[Live] Game Update: Destiny of Velious - Tuesday, February 22, 2011(4)

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EverQuest II’s seventh expansion, Destiny of Velious, is now live!
Following the events of Sentinel's Fate, the twin Swords of Destiny, Soulfire and the Qeynos Claymore, have been drained of their powers, setting the stage for the destruction of the EverQuest universe. The prophecy known as Age's End begins to unfold in the legendary continent of Velious, and it is here where the war for Norrath will arise. For there to be any chance to save Norrath, the Swords of Destiny must be restored.
Norrathian guardians who undertake this burden will be tested by labyrinthine dungeons, the harsh Velious tundra, and powerful creatures including the God of War himself, Rallos Zek. To succeed will mean ultimate glory. To fail could mean annihilation.
Destiny of Velious Features:

• Soar high above Norrath with flying mounts
• Crawl your way through 10 dangerous dungeons
• Complete four new Heritage Quests
• Battle through more than 300 new quests
• Craft through more than 60 new tradeskill quesfts
• Conquer one new truly massive contested dungeon
• Discover two new overland zones
• Defeat four new raid instances
• Collect more than 1,000 new weapons and items
• Journey through a new Signature Quest line
• Slay more than 30 new creatures
• Equip more than 100 new armor sets
• New AA abilities with an increased cap of 300

TARGET TAGGING SYSTEM
You can now tag NPCs and even PCs with the new Target Tagging System.

• Characters can be assigned an icon and/or number combination that your group or raid can use to easily communicate tactics.
• Press CTRL-SHIFT-T or right-click your Target window and choose "Tag" to open the Tagging interface.
• You must be in a group to tag characters.
• Tagging commands can be dragged from the Tag window directly to a hotbar, or assigned a hotkey from the Options->Controls->Tagging menu.
• Tagging icons can also be disabled under Options->User Interface->Name & Chat Bubble
• Tags can be removed by toggling the icon or number that already exists on a character
• Tagging can also be done via macro by using the /tagtarget command:
  • /tagtarget - to tag your target with a specific icon. Ex: /tagtarget skull
  • /tagtarget - to tag your target with a numeric value. Ex: /tagtarget 1
  • /tagtarget clear - to clear your target's tag

NEW GRAPHICS OPTIONS
In the options under Display (Advanced) - Special Effects you will find the following graphics settings:

• Depth of Field
  • Applies a focus range to the rendered scene. Objects in the distance and too close will appear slightly blurry, creating a sense of haze in the distance and enhancing the scene with a more fantastic look.
• Ambient Occlusion
  • Darkens cracks and crevices where lighting would naturally dissipate, bringing better depth and shading to everything.
• Sun Shafts
  • Sun rays have diffractive beams creating very cool effects as the sun peeks through trees or around objects.

Water Reflections

• Water reflections improved to match geometry better, especially when on flying mounts. Zones that don’t have this yet will be adjusted with future updates. Complex quality options have been changed to a simple on or off. When off the sky color will be reflected.
  • Display (Advanced) - Water - Water Reflections

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