The time has finally come: The new client is here!

We will be updating the servers tonight for the new client. This will happen at about 10 PM Pacific (1 AM Eastern) tonight on servers 101 and 102. The server will be down for approximately 1-2 hours while the patch is being applied.

In preparation of the new client, you will need to download a new executable (meridian.exe) to properly download the client. This file can be found at http://www.meridian59.com/download/M59-Client-EXE-Only-08-25-04.zip and must be unzipped and put into your Meridian 59 client directory. You will overwrite the existing meridian.exe file with this new file. After this, you will be able to connect to the patched servers and download the new patch. Note that this file will NOT work with the server before it has been patched.

Be aware that the full patch is approximately 21 MB in size. It is broken into smaller chunks of no greater than 5 MB for downloading. We realize this is a large download for people still on dialup; you can run the download overnight if necessary.

Full patch notes and information will be provided on the in-game globes after the patch has been installed.

We are very excited about the new update, and hope that you will enjoy the patch as well.

Source: The Meridian 59 team - Info@NearDeathStudios.com