Happy Birthday P99!

[Droxx]

10 years ago today, in the evening of EST, Project 1999 launched.

Happy Birthday!

https://i.imgur.com/HGxSBnA.png

[Deathrydar]

I remember. It was so awesome and the project was't known to that many people. Tight community and it was F-U-N!!!!

Happy birthday P1999!!!!

[BlackBellamy]

I didn't join until April 2010. They still call me "new guy".

/sigh

[Jadian]

DING

[Baler]

Let's enjoy another 10 years just think what it will bring. :)

[FishBait01]

HAPPY BURFDAY!

[AbstractVision]

WOOT! GRATS!

[Droxx]

I remember. It was so awesome and the project was't known to that many people. Tight community and it was F-U-N!!!!

Happy birthday P1999!!!!

Yeah it was super unknown. There were so many vaporware "classic" emu servers that poofed quickly. I was skeptical about P99 not being vaporware as well but here we are!

[Danth]

Let's enjoy another 10 years just think what it will bring. :)

Graying hair and a touch of arthritis? Got a bit of both now actually.

10 years ago my daughter wasn't even a thought inside my head. 10 years from now she'll be close to graduating high school. Time flies.

Danth

[Deathrydar]

Graying hair and a touch of arthritis? Got a bit of both now actually.

10 years ago my daughter wasn't even a thought inside my head. 10 years from now she'll be close to graduating high school. Time flies.

Danth

Faster than you know, brother. My daughter is nearly 23 years old. She was 3 when I Started playing EQ.

[Jibartik]

Wow happy cakeday! Droxx and the server!

[Lojik]

https://i.imgur.com/q4XZbT6.gif

[loramin]

Repost from a thread I made recently, as it seems appropriate here. Basically I was looking for something unrelated, and stumbled upon the original announcement for P99 ...
this post on the EQ Emulator forum (http://www.eqemulator.org/forums/showthread.php?t=29619) (almost ten years ago exactly from today):

Project 1999 - Legit PVE Classic Progression


Release Date: October 2nd, time TBA.


After many joyful days, nights, and months of development, we are ready to release the server.

Brief description of highlights:

-Progressive through Velious -

- 100% Static Zones - You won't be able to repop an empty zone by zoning.

-Upon release, each RL player is allowed to play 1 client until it is deemed in need of change by the community.

-Classic Timeline - Prenerfs, nerfs, most zone unlocks will be based on an approximated time being expansion unlocking versus original patch notes. (example: box of abu-kar will drop from *any* lvl 35+ npcs until marfen binkdurple is added to sell bag of the tinkerers, then it will be removed)

-Classic Loot - DB completely redone to ensure proper drop rates from common, uncommon, and rare NPCs. Items you forgot about or never knew existed. You shouldn't find empty loot tables.

-Classic Quests - From the useless to the useful, I think all prekunark quests have been researched, fabricated and implemented. Enjoy

-Classic Spells - Spell levels and effects based on original data. Kunark and Velious spells will appear on the correct vendors when the time comes. Classic particle effects, with optional casting graphics.

-Classic Faction - Base factions recreated and populated throughout mobs; creatures and NPCs alike.

-Classic NPCs - Rarity of spawns ensured. Mob HP and level populated from classic spawnlogs. Missing mobs created, huge amounts of pathing work. Scripted NPCs available from scripts only. Dragons, Gods, and unique encounters are scripted events.

-Classic zones recreated - Cazic Thule, Runnyeye, Kerra Ridge with original spawns, quests, and loot.

-Original Plane of Hate/Fear/Sky.. mobs, pathing, loots, difficulty.

-Classic spawn times of mobs.

-Classic class/race combinations only - Halfling rangers, paladins. Gnome Shadowknights and paladins.. are off the menu.

-Classic spell gems and Velious UI are available -

-Classic merchants populated with traditional wares.

-Aesthetics - Faces, textures, clothing, weapon graphics, flavor text, proximity emotes.. fixed

-Classic Tradeskills -

- Norrath purged of frg/bst/ber/vahshir clutter.

- Kunark and Velious npcs removed from classic, until they are needed.

- Dungeon node pathing - Mobs should no longer have phasing ability, and have lost the ability to travel through walls.

- We will be doing GM Events! Minor ones and larger ones.. but definitely the Best of the Best

- Kunark and Velious, when open, will also be classic material. Look forward to original VP 1.0, Sleeper's 1.0, and Plane of Mischief 1.0


A few random features of interest :


- Food/water = mana/endurance effects-
- Eye of Zomm works -
- Blind works -
- Classic Feign Death mechanics -
- Mob run speed corrected - getting away will not be so easy
- Skills - class skills nerfed back into line.
- Pets - poof when you invis/hide/die/or zone.
- Pets - window works, (backoff, etc)
- Classic Alchemy pricing and recipes
- Classic Forage table created -
- Classic spawn points/bind points
- Invisibility spells have random duration timers.
- + hit by non-melee.
- PC pets operate from owner's faction
- Halflings can sneak
- Magical NPCs are immune to non magical weapons
- Endurance bar = Stamina bar, bring your invigor. (WIP)
- Boats are a WIP. Some currently have workarounds, others do not.
- btw, The Plane of Fear will own you in the face, GL on your lustrous russet.

For any questions, comments, suggestions, and a full list of Rules, please visit the forums located at http://classicbetatest.guildlaunch.com

Just thought everyone might get a kick out of seeing the original announcement for P99, what with its anniversary coming soon. I hope everyone appreciates their decade of "100% Static Zones", including a "Plane of Fear [that] will own you in the face" :D

[Danth]

Maybe in another ten I'll finally get my forum namesake character to 60.

[Deathrydar]

Kinda wish I didn't delete my characters now....

[BlackBellamy]

Repost from a thread I made recently, as it seems appropriate here. Basically I was looking for something unrelated, and stumbled upon the original announcement for P99 ...

lol the paypal donate button on https://classicbetatest.guildlaunch.com/ still works!