Archived News (2006-2008)

FAQ for enchantments page

I have added an FAQ which will answer common questions about the section with enchantments for World of Warcraft.

Addon for World of Warcraft updated

The Read Enchantments addon for World of Warcraft now supports the new enchantments in Wrath of the Lich King.

Weapon glows in Wrath of the Lich King added

Well, guess I stand corrected — there are actually a lot of glows on the new weapon enchantments in Wrath of the Lich King. I've been through them all and added them to the enchantments page (both 2H and Weapon). Apart from a slightly stronger "blood" effect on two weapon enchantments, they all seemed to repeat glow effects from older enchantments.

The enchantments in Wrath of the Lich King added

Finally the enchantments in the expansion Wrath of the Lich King for World of Warcraft have been added to the enchantments page. In the process of doing this I discovered that a few of the entries in Wowhead were actually faulty, so to be sure I double-checked all the enchantments that could be trained from a Grand Master Enchanter as well as those sold by Vanessa Sellers.

A few enchantments from drops still need to be consolidated in the web databases before I can state where they come from. The expansion is still fresh and we still need to get more data. For the same reason I've decided to postpone updating the addon.

The glows for the new weapon enchantments are not ready either, but I wouldn't be surprised if none of them have any glow at all. I've tried one of the weapon enchants already and it didn't glow. I'll check them all out soon, though.

Enchantments page updated for patch 3.0.2

I've updated the enchantments page for World of Warcraft to include the changes in patch 3.0.2. I also changed the section back to only show the list of weapons when you first enter it, instead of showing everything.

Addon for World of Warcraft updated

The Read Enchantments addon for World of Warcraft has been updated for patch 3.0.2. The URL button in the addon has been moved up next to the search box because of a change of trading skill design.

All at once

Both the Game Statistics and Enchantments in World of Warcraft sections now show everything as one long page when you first enter them. However, the links in the secondary banner still works as usual.

Major clean-up

I've been purging the CSS file and every single HTML file for unused elements. I also made the web site more compatible with the HTML 4.01 transitional standard. If anything acts strange, try hitting Ctrl+F5 to refresh the browser cache for that page.

New design for the news page

Now that the news page doesn't have to support the news column on the front page anymore (the news column was removed as it was simplified), I've decided to change the design of the news page. I can now add various HTML components such as pictures. In fact, I've taken the liberty to add and adapt some stuff for the older news items below.

Simpler front page

As you have probably noticed by now, I've made the front page a lot simpler. I needed a change and thought I'd try the minimalistic approach. Everything else is the same, however.

Links for Age of Conan

I've added a page with both links and a search bar for Age of Conan.

This page is being phased out and there is no longer a link to it. It's still available for a while, though.

Glow animations for the enchantments page

2H and Weapon in the enchantments page now have links with animations of all the weapon glows in World of Warcraft.

Mark your enchantments

A new cool feature has been added to the enchantments page. Enchanters can now mark the enchantments they own in World of Warcraft using an addon I've written for the game. Click here to see how!

Moved the links

The links mentioned in the news item below has been moved to the middle.

The front page was later redesigned and the links are no longer available.

Links for World of Warcraft and EverQuest II

You may have noticed the two icons in the left side for World of Warcraft and EverQuest II. Clicking these will bring you to a page with links and a search bar for the selected game.

These pages are being phased out and there are no longer links to them. They're still available for a while, though.

Additional links in the enchantments page

The spell and formula headers in the enchantments page for World of Warcraft now have links and tooltips as well. I also validated the enchantment data.

Better tooltips for the enchantments page

I've replaced the old and simple tooltip engine in the enchantments page for World of Warcraft with the one by Wowhead. It's a lot more detailed and require less maintenance.

Faction goods in EverQuest II

A new section with faction goods for EverQuest II has been introduced. It includes the items offered by all the faction merchants in Kunark.

Enchantments page updated for patch 2.4

I've updated the enchantments page for World of Warcraft to include the changes in patch 2.4.

Playing EverQuest II

I stopped playing World of Warcraft and instead turned to EverQuest II with a conjurer, which is great fun. But don't worry, I'll continue to update the enchantments page.

Enchantments page is online again

I'm playing World of Warcraft again, and by popular demand I've reopened and updated the enchantments page.

Shadow Warrior

Added the statistics, save games and screenshots for Shadow Warrior.

Postal

Added the statistics and save games for the old Postal from 1997.

Broken Sword 4

Added the statistics, save games and screenshots for Broken Sword: The Angel of Death.

Portal

Added the statistics, save games and screenshots for Portal.

Half-Life 2: Episode Two

Added the statistics, save games and screenshots for Half-Life 2: Episode Two.

BioShock

Added the statistics, save games and screenshots for BioShock.

Closing the pages for World of Warcraft

I have decided to close the pages for World of Warcraft since I don't play the game anymore.

The old hub page was closed for good, but the enchantments page was revived again later.

Jade Empire: Special Edition

Added the statistics, save games and screenshots for Jade Empire: Special Edition.

More save games (HL2)

I've added what I believe is the final big batch of PC save games:

Blood, Call of Duty 2, Doom 3, Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition, Far Cry, Half-Life: Opposing Force, Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Kingpin: Life of Crime, No One Lives Forever 2, Postal 2, Prey, Quake 4, Serious Sam 2, Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow, Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, Star Trek: Elite Force II, and Unreal II.

JCH's AdLib Player Sources

The original assembler source codes for JCH's old AdLib and Sound Blaster players has now been released. This is the first time they're made available to the public. You can download them here (501 KB).

JCH's Personal Collection

Added a package for Commodore 64 containing eight D64 files. Apart from JCH's digitunes and worktunes it also contains the presentation screens for game music and sound effects. You can download it here (358 KB).

Icons for World of Warcraft

Added a package with 34 new colorful icons for emotes and macros in World of Warcraft. You can download it here (20,4 KB).

Resources for PC games

The section with miscellaneous files has been expanded with resources for PC games. I've added the first two files — spell lists for Baldur's Gate II and a trained file for the EU version of Little Big Adventure.

Links for icons in the enchantments page

I've now added Wowhead links to the component icons in enchantments for World of Warcraft.

Eric the Unready

Added the statistics, save games and screenshots for Eric the Unready.

The Punisher

Added the statistics, save games and screenshots for The Punisher.

More save games (NV)

I've decided to add the save games where my name is visible somewhere in the files. Since my name is visible elsewhere in the web site anyway, it hardly matters anymore. As always the save games are for PC only:

Aliens versus Predator, Anachronox, Command & Conquer: Renegade, Drakan: Order of the Flame, Dungeon Siege, El Matador, Evolva, Freedom Fighters, Halo: Combat Evolved, Jedi Knight, Rune, Soldier of Fortune, and Thief 3: Deadly Shadows.

Midnight Nowhere

Added the statistics, save games and screenshots for Midnight Nowhere.

Dark Messiah of Might and Magic

Added the statistics, save games and screenshots for Dark Messiah of Might and Magic.

Jack the Ripper

Added the statistics, save games and screenshots for Jack the Ripper.

Enchantments validated

All enchantments for World of Warcraft have been validated and should now be up to par.

More screenshots (BIG)

I've added archives with screenshots for the following PC games:

Divine Divinity, Dreamfall, Dungeon Siege II, Fable: The Lost Chapters, Final Fantasy VII, Keepsake, Manhunt, Prey, Quake II, Serious Sam 2, Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Silver Earring, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, Titan Quest, Tribes: Vengeance, and Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines.

More save games (BIG)

My web host have replaced the web server with one that now has space for a lot more files. As a result of this I have added sizable save games for the following PC games:

American McGee's Alice, Blade of Darkness, Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines, Medal of Honor: Allied Assault: Breakthrough, Chrome, Codename: Outbreak, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Fallen, Deus Ex, Gabriel Knight 3, Grim Fandango, Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2, Max Payne, Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault, Myst IV: Revelation, SiN, SiN: Wages of Sin, System Shock, Thief, Thief II, Tribes: Vengeance, Unreal, Unreal: Return to Na Pali, and The Wheel of Time.

Vibrants.dk is now open

The sister web site http://vibrants.dk has now opened with a lot of nice computer music. The music that was available here has been removed and can now only be found there.

JCH's C64 Music Editor

JCH's Music Editor v3.04 for Commodore 64 has now been added to the section with miscellaneous files. It's the same package as was released in 1998. You can download it here (359 KB).

Hugo II sound effects

I've added two additional DOS archives to the section with miscellaneous files, with sound effects for the old Danish DOS game Hugo På Nye Eventyr.

More AdLib for DOS

I've added three DOS archives to the section with miscellaneous files. The AdLib music in them was already available on this web site, but now you can also check out the real deal as well as game sound effects.

The Silver Earring

Added statistics and save games for Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silver Earring.

EdLib and FairPlay

The section with miscellaneous files has been expanded with two old DOS programs; EdLib and FairPlay.

New section for files

Yet another section has seen the light of day. Although the box on the front page seems to indicate that it is all about Half-Life maps, the section was actually designed to contain all sorts of file downloads. The section will be expanded with various files of any kind as time goes by.

AdLib music by Vibrants

A new section has been introduced with the nifty AdLib music that was composed in JCH's EdLib editor by all members of Vibrants.

The music was later moved to the Vibrants web site — the link has been updated accordingly.

Music page overhauled

I wasn't content with the music page, so I've spiffed it up yet again. It now uses a design similar to that of the other front pages.

There is no longer a music page here — it was later moved to the Vibrants web site.

Files for three games

Save games and screenshots have been added for Condemned: Criminal Origins and Mystery of the Mummy. Screenshots have been added for El Matador. Enjoy.

Text files now readable

I've improved the game statistics by adding a direct hyperlink to the text files in the save game archives where these are located. Sometimes reading this before downloading the archive may determine whether you want to use the save games or not.

The Burning Crusade added to the enchantments page

The recent release of The Burning Crusade introduced a new batch of enchantments, and I have now added them to my list of all the enchantments for World of Warcraft.

JCH's FastTracker 2 music

The FastTracker 2 music by JCH have been added, and I also spiffed up the music pages a little bit.

The music was later moved to the Vibrants web site — the link has been updated accordingly.

JCH's C64 SID music

I've added a section with all the SID music that JCH made on the good old Commodore 64. This will be the first of several sections with material by JCH.

The music was later moved to the Vibrants web site — the link has been updated accordingly.

Enchantments page for World of Warcraft

After a long time of fiddling with it, I am now proud to present my take on a list of all the enchantments for World of Warcraft. Apart from having all the interesting information available at a glance, you can also check out what formulas my paladin have learned. The latter was added as a service for my guild on EU Aggramar.

The marks for my paladin were later removed as I made it possible for other enchanters to add their own marks.

World of Warcraft page introduced

I have added a page with various World of Warcraft links. Apart from general links and more special links for my guild, characters and addons, there is also a dedicated search bar. Furthermore, I placed three continent thumbs for quick map browsing.

This page was eventually phased out.

Files for games complete

As stated in previous news items, I have now run through my large collection of save games and screenshots and put up most of them. A few archives remain that I may put up some time in the future, if I get more space at the web host. I hope you will find the files useful, and if you find anything wrong (i.e. save games that doesn't work or perhaps misplaced screenshots) then I would appreciate a note about it. My e-mail can be found in the bottom of all my web pages.

More screenshots (TR7)

Screenshots have been added for the following PC games:

Ankh, Barrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle, Call of Duty 2, Dark Fall: Lights Out, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Myst V: End of Ages, Normality, The Pandora Directive, Quake 4, Return to Mysterious Island, Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, Stubbs the Zombie, Tex Murphy: Overseer, Tomb Raider: Legend, and Voyage: Inspired by Jules Verne.

This also concludes the accumulation of screenshots. As with the save games, I skipped a few of the largest collections due to lack of space at the web host. If this expands some time in the future, I will also put these up.

The web host later expanded and I uploaded the rest.

More screenshots (M4)

Screenshots have been added for the following PC games:

Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura, Beneath A Steel Sky, Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, Conan: The Dark Axe, The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard, F.E.A.R., Half-Life: Opposing Force, Myst IV: Revelation, Star Wars: Republic Commando, and Tomb Raider.

More save games (BR)

Save games have been added for the following PC games:

Blade Runner, Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars, Fable (old adventure game), Gateway, In Cold Blood, Metal Gear Solid, Morpheus, No One Lives Forever: The Operative, Oni, Outcast, Rama, Reah: Face The Unknown, Red Faction, The Riddle of Master Lu, The Road to El Dorado, Serious Sam: The First Encounter, The Ward, and Zork: Grand Inquisitor.

This concludes the general accumulation of save games in my archives. I have deliberately skipped some of the bigger ones here and there, since my web host have limited space. If this expands some time in the future, I will also put these up.

The web host later expanded and I uploaded the rest.

More screenshots (HC)

Screenshots have been added for the following PC games:

Dead Man's Hand, Doom 3, Evolva, The Great Escape, Hitman: Contracts, Knights of the Temple, The Suffering, and Syberia II.

More save games (ZN)

Save games have been added for the following PC games:

Aliens vs Predator 2, Amerzone, Blood 2, Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror, Discworld Noir, Gabriel Knight 1: Sins of the Fathers, Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within, The Gene Machine, Hitman, Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith, Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Martian Memorandum, Mean Streets, The Messenger, Monkey Island 3: The Curse of Monkey Island, Myst III, The Mystery of the Druids, The Nomad Soul (also known as Omikron), Project Eden, Quake, Realms of the Haunting, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Riven, Shogo: Mobile Armor Division, Star Trek: Voyager Elite Force Expansion Pack, The Journeyman Project 1: Turbo!, The Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time, The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time, Under a Killing Moon, and Zork Nemesis: The Forbidden Lands.

More screenshots (D2)

Screenshots have been added for the following PC games:

Diablo II, Diablo II: Lord of Destruction, Fallout 2, Legacy of Kain: Defiance, Painkiller, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, and Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow.

More save games (TR4)

Save games have been added for the following PC games:

Aliens vs Predator 2: Primal Hunt, Auryn Quest, Dark Fall, Day of the Tentacle, Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza, Die by the Sword, Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project, The Eye of the Kraken, Gateway 2: Homeworld, Half-Life, Jazz & Faust, Largo Winch: Empire Under Threat, Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen, Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2, Mafia, Missing on Lost Island, Outlaws, Shadow Man, Simon the Sorcerer 3D, Soldier of Fortune II, Syberia, The Thing, Tomb Raider 4: The Last Revelation, Traitor's Gate, and The Watchmaker.

More screenshots (FF)

Screenshots have been added for the following PC games:

Armed & Dangerous, Delta Force: Black Hawk Down: Team Sabre, Diablo, Fallout, Far Cry, Freedom Fighters, Freedom Force, Heretic II, IGI-2: Covert Strike, Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Silent Hill 3, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and Vietcong: Fist Alpha.

More save games (KQ1)

Save games have been added for the following PC games:

The Cameron Files: Pharaoh's Curse, Dragon's Lair 3D: Return to the Lair, Faust (also known as Seven Games of the Soul), Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine, Iron Storm, King's Quest 1 (by Tierra), Knight Rider: The Game, Lighthouse: The Dark Being, Little Big Adventure (also known as Relentless), Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, MDK 2, Messiah, Post Mortem, Requiem: Avenging Angel, Road to India, Shadow of Destiny, Silent Hill 2, System Shock 2, Urban Chaos, and Zelenhgorm: The Great Ship.

More screenshots (ID)

Screenshots have been added for the following PC games:

BloodRayne, Chrome, Contract J.A.C.K., Deus Ex: Invisible War, Halo: Combat Evolved, Icewind Dale, Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter, Icewind Dale: Trials of the Luremaster, Judge Dredd: Dredd vs Death, Max Payne 2, MDK, Medal of Honor: Allied Assault: Breakthrough, Planescape: Torment, Runaway: A Road Adventure, Tron 2.0, and Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal.

More save games (TR5)

Save games have been added for the following PC games:

Arx Fatalis, Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast, Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal, Chaser, Delta Force: Black Hawk Down, Enclave, Enter the Matrix, Gothic, The Hulk, Jedi Knight III: Jedi Academy, K. Hawk: Survival Instinct, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2, Line of Sight: Vietnam, Little Big Adventure 2 (also known as Twinsen's Odyssey), Nancy Drew: The Final Scene, Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide, Project IGI, Red Faction II, Serious Sam: The Second Encounter, Spider-Man: The Movie, Splinter Cell, Tomb Raider: Chronicles, Tony Tough and the Night of Roasted Moths, Vampire The Masquerade - Redemption, Vietcong, and Will Rock.

More screenshots (BG2)

Screenshots have been added for the following PC games:

Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast, Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal, Chaser, Jedi Knight III: Jedi Academy, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2, Star Trek: Elite Force II, and The Hulk.

More save games (PT)

Save games have been added for the following PC games:

Armed & Dangerous, Beyond Good & Evil, BloodRayne, Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon, Call of Duty, Contrack J.A.C.K., Deus Ex: Invisible War, Diablo, Fallout, Freedom Force, Heretic II, IGI-2: Covert Strike, Icewind Dale, Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter, Icewind Dale: Trials of the Luremaster, Judge Dredd: Dredd vs Death, Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, MDK, Max Payne 2, Planescape: Torment, Runaway: A Road Adventure, Silent Hill 3, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Tron 2.0, Vietcong: Fist Alpha, and Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal.

More screenshots (AF)

Screenshots have been added for the following PC games:

Arx Fatalis, Enclave, Enter the Matrix, Gothic, Little Big Adventure 2 (also known as Twinsen's Odyssey), Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide, Postal 2, Red Faction II, Tomb Raider: Chronicles, Vampire the Masquerade - Redemption, Vietcong, and Will Rock.

More save games (MW)

Save games have been added for the following PC games:

Dead Man's Hand, Diablo II, Diablo II: Lord of Destruction, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Fallout 2, The Great Escape, Hitman: Contracts, Knights of the Temple, Legacy of Kain: Defiance, Painkiller, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Quake II, The Suffering, and Syberia II.

More screenshots (SS2)

Screenshots have been added for the following PC games:

Delta Force: Black Hawk Down, K. Hawk: Survival Instinct, Line of Sight: Vietnam, Nancy Drew: The Final Scene, Neverwinter Nights, Post Mortem, Project IGI, Requiem: Avenging Angel, Serious Sam: The Second Encounter, Splinter Cell, System Shock 2, Tony Tough and the Night of Roasted Moths, and Unreal II.

Game Statistics opened

The section with game statistics, screenshots and save games have now opened. Although there are already a solid collection of files available, I still have lots and lots of files to add. Whenever I have updated the section with more files, it will be mentioned in this column.

IT'S ALIVE!!!! IT'S ALIIIIVE!!!!

I've just improved the front page, moving things around, adding contents boxes, as well as this news column. So this is also the very first item in it.