Thank you for your service:
I regret to announce that we will be having two of our staff members leave us. I hope that you both may someday soon come back to the staff and be a part of our team , but for now GM Seiran & GM Sarang will be leaving us, I appreciate their service to illusiveRO and personally thank you both for being a part of the birth of illusiveRO I hope to see your applications in our inbox again soon.

Now Hiring:
The next round of staff & Game Master selecting will again be opened, there will be four new positions filled, if you are chosen you must choose a GM name to represent yourself, register a forum account with the selected name and create and ingame character with the same selected name.

Here it is the new server download this file is in rar format and needs to be unzipped using "Winrar" if you need Winrar you can download it here http://www.rarlab.com This is the full install which most will need to be able to play illusiveRO without errors. The Lite version in rar format will be added tomorrow and the full & lite version with installer (no need for winrar) will be uploaded in a day or so. Please take note...

illusiveRO is back online~ use your old login / passwords to access your accounts and we will see you ingame soon, please post any bugs or errors on the forum in the appropriate location.

New Full Installer Files:http://dcain.no-ip.org/Files/illusiveRO/illusiveRO%20Clients/Archived/Split/, for now you can add your old sdata.grf file to the lite install to play with no errors
New Lite Installer: http://www.mediafire.com/?aqkuilymjch (simply add an updated sdata and play)
Unzip Program Needed: http://www.rarlab.com (Winrar)

Blackicelimited wrote:I have The Full Installer here which I archived also to minus the size of it to decrease your time on downloading it. Click This for Full Installer with sdata which is one file.

There's also an archived portion here which it is split into 7 parts so you can download each individually.
Which is right here. Click here to go to folder which has all 7 parts which includes sdata also

Here's the direct link http://rarlabs.com/download.htm or below i made it easier for people to download either 32 or 64 bit.

You'll need whats mentioned above Winrar you can download it here click either Windows 32-Bit or 64-Bit

After everything is downloaded extract folder to wherever you want to access your game at, plus if you want to make a shortcut to the game just copy and paste shortcut from inside the illusiveRO folder then an icon/link will appear on your desktop.

I'll edit this later and post a link to just sdata.grf so if anyone needs just that it will be here soon.

Hopefully this is alright with the admin just wanted to do this before I fall asleep lol.

Please note the server is still not open to the public just yet, we will go live 18:00:00pm ~20:00:00pm Sunday server time the Full and Lite Download will be ready at that time you will need the new download to play illusiveRO so make sure you at least get the lite installer tomorrow that option will only work if you have an up to date sdata for those without, you will need the full install.

Third Job Tier:
The new third job tier presents quite a challenge to any staff as they are imbalanced direct from gravity from start to finish these new job tiers, the 3-1 & 3-2 jobs will be in the beta phase, and are subject to change at any time. The skills, delays,sprites,items,requirements,and even names are all still in the beta form. The biggest update to our previous server is the updates to the third job tier. To balance the new classes there has been a change in many of aspects of their mechanics such as stats, skills, delays, prerequisite, item requirements, sprite edits and much more. To clear up the "Beta Non-Beta" subject the server itself is not in beta form at all, however the Third job tier and all that relates to them is, and will continue to be until they are 100% complete. Your progress will be saved even though these classes are still in beta testing.

New Server Platform:
The server has changed from (txt) based to (SQL) based platform. What that means to you as a player is more stability, quicker updates, more complex quests dependent on SQL table. An example of a script that runs on SQL tables is the "Mail System" which on that note I would like to add is now up and running.

600+ New in-game custom items:
The new custom items will all be obtainable through at least one of the following methods (Quest,Drops,Donations,Events,& Points System) this should make the new gears attainable by nearly any means, with a bit of effort that is! the new custom items are too many to list each item but here is a simplified list of what has been added new to server.

Addition of over 400+ Headgears (upper,upper-mid)
Addition of over 100+ Wings (Lower-Head gears)
Addition of over 100+ Middle -Head gears
There were also many other types of customs added but those just so happen to
be super secret at the moment so no spoilers just yet, but many are soon to come!

Attendance Points System:(APS)
The system grants (2) points to new players upon initial login to the server. After the player who logged in accumulates 24hours of attendance on the server the player will receive (2) more points for every 24 hours of logged attendance. The points may also be earned via Events,Quests,& Guild & PVP Rankings. The "Attendance Points" of (APS) can be used to trade for in-game services such as ( Name changes, Sex changes, Rollbacks, Guild Leader changes, reward for certain donation items, headgear customization, and many more player services ) Once the Control Panel is up the points will be manageable remotely as well. So in summary the more your ingame the more bonuses you get as a player!

The illusiveRO Mall:
Yes it is finally back, the illusiveRO mall, and there have been some changes! The illusiveRO mall offers a great variety of items for all classes and has some great things for gearing up before grinding in some of our new dungeons! The prices are fair, and we hope the mall helps you to face almost any enemy! You can reach the mall via the Mall Warper in the Capitol city of Prontera. Also in the near future there will be another floor of the mall that offers even more great finds, so be sure to check back often.

MVP Ranker:
There is now a new MVP Arena available to players of illusiveRO. The new Arena has a total of (40) levels! A single player enters and a timer is set for 60 minutes. The player then has one hour to defeat 40 MVPs! This is not an easy challenge in fact I would like to view it as unbeatable! It is okay if you do not make it to round 40, but as you defeat more and more of the MVPs you will be added to the top player rankings and each level will reward you with a certain amount of zeny. The player who manages to defeat all 40 solo will be rewarded with an amazing prize! The arena has an entrance fee so be ready to go on a killing spree once you step foot in the Arena! Oh and the arena will also reward you with a certain amount of (APS) or Attendance Points.

PVP Ranker:
PVP Rankings are now up and running, anytime you kill a player in PVP you have a chance to be added to the top 20 PVP Rankers List viewable in prontera. You will receive a small amount of zeny each time you rank up in the top 20 list. Also when a player takes over the #1 PVP Ranker slot there will be an automatic announcement announcing the player to take the #1 Rank. Your PVP stats are also viewable in prontera even if you are not on the top ranker list. So happy hunting, oh and did I mention your kill/death ration will also earn you (APS) Attendance Points?

Guild Ranker:
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Alright, a lot of you are probably wondering what the hell is going on with the server right now. I know it's been offline for "maintenance" for something nearing three weeks now, but rest assured, there ARE a lot of updates being done, including:

• Fixes to the 3rd-tier skills which obviously were extremely buggy. A large portion of the problems with these skills were fixed.
  
• Getting the equipment mall up and running
  
• Work has started on a whole bunch of custom gear and quests, including (from what I'm told,) wings!
  
• Lots of cool new event-related stuff (can't give away many details, but they're pretty fun)
  
• And some stuff I don't know if I have the authority to mention >_>
  

But perhaps the most important thing that needs to be told is this:

The server is still in the BETA Phase.

We all know things haven't run that smoothly since launch, including lots of exploitable bugs (that I feel I should point out, NOBODY really told the GM team about (the armor bug? Come on guys.)). The GM team feels that it's necessary that the server should officially be announced to still be in BETA, which means a few things:

1. Server times may not always be up, but will MOST LIKELY USUALLY be up (like, 95% of the time), barring large update/fixes like this one.

2. Things will be changing, a lot. Frequently (I hope).

3. Unfortunately, there WILL be a server wipe when the server goes truly live.
3b. HOWEVER, to compensate, all our beta testers will be given special rewards when the server goes live! Your precious work will NOT go to waste under any circumstances. For starters, while we cannot preserve your hard-leveled characters, all those who hit Third Tier will be given a free Lv 99 Second Tier character class of the corresponding job, and Second Tier will be given a First Tier Lv 99. First Tier classes during the time of the wipe will preserve their levels. Items will unfortunately HAVE to be wiped. Additionally, we might give out some special beta-tester only gear, signifying "Yes, I was among the very first players!" You'll be the envy of all the newbies!

4. In order to promote the bug-fixing aspect, we are implementing a bug-fix reward system. When we are informed of a bug or some sort of fatal glitch, or something that just doesn't work, the informant will receive a small reward (size varying based on the degree of the glitch), that will carry over to when the server goes live!

I know we've all hit some rough times in the past month or so of this server's release, but I hope that you will all consider staying true to our server. It's a rough ride for sure, but be assured that the GM Team honestly wishes the best for the server and our players. I hope that you will remain dedicated to us even when things aren't exactly working right, and I am looking forward to see the server move on with progress in the future!

~To a hopeful future!

GM Tsumi