Zu Online is one of many Free to Play MMORPGs out there, the game is vast and previously the story behind the Northern Icy Fairyland was not known. It is now, though!

IGG has sent us information about the icy fairyland and you can view it below.

In the northern part of Zu Mountain lies a splendid icy region, called¬ the Icy Fairyland. Rumor says the icy region is a huge iceberg floating in midair near the North Pole. In the snow and ice covered fairyland, the warming rays of sunlight never reach you. Instead, there is only ice and endless snow as far as the eye can see. Even the peaks there were all formed by ice blocks. You will know when you have arrived when the chill of death grabs your heart. Nevertheless, the peaks rising up upon one another look transparent and flawless and even glitter with a crisp coldness, a beauty which belies they’re chilling capacity for death.

Now let's head to the Icy Fairyland to enjoy the beautiful scenery and cool air during such a hot summer.

North Temple:

Once upon a time, the monster Elder Diplopod, who was trapped under an ice field, escaped. After a horrific battle, the Sun Warriors captured and imprisoned it. After much consideration, Master Dazang chose the location of the prison to be North Temple.

North Temple faces the abyss and is back to back with a towering cliff edge. It lies between Nobleness Peak and Lan Peak. These mountains form a natural barrier from the icy winds.

The Northern Ice Field:

The Northern Ice Field, a beautiful and vast area, was considered to be the cradle of the Sun Warrior School. However, today we can only get a clue of its glorious past by examining the ruins near Holy Lake. On the ice field next to the script carvers of North Temple lives a group of miraculous natives (Tianyu Hound-herd Group), who understand the languages of plants and animals.

The Ice Abysm:

The Ice Abysm, veiled by an icy fog, lies to the south of the Northern Ice Field. The cold blue caves echo indistinctly with horrible and foreboding sounds. They may herald disaster

Three new screenshots of Zu Online was recently made available. Check them out below.

IGG announced recently that they introduced a new "Entrusted Sale System Introduction" aka Auction system for Zu Online (Official Site http://zu.igg.com).

"If Players can't find a trader, then Players can buy or sell items through the entrusted sale system, no matter if the target is on or offline. Below is the guides and instructions:

1. Find an Auctioneer at Purple Fire Hall of Desert City or Lotus Palace of Holy City.

2. Click “I want to make an Entrusted Sale”.

3. Choose the first “Buy” interface to buy an item. The left column is the item sort. Enter the level of the character in the “Level Limit” box to narrow down the search. Then check the “Usable” box to show only the items which can be used by the characters race. Players can search for what they want with the above “Search” button. Finally, click the “buy” button.

4. Choose the second “Entrusted” interface to sell an item. Drag the characters items to the “Place Item” column, set the price in silver (not gold) and the time for the sale of the items. The below “Charge” shows the fee for the entrusted sale. Finally, click the “Entrusted Sale 'button.

5. Players can check the status of the sale of their goods at the Auctioneer's. Click the item that is sold and click “Take bag back” below, the Player will then get the corresponding silver.

6. In order to sell successfully there, goods will have to be competitive in price."

About Zu Online:

Zu Online - which refers to lots of classical sutras, has its setting based on the supernature novel---The Life of Swordsman in a area called Zu.

It is an elaborately and well-designed 3D MMORPG with a rich culture of immortals and knight-errants. Its most outstanding feature is putting emphasis on the traditional orient-culture of monkery. The in-game quests will boost the development of storyline. Players will be able to taste flying by riding a sword, consubstantiating gods, forging mystic weapons, creating sects and other else amusing.

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The sparkling diamond of the East is coming and will soon present itself to us for the first time. Zu Online http://zu.igg.com, the new MMORPG game from IGG will officially begin its alpha test on October 25th Beginning at 12:00 EST（GMT-5）on October 25th, alpha test participants will be able to begin playing the game for the first time. We are ready to provide the test client for download now. Currently we have 4 download addresses for players to download from and we will be offering more official download places and other media download places in the future.

Download Addresses: http://zu.igg.com/download/download.php

Client Instructions： 1. This client is specifically designed for the Alpha Test, which means you can use this client to connect to our Zu Online servers at 12:00 EST（GMT-5） Oct 25th 2. The Zu Online official website and some other game media websites will issue game accounts as well.

Players’ enthusiasm has totally surpassed our expectations, and hundreds of thousands of gamers applied for the alpha accounts in the past several days, but unfortunately we have already issued all the game accounts. Many players emailed us and put posts on our forum to ask for more accounts. In order to enable more players to explore the fascinating world of Zu, we will offer some additional accounts on our official forum. The number of the accounts is limited, so please apply for the accounts as soon as possible.

Note: All the accounts we have issued will still be available in the upcoming Closed-Beta Test.

During the Alpha Test, our GM will demonstrate some gorgeous equipment and pets, but he won’t answer any questions. Players can post their questions on our official forum or inquire via Livechat. Please keep in mind that the alpha test is a work in progress, some bugs or flaws are unavoidable, and we will continuously update the game to make it as perfect as possible. You can send your suggestions to debug@igg.com ; we will read every suggestion and bug submission.

Visit our website for more information：http://zu.igg.com/ Official Forum：http://zu.igg.com/forum/

IGG has announced that they’ve accepted thousands of applicants for the Alpha Test of Zu Online[http://zu.igg.com]. In order to satisfy the most players, IGG has decided to release another five hundred Zu Online Alpha accounts.

The Alpha test will give players an early chance to preview Zu Online and experience this unique world shrouded in Far-East culture and traditions before the game officially Open Beta.

Those interested can apply for a slot by clicking
[http://www.igg.com/alphaapplication.php]

Shortly before the release of Zu Online--http://zu.igg.com IGG releases more information about the powerful NPCs of Holy City:

High Swordsman

The undisputed master of the Swordsmen in Holy City. While he appears quite respectable, and is regarded as the most talented swordsman in Zu, most people usually simply call him the “High Swordsman”, because nobody knows his real name… He usually wears golden robes and heavy armor, with 3 immense swords strapped to his back. A prominent scar mars his rugged face, testament to his many extraordinary experiences.

Gear Judge

A grizzled man resembling a blacksmith, he carries a large sword upon his back. He wears brown robes and red armor.

Medicine Master

He looks like a Taoist and rides a deer, wrapped in exceptionally elegant robes, a gourd hangs constantly from his waist.

Guild Envoy

This bureaucrat comes and goes as silently as a passing ghost, always clutching a book in his hand.

Spirit Master

He wears a sublime gilt-edged robe that impresses even those with the most discriminating taste. It has been said that he had an exalted status among the Swordsmen, and possessed a crystal orb which could predict the future.

For more information, please head over to the official site by clicking at the following URL: http://zu.igg.com/news/newscon.php?aid=159...

IGG reveals the description and shots of the top five male NPCs in their upcoming MMORPG - Zu Online http://zu.igg.com.

1. Flight Guardian He resides in North Temple, looks quite young, and holds the Staff of Dragon.

2. Guardian Monk He resides in Desert City, is very strong, and holds a huge vajra. There is a magic wheel on his back.

3. Qingyan He resides in Holy City, wears a hat and cyan robe, and looks handsome.

4. Tianyu Hound Herder He resides in Northern Ice Field, usually wears hide, and holds a lash. He is good at animal language.

5. Snow Anchoret He resides in Northern Ice Field wearing coir raincoat with snow. He often rides on the Tibetan Antelope. There is a big flag on his back.

For more information please visit http://zu.igg.com/news/newscon.php?aid=158...

Here, IGG has released an overview of its guild system in Zu Online http://zu.igg.com

A “guild” refers to a spontaneous organization made up of players in Zu，they communicate with other fellows, and do contribution to consolidate their own guild, thus laying foundation for future triumph. In a guild, “official rank” stands for your status position and power held. It is classified into Guild Lord, General, Lieutenant, Knight and Soldier. Once a player reaches level 60 and has a Reputation points over 20,000, he will be able to apply to the Guild Envoy for founding his own guild with a sacrifice of some glowstones and then he has the right to manage his guild. For more information please read here: http://www.igg.com/news/news.php?n_id=222...

This is a brief introduction of Talent System in Zu Online http://zu.igg.comreleased.

When player reach LVL 30, you will get ten points of talent and get one point every three years. The points can be distributed on the following four abilities:

Trinket: Influence your little trinket number. Every ten talent points for a trinket slot. The more trinket slots player get, the stronger the character will be.

Tradeskill: Influence player’s ability of refining. The more tradeskill points, the higher success rate and the more experience the player will get.

Ability: Influence your own abilities, such as attack power and defense.

Summon: influence your ability to summon gods.

Well, you can distribute your Talent Points in the Talent Point Setting Interface. Of course, you may also ask the Gear Master for help to reset your talent points at the cost of one body-change pellet.

For more information please head over to the following link: http://zu.igg.com/news/newscon.php?aid=151...

IGG has announced a new PK system of Zu Online http://zu.igg.comrecently, let’s take a quick look.

PK is short for Player Kill，which is usually used to name the fight between players. The player whose level is below 31 is protected from being killed; also he cannot PK others and cannot be PKed by others. Players can PK in all areas except the safe areas (such as all main cities, and all transfer points of scenes). No matter what their level, if there is a discrepancy of more than 90 between 2 players’ levels they may not attack each other. When your level is above 30, please pay attention to your PK Mode. There are Whole, Peace, Group, Guild and Camp Modes. After adjusting PK Mode, left click the target player and use the Spell to attack or restore.

In Zu Mountain training world, although there is no written commandment to standardize the behaviour of all trainers, when trainer violates the Good and wilfully injures the members of his own guild, he will bear Dishonor Points. However, in the disaster happening every sixty years, the only trainers who have satisfactory and enough merits and virtues and have no evil can challenge calamity and then be promoted to the rank of immortal. Of course, trainers themselves can’t see their own Dishonor Points. They can only know whether they have born the Dishonor Points from the color of their name. Such as White Name, Blue Name, Grey Name and Red Name. The player who is Pked by others first will not be punished when the opponents are killed no matter what colour of the name is. Dishonor Points will be gradually eliminated along with the online time. The Reputation Points that is gained by completing tasks can also dispel the Dishonor Points.

For more information, visit the Zu Online website at http://zu.igg.com

The Official IGG site for Zu Online（http://zu.igg.com/）has announced a preview of the armor designed for the Summoners.

Summoners are the mysterious inhabitants of Desert City. Few people know their real features in all Secondary World. They are only keen on studying the spells of banishing souls and ghost-avoidance. They are alone and appear infused with black flames.

Summoners can not only change into monsters and use their power, they can also summon powerful gods to protect themselves or attack their opponents. It is said that high-level Summoners can summon the Ti-tsang Lord.

Summoners are the most industrious in the Second World. They study various spells all day long, everyday. They scorn both the noble clans and the demons. So they never admit that they fight for the forces of good.

There are sets of armor for summoners ranging from level 1 to level 6. Every set has two kinds; one bought and one found. Players can buy one of them in the armor shops in the game and the other can be obtained from mobs.

For more images please visit http://zu.igg.com

What are the similarities and differences between the game systems in ZU http://zu.igg.com and in the traditional D&D system?

Usually, in traditional D&D games there are two big factions so that it is obvious who are your compatriots and who are your enemies. Also the character attributes are mostly strength, agility, intelligence and stamina, etc. which have an important impact on the development of the character. Players can easily judge which factors are more useful for their profession and which are not so useful when they get used to the progression of their character’s development. And a pointed stat plan could be made for themselves with not too much room for exploration unless they want to experience something new with a different stat plan. This mode, with the main goal being the addition of stats, limits the performance on the player’s end.

ZU online has taken a different approach and made a breakthrough in stats points distribution with our four creative attributes: trinket, trade skill, ability and summon. Apart from each having a single effect on character development, these four attributes also attach much importance to the ability of refining, summoning gods and little trinket training. Thus character growing room can be greatly increased, with the end result being a more personal playing experience for players.

Also the ZU Online Quest system is very unique. In order to present a thorough training process, since birth there will be a primary quest that the character will strive to attain throughout its development. In addition, branch quests will be available in different growth stages complementing the primary quest. Thus players can go into the depths of the whole game and its storyline while obtaining the rewards in game as well.

No matter what the fantasy game you like, whether eastern color or western charm, both have unique values. However, I believe for most western gamers the new brand of eastern games will bring more highlights with its simplicity.

With the Zu Online http://zu.igg.com alpha test right around the corner, we are pleased to announce that the official site of Zu Online has been released. This site will be a resource for the testers and all players in the future, as well as serve the community as a place to follow what’s happening in the game.

Detailed game information and forums are currently available for viewing. We encourage you all to stop by often to learn more about Zu Online. Pay close attention to the website: http://zu.igg.com

IGG is pleased to release the latest wallpapers for Zu Onlinehttp://zu.igg.comto give something back to the Players who give support to us continuously. These wallpapers are oriented to the architectures in the game. Be the first to gasp at the splendor of Zu Online. The following are some of the wallpapers we have listed for your reference:

For more pictures please visit the following link: http://www.igg.com/news/news.php?n_id=197...

A Preview of Armor for Moonmaidens

The Official IGG site for Zu Onlinehttp://zu.igg.com/has announced a preview of the armor designed for the Moonmaiden. Moonmaidens are revered for their quick attacks, and skillful dexterity while fighting in the Secondary World. They perform well both in short range and long range. They can gain the upper hand on their enemies using special magical abilities. Legends swirl around them, stories of enemies trapped with sorcery and of them appearing out of thin air to attack their enemies quickly and quietly. By the time you know they’re there, it’s already too late. And most mysteriously, is how they’ve earned a reputation for being sweet and beautiful, when they possess skills rivaling the most deadly assassins. There are sets of armor for Moonmaidens ranging from level 1 to level 6. Every set has two kinds; one bought and one found. Players can buy one of them in the armor shops in the game and the other can be obtained from mobs.

To view more amours please head over to the following link: http://www.igg.com/news/news.php?n_id=194...

IGG has just introduced the armor for Sun Warriors—one of the clans of Zu Online, seen briefly on http://zu.igg.com/.

Sun Warriors, with their strong will and steel-like body, are one of the strongest clans in Zu Online. They are always at the forefront of a battle, acting as a tank to protect their allies. That’s why they are called the master of hand-to-hand combat. If you engage in a fight against them, you’d better keep your distance from them for no one will be able to survive in a hand-to-hand combat against them.

Below are the level 1-6 armors for the Sun Warriors. There are 2 sets for each level, of which one can be bought from an NPC and the other one can only be dropped by monsters around the game world.

Game developer and distributor Internet Gaming Gate (IGG) is announcing the start of Alpha testing for Zu Online (http://zu.igg.com), a Chinese Kung-fu Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) with a limited number of elite players. The Alpha testing will start on August 28th 2007.

At that time, 500 players will get the opportunity to try out Zu Online before anybody else. It doesn’t matter if you’re a hardcore gamer, a game developer or an ordinary IGG user, all have a good chance to make the end of their summer that much more colorful. For more information about Zu Online, please head over to the following links: Official Site: http://zu.igg.com Official Forum: http://zu.igg.com/forum

Although it has not been released into the market yet, Zu Online（http://zu.igg.com） has attracted a lot of attention with its novel design idea, abundant in-game experiences, unique water-ink painting style, game characteristics and its original game modes. Although many have expressed interest, lots of players are dying to know more about the game.

The official has released concept arts for two of the five classes--- Swordsmen and Bead Fairy. This time you’re going to have an eye-feast on concept arts for some NPC in Zu Online. Below are their mysterious names:

Chifaro

Guitong

Dryad

Elder Snow Goblin

Master of Swordsman

Fish Goblin

Zin Star

IGG today announce level 1-6 Armor of Bead Fairy, which is one of the five clans from the upcoming MMORPG Zu Online (http://zu.igg.com). The Bead Fairy belongs to a tough but peaceful clan. When entering into combat they often defeat enemies by somewhat different means than the other clans. They can reinforce themselves and their allies by launching various magical formations together, and they also are very skilled healers. In addition, they are able to put their enemies to sleep. Thus, they are very popular in the secondary world. A well made set of armor will help Bead Fairy increase their physical and magical defenses. Below is the level 1-6 armor for Bead Fairy. There are 2 sets for each level, of which one can be bought from an NPC; the other can only be dropped by monsters somewhere in the game world. For more information please head over to the following URL: http://zu.igg.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=239&extra=page%3D1

As a righteous clan, swordsmen become the essence of the five clans with their perfect swordsmanship. Not only can they attack their opponent at long-distance but also slow down their opponents and be able to telesport and leave there opponents in the dust.

The armor of swordsmanship adds strength to the heroes. Now let’s take a look at these armors:

Swordsmanship Armor Set（lv1） is made for junior disciples of swordsmanship to help them strengthen the character and withstand attacks from monsters.

Yang Armor Set（lv2） is full of masculinity and can summon Yang God.

Lightening Armor Set（lv3）can dispel Thunder Hits and prevent Thunder Calamity.

Aurora Armor Set（lv4） can be only used by senior and pure swordsmanship.

Lotus Armor Set（lv5） is made of lotus and can be used to withstand monsters and protect the owner from attack.

Magic Dragon Armor Set（lv6）is the strongest of all armors both in physical and Magical defense.

Please visit the following link for more pictures: http://zu.igg.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=195&extra=page%3D1

Think in the dark night, two high-ranked swordsmen in a keen duel. In the fight, they show their most deadly weapons and play their skills to the fullest; they even soar highly into the sky and the duel continues till the first twilight split the morning sky.

That's pretty much the same image you get when you hear the first music track (http://zu.igg.com/music/Fight_for_Miracle_Town.mp3...) that IGG released for Zu Online( http://zu.igg.com), with the name Fight for Miracle Town.

Music tracks from games are both affective and effective to the gamer. Music in a game will always arouse your mood and instill various emotions depending on the sound, err, track, umm, soundtrack. Click the following URL to get a totally different feeling from the other music tracks from Zu Online:
Golden Peak http://zu.igg.com/music/Golden_Peak_1.mp3...
BOSS http://zu.igg.com/music/BOSS.mp3
Deep-Sea Palace http://zu.igg.com/music/Deep-sea_Palace.mp3...
Victory http://zu.igg.com/music/Victory.mp3

Just over a month ago, IGG officially announced its newest massively multiplayer online role-playing game, Zu Online. With the subsequent release of screen shots we have gathered much interest at the idea of trying this Martial arts MMORPG and have asked when it may be available! We are pleased to announce today the ALPHA Launch of Zu Online. The application page is found at http://www.igg.com/alphaapplication.php. Every player now has the opportunity to get their hands on this exciting game. Zu Online is building up to be one of the most anticipated MMORPG of 2007! To get on board and become a tester in this ALPHA release of Zu Online, please complete the application form and review our EULA. You will be given a location to securely download the client shortly thereafter. Please click here to visit the official site and forum: Want to talk about ZU ONLINE? http://zu.igg.com/forum/ Visit us at http://zu.igg.com

Swords: Swords are taken by Swordsmen as their main weapons. Swordsmen upgrade their own abilities

through upgrading their swords. High level Swordsmen are always the main force of a large

combat due to their powerful long-distance attack. Their Sword Skill is not only fatal,

but also righteous.

Beads:

 Beads are taken by Bead Fairies as their main weapons and they can be used to defend and 

attack. Bead Fairies are proficient in Assistant Skills and Combat Formation, playing a

complementary role of Swordmen. In a party, players can activate the gorgeous continuous

attack through stepping Bead Fairies’ Combat Formation.

Vajras: Vajras are taken by Sun Warriors as their main weapons. Combats involving Sun Warriors and

their powerful weapons feature exciting Double Hit Skills

Blades: Blades are taken by Moonmaidens as their main weapons. They can hit the enemies precisely

even in a chaotic battle.

Ribbons: Ribbons are taken by mysterious Summoners as their main weapons. They can be used to

summon strong gods to protect their masters and to attack the enemies.

Zu Online (http://zu.igg.com/) is an elaborately and well-designed 3D MMORPG with a rich culture of immortals and knight-errants. It is a story about the immortals’ monkery and battles against the evil. Check it out in the first video trailer released by the official. Here is the URL for the video: http://zu.igg.com/swf/movie.html

Following the release of the preview site (http://zu.igg.com) on June 20, the official recently unveils the class description of Zu Online.

SunWarrior

Sun Warrior, with their strong wills and iron bodies, is one of the strongest clans in the secondary world. If you engage in a fight against them, you’d better keep the distance for no one escapes from the fight unharmed.

Moonmaiden

Moonmaiden is quick and skillful in the secondary world. They can gain the initiatives using special magic abilities, such as trapping enemies and turning invisible to sneak up on their enemies.

Swordsman

Swordsman is one of the largest clans in the secondary world. They are good at long distance fighting. With the help of the Bead Fairy, they are able to take the most advantage of their swordfighting skills to fight against the enemies.

Bead Fairy

Bead Fairy belongs to a peaceful clan. They are very popular in the secondary world because of their ability to cure the injured and put enemies in a coma to defeat them without fighting.

Summoner

Summoner is a different species in the secondary world. They are able to summon the ghosts from hell to fight for them and torture the enemies by poison and magic scroll.

For more details please head over tohttp://zu.igg.com