Thanks so much, everyone, for the wonderful compliments and interest in the process! I'm so glad you like seeing some of the behind-the-scenes-efforts it takes to bring things like this to life inside the game!
[B]Greetings Fellow Avatars![/B] Release 125 goes live April 25th at 10:30 AM CST. Welcome! The Catnip Games development team marks this monthly release of [I]Shroud of the Avatar[/I] with new content and improvements. For Release 125 (R125), we offer days with frog and troll. For those...
Salutations! I'd meant to post this a bit earlier, but alas life seems to get in the way (honestly, I've had my nose pressed onto FAR TOO many different grindstones, and it's been difficult juggling everything)! But I've been wanting to create THIS particular item for quite some time! Back in...
[QUOTE="KnightRider0070, post: 1362304, member: 55703"] Sometime in January, this spawn rate was reduced considerably. I used to be able to find at least 1 gold dragon a day, sometmes 2-3. Now I am lucky to find it [B]once a week[/B] on regualar visits to the breach. [/quote] No one has changed...
All of the wyverns in that wave battle were initially "normal" wyverns, but a long way back about half of them were converted to "wave battle" versions that have slightly different rules (different loot, different experience, etc.). I suspect you're unable to tame the "wave battle" versions and...
Thanks everyone for a great event! I have to say that I really really appreciate everyone who helped out with food prep and grilling and cleanup (before and after :D). Looking forward to doing another player event soon. Prolly shouldn't wait until 2044!
For all folks who are coming on Monday... Please bring chairs if you can, I have enough to cover most, but not all are comfortable :P also! This is a BYOB event...
[QUOTE="jrs99, post: 1363747, member: 155655"][USER=147202]@Rav... Unfortunately I'm not going to be able to make it this time :( I'll see you guys as soon as I can tho :)[/QUOTE] Bummer, maybe next time around then :)
With this patch the 10K COTO pack bonus also comes to an end. This bonus offer ran from March 28th Central Time to the end of April 4th Central Time. (Details here: [URL]https://www.shroudof... Congratulations to those who purchased the 10K COTO packs during this timeframe! This bonus item...
Ok everyone Here's the list of confirmed attendees: [USER=82433]@Trezir Pyle[/USER] (+2 non players) [USER=370923]@CatDude[/US... [USER=155655]@jrs99[/USER... (Asmodi) [USER=171435]@Merrik[/USE... [USER=1997]@Brazen Spirituality[/USER] [USER=4835]@Elryin Silvertree[/USER] (and Lady...
[SIZE=5][COLOR=#ff9999][B... one day left! [/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [B][SIZE=4]Once this offer expires, the 2024 Darkstarr Metronome becomes unavailable forever! If you are a follower of the Lord Of Chaos, like gothic style. or just like to own a true rare item, then this is a must have! Perfect...
[QUOTE="Elwyn, post: 1363489, member: 160002"]So anyhow, now that I've been playing it for a few weeks, I can confirm that some of the guards do indeed get "stuck". Often it's the same ones in the same places. But that's not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, I think of it as that they've nodded...
[QUOTE="ConjurerDragon, post: 1363619, member: 2872"]None of [SIZE=4]that[/SIZE] is my case. I have no paypal transaction after March, 15th this year so nothing unusaual. My IP changes always - it is a dynamic IP from my ISP. My bank account or credit card have been unchanged. As the tries...
I spoke with Paypal about this since more than one Player has indicated they have had issues. They re-assured me that there are no issues on our side, this is entirely within the PayPal system. You should have been notified that your transactions were blocked for security reasons. They...
I have had one other player advise of this error as well. PayPal is denying the purchase for some reason. I see no failed transactions on our side. The other player also indicated that his bank saw no attempt from PayPal to complete a transaction. So it's not the bank denying it either. If...
[QUOTE="Elryin Silvertree, post: 1363541, member: 4835"]Hear ye, hear ye.... Lady Silvertree requests your feedback. ... What flavors are your favorites? Does anyone have any allergies that we should consider while making the fluff? Thank you in advance for your feedback. We will bring forth...
[QUOTE="ConjurerDragon, post: 1363571, member: 2872"]Could they be lowered in the ground to be used as a moat before the walls of a fortress?[/QUOTE] They cannot be lowered; there are a number of limitations here, one being that we cannot "break through terrain" at this time, so lowering them...
During the R124 Livestream we announced that anyone buying a 10K COTO pack on our website Starting yesterday through the end of April 4th would get a bonus ultra rare item; the 2024 version of the Darkstar Metronome. The 2024 Darkstarr Metronome will not appear in the crown store or provided as...
[QUOTE="Belladonna Rose, post: 1363421, member: 170253"]Fantastic work as usual. But how do we get the new and inproved one[/QUOTE] Thanks so much!!! And great question! But like I said, I'm generally not privy to that info... HOWEVER,...I've just gotten a hint that we'll be finding out very...
Tomorrow Morning (March 28th at 8AM Central Time) we will be updating the game! The game server is taken offline at 8am CT, and I go live in our Official SotA Discord Events Channel playing music, providing updates, some trivia, and general goofiness along the way as we update the server. If...
[B]Greetings Fellow Avatars![/B] Release 124 goes live March 28th at 10:30 AM CST. Welcome! The Catnip Games development team marks this monthly release of [I]Shroud of the Avatar[/I] with new content and improvements. For Release 124 (R124), we offer many traditional spring signs of life but...
[QUOTE="Sandra Sosaria, post: 1363211, member: 461549"]I have just bought the Heraldry Heart shaped shield, displayed blue with LB's cross and silver serpent in the sale for 560 crowns, which I was going to hang on my wall and all i got was a plain grey heart shaped shield. I would not have...
The outage started circa 5am and lasted for 1.5 hours. During the outage, the game server remained up and running for players who remained in game, however player attempting to login received a message indicating the login server was not responding. The issue was due to an unscheduled update...
I agree with this. Will add this to the list of enhancements. Need to create the tech that will automatically send a server message. Posting a thread in announcements about the unplanned login outage.
[QUOTE="majoria70, post: 1363239, member: 39855"]Nice to see you Scottie. I love your imaginative streak. Thanks for sharing. Be well always[/QUOTE] [QUOTE="Isabel Ayin, post: 1363243, member: 350418"]The result looks fantastically spooky and I loved learning about the design process. Thank...
Greetings and Salutations folks! It's been a bit since I've had the chance to reach out and post about stuff I'm working on! And there are a few things I'm working on that I need to wait for a bit before I can reveal the coolness! But lucky for me I just finished something that, though not...
Count me in, of course!!! I really can't wait to join you folks there! I hope there's enough "relatively local" folks who might be able to meet us there too! This is certainly one of those great, spontaneous things that just sort of cropped up due to good timing and the desire to get out and...
Greetings! We have deployed a patch to end the Deed upgrade and Crown Store sales as well as drain the fluorescent green water from New Britannia and replace it with what some would consider cleaner water. For full patch details, please see the R123 patch notes here:...
Looking at possibly going to the Scarborough Renaissance Festival on Sunday the 7th: [URL]https://www.srfestiv... If planning on coming for the eclipse, let me know if you would be interested in this as well :)
[QUOTE="ConjurerDragon, post: 1363056, member: 2872"] 1) After defeating a few opponents I was down to 1/3rd of my health and decided to leave. Looking around (while being attacked) I saw that the gate to the exit was closed - which looked liked the player would be captured. Luckily when...
This is weird technical issue. Normally, each quest NPC has their own spawner, while randomized NPCs share spawners. These referees are both quest NPCs and randomized NPCs (male or female). The quest marker is placing a marking at the quest NPC's spawner and also on the quest NPC that's spawned....
We have deployed the second patch of Release 123. Deed upgrades and the COTOs to pay for them are now on sale! The sale (and green water) will last through the 21st! See the below link for more info: [URL]https://www.shroudof...
We will be taking the login server and the Website/forums down on [B][COLOR=#ff8000]March 18th [/COLOR][/B]between [COLOR=#ff8000]4am and 5am Central Time[/COLOR] on to perform the second half of the maintenance we started over this weekend. While this work is in progress, players will not be...
[QUOTE="ConjurerDragon, post: 1362935, member: 2872"] When used it lights up and makes a sound - I would say it sounds as if a lever would be moved and not like a match lights up the lamp.[/QUOTE] Looking at the lantern, I think it's like the kerosene lamp my family had when I was growing up,...
Today's website maintenance window has been completed. We will need to schedule a second window to complete the work. I will open a new thread when we schedule the last bits.
We will be taking the login server and the Website/forums down between 4am and 5am CT to perform maintenance. This will only impact players who are not logged in at the start of the work. We expect the work to take up to an hour, but once the website/forums and login server are back up, there...
This is intentional. After you defeat the "boss wave" of a random encounter, a bounty hunter, ecology researcher, or pilgrim may appear. All of these NPCs can be attacked and killed by any enemies still lingering in the area, so it's wise to make sure they stay safe if you'd like to talk to them.
[QUOTE="Alley Oop, post: 1362899, member: 15071"]i'm pretty sure it gets put in your inventory after the boat whether you take it or not[/QUOTE] This is correct. We force it into everyone's inventory at the moment they leave the starter scene on their way to the outskirts.
I think we may already have some NPC comments about selling junk, but I'll look into adding it in more places, and also as the ambient barks that NPCs say when you're not in conversations. Issue #71954
Thanks for the report. I'll take a look. Issue #71909 Also, [I]never, ever, ever [/I]share your password with anyone! (I'll never need your password to look into a quest issue.)
[QUOTE="ConjurerDragon, post: 1362394, member: 2872"] Are the Lost Vale battles with the Cabalists supposed to trigger the "defeat the Cabalists" quests from the devotionals?[/QUOTE] [QUOTE="Adam Crow, post: 1362403, member: 166345"]Each quest just says to kill that particular cabalist. It...
We will be holding a contest event on February 24th at 2pm CT in Mount Midir. Three members of the Dev team will be judging the outfits of Outlanders who sign up and strut their stuff on the runway. Seasonal, Casual, Formal, all are welcome! Even if you don't want to show off your fashion...
The Crown Store and COTO sales have come to an end! Included in the patch to disable the sales are a few bug fixes. See the details here: [URL]https://www.shroudof...
As was noted earlier in this thread, and explained on stream (which is available on our YouTube channel), The Anniversary cloak offer was [I]not[/I] planned. This was an ad hoc, off the cuff offer for folks who purchased a 10K COTO pack on the website during the stream (which we then internally...
Hail Jan Johnson! So sad to hear of the fire, I shall refer this to the Council of Might to consider changes in the building codes that would allow for light placement within this and other similar structures. Might be a good time to determine if open fires in greenhouses are a bad idea too.
We just updated the server with the February Login Reward. Logging in during the month of February will reward each account with a nice decorative box of chocolates!
Laney has been working her fingers to the bone to mail out all of the Anniversary Rewards, Stream Prizes, and other Special items. At the time of this writing, the delivery of the Anniversary plaques is almost complete (if not complete). Laney will also be mailing out Streamer Bundle...
[LIST] [*][B]GenieUK[/B]: maybe a bug Maybe a wishlist item But why can't we teleport to town in siege status with zone scrolls ? as in teleport to the sieging version of the town? [/LIST] Zone scrolls bypass sieges intentionally. There is an issue with applying sieges to the zone teleport the...
In January of 2019 a portrait of Scott Jones ([USER=18302]@Scottie[/US... delivered to the players as the result of a Kickstarter campaign run by [USER=14440]@Sir Frank[/USER] . At that time two versions of the portrait were released. One added to the Crown Store and the other a version with a...
We published Patch1 for Release 122 Yesterday morning. Full details of the patch can be found here: [URL]https://www.shroudof... We expect to publish two more updates this release cycle: 1. Deploy the February Login Reward early morning Feb 1st 2. Client update when the February Sales end...
Thanks for the report! Issue #71888 [QUOTE="Rhymn, post: 1362129, member: 440883"] Additionally, the [B]Principle[/B] cited in each of the related quests should be followed by a colon, not a comma: "... Truth[B][COLOR=#00b300]:[... Honesty, Justice, Honor, and Spirituality." "......