Category Archives: Update of the Avatar

Avatar’s Update #361: R73 on QA! Player GM Tools Livestream Today! Lot Upgrades and Crown Sales!

December 6, 2019

Greetings Fellow Avatars! Here’s what we have for you in this week’s edition of Update of the Avatar:

News Announcements

Community Updates

Release 73 on QA (Live next week)

An early version of Release 73 is on the QA server! Release 73 has some fun updates like Player GM Tools! An early version of the Release 73 Instructions is also available for review. We could really use everyone’s help to test all of this amazing content before it goes live next week!

Player Game Master Tools Phase 1
Lua Phase 1.1
Scene Polish: Tartarus, Soltown
R73 Rewards Program Items: Winter Theme
Snow Pavers
January Login Reward: Krampus Statue
Performance Improvements
More Bug Fixes
and more!

Avatar’s Update #360: Lot Upgrades and Crown Sales! December Login Reward!

November 29, 2019

Greetings Fellow Avatars! Here’s what we have for you in this week’s edition of Update of the Avatar:

News Announcements

Community Updates

Lot Deed Upgrades & Crown Sale!

Greetings Avatars,

To celebrate the winter holidays Crowns and Lot Deed Upgrades are on sale for 20% off through the end of the year! Also you have one week left to get the first set of this year’s Winter and Yule themed Vault items, including some of the very first Yule themed items we ever created!

Lot Deed Type and Size Upgrading with Crowns Sale: Upgrading Lot Deed Type and Size in-game with Crowns is on sale for 20% through the end of the year! Originally patched into Release 62, you can upgrade your deed “type” and size for Crowns in-game via right-click. This means, for example, you can upgrade from a Taxable Player Owned Town Village Lot Deed to a Taxable Player Owned Town Water Village Lot Deed, adding the ability to claim a water lot. You could also upgrade from a Village Lot Deed to a Town Lot Deed. This was previously available in the Game Services store but can now be done directly with Crowns. You can also upgrade from Taxable to Tax-Free deeds, with the exception that other types of deeds cannot be upgraded to Founder deeds. NOTE: you can only upgrade types, not downgrade, so you cannot go from a Tax Free deed to a Taxable deed, for example. Also you cannot upgrade to Tax Free Founder Keep or Castle, or Tax Free Keep or Castle (these were pledge exclusives). You can still upgrade to all other Keep/Castle types, including Tax Free Player Owned Town Keep, for example.
The Vault: Current round of Vault items are available until Thursday, December 5 at 10:30 AM Central Time. At that time, the next round of 9 items will be available for two weeks, and then the next, etc2017 Yule Card 5-Pack
- Ice Wings
- 2016 Winter Holiday – Wax Cylinders
- Winter Lynx Pet
- 2015 Holiday Wreath
- 2015 Yule Hat
- 2015 Yule Tree
- Yule Velvet Bodice Ensemble
- Viking Stronghold

Avatar’s Update #359: Crown Sale! Play Release 72 Now! R72 Livestream Today!

November 22, 2019

Greetings Fellow Avatars! Here’s what we have for you in this week’s edition of Update of the Avatar:

News Announcements

Community Updates

Play Release 72 Now!

Release 72 successfully launched Thursday, November 21, with thousands of backers downloading, patching, and logging in to check out the changes! There’s lots of new content to explore, including:

Krampus Returns
LUA Integration (Phase 1)
Reagent Agriculture Balance
Unicorn Stew Recipes
Grilled Wyvern Chops Recipe
Fish Sticks Recipe
R72 Rewards Program Items: Fall Theme (2nd Round)!
December Login Reward: Holly Wreath Hat with Sparklers
Performance Improvements
More Bug Fixes
and more!

Check out the Release 72 Instructions update for detailed information about all the new content.

If you have not downloaded the game yet, go to www.shroudoftheavatar.com and click the “Play Now” button. The game is also available on Steam.

Release 72 Player Instructions

Release 72 Known Issues

Avatar’s Update #358: R72 on QA! LUA Livestream Today!

November 15, 2019

Greetings Fellow Avatars! Here’s what we have for you in this week’s edition of Update of the Avatar:

News Announcements

Community Updates

Release 72 on QA (Live next week)

An early version of Release 72 is on the QA server! Release 72 is full of new content and fixes. An early version of the Release 72 Instructions is also available for review. We could really use everyone’s help to test all of this amazing content before it goes live next week!

Krampus Returns
LUA Integration (Phase 1)
Reagent Agriculture Balance
Unicorn Stew Recipes
Grilled Wyvern Chops Recipe
Fish Sticks Recipe
R72 Rewards Program Items: Fall Theme (2nd Round)!
December Login Reward: Holly Wreath Hat with Sparklers
Performance Improvements
More Bug Fixes
and more!

Avatar’s Update #357: R71 Livestream Today with Lava Fishing Contest! Spooky Recurring Items Expire Today!

November 8, 2019

Greetings Fellow Avatars! Here’s what we have for you in this week’s edition of Update of the Avatar:

News Announcements

Community Updates

Release 71 Livestream Today!

The Release 71 Livestream is set for today: Friday, November 8, at 3 PM Central Time! All Avatars from around the world are welcome to join us in the livestream activities. We will be talking about , answering questions, and handing out prizes.

Livestream Schedule (Central Time Zone)

Monthly livestreams are on Twitch and include answers to your gameplay questions, deep dives, prize giveaways, and more! Here is the schedule:

3 PM: Introductions
3:30 PM: Scenes Tour: Tartarus (new content), Despair (polish)
4:15 PM: Lava Fishing Contest
5 PM: Ending Announcements

To participate in the Lava Fishing Contest go to Oracle Colossus and start fishing at 4:15 PM (you can also try whispering one of the devs for a teleport). The best trophy fish (longest) caught by 5 PM will win a prize! NOTE: We will be verifying location and time!

Runners Up (2): Fishing Sign 9-Pack + Desktop Fish Trophy
3rd Prize: Ornate Fish Pavers + Bronze Fish Trophy
2nd Prize: Viking Village Water Home + Silver Fish Trophy
1st Prize: Player Owned Town Village Water Lot Property Deed (digital) + Gold Fish Trophy

Avatar’s Update #356: Play Release 71 Now! Q&A Livestream Today!

November 1, 2019

Greetings Fellow Avatars! Here’s what we have for you in this week’s edition of Update of the Avatar:

News Announcements

Community Updates

Play Release 71 Now!

Release 71 successfully launched Wednesday, October 30, with thousands of backers downloading, patching, and logging in to check out the changes! There’s lots of new content to explore, including:

Tartarus Level Polish & New Content
Despair Polish
Decoration Palette
Gold and Silver Scrap
Agriculture Economy Balance
Batch Crafting Improvement
Wyvern Trophy Head
Winter Holiday Recurring Items Return
R71 Rewards Program Items: Fall Theme!
November Login Reward: Turkey Statue
Performance Improvements
More Bug Fixes
and more!

Avatar’s Update #355: Q4 & 2020 Schedule Updates! Release 71 on QA! Haunted Homes Tour Today!

October 25, 2019

Greetings Fellow Avatars! Here’s what we have for you in this week’s edition of Update of the Avatar:

News Announcements

Community Updates

Q4 & 2020 Schedule Updates

This weekend we posted some information to the forums about our upcoming schedule including slides we used at our panels at the Shroud of the Avatar International Convention!

[Forum Post by Darkstarr]

Greetings Avatars,

At the recent Shroud Convention we held several panels about Shroud of the Avatar. Most panels followed a similar format. We covered the highlights of what we accomplished over the last 12 months, what we hoped to accomplish in Q4 of 2019, and what our plans were for 2020. After numerous requests we are publishing the slides from those presentations here. Here’s a summary of what we talked about (some of which Atos covered in his recent post):

Q4 2019:

LUA Integration (Phase 1)
New Overworld for Ep 2 (maybe even allowing POT settling?)
Inky Integration (Phase 1)
New CS Team Member!
Cross Promos with other like minded Projects (Crowfall, Pantheon, etc.)!!! (Phase 1)
Paid Ads (Phase 1)

Avatar’s Update #354: Release 71 on QA this Weekend! Freshwater Fishing Contest Today!

October 18, 2019

Greetings Fellow Avatars! Here’s what we have for you in this week’s edition of Update of the Avatar:

News Announcements

Community Updates

Release 71 on QA this Weekend (Live at end of Oct)

An early version of Release 71 will be on the QA server this weekend! Be sure to watch the QA Bug Forums for an announcement. Release 71 is full of new content and fixes. An early version of the Release 71 Instructions is also available for review. We could really use everyone’s help to test all of this amazing content before it goes live at the end of October!

Tartarus Level Polish & New Content
Decoration Palette
Gold and Silver Scrap Recipes
Agriculture Economy Balance
Wyvern Trophy Head
Wyvern Haunch Recipe
Winter Holiday Recurring Items Return
Sword of Midras Rewards
R71 Rewards Program Items: Fall Theme!
November Login Reward: Turkey Statue
Performance Improvements
More Bug Fixes
and more!

Avatar’s Update #353: Livestream from Shroud Convention Today! New Spooky Vault Items!

October 11, 2019

Greetings Fellow Avatars! Here’s what we have for you in this week’s edition of Update of the Avatar:

News Announcements

Community Updates

Shroud Convention Livestream Today

Another content packed weekly Community Livestream is this Friday October 11, at 4 PM CT on Twitch! This week we are going to be broadcasting live from the SOTA International Convention!

Avatar’s Update #352: Player Made Quests Livestream Today! Shroud Convention Next Weekend!

October 4, 2019

Greetings Fellow Avatars! Here’s what we have for you in this week’s edition of Update of the Avatar:

News Announcements

Community Updates

Player Made Quests Livestream Today

Another content packed weekly Community Livestream is this Friday October 4, at 4 PM CT on Twitch! This week we are going to look at player made quests, highlighting Lilybird’s latest quest: “The Stone Dragon” in the Player Owned Town of Jade Valley.