Release Notes: Build 6

I know I've said "this is our biggest update so far" a couple of times now.Each time I've meant it - and today, I say it again. Whereas the previous ones have focused on bug fixes, this release has been dedicated entirely to features, enhancements, and content.  Which isn't to say that there are no bug fixes as well....

Subsequent releases will be made more frequently, and will focus primarily on expanding content.   Later today, keep an eye out for a few more blog posts providing details on the new features, information about the new stuff we're expecting to roll out in the coming days and weeks, and our plans for starting to actively advertise.

SVN Revision 466
Enhancements

• Game clock and time of day indicator now available on the main screen (mouse over the sun/moon display) 
• Performance improvements in several areas. Not that we have seen any lag problems, but this should help us to "scale" better as we start advertising to get more players online. 
  
• In-game character journals (modified standard Journal GUI)
  
• In-game character notes (modifeid standard Journal GUI)
  
• Faction GUI for PCs
  
• Faction GUI for DMs
• GUI menu options for gold/xp/etc should now be working correctly. 
  
• XP Debt and XP Credit now shown on character sheet in lieu of current XP. (Current XP progress bar is still displayed). 
  
• PC extended detail GUI for DMs. Right-click on a PC and choose "character information" to bring this up.  This GUI will show PC background/history, factions, notes, journal entry, XP statistics, other statistics/info for the PC
  
• PCs can change their description at will via their character sheet.  Note that the "physical description" entered in your character background will override the description you provide during character creation.  A subsequent update will have character creation description automatically update the web site 'physical description' as well.
  
• New speech commands:
• DMs: 
• .fa - adjust Khalidine factions reputations by name
  
• .cft - attempts to reset game factions for targeted player
• .cleanfac - attempts to reset game factions for all players (useful if factions have gone crazy and NPCs are all killing each other and PCs)
  
• .gfa - adjust game faction standings for targeted player (make one NPC hostile/non-hostile to one specific player) 
• .fl - list Khalidine faction names, optional filter. 
  
• .sf - set NPC faction to one of the four standard factions
• .tg - takegold
• .dna - bring up a UI to add DM /PC note to targeted PC
• .dja - bring up an UI to add a Journal entry to the targeted PC.  
• .dset - bring up an UI to change an object's description as seen by players.
  
• Players: 
• .dget- show the description of an object
• .na - bring up an UI to add a PC note 
• .ja - bring up an UI to add a journal entry
  

Content

• Dialogs added to many East Gate NPCs 
• Dialogs added to several Solan Farm NPCs
• Dialog added the hermit on laress road (who has also been made accessible)
• Additional NPCs and merchants added to East Gate
• Persistent issue with Jacob disappearing from his shop should be corrected.
  

Bug Fixes
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