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Official Project 1999 Timeline

The following timeline was generously provided by the staff (see [1]). While their plans can change at any time, it is expected that Green will follow this timeline.

NOTE: Keep in mind that this does not follow the Patch Notes page exactly, as the original live developers were a bit less organized, and would sometimes release multiple patches in a month (which Project 1999 then combines into a monthly patch).

Nilbog's timeline is the official timeline and may not align with the 1999-onward patch note timeline [2]

Timeline notes are being populated via information from archives see [3] and see [4]. Timeline notes are intended to be accurate based upon these sources, and other sources utilized will be linked within the note. Patch changes may be added to notes even though they do not apply to Green server. Some classic features came later than on Green, such as auto-meditate when 35+ and sitting as a caster class. We may see these changes follow a classic timeline on future iterations of these servers.

#	Project 1999 Date	Corresponding Classic Period	Notes
0	10/4/2019	March 1999	Release
1	11/1/2019	April 1999
2	12/6/2019	May 1999
3	1/3/2020	June 1999
4	2/7/2020	July 1999	Plane of Fear opens, ~~Tarton's Wheel quest implemented~~, ~~Crafted Armor quest added [5]~~ , Research Aid, able to bind others at North Karana Gypsy camp
5	3/6/2020	August 1999	Tarton's Wheel came a little late with March 2020 patch
6	4/3/2020	September 1999	AoE target number limiting bug was fixed (Bards & Casters). P99 Blue has its own limit of 25 mobs that may apply here. DoT nerf on moving mobs implemented, Crafted Armor came late with April patch
7	5/1/2020	October 1999	The Temple of Solusek Ro opens, Journeyman's Boots Quest, Rubicite Armor Set no longer drops, Box of Abu-Kar no longer drops, Manastone no longer drops [6][7], Guise of the Deceiver no longer drops, Kedge Keep is itemized, Shadow Knight get lifetap spells, 35+ casters meditate while sitting, Tinkering EB items added, Bag of the Tinkerers, Plane of Hate release, Lustrous Russet Armor no longer drops?)[8],Thex Dagger Quest removed
8	6/5/2020	November 1999
9	7/3/2020	December 1999	/pet taunt command added, Summon Corpse introduced as /list item until Kunark [9]
10	8/7/2020	January 2000	Plane of Sky opens August 14th [10], Manastone no longer works in the Planes, Ring of the Dead becomes no drop, and no longer usable by all from inventory [11], Modulating Rod, Druid Track skill cap raised to 50,
11	9/4/2020	February 2000	Paineel is unearthed, Rogue Evade ability, Levitate no longer works in Plane of Sky, teleporter added to island 1 to reach quest NPCs, buffs are stripped when entering Plane of Sky
12	10/2/2020	March 2000
13	11/6/2020	April 2000	Kunark era, Summon Corpse no longer a /list item [12], Charasis and Seb keys remain with character
14	12/4/2020	May 2000
15	1/1/2021	June 2000	The Hole, Robe of the Lost Circle has been enhanced, Veeshan's Peak opens, Robe of Living Fungus effect Fungal Regrowth is removed (bug reported [13])
16	2/5/2021	July 2000	Some Plane of Sky items had stats increased, can no longer invis pets, regen spells no longer overwrite DoT effects (such as Call of Bones ), Deepwater Helm effect cast increased to 10 seconds from (?)seconds, Keys for Kunark dungeons no longer remain on corpse upon death making recovery easier
17	3/5/2021	August 2000
18	4/2/2021	September 2000	Epics released, Fungal Regrowth becomes self-cast only, Sir Lucan D'Lere now on 7hr respawn [14]
19	5/7/2021	October 2000
20	6/4/2021	November 2000	10 hotkeys unlocked - bug reported [15]
21	7/2/2021	December 2000	Velious era
22	8/6/2021	January 2001	~~Robe of Living Fungus effect Fungal Regrowth is removed early 2001 (comment from circa 2001, need better source though comment reactions seem to support) [16]~~ Bug reported [17]. Class-based penalties are removed [18].
23	9/3/2021	February 2001
24	10/1/2021	March 2001	Plane of Fear and Plane of Hate revamps, The Warrens are unearthed
25	11/5/2021	April 2001	Velious Racial Helms [19], Ornate Velium Pendant now drops with limited charges [20]
26	12/3/2021	May 2001	Runnyeye revamp, Quiver haste introduced [21], Holgresh Elder Beads no longer drop [22], Wizard translocate spells added (Fay, Tox, North, Combine, Group) [23]
27	1/7/2022	June 2001	Duck immediately cancels spell casts [24], Circlet of Shadow pre-nerf version no longer drops [25], Emerald Jungle and Skyfire Mountains evac spells can now be cast from any zone [26]
28	2/4/2022	July 2001	Spiderling Silk, Spider Silk and Antonian Javelin are now stackable [27], Fusibility Research quest available [28]
29	3/4/2022	August 2001	Stonebrunt Mountains opens
30	4/1/2022	September 2001
31	5/6/2022	October 2001	Chardok revamp, Two-Handed Weapon damage bonus increased and Monk triple attack [29]
32	6/3/2022	November 2001	Druids can now self/group port to Surefall Glade [30], Druid/Wizard self ports to WL/GD/CS added and Wizards can now translocate to all Velious locations [31]
33	7/1/2022	December 2001

Development timeline

This older timeline was compiled by Project 1999 players to chart the progress of Blue's development.

Live Date	Blue Date	Green Date	Event	Extra Blue Delay
Mar 1999	Oct 2009	Oct 25, 2019[32]	Game launch	N/A
May 1999	?	Dec 15th, 2019[33][34]	May 1999 Era	?
June 1999	?	TBD	June 1999 Era	?
July 1999	since launch	Feb 2020	Plane of Fear	none
Oct 1999	since launch	Jun 2020	Plane of Hate	+4 mo
Oct 1999	Feb 2010 [35]	May 2020	Temple of Solusek Ro	+4 mo
Jan 2000	Aug 2010 [36]	Aug 2020	Plane of Sky	+5 mo
Feb 2000	since launch	Sep 2020	Paineel	none
Apr 2000	since launch [37]	since launch?	Kerra Ridge & Splitpaw mob revamps	none
Apr 2000	Mar 2011 [38]	Nov 2020	Ruins of Kunark expansion	+5 mo
Jun 2000	Sep 2011	Jan 2021	The Hole	+9 mo
Jun 2000	Nov 2011 [39]	Mar 2021	Veeshan's Peak	+11 mo
Sep 2000	Jan 2012 [40]	Apr 2021	Epic Quests	+10 mo
Dec 2000	Aug 2015	Jul 2021	Scars of Velious expansion	+33 mo
Mar 2001 [41] [42]	Nov 2015 [43]	Oct 2021	Plane of Hate & Plane of Fear mob revamps; The Warrens; Venril Sathirs remains & An Undead Bard (Trakanon)	none
Apr 2001	Jan 2016 [44]		Velious Racial Helms, Food & Drink Durations, Monk Weight allowance revamp; Cannibalize IV	none
Early May 2001 [45][46]	???		Velketor's Labyrinth mob revamp, Faction (ally) revamp	⏳
Late May 2001 [47]	Apr 2016 [48]		RunnyEye mob revamp	none
Jun 2001 [49][50][51]	Oct 2016 [52]		Karana/Bloodsaber Plague Event	+4 mo
Jun 2001[53]		???	Cazic Thule Corrupted Faydark Event	⏳
Jun 2001 [54][55][56]		???	Siren's Grotto mob revamp, Befallen mob revamp (Lanys T`Vyl Drow infestation event)	⏳
Aug 2001	Jan 2017 [57]		Stonebrunt Mountains	+5 mo
Oct 2001 [58][59]	Feb 2019 [60]		Chardok mob revamp	+48 mo
Oct 2001 [61][62]	Sep 2019 [63]		magic system changes [64], melee changes [65]	+55 mo
Nov 2001 [66]	???		Project M	⏳
Dec 2001	--		Shadows of Luclin expansion
Feb 2002 [67]	--		~~Accursed Temple of Cazic Thule revamp~~
Mar 2002 [68]	--		~~Halfling Rangers and Paladins; Gnome Shadow Knights and Paladins~~
Jul 2002 [69]	--		~~Jaggedpine Forest~~
Oct 2002 [70]	--		~~Skyshrine revamp~~
Oct 2002	--		~~Planes of Power~~

Red99 Development timeline

A table of Live's Classic Progression and Project 1999 PVP (Red) development. Note that the Blue Velious launch also linked up the development timelines for both servers (Red matched Blue patches).

Live Date	Red99 Date	Event
Mar-Apr 1999	Nov 2011	Game launch
?	Feb 2012 [71]	Plane of Fear
Jan 2000	Jun 2012 [72]	Plane of Sky
Apr 2000	Aug 2012 [73]	Ruins of Kunark expansion
Jun 2000	Dec 2012 [74]	The Hole
Jun 2000	Aug 2012 [75]	Veeshan's Peak
Sep 2000	Feb 2013 [76]	Epic Quests
Dec 2000	Aug 2015	Scars of Velious expansion

Eras

The wiki organizes its content into "eras". There are three "major" eras, based on the games core box and two expansion sets, as well as sub-eras within those eras based on major patches.

Major Era	Start Date	End Date	Duration	Minor Era	Start Date	End Date	Duration
Classic Era	March 1999	April 2000	1 year, 1 month
				Classic Core Era	March 1999	July 1999	4 months
				Fear Era	July 1999	November 1999	5 months
				Hate Era	November 1999	January 2000	2 months
				Sky Era	January 2000	April 2000	4 months
Kunark Era	April 2000	December 2000	9 months
				Kunark Core Era	April 2000	June 2000	3 months
				Hole Era	June 2000	September 2000	4 months
				Epic Quests Era	September 2000	November 2000	3 months
Velious Era	December 2000	December 2001	1 year
				Velious Core Era	January 2001	March 2001	3 months
				Warrens Era	March 2001	August 2001	6 months
				Stonebrunt Era	August 2001	October 2001	3 months
				Chardok Revamp Era	October 2001	December 2001	3 months

Patch Notes

The wiki now has its own collection of Patch Notes from the original game! See Patch Note Sources for research sources.

@@ Line 97: / Line 97: @@
 |April 2000
-| [[Kunark]] era, [[Summon Corpse]] no longer a /list item [https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=364374], Charsis and Seb keys remain with character
+| [[Kunark]] era, [[Summon Corpse]] no longer a /list item [https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=364374], Charasis and Seb keys remain with character
 |-
 | [[:Category:Patch_14|14]]
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 | 1/1/2021
 |June 2000
-| [[The Hole]], [[Robe of the Lost Circle]] has been enhanced
+| [[The Hole]], [[Robe of the Lost Circle]] has been enhanced, [[Veeshan's Peak]] opens, [[Robe of Living Fungus]] effect [[Fungal Regrowth]] is removed (bug reported [https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=375566])
 |-
 | [[:Category:Patch_16|16]]
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 |November 2000
-|
+| 10 hotkeys unlocked - bug reported [https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3318217#post3318217]
 |-
 | [[:Category:Patch_21|21]]
@@ Line 150: / Line 150: @@
 |January 2001
-|[[Robe of Living Fungus]] effect [[Fungal Regrowth]] is removed early 2001 (comment from circa 2001, need better source though comment reactions seem to support) [https://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=2101&p=2#comments]
+|<s>[[Robe of Living Fungus]] effect [[Fungal Regrowth]] is removed early 2001 (comment from circa 2001, need better source though comment reactions seem to support) [https://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=2101&p=2#comments] </s> Bug reported [https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=375566]. Class-based penalties are removed [https://wiki.project1999.com/Patch_notes#January_14.2C_2001_Producer_Letter].
 |-
 | [[:Category:Patch_23|23]]
@@ Line 168: / Line 168: @@
 |April 2001
-|
+| Velious Racial Helms [http://www.tski.co.jp/baldio/patch/20010404.html], [[Ornate Velium Pendant]] now drops with limited charges [https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=218095]
 |-
 | [[:Category:Patch_26|26]]
@@ Line 174: / Line 174: @@
 |May 2001
-|
+| [[Runnyeye]] revamp, Quiver haste introduced [http://www.tski.co.jp/baldio/patch/20010508.html], [[Holgresh Elder Beads]] no longer drop [https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=142219], Wizard translocate spells added (Fay, Tox, North, Combine, Group) [http://www.tski.co.jp/baldio/patch/20010508.html]
 |-
 | [[:Category:Patch_27|27]]
@@ Line 180: / Line 180: @@
 |June 2001
-|
+| Duck immediately cancels spell casts [https://wiki.project1999.com/Patch_notes#June_27th.2C_2001_3:00_am], [[Circlet of Shadow]] pre-nerf version no longer drops [http://www.tski.co.jp/baldio/patch/20010627.html], [[Emerald Jungle]] and [[Skyfire Mountains]] evac spells can now be cast from any zone [http://www.tski.co.jp/baldio/patch/20010627.html]
 |-
 | [[:Category:Patch_28|28]]
@@ Line 186: / Line 186: @@
 |July 2001
-|
+| [[Spiderling Silk]], [[Spider Silk]] and [[Antonian Javelin]] are now stackable [http://www.tski.co.jp/baldio/patch/20010710.html], [[Fusibility Research]] quest available [https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=142556]
 |-
 | [[:Category:Patch_29|29]]
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 |August 2001
-|
+| [[Stonebrunt Mountains]] opens
 |-
 | [[:Category:Patch_30|30]]
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 |October 2001
-|
+| [[Chardok]] revamp, Two-Handed Weapon damage bonus increased and Monk triple attack [http://www.tski.co.jp/baldio/patch/20011008.html]
 |-
 | [[:Category:Patch_32|32]]
@@ Line 210: / Line 210: @@
 |November 2001
-|
+| Druids can now self/group port to [[Surefall Glade]] [https://www.project1999.com/forums/showpost.php?p=27870&postcount=11], Druid/Wizard self ports to WL/GD/CS added and Wizards can now translocate to all Velious locations [https://www.project1999.com/forums/showpost.php?p=27870&postcount=11]
 |-
 | [[:Category:Patch_33|33]]
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 ! Event
 ! Extra ''Blue'' Delay
+! Extra ''Green'' Delay
 |-
 | Mar 1999
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 | Jun 2000
 | Sep 2011
-|
+| Jan 2021
 | [[The Hole]]
 | +9 mo
@@ Line 306: / Line 307: @@
 | Jun 2000
 | Nov 2011 <small>[https://www.project1999.com/forums/printthread.php?t=52232]</small>
-|
+| Mar 2021
 | [[Veeshan's Peak]]
 | +11 mo
@@ Line 324: / Line 325: @@
 | Mar 2001 <small>[https://www.tski.co.jp/baldio/patch/20010314.html] [https://www.project1999.com/forums/showpost.php?p=55288&postcount=15]</small>
 | Nov 2015 <small>[https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=217007]</small>
-|
+| Oct 2021
 |[[Plane of Hate]] & [[Plane of Fear]] mob revamps; [[The Warrens]]; [[Venril Sathirs remains]] & [[An Undead Bard]] (Trakanon)
 | none
@@ Line 330: / Line 331: @@
 | Apr 2001
 | Jan 2016 <small>[https://www.project1999.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2178785]</small>
 |
 | Velious Racial Helms, Food & Drink Durations, [[Monk]] Weight allowance revamp; [[Cannibalize IV]]
 | none
@@ Line 491: / Line 492: @@
 |-
 |class="classic-era"|Classic Core Era
-|class="classic-era"|March 1999
+|class="classic-era"|[https://wiki.project1999.com/Patch_Notes#March_16.2C_1999_-_Game_Launches_-_First_patch_server_message March 1999]
-|class="classic-era"|
+|class="classic-era"|[https://wiki.project1999.com/Patch_Notes#Plane_of_Fear_Era July 1999]
-|class="classic-era"|
+|class="classic-era"|4 months
 |-
-|Proposed: Planes Era  (Planes of Fear/Hate)
+|class="fear-era"|{{Fear Era Inline}}
-|June 1999?
+|class="fear-era"|[https://wiki.project1999.com/Patch_Notes#Plane_of_Fear_Era July 1999]
+|class="fear-era"|[https://wiki.project1999.com/Patch_Notes#November_3.2C_1999_Plane_of_Hate_opens November 1999]
+|class="fear-era"|5 months
 |-
-|Proposed: Temple of Solusek Ro
+|class="hate-era"|{{Hate Era Inline}}
-| [https://wiki.project1999.com/Patch_Notes#temple_patch October 1999]
+|class="hate-era"|[https://wiki.project1999.com/Patch_Notes#November_3.2C_1999_Plane_of_Hate_opens November 1999]
+|class="hate-era"|[https://wiki.project1999.com/Patch_Notes#plane_of_sky_era January 2000]
+|class="hate-era"|2 months
 |-
-|Proposed: Plane of Sky (includes [https://wiki.project1999.com/Patch_Notes#paineel_patch Paineel, February 2000])
+|class="sky-era"|{{Sky Era Inline}}
-|January 2000?
+|class="sky-era"|[https://wiki.project1999.com/Patch_Notes#plane_of_sky_era January 2000]
-|
+|class="sky-era"|[https://wiki.project1999.com/Patch_Notes#first_patch_of_kunark April 2000]
-|
+|class="sky-era"|4 months
 |-
 |class="kunark-era" rowspan=4|{{Kunark Era Inline}}
@@ Line 518: / Line 523: @@
 |class="hole-era"|{{HoleVP Era Inline}}
 |class="hole-era"|[https://wiki.project1999.com/Patch_Notes#the_hole_patch June 2000]
-|class="hole-era"|Sept 2000
+|class="hole-era"|[https://wiki.project1999.com/Patch_Notes#epic_quests_patch September 2000]
 |class="hole-era"|4 months
 |-
-|class="epics-era"|Epics Era
+|class="epics-era"|{{Epic Quests Era Inline}}
 |class="epics-era"|[https://wiki.project1999.com/Patch_Notes#epic_quests_patch September 2000]
 |class="epics-era"|[https://wiki.project1999.com/Patch_Notes#last_patch_of_kunark November 2000]
@@ Line 543: / Line 548: @@
 |class="stonebrunt-era"|{{Stonebrunt Era Inline}}
 |class="stonebrunt-era"|[https://wiki.project1999.com/Patch_Notes#stonebrunt_patch August 2001]
-|class="stonebrunt-era"|October 2001
+|class="stonebrunt-era"|[https://wiki.project1999.com/Patch_Notes#chardok_revamp_patch October 2001]
 |class="stonebrunt-era"|3 months
 |-
-|class="chardok-era"|{{ChardokRevamp Era Inline}}
+|class="chardok-era"|{{Chardok Revamp Era Inline}}
 |class="chardok-era"|[https://wiki.project1999.com/Patch_Notes#chardok_revamp_patch October 2001]
 |class="chardok-era"|[https://wiki.project1999.com/Patch_Notes#last_patch_of_velious December 2001]
 |class="chardok-era"|3 months
 |}
-(NOTE: Do we need both Sky and Paineel eras? If not which do we keep?)
 = Patch Notes =
-The wiki now has its own collection of [[Patch Notes]]!  See [[Patch Note Sources]] for research sources.
+The wiki now has its own collection of [[Patch Notes]] from the original game!  See [[Patch Note Sources]] for research sources.
 ==See also==

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