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December 6th 2009 - While we work on v1.6, we have released a new v1.5 server; Permanent Death. Once your character dies, he is lost forever. His level will remain in the highscore. The highest scores will win prizes in v1.6! [Read more]

July 28th 2009 - We have now started some advertising campaigns. We will be making money from ads and using it to advertise on other sites. This way we hope to bring more players to RDO. Also don't forget to vote for us on the top sites to help get more players aswell. [Vote For Us Here!]

July 1st 2009 - The delta has started! A 2nd version of delta v1.5 is now availible on the 'downloads' page. we are very happy with the new game and we are pleased to tell you that all the classes will be shortly availible.

March 31st 2009 - The site is back up! We now have the new domain set up and ready, we will be working on the site a bit more. As you must know, we had our previous site hacked so we are missing a part of the news archive, the entire 2008 infact. We are almost ready for v1.5 so please sign up on the forums, post on the sign up sheet and get ready for the closed delta!

-- Site Hacked -- *Missing 2007-2008 News Archive*

Febuary 1st 2007 - The downlaods page is now back up. Make sure you do NOT download the library files when not needed. If the game works then there is no need for them. Don't forget to vote on the site and also we will have the new website up either on monday or tuesday and if all goes well, maybe on sunday.

January 30th 2007 - We have temporarly shut down the 'Downloads' page. You will be able to download the client soon so don't worry. We are now very short on bandwidth because of our ever growing popularity. We will resolve that problem and enable you all to download the client again. The server will be shut down for a few hours this weekend so we can add more maps and fix several bugs such as the overflow everyone seems to be getting. Thank you for your patience.

January 16th 2007 - We have fixed a few things today. The Cathania Shop is now open. All shops offer items for all classes. You can now access floor 2 and enjoy the new Monk & Elementalist items.

January 10th 2007 - And the race has begun! RDO v1.2 is now availible! Everyone is rushing to go download it. With this new engine we can now add stuff on anytime and so what you will see in v1.2 is only the beginning as we are going to be adding more this week to it. Also sign up in the forums for special events that will only be announced on the forums. Enjoy v1.2 & don't forget to vote for us!

January 6th 2007 - Well, we finally got some help for the game, a few guys have joined the RDO team. This really helps. Also, v1.2 is all ready to be launched except we cannot find any monster sprites that are the right size (32x64) so you will all have to wait sorry. Don't bother playing 1.1 as it does not work with the 1.2 server which by the way, is now 24/7. We found a way to keep it always open. It will only be shut down if we are working on it, if it crashes or if we turned it off for another reason. That's it for today.

January 3rd 2007 - PLEASE GO TO THE FORUMS AND POST YOUR CHARACTER NAME! IF YOU DON'T YOU WILL LOSE YOUR CHARACTER!

January 2nd 2007 - As promissed, v1.2 will be availible this week.(no official dates) I have completed the patcher and it has been tested and works 100% fine. You will see it in v1.2 . On the other hand, the character sprites probably won't. I'm still looking for someone to help out. If your interested to script for this game or make custom GUIs, then please visit our forums.

January 1st 2007 - Before I start, Happy New Year to all RDO players! First off, I am sad to say that v1.2 will have to wait a week. I'll need to get someone else to help me out before my graphic artist does not reply to my emails and the guy who was suppose to work on the patcher doesn't either. The patcher isn't a problem since I know how to make my own but I need to find someone to do some GUIs for me and so 1.2 will probably not have the new character GUIs. The good news is that as I am typing this, I was working on new maps for the game and decided to pause to let you all know what was going on. So I'll get back to work and hope you'll all take some time and come see the new maps & monsters. (The world map in the multimedia section needs an update. The game doesn't look exactly like it.)

December 25th 2007 - Merry Christmas to all! The Guardian Shield has been deposited in a total of 15 players Banks. Go see if its in your bank by visiting the Cathania Shop. It has low defense but awesome bonuses. It also only exist 15 times and will be for ever so it gains a lot of value everyday! The only bad news is we may need to delay the release of version 1.2 of the game. We haven't been in touch with our graphic artist yet unfortuantly. One things that is good is that on MMORPG Top 100 Arena, as I am writting this, we are currently 38th in the ranking. More and more players come play the game and that means more players to party with, trade, chat and fight in the arena! Help us by voting here: [Vote Now!]

December 24th 2007 - We have had a server problem with the website today and we have lost a bit of data. This is why I am rewritting the news as some of it was erased. So what do we have new? Well we have a new Ip for the server (70.81.229.82), we have released a new version of the forums including the all new ranking system, we added vote buttons on a few pages on the site for you to vote every 24 hours, we have added the site on google to also attract more visitors we have the new unique items ready to be delivered to your character on Christmas. The unique items will never after Christmas be sold in a shop or given to a player. So if we only give out 20 then there will always be 20 of that item and that's it! So create your account & character quickly! Rodonline v1.2 will be availible in the next few days. Thank you for supporting this game and don't forget to visit our affiliates often.

December 18th 2007 - Welcome to our new website! (realmofdarknessonline.com) We finally got the domain and can provide you with less ads and more content. The website is not done so if things are missing then please wait and not post on the Support section of our forums. Also we will use this domain to host Server 1! After some long issues, server 1 will finally be back online. We hope the server will be ready at the same time as Realm of Darkness Online v.1.2. Also we now have more people playing and so more people on the forums. We reorganized them and are happy to see the growing population. And as I am typing this we do not have any vote buttons but tomorrow we will have Vote buttons placed on the site for you to help support our game. You can vote every 24 hours too!

December 17th 2007 - Christmas is right around the corner and so I thought it was best if I told you all about the recent updates. The world map will be updated in the next few days as the town has changed. A new castle is opened up and inside you will find the first ever quest leading you to the mysterious ruins. We are all hoping that the next website update will feature v1.2 of Realm of Darkness Online. We have had more news about our .com domain and because of a few minor difficulties, we had to delay the project. We are still going to give out our wonderful Christmas gift on the day of Christmas. We have had a growing population here on Realm of Darkness Online. As I am typing this, we currently have 14 characters created on 11 different accounts. We invite you all to get your friends to try the game too! Check out the first ever created guild on Realm of Darkness Online! Visit & sign up in the forums to find out more!

December 6th 2007 - Client v1.1 is now availible on the downloads page! We have the ptacher working now but we decided to wait before releasing it so it is not in version 1.1. Also we changed the forums to make things easier and better. Please sign up on them while you are downloading the game. Also a new secret swamp discovered near Seashore Ruins. We asked a old witch from the town of Cathania to explain use what those old stones were. She was able to open up a portal. Go check out those stones in Ruins Seashore.

December 3rd 2007 - The game is slowly growing, becoming bigger and more popular. We are getting more and more accounts registered. Remember that all accounts registered before The 25th of december will receive a small gift for christmas. Don't forget to sign up on our forums. If you like and play the game then please invite your friends to play it. We have been informed that we will be getting our .com domain in less than two weeks. Once we get that we will add 'vote' buttons to get the game more popular and 'add to favorites' buttons for faster access to the site. Also we have been working hard on getting the patcher ready for the next update. It'll be availible in the next update. Also before we let you go, we are making the first quest in the game. It's a hard quest and the boss will require high levels to join a party together and defeat the boss. To party, type: /party playername . If you have been invited to join a party then type: /join. It's as simple as that!

November 30th 2007 - We just had one full day with the server online and there was no server bugs. There was some lag and will continue to have some because this is our maintenance server. It is not 24/7 and is used to work on maps and stuff. Only admins will conect to it in the official launch. We're using it for the BETA just for now. Our 24/7 server with no lag that can hold up to 80-100 people will be availible before the official launch but still in awhile. We had last minute issues with that server so we decided not to you it. The BETA server is open up until sunday so please download and play it now. Also don't forget to sign up in our new forums and to check out the latest additions to the Multimedia section.

November 29th 2007 - The BETA is here!!! Go straight to the downloads page and select the file host. On the new page click download and once completed, start the setup and install the game. Enjoy!

November 27th 2007 - We have some more great news! We currently have 3 servers! One is for the staff only. We will use that one to work on the game. This way here, you can continue playing the game while we are busy at work. Then the next time you go on, the updater (not currently working) will get you all the files you need. Server 2 is going to be a 24/7 server! You can play it anytime. It is currently still being tested though. Server 1 works perfectly fine, but the server is not 24/7 yet and was made for players will slow internet connection such as those with dial-up. Another good news is that we will be getting a new domain soon! Our website will be www.realmofdarknessonline.com . We would like to thank The Froggers Team for the domain. We have another good news but this one is even better! You will be able to download and player the game this friday for sure. It is guaranteed on friday but, we may have the server 2 open on thursday to test a few things. You will be able to download the game thursday and maybe even tomorrow. Remember that this is a small BETA. The game has content but is not fully complete. A lot of features will not be availible at the moment. Also we have another cool feature on the site. As you can see we put the server status bar so you know when the servers are on. This way here you know what server to go on without having to try all of them in-game. We thank you for all your patience. Trust us, it was worth the wait :)

November 24th 2007 - We know that you've all been waiting for awhile now and this is why we are happy to tell you all about our enormous progress so far. All the maps that will be present for the BETA launch are now complete! All monsters, spells, items are ready for the BETA launch. The arena is now 100% functional. Monsters have been deployed on several maps so you can all start leveling up your characters. Speaking of characters, those availible for the BETA Launch will be: Dark Knight, Ice Mage, Fire Mage, Ranger & Monk. The ranger is about 50% done. All the others are 90% complete. The updater wasn't funtioning properly so we decided not to include it in the BETA Launch. The installer works perfectly fine. Several server tests have been made. Server 1 works fine. Server 2 is still being tested and might not be availible for the BETA Launch. Also note that all Friendly NPCs (Shop keepers, merchants, etc,...) will not be there for the BETA Launch. You may still access the bank and shops. The BETA Launch will be availible in december. This time its for sure. Only we have not set up a date yet. Note that the game may be availible for download this thursday (29th of November) for game specifications such as: file size, estimated download time, etc,... If your lucky enough you'll be able to download the file and then player the game on friday as we will be working on the server on friday. So check the site on thursday and keep going on Realm of Darkness Online on friday to see if the server is open.

November 8th 2007 - Once again, we will delay the BETA Launch. Although the launch could be possible, we decided to add some last minute things and think that improving the game would be better because we really want BETA testers to enjoy the game and want to play it when the official launch arrives. Because we do not want to disapoint you all again, we decided not to give a launch date. We hope to launch before december but thats all we can say for now.

November 2nd 2007 - The BETA Launch, as you all had noticed, did not occur. We had server problems right at the last minute. To make it even worse, our web host had server problems too. The website now works and most bugs have been fixed. We have added screenshots and the server is now fully working. We have added a few other maps to the game but those will not be availible for the BETA Launch. Most maps found in the multimedia section will be availible. There will be up to 10 different monsters to fight, 20 different items/weapons and about 10 maps to explore. There will be no spells for the moment as we have not completed them yet. The BETA test will help us see the following things: Game difficulty level for a starter, engine and sprite work, installations are easy and simple, players from all across north america can connect and how many people are interested in playing the game.

October 28th 2007 - The BETA is ready to be launched. Download and test the game for the first time on the 2nd, 3rd & 4th of November ! (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) The server will shut off after those 3 days.