Patches/Chapter 1

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Chapter 1

Beta Testing

Before Closed Beta

December 19, 2007

• Nexon America released its teaser site, featuring a small teaser Mabinogi video.

January 4, 2008

• Nexon uploaded the first episode of Lorna and Pan which explained the game to players.

Closed Beta

January 4?, 2008

• Nexon opened the registration to the Closed Beta.

January 25, 2008

• Nexon closes the Closed Beta registration process.
• Nexon notified all registered accounts that the Closed Beta would start on January 29, 2008 and gave out download links to the Closed Beta client.

January 29, 2008

• The Closed Beta started with a server called Nao.

February 5, 2008

• The Closed Beta ended; all characters were deleted.

Pre-Open Beta

February 6, 2008

• A day after the end of the Closed Beta Nexon posted that the Pre-Open Beta was to be launched on February 23rd, 2008; any person would be eligible.

February 22, 2008

• Players noticed that the patch server had started working, and their Closed Beta clients updated to version 6, this was the first patch recorded by players for Mabinogi.

February 23, 2008

• Pre-Open Beta was launched and servers were opened again under a single server called Nao.

February 25, 2008

• The servers were shutdown and Pre-Open Beta ended.
• Nexon announced to players that Open Beta would launch on March 5, 2008.

Open Beta

March 5, 2008

• The patch server was launched again and people updated their clients; the servers of the Open Beta were opened with the servers named Mari, Tarlach, and Ruairi.

March 26, 2008

• Servers were shutdown and the Open Beta ended; all characters were left untouched.

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Generation 1

Generation 1 Season 1 Update

Update Promotion - Generation 1 Season 1 Update - March 27, 2008

• Game Updates
  • The Generation 1 Mainstream Quests have been implemented.
    • Must be a subscriber of one of 4 Premium Services in order to receive Mainstream Quests.
  • The 'Premium Shop' button has been added in the game menu.
  • Guild functions have been implemented (Accessible through friends list).
    • Guild leaders have to be a subscriber of either Fantasy Life Club or Extra Storage service in order to manage the guild.
  • The 'Rebirth' button has been added (Accessible from character selection screen).
    • Either a Basic Character Card or a Premium Character Card is required to use the Rebirth function.
  • The 'Buy Card' button has been added (Accessible from character selection screen).
• New Dungeons
  • Alby Dungeon for party of 1, 2, and 4 have been implemented.
  • Ciar Dungeon for party of 1, 2, and 4 have been implemented.
  • Fiodh Dungeon for party of 1, 2, and 4 have been implemented.
• New Skills
  • Support Shot can now be learned.
    • Support Shot is learned by talking to Trefor about skills after obtaining the Ranged Attack skill.
  • Fishing can now be learned.
    • Fishing is learned by equipping a Fishing Rod and a Bait Tin.
• New Titles can be obtained.
• New Items
  • Item Bag (7x5) has been added.
    • Available at Malcolm (Tir Chonaill), Walter (Dunbarton), and Gilmore (Bangor).
    • Must be a subscriber of either Fantasy Life Club or Extra Storage service in order to use the Item Bag.
  • Merchant Licenses have been added.
    • Available at Bebhinn (Tir Chonaill), Austeyn (Dunbarton), and Bryce (Bangor).
    • Must be a subscriber of either Fantasy Life Club or Extra Storage service in order to use the Merchant License.
  • Big Gold Pouch has been added.
    • The Big Gold Pouch can hold up to 50,000 Gold.
  • Skill Books have been added.
    • New books that can be purchased by NPCs can now help practice certain skills.
  • New Armors and Weapons are now available.
    • Kite Shield : Available at Nerys (Dunbarton) and Elen (Bangor).
    • Crossbow : Available at Nerys (Dunbarton).
    • Claymore : Available at Elen (Bangor).

• Web Updates
  • The Premium Shop is now accessible on the Mabinogi website.
    • 4 types of Premium Services are available from the Premium Shop.
      • Fantasy Life Club
      • Nao's Support Service
      • Extra Storage Service
      • Advanced Play Service
    • 2 types of Character Cards are now available from the Premium Shop.
      • Basic Character Card
      • Premium Character Card

Generation 1 Season 2 Update

Generation 1 Season 2 Update - May 1, 2008

• New Functions
  • The Mabinogi Item Shop has been implemented.
    • The Item Shop is accessible by clicking on the shop button at the bottom of the game screen.

• New Items
  • Item Bag (7x6) has been added.
    • It can be purchased from General Shops in most towns.
    • Must be a subscriber of either Fantasy Life Club or Extra Storage service in order to use the Item Bag.

• New Premium Character Styles
  • 3 Male Hairstyles
  • 3 Female Hairstyles

• Bug Fixes
  • Disconnection bug using font size script has been fixed.
  • More translation script has been added to Magic Mastery's skill description.
  • Other minor bugs have been fixed.

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Generation 2

Generation 2 Season 1 Update

Update Promotion - Generation 2 Season 1 Update - May 15, 2008

• New Functions
  • The Generation 2 Mainstream Quests have been implemented.
    • You must be a subscriber of one of 4 Premium Services in order to receive Mainstream Quests.
  • You have option to skip Generation 1 Mainstream Quests by talking to the Weird Cat NPC in the house behind Duncan.

• New Maps
  • The town of Emain Macha has been added.
    • Emain Macha North and South Seal Seals are breakable.
    • Osna Sail and Sen Mag Prairie have been added.
  • The island of Ceo Island has been added.

• New NPCs
  • More than 20 NPCs, including Price, have been added all throughout Erinn.

• New Dungeons
  • Math Dungeon has been implemented (Up to Advanced).
  • Rundal Dungeon has been implemented (Up to Advanced).
  • Coill Dungeon has been implemented.

• New Skills
  • Spirit of Order skill can now be learned after finishing the Generation 2 Mainstream Quests. This will allow the user to transform into a Paladin.
  • Fireball skill can now be learned after the collection of the 10 Fireball Pages.
    • To start this quest, you must have 'the Elemental Apprentice' title. Talk to Stewart about skills and collect all 10 Fireball pages. You must not have a Lightning Wand, Ice Wand, or Combat Wand equipped.
  • Arrow Revolver can now be learned after the collection of the 10 Arrow Revolver Pages.
    • To start this quest, you must have 'the Fire Arrow' title. Talk to Aranwen about Skills and collect all 10 Arrow Revolver pages.

• New Titles

• New Items
  • New Armors and Weapons are now available.
    • Wands (Ice/Lightning/Fire/Attack)
    • Bipennis
    • Mace
    • Gladius
    • Leather Long Bow
    • Light and Regular Hetero Kite Shields

• New Premium Character Styles
  • 11 Male Hairstyles
  • 13 Female Hairstyles
  • 4 Eye Shapes
  • 4 Mouth Shapes

Generation 2 Season 2 Update

Update Promotion - Generation 2 Season 2 Update - June 5, 2008

• New Functions
  • The Pet System has been implemented.
  • You may skip Generation 1 Mainstream Quests by talking to Weird Cat NPC in the house behind Duncan.

• New Items
  • The following books have been added.
    • Pet guidebook titled ‘Your Pet'
    • Collection book titled ‘Weapon Collection Vol. 1'
      • You will receive rewards for collecting all of items listed in each book.
    • Collection book titled ‘Special Item Collection – Signs'
      • You will receive rewards for collecting all of items listed in each book.
    • Collection book titled ‘Fashion Item – Hat'
      • You will receive rewards for collecting all of items listed in each book.

• New Pets
  • The following Pets are now available in the Premium Shop.
    • Yellow Jindo
    • Orange Pixie
    • Dark Russian Blue
    • Brown Fox
    • Gray Wolf

• Minor Bug Fixes

Generation 2 Season 3 Update

Update Promotion - Generation 2 Season 3 Update - June 25, 2008

• New Functions
  • Dunbarton's Library is now open.
    • Scary Library Dungeon is also available with the special pass from Stewart`s shop.
      • Scary Library can only be entered from 12:00AM to 1:00AM Erinn Time.

• New NPCs
  • Fleta and her dog, Rab, has been added.
    • Fleta is a traveling merchant like Price, but she will stay in Sen Mag Plateau and travel throughout Sen Mag Plateau.
  • A mini-story quest for Aeira in Dunbarton has been added.

• New Dungeons
  • Siren has been added to Rundal Dungeon.

• New Skills
  • Thunder can now be learned.
    • To start the quest, you must talk to Stewart while equipped with a Lightning Wand after having first learned Lightning Bolt. The quest requires you to complete a collection book consisting of 5 Thunder pages.

• New Items
  • Light and Regular Hetero Kite Shields and their Blacksmith Manuals have been implemented.

• New Premium Character Styles
  • 5 Eye colors
  • 5 Hair colors

• New Character Cards
  • Summer Character Card is available for a limited time only in the Premium Shop.
    • Summer Character Card is exactly the same as Premium Character Card except that Summer Character Card gives you special Summer Newbie Wears as your character`s default clothes.

• New Pets
  • The following Pets are now available in the Premium Shop.
    • Dalmatian
    • Light Russian Blue
    • Japanese Bobtail
    • Silver Fox
    • Golden Retriever

• New Part-time Jobs
  • Part-time jobs for Stewart have been implemented.

Generation 2 Season 4 Update

Update Promotion - Generation 2 Season 4 Update - July 31, 2008

• New Functions
  • Spirit Weapons have been implemented.

• New Dungeons
  • Peaca Dungeon has been implemented.

• New Skills
  • Handicraft can now be learned.
    • Handicraft is learned by advanced reading the book 'The World of Handicraft'.

• New Pets
  • The following Pets are now available in the Premium Shop.
    • Border Collie
    • Cow
    • Herb Pig
    • Miniature Pinscher
    • Samoyed
    • White Flame Spider
    • White Sheep

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Generation 3

Generation 3 Season 1 Update

Update Promotion - Generation 3 Season 1 Update - August 22, 2008

• New Functions
  • Generation 3 Mainstream Quests have been implemented.
    • Baol Dungeon has been implemented.
  • Marriage System has been implemented.
    • Players may get married in Emain Macha.
  • Upgraded Pet System and Pet AI System has been implemented.
  • "Use Sound FX for Footsteps" option has been added into the Sound Options.
  • New Skill Shortcut Slots have been added.
    • Holding the Shift button will temporarily change the shortcut slot set to the opposite set.
      • Holding the Shift button and pressing Tab will permanently change the shortcut slot set to the opposite set.
        • Pet skills may be added into the shortcut skill slots.

• New Maps
  • Two new Seal Stones have been added.
    • One in Dugald Aisle near where the wisp quest is located.
    • One near the Rabbie Dungeon Moongate.

• New Skills
  • Combat-related skill caps have been removed.
    • Master Titles are obtained after training the skill to Rank 1 and completing the skill training requirements.

• New Premium Character Styles
  • Several new hairs styles for Premium Characters have been added.

• New Pets
  • The following Pets are now available in the Premium Shop.
    • Albino King Snake
    • Mini Bear
    • Labrador Retriever

Generation 3 Season 2 Update

Update Promotion - Generation 3 Season 2 Update - September 23, 2008

• New Functions
  • Pet Dueling has been implemented.
  • Many more Sidequests have been added.
  • Daily Effects have changed.

• New Skills
  • Most Life skill caps have been removed.
    • Poison Potions and Antidote Potions can be created by Potion Making.
  • Party Healing can now be learned by equipping a Healing Wand.
  • Magical Music has been implemented.

• New Premium Character Styles
  • 5 Eyes
  • 3 Faces

• New Items
  • New Clothes have been added.

• New Pets
  • The following Pets are now available in the Premium Shop.
    • Borzoi
    • Greyhound
    • Siberian Husky

Generation 3 Season 3 Update

Update Promotion - Generation 3 Season 3 Update - October 16, 2008

• New Functions
  • Animal Taming Magical Music has been implemented.
    • This Magical Music scroll is sold by Tiro, the traveling merchant that lurks in dungeons.

• New NPCs
  • Tiro, the traveling merchant of dungeons, has been added.

• New Dungeons
  • Ciar Advanced Dungeon has been implemented.
  • Barri Advanced Dungeon has been implemented.

• New Skills
  • Paladin-related skill caps have been removed.
  • Paladin Passive Defense Skills have been implemented.
    • Passive Defense skills are learned by collecting pages for the 'Book of Paladin' book that is obtained by Price after finishing Generation 2 Mainstream Quests.

• New Items
  • Bear Robe
  • Wolf Robe
  • Dustin Silver Knight Armor Set
    • Dustin Silver Knight Armor
    • Dustin Silver Knight Sword
    • Dustin Silver Knight Greaves
    • Dustin Silver Knight Vambrace

• New Pets
  • The following Pets are now available in the Premium Shop. Update Promotion.
    • Bluebird
    • Crow
    • Falcon

Generation 3 Season 4 Update

Update Promotion - Generation 3 Season 4 Update - November 7, 2008

• New Functions
  • Generation 1 Mainstream Quests are now available for everyone. Update Promotion.

• New Dungeons
  • Rabbie Battle Arena
    • This dungeon may only be entered by Dark Knights and Paladins.
      • Battle Arena coins are sold by Eavan.
  • Rabbie Advanced Dungeon
  • Peaca Basic Dungeon

• New Skills
  • Soul of Chaos skill can now be learned after finishing a side-quest that is obtained from finishing the appropriate quests.
    • This skill will allow the user to transform into a Dark Knight.

• New Items
  • Trudy Hunter Outfit
  • Norman Warrior Armor

• New Pets
  • The following Pets are now available in the Premium Shop.
    • Siamese
    • Bengal
    • Bombay
  • The first Ridable Pets are Available in the Premium Shop on Nov. 20. Update Promotion.
    • Shire
    • Haflinger
    • Thoroughbred

Generation 3 Season 5 Extra Generation Update

Update Promotion - Generation 3 Season 5 Extra Generation Update - December 17, 2008

• New Functions
  • Actions and Gestures added
  • The Postal Service is now implemented
  • Music
    • Jam Session added and may be acquired from the quest Beautiful Harmonies.
    • Public Performance added (under the title "Performance")
  • Guild
    • Guild Battles added
    • Guild Robes added
    • Guild Castle added
    • Guild Stone Upgrades added
  • The Party Board and Housing Board are now placed in every City
  • Houses
    • Guild Castles are now Implemented
    • The Two Housing Zones, Sen Mag Residential Town and Dugald Residential Town is Available in the Housing Channel.
      • Castle Dungeons have also been added

• New Maps
  • Morva Aisle can now be entered through the south entrance of Bangor

• New Pets
  • Holiday Mini Bear (Limited Time Only)
  • Unicorn (Limited Time Only)
  • Black and White Hedgehogs (Limited Time Only)
  • Black Sheep (Limited Time Only)

Trivia

• The label "Chapter 1" was retroactively applied after the release of Chapter 2.