cSRO Greeting card

For the new year, cSRO has published greeting cards.

Click to view a new year greeting card.
or
Click to view an other one.

Third one :P

Happy new year to you all!

Merry Christmas to everyone!

Thank you all and have some nice holidays! Next year I will post more Silkroad Secrets! :)

Battle Arena - Chinese wall [Images]

Some pictures of the new Battle Arena "Chinese wall" appeared on Npcd00ms blog!
In this Arena, you can play the CTF mode!







Exclusive images from Silkroad Secrets:


Ingame screenshot:

HOT NEWS: Battle Arena - First images!!

I will post the very first screenshots from the Battle Arenas here!!

The screenshots are from Maya temple (or probably Indian temple). In this Arena, you can only fight the Monster Hunt game mode in teams (parties [8 vs 8, called Star], guilds [16 vs 16, called Moon], jobs [unknown size], random teams [32 vs 32, called Sun]). In the game mode Monster Hunt there will be monsters spawning. By killing them or killing a player from the opposite team your team will get points. The team with the highest amount of points after a specific time will win.
Killing a player: 6 points
Normal mob: 1 point
Champion: 3 points
Giant: 8 points
Strong mob: 60 points
As a reward, the players of the winning team get Arena Coins which can be exchanged at an NPC for other items.








Star map (8 vs 8)


Moon map (16 vs 16, the screenshots are from this one)


Sun map (32 vs 32)

You can find more images on The-Pain.net blog, I made some for him :P

HOT NEWS: New SRO dungeon?

Today, kSRO got an update for the Battle Arena Event and some bug fixes.
But Joymax also added new lines of text that could be a hint for a new dungeon!!

/ / God's heritage UI
1 UIIT_STT_GOD_TOGUI togwimaeul
1 UIIT_STT_GOD_FLAME Flame Mountain
1 UIIT_STT_GOD_WRECK Shipwreck

God's heritage is the title of the new update.
Togwimaeul is something I don't know, but Flame Mountain is the upcoming area south of Hotan!

1 UIIT_MSG_GOD_GATE_MOVE to move into the world of the unknown.

Okay, from this we know there will be a "world of the unknown" and a gate with that you can go there.

1 UIIT_STT_PARTY_SUMMON_CONFIRM_BOX [% s] you a invitation to the world of the unknown. Join now to recall?

As it seems, other party members can be invited to the dungeon "world of unknown".

1 UIIT_MSG_ERR_MAGIC_HOLE_TOWN gate may be generated only in the village.

I'm not sure about what exactly this means, but there is a "Magic Hole Town".

1 UIIT_MSG_ERR_MAGIC_HOLE_LIMIT_DUNGEON today capable of generating in excess of the maximum number indeon, the gate can not be generated.

Better translation of this would be: The number of users to enter the dungeon is at maximum, so you can not use the teleport gate.

So, from some lines we already know that Joymax seems to plan something big...

Battle Arena - groups you can fight in

There are 4 modes in the upcoming Battle Arena.

Random battle
At this arena, you can participate as an individual. Once the match begins, foes and allies are established at random.

Party battle
At this arena, one team will fight another. Only party leaders can register to enter. Once the party leader registers, all party members are registered to enter.

Guild battle
At this arena, one guild will fight another. You can select up to 16 guild members who will participate. Only guild masters can register to enter. You can select the best guild members and prove to the world that you are the best guild.

Job battle
At this arena, Merchants and Hunters Guilds will fight against the Thieves Guild. If you have bones to pick with your enemy Guild, put on your profession outfit and step up to the challenge.

In these groups, you can fight in 6 Arenas (Star, Moon, Sun, Joobird, Dragon, Bongbird).

For more information about specific game modes look here:
http://silkroadsecrets.blogspot.com/2009/08/battle-arena-to-be-opened-soon.html

Quests that you have never seen (part 1)

There's not only items that a lot of people didn't see before, but also quests that have not been included to the game (yet?)...
It is strange that there are almost no quests in Karakoram area, but new ones will come. I will give you the overview about quests that are actually planned, but not included to the game.
The rewards of these quests are unknown

Western China

Catching Shadows
Hunt the Shadow Red Eye Demon which randomly appears in Dead Ravine.
NPC: Blacksmith Agol

Feed for One-Eyed Monster
Use the Pouches you get from Protector Trader Yeolah in Dead Ravine to gather 10 Flame Essence.
NPC: Protector Trader Yeolah

Yeolah's Curiosity
Use Flame Bait to capture the Monstrous Eye Demon Champion and bring him to Yeolah in some minutes.
NPC: Protector Trader Yeolah


Oasis Kingdom

Maong's Black Wings
Collect 50 Maong's Black Wings and bring them to Makhan.
NPC: Soldier Makhan

Pahap's Fury
Kill 200 Bunwangs.
NPC: Jade refiner Pahap

Pahap's Greed
Collect 10 gems from Bunwang Giants and bring them to Pahap.
NPC: Jade refiner Pahap

Duyun's Question
Collect 40 Venom of White Spider and bring them to Duyun.
NPC: Soldier Duyun

A Mysterious Thief
Look for something with a Sturdy Shovel at the palm trees to the right just across the bridge to the south of Hotan.
NPC: Soldier Leihan


~~ More quests to come later!

Joymax planning to sell Skill Points? [Update]

I received a lot of questions concerning the new item that gives SP.
Some people asked for a proof where to find the text in the current iSRO files. You can read the description in lines 7950 and 7955 of the current textdataname.txt file:

1 SN_ITEM_MALL_SKILLPOINT_SCROLL 스킬포인트 스크롤
1 SN_ITEM_MALL_SKILLPOINT_SCROLL_TT_DESC 스킬 포인트를 올려주는 아이템

사용 시 랜덤한 양의 스킬 포인트가 증가합니다.

Some also said they think it would be the Stat Point re-use item. This is wrong, the Stat Point recall item has the following description:

1 SN_ITEM_MALL_STATS_POINT_RECALL_TT_DESC 현재 까지 획득한 스탯 포인트를 모두 회수 합니다.
Rough translation: "The current of acquired stat points recall all."

It's not sure if one of the items will really be sold in SRO, but it could be.

Russian Silkroad Online Closed Beta!

Since today, the Russian Silkroad Online servers are available to beta testers!
There exist 2 servers that are easy (at the moment) and there's absolutely no lag.
European characters exist, the level cap is 100 with Ch'in tomb. More information coming soon!

Client download:
http://91.212.60.103/SilkroadOnline_Russia-v1.001.rar

Official site:
http://www.silkroad.ru/

Joymax planning to sell Skill Points?

I just updated my iSRO to the current version and looked into the PK2 files. There I found a new item added:

Item name: Skillpoint Scroll
Item type: Item Mall item
Description: Using a random amount of skill points to increase. (translated from korean)

Joymax seems to plan selling random amounts of SP for silk... an other way to make lots of money.

kSRO: X-mas event in december! [Update]

Hello, this is So-Ok.
Silk Road right in the winter we have prepared a different event.

Winter Witch appears on the Silk Road was bothering people.
You guys from around the world witch winter, the Silk Road, please watch ~
Of course, I'll get rewarded compensation ~

You have to unite all the more rewards will be given!
Come on! Now, come on ~

For more event information, please refer to the website ~
Event Date: 2009/12/16 ~ 2009/12/30

The event drops called "Snowflake" will be dropped from event mobs called Winter Witch! Sounds interesting :P

kSRO: X-mas event in december!

In kSRO, there will be an X-mas event in december. The event will be a So-ok event where you have to gain 10 Snowflakes to get a reward. It starts on december 16, the ending date is unknown.

There will also be other events:

Snowman fight event

Knights recall events

Recall events in winter

kSRO new maximum gold amounts

With one of the latest kSRO updates, the maximum gold amounts for some functions have been changed.

Here is an overview:

Black Rogue (THSRO) - InGame Footage

Hi again, how long I don't post anything here =3
This is my round of pics from THSRO Black Rogue, but before show them I want to talk about this version of Silkroad.
There are some different and interesting things respect the other versions, the first is the login screen, when you open the client, the old login screen appears, and damn, it's so beautiful (old times...). The character creation and selection screen are too the old ones (the creation ones includes europeans, but them are disabled). About Europe, in the map you can see European zones and even Roc Mountain, but you can't teleport there nor create an european char yet (as you will see on the pics).
Extra info:

• Cap 80
• Skills until lv 80 (obviously)
• Item Mall disabled (I was like WTF?, the Item Mall button doesn't works? XD)
• Autopot (free)
• New options on the in-game client (show your HP over your name, HP and MP sound warning, etc)
• Academy system
• Rates x1 (like another official server)
• There are not any Fortress
  

Well, and the last thing for say, the server is REALLY LAGGY!, and I'm not kidding, if you are not from Thailand don't play there, if you are in a city you need 1 min or more for walk to another point, if you are alone there is much less lag, but if arround you there are more than 5 mobs... LAG!
Now... enjoy the pics =3




That's all, oh and this is the capacity of both servers:



Bye-ne~

Thailand SRO Closed Beta started!

The servers are online now. Unfortunally, updating takes very long for me, so I will post more about ThSRO later :P

Thai SRO Beta servers open tomorrow.

This is just a small notice: The Black Rogue servers will be opened tomorrow at 12PM Thailand time.

cSRO Nivlam

I released a special version of nivlam where you can calculate the needed SP on cSRO. On level 100, the SP needed are different than on isro!

http://csronivlam.hostei.com/ or http://tr.im/nivlam

Thailand SRO Client released!

The Thailand SRO (Black Rogue) Client got released today!
You can download it here!

Halloween Event confirmed!

Hello, this is Silkroad Online.
Bombs on your face in all towns of Silkroad Online.
Silkroad Online has prepared a 2009 Halloween Event.
The event would be starting on 20th of October till 3rd of November for all users.
Warnings! Warnings!, Silkroad ghosts have appeared. Who are you going to call?
Silkroad Ghost Busters are here.

Silkroad Halloween Event
1. Hunt down Ghost SungSung on the field.
2. Collect Halloween candies.
3. talk to NPC So-Ok to get prizes
4. As a treat, five different kinds of bombs can be earned.

Trick or Treat!
You can get bombs to play around in towns only.
There are Dust bomb, Web bomb, Egg bomb, Red Paint bomb, and Dark paint bomb.
With 5 different bombs users can throw at other players in towns only.
Just click on another character and use the bomb by clicking it.
When event starts, collect many bombs as well as other prizes with Halloween candies.

Joymax is trying the best to satify Silkroad users all the time.
Enjoy Silkroad Online and have fun!

All EXP/SP tables

Since it's already being posted in most forums now, I decided to put the lists on my blog too :P
These lists show the EXP you need to level up and the SP for the mastery-level-up! kSRO Beta was the planned EXP/SP at that time, today it has the same EXP/SP like iSRO!

Halloween Event?

Translated text from the PK2 files:

Hello. This is So-Ok.

Halloween events in preparation for the Silk Road was right.
Halloween fun along the Silk Road, and enjoys preparing presents Pick -

For more information on events in progress, please check our website for announcements.
Silk Road and hope a good time together.

Event Date: 2009/10/13 ~ 2009/11/3

This event will come in kSRO for sure, and probably also in iSRO! There will be "Ghost Sungsungs" spawning and if you kill them they drop candies. You have to bring them to So-Ok to receive one of these rewards:

Egg bomb
Red paint bomb
Black paint bomb
Dust bomb
Spiderweb bomb

Items you have never seen - Pink/White Dumpling

Item name: White Dumpling
Item description: Chang-an area's special product
Trading profits are doubled for the duration of the event
Included since: 9th
Availability: This item was an event items used in kSRO and cSRO.


Item name: Pink Dumpling
Item description: Delicious dumplings, red and white rice balls.
Donwhang area's special product
Trading profits are doubled for the duration of the event
Included since: 9th
Availability: This item was an event items used in kSRO and cSRO.

Items you have never seen - Restatus

Item name: Restatus
Item description: Restatus restore all your stat-points and allows you to distribute them again.
Included since: On kSRO you can have one through a lv 50+ special quest (if I remember well) or buying one on Item Mall, not available yet on iSRO.
Availability: This item could be bought with silk if it was included.

Legend IX pictures

Hi. My name is kaperucito and I just converted into a colaborator of this blog. I hope you enjoy my posts =3
Today I will show you some Legend IX in-game pics. There are too many new places so I just did the necessary pics =P

Salt Desert:

Music Valley and Chaotic Maze:

Temple:

Tomb Entrance:

And as a special present, Seth, lv 110 Unique, who is not even on KSRO website: