EP 8.x? · Ayothaya

Thai Scheduled Research only

Dates and Episode evidence

Main date: 2005-04-11 — reported / scheduled
Qualification: contemporary operator schedule
Sakray schedule: 2005-04-04
Episode / era: 8.x; Thai reference says 8.0 — Numbering ambiguous

Status: research record; both guides are drafts for a future local release.

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Full patch record and local plan

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Status: research chapter; both guides are drafts for a future local release.

Field	Evidence / plan
Historical track	Thai
Episode / era	8.x; Thai reference says 8.0
Main date evidence	2005-04-11 — reported / scheduled
Date qualification	contemporary operator schedule
Sakray schedule	2005-04-04
Local target date	Unscheduled
Local release group	th-global-ayothaya

Episode evidence: numbering ambiguity. Retrospective Thai contents label 8.0. Exact contemporary Thai subnumber unresolved; do not silently substitute another region’s numbering. thai_episode_book_toc

Historical schedules, archive capture dates and local rollout dates are distinct. Chapter order is a reference order where exact Thai dates remain unknown.

Historical patch notes

• Ayothaya: city, two fields and two dungeon maps; interview names Kraben, Tamruan and Leaf Cat. April 4 test / April 11 main schedule. Evidence: operator interview and schedule. thai_ayothaya_interview

Player guide

Ayothaya adds the Thai-themed city and surrounding encounters described in the operator interview.

What to explore in this stage

• Explore the city, two fields and two dungeon maps included in the qualified release.
• Look for the newly documented Kraben, Tamruan and Leaf Cat encounters.

Before the local update

• Use the dated Thai release record; Ayothaya’s exact Episode subnumber remains ambiguous.

These activities describe the intended stage. Exact local requirements and availability must be confirmed in the released build before this draft becomes a player announcement.

Developer guide

Implementation work

• Recover access scripts, map geometry, encounters and drops.
• Keep the Thai April schedule separate from conflicting development-start claims.

Character and world migration

• Review regional quest flags and safe travel destinations.

Acceptance checks

• The enabled map count and travel links match the chosen Thai bundle.
• Each new encounter has sourced stats, skills and drop records.

Affected areas: world, quests, monsters, items.

Use the mechanics history for candidate rules and developer reference for pinned comparison files. The release checklist defines the future evidence, migration and runtime gates.

Unresolved before qualification

• Thai release date.
• Maps and spawns.

Sources and official records

Original operator documents, republications, reporting and foreign comparisons are labelled separately. A source listed here is not proof that every rule in it applies to this stage.

Source details and limitations

• Thai Ayothaya operator interview and announcement — contemporary reporting; interview. thai_ayothaya_interview Access: recorded in existing research no new fetch. April 4/11, 2005 schedule. Article has conflicting development-start years; do not use those to date release.
• Indexed contents of a retrospective Thai RO book — retrospective reference; news or update index. thai_episode_book_toc Access: search excerpt only; direct PDF 404; historical chapters unread. Only search-indexed contents inspected; direct PDF currently returns 404. Full historical chapters not read. Secondary numbering lead, not evidence for patch dates or numerical mechanics. Ayothaya labelled 8.0; early labels differ from operator-notice mirror.

Record: th-global-ayothaya in timeline.json. Guides: handbook-guides.json. Local plan: release-plan.json.

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