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require_once('plugins_header.php');
?>
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<td><span class="subtitle">Welcome!</span></td>
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<td class="catHead"><b>About Me</b></td>
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<td class="row1">After playing <a target="_blank" href="http://ac.turbine.com">Asheron's
Call</a> for a few years, I decided to write a few small plugins in my
spare time, mostly for fun and for the challenge.<br />
<br />
I don't play Asheron's Call any more, and I'm not working on plugins.<br />
<br />
My main character was Digero, a mage on Leafcull.<br />
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<?php
$news_entries = array(
'September 30, 2014' =>
'Unfortunately the stored QuestTimer quests.xml files were corrupted in the transition to the new server.
If you see the error "Failed to uncompress Quest XML from database", you\'ll need to upload your quests again.',
'September 16, 2014' =>
'I\'ve transferred the website to a new host. Email me if you find any broken links or features that aren\'t working.',
'May 24, 2010' =>
'An updated map for GoArrow is available. It includes the Ancient Lugian Fortress from the May 2010 patch,
as well as some other minor terrain changes since the last map update in November 2008.<br />
» As usual, you can download it in either <a href="download.php?file=may10/light/DerethMap.zip">standard colors</a>
or <a href="download.php?file=may10/dark/DerethMap.zip">dark colors</a>. To install: Download the flavor of
DerethMap.zip you prefer (dark or light) and replace the one in the GoArrow folder (don\'t unzip it).<br/>
» To go along with the updated map, I updated <a href="download.php?file=may10/MapRegions.xml">MapRegions.xml</a>
to avoid generating routes that involve running through the ocean to/from the Ancient Lugian Fortress.
Save it in the folder where you installed GoArrow.',
'January 6, 2010' =>
'I added a <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAPTCHA">CAPTCHA ' .
png_img('out_of_site.png', 'Leaving this site', '0', 'width="17" height="12"') . '</a>
for <a href="quest_timer.php?mode=viewquests">submitting quests to Quest Timer</a>,
to thwart automated spam. I\'m sorry for the inconvenience.',
'January 3, 2010' =>
'And we\'re back. Sorry for the downtime, the hosting company lost all of
the files on my website.<br />
I\'ve tried to restore the website from my local backup. Send me an email
if you find a broken link or incorrect information.',
'November 14, 2008' =>
'I\'ve also updated the file used by GoArrow\'s route finding algorithm uses to avoid generating
routes that go through the ocean.<br />
» Download <a href="download.php?file=MapRegions.xml">MapRegions.xml</a> and save it in
the GoArrow Folder.<br />
» If you\'re interested, here is a <a href="screenshots/DerethMap-filled.jpg">map showing
the regions</a>.',
'November 13, 2008' =>
'I updated the GoArrow map (again) to add in Moarsman Island as well. If you downloaded the
updated map yesterday, you\'ll need to download it again.',
'November 12, 2008' =>
'An updated GoArrow Map is now available! It includes the new island from the 100<sup>th</sup> patch.<br />
» You can download it in either standard colors or dark colors:
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<a href="download.php?file=nov08/light/DerethMap.zip" class="gensmall" style="text-decoration:none">
<img src="screenshots/goarrow/goarrow_lightmap.gif" width="120" height="90" border="0" /><br />
Standard Map
</a>
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<a href="download.php?file=nov08/dark/DerethMap.zip" class="gensmall" style="text-decoration:none">
<img src="screenshots/goarrow/goarrow_darkmap.gif" width="120" height="90" border="0" /><br />
Dark Map
</a>
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</table>
To install: Download DerethMap.zip and replace the one in the GoArrow folder (don\'t unzip it).',
'November 15, 2007' =>
'I created a page to help people who can\'t update Decal\'s XML files. If
clicking Update in Decal doesn\'t give you the latest memlocs files, this
may help you. The page is located at:
<a href="http://acasylum.azurewebsites.net/updatelist">http://acasylum.azurewebsites.net/updatelist</a>',
'June 7, 2007' =>
'<a href="spellbarsaver.php">Spellbar Saver v2.2.0.1</a> released.<br />
» Small bug fix from v2.2.0.0.',
'June 2, 2007' =>
'<a href="spellbarsaver.php">Spellbar Saver v2.2.0.0</a> released.<br />
» Complete rewrite to work with Decal 3.',
'January 15, 2007' =>
'<a href="sssort.php">SSSort v2.2.0.0</a> released.<br />
» Adds mana stone sorting and a few usability enhancements.',
'December 23, 2006' =>
'<a href="goarrow.php">GoArrow v1.2.0.1</a> released.<br />
» Fixes some bugs from v1.2.0.0',
'December 20, 2006' =>
'<a href="goarrow.php">GoArrow v1.2.0.0</a> released!<br />
» Lots of new features!',
'August 1, 2006' =>
'<a href="logwiz.php">LogWiz v2.0.0.0</a> released!<br />
» Updated for Throne of Destiny.',
'June 16, 2006' =>
'New plugin: <a href="babel_fish.php">Babel Fish v1.0.0.0</a>!<br />
» Translates spell words (e.g. Puish Zharil) into the name
of the spell cast.',
'June 13, 2006' => array(
'<a href="target_info.php">Target Info v3.1.1</a> released!',
'<a href="sssort.php">SSSort v2.1.0.1</a> released!<br />
» Updated for Decal 3 Alpha 7.'),
'June 10, 2006' =>
"Note: I've removed the Decal Surrogate Cleaner (a utility I wrote earlier
today that helped resolve <No Surrogate> issue for some plugins), as
it had the side effect of undoing Decal's auto-disable of some plugins that
need to be updated for Decal Alpha 7. Although the utility itself wasn't
directly causing errors, I've decided it's better to just have plugin devs
release new installers for their plugins. I'm sorry about this.",
/*
'I wrote a small utility to clear invalid surrogate values from plugins that
say <No Surrogate>.<br />
<br />
It looks in the registry for plugins that have a Surrogate key that is either
the Version 1 Plugin Surrogate, or a Surrogate that isn\'t installed. It then
lists the plugins with invalid surrogates and confirms that you want to remove
the Surrogate keys. It won\'t make any changes to the registry without your
confirmation.<br />
<br />
<a href="download.php?file=Decal%20Surrogate%20Cleaner.exe">Download Decal
Surrogate Cleaner</a><br />
<a class="genmed" href="download.php?file=Decal%20Surrogate%20Cleaner%20Source.zip">C#
Source Code</a>',
*/
'June 9, 2006' =>
'<a href="goarrow.php">GoArrow v1.1.0.1 Alpha</a> released!<br />
» Now with an interactive map of Dereth, and Dungeon maps!',
'June 8, 2006' =>
'I\'ve been lazy with the news recently...<br />
<b>June 5, 2006</b>: Updated spells.csv for the first time since ToD. Get it on the
<a href="devlinks.php">Developer Links</a> page.<br />
<b>May 30, 2006</b>: Updated debuff_data.xml for <a href="target_info.php">Target Info</a>
for the May patch.',
'April 5, 2006' =>
'<a href="sssort.php">SSSort v2.1.0.0</a> released.<br />
» Rewritten using the .NET Framework and updated for Throne of Destiny',
'February 26, 2006' =>
'The much-anticipated <a href="goarrow.php">GoArrow v1.0.0.0 Alpha</a> is here!<br />
» Now with route finding!',
'February 19, 2006' =>
'New utility: <a href="view_gen.php">Decal View Code Generator</a> released.<br />
» Helps create the skeleton view handling code for .NET Adapter plugins
written in C# and VB.NET',
'January 23, 2006' =>
'I wrote a small plugin that types <span class="cod">/friends online</span>
when you log in, as it seems AC\'s new friends system doesn\'t tell you
which friends are online when you log in.<br />
<br />
You can download the plugin here: ' . download('Friends Online', '1.0.0') . '<br />
<br />
Note that there is no GUI for the plugin and no chat commands; it
does one thing: types <span class="cod">/friends online</span>
when you log in and filters out the message if no friends are online.
You\'ll need the .NET Framework 2.0 to run this plugin (link on the left).<br />
<br />
Friends Online isn\'t going to have a home page, since it\'s a very
small plugin and its functionality will likely either be added back
by Turbine, or incorporated into another plugin in the future.',
'December 23, 2005' =>
'<a href="media_control.php">Media Control v1.1.0.0</a> released!<br>
» Updated for Decal 3 Alpha.',
'December 21, 2005' =>
'<a href="target_info.php">Target Info v3.1.0 Alpha</a> released!<br>
» Updated for Decal 3 Alpha.',
'December 18, 2005' =>
'New utility: <a href="icon_browser.php">AC Icon Browser</a> released.<br>
» Lets you quickly browse the icons available to plugins',
'December 15, 2005' =>
'<a href="quest_timer.php">Quest Timer v2.4.2 Alpha</a> released.<br>
» Updated for Decal 3 Alpha 5b.',
'November 9, 2005' =>
'<a href="quest_timer.php">Quest Timer v2.4.1 Alpha</a> released.<br>
» Updated for Decal 3 Alpha 4.',
'October 19, 2005' =>
'<a href="quest_timer.php">Quest Timer v2.4.0 Alpha</a> is here!',
'August 30, 2005' =>
'I\'ve been getting too much spam in my digero [at] acasylum [dot] com email address,
so I\'ve abandoned it in favor of my gmail.com address: digero. If for some reason
you need to contact me via email rather than the VN Boards, please use that email.',
'April 24, 2005' =>
'<a href="sssort.php">SSSort v2.0.1</a> released!<br>
» Made it easier to separate full bags from partial bags, and added chat commands.',
'April 18, 2005' =>
'<a href="quest_timer.php">Quest Timer v2.3.3</a> released!<br>
» Quest Timer can now upload your timer info to Treestats, plus some small bugfixes.',
'April 15, 2005' =>
'<a href="target_info.php">Target Info v3.0.3</a> released!<br>
» Fixes a bug that caused Target Info to assess every player in range (it shouldn\'t
be assessing players at all)',
'April 10, 2005' =>
'Just a quick note about Quest Timer and Daylight Savings Time:<br>
If you completed a quest before the switch to DST, Quest Timer will show the timer up an
hour earlier than it actually is.',
'January 27, 2005' =>
'Made some updates to the site:<br>
» New logo =)<br>
» Quest Timer - View Timers: added the ability to show only characters sorted by time left<br>
» Quest Timer - View/Add Quests: added the ability to hide panels on the page, as well as many backend changes',
'January 23, 2005' =>
'<i>Quest Timer</i>: Modified the upload/download scripts to compress (ZIP) the
quest files before saving them. Some people were hitting the 64 KB limit on
quest file size, and the file was getting cut off when uploading. This should
extend that limit to 450 KB+. If you notice anything not working correctly,
let me know.',
'January 15, 2005' =>
'<a href="target_info.php">Target Info v3.0.2</a> released!<br>
» Fixes an error in the Self Debuff HUD, and adds the ability to resize
the text.',
'January 11, 2005' =>
'<a href="target_info.php">Target Info v3.0.1</a> released!<br>
» First official release of Version 3!',
'January 8, 2005' =>
'<a href="quest_timer.php">Quest Timer v2.3.2</a> released!<br>
» Fixed a few bugs in 2.3.1, and added the ability to view all of your
characters\' timers at once on the Other Characters tab. Sorry about the
back-to-back releases!',
'January 6, 2005' =>
'<a href="quest_timer.php">Quest Timer v2.3.1</a> released!<br>
» Added features to uploading/downloading quests file that reduce the
chance of accidentally wiping your quests file, and more!',
'December 20, 2004' =>
'Some script kiddie thought it would be fun to exploit a recently
discovered bug in phpBB (the forum software I was using) and erased all
of the files on my site. I have a mirror of this site on my computer and
uploaded that back to the server, less the forums. If you find any dead
or outdated links, let me know.<br>
<br>
I\'m not going to have forums for you to contact me any more, but you can
still PM me, email me, or post on the AC Utilities forum on the VNBoards if
you have any problems with plugins.',
'December 10, 2004' => array(
'<a href="spellbarsaver.php">Spellbar Saver v2.1.2</a> released!<br>
» Two minor bug fixes.',
'Created an installer for <a href="target_info.php">Target Info v2.9.1</a>.'),
'December 3, 2004' =>
'<a href="target_info.php">Target Info v3.0.0 Beta</a> released.<br>
» Let me know what you think of the new features! See
<a href="http://vnboards.ign.com/AC_Utilities/b5432/79705569/?32">this thread</a>
on VN for info about what\'s new.',
'November 30, 2004' =>
'<a href="target_info.php">Target Info v2.9.1</a> patch released!<br>
» Fixes a bug in v2.9.0 and a few more new features.',
'November 29, 2004' =>
'<a href="quest_timer.php">Quest Timer v2.3.0</a> released!<br>
» You can now use /tell\'s as triggers.',
'November 28, 2004' =>
'<a href="target_info.php">Target Info v2.9.0</a> released!<br>
» New features! Including smart Imperil/Bludge Vuln detection and an optional
permanent self debuff hud.',
'November 19, 2004' =>
'<i>Quest Timer</i>: When <a href="quest_timer.php?mode=viewtimers">viewing timers</a>
for your account, quests are now sorted by whether or not they\'ve been completed,
rather than alphabetically.',
'November 1, 2004' => array(
'Added some new arrows for <a href="goarrow.php">GoArrow</a>. They can replace your
current arrow ingame, for a change of pace if you\'d like =)',
'Reformatted the news page.'),
'October 18, 2004' =>
'Added some <a href="devlinks.php">links for plugin developers</a>',
'October 13, 2004' =>
'Finally added a home page for <a href="goarrow.php">GoArrow</a><br>
» Now with screenshots, notes and an installer!',
'October 9, 2004' =>
'New/Updated plugin <a href="sssort.php">SSSort v2.0.0</a> released!<br>
» Previously known as Scroll Sort -- Now sorts salvage as well as scrolls!',
'September 30, 2004' =>
'New logo! (Yeah, even the little things make news =P)<br>
» It uses alpha transparency -- I\'ve tested it to work on both IE 5.5+ and
Mozilla Firefox, but let me know if it looks funny to you.',
'September 24, 2004' =>
'New plugin <a href="media_control.php">Media Control v1.0.0.0</a> released!<br>
» Controls Windows Media Player and some other media players from in AC.',
'September 4, 2004' =>
'<i>Quest Timer</i>: You can now download all of the available quests
as a <a href="quest_timer.php?mode=viewquests#merge_quests">merge file</a>.<br>
» This is primarily for people having problems downloading the
quests from within the game.',
'August 20, 2004' =>
'<a href="scroll_manager.php">Scroll Manager v1.2.0</a> released!<br>
» Lots of new features!',
'August 15, 2004' =>
'<a href="quest_timer.php">Quest Timer v2.2.2</a> released!<br>
» Fixes a few small bugs. The Skill Sellback quest timer, among a few others, now works properly.',
'August 14, 2004' =>
'<a href="scroll_manager.php">Scroll Manager v1.1.2</a> released!<br>
» Once again detects scrolls in side packs.',
'August 9, 2004' =>
'<a href="scroll_manager.php">Scroll Manager v1.1.1</a> released!<br>
» Fixed for the scroll icon changes.',
'July 20, 2004' =>
'<a href="logwiz.php">LogWiz v1.0.2</a> released!<br>
» Uses Imp Filter now, since some people were having problems
with Character Stats.',
'July 1, 2004' =>
'<a href="logwiz.php">LogWiz v1.0.1</a> Released!',
'June 21, 2004' =>
'<a href="quest_timer.php">Quest Timer v2.2.1</a> released!<br>
» Should fix the errors for people using the non-beta Imp Filter',
'June 19, 2004' => array(
'<a href="quest_timer.php">Quest Timer v2.2.0</a> released!<br>
» Lots of new features!',
'You can now <a href="quest_timer.php?mode=viewtimers">view your quest timers online</a>!'),
'June 14, 2004' =>
'<a href="spellbarsaver.php">Spellbar Saver v2.1.1</a> released!',
'June 10, 2004' => array(
'<a href="scrollsort.php">Scroll Sort v1.0.3</a> released!',
'Added a <i>PayPal</i> link on the left. Feel free to donate if you\'d like.'),
'May 13, 2004' =>
'<a href="target_info.php">Target Info v2.8.8</a> released!<br>
» Updated spell timers for the May patch and a minor bug fix',
'May 4, 2004' =>
'<a href="spellbarsaver.php">Spellbar Saver v2.1.0</a> released!<br>
» A whole lot more than just a backup utility =)',
'April 27, 2004' =>
'<a href="quest_timer.php">Quest Timer v2.1.0</a> released!<br>
» Now with web integration and quest notes!',
'April 24, 2004' =>
'<a href="logwiz.php">LogWiz v1.0.0</a> released!',
'April 18, 2004' => array(
'<a href="spellbarsaver.php">Spellbar Saver v2.0.0</a> released!<br>
» Now can automatically put spells on your spellbar!',
'Sui was kind enough to provide me with an exhaustive list of quest timers
for <a href="quest_timer.php">Quest Timer v2</a> that you can download and
merge with your quests. Check the Quest Timer page for more info.',
'<a href="quest_timer.php">Quest Timer v2.0.1</a> Released!<br>
» Fixes chat commands and Euro date format'),
'April 14, 2004' =>
'<a href="quest_timer.php">Quest Timer v2.0.0 Beta</a> released!',
'March 31, 2004' =>
'Added tracking of how many times my plugins are downloaded =). You can see the
statistics on the <a href="dl_stats.php">Download Stats</a> page. Since I just
added this, it obviously can\'t tell how many times the plugins
were downloaded in the past ;-)<br>
» You may need to press refresh on the individual plugin pages to get the
links to work. I made some changes so that your browser shouldn\'t cache old
versions of the pages anymore, so this won\'t be a problem in the future.',
'March 30, 2004' =>
'<a href="target_info.php">Target Info v2.8.5</a> released!<br>
» Mainly bug fixes to v2.8.0',
'March 24, 2004' =>
'<a href="target_info.php">Target Info v2.8.0</a> released!',
'March 23, 2004' =>
'<a href="scrollsort.php">Scroll Sort v1.0.0</a> released!',
'March 18, 2004' => array(
'<a href="target_info.php">Target Info v2.7.2</a> released!<br>
» This plugin was originally by Jer, but since he no longer
develops AC plugins, I\'ve adopted it =)',
'Added mirrors for <a href="jer_mirror.php">Jer\'s other plugins</a> while
his site is down.'),
'March 13, 2004' => array(
'<a href="phpBB2/">Forums!</a> Now you can get help or make suggestions right
on this site.',
'There\'s also a new color scheme BBTech for the main site to match the default
theme for the forums.'),
'March 12, 2004' =>
'<a href="greeter.php">Greeter v1.2.1</a> released!<br>
» Resolves the issue on Darktide and adds delays in messages.',
'March 9, 2004' => array(
'<a href="greeter.php">Greeter v1.1.0</a> released!',
'<a href="allegchat.php">AllegChat Lite v1.1.0</a> released!',
'New site design! Features a more modual design that should be easier to add to
in the future. You can even choose the color scheme for the site!'),
'February 16, 2004' =>
'<a href="spellbarsaver.php">SpellBar Saver v1.0.0</a> released!',
'February 2, 2004' =>
'<a href="allegchat.php">AllegChat v1.0.0</a> released!',
);
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{
$j = 0;
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{
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}
}
else
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<?php break; else: ?>
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endif; // if ($i++ == 10)
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require_once('plugins_footer.php');
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