This is a temp page. The idea is to store useful links to the Herald, like the announces and the patchnotes, plus whatever I’ll find useful.

– DAoC’s Catacombs – A review
– Screenshots from “Catacombs”
– Screenshot from Agramon/Emain

CUSTOM UI

I maintain my own version of the custom UI, based on the “Midgard” UI that was released with ToA and isn’t anymore updated. The goal is to add all the new features (map, new windows, tooltips etc..), show on screen all the informations that can be useful and still maintain a “clear” look that keeps the UI as simple as possible without cluttering the screen.

I consider this a “light” UI because it’s directly based off the standard one, just reorganized to be more practical and usable, saving space where possible.

NOTE: This UI fits best at 1024×768 (not easily readable at super-high resolutions).

INSTALL NOTES:

– Unzip inside the /ui/custom directory of the game preserving the paths in the zip
– Select “Custom” UI from the options in the character selection screen as the client is launched
– Type /clock while in the game to enable the bundled clock, compass and perf monitor (could need to press the related keys to make them active, see your key configuration)
– All the rest should be straightforward

– TinyMid ver. 1.8 download – DAoC’s “light” custom UI – 1.2Mb

Last update: 14 Mar 2006 – Updated to patch 1.82

(old infos and screenshot here)

PATCHES

– Version 1.78 – 16-August-2005
Highlights: New central PvP “hot tub” isle added to the forntiers – Power And Health Regeneration Rate increased for the initial levels – Removed penalty on power regeneration when power is below 50% – Guild dues are no longer guild level restricted for turning them on

– Version 1.80 – 11-October-2005
Highlights: “Darkness Rising” expansion live – Horses, Champion levels and weapons, subclassing system – Capital cities and Darkness Falls graphical reskin – Kings’ Lieutenants tasks – 50% exp bonus for level 1-20 and accounts flagged for /level

From the european site:

Before Catacombs, it was possible to run a full file check of Dark Age of Camelot before launching the game itself. This process took quite a bit of time but was very helpful in some cases especially for problems caused by corrupted files.

Now though, this command has been removed from the user interface but it still remains active. In order to run it you should run the game from the Run command (on the Windows Start Menu) or modify the shortcut you use to run the game by adding /fullcheck.

For example :

“c :\catacombs\camelot.exe” /fullcheck

This will launch a full file check of your Dark Age of Camelot installation and will correct any corrupted files you might have.

From the Grab Bag. about switching guild emblems:

Q: When you released the new guild emblems, I changed our guild emblem from the tree to the mushroom. Many if not all of our guild members have complained about this new emblem and would like it changed. Is there any way that we can get an Emblem Respec to change it back to the tree?

A: You’ll have to buy a new one for 300 gold, and there is no guarantee the emblem you want will still be available – but CS will clear your emblem if you (or another rank zero officer) sends an appeal. Please be patient when you appeal, as this sort of thing comes after harassment and stuck appeals on the priority list. We WILL get to it, just not right away.

Tell your guild you’re working on it!