The game is now Ael Myr Online, Ael Myr for short, at https://aelmyr.com.
Why: the old name was hard to find in search, the old address is still blocked in places because of its previous owner, and the name was too close to other games'.
Your account and characters, and everything they own, stay the same. You'll sign in again on aelmyr.com, and your first visit there downloads the game's art again.
theoldeworld.com keeps working until November 12, then sends you on to aelmyr.com, so please update your bookmarks.
Choose Transfer on a pet's nameplate, paper doll row or right-click menu, then click a player. A secure trade opens, and the pet changes hands when you both accept, so you can give it away or sell it for coin.
The new owner needs enough Animal Taming and Animal Lore to command it. Anyone can take a horse.
Spells have new names
Heal is now Healing, Magic Arrow is Arcane Arrow, Fireball is Fire Bolt, Energy Bolt is Force Bolt, Explosion is Blast, Wall of Stone is Stone Wall, Recall and Gate Travel are Rune Recall and Rune Gate, Night Sight is Dark Sight, and more.
Your hotbar and macros still work.
Shrines and Bramblewick
Every shrine is now a stone saint holding a bowl of fire, with candles and offerings at his feet.
Bramblewick's shrine has moved from the fountain square into the town's new church.
Bramblewick looks lived in: worn paths from every door to the road, tilled gardens, muddy pens and yards, and leaves under the trees.
The fountain in the square now pours sheets of water from each bowl, and its pools no longer boil.
Roads now meet the grass with a rough, worn edge instead of a blur.
Fixes
Face I's eyebrows and lashes no longer show as grey patches.
Dark hair now stays dark outdoors instead of washing out to silver.