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June 3, 2014: A new policy has been instituted on a trial basis to allow players to purchase +0 Custom items at a 50% discount if accompanied by logged RP of the item's creation. Please see the Customs Price List page for details.
May 16, 2014: Admin applications are now open for the Public Affairs board . Also, a new Chat Mode option is available - you can now choose if you want your chat to display from oldest to newest, or vice versa.
May 5, 2014: This marks the second weekend of a programming and infrastructure blitz - our servers were moved to the East Coast of the US, and we introduced a new 'responsive' design for the main pages and wiki. This should allow you to have a better experience using Hollow on your mobile devices. Let the admin know if you are having any trouble!
April 26, 2014: A few updates tonight: a minor change which changed the look for the main room pages, new battle layout, decreased the chances of failing to escape battle, most methods of communication can now be directed to another player (ooc to Player Hello!), improved flexibility allowing admin to change many aspects of battle without involving a programmer.
February 9, 2014: Hollow has changed URLs slightly - to httpS://www.hollowgame.com. The extra S helps improve security for all players (and provides a pretty lock icon in your URL bar!) Please report any adverse effects to an admin.
February 5, 2014: Improved statistics screen with cleaner design, better use of progress bars/health meters; improved inventory and shop list screens to provide more information on hover, or on tap if using a touch device. Eliminated 'examine' command-all information is now in the hover. Premiums/credits balance is now only linked to from the top of your main screen that shows the room and chat (Premium Services link).
January 12, 2014: IE 11 users may have had trouble using H-Mail. This has been fixed.
December 8, 2013: New wiki version released.
September 28, 2013: Svilfon and Satoshi have been successfully tricked into becoming wiki administrators. Feel free to direct your woes with this wiki towards them (so, no real change here.)
September 22, 2013: Congratulations to Eboric, who has now been advanced from Jr. Exec to the World, RP and Executive Boards.
September 20, 2013: New wiki editor released, implemented infrastructure changes to help reduce lag
September 9, 2013: The process of purchasing credits, as well as managing your credits and premium services has changed. All credit purchases and premium subscriptions are now in the [Premium Services] link in the top-of-screen menu. Hollow is still using Google to process payments, but it has a new look and process that handles all payment within the page. Credits are now available for use immediately after purchase. Hollow now sees even less personal information, and as before, Hollow never sees your financial information. If you have any questions or encounter any problems, please email support.
September 8, 2013: Blessings are now available to purchase for custom armor. Blessings do not stack with separate pieces. Even with tier 4 blessing some of the higher level mobs may still attack you, although the chance of this happening is lower.
July 3, 2013: The Inventory and Bank screens have been revamped to allow a more user friendly experience and a few new features. The Inventory is now alphabetized and Users may now use/eat/drink items of any quantity from either the submit bar or inventory screen. The updated Bank is now accessed via clicking on the 'Bank' link and the menu allows for all operations to be performed on one screen; including interest, deposits, withdrawals and money conversions.
June, 2013: Various features/updates/improvements were implemented in June, including the Ability for players to customize their Home City, reduced screen spam from Quick mine, a new consolidated "Preferences" menu, and the ability for admin to reduce screen spam by modifying Mob/NPC movement increment times.
February 27, 2013: The admin team would like to welcome Eboric as our newest Jr. Exec.
July 31, 2012: Characters that are at least 6 months old and who have reached 4,500 HP may now purchase ONE cross-class skill for use in statting (not necessarily in rp, although using this feature to back up an rp approval is encouraged) for the price of 100,000 gold. Orders should be sent to CUSTOMS and need merely state which skill you would like. Note that this is currently in a testing stage and all skills acquired this way may be removed without warning (but with full refund). We suggest characters without MP do not pick magic abilities.
July 26, 2012: New rules regarding alt applications have been put into place. Players who do not have any alts may now apply for Fast-Tracked Alts.
July 25, 2012: Tiphareth was announced as the newest member of the administrative staff! In addition, applications are now open for a junior administrator on the staff.
June 8, 2012: Redhale is creating a list of (relatively) useless items to use for a planned feature, help him out by contributing to the list.
March 15, 2011: The new admin recruit was announced on Tuesday, March 15 at 6:30pm Hollowtime, followed by a party in the Kelay Tavern. Parsithius has become the newest Jr. Exec and Redhale has moved up on the boards. Welcome both!
January 15, 2011: Update: Players must now send their Alt Requests to the player Alternate for review. The process is exactly the same as is the review board. Like Customs and Builder, Alternate is now taking the requests for your Alt.
November 22, 2010: Cyllarus is looking for volunteers to write room descriptions for the minotaur labyrinth. Those interested should read the page and then hmail Cyllarus.
August 13, 2010: Jacklin is looking for players to participate in a Hollow Murder Mystery. Those interested should hmail Jacklin. (Sign-up closed now. Thanks to all the volunteers.)
August 6, 2010: A new global quest is under way! Now the tale of Orb of Life shall be told...
July 1, 2010: The new admin recruits were announced on Saturday, July 3 at 2pm Hollowtime, followed by a party in the Kelay Tavern. Morvious and Redhale were welcomed with open arms and hidden daggers by all.
June 29, 2010: Cyllarus is looking for a few people to assist him in maintaining and improving the wiki. Those interested should hmail Cyllarus. Tasks would include editing and cleaning all new page edits, going through old pages and adding wiki links where appropriate, and working as a team to come up with ways to add more functionality to the wiki.
April 7, 2010: The Application process for legally alting has been changed. Please view Alting for details.
February 21, 2010: Thinking of purchasing a premium shop or home? Please read this update!
January 17, 2010: A system for Custom Race and Class options has been added to Hollow. Visit here for details