release has been posted to our download page, go get it there!

/baltes (gunslinger)

Stoffe and I are very excited to announce the addition of James (from OGC) to our staff.  James joins us as a coder/programmer as we get ready to ramp up a busy summer of updates!  Stay tuned everyone, the best is yet to come!

/gunslinger

It’s uploading as we speak!

From here on out, Hyrule Online will be incrementing from 1.6.6.0 (This version released) to 1.6.6.1, and so on and so forth. Updates will be small, but they will be continuous from here on out. Meaning that they will be regular, so no more wondering when you’ll get a release.

Some things that have been done in this release:
+ Bug Fixes
+ Optimizations
+ Code Clean up
+ Faster login/startup

I also changed the MAP_MORAL_NO_PENALTY color to yellow, meaning maps that have no moral on it (Meaning you can PK but wont lose anything) map name color is yellow. The auto-scroll checkmark box in settings actually works somewhat now. You also may be getting a faster FPS. Also, I believe that some new tiles were added to the tilesheet.

Sorry that this isn’t a huge release, but at least it IS a release.

-Nean/Mr. Goron

Well i’ve replaced my router, everything should be running very smoothly now, except for the normal RTE’s n crap we all get.

/gunslinger

My router is almost completely kaput, it can’t handle any sort of load anymore, the wireless has been slowly dying on it for weeks and now the wired connectivity is crapping itself.

I hopefully will have a new one by Wednesday (finances willing)

sorry for the downtime and inconveniences this is causing.

/gunslinger

Hey everyone, thanks for all of you being such good sports on April 1st.

so the TRUTH is we’re not going anywhere, we’re fine, Nintendo didn’t send us a letter and you have no idea how many of you pm’d me to be sure it wasn’t true…you’re all so gullible, i love it!

The Yoshi sprites is something i’ve been planning since last summer i’m sure Yoshi really loved that

OH and Dragonxkiller, Genno, and Mattimeo are NOT staff, do you people think i’m freaking retarded?  All of you who saw “Dragonxkiller” in game as a staff member…it was really me   thanks for making us staff laugh so hard over and over again.  We actually had some members claim they were leaving over that one (good riddance imo)

all in all it was great, you guys were great, i’m sorry we didn’t get to do everything we had planned to, guess you can all wait till next year.  I honestly feel like i half assed the main page but a very large portion of you STILL fell for it, and the priceless reactions will keep me laughing in anticipation of next year.

with that, here’s a sneak peak at the next update http://tinyurl.com/2py92f

/gunslinger

It is with a heavy heart and an immense amount of sadness that I bring you guys this news. Yesterday i received a letter from Nintendo of America (at least it was english i guess?). Specifically I recieved a Cease and Desist order. Under threat of legal action I am being forced to take down the server.

As of noon tomorrow the game server and Teamspeak server for Hyrule online will close forever. As part of the agreement I have worked out with the NOA reps we may keep our website and forums active, however we must swiftly remove any and all references to any Nintendo IP.

It has been alot of fun guys…i tried to fight this but we are not capable of doing anything except failing in the end…
Stay tuned, Stoffe and I, along with the other devs are going to begin discussing a new project that we CAN bring to you guys.

I am truly, truly sorry for all of this guys.

If you  guys don’t already know, TheSpeedGamers will be holding their 1 year anniversary marathon, a 72 hour Zelda Marathon for Ally’s House charity this Friday.  The event will start at 7pm EST.

We will be playing the following games

* The Legend of Zelda
* Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
* A Link to the Past
* Link’s Awakening
* The Ocarina of Time
* Majora’s Mask
* Oracle of Ages
* Oracle of Seasons
* The Wind Waker
* The Minish Cap
* Twilight Princess
* Phantom Hourglass
* Four Swords Adventures

CD-I:  Wand of Gamelon

CD-I:  Faces of Evil

Your very own Gunslinger (baltes) will be playing Links Awakening AND I will also be getting pepper sprayed live on friday evening.

The video and chat feeds will be embedded here on the front page of HyruleOnline.net for anyone who wishes to watch from here.

check out www.thespeedgamers.com for more info

also check out http://www.allyshouse.net/ for more info about our charity!

/gunslinger

Well our wonderful developer and coder Mr. Goron turns 17 today (at least according to the forums he does)

If you do happen to see our good friend, give him a hello and wish him well.

In other news, i know alot of you are wondering “Where the hell is 1.7!?”

Well we are all wondering the same thing ourselves.  The few bugs that exist within the 1.7 code are tricky buggers, the issue is with the way the maps are now rendered, all of the map drawing subs and functions were completely redone!  We are working on it and hope to have some real, concrete news within a few days for you guys.

/gunslinger