Category Archives: Update of the Avatar

Update of the Avatar #86 – 2014.08.15: 6 Days till R9!, MMORPG Sweepstakes!, Lord’s Cloak, Ice Elemental, Barrel Mimic, Ardoris, Mini-Maps, and More!

August 15, 2014

Greetings Fellow Avatars!

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

Shroud of the Avatar Opening Cinematic
Only 6 Days Until Release 9!
MMORPG.com Release 9 Weekend Access Sweepstakes!
Lord’s Cloak
Darkstarr Training Montage
Galactic Inquiry: Starr Long Talks Persistant Worlds
Call for Lore: Player Written Books
Obsidian Cloak
Alienware Sponsors $20 Pledge Upgrade Coupon
World Builder/Level Designer Job Opening
Upcoming Events

Shroud of the Avatar Opening Cinematic

The opening moments of Shroud of the Avatar where first you learn of the mysterious lands of Novia, and you feel the alluring pull of your destiny…

Update of the Avatar #85 – 2014.08.08: MMORPG.com R9 Sweepstakes, R8 Player Events, Duke’s Cloak, Lord Marshal Hearth, Call for Lore, and More!

August 8, 2014

Greetings Fellow Avatars!

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

MMORPG.com Release 9 Weekend Access Sweepstakes!
Player Run Town Welcome Quests
New Britannia’s First Player Run Theatrical Production
Duke’s Cloak
Lord Marshal’s Great Hearth
Hangout of the Avatar: R8 Postmortem & R9 Preview
Call for Lore: Player Written Books
Through the Lunar Rift!
Alienware Sponsors $20 Pledge Upgrade Coupon
World Builder/Level Designer Job Opening
Upcoming Events

MMORPG.com Pre-Alpha Release 9 Weekend Access Sweepstakes!

We’re excited to announce that MMORPG.com is sponsoring an exclusive sweepstakes where they are giving away 1000 Release 9 Weekend Access keys to MMORPG.com members. The cut-off date for eligibility is August 16th, so hurry over to MMORPG.com and get signed up for the sweepstakes!

[http://www.mmorpg.com/contests/sota_beta_sweeps.cfm]

Update of the Avatar #84 – 2014.08.01: R8 Perspectives, PvP Tournaments, Lord Marshal Throne, BotA Cloak, and More!

August 1, 2014

Greetings Fellow Avatars!

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

Release 8 Perspectives
Player Hosted PvP Tournaments
Lord Marshal Throne
Lord British and Darkstarr Outfits
Through the Lunar Rift!
Blade of the Avatar Cloak
More Stretch Goal Store Goodies
Alienware Sponsors $20 Pledge Upgrade Coupon
World Builder/Level Designer Job Opening
Upcoming Events

Shroud of the Avatar backers were “rooted” to their computers all weekend enjoying the new PvP combat!

Release 8 Perspectives

Update of the Avatar #83 – 2014.07.25: It’s PvP Time!, Shardfall Ruins, Titan of Love, Drinking Horn, Alienware Prizes, and More!

July 25, 2014

Greetings Fellow Avatars!

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

It’s PvP Time – Play R8 Now!
The Mad Hermit’s Video Guides to Release 8 Combat
Shardfall Ruins – Open PvP Zones
Starr Long shows off Release 8 with MMORPG!
Sequanna, The Titan of Love
~~Never~~ Always Read the Comments
Lord Marshal Drinking Horn
Underground Player Towns
Alienware Sponsors 1000 Access Keys and Prizes for Release 8
World Builder/Level Designer Job Opening
This Week In The News
Upcoming Events

It’s PvP Time – Come Play Release 8 Now!

Release 8 Instructions – It’s PvP Time!

July 23, 2014

It’s PvP Time!

[A Public Forum post by Starr Long]

Greetings Avatars,

Thank you to our loyal backers of Shroud of the Avatar. Release 8 access for all backers at First Responder level and above begins this Thursday, July 24 at 10:30 AM Central Time. Release 8 access will end on Monday, July 28 at 10:00 AM Central Time. Starting today, you can begin installing and patching (see instructions below), but login will not be enabled until Thursday morning.

This has been yet another incredible release to work on. We kicked it off with a bang by completely redirecting the entire release to focus on pulling PVP in earlier than previously planned. We then followed it up with an incredibly positive showing at the Rooster Teeth Expo here in Austin where we signed up over 300 potential backers for Release 8 access. Right after RTX , we managed to pull in Deck Building and Glyph Combat (originally planned for R9) and then we hunkered down and spent every day making combat and PVP better. We do daily dev death matches in the Castle Arena Basement and they are epic! The team has never been more engaged and excited. Even team members who are not traditionally drawn to PVP were pulled in and had fun. After each death match, we meet to discuss the results and decide what we want to fix / add for the next session. The end result is combat that offers a truly refreshing and compelling experience that is completely different than anything we have played. Is it still rough? Of course it is, but it positively seethes with potential and you, our incredible backers, are going to help us reach that potential.

Without further ado here are the R8 deliverables, along with some extra notes and new deliverables in italics.

Update of the Avatar #82 – 2014.07.18: PvP, Discourse Orb, Winged Helm, Crowdsourcing Music, Player Town Hangout, Flexible Placement Stretch Goal, and More!

July 18, 2014

Greetings Fellow Avatars!

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

Are You Ready for some PvP?
Dev+ Early Early Release 8 Access
Lord Reward: Noble’s Magical Discourse Orb
Knight Marshal Winged Helm
Row House Expansion
Crowdsourcing Music Update
Hangout of the Avatar Developer Roundtable ~ Player Owned Towns
Flexible Placement Stretch Goal
Alienware Sponsors 1000 Access Keys and Prizes for Release 8
World Builder/Level Designer Job Opening
Upcoming Events

Are You Ready for some PvP?

Update of the Avatar #81 – 2014.07.11: SotA a RTX Hit, PvP, Sword of Ba’Heer, ONBE Medals, We Need Your NPCs, and More!

July 11, 2014

Greetings Fellow Avatars!

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

SotA a Hit at RTX!
Are You Ready for some PvP?
Dame Lori and Sir Frank Receive ONBE medals via Robot Lord British
People Playing Together: A Worthy and Inspiring Purpose
Alienware Sponsors 1000 Access Keys and Prizes for Release 8
Dev+ Backers: We Need Your NPCs
Sword of the Ba’Heer
Starr Long Keynotes DragonCon Videogames Track
Layaway Plan for Player Owned Towns
In The News
Upcoming Events

SotA a Hit at RTX!

Update of the Avatar #80 – 2014.07.04: R7 Re-Opens for RTX, 10% Pledge Bonus Extended, R7 Perspectives, Alienware R8 Access Keys, and More!

July 3, 2014

Greetings Fellow Avatars!

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

Release 7 Re-Opens For RTX Weekend!
10% Pledge Bonus Extended thru July 6th!
Release 7 Perspectives (and R8 Focuses on PvP)
The Mad Hermit’s Video of Net’s Crazy Maze
Alienware Sponsors 1000 Access Keys and Prizes for Release 8
Duke’s Keep Lot
Ancestor’s Cloak
Admiral’s Outfit for Boats Stretch Goal
Upcoming Events

Release 7 Re-Opens for RTX Weekend!

Update of the Avatar #79 – 2014.06.27: Play R7 Now, Last Week for 10% Pledge Bonus, E3 Awards, Lord Marshal’s Hall, Fyndoro’s Tablet, and More!

June 27, 2014

Greetings Fellow Avatars!

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

Come Play Release 7 Now!
The Mad Hermit’s Guide to Pre-Alpha Release 7
More E3 Awards
Final Week of 10% Pledge Bonus Promotion!
SotA at RTX!
Alienware Sponsors 1000 Access Keys and Prizes for Release 8
Lord Marshal’s Great Hall
Patron Rewards: Fyndoro’s Tablet of Finding and Magic Printing Press
Wood & Plaster 2-Story with Balcony Village Home
Boats Stretch Goal
Through the Lunar Rift!
7 Days Until Lord British’s Birthday
International Shipping
In The News
Upcoming Events

Come Play Release 7 Now!

Release 7 Instructions

June 25, 2014

New Player Island

[A Public Forum post by Starr Long]

Greetings Avatars,

Thank you to our loyal backers of Shroud of the Avatar. Release 7 access for all backers at First Responder level and above begins this Thursday, June 26 at 10:30 AM Central Time. Release 7 access will end on Sunday, June 29 at 10:00 PM Central Time. Starting today, you can begin installing and patching (see instructions below), but login will not be enabled until Thursday morning.

What an epic month this has been! We launched new pledge content, new pledge tiers, a stretch goal store, showed at E3 while at the same time we did not slow down one bit on getting this release done. In fact, this release we missed fewer goals and delivered more extra content than any previous release! In contrast, past E3 preparations for previous projects have lasted for months and included throw-away work for marketing purposes. This is a testament to how we are making this game, which, as you have seen from the E3 coverage, is something we feel as strongly about as we do the game itself. Of course a huge part of the “how we are making” is you, our loyal backers. Now the moment you have been waiting for: here are the R7 deliverables, along with some extra notes and new deliverables in italics.