Build 5.9.5

CoffeeMud Version 5.9.5

Released on Apr 10, 2017

1. Database Schema Updated for CMGRAC. See the Installation Guide about running DBUpgrade.
2. New chants: Phosphorescence, Land Legs, BurrowSpeak, Call Companions, Animal Companion
3. Anarchy clan govt type now has Clan Experience spell as an instant benefit.
4. Pirates no longer regain lost limbs after death.
5. New resource: DIRT. Mass Grave now populates its room with the stuff.
6. GModify now supports query-able stat "CLASSTYPE"
7. New Skills: Wilderness Sounds, Hardiness, Stonecunning, Keenvision, Burrow Hide
8. New Skills: Cultural Adaptation, Fast Slinging, Sling Proficiency, Diligent Studying
9. New Prayers: Taint of Evil, Disown
10. Centaur gets Hardiness, Drow adds Light Sensitivity and Taint of Evil,
11. Duergar get -10% XP, Dwarfs get Stonecunning, Elfs Keenvision
12. Races can now have a XP adjustment, see Archon's Guide
13. New Language: WormSpeak
14. Gnomes get BurrowSpeak and Burrow Hide, Goblins +5% XP, Half Elfs Cultural Adaptation
15. Racial cultural abilities now support level and auto-gain/qualify.
16. New Spells: Darkness Globe, Untraceable, Astral Step
17. Achievement type GOTITEM now supports NUM argument.
18. New Properties: Prop_OpenCommand, Bad Reputation, Slow Learner
19. ZapperMask now supports IFSTAT, CLASSTYPE, SUBNAME, WEAPONTYPE, WEAPONCLASS, WEAPONAMMO
20. 14 new Proficiency Skills, for overriding Class Restrictions
21. Halflings get Fast Slinging, Sling Proficiency, Humans get Diligent Studying
22. New Skills: Devour Corpse, Tail Swipe, Long Breath, Eagle Eyes, Vicious Blow, Mind Suck
23. Ogres got Bad Reputation, Gnoll gets Devour Corpse, Svirfneblin gets Untraceable
24. Githyanki get Astral Step, Lizard Men get Tail Swipe, Long Breath, MindFlayer get Mind Suck
25. Aarakocran gets Eagle Eyes, Merfolk get Land Legs, Orc gets Vicious Blow
26. New Standard Race: Pixie
27. (Internal) Char Stats now supports crit damage bonuses for weapons and magic
28. Races and Char Class can be disabled, finally, from the ini/mudgrinder. See DISABLE=
29. Internally disabled Races/Char Classes can be enabled from the ini/mudgrinder. See ENABLE=
30. Some subtle new GenAbility features: uninvoke script trigger, uninvoking effects
31. Minstrels now get pan pipes as standard outfit
32. Trap_CaveIn allows overriding of the messaging.
33. ShipWright now supports building and demolishing doors on ships.
34. Reset genmixedracebuilds will now rebuild all the generic mixed races you have.
35. Archons can now do CREATE MIXEDRACE raceid1 raceid2
36. New common skills: Composting, Tanning, Fish Lore, Baiting
37. Builders can now use LIST GENSTATS <class or item> to view named generic stats.
38. Universal Starting Items can now be distinguished by race.
39. New GenExit/GenPortal tags, and new NOWEAR flag for items in MUDPercolator
40. Some of the one-off Racial Categories have been consolidated.
41. CommonSpeaker behavior now allows a language argument.
42. New standard Locales: LongRoad, LongerRoad, LongestRoad - cost more movement
43. New Achievement triggers: playerborn, births, racebirth, playerbornparent
44. Babies born as players no longer get bonuses per se -- only through acheivements.
45. New INI entry: PROWESSOPTIONS, for controlling how combat/armor prowess is displayed.
46. New Archon Skill: Infect, for giving mobs/players random diseases.
47. Unpaid property taxes now generate both tell and email warnings.
48. INVENTORY command now has LONG argument, similar to LONGLOOK.
49. New Skills: Boulder Throwing
50. GMCP changes: char.login, char.items.contents, room.mobiles, room.items.*, room.players
51. Sailor behavior now supports aggro mask and relative level checks.
52. You can now create unlinked exits in the MUDGrinder.