of Agon" as well as "JESUS F**KING CHRIST BALLS F**KIGN SHIT BALL F**K". You can check out the whole post here.

We also have two great HD video posts here and here. I think there's about 20 videos total? Ice Cave (note the waves - cool) and a chaos zone are the links below.

Finally, we have screenshots from Ymir's Tear, the Dwarven area. The discussion, as well as two shots, is here).

78 patch notes + Client Torrent!

2009-01-23T13:26:00.000-08:00

Darkfall Torrent Link removed
(fucking upload the 8 gigs so it doesn't slow everyone with invites, not just the PATCHIER)

New Patch or here for link

------------------------------

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We have fixed most of the problems people had with the patching
process. You should all get decent patching speeds now.

A new patch has been released.
We've reset the patch system and done some optimization on the dataset.
The complete dataset has been reduced to around 8 GB in this patch
instead of 20 GB as it was before.

We've gone up several build numbers since the last patch, and the
characters have been wiped.

Fixes and Upgrades in this patch includes

[*] A new lobby has been activated
[*] GUI has been reworked and completely reskinned
[*] Sprint hack from earlier builds have been fixed
[*] Vendors always place a marker on the minimap now
[*] Invisible items on hotbar has been fixed
[*] Camera modes have been updated. You can use the mouse wheel to
zoom in and out
[*] City building mode camera has been fixed, so it never gets stuck
[*] Warhulk movement have been enhanced (You can use F12 to toggle
camera modes when driving a warhulk)
[*] Mount controls has been tweaked.
[*] Mount movement bug where you, in some cases, would get stuck close
to other players or NPCs have been fixed
[*] Rivers have been updated. If you go swim in a river, it will now
carry you downstream.
[*] Swimming has been tweaked
[*] All attributes has been enabled
[*] Base attributes increasing will now display a signal to you
[*] Resource nodes have been tweaked
[*] Resource nodes that are empty will now display a proper message
[*] Clan Window and Journal window has been fixed. If a bug is
encountered there it will not freeze the game
[*] If you get damaged just before you teleport, the damage effect
will no longer say on your camera
[*] Progress bars will not potentially be hidden behind other windows anymore
[*] Extremely rare player trading problem have been fixed
[*] NPC animations have been updated
[*] Many, many more chests have been added. These need specific keys
to access them. You can usually find this on monsters nearby.
[*] Many toolboxes, weapon racks etc. have been enabled for you to
loot around the world.
[*] Crafting window improvements
[*] Rune stones(Recall stones) have been enabled. Anyone can use a
rune stone, but to bind a location into it, you need to be trained in
that skill.
[*] A bug where you could not buy greater magic have been fixed
[*] You can now configure if you want hit sounds or not (A hit sound
is a sound that is played when you do damage to something). It's
option can be found in audio options
[*] You now start with one starter (conscript) weapon and you can
change this, for a price, at a vendor
[*] You can now buy more slots for starter weapons at a vendor. (Maximum is 3)
[*] Directional attacks for all melee weapons have been added. You can
slice vertically or horizontally. The default key for toggling this is
'T'.
[*] Animations for seize and knock back skills for melee weapons have
been fixed
[*] Some problematic gank animations for Mirdain have been fixed
[*] Update and new features for the Clan Window
[*] Update and new features for the Player Journal
[*] Update to the high score lists.
[*] Many more quests added
[*] High score quests have been enabled
[*] Time limit highscore quests have been enabled
[*] Massive AI update: Many more monsters have been added
[*] AI behaviour has been severely improved
[*] More wildlife monsters (tigers, bears, lions etc) have been enabled
[*] Underwater monsters have been enabled
[*] Dungeon monsters have been enabled
[*] Monsters will now visibly taunt you (if you deserve it)
[*] Some monsters packs will be roaming: If you meet some monsters at
a specific location, that doesn't mean that they will be there the
next time you pass.
[*] Monsters will now sometimes send personal taunts to you
[*] Environment system have been fully enabled: Ambience and weather
will now change in both time and as you move around areas. One
Darkfall Day is now approx 5 human hours
[*] In game help has been enabled. Press the help button on the main
menu to get to the help pages.
[*] Rest skill will now raise with use and as you get better you will
regenerate faster
[*] Bindstone recall spawn timer has been fixed and you can now also
cancel the skill by moving
[*] Updates to armor graphics
[*] Environment in Character Creator has been fixed
[*] Default binding of 'i' to invert mouse has been fixed
[*] More player skills have been added.
[*] Clan cities belonging to you own clan will now display on your
world- and minimap.
[*] You can choose what markers to display on your world and minimap
by going to Options->GUI Options
[*] Initiating a clan conquest against a city will now display
countdown timers on all the participants.
[*] Initiating a clan conquest will now display the challenged city
and the challengers cities on the world- and minimap.
[*] Stats from all conquest will now be properly saved
[*] The city building process now displays the cost (in building
modules) of creating a city building.
[*] A challenged city that has been taken over will now properly kick
the people who are bound there
[*] City local bonuses will now properly be removed when the building
is disabled, and re enabled when the building is enabled again.
[*] City local and global bonuses (get these by building a unique
wonder) will now be enabled correctly again after a server restart
[*] Built Clan city cannons are now usable after a server restart
[*] Dwarven and Mirdain Clan Cannons now functional in all cities
[*] You now have to have the building modules in your back pack when
building a city. You can no longer have them in the Clan Vault (so
people can kill you and steal it when you are building a city)
[*] Entire world has been fixed to remove gaps in the world
[*] Updates to the world

LEAKREADER2

"General question to any leaker.
Question, are stats(dex,vit,str...) Fixed or do they improve when you use skills?

This and if stats improve how fast do they improve, and to what extent(like from 25 to 100)."

Stats go up as you use things related to the stats, as far as I can tell. They go up at a reasonable pace and they increase fractionally.

"I dont see why people in a pvp game would really give a shit how long it takes to cross the game world. WHO GIVES A SHIT!If anything make the world smaller for more pvp action. This isnt a RP game."

I hear that it takes 2.5 hours to walk across the game world. The only thing I know for sure is that it takes 30-40 minutes to sprint between capital cities, as I have tested that personally. The world is more than big enough to get off the grid.

"QUESTION: What about the forest? How does it look like? Is it dense? With bushes, small, large trees? Or just one tree here, one tree there...
Noone said a thing about forest... :("

The pine forests look like real pine forests. There are all kinds of different landscapes. Swamps, Blasted lands, Desert, Frozen, Broadleaf and Pine Forests. Most of which have some fantasy or alien like plants or rocks as well.

"With clans/clanadministration, ships, sieging enabled how can testers have the feeling not much is turned on ?"

As I said before, I could only answer what I had experienced first hand, otherwise I said that I did not see it yet. There have been plenty of wipes and there was a small population before. So while perhaps some others have seen this stuff and don't talk about it, I still have not. The things I said were off, were off. That was the population of dungeons and some outdoor spawn areas. Maybe that will be on as well with this new build. Very possible.

The devs and some other beta testers do not appreciate any leaks at all. With all due repect, I do not feel bad leaking some positive and counter information to the negative leaks that were already out. They certainly were not going to say anything about it, and I do not know if they realized how many people didn't even believe their game existed before these leaks started. Even now some people still think this is like Dark and Light or Dawn. Which it is not. This is a very good and solid game.

As for the current status, we are still waiting for the game servers to come up and most people I imagine are still patching. The patching started very slow but seems to be speeding up now. The new patch screen and icon looks very polished and is what you would expect from a professional company. Unlike their earlier temporary login screen.

Additionally, many new testers have been let in, and it sounds like they are going to keep letting in more and more people as they are able to. Hopefully the game servers will be up very soon. -leakreader2

Patch Notes 66 - 77

2009-01-22T20:00:00.001-08:00

IMPORTANT: if you have just gotten into beta PLEASE LOOK HERE

Build 77 Notes

New Patch

A new patch has been released. A character wipe has been performed.

Fixes and updates in this patch includes:

Updates to conquest system
Updates to conquest messaging
Harvesting skill fails on resource node depletion
Lesser Magic balancing update
Misc skills balancing update
More of the problems that some people have with Journal and Clan window has been fixed
Hall of Fame/Highscore lists have been enabled
Personal stats update
Incorrect placements of objects in paperdoll has been fixed
AI movement enhancement
AI now attacks warhulks, cannons and ships properly
In some situations an explosive spell might have blasted through a wall or similar structures. This has been fixed
Situations where you would float upwards ad inifinitum in water have been fixed
Dungeons have been enabled (Monsters etc. in dungeons have not been enabled in this build)
Updates to the World
Server updates

General information:

We are moving into the play testing phase. We do, however, still expect some system configuration to pop up.
For everything that we would like your help to test, we will create a thread in the 'Testing and Feedback forum'.

We have done some changes in the server configuration to prepare for the hordes, so we might have a bit of a bumpy ride for the next few days.

Happy New Year to all our testers!

Build 76 Notes

New Patch

A new patch has been released.

This patch is just some minor fixes/updates that includes

Fishing has been enabled again
Resource nodes have been tweaked
When a resource node is empty, you will receive an onscreen message
Some minor bug fixes on the client
Some system messages have been fixed thanks to your bugreports

Be sure to read the patch notes from build 75 located here

Please test resource depletion and give us feedback in the forum.

Build 75 Notes

New Patch

A new patch has been released. A character wipe has been performed.

Fixes and updates in this patch includes:

Duplications of bag windows have been fixed
The bug where you sometimes were unable to open your bank/loot/clan vault window has been fixed
Duplication of items on client (graphically only) that happened under certain circumstances has been fixed
Vendor spells have been enabled again
Dragging a stack of items and releasing them on top of another stack of similar items will now auto-merge them
Audio bugs have been fixed
Problem with journal or clan window displaying a black page has been fixed *1)
More Chaos Stones have been enabled in the world
Last remaining crashes when streaming from HD has been fixed *2)
Shield will not be removed if you choose to wear a robe
Input bug where extra mouse buttons would not work in GUI mode has been fixed
Sound updates for mount
Clan boards have been enabled *3)
Blocking has been updated *4)
All resources in the world will now get drained *5)
Some updates to the Conquest System
Some updates to the Clan Politics messages (Allies/Enemies/etc)
AI update
Polearm attacks have been updated
Ganking has been enabled. (Default key to select the skill is 'X'). Use a melee weapon. Aim at a helpless player on the ground and press attack (Default: Left MB) *6)
Reviving has been enabled. (Default key to select the skill is 'Z'). Sheathe your weapon, aim at the player and press attack. *6)
Enabled the start of giving out free resources to our testers *7)
Messages about people using the structures in a Clan City/Hamlet now output correct structure
Looting under water has been enabled
Updates to the world

Regarding patch notes:

If you still experience display problems or something similar with the journal or clan window, please take a screen shot and mail it to us together with the log of the client.(Shut down the client and run the Report Error tool, so we get the logs)
We are still logging heavily, so you might experience some stuttering from time to time
Regarding the Clan Boards: Everything you post there will be gone every time we wipe.
There is also a problem where the scrollbars does not show up. We are working to fix this ASAP. (The clan boards contains private messaging system, calendars to set up events and more)
Regarding the update of the block skill: It drains a little bit less stamina, but will induce a stamina loss on the enemy in case of a successful block.
All resource nodes in the world will get drained now. (This includes trees, bushes, rocks etc.) We would like your feedback on how this works out. Do you think there are too many resources available on the nodes? Too few? Too fast regrowing? Create a thread in the forum about this and tell us your thoughts about this, but bear in mind that you have to imagine that the world is filled with a lot more players.
Gank/Revive has been enabled. When you die now, several things might happen to you: You might be decapitated, your head might be violently crushed, you might simply die OR you might end up on the ground helpless. If the latter is the the case, then you have 3 things that might happen: You can tap out using the space bar (which will bring you back to your bind point), a friend (or enemy) can choose to revive you or an enemy (or friend) can choose to gank you (finishing move). Also note that blood effects for ganking are not complete.
When you log in now, you will be given 10K gold in your backpack. This is tied to your account, so creating multiple characters will not give you more. This is a test both for us and for you. Later we will start giving out more and elevate your skills/spells after wipes.

Known Issues and General Information

If you experience any "erroneous" AI behavior, please take a screen shot of it and mail it to us with a description of the problem.
Resource output of clan city/hamlet farms, mines, wood quarries etc. have not been balanced on the server.

We don't have the capacity to report back to each individual reporting a bug, but we process each and every one of them. When we are done, a bug report hall of fame will be created and you will receive much glory :-)

Regarding the testing phases:
We are slowly moving from the hardware testing phase onto the game testing phase.
We are still mostly concerned about errors in the game (crash bugs and exploits), but we will start focus testing certain areas and ask for your feedback. Starting today with the resource drain on nodes in the world.

Build 74 Notes

New Patch

A new patch and installer has been released.

Fixes and updates in this patch includes:

Fixes to delays in loading that you experienced in the last build *1)
Some UI updates
Fixes for situations where you would fall trough objects
Bug fixes and updates in Journal
Bug fixes and updates in Clan
Some updates to the farms/mines/etc in the clan cities
Updates to some armor graphics
Some updates to quests
Updates to the AI
Updates to skill
Updates to loot
Updates to spells
Negative alignment will now kick you from Greater Stones
General Alignment system fixes
Number of binds you have in a Clan city has been fixed
Number of binds you have in a Clan Hamlet has been fixed
End of world has been enabled
Updates to the world

*1) The delays you might have been experiencing in the last builds was caused by us doing some excessive logging. This is to catch some errors that happens on only a very small subset of the testers. We are still doing a lot of logging, so please bear with us as we are doing this to find issues that we can't reproduce in-house.

Known Issues and General Information

If you leave a clan city or a clan hamlet, the buildings might have a graphical explosion. This will be taken out in the next server build.
If you experience any "erroneous" AI behavior, please take a screen shot of it and mail it to us with a description of the problem.

Build 71 Notes

New Patch

A new patch has been released.

This patch is mainly for some changes on the server, but does include these fixes on the client:

Hotbar issues where some items were invisible have been resolved
Hotbar issue with duplication of items have been fixed
Wrong texture around chat area has been fixed
Wrong texture on some scrollbars have been fixed
Misc minor bugfixes on the client

Known issues

Please do not use the portals that are seated around the world. They lead nowhere right now. All of them will be added in the following days, and I will let you know here when you can start using them.

Please also make sure you read the patch notes from build 70 located here

Build 70 Notes

New Patch

A new patch has been released.

Fixes and updates in this patch includes:
Journal window Update
Clan window update
Skill window update
Spell window update
Vendor service tab has been updated
Eternally galloping horse have been fixed
Mount sound update
City building update
Conquest update
More monsters added (We will slowly over the next week enable more and more monsters)
AI tactic updated
Resting hit box bug that was introduced in the last build on the beta server has been fixed (1 line of a file wasn't transfered to the server)
Mana missile excessive damage has been fixed
Skills have been updated
Spells have been updated
/party_invite_player "firstname" "lastname" has been enabled
Streaming HD bug has been fixed
Fixes to startup problems
Tool tip fixes
Robe has been fixed
You can no longer sprint when you are encumbered
Rogue status is easier to attain now
Guardstower damage has been enhanced
Many minor bug fixes
More updates to the world
And more

Known Issues and General Information

The fix for problems with bags being duplicated (albeit only graphically on the client) and bank windows opening multiple times is not included in this build.
The above problem is the same as why you sometimes can't open your bank or claun vault.
Do NOT spam the global channel. We have the logs and ofcourse account name from the last incident. Do not let that happen again.
The planned conquest mass testing is scheduled to happen sometime next week.

Thank you for the bug reports. Keep them coming.

New Patch

This is mainly an update to fix some data integrity problems.
Please read the patch notes for Build 66 & 67 here

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In addition some other fixes/updates made it into this patch:
The problem some players experienced where scrolling in the Journal/Clan turned the window black has been fixed
AI update
Updates to the world

Because of the integrity problems a character wipe had to be performed.

Build 66 and 67 Notes

New Patch

A new patch has been released.

Fixes and updates in this patch includes:
The 'Sliding as if on ice' bug when moving in certain areas have been fixed
Some startup crashes have been fixed
Attributes of all items put in a Clan Vault will now persist
Bug in chat where the top line would be cluttered in certain circumstances has been fixed
'God mode' crouch bug has been fixed *1)
Updates to the world
/bindstone_recall now takes some time (will be extended later)
Clan Cities and hamlets have been enabled!

*1) Please help us verify that all instances of the 'God mode' crouch bug has been fixed.
Try all scenarios where you would make it work earlier.

Known Issues and General Information
Thanks to your reports we have found the reason for the bug that makes the client crash in some circumstances after running for a long time around the map. We are working on it and it will most likely be included in the next patch.
The problem with bags not closing and bags being duplicated in the GUI is being worked on.
If you should ever get a spinning wheel on the camera (e.g. in the Dwarven areas) please take a screenshot and mail it to us.

Clan Cities and Clan Hamlets

In this build the Clan Cities and Clan Hamlets have been enabled.
Things are slowly being taken from our internal repository and deposited on the beta servers. This means that there might be a few problems in the next couple of days.

The clan cities and hamlets unlock, among other things, the following:
Crafting of Ships
Crafting of Battlespikes
Crafting of Warhulks
Crafting of Cannons and more
Wonders for global bonuses for the owning Clan
Note that the bonuses you potentially get inside the city and for wonders don't have their correct corresponding icons yet, so if you manage to build the correct structures you will see smileys on the top of your screen for the next few days.

General hints and information about the cities:
To build city structures, you will have to have Building Modules. These have to be crafted.
To claim a city you need a Clan Shard and have the rank of General or higher. Go within the city boundaries and double click it in your backpack.
When you first start building a city, you don't have a bank. This means that the player who chooses to build must have enough Building Modules in his inventory to build what he chooses to build. After this you can deposit building modules in the clan vault.
To build a city you must either have the rank of a General or higher OR be a Mayor of the city.
To start the building process press alternative use on the clan stone (default key is 'G')
If you build farms, mines etc. do note that the output from these are not finalized in any way on the beta servers.
If you build the city defensive structures (The huge cannon like structures) do note that the damage dealt from these have not been finalized
The local and global bonuses applied from the clan cities have not been finalized
The spawn bonuses applied from building houses etc. have not been finalized
Repair damaged structures using repair tools and repair shards
Error messages from City operations are not properly routed to the client in this build.
And more as you will eventually discover

General info on the testing ahead:

In a few days I will set up a focused testing where I will only enable a few cities and then divide you up into a few clans and have you test the conquest system for bugs and exploits. All resources necessary for doing this will be given to you.
I will get back to this after the next patch.

In the meantime keep those bug reports comming.

CALLING ALL TESTERS!

2009-01-22T16:11:00.000-08:00

TO
LEAK

Are you sick of the fact that the N.D.A is still up?
Are you sick of forumfallers speculating on the game?
Join the U.S Arm....oh i mean....
Join G.A.N.D.A (Gamers against non-disclosure agreement's) and leak for your internet'z!

TOP PRIORITY LEAKING NEEDED

SOMEONE TO UPLOAD PATCHNOTES!
Someone to upload the Darkfall client to the TPB (the pirate bay)
Testers to leak in-game images and game-play videos
Testers to answer reader questions
Testers to write up articles and previews

HOW DO I LEAK MR.FAITHKILLER SIR?

How do I leak videos?

Well my good fellow, first up you will need to log-in to the Darkfall game.
While in (FPS) First person mode press Control+H (disables UI)
If you want to know how to get a free version of fraps, Please Email me (link below)
Once you have recorded fith fraps compress with Virtual Dub > google it
Upload to Dailey-planet or youtube
Email me the videos link at Darkfallherald@gmail.com

How do I leak Screenshots?

Well my good fellow, first up you will need to log-in to the Darkfall game.
While in (FPS) First person mode press Control+H (disables UI)
Take Screenshots with the PrtSc (print screen) button
Email me the screenshots at Darkfallherald@gmail.com
Profit

How do I leak written Articles?

Write the article containing dem leakz
While in (FPS) First person mode press Control+H (disables UI)
Take Screenshots with the PrtSc (print screen) button
Send them with your article to Darkfallherald@gmail.com
Profit +9

First batch answered!

2009-01-21T22:07:00.000-08:00

By pressing Control + H (hides ui) and going into first person i think
you can take screenshots pretty safely.

Here are some questions

Mine first:

1.Out of /10 what do you rate the game at the moment:

I would give it a 6/10 just need more features unlock to see if they work like I said its a little grindy maybe they will fix when server back up/

2.What do you rate the game potential out of /10:::: 10/10 Could be the game everyone is looking for
3. which race is the best looking:::

Byfar Alfar i would say or maybe i am just a alfar freak lol

4. How do you rate total funness/enjoyment out of /10::::

Well i been waiting for ever and i would say 9/10 just need more tester in game

patience_edge said...
1. Mobs loot you.:

Havnt seen it yet but i think i heard someone say it was working

2. Mobs that gain a lot of kills increase in power through their experience.:::

Not sure

3. Mobs if left unchecked for too long establish their own cities.::::

Not sure

4. Mob's migrate by changing their spawn location if they are

killed too many times.::

Not sure

5. Mobs detect players through a combination of sound, sight and
smell. This implies staying down wind, moving lightly and in the

shadows should conceal you from mobs.::: T

he mobs are very hard to figure out they are amazing smart, guess i havnt really tryed to hide from one

can you confirm?

Morgan said...

Q. Can you tell us about the ambience of the game? Are there
special sounds like birds chirping or insects buzzing? When you swim

underwater, is the floor covered with aquatic plants and rocks?

Its amazing very well detailed i would say. Yes you will hear random noises like birds and other stuff untill you hhere someone fighting!!! :) and go for the kill!!!

Jonas Barkå said...

Q: Can you tell us more about the special attack skills that are
in the game. How specific a weapon category are they associated with?
Are there special attacks for ranged combat? Can you give any examples

of special attack skills?

Havn't seen any range attacks specials soo not sure but typical mvoe for sword that i always got was a knockback move and thats about it couldnt get skill high enough before wipe

Q: Have you had the chance to try spears and/or throwing weapons? if

yes what do you think about them.

Nope i want to but havnt seen any yet

Eric said...

Q: What are the stats on a some basic items? Have seen much of a
difference in stats on weapons ranging from low end to high end?
Example: Goblin Axe (+1 Axe) vs. Legendary Saber of the Pwn (+100

Sword, +100 Strength, + Health, etc.):::::

not really all weapons do about the same damage havnt seen a rare weapon or anything but all the gear i wore or found was almost same stats i mean little diffrence but not to make a huge diffrence at all.

Leakster & Foxtrot

2009-01-21T16:07:00.000-08:00

Updated: More stuff at in red from the leaker who will be named Foxtrot.
oh btw those screen shots are awesome and you cant see them hahahahaha

My Precious...dont touch my precious

Hey been testing the game for awhile i got in through Clan beta. I just wanted to comment on the negative comment. I tottaly disagree with alot he says. The game is acutally very well done and just a little low population on alot of stuff but i will have to say that it is a really good game at the state it is in. The only thing is the grind is really bad right now and hopfully they fix it a tad bit. I don't have much info to leak because havnt experniced much yet. Here are some screenshots to prove that I am in.

He has said that i could ask him some questions...so leave your questions in comments and I will pick the best 5 or so.

Please use the name: Leakster when posting my comments, also please don't distribute my screenshot, it is just for you to validate my comments authenticity.

I would like to share my comments about the game.

Summary:

While the mob density is very low, the game is fun when you find a mob to attack. Other than that I have only ran into one person during testing. Obviously tons of stuff is turned off. There is only one track of music that plays in a continous loop over and over as you traverse the landscape. It is true that the landscape isn't boring, it is extremely varied, I would like to not that I only found one mountain that I couldn't climb and it was a sheer rock face, everything else is able to be traversed as far as i can tell so far. There are all kinds of different tree's about, some tree's you can climb, they like branch out and their limbs touch the ground, they make good hidding spots for bow attacks on enemies. The combat is hack and slash to me, off course skills do make some difference in damage, and using stuff like shields and blocking reduce damage. While I have read others say you can't block with a 2 hander you can, you just hold the weapon up vertically to block incoming attacks. I have seen several types of mobs in the game besides goblins, the mobs spawns take som walking to find though. The day/night is done very well, with the shadows working as expected. I think more itemization needs to be done, I was hoping for tons of items. As far as crafting goes there was maybe 15 swords you could make, but that was just one handers. I am sure there are more, maybe some haven't made into game yet. I was hoping for a great selection though. It costs money and resources to craft, if mess up your money and resources are gone. You do not know the stats of the item until after you have made it. I made a goblin axe, the crafted version had the same stats as the one i could get off a goblin, I thought the stats on a crafted one might be better. The NPC's in town are like mummies that just stand there and do nothing, no voice overs just text.

Right now the quest system must not be in, while there are some chain quests to be found near towns, the NPCs I have encountered in town only had a couple of quests, as I did those and came back no other one's existed. The game world is huge like everyone says, while I never tested the time moving from the west coast to east coast. It took me 1 hour to move from a starter town in the south to one in the north. That is just running and then doing a little walking, if combat occurs in between expect more time. For me the game has a lot of promise, if everything is implemented correctly and turned on for us all to test then it would probably be the game we have all be waiting for. In the state it is now for testing, it is pretty empty except for the occasional mob and occasional newbie that you can kill.

I tried my hand at fishing, I was pretty good at it and caught various types of fish from lobsters to salmon to bass. You can go buy a pot and cook them in a stove and then you have some food. When eating it it does help you gain stamina and health faster, but not as fast as other games. People looking for a easy handout on getting quick health and stamina back, need look elsewhere. Even when using the heal spell that you get, I noticed it healed for 12 hp, sometimes I would fail at healing myself as well. The games items are pricey, yet when selling items you find out in the wilderness expect low returns.

Also as far as I can tell the beta is just using medium graphics effects at this time, when I try to change textures from medium to large I don't notice any difference at all.

Maybe other testers can give their comments as well, this is all I have for now as the servers are down and have been for quite some days.

Leakreader2 Q&A

2009-01-20T22:27:00.000-08:00

""using Sprint the entire time you can. This is the best way to travel"
what about mounts?"

I mean if you are on foot and do not have a mount or a boat and so on. None of which I have had personally in beta. I think what is interesting about sprint is that it lasts for a long time. Many games have a very limited burst sprint that turns off combat abilities and then refreshes. This is very different. You can fight while sprinting and sprint a long time. However, travelling on foot and using sprint quite a bit leaves you in a weakened position if you encounter danger. So it is a trade off to travel faster using it, while doing so with much greater risk.

"- Do you think it will be ready for the limited "open beta" on the 22nd, or will that be postponed?
- Does the game feel more ready after the latest patches/fixes (if there were any)?
- How do the beta testers feel atm?"

Servers are still down and I assume they are working on it. So I don't have much to say about that. Other testers have various opinions as you would expect. Many are huge fans of the game and the concept, as I have become, and others are highly critical of it. My feeling is that if this is the type of game you have been waiting for and following a long time, then most likely you will really love it, as long as your expectations are realistic and you are ready for a very harsh world.

"When you say it takes 30-40 minutes to get from one capital to another.. does that mean the adjoining races capital city? Like Flaming Skull to Sanguine? If so I think the game world will be plenty big then. As long as I can't run the entire length/width of the central continent in 30-40 minutes."

I am talking about the closest different capital cities of the different races. If you were sprinting the shortest possible distance between them on the outer edge of the land mass. Believe it or not, 30-40 minutes is a long time to sprint through the wilderness for one of the shorter journeys. I really don't think the world being too small is going to be an issue for most people. -leakreader2

Optomist VS Pessimist

2009-01-20T19:01:00.000-08:00

FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!

With some rebuttal from this leaker.

Here is some more information about the world size for those interested. It does take about 30-40 minutes to run from Capital City to another Capital City, if you are using Sprint the entire time you can. This is the best way to travel, and likely it would take twice as long, give or take, if you were not sprinting. Sprint can also be used for several minutes at a time and you gain skill in it as you use it. Walking is also about the same speed as a normal MMORPG. A little slow, but about the realistic pace you would have if you were walking or jogging in real life. Just as sprinting feels about as fast as if you were running in real life.

There are some things I see differently from another leaker that I would like to comment on. Although I do think these things are subjective and will vary depending on what you like in a game or a world. The main disagreements I have are about Darkfall being a grind game, and the empty world comments.

I loathe grind games myself, because I hate the feeling that I need to do repetitive tasks endlessly just to get to the end game and compete. I do not get this feeling whatsoever in Darkfall, because I feel the Character balance is so much better without levels. I believe that I can compete with the other players out there who spend all their time skilling up, and I can group up with anyone in my guild at any time, for any reason. This makes Darkfall totally different from a game where you must grind to participate in the end game. Additionally, I do like advancement, so I do enjoy advancing my character while not feeling the pressure to do so that exists in most MMORPGs. I did not get a feeling that I had to rush to get somewhere at all, while I still felt rewarded by the slight increases over time.

I also disagree about just trees being around the world as you explore. I don't really understand that comment, unless you are comparing it to a game with quests and mobs walking around every square inch of the world, and that is what you like and expect. Darkfall is much more like Oblivion in terms of mob density. To me it makes sense and feels right, and was very well done. Except for some places where they do not have content yet. There are places like this in the word that simply need to be finished, just as most of the places are very detailed and feel natural like a world.

As I have said in the past, I do enjoy the game and will be buying it for certain. This is the type of game I thought nobody would ever even bother to make, so I think it is very exciting. I am concerned about the small team of developers as most people are, but considering how rock solid stable the game is, and mostly bug free, I think they do deserve quite a bit of credit for actually trying something different and doing a decent job of it. They also deserve it for making a PvP full loot sandbox world that I like for once, instead of just another boring level based RvR clone that simply is not worth any of my time or money. -leakreader2

Negative leak.

2009-01-19T22:36:00.000-08:00

He has provided screen shots on the betaleaks forums when it as up. May i ask any leaker who Disagrees with him to email me at darkfallherald@gmail.com and state how you think the game holds up?

Hello again betaleaks boards, I used to use these all the time back in the day for informative reasons, now I\'m brought back to foretell some warnings about the current state of DF if they do in fact plan to release it within the next few months.

I\'ve been in the beta for a few months now, and if anything I am thoroughly disgusted with the state of the game, the next to useless developers, and I find it hilarious that they\'ve wasted 6 years worth of time and money to develop a resource harvesting grindfest.

My big gripes:

The world isn\'t that big, despite the fact that your character jogs at a rather slow pace for most of the time, unless you simply macro devour food and stam pots to regain stam as fast as you lose it, it only takes about 35-45 minutes to go from capital to capital, most of the space inbetween is for the most part completely empty except for trees, and other nice little decorations such as rocks and the like, any ruins or structures either denote hamlets, city sites, or mob spawns.

To cross the main continent from end to end takes about 1.5 hours if you take the flattest paths possible.

The combat is pretty bland, your characters attacks range from one to three moves based on the weapons your using, and they are basically overhead chop, left and right swing. You have no direct control over your basic attacks...

Blocking is pretty much useless, sure it reduces damage but it consumes so much stamina in the process that you would be better off simply dodging and running around out of the path of the opposing swings then by trying to block anything.

2h weapons cannot block, if they are supposed to do so they either don\'t or don\'t mitigate any damage.

As of the last build I recall playing (high 60 or low 70), stats weren\'t implemented yet so weapon damage didn\'t vary a great deal unless if you found some nice high multiplier weapons off of some nice mobs somewhere.

Archery was pretty much all I used for PVP, hitting someone in the back causes increased damage, and while bows have a ballistic trajectory over greater distances, it\'s not too hard to get accustomed to using them. So with a basic crap bow and a ton of arrows I would run around jacking people in the back for anywhere between 8-15 damage a shot, all the while kiting them and their buddies across the continent.

Skill progression is grindtastic, Lineage II players will feel right at home, after grinding magic for about a week (by shooting my useless magic missiles into the sky in the middle of nowhere) I had about 50 Magic Skill and could use a small slew of new spells if I could somehow afford them from the vendors in town. the devs never helped us with this so if you didn\'t want to macro fish and sell the 9000 fish you could catch over the course of a good 12 hour afk macro session, to maybe make half of the 15000 gold required to learn the magic skill then w00t. I don\'t know of many people that macro\'d magic to the extent that I did and I certainly couldn\'t find a way to buy all the spells that I wanted to test.

Most ranged spells are slow....so slow that they are mostly useless in PVP unless the guu really really isn\'t paying any attention and moves into the patch of the spell...to compensate for their slowness they all have an AOE range to some effect, with the beefier versions of mana missile having a larger range and doing more damage...but it\'s still mostly useless in PVP because they will have ample time to simply move out of the way.

Clans and Stones, heres how they work:

It costs about 2k gold to get a clan charter from an NPC, theres no size minimum for starting one but you will need a few people to help you grind mobs to get the 2k gold in the first place since most gold comes from selling loot.

For another 2k or so (I can\'t remember) you can buy a Clan Shard, which is a small blue rock that allows anyone with General or Higher standing to claim clan stones, this works by simply walking near the stone and double clicking the Clan Shard, it took the beta server about 4 hours to figure this out despite being given pretty direct instructions in the beta forum. The person who claims that town becomes the Mayor, currently you can\'t remove or change mayors because they haven\'t fixed it yet, what good the mayor is or does I don\'t know as we never had enough time to build up a town to actually find out.

Now you have to grind resources to build little building templates that you use to build basic structures for your clan city, this requires a skill that costs a ton of gold and each template requires about 300 gold and about 5-10 pieces of wood and has a 66% chance fail rate, each template weighs a damn lot, but you only need to drag it to a bank and then have a guildmember pull it out of a wilderness bank by your city and relay the crap until you use it to facilitate building something.

This is really all there is to the gameI\'ve read what people have posted about \'sieging\' and whatnot but I\'ve never heard of any sieges going on while I was bothered enough to actually play the beta, and I\'d be suprised if the mechanic was even activated to begin with. They didn\'t activate the clanstones until about two weeks before Christmas, and they claim that the game was already \"tested by professional testers\" that managed to miss all the major bugs and massive design flaws with the beta versions 56-68.

So heres my predictions as a pragmatic player of loads of MMO\'s over the years.

Adventurine has stated that they will be doing a competitive \'pre-order\' process that will allow people with preorders to play exclusively on the main Euro server for about a week before DF\'s release, they\'ve stated that they will not wipe this progress whatsoever.

I believe they are doing this in order to attempt to provide additional funding for more serves in the EU for localization purposes, and because they want to make a slight return on their game before the ghost is out of the bag that it is mostly lacking the gameplay part of any game and is a massive resource grinder...which will drive people away from their release but as long as they are paying a 50+ euro preorder for it they won\'t much care.

I speculate that DF won\'t have much of an open beta before they finally decide to release the game whenever they actually do that, because it WILL hurt sales.

I predict that DF will ship and sell to some extent but I feel that the \'shadowbane effect\' will occour again and 1/2 the purchasing population will stop playing within the first three months of the game, which would probably cancel Adventurine\'s ideas of a North American release, which I would wait for since I prefer to stomp the NA guilds, and typically NA mmo servers are more competitive.

If anyone has any other questions postem and I will try to answer them as best I can.

/facepalm

2009-01-19T20:17:00.001-08:00

Im a dumbarse...i didnt realise that ogor (admin of betaleaks) wasnt ready for 1000's of registrations and has closed the site up to any new people for a while to fix bugs.

I will continue posting leaks until he is fully ready.
Leakers can still send me leaked info at darkfallherald@gmail.com

/flame my comments if you must /rolleyes

Everyone go to betaleaks.com

2009-01-19T16:00:00.000-08:00

Yep im not going to be playing Darkfall anyway so Ive decided to close down the blog. If you want to get leaks still, please head over to Betaleaks.com and Here for the specific Darkfall forum.

To all leakers: You can go to this link which sends you the "submit a leak" page at betaleaks. com, there you can submit anything you want but will have to provide proof . You will have to wait for a moderator to confirm your leak, which is completely anonymous.

This is what it says in the "submit a leak" section

Submitting a leak in this forum means that the volunteer staff of betaleaks.com will review the story for front page consideration. Please include collobortive information with your story so that the staff may review it faster. Information may include screenshots, links to documentation, or a collaborating news story. Remember the only people whom can see your thread in this forum is you and the staff of betaleaks.com.

REMEMBER press control + h to clear your Ui away.

P.s- Im also closing the blog because this blog is no longer needed.....i made this blog because betaleaks was down for maintenance. Now that its up it provides much much more than this blog ever could.

Thank you for all reading my blog and i wish you all the best.

Juicy leaks!

2009-01-17T23:22:00.000-08:00

REMEMBER: If you want to leak email me @ Darkfallherald@gmail.com

A tester talking about archery

"Archery works as such. When you equip any weapon a tiny crosshair appears on your screen and in the case of a bow, your hands with the bow come up as well just like they would in most FPS games. To fire you hold down the left mouse and you will see yourself nock an arrow and pull back the string. You can release before the bow is completely drawn but I didn't test whether that had any effect on the strength of the shot. Once drawn, you need to adjust your shot for distance and any movement of the target. If the target is 10-20 yards from you and standing still/running at you, you can pretty much just put the crosshair on it and fire away. If the target is 100-200 yards away you need to aim drasticly higher to account for the arc of the arrow. While it will probably get easier with practice, it takes skill to hit a moving target at range.

I didnt see any little circles around the crosshair, maybe your source is thinking of mount and blade where you have to wait for the circle to achieve maximum accuracy."

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Tester responding to some DF trolls and haters (my hero)

"Ok, I'll bite since other people in this thread arent --

I have an *** ***** **** and a pretty old motherboard/processor, and I can play the game in max detail just fine.

I dont want to individually address specific people in this thread, because a large number of you are mouth breathing fucktards who are being contrary just to be contrary. Fact is, the game got delayed because there are some COSMETIC issues with the UI/world. The core gameplay is 100% solid; the systems in the game that I have personally experienced are flawless, they are everything the game promised it would deliver. Gameplay is engaging, PVP is straight up the best thing since UO or Asheron's Call Darktide.

Frankly, I think some of you have such boring lives that you are shit talking this game just to make it sound like you have an informed opinion. The fact is, you don't. A large portion of you simply have no idea what you're talking about... I mean seriously, comparing DF to AOC? You are comparing a systems driven PVP mmo to a content driven instanced PVP game that was rushed out the door. I love the logic you toolbags profess; you would shit talk and whine that Aventurine fucked your mom and lit your christmas tree on fire if they released it unready for the public, and you are crying little internet nerd tears because theyr're taking their time to make the best product possible.

The game exists. People are playing it. It is a refreshing change of pace from the current generation of MMOs (which from the sounds of things, most of you would be better off in -- Im pretty sure at least 80% of you are not ready for a full-on PVP game that doesnt have mercy on shitty players or unsound tactical thought). Be glad that they delayed it. Be patient. Your wait will be paid in full when you finally play it.... I speak from experience."

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another tester responding to his comments

"From the brief time that I got to play I would agree with his general feel for the game, just with alot less vitriol towards the doubters... they really cant be blamed based on Avents almost autistic disregard for PR. As for whether he'll be joining you guys, alot of the people in beta (and there wasn't alot as far as I could tell) are from established pvp guilds with notable histories. I got to play by visting a friend who is in one of these groups. When I checked the clan tab ingame I saw only like 8 clans and about half of them were groups I had heard of from AC/UO/SB, but its important to remember that founding a clan costs a significant amount of gold. With the frequent wipes its possible that there were more old school clans out there that just didnt bother to farm or spend the cash. My point is that I'd be willing to bet that anyone playing the game now regularly probably has strong ties to an existing guild."

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Darkfall has full Uncensored Nudity

2009-01-17T21:39:00.000-08:00

No the title is fake....hahahahahahaOh and there is more leaks..below

"The squares are like that in reality and noticeable in the ingame map. Its obvious that they built the world in tiny maps and patched them together. The squares dont seem to line up with the server zones (you sometimes get a slight hiccup when crossing the 'seamless world') so I think they are just a byproduct of how they initially constructed the world.

When I first saw this high rez map a few weeks ago without playing the game I feared that it would be very noticable when you moved from square to square. However upon testing it, the world is so huge that it doesn't register that way at all unless you have the map open and know that you are crossing a boundary.

One thing I was struck by is that even though the graphics are not the best, is that there is a ton of cool stuff strew about the landscape and it never feels generic. Each ruin, abandoned village, outpost has the feel of alot of time and handcrafting put into it. The problem was that out of all these cool places, not many seem populated with critters or npcs."

Detailed World Map leak!

2009-01-16T19:14:00.000-08:00

Can someone figure out the travel distance to get from one side of the map to the other?
Thanks in advance

CLick here for higher quality version

Edit: the clouds im assuming are there to tell you thee current weather....so im guessing this was taking from the weather map in-game.

Spell leaks!

2009-01-15T15:05:00.000-08:00

Here are the rest of the magic spells not listed before. There are also more spells than this in game I believe, and these may or may not be correct.

I would also like to comment that the delay Tasos put out is very good news. The game is really solid and just needs some more time. An additional month feels like enough time to me. Far better than releasing it a month early after all these years of waiting. So again, this is very good news and people should be highly positive about it. Darkfall potentially is a game you could play for a very long time, I know I will. -leakreader2

Earth Magic
0 skill
Earthquake - Persistant AOE around the caster. Also harms the caster.
Brawn - Strength buff, self
Acid Arrow - bolt + AOE

25 skill
Acid Shield - Acid resistance buff, self
Impale - Instant piercing damage ray
Tarnish - Acid resistance debuff

50 skill
Acid Ward - Acid resistance, target
Corrosive Blast - Acid bolt + AOE
Stoneskin - Weapon resistance buff, self

75 skill
Acid Rain - Instant ray, summons an Acid Storm AOE
Pungent Mist - No description
Stamina Leech - Instant ray, drains stamina and grants it to the caster

100 skill
Ironskin - Weapon resistance buff, target
Meteor Strike - No description
Disintegrate - Acid Bolt + AOE

Water Magic
0 skill
Gills - Increases the duration the caster may swim underwater
Delayed Shot - Ranged speed debuff, target
Icicle - Ice Bolt

25 skill
Frostbite - Instant Ray, deals cold damage to all targets within the ray's path
Cold Shield - Cold resistance buff, self
Weakening Chill - Cold resistance debuff

50 skill
Cold Ward - Cold resistance buff, target
Water Breathing - Waterbreathing buff, target
Shards - Ice bolt + AOE

75 skill
Clear Thoughts - Intelligence buff, self
Ice Storm - Instant ray, summons an ice storm
Slow - Melee speed debuff

100 skill
Blizzard - Ice bolt + AOE
Toxic Rain - Instant ray + Poison storm

Wind Magic
0 skill
Agility - Dexterity buff, self
Ball Lightning - Lightning bolt + AOE
Arrow Shield - Arrow resistance buff, self

25 skill
Lightning Weakness - Lightning resistance debuff
Lightning Shield - Lightning resistance buff, self
Lightning Bolt - Instant ray, deals lightning damage to all targets within the ray's path

50 skill
Lightning Strike - Lightning bolt + AOE
Lightning Ward - Lightning resistance buff, target
Arrow Ward - Arrow Resistance buff, target
Guiding Wind - Arrow Resistance debuff

75 skill
Thunderstorm - Instant ray, summons a lightning storm
Stormblast - No description
Come Hither - Pulls a target to the caster

100 skill
Tornado - Lightning PBAOE, summons a tornado
Exploding Charge - Lightning Bolt + AOE

Witchcraft
0 skill
Needles - Bleed bolt + AOE
Sluggish - Quickness Debuff

25 skill
Spell Curse - Malediction Debuff
Disease - Strength Debuff
Exhaust - Stamina Regen Debuff

50 skill
Pestilence - Vitality debuff
Stupidity - Intelligence debuff
Palsy - Dexterity debuff

75 skill
Insect Swarm - Sends forth a swarm of poisonous insects
Tongue Rot - Spell Success Debuff
Witches Brew - Target regains health & stamina

100 skill
Mana Leech - Drains mana and grants it to the caster
Ominous Drain - Debuffs ALL base attributes

Necromancy
0 skill
Undeath - Health regen debuff
Cursed Bolt - Unholy bolt
Evil Eye - Spell negation debuff

25 skill
Unholy Caress - Instant ray, deals unholy damage to all targets within the ray's path
Infernal Shield - Unholy Resistance buff, self
Desecration - Unholy resistance debuff

50 skill
Slashing Weakness - Slash debuff
Piercing Weakness - Pierce debuff
Vampiric Touch - Instant ray, drains health and grants it to the caster

75 skill
Mental Weakness - Mental debuff
Infernal Ward - Unholy resistance buff, target
Death Fog - Instant ray, creates an Unholy storm

100 skill
Unholy Flames - Unholy bolt + AOE
Eye Rot - No Description

Spell Chanting
0 skill
Hymn of Swiftness - Instant ray - Quickness buff
Adept - Decreases the casters chance of spell failure

25 skill
Valour - Max Stamina Buff, self?
Hymn of Might - Instant ray - Strength buff
Blessing - Malediction Resistance buff, self

50 skill
Hymn of Vigor - Instant ray - Vitality buff
Sacrifice - Transfer health from the caster to the target
Bless Other - Malediction resistance buff, target

75 skill
Healing Chant - Persistant PBAOE healing chant ; movement cancels this effect
Hymn of Intellect - Instant ray - Intelligence Buff
Hymn of Skill - Instant ray - Dexterity buff
Will of the Warrior - Max mana buff, self?

100 skill
True Strike - Max health buff, self?
Mana Blast - Instant ray, Arcane damage + AOE

Arcane Magic
0 skill
Sacred Missile - Holy bolt
Mystic Shield - Mental resistance buff, self
Hasten Spells - Casting speed buff, self

25 skill
Mystic Ward - No description
Lend Mana - Transfer mana from the caster to the target
Holy Shield - Holy resistance buff, self

50 skill
Wall of Force - No description
Flames of Vengeance - Instant ray, "summons an inferno of holy flames"
Holy Weakness - Holy resistance debuff

75 skill
Spell Immunity - Spell Resistance buff
Holy Ward - Target holy resistance buff

100 skill
Virtuous Wrath - Holy bolt + AOE
Reflect Spell - Causes the next offensive spell to be reflected back to its source .

Vague betaleak!

2009-01-14T22:54:00.000-08:00

This screen shot that is here has been confirmed fake by one of our leakers.

Email me at Darkfallherald@gmail.com if you want to leak.

In related news darkfall posted this update http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/61490

More from our leakers

"I have personally seen Mounts in action, Sieges etc are fully implemented but nobody in beta has anything siege worthy because we were just wiped, and no one has built a ship, but a dev logged on and spawned the materials to make one and had a player build one... so in theory, the act of making a Ship and using it works, but I cant speak on the actual process of getting all the materials together to do so since as I said, nobody has done that in beta."

If the leaker could provide me more info than that...that would be awesome.

Tassos's newest beta update!

2009-01-14T14:35:00.000-08:00

I think when he was referring to leakers being caught im assuming he meant the ones who posted the sceenshots without covering the combat bit of the Ui...none of those have been in contact with me.

Update on January 11
This is our latest beta update:

We needed to collect more data from the current build before putting together the newest patches, so we let the latest stable build run until then.

We've been listening to your feedback closely since the beta started. Much of what you are reporting as far as bugs go are known issues through our internal testing process and have been scheduled to be updated, or have been updated already. If you don't see immediate fixes, it's because we need the extra error logs to be able to get to the root of each problem faster. Anything that you report which we weren't aware of we need time to reproduce it internally and still collect more data on it. Our communication is mostly one sided, from you to us, not just by necessity having limited manpower, but also by design. We need as much feedback as possible.

In the next couple of patches you should be able to observe our commitment though beta progress. Most fixes and updates will be present. Having said that, there's no such thing as a "magic patch". You should know however that the beta builds are much different that a release build. Beta builds are focused on testing needs rather than on the total player experience.

While the feedback we're getting has been overwhelmingly positive, the criticism has been very vocal. We've been paying close attention to everything you're reporting and we look over it dedicating our limited time to it. Most of you respect and make good use of this. This is where you have the opportunity to cooperate with the Darkfall developers. But Darkfall isn't for everyone, we understand that there will be people who won't enjoy the game. There is no point in keeping those in the beta who hinder cooperation by their conduct on the beta forums. We will ask you again to please provide on-point constructive criticism but to also definitely refrain from ranting and inflamatory posting.

For those of you who wish continue to provide us with valuable feedback through the next couple of patches, we'll provide you with detailed testing guidelines which we would appreciate help with.

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Of course we know that we're behind schedule, mostly due to limited resources in running the testing, and having to also focus on peripheral issues like account management and billing systems etc. We don't intend to rush things more than they can be rushed. We haven't done this so far, and we're not about to start now. We'll ask you to trust us to always do what's best for the game. On the other hand we're very happy with the results of the testing so far. We're collecting a lot of valuable information and have made numerous improvements to the game.

The newest testers ready to be let in have been put on hold while we address as many issues as possible before the imminent patch. We have been working around the clock seven days a week and we're doing everything we can, so the quality of cooperation with you the testers is very important. We'll keep up our end to the best of our ability.

We have discovered a couple of people responsible for the latest leaks. Predictably they were people given the benefit of the doubt when let in, and vouched for by other people who we trust. We intend to enforce our NDA in these cases and protect our testing process. We must ask you again to respect it as well, as most of you have so far.

We'll try to keep you updated with any developments.

The Darkfall starter guide!

2009-01-13T00:04:00.000-08:00

EDIT: if you are a leaker and want to "leak" please contact me ( faithkiller) @ Darkfallherald@gmail.com

I hope you guys have enjoyed these leaks, and I hope to read more previews from other testers here over the next few days or weeks until Darkfall is released. I trust Faithkiller and I think you can as well. I would also like to say that if other testers did want to safely leak screenshots they could hit ALT-H to remove the entire interface and then take a photo of it with a digital camera. -leakreader2

Darkfall Tester Guide -
When you enter Darkfall for the first time, you will spawn in the starting village you selected in the character creator. All races have three starting villages each.

You spawn next to a guard tower, so you are reasonably safe here. The guard towers will fire at anyone entering its range with an evil or rogue alignment. Currently the damage of the guard towers are a little low, and it will be increased slightly over the next few weeks.

Just added a new hack that reduces the post length until you press the "read more" button.

The interface

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The first thing you want to do is to arrange the interface to your liking, and maybe try out different video settings.

You bring up the GUI-mode by RIGHT-CLICKING your mouse. You close it again with another RIGHT-CLICK.

In your backpack you will have three different starting weapons – a club, a sword and an axe. You equip one of them by either double clicking it or dragging it to the weapon slot of your paperdoll. You will always respawn with these three weapons. They can not be sold, destroyed or lost.

Everything else on your character will be left on your grave when you die, and can be looted by anyone.

Always make sure to keep your bank vault well stocked with equipment or gold. You will never lose items in your bank vault.

To perform any attacks, you need to unsheathe your weapon. This is done by pressing R. Pressing R again will sheathe your weapon.

When your weapon is sheathed, you are in 1st person view. When your weapon is unsheathed (i.e. when you are in combat mode), your view changes to 3rd person view if you are holding a melee weapon, and stays in 1st person (but with hands and weapon visible) if you are using a ranged weapon, such as a bow or a magic staff to cast spells.

To cast a spell you need a staff. You can either find a staff on a monster, or buy it from an NPC vendor.

Most active skills in Darkfall follow the load and fire principle. You select the skill of spell you want to perform (drag the ones you use more often to the hotbar for convenience), then press the LEFT mouse-button to perform the action.

Getting quests

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Next to the bindstone where you spawn for the first time, is an NPC Councelor.

You interact with all NPCs, bank vaults, mail boxes, gravestones, ships, mounts, cannons etc. by pressing the F (use) button.

Remember to sheathe your weapon (press R) before you interact.

When you talk to the Councelor, he will have tabs for buying, selling and quests. Pick the quest tab and accept all quests he is offering.

Once you have gotten the quest to kill goblins, an indicator on your minimap will show where some of the closest goblin camps are.

Monsters

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Monsters in Darkfall are tough. Try to fight one monster at a time if possible, and always watch your stamina and hitpoints. If you are in trouble, RUN.

Sprinting

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You can run faster by pressing LEFT SHIFT to sprint. Sprinting will drain your stamina, so keep an eye on your stamina bar. Getting attacked by a monster or player with almost no stamina is not good.

Going Rogue

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When you target/look at another player, if his name is in blue, he has a positive alignment to you. Attacking him will make you a Rogue. When you are in Rogue-mode, your name will appear in brown to other players, and they can kill you with no penalties. If you kill a blue player, your alignment will drop, and if it drops enough you will turn red to other players, and they will be rewarded with positive alignment for killing you.

Red players will be auto-attacked by guard towers.

Looting a grave

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To loot a grave, sheathe your weapon (press R), target the grave and press use (F) to open it. Items can now be dragged from the grave to your backpack.

Resting

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To rest, sheathe your weapon (press R), then use the Rest skill (which you can drag to the hotbar from the skills list). This does NOT make you rest yet, it simply loads the skill. Left click to start resting. A ‘zzz’ icon will appear at the top of the screen and you will see your character in 3rd person view, sitting down. You can mouselook and arrange your bags etc. without breaking out of rest.
To stop resting, use the Jump key (space by default).

If you have any food, eating before you rest will increase the recovery rate.

Chatting

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/say (default) - talk to people in your immediate vicinity
/say_global - talk to everyone on the server. This is a temporary chat command that will be removed before release
/msg firstname lastname - sends a private message to another player. The message will show up in its own tab, and by switching to this tab you open a private conversation with each other.

If you are a veteran gamer you should now be ready to start, otherwise keep reading!

FIRST STEPS IN DARKFALL – A WALKTHROUGH

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Does it sound all a bit too much to learn? It’s actually quite easy once you get used to it. Let’s bring all this information together with a short walkthrough.

Step 1 – Initial preparations
You have just created your character, and have appeared just outside the gate of the village that you chose as starter location. You will see a clanstone (i.e. bindpoint) and the NPC that gives the starter quests.

Under the System messagebox there is a ‘Chat’ button. Click on it to open the public chat bar. If you want to type a message to all, type /say_global then your message. If you want to start a private conversation, type /msg then the player’s name and last name followed by your message

You don’t see your character yet (since you aren’t in combat mode). Right click. This brings up the utility windows, such as paperdoll, backpack, etc. A links menu on the top left allows you to access options, journal, minimap, etc. Click now on minimap to open it, if it’s not open already in the top right corner. Leave it there, it will be handy shortly to find where the monsters are.

Click on Skills, and under general skills find ‘Rest’. Drag it to the ‘0’ (zero) slot of the hotbar (you’ll see how to use it in a moment). Equip one of the 3 starter weapons by dragging it from the backpack to your paperdoll.

Right click again – the utility windows will disappear. Press R to unsheathe your weapon. Now you can see your character!

Step 2 – Moving around
Time to familiarise yourself with the basic movement keys:

W,S,A,D move you forward, back, left, right
Space – Jump
Left shift – Sprint (it consumes stamina but you run much faster)
C – crouch (npcs have more trouble spotting you)

Remember that you can remap these and all other keys in Options, which is an item of the menu that you can see when you right click.

Step 3 – Get the starter quests
Run up to the NPC. To interact with him, you must first sheathe your weapon, if you are in combat mode (press R to sheathe/unsheathe)..
Press F to interact with the guy. You will see a window where the last tab is Quests. Go to that tab and take the two quests available.
You will now see on the minimap (that you opened in step 1) the locations of the nearest goblins. Start running there.

Step 4 –Combat
Unsheathe your weapon (press R - you’ll now be in 3rd person view) and left click to hit your target. Note that you do NOT autotarget or lock target. You have to actually be facing towards your enemy and be aiming at it/her/him in order to hit. Keep an eye on your stamina bar so that you always have enough to sprint away if you are in too much trouble.

Step 5 – Loot
Let’s assume that you defeated your enemy. After a few moments, a tombstone will appear instead of its body. Sheathe your weapon (press R), then target the tombstone and press F to use it. Drag its contents to your backpack.

Step 6 – Rest
Walk out of the way of the spawn to avoid surprises, then sheathe your weapon if you were in combat mode (press R). Press 0 (we had dragged the Rest skill to this slot in step 1). Rest is now loaded, as you can see by the small campfire icon under the hotbar. To start resting, left click. You will see your character sitting down. When your life and stamina bars are full, press space to jump up.

Congratulations, you’ve learned the ropes of getting by in Darkfall, and are now ready to discover more by yourself, such as how to use magic, crafting, archery, and so on. If you are ever in doubt on how to do something, don’t forget to ask in general chat. People are happy to help and there’s usually a Dev at hand to answer most questions.

Darkfall Default Controls

Please note: all of these controls can be changed ingame

Right Mouse Bring up / Close the User Interface windows
W,A,S,D movement: forward, strafe left, backwards, strafe right
Mouse Turn,mouselook
F -Use/ action key (vendors, mounts, ships, guns, vehicles,looting)
R -Sheathe / Unsheathe (equipped weapon or staff)
C Crouch
Space Jump
Numlock Autorun
L Shift +W Sprint
Ctrl(+ W,A,S,D) Walk
0-9 Hotbar Slots skill/spell selection
Shift+0-9 Hotbar selection(For fast access to the hotbar use shift 0 -9)

First Person Mode Controls (Ranged, Spells)
Mouse left button Fire

Swimming Controls:
W,A,S,D Forward, left, backwards, right
C Dive
left shift and movement key crawl-stroke swimming (faster
Space Swim Upwards

Special Controls:
To revive the character needs to have its weapon sheathed.
Z Revive (LMB/Attack bind to use)
X Gank (Press LMB/Attack bind to use)
SPACE Release(die) when incapacitated before the timer runs out.

Mount Controls:
F to mount/dismount
R Sheathe/Unsheathe a weapon on mounts
W,A,S,D move forward, turn left, move backwards, turn right
Mouse Mouseloook
Q,E Lean left, right
Space Jump
Movement +Ctrl Mount walks
Numlock Autorun
Left Mouse when mount is standing still Mount attacks Forward
Left Mouse + S when mount is standing still Mount attacks Backwards
Left Mouse + S when mount is standing still Mount attacks Backwards
Left Mouse+ W,A,D Weapon attack when mount is in motion

Ship Controls:
WASD move forward, turn left, move backwards, turn right
Mouse Mouseloook
Numlock Autorun

Cannon controls:
Mouse aim
Left Mouse Fire cannon

Warhulk controls:
F12 Change Camera Mode
WASD move forward, turn left, move backwards, turn right
Left Mouse If warhulk has a cannon for the driver: Fire Cannon
Mouse Rotates camera in secondary camera mode. If driver has a cannon, it rotates the cannon. />

Lesser magic spell list + more!

2009-01-11T16:11:00.000-08:00

More stuff

You probably would like know what the stats actually do.

The following has been taken from the ingame description of each stat.

Str : Increases damage dealt with melee weapons,and moderately affects max health.
Vit : Grants a bonus to max health and moderate bonus to stamina. A high vitality may slightly reduce the effects of poison and bleeding.
Dex : Increases archery damage taken from area effects.
Quick : Slightly increases melee and archer speed,and may reduce damage taken from such attacks. Also Grants a moderate bonus to max stamina.
Int :Increases the power of spells,and greatly affects max mana.Also Improves resistance against mental attacks.
Wis : Grants a bonus to all crafting and harvesting skills, Also it moderately affects max mana,and grants a slight resist bonus against curses.

"Could you go into detail how heal spells work. Self heals and target heal. Is it all over time"

What I know of has casting time and then is instant. You do not target yourself, you just cast a self spell while holding a staff. I believe every spell for others is aimed in some manner. Nothing is easy.

Briefly I would like to clarify melee combat slightly more. Sprint is for moving foward only. Stepping to the side or back has equal movement speed. To dodge a melee attack it is better to step back, as side stepping is quite easy to follow with mouse look. You could also step in as they step back, but I still think it is a better tactic for a variety of reasons. Essentially it is like real life.

Here is some more magic stuff for you guys.

Lesser Magic

0 skill
Magic Ward - Instant ray, AOE resistance buff
Heal Self - Heal, self
Arcane Missile - Arcane Bolt

25 skill
Mana Drain - Reduces the target's mana
Mana to Stamina - Sacrifice mana for stamina

50 skill
Stamina to Health - Sacrifice stamina for health
Launch - Instant ray, damage + knockback

100 skill
Blast - Arcane bolt + Dexterity debuff
Burden - Encumbers the target, debuffing their casting / ranged speed

Greater Magic

0 skill
Beacon - Instant ray, lights up a target
Rend - Bleeding bolt + AOE

25 skill
Frailty - Damage resistance debuff
Unburden - Encumberance buff, self
Infliction shield - Resistance buff against bleed, poison, and drains, self
Heal Other - Instant ray, heal

50 skill
Venom - Poison bolt
Telekinesis - No description
Infliction ward - Infliction resistance buff, self
Flesh curse - Infliction resistance debuff

75 skill
Shrapnel - Arcane bolt + AOE ; bolt effected by gravity
Insight - Wisdom buff, self

100 skill
Begone - Arcane bolt + knockback
Confusion - bolt + AOE blindness

Fire magic spell list + more!

2009-01-11T01:36:00.001-08:00

Update:
Some starting stats for you.

Mirdain
Str 17/Vit 15/Dex 25/Quick 20/Int 20/Wis 20

Ork
Str 25/Vit 20/Dex 20/Quick 15/Int 15/Wis 15

Human
20everything.

Alfar
Str 15.0/Vit 15.0/Dex 20.0/Quick 20.0/Int 25.0/Wisdom 20.0
Dwarf>
Str 20/Vit 25/Dex 15/Quick 17/Int 15/Wisdom 25

Im also putting back the "theexplorers" leaked info aswell since Leakreader2 confirmed it.
That's after the Spell list!

Fire Magic
0 skill
Firebolt - Fire bolt + AOE
Smoke Signal - Instant ray, marks a target
Impetus - Quickness buff, self

25 skill
Fire Shield - Fire Resistance buff, self
Dragonbreath - No Description
Weakening Blaze - No description
Haste - melee speed buff, target

50 skill
Fireball - Fire Bolt + AOE
Fire Ward - Fire Resistance Buff, target
Explosion - Fire PBAOE, damages the caster

75 skill
Magma Storm - Fire Bolt + AOE. Bolt effected by gravity
Rapid Shot - Archery speed buff, self
Wall of Fire - Instant ray, creates a wall of fire

100 skill
Inferno - Fire Bolt + AOE
Volcano - Instant ray, creates a volcano

Mahirim Stats
Str 20
Vit 20
Dex 20
Quick 25
Int 20
Wis 15

Here is some information that might be new for those interested. The spells are subject to change and may have already changed. Obviously.

Those unconfirmed reports that were removed sounded true enough to me as well. I actually enjoyed reading them myself, as I am interested in what other testers think outside the cult of Darkfall. As that might indicate what chance the game has in the real world.
-leakreader2

Here is also the "other" unconfirmed leak that is now confirmed back up!

Here is my leak:

Hello.

First of all i realise this might not be new exiting information, but i would like to leak this anyway.
I have been in the beta a few days now, and i have had time to build up a impression of the game.

First of all the general gameplay and such is working pretty good. The basics of the game is ready for release in my opinion. The combat feels pretty good, and it absolutely something new. I feel that thenoobs preview comments regarding the pace and feeling if the combat system is pretty accurate. The skill systems seems to be working nicely aswell, but i have not tested it a lot since they have a lot of character wipes and i have spent my time doing other stuff. Again I think thenoob has covered this in a good way.

The world is huge and beautiful, and i in particular liked the Ork starting area. I have always been an explorer, i like to go around and climb mountains, cross huge plains, go into deep forests and such. Now this part of Darkfall fit me extremely good. I spent hours just running around exploring the world. The way the world is built is fantastic. The best part was when i suddenly bumped into a hidden cavern on a small island, it was incredibly well made and the visuals was stunning. It felt like a place where no man had been before. This is a feeling i have not had in any other MMO before (i guess the closest is AC, but darksfalls graphics makes much more special), and it feels awesome to finally feel this free and being able to explore a huge seamless world. Exlorers, you will love it!

Now there still is some bugs, but some are rather minor. What worries me the most is that many of the key features of the game is not turned on and has not ben tested. Sieges, Ships and such is probably some of the most important features in the game, but we have had no way to test it yet. This makes me wonder how ready the game really is, and I kinda wish they will push the game a bit more back for more testing with a larger number of testers. They might be holding this back because they know it is ready, but i doubt it. If this is not working, i kinda hope they will postphone the release a bit.

That is all i have for now. Hope it is somewhat informative.

Regard TheExplorer.

Leaker makes wall of text!

2009-01-10T21:55:00.000-08:00

only 100's of betatesters?...whoa..not cool!

Edit: This leaker is 100% REAL

"Since couple of years there were few things that I was wondering of about the game. Most of them have been answered, but there is still one left, which I think is very important for this game to be success in long time term.It is about resurrection system, running back to place where you died, so also bindstones placement. The question is how troublesome is dying, more specific continuing journey at moment you died. For example, you want to kill some monsters far away at enemy teritory. You go at their living area, engage the battle and lose to them. They drop some needed items and you want to try slaying them one more time. Are bindstones set on the map frequently enough for returning to place you died not to be boring and frustrating? Or returning back to friends, which you are playing with, after some pvp fight?"

Boring and frustrating is very subjective. So what I will tell you is just the facts regarding bindstones. Bindstones are extremely rare. Capital cities, a few Chaos stones hidden here and there that I am keeping the locations to myself, and then guild cities and hamlets once built. You cant just find one of these and bind at it when it is unclaimed either. The world is also very unknown, so mapping it out is something individuals or guilds will have to do initially.

I don't have a problem with it since it stops zerging, and zerging is a bigger problem. The world is also nice and it isn't as bad travelling through it.

"necromancy sounds kinda vanilla...oh well"

Magic in general is that way. Even though magic is vanilla on paper, it is, the differernce is the way the magic is done. When you are using a normal boring spell in regular game it is far less interesting than in darkfall. The spells for the most part are what you have seen before, they just require player skill and it feels very different to use them when you are aiming and leading targets.

"To what extent do you need to focus on one speciality (spell school, ranged, melee etc)? How much can you be the jack of all trades? I know you're meant to have a bit of a few things to stay versatile, but to what degree do you specialise, and how much does this affect your stats/hp/armour worn?"

Initially you can be a jack of all trades. Not sure how much it narrows down long term.

"Do you know whether poisons are in at the moment please? (Either craftable or bought from NPCs/looted)

And if so can they be applied to arrows or daggers only, or other weapons too?"

I do not know one way or the other.

"How about your pvp experiences? Tell us some stories on your ninja pk's."

It is exciting and the best way to get people is when they are fighting or afk, obviously. Resting, they usually see you and can try to run away. I don't want to get specific with exact experiences as there are only a few hundred testers. That is why I am only sharing personal experiences and being fairly general about them.

"How often do you run into people out in the world map, seeing as how big it is and there is only 2k(?) or so Beta players at the moment? What is the % rate of those you run into attempting to pk you/you pk them?"

If there are thousands of beta testers then they are still downloading the client or staying very quiet and hidden in the game. I do see people near captial cities now and then.

Very few try to pk me because I am very careful, and because of the low population. Sounds do carry for hundreds of yards as well, as reported, so you can hear people fighting way off in the distance and find them. I know the range of sounds and plan accordingly when hunting.

-leakreader2

Leakers and proof...

2009-01-10T14:05:00.000-08:00

Since i got 24 comments on my last posting crying about how i would post unconfirmed leaks., all leakers now have to provide proof before I will post any leaks on the blog. I know people are iffy about taking screen shots as you might get caught but the good way to avoid any problems is to print the screen shot then use white out to get rid of all the UI (all of it) then scan it back onto the web.

Also you could just get rid of all the UI in photoshop and layer a few colours over it with a brush.
I assume most leakers have scanners since you had to print the Nda form then sign it then send it back to them.

Email me at Darkfallherald@gmail.com

More Q&A leaker stuff!

2009-01-10T01:06:00.000-08:00

Great

"Which race is your favorite so far, and why?"

Alfar are nice because of the faction issue. Dwarves have the best starting areas. Mahirim have nice starting areas and actully look better than screenshots, but do not run on all fours and I will be amazed if they do by release.

"What is, DF's strongest/best point, and why?"

Best world of any MMORPG. The Combat and Monster AI. FFA and full loot. Stability. Hard to pick just one of those. It is a combination of them that is the strongest point.

"And what's the worst thing in DF so far, and why?"

Incomplete or not turned on. Very crude interface. Lack of polish with some things. Some of the graphics and sounds.

"Are player houses in?"

Not that I know of.

"Are mounted combat in or have you seen or heard of it?"

Not that I know of, but it could be. Coming soon?

"Do you know anything about Necromancy?"

There are some spells for it, but I have not used them. What you would expect. Draining health instant ray, debuffs, bolts. No pets.

Q&A with a leaker!

2009-01-09T21:48:00.000-08:00

"Collision detection sounds like an annoyance if used in hubs to block entrances and such."

Not really. Most entrances are fairly large and vendors are all outside, or in the open near a building or tent. The places you could block people off are also the places the person doing the blocking could just be killed. It also feels good to trap people, and scary to get trapped. They did a good job with it and it fits with how the world is entirely realistic.

"You've mentioned melee alot, but how does it pan out against magic and ranged (bow) PvP? Is it hard to coordinate attacks with more people?"

It can certainly be confusing. I suggest a voice chat program, but that is pretty obvious. There are no names over people's heads like most games as you likely know. Since you have to mouse over, it just looks like a bunch of people running around. So you have to be careful with who you are hitting. I imagine the more people out there the more challenging this will be.

I think bow PvP takes the most skill and is the hardest to determine the attacker with if they are attacking you. If you start getting hit with arrows they stick into you, so you try to look over where they are coming from, by then, usually a couple more are in you. While Magic glows and is pretty noisy, so it is easier to react quicker to it and find cover.

Magic and Archery takes arrows and components to use, so that balances it some as well. Melee weapons even wear out, but very slowly, and I think everyone will have some melee as a backup.

For an individual I suggest picking one of the main three melee weapons and skilling up with it. There will be times when you just have your no drop weapon, so you might as well be good with it. You can change stances fast, magic to melee, and most people will use all kinds of skills.

"Can you give examples of what can be harvested and a simple crafting recipe (like a sword)?"

No sorry. Not much of a crafter. I suspect everyone will be a bit of a gatherer even if they are not a crafter though. I also believe the reports of almost everything you see potentially being crafted is possible, but I do not know if that is implemented yet or not.

"Nice that they stuck to what they planned with NPCs dropping sensible stuff, it must have been very boring to itemize though!"

That is one of the coolest things about Darkfall. I often just think, 'how would that work if this were a real world', and many times that is how it works in Darkfall. Makes the world feel more real.

-leakreader2

Im taking a leak!

2009-01-09T19:40:00.000-08:00

More from Leakreader2 ...sorry for title...problems with editing department ..had to lay some people of..

Here is some more information for those who are curious.

With starter weapons and skills it seems to take around 12-20 hits to kill someone in PvP on average. This varies of course, but that should give you an idea of timing. Swings are about once a second, and I assume may vary depending on weapon speed, but I am not positive. You can also sprint while swinging and attacking to increase your movement rate or to chase people down, and you can box people into corners or against rocks and such, as reported. Collision detection works great.

Harvesting resources appear static and replenish over time. Larger and smaller resources appear to have the same amount of yield from what I can tell. Common ones are all over the place and yield around 10-20 items each, with a couple different item types coming from the same resource. There are also rare things to harvest in harder to reach locations. Resources, once harvested, also have a small amount of sales value unlike some games. So you can sell them to purchase whatever you like.

So you could be a crafter that chooses not to fight monsters. You could gain your combat and magic skills just through PvP. You could even run off in the wilderness and avoid almost all the people and be a hermit. So it is very open ended like they claimed.

What you see is what you get is also certainly true. You see a monster you think has nothing on it, it likely does not, other than what you can harvest. If it is wearing or holding something, it drops it. For example, you want to be a mage? Kill a caster mob and take their staff. Same goes for archery and so on.

-leakreader2

More info!

2009-01-09T13:28:00.000-08:00

Unconfirmed leak

- Silvertown, a neutral city found in the land of the humans.
- I like the PvP in Darkfall alot, it is very intense. You have to aim everything, nothing is automated.
- Takes a (long) time to get used to the UI. I hated it at first, but now when iam used to it it rawks.
- "What you see is what you get". You see a mob with a pair of boots, it will drop boots.
- Challenging gameplay (mobs move around, forcing you to adjust your strategy)
- Collision detection. You can box players/mobs etc...
- Spells, food, potions heal hit points.

Another Leaker update!

2009-01-08T20:32:00.000-08:00

More stuff from leakreader2

Bless his soul :P

In response to comments by Skeptic, the tradeskills listed earlier are the ones you start with. Not a complete list.
The surface of the world appears complete and runs well with the small population in it now. You can PvP, kill and loot monsters outside, craft some and build cities. Although there is nothing to really update you guys about beyond the betaleaks.com
discussion, because as far as I know everyone is still waiting for what comes next.
For some good news, the game was fun before and is still fun. They made a great world and have a solid foundation to build on. Goes without saying that Darkfall will be the place to go if you are a PvPer.
-leakreader2

Leaked Darkfall NDA....In all its ball breaking goodness!

2009-01-08T02:12:00.000-08:00

Wow....this was leaked by someone who isnt in beta...he shall be named TalonWind.

To view the NDA please go here

Dickheads Aventurine much?

"You're bustin' my balls, seriously, my balls are busted."

So, I'm not in the Darkfall beta currently, but I do know a few friends who may know some friends who are in beta. I'm doing this because I enjoy your blog and I think some things need to become public knowledge. ;)

I have confirmed reports from multiple sources that the first person to leak screenshots (the dragon screens) was almost immediately identified afterward and quickly had legal charges pressed against him by Aventurine. I have no idea what type of penalty a guilty verdict would lead to, but I imagine it would be some kind of fine.

I included a copy of the Darkfall NDA with this e-mail, so you can take a look for yourself and see that not only does the company have the power to do this under the contract, but they also hold testers to the requirement of deleting all game files if told to do so within five days. But most surprising of all, this NDA binds testers to an oath of silence for FIVE YEARS after the beta ends and the game is officially released. So yea, it's pretty strict and tightly bound.

I welcome you to post any/all of this, including the NDA itself, on your blog. If you do, however, please refer to me only as "TalonWind," and don't post my e-mail address anywhere. Like I said, I'm not in the beta, but I certainly don't want to hurt my chances of getting in, or be identified by any testers that I'm affiliated with. Thanks, and happy leaking.

P.s - if anyone knows ways to make ABSOLUTELY sure that leakers screen shots can not be decoded PLEASE email me at darkfallheraldATgmailDOTcom.

YOur faithful slave Faithkiller

Why are Darkfall testers so loyal?

2009-01-07T23:58:00.000-08:00

I have been wondering for some time about one of the most important questions I have ever encounter in my life (lie). Why are Darkfall testers so loyal..?

Is it because they make you print out a copy of there NDA then make you sign it, scan it and send it back? (I have been reading unconfirmed reports of this), or perhaps its because the game has incredible amounts of potential and testers don't want to risk hurting the game?.

Never before has any closed beta mmorpg had such a small quantity and poor quality of leaks....Yet there are at least 2000 beta testers in closed beta. (The quote that says at least 2000+ beta testers is here)

There hasn't been any leaked beta videos and its around 14 days (depending where you live) until the supposed release date.

Maybe a tester can tell us why?

God forbid they actually tell us anything good :P Now that would be breaking the trend

Faithful slave Faithkiller

Still need more darkfall leaks! Alternative Blogsite

2009-01-07T13:53:00.000-08:00

Firstly id like to make a shout out to all Darkfall beta participants to see if anyone would like to leak info for this blog. If you are interested please email me at darkfallheraldATgmailDOTcom.

5 good reasons for leaking:

You stay completely anonymous
From the poll statistics on the right of this page, all info so far hasn't negatively effected peoples love for the game.
The 25000 people who view this blog a day will appreciate it alot and will sacrifice baby cows in your honor. (lie)
I the author does not make money of any information leaked. (no advertising)
I get off on watching my site counter all day....MAHhAHahaH THE PoWer!!?!

Also I will be starting another blog to replace this one when the Nda is lifted. The new Unfinished blog is called Darkfall Herald.

Leaked beta screenshots!

2009-01-06T17:08:00.000-08:00

Thank you for the leaks guys!. Since i was asleep at the time these were leaked., i got 25 emails from readers who wanted to spread the link around so thanks for the enthusiasm. Also for anyone in beta if you decide to make a beta video please go here for a tutorial of how to do so.

Leaker rates darkfall....subjectively? 08/01/09

2009-01-05T15:34:00.000-08:00

I want to remind everyone that nothing is set in stone at the moment. These only subjective ratings. Also he inst rating combat...he is rating combat sounds. At first glance i was mistaken to.

Regards and thanks
Faithy

Some subjective ratings and thoughts on the different aspects of Darkfall.

Environmental Sounds 8/10
Music 6/10 - because there is only one song that I have heard, but it is ok.
Melee Combat Sounds 3/10 - very limited and repetitive - perhaps temporary?
Archery Combat Sounds 6/10
Magic Combat Sounds 7/10
World Graphics 8/10 - Trees, grass, clouds, mountains, and so on.
World Design 10/10 - Best world design of any MMORPG - explored quite a bit.
Character Models 5/10
Animations 3/10 - Pretty much like EQ. The game runs fast though.
Monster Models 7/10 - Creative so I think it deservers higher than a 6, and there is a variety of monsters out there.
City Design & Graphics 8/10 - Varies .
Outdoor Static Camps 10/10 - Very well laid out and feels realistic, not repetitive. Makes exploring fun. The AI helps.
Monster AI 9/10

As for the stuff they are adding in it is still in process so there isn't much to talk about in that regard. Dungeons are in but they are being populated still, I think, maybe some are complete? Lots of outdoors areas to explore.

First Person works great. A good reason to use it in general is so you can run up and loot faster, or interact with NPCs faster.

-Leakreader2

Cast slower with bigger chance of fizzle?

2009-01-05T05:19:00.000-08:00

New leaks from a protected source....the title sounds like its trying to sell viagra!?
Keep those leaks coming guys :P

-Weapons have different range, can switch weapons in fight.
-Races have different starting stats. 20 is default (humans), Orcs 25str,15int/wis, Alfar 25int...
- You can precast spells. (Release LMB when you want to cast the spell...)
- Wearing heavy armour --> Cast slower with bigger chance of fizzle
- When dying you respawn at lifestone naked with only starting weapon.
- You regen stamina in combat.

NOTE: Please stop adding my msn and talking to me to ask questions about leaks....I DONT KNOW. I wont ask for you!

Same goes for email.

Stats, skills and combat leaks

2009-01-04T20:37:00.000-08:00

Thanks again to Leakreader2. oh and before i finish please note that betaleaks is under maintenance for a week or a few weeks then we will open registration.

Weapon Stats:
Weight
Durability
Rank
Damage
Speed

Armor Stats:
Acid
bludgeoning
cold
fire
holy
impact
lightning
piercing
slashing
unholy
weight
durability
encumbrance

Crafting Skills:
Fishing
Herb Gathering
Skinning
Logging
Mining
Woodcutting
Cooking
Smelting
Repair

Weapons and stances change very fast and you can mix combat easily. Providing you think and react fast enough.

As for melee combat, it is fine really. I notice people are going insane on the main forums about it. It is the most complex and involved of any major MMORPG, so it is good enough in my opinion. If you have been following Darkfall forever I am sure you will like it just fine. Ranged combat is just much harder to deal with on offense and actually hit someone, so I think it takes more skill initially. When you are close in it is much easier to hit people. The melee speed is closest to Oblivion, again, so it is not as fast close in as most FPS. It still gives plenty of challenge, and is by far not my biggest concern with Darkfall. My biggest concern would be them finishing the game, and the game simply being way too hard for the vast majority of players who are not hardcore Darkfall fans. Still, I think this also is what makes Darkfall special and unique. Time will tell how it plays out.

-Leakreader2

Looking for more Darkfall leakers!

2009-01-04T17:05:00.000-08:00

Since Betaleaks.com has go under maintenance for a few weeks this will be the only site still generating leaks to the mass public. Please dont think that will since the site is down there is no point leaking anymore because this blog is quite popular and news travels fast.

If you decide you want to leak please Email me at kvothe21ATgmailDOTcom or Chat with me on Msn... add me with The_dead_reaper_lives21AThotmailDOTcom.

All personal information will be kept in a little box guarded by large fire breathing crocodiles and a acid filled mote with a drawbridge if you get my jist.

You can leak any kind of information you like "opinions, patch notes, dev quotes, etc etcs..

Regards Faithkiller

P.s - Dont be afraid to spread this blog around :P

Positive leaked feedback

2009-01-04T01:24:00.000-08:00

Our good friend Leakreader2 has just sent me an email with this... SWEET amirite?

Seems betaleaks.com

has gone down for changes. You can post the following on your blog if you want.

There are more stats for weapons and armor after I double checked, so I made some errors. You can run in windowed mode. You can easily switch weapons and modes with the hot key bars. They tweaked some things and have improved it I think.

They have added in a bit more content as well and the game is starting to get pretty addictive. So I will give it an 8/10 right now and would rate it higher once it is complete. I will be buying and playing it for sure.

Guess that is all... take care.

-leakreader2

Leaked beta update

2009-01-02T23:05:00.000-08:00

Got sent this Pm. Waiting on conformation to see if its real or not...it might not be, but i personally think it is.

"

Default Beta Update and server downtime.
First of all I'd like to apologize on behalf of the team for the Christmas server down-time. It was caused by a combination of technical problems having to do with our full server deployment, technical issues at the office with our communication with the servers, and key personnel being in transit over the holiday.

Again we have to bring the servers down to address several issues, to catch up, and to get out the new patch. Servers will be back up on Friday January 2nd in the evening (Europe). When they come back we expect more monsters and the dungeons to be in. We'll also have playtesting guidelines for you having to do with skill and spell balance and pvp. To facilitate PvP and advanced testing, we'll start letting in more testers, around 1000 next week and more the week after that.

We're going through your feedback and taking it very seriously. In order for us to be able to use your feedback it has to be as clear as possible. Long drawn-out posts just make it more difficult for us. Bitching is very counter-productive. You won't get an emotional response from us, all we want is to find out what kind of problem you're having, what you're basing it on, why you're having it, what percentage of players are likely to feel the same way - so that we can decide if this is something we need to address and when. On Friday we should also come back to you with guidelines for feedback as we enter the next phase in testing. We're spread very thin, so efficiency is paramount.

Most of you are doing a great job, we've been trying to keep up and we'll be doing a better job working with you. On behalf of the Darkfall team, I'd like to thank you again and wish you a Happy New Year.

Question & Answer with a Dfo leaker

2009-01-02T20:53:00.000-08:00

EDIT: All further questions will be answered in this thread.

You can see all the questions our betaleaker has Answered here

NOTE: please press the Re: Some thoughts on Darkfall link to go to the actual post. Don't press Some thoughts on Darkfall as it will send you to the thread starter post.

Client size 18.4 gig and other stuff

2009-01-01T18:23:00.000-08:00

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This guy is a real beta-leaker

"1. Anything that's being discussed about an Open Beta."

I think it is supposed to happen. Not sure when.

"2. Are big guilds just going to zerg anyone? Or numbers don't really matter?"

I would guess yes. Alliances and politics should matter much like they did in Shadowbane.

"3. Would you pay to play the game as it is on release? I mean there's not much stuff 30 devs can do in 3 weeks."

I would. It is my type of game and my type of world though.

"4. How big is the DF client?"

18.4 GB

"5. Is ping a big factor in winning a PvP? Or even PvE for that matter?"

Ping is not an issue at all. I know players on the opposite side of the world from the server and they do fine.

"6. Maximum range of a bow & mage shots? I mean you cant shoot an arrow and expect it to hit someone on the other side of a mountain."

Not sure max range on bows. Magic missile I think could hit about as far as you could see. They would see this glowing bit of magic coming at them however and could just move a bit.

"7. Any details about crafting. Like how important do you think it will really be? Seeing as you can easily zerg a dozen of humanoid mobs and get a few sets for your group.
What exactly are the benefits of a player crafted item? Things like that."

I have not crafted anything. I heard it is critical. Pretty much like UO I hear.

Tester leak - Some thoughts on Darkfall

2008-12-31T15:47:00.000-08:00

Click the title for the source

My first impression was that the world graphics are decent enough. The ground, trees, paths, water.. all designed and placed well.
I ran for great distances to explore the terrain and found that it changed like it should, and felt much like a real world and not fake like some games.

I could climb any hill for example, and generally didn't feel boxed in at all. So this part of the game was impressive to me. The environmental sounds were also good enough as well.

The sunrise was simply stunning, gorgeous. Clouds and night sky looked good as well. I did not notice any weather like raining, but, it may be either very rare or not turned on yet.

Generally it did feel pretty empty though. There are camps of monsters to be found here and there. There are also animations of small birds in the distance.. So this empty feeling may have just been from so few players being around.

The Character models looked ok from the close in 3rd person weapon drawn perspective. Not great, but ok for a PvP game. They looked a bit better while looking at another person on the screen, or while viewing your character while resting. Armor looks good as well. Aflar's glowing eyes look excellent.

The buildings and cities look well designed and are functional. I could not find any doors to open, but it felt natural enough with archways and open doorways. NPCs are functional but sparse.

I expected the interface to be horrible, but found it was very simple and easy to understand. It is like a nicer UO interface that could use a bunch of work, it is very crude I admit, but it is functional.

The biggest problem is that there are lots of things they say are not turned on yet. I have no idea if they just have to turn these things on or if they have to create them still, but I hope it is as they say.

As for bugs, there are a few, but less than I normally see in betas. The stability is pretty much perfect or better than most released MMORPGs.
At least with the small amount of players on now. This is the most shocking thing for me. I expected Darkfall.exe crashes, yet the game just doesn't crash. I could also alt-tab just fine, and generally it just works really well.

Melee combat feels like you are just trading blows. Back and forth. What can you say? They need to work on it and tweak it some.
Jumping does not really matter much with melee combat, it might with avoiding AOE spells aimed at the ground though, in theory. Sprinting is very cool because you can sprint for a very long time. You also skill up with it.

You can sprint and fight at the same time as well.. If you run out of stamina you are doomed.. Ranged combat is amazing on the other hand. Just great as it is. It is however very difficult to change weapons rapidly and switch between modes, unless I am missing something, which is possible.

As for the feel of the world, it feels very dangerous, it feels more like a world or a sim than just a game. There is also a sense of equality right away with other players.

Without levels it does feel like you matter from the start. While the skills still give a variety of things to work on and improve. So I think it can be a game for casual or hardcore players, provided they are seeking the most harsh environment possible while playing. The main point is that you don't have to grind for months to make a difference, but everything is going to be deadly hard right away, and stay that way. This part of the game just feels right to me.

As for the difficulty in general, it is simply very hard. The monsters alone are enough of a challenge, to say the least. They group, run away, attack you at extreme distances, you name it. I think they might need some easier mobs for players to start with, but with enough tactics you can kill these initial monsters.

Finally, it is hard to say how the game will be at release or to give a complete review with so many things turned off or not finished, but Darkfall certainly has a great amount of potential for PvPers seeking a harsh and deadly world. The game clearly needs work and some tweaks, but it does offer what they promised and what many of us have been waiting for. Darkfall is a dark world of harsh consequences. There is no denying that.
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Possible Darkfall leak

2008-12-30T16:38:00.000-08:00

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I doubt this is real...but it is my duty to report none the less. The give away that it could be fake is the

The sound effects are just laughable, when you run you sound like you got tap shoes on etc.

Since Gianna has been praising the sound. Also keep in mind that this was posted december 9th and all of what has been said could of changed.

Not my words... fairly reliable source.

Darkfall scares me, they just announced they will be releasing in europe on jan 22nd which is far to soon in my mind. In the current phase of beta theres about 150 ppl total and they have nearly the entire game disabled. You can skill up a bit on random newbie camps of goblins/orcs/skeletons but beyond that the world is entirely barren of NPC's. The combat system is "meh",

if they fixed melee it would be fine I guess. Its more of a FPS than anything combat wise, fps archery/magic and third person melee but you aim your swings. However in melee it turns out to be a spam left click fest because theres not much else to do. You cant control directional swings and thats my biggist complaint.
Full loot is really cool, getting all the items etc is fun. Took me a bit to get used to banking all my important shit again (i went out macroing fishing one day to come back and find all my best weapons/armor were on some SUN guy =p).

The graphics are bad, it wont make a fan quit but it would keep a new player who knows nothing of darkfall from playing. The sound effects are just laughable, when you run you sound like you got tap shoes on etc.
I seriously think the game is going to be a Age of Conan, they claim their internal testers are doing all of the siege/player cities/endgame shit but I've heard that before. These awesome internal testers let stupid shit like 3 minute health regen get by so I cant imagine what they could possibly miss endgame to fuck it up.

Its really a toss up, I want the game to work, sieging, player cities, homes, player drivin economy, full loot, sailing/ship warefare, etc etc is all really cool. The UI (not just chat tab etc, the way you interface with the game) is clumsy and will turn people off, I hate not being able to look around without moving
my character. Melee combat and health regen if they don't change it will be a
sticking factor as well. Stupid shit like the quest journal being HTML (actually opens up webpages ingame) just detracts from the fun factor/immersion.

Few changes to blog

2008-12-30T16:20:00.000-08:00

From now on I was only post leaks on this blog.

Regards Fathkiller

First Beta leaks!!

2008-12-18T21:04:00.000-08:00

FINALLY THE LEAKS ARE HERE!!

Head over here for the original thread!

The dragon doesnt seem to be hovering...it seems to change height and speed from what i can perceive.

Oh and ritual magic seems to be in still :P

New leaked Pic!

2008-11-29T05:13:00.000-08:00

I found this on the forums of betaleaks.com

A poster had this to say about it:

I don't know if I would describe it as a leak.

It is a screenshot showing non Aventurine people from the Darkfall irc talking in the game.

It was put up by the Italian previewers but quickly removed when they realised it revealed the identities of some of the beta testers.

It appears whoever reposted it has decided to take the link down now, it was still working when I posted it earlier.