***PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT IF YOU FIND SOMETHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY IN PLANET CALYPSO! IT MIGHT PROVIDE THE INFO YOU NEED BEFORE CONTACTING THE SUPPORT DEPARTMENT!***

FIXED ISSUES

• Fixed “Code 14” error in the mission “Understanding the Teleporter”



• All bartenders speak to the avatar even when you don’t have the mission “Pub Crawl” active



• Fixed typo in the mission “The Long March”

KNOWN ISSUES

• When you speak to the ex-bartender in Twin Peaks and do not have the "Pub Crawl" mission active, the dialogue does not conclude correctly if you choose the reply “Ex-bartender?”. When the dialogue stalls, close the dialogue window, talk to the ex-bartender again and select the reply “I was looking for daikiba, not beer”.

SEE ALSO

• Platform release notes

***PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT IF YOU FIND SOMETHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY IN PLANET CALYPSO! IT MIGHT PROVIDE THE INFO YOU NEED BEFORE CONTACTING THE SUPPORT DEPARTMENT!***

RESETTLEMENT UPDATE

It has been one full year since the Frontier re-opened after the impact of War Titan Typhon. On the very anniversary of the impact, the Robots started a new offensive against humans after staying away for years. There have been a lot of speculations of the reasons why; the most popular theory speaks of a field test of a new kind of Robot technology, derived from the notorious Scylla kept locked away under a bunker at Zychion.

The new Scylla-type technology apparently allows robots to evolve, and has so far manifested itself as the Hydra – several times. Brave colonists have so far repelled the hydra seven times, thanks to a superhuman effort by alert intelligence gatherers and brilliant code crackers.

Key intelligence about the Hydra and its Scylla-type technology was handed over from the RX units. It is still not known why the alleged hybrid-robot enemies decided to help humans. Their motives remain a mystery, and CDF would like to remind everyone that any kind of collaboration with the enemy is considered treason.

NEW FEATURES

Let there be light

There are three new lamps to be found.

Old and New Missions

The name tags of all the Iron Challenge Mission Brokers have been updated to contain the name of the contact. On top of that, there are 18 new missions available.

New teleporter official

The teleporter at the Calypso Gateway has been improved to be more noticeable. Also, to instruct new players on how to use the teleporter, there is a Teleporter Operator standing next to it.

Next Stop Fort Troy

There is a new mission chain linking Swamp Camp to Fort Troy, introducing some interesting locations while travelling. There are also some hidden secrets to unlock. Seek out the Swamp Camp Mission Broker to start this epic trek.

Love is in the air

A love-struck boy hanging around near Cayuze is looking for the courage to woo the love of his life.

New Challenges

There is a new Daikiba Iron Challenge in Twin Peaks and a Feffoid Bronze Challenge in Fort Fury.

Quench your thirst

The bartender in Fort Fury is looking for beer.

FIXED ISSUES

Mission issues

• Fixed position issues with some mission NPCs



• Fixed issue with “A private message from Mr Lyndon”



• Typos fixed in Fujiko Takida’s mission “Clear the area”

Gateway issues

• Gateway teleporter made more eye-catching



• Set missing planet icon above the head of the Hunting Official



• Fixed issue with the crafting dialogue making it impossible to complete the crafting quest if you left the dialogue open while crafting

Miscellaneous issues

• Fixed issue with Memorial Island TP not having a name in the teleporter list



• Estate Development Program orders were carried out



• General spawns tweaked

KNOWN ISSUES

• A flower in the mission "Adam's anguish" has the wrong icon in the Quest/Mission Log.

SEE ALSO

Platform release notes

You should expect a little downtime next week due to Version Update. This will most likely be on Tuesday, but be aware that the date is subject to change. Our Content Release this time will be a minor one, with a lot of focus on bugfixes.

It is also rumored to contain “Love”! O la la!

Mulciber Shoulder-pads

The Mulciber seems to have misplaced its fancy skull shoulder-pads. Were they melted and used in the making of the dreadful “Hydra”? Perhaps it just wants to go undercover a little, and mingle with the normal Eviscerators? Whatever the reason, they now look like the regular Eviscerators. So pay attention to the name of the creature you tag, or you might get a nasty surprise!

Moving of Robot spawns

Some robot spawns have been a bit problematic, so they’ve been moved or removed. However, we’re trying to keep areas available for all levels of hunters to find a spot suitable for them. So if you just lost your favorite hunting-spot, there’s a big chance there’s a similar spawn at another location.

Notice of absence

Community Manager Hanne will be unavailable until September 12th. In the mean time, other FPC staff will keep an eye out for the community. See you soon!

The JamRaiders were allowed to silently scout the new area out, since no one had yet cracked the robot intercept about the new coordinates:

Some of Calypso’s finest were already on stand-by though, much thanks to the expert decoder Aia. When the EBN hit about the new coordinates, it did not take long until the area was filled with triggerhappy colonists, quickly killing off the waves of robots.

And then Hydra appeared:

However, CDF Intelligence Service is worried about that not all of the coded transmissions have been decoded.

“At least one coded transmission is still not decrypted” an analyst says. “Who knows what it contains? It can be a change of time, change of location, or even that the whole trial has been suspended because someone spilled coffee in the next Hydra unit.”

The undecrypted transmission was sent on Friday at around 14:45 UTC, and contained the following codes:

0]]> EBN News: Intelligence work was thrown into disarray as the robots deployed a new encryption protocol. Thanks to intelligent code breakers, the new code was cracked and we now know that the robots will deploy their new Hydra robot at least twice.

However, CDF Intelligence Service is worried about that not all of the coded transmissions have been decoded.

“At least one coded transmission is still not decrypted” an analyst says. “Who knows what it contains? It can be a change of time, change of location, or even that the whole trial has been suspended because someone spilled coffee in the next Hydra unit.”

The undecrypted transmission was sent on Friday at around 14:45 UTC, and contained the following codes:

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Posted on Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:21:53 GMT at http://account.entropiauniverse.com/supp.../index.xml]]> http://www.peauction.com/peaboard/thread-979.html Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:05:33 -0700 http://www.peauction.com/peaboard/thread-979.html Robot messages have been intercepted. Colonists should be cautions, as a large increase in the robot presence has been reported in various places on Planet Calypso. Several high level threats have also been detected. Stay alert.

As mentioned in this EntropiaForum thread, we engaged real avatars to come dance with us in a simple coreographed dance, to show the people gathered at Gothenburg Culture Festival that culture exists in virtual realities, too. The dancing was recorded and shown at the big stage at prime time here in Gothenburg.

The whole video will be uploaded to our YouTube channel later on (I’ll link to it from here when that happens) when we get the text fixed to English instead of the current swedish. For now, here are pictures of the event itself.

Frank on stage, introducing the video and explaining about Planet Calypso:

And then, Dancing!

Warpath says “G’day mate!” to the audience:

We also had a small stand at the “Games Thursday” exhibition at the City Library, where we were giving out flyers and talking to people, and showing them the game. Some of you might have bumped into our Convention avatar in-game, with curious to-be-players behind the wheel. Hope you were nice to them!

Soon, on Tuesday the 17th August, it will be a whole year since the 10.0 launch when Planet Calypso was reborn with CryEngine2 graphics. We at First Planet Company will be marking this occasion. Stay tuned!

New World Designer

First Planet Company has just got a new World Builder! The handsome chap named David has some run-time as a level designer behind him, and he’s just about managed to survive his first days here at the office since he started on Monday. Welcome David!

Plans for Autumn

Now that we have the Calypso Gateway, we are going to extend that feeling into Planet Calypso. That will be one of our goals of the early autumn, to extend the newcomer experience.

What we’re aiming to do is to create a nicer place for the newcomers to start off at. Right now we feel that Port Atlantis is mostly just another place on Calypso and not too newcomer friendly. It lacks the purpose it is supposed to have, and doesn’t fill the needs that it should. We want to bring that purpose back to the newcomer capital.

The sale of Crystal Palace gave Planet Calypso a great amount of media coverage at the beginning of the year. Not only did we make the Guinness Book of World Records, but Frank, our Marketing Director found this in the mailbox the other day

From the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals. It says:

2010
Hermes Platinum Award

Frank Campbell
First Planet Company
“Crystal Palace Sale”
Media Response

Local authorities have been contacted and an investigation is pending. The Calypso Defense Forces were unavailable for comment.

 

Lock and load! Ironman spawns are increased for summer for those of you who like to hunt their own BBQ meat. We will keep the spawns going until August 8th. Have fun!

Good Vibrations (Good Bop Bop, Good Vibrations)

There’s strange vibrations near Nymphtown. Town drunk Barty Milangus have been studying the ground ever since his last toxic shot. He expresses his worry, “I can’t feel my face, but I sure can feel those vibrations!”

Calypso Gateway Open House ended

So the Calypso Gateway is now closed for the veterans, and now it is instead a place for newcomers to learn and grow. We’ve gotten a tremendous amount of helpful insight and feedback from you guys and girls . Thank you! We will keep working on making the Gateway as good an entry for Calypso as possible.