Update archives:

New Fan-arts added  -- April 10th, 2000
After recently receiving some more fan-arts (as well as searching back through my inbox from a while ago) I realize that I haven't been giving the fan-arts enough attention.  Now there are 7 new works in addition to the 4 already here.  (Sorry it took me so long, people; from now on I will work to be more prompt in adding them.)  Also, I now have grouped all the works into one gallery, instead of hiding them within one of the three 'themed' galleries like was done before.  One new fan-fic has been added -- Part II of "Loki:  Laments for the Fallen" written by Baron Harkonen.  It is coming along great and well worth checking out if you haven't yet (in my opinion, at least).

Additionally, this is the new location that is currently still being tested.  If you have any problems with this site, such as images not showing up, loading problems, etc. then I would appreciate you telling me about it.  If you are at any time unable to access this site, then you should also keep the Dencity location on your bookmarks just in case...

Back again...for now.  --April 3rd, 2000
I apologize for the lack of updates lately.  There are still a few problems which I am facing that are beyond my control.  But for now I am back.  I am adding 5 fan-fics, and I am working on the SR dialogue pages amoung a few other ventures...

More Fan-Fics  -- March 20, 2000
I am still busy trying to get the before mentioned 'problems' sorted out, but I managed to add 3 pages to the fan-fictions... enjoy.  I hope to be back full-time soon....

Facing Reality...   --March 13, 2000
I need to take a short break from updating this site for a while -- somethings have came up that I must attend to for a bit.  This is not a "goodbye" message, as I still plan to expand/change the site in the future, including plans for adding the Soul Reaver dialogue, more fan fiction/art, and a new site design.  I just need to get my priorities straight first...

More Great Fan-Fics -- March 4th, 2000
I just introduced four new fan fics, two of which are to be continued, and a new chapter to "Nosgoth's Fate" has also been added.    I am also working on getting yet another mirror of the site going, which will hopefully will be for the better -- it sounds too good to be true but they offer unlimited space, and no forced advertisements!  I fear that there is a catch to this somewhere, like perhaphs their servers go down too often, or they limit the bandwith too much...  there will probably be something.

Blood Omen Dialogues added
The pages containing all of the dialogue from Blood Omen are finally completed and are now open.  This section may be of aid to those people who need help understanding BOs complex storyline, or also for those who have no intentions of playing Blood Omen but wish to better understand Nosgoth before Soul Reaver.  Or for anyone who is already a huge fan of Blood Omen but just always wanted the scritpt to read through.

Whatever your purpose, I hope you enjoy this section.  I would like to get some feedback on the dialogue section, so I encourage everyone to send me an e-mail or stop by the forum and let me know what you think.  Thank you in advance.

LoK Fan Fiction section opened --Feb. 21, 2000
An amazing thing occured over the weekend -- it seemed that all at once several fans at TULoKMB annouced that they either had written or are currently writing LoK fan fics.  The amazing part to me is timing...  for a while now I had recieved several e-mails from people wondering where they could find some LoK fan fics, and until now I knew of none.  Now I know of three, and perhaphs several more are on the way (maybe one being my own).  When I mentioned to them my interest in posting these works the response was great, and I hope to get more in the future.

Nosgothic REALM
I have been busy with many things the past few weeks, and this forum is one of them.  Since this forum is administrated by me (unlike TULoKMB, to some peoples' confusion) this is the actual forum to the Soul Reaver REALM.  I could describe the forum here, but it's much easier to go check it out for yourself.

SR REALM is moving to this location  --Feb. 18, 2000
Due to the limited web space left at the Geocities site (and the fact that their ad pop-ups are infamous for being distracting and messing up frames), the SR REALM will eventually be moving here completely.  Currently this particular location is the mirror site of the SR REALM, which is graciously being hosted by Dencity (offering more space, no ads). 

Soon, however, the old location will be the mirror site and this one will become the main (and hopefully improved) site.  (Confused?  Well, the other site will be like "back-up" while it is this site that should be followed.  Just discovered this site at this location?  Good, then just keep track of this one.)

Also of note is that the Wallpapers are currently down.  (Some idiot deleted the contents of my other account...)  I'm working on getting them back up.  On the other side of the Abyss, the complete Blood Omen dialogue will soon be added to the "History of Nosgoth" section, which is closed until then.  The section is practically done, I am only awaiting confirmation from my superior before revealing it to the public.

One last thing, the guestbook, previously offered by Geocities (not thier newer crappy ones) does not work from this location.  I am currently working getting a new one, but until then if you want to sign the guestbook you will need to visit the other location at the following URL.  Thank you. http://www.geocities.com/cyborreaver/

PC Cheats! --Feb. 14, 2000
Yes, you read that right -- there are cheat codes for the PC, and the REALM is the first to have them.  (Well, that I know of...)  They are in the Codes section.  They are also posted at various LoK forums.

Updated Codes Section --Feb. 1, 2000
In light of the arrival of Soul Reaver to the Dreamcast (and of the Dreamcasters to the SR REALM) I have added the SR cheat codes for the Dreamcast version.  I have also made the trainer available for the PC version.  (Sorry, no PC codes yet.  But this trainer is the next best thing.)

New Wallpaper --Feb. 1, 2000
3 new wallpapers were added in the Raziel Gallery.
I also apologize for the lack of updates lately -- I have been working on new sections (namely ones that list the dialogue for Soul Reaver and Blood Omen) but had gotten caught up in a few other activities.  Note that as long as I am in existence, this site will be as well -- and I will continue to work on making it grow.  When I am no longer able to, (if possible) I will announce otherwise here.

NOW The Mp3s Work --Jan. 12, 2000
I mean it this time.  They are still contained in .zip files, but at least they are now on a much more reliable server.  The space is being provided by Legnaji, to whom big thanks goes.

New Wallpapers Added --Jan. 12, 2000
The three newest wallpapers released by Eidos have been added -- one to each gallery.  Now clicking on the appropriate link will open one new browser window, and within that window will confirm the wallpaper style and size that you selected.  New selections will open in that same window.  And therein, clicking on the image will prompt the download.

Mp3 problems again --Jan. 7, 2000
I've been told that there is still a problem with the Ozar Midrashim download.  I will check it again as soon as I can.  I may have to find another place to store it.  The other one of the ending credits should still be working, though.

New Wallpapers Released --Jan. 4, 2000
Eidos has recently released more SR wallpapers, the newest one on Monday (1/3/00).  Pretty cool.  There were two others that I had missed that were released on 12/20/99.  I don't have these newest ones available here yet, but you can get them at Eidos Interactive's SR site in the "wallpaper" section.  They also have some "new" screenshots for the Dreamcast version there, too.

Mp3 Downloads Fixed --Jan. 1, 2000
I finally got the Mp3s in working order.  They are now both in .zip files, but that's the best I could do.  Clicking the links will take you to a remote page in a separate browser window that should automatically start the downloading process.  If anyone finds any other difficulties downloading either of the files, they are encouraged to let me know at cyborreaver@hotmail.com.

Soul Reaver Mp3s  --Dec. 21, 1999
I finally got the Mp3 of Ozar Midrashim, courtesy of Morrigan.  Visit the Mp3 page to download.  I'm still working on getting the other music.  (Man, I wish they would make a soundtrack...)

Giving Credit Where Credit is Due  --Dec. 20, 1999
I'm adding a section that names all the people who worked hard to bring you Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver. Why bother when the credits are in the game manual and at the end of the game, you ask?  Because it's my small way of saying thanks to everyone who had a hand in making one of the best games ever (in my opinion) a reality.

In other news...  --Dec. 20, 1999
A lot of requests for Mp3s of Soul Reaver's music has been going around lately, and I'm working on a solution to this.  I already have an Mp3 of the ending credits made (which almost anyone who's into rippers has probably made one).  And I might be getting the "Soul Reaver mix" of Ozar Midrashim soon.  Getting the other music will be a bit tricky, but stay tuned for further developments.

Upgraded the Blood Omen Section  --Dec. 09, 1999
In an attempt to prove to myself that frames can be good (I used to hate them), I re-created "Blood Omen: The History of Nosgoth" in an "elaborate" frame scheme. (I also got rid of the cheesy "time traveling" screens.)  And I'm rather pleased with the results.  I just may frame the rest of the REALM someday...

Dreamcast screens of Soul Reaver  --Dec. 09, 1999
The first batch of screenshots for the Dreamcast version was released on 12/06/99.  IGN has these 11 screenshots -- Click Here to Visit.  I have created a small section containing several of these shots,  with PSX and PC screens along side for comparative purposes.  The differences can be seen here.

New Fan-art and Wallpaper --Nov. 22, 1999
The newest addition to the Raziel Gallery is an "ultra" cool pic from Ultra V -- a quite interesting portrayal of the newly winged Raziel.

In an attempt to offer a little something extra to the Kain fans (like myself who wishes to see more of Kain), I've created a wallpaper using an concept sketch from the credits.  I'm trying to work on a few more, so suggestions are welcomed.

"Re-vamped" the Galleries  --Nov. 17, 1999
Once again, I completely redone the galleries.  I made the thumbnails smaller, and some of the images are the larger versions.  I also added some more images, especially to the Nosgothic Gallery.  Now all of the images from the ending credits are here (just not very big, unfortunately).

Got some Fan-arts  --Nov. 17, 1999
Thanks to Maija Rajala, there are 3 Raziel "fan-arts" up for viewing, which can be found in the Raziel Gallery. 

Added Wallpaper  --Nov. 17, 1999
Available now are the actual wallpapers.  Since .BMP images can get quite big (470Kb for the 800X600 sized, and 770Kb for 1024X768) they are compressed into Zip files.  But these are the best quality that you can find them in.  They are the same ones that can be downloaded at Eidos Interactive's site, except there they must be downloaded in groups.  I offer each wallpaper file zipped separately for convenience.  Clicking on the thumbnails will show a 800X600 JPEG preview of the wallpaper.

Soul Reaver to be released for Dreamcast  --Nov. 10, 1999
It seems that Soul Reaver will be making its way to the Sega Dreamcast.  The rumors were going around but apparently it is now official.  Read about it here.

Soul Reaver patch 1.2  --Nov. 10, 1999
Also of note for those with the PC version of Soul Reaver, Eidos has released a patch.  The 1.2 patch fixes for Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver include:
          *Much greater stability, especially when loading saved games.
          *Support for the Interact ProPad 6 and all other gamepads which have less than 8 buttons.
Eidos also assures that any previous saved games will work with the 1.2 patch.
Download the 1.2 patch and the readme from Eidos's ftp site.

Links added  --Nov. 10, 1999
Finally added the Links section.  (Sorry it took me so long, guys.)  I will be adding some more images to the galleries soon.  For anyone interested, I'm starting up an updates mailing-notification list for the REALM.  If you only wish to be notified about certain updates, then please state them. 

Some minor tweaking...  --Oct. 21, 1999
I just changed a few things that was off.  Plus, I added a section on the Warp Gate Symbols (for those of you who gets them mixed up).  I also changed the Galleries-- I didn't add anything to them yet, just thumbnailed all the images.  (Since it was taking way too long for them to load.)

The REALM has re-opened  --Oct. 16, 1999
I have finally completed the first step of re-'vamping' the REALM.  Though I am far from satisfied with it.  Every page has changed in at least some way, the greatest changes being in the galleries.  I have some more sketches that belong in the Nosgothic Gallery, but those will be added at a later date.  Another thing missing from the galleries are the wallpapers - before I was handing out JPEG images as wallpaper and only in 800 X 600 sizes.  Once (or if) I can aquire the extra web-space, I will offer all .BMP wallpapers in both 800 X 600 and 1024 X 786 sizes.  (And perhaps create a few of my own in the future.)

Unfortunately, it seems that there will be a delay on the Strategies/walkthrough section.  There are, after all, other tasks that I am obligated to complete, and there is only so much I can do myself.  Since I have failed in my attempt of creating a timely on-line strategy section, I still offer e-mail tips/hints for those who are 'stuck' in Nosgoth.  (Not just for Soul Reaver either, I know Blood Omen just as well.)

I have experienced one hell of a vacation...  --Oct. 8, 1999
My journey to Nosgoth was a wonderous one.  Things have changed so much since my last vist; I've missed so many important events. (I for one am very interested to see what things were like during the early times of Kain's empire.)   I wish that I could have just stayed there, but unfortunatly the world's creators are limited as to how much of Nosgoth they can bring to life at a time.  The trip has left me very solemn; with the world so desolate now, how can there be any hope for the future?

Upon my return a terrible event had occured, and I found that I had lost all access to a computer.  So for a length of time that seemed like an eternity to me I was unable to update the REALM.  Now that I have full Internet access I will be able to do much more work than I was able to do before.

From this point forward the REALM will be undergoing a constant and gradual evolution.  First I'm removing the ScreenShots section, since it wasn't done well to begin with.  (And to reclaim the much-needed space.)  Next will come the correcting of the Glyph & Adversaries sections and the addition of an abilities section, so that all basic game iformation will be covered.  Then there will be an expansion/redesign of the galleries, featuring the images found in the closing credits of Soul Reaver.  Of course I can't forget about Strategies-- I'm currently writing a section that will function as both a hint-giving resorce (for those who are stuck, but don't want anything spoiled for them) and a walkthrough that will cover everything from boss strategies to finding all the artifacts, while also trying to concentrate on the "tougher" areas of the game.  But that's not all-- To counter the sections concentrating on Raziel, another section and gallery will be created and devoted to Kain.  Later I will be adding 'profiles' of  Kain's other lieutenants.  Stay tuned for future developments.

Also my apologies to those who had e-mailed me before and had not recieved a timely response.  As I mentioned above I didn't have the ability to do so.  Now that I am getting back up to speed I should be able to give my inbox its needed attention.  So if you have any questions, comments, etc. then you can email me at cyborreaver@hotmail.com.  And until the Strategies section is on-line you can always e-mail me for hints.  I will reply as promptly as possible.